'"''j t V I.. ... ' - . . . I i i THE MIDDLEBURGH POST, GEO. W. WAQENSELLER, Editor and Proprietor Mlddlet.urgh, Pa., Max 10. lt)t6. KEYSTONE STATE CDLL1NGS BRIGADE ENCAMPMENTS Ztate Designated for the Summer Camp of the National Guard. t'odrr the n-t of April 13, H87.the brigades Of the Nntlonal Guard will encamp as fol low: The First aol Third brigade from August 20 to 27 Inclusive; tlio Second Hrlgadw from August 3 to 10 Inclusive. Tlio plnco of encampment for each brigade will lo desig nated by the brigade commander. Tin an no ill Inspection will tie made ly the Inspector General. The quartermaster and coratnls aty departments will furnish necessary transportation. iiiart"tmater Hot'-, camp and garrison o,ui.ai' nt and subsistence. The adjutant general has Issuod Uie usual crder relative to these Inspector. I in TIMI'IB IM1. A Mg timber Innd transaction was coasti mated at Shenandoah ly tlm sale of 30.IMI0 ai-ree lo.-atiil at familial, Lycoming eouuty, and about forty mil- noith of Wiillnmsport. The sain was inad hy Charles K. Tltmnu of this town, who is ai out retiring from the business nml the purchasers wer It, J. H Kistler, John llnbnlns nud It. V. Titman.also of this place. The sale luclude the rntlroad which extends from ammal through the tlmtier IiiuiU The tract hat hern one. of the nuiin sources of supply for ni'.ne timber used In tbi region. stnr. or k M"i'sriK rALt.s. Whlki n great electric storm was In pro gress hnturduy afternoon n cloudburst torn out a nillii of Terrace inountnin in Jacks' Narrows, seven miles ran of Huntingdon. Thousands of tons of earth and rocks fell open the tracks of the I'ennsylvnnla railroad, carrying nwav the mils and demolishing the roadbeil. Xn landslide swept uwuy purt ol a freight train tbut was pas-lug, but nobody was hurt. FATAL HISI KXr-LnSIO. At the Slaltby mine. Wllkesharre, John Hlevo, a miuer with a nuked lamp, Ignited the goo, lie was Mown Into a ditch. His laborer, John Hubuskalo, received the force of the explosion full lu tbe fsce, burning tilm o btdly that he died. Hteve Kodak, another laborer, and Louis I'udermark were so badly burned that it la thought they will die, Coafrreeeraan Charles W. Btone, of tbe Twenty-seventh district, will appoint as a West l'olnt cadet tbe cundidate who passe blghst at an examination to be held at War ren on May 22. T be exarululng board coo Ists of Lieut J. I'. Jefferson, W. W. Wilbur, Col. J. O. Parmloe, Dr. Heverdy II, btewart and A. Morck, Jr. Two ohlldren of Albert nobec'i, of Irwin, aged 5 yearn and 19 mouths, respectively, were suffering from a mullKUnnt form of dipu tberlc croup and their coses bad been given up aa hopeless when tbe doctors administer, ed antl-toxlnu, and the children have fully recovered. The following trustees of the Edlnboro Mate normal school were elected Lav. .... - ".-.litl,. D Lamm,'' Those recomnidnaeu 10 the state superintendent for appointment were: O. P heeder. H. M. Sherwood, 8. M. Ciillesple and II. bteedman. HJohn Ilallnntlne, who lived alone In a bouse oo boston Hill, Plymouth, was found dead in a pool of blood at the foot of a light of stairs. There was a ghostly wound In his bead, and it la believed he was murdered. Ho drew his (tension money tbo day bo lore, J. K Corny, of llrmldock. wns tried and aciultted by Judge Collier nt Pittsburg, of the charge of criminal libel j, referred by County Controller .lames A. drier. The jury plnced tbe costs of tbe case on Jlr. Grlcr. At Putter, a verdict of tl.H.SOO wa rendered against the Pittsburg A Western railroad, for the death ol the wlfo and sou of Alfred T. Cnoksoii, who were killed at a crossing at Evuu C ity, lu February, l.y.14. The owners of the Versailles Electric Street railway, the tracks of which at present ex. tend to Postoti. have decided to continue the road to Uueua Vista.to hcott Haven and We t Newton. It will then bo flftoeu miles in length. Detective Cook, of tbo Pittsburg A Lake Erie, captured a largo uuc.t.er of tramps New Castle, The knights of tbe road bad taken possession ol a refrigerator car uud were trying to keep oool. A rulo whs granted lu tbe Hlnir county court to revoke the license of the large On. trnl hotel ut Uellwood. It was alleged to be owned, with others, by a svudicate. headed ty Martin Hoelle, a wealthy brewer. While nt work In the labatorv of the Le high luiverslty at Hutblehein. liurry T hatch er bsl his eyrs destroyed aud was probably fntHlly burned by an explosion of sulphuric and acetic acids in a li st tube. Tbe barns of T. K. Adams, Dr. M. M. Mn poltln. T. 1). Kvkes, Cburles (Tawsou nud thai belonging to the estate ol It. D. Crawford, at Mercer, were destroyed by incendiary lire. Wednesday night. Margaret Williams, of Sharon, has commcno- eu uu ai louugstowu nguiust thu j;rie rail way for f20,uuo damages for tbe death of bet husband, John Williams, who was killed ueai the bharm rolling uillL Dr. Keoney nrrosted at Sharon charged with selling bogus ineillclue ut New Castle He was released on turning over i 'i receiv ed from purchasers. Tbe first person killed on tbe Turtle Creek Valley railroad wns Jacob Kinks, hi years old of 1 rnnkliu township, who was struck br u train. A company lias been formed nt Denver with u capital of 25.(100 for ihd uiiiuulneture of a wire mat, the luveutlou of William L lines, a Heaver I'alls uiun. John Willltnan, an old citizen of Greens burg, was found dead in bod, having died from heart disease. At the Westinghouse electric worksat Crln lou over tlOO.UiiO was paid out for two weeks' works to tbo employes. Lev. C. L. E. Cartrlgbt, of Irwin, hat closed a revival nt Paiutertown, after having to cured benny 100 uonverta. A wai between ice com panics at I'nlontown, hat reduced tbo prices to 23 cents per lot pounds, ' Thu Mendvllle Water company will contest In eourt tbe legality ol the city'a declsloa tc build water works. Mr, peter Hobnskey and nor U-year-old daughter were killed by iigblulug during a storm nt Erie, John Hiorts, aged 15, wss drowned in 1'ieucu Creek, at I ruukliu, whilo baihlng. Lsnnard JlcCord was tratnplod to death b) stulhou ho was leediug, m ar lluaver Palls, Tbe Chicago Tribune accuse the leather trust of putting up nrloea to a point that wilt ... ... . .. a-iva It profit ol tLWO.OOO a month. v - y ' MUCH DAMAGE BY FROST. EAST CAUGHT IT WORSE. - - - Re porta From the Western Statea are Encouraging, Cheering news come from fifteen we f ro Ptutes vlsted by frost Monday morning. Th crops ro reported safe. Wheat and on'.e es caped unlujured, because neither had begun to Joint, aud where cat down by the frost or heavy rains will sprout again. Corn wa slightly nipped by the cold Id a fe states, but not enough to occasion the slightest alarm tlmt th yield will be affected to any noticeable extent. There If no longer any Kroumi tor a scare in tne lace ol tneee facts. du the contrary, the outlook I said to l-e lettir than It was May 1, when it was an usually promising, hmall fruits, garJen truck and vegetatles have suffered from tut frost la a few of the northern states, but bo damage of any cousoiutuc.e is reported else where. Illinois fared best of all the states. Recre- tary tlarrard, of the state board of ngricul turo, attributes tbo death of millions ol chinch bugs to the henry rain nnd says the grounil ueeilei just tucn au amount ol mola lure to make the future of th crops more promising. .. - NK' YolIK STAIB HUM'S. Through the lower Mohawk valley tb mercury fell 43 to oo degrees. Die uiercun was nt 37 degrees In Hohoueetady, A stlfl I rci 7 was nil that kept oil a frost nil over tbe Mohawk lowlands. At Lockport th thermometer registered at low as i. Kruit nnd vegetables sufTured lo Niagara comity, nnd although the extent ol the damage Is not yet ascertained. It vtlli reach thousauds of dollars. The thermome ter at llulliilo registered 3fi degrees above and frost lell. The thermometer Is 31 ntov. It is feared nonsideralile damagu has been doue to fruit nud garden slulT. MOW IS MtCIIIllAN, A terrific snowstorm passed over poitiont of Mlcnigau ana the suow Is 11 luetics deer, on tlio level. Prom Alpena, Mich.. It is re ported that snow baa been tailing uud Hit ground is covered to the depth of i or :i in ches. That section was visited Saturday night by Irost nud probably great damage hat been done to early vegetable. After careful examination at Lawtoo there appears to bt about 2b per cunt damago to gr.ipes, aud a slight Injury to cberrlos, raspberries and strawberries. lOlXT 1M I'EMNSYLVANIA. Orove City Frost blasted all blossoms and there Is now no prospect whatever of Iruit of any description. Ail the other crop art looking up now. Uurgettstown Frost did Inestimable dam age to small crops and gardens. Wheat, oatr aud corn have been at back greatly by this frost Hcottdale The frost did considerable dam age. Vegetsble wer injured moat; if rape were entirely destroyed and apple and peaches were slightly injured. Wheat us es ted with but little damage. Jeanette Farmer and gardner report the apple, peach, pear and cherry crop rery badly damaged. The heavy foliage, bow ever, saved these crop considerably. Th garden truck and grape wer also very badly frosted and lo some places the corn, peas aud tomatoes will have to be trans planted. Charlerot The frost hat done considerable damage to th frolt crop and small vegeta ble. 'lot-Ttl rthtf her was sufficiently cold to form thin toe. A brisk wind and partially oloudy weather, however, had the effect of preventing frost to any extent, and no great damage has been done to crops in this section. Tyrone (iarden truck and fruit were more or less Injured by the frost. Ice formed aloug tbe streams and ponds. Dupols -Frost did much damage to the fruit crop, particularly the grapes. Oardun truck and grain escaped with little harm. liellwood - Vegetables and grapes were much Injured, but the fruit crop escaped without injury. Mnhtiffe) Ice formed half nn Inch thick. All kinds of frtitt and vegetables are neurly 11 not entirely, destroyed. liiulrsville- Prust was ijulto heavy, (irnpei and vegetables were destroyed, but lurgt. fruit wiis only slightly hurt. Tiouestii - There was a slight sprinkling ol Hew followed by a severe Irost that cuust-d much damage to growing crops, both fruit and cereul. . I lltrzi.Nil AT OIL CITT. Gardners and farmers of near Oil City will be heavy losers from the killing frosts. Sun day ulteruoou there was a light hail and snow storm. The thermometer dropped rapidly until it reached tbe troeJug point, - OHIO VALLEY II LASTED. The Northern Ohio Valley received tbe severest visitation from frost that It has seen lu years. The destruction of fruit and vege etable crops was almost complete. Tbe pros pect for big crop previously woe bright. Tbe loss In Ohio and liolmout counties alono will be over 1 100,000. while reports from other sections show nearly heavy loss. At Alliance th mercury full two degrees be low tbe freezing point nnd Ice was formed half an inch thick. Fruit tree, which prom ised a heavy yield, ktrnwberrlos, grapes and all kiuds of garden truck were completely ruined. Leports from the country indicate that wheat bus been badly damaged. Halem reports a heavy frost that killed nil kinds of fruit and garden truck. Ice wot formed nearly a quarter of an inch thick. Farmers from thecouutry report heavy losses on wheat and ccro crops. T he corn will all haw to be planted over again. NEGRO SLAVERYIN LOUISIANA Driven From Arkansas to Louisiana Like Sheep. Iteports bnve reach Little Bock, from Ouuchita county, Ark., of tbe wholesale kid unplug ol uogroes by white moo from Loul sluua tor farmers living adjacent to Arkausat line, who ueedud furin laborer. When la borers were needed, they crossed into Arkan sas, selected the negroes they wuuted uud took tbcin to Louislaua by force. Simllur report have rencbud her from I'nlou aud other couutles oo the Louitluuu border. A dispatch from Eldorado tavt Judua Smith, ol Ouachita county, hat convened special grand Jury to investigate the recent outrages of this character. In tome cokes, the kidnapers have been seen driving be, ore them like so ninny sheep a bunch of negroes with their urui piuioued and tied together. Cxtram Heat in th Wet. Iteports of extreme heat ure coming In from all sections of tbe western status. Within a radius of 100 mile of IndiuuupolK, Iod., the mercury ranged between tsj and Oi Friday ibe latter llgure at Indlunupolia. The effect 00 croj Is said to be exbilirating lo view of the recent ruins. In the neighborhood of Lincoln, Neb., a temperature ol U0 degree was reached. The growth olerope bat been greatly augmented. 1 ha bent was general throughout Iowa and Wisconsin, tne rnngo of maximum tempera turo being from u4 to the vicinity of He Moines, la., to 100 degree at Madison, Wl. After tbo recent heavy rains tbi weather 1 of great assistance to vegetation. The Pan-American congress ot religion and ducat ion will meet In Toronto In July. , THURSTON OFFENDING- Th Re aeon Set Forth Br Secretary Oresham for Asking the Minister' RecaU The full text of Secretary (ireshnm's lelter tsklng tho recall of Hawaiian minister Thurston Is made public, having been re ceived from Honolulu. The letter I address ed to L'nltud State Minister Willis In Hon oiulu. The letter nys that Thurston visited tbe ttate department February. Id, when tbe secretary called to bis attention n publication In a New York newspnier giving extracts ol letters written by llawallans to Minister Thurston. These letter bitterly rrltlclred President Cleveland for hi sympathy with the ex.quen and complained that Minister illls was doing his utmost in llouolulu to hamper the trial and conviction of the trai tors. Minister Thurston then admitted that he bad allowed nn agent of a press associa tion to copy letters received by him. The agent bad not published all ol tho letters, and the secretary had suprlsed tbe minister by showing bitn a typewritten copy of the L arts omitted. These parts contained tbe merest expression. Miulster Thurston said that he had not furnished this correspondence In his repre sentative capacitr or as expressing hi per sonal views, but merely as information, and that In doing so It wai not his purpose to Injure the nduilnlstratlon, tho president or Mr. Willis. The secretary expressed bt opinion that the act was one of great Impro priety, The letter conclude thus: "When Mr. Thurston called at the depart ment, two days latter, he informed rue thnt there wait a further statement ho desired to make. After being told that If he wished to ay anything moro on the subject it should be in writing be at once proceeded: 'I simply" desire to say, M'. Secretary, that I renli.-i I was guilty ot official Impropriety In furnish ing for publication the mutter mentioned In our former Interview. I did not realize this It the tluie, but do now. I regret What I did and apologize for it." "I replied that. In order to avoid nny pos sible misunderstanding, the minister's state ment should be lu otllcial form, and request ed thnt be prepare and submit such a com munication. He declined to do this, saying bo did not feel called upon to make a written apology, ami that be woiilt trust to my fair ness lu reducing to wrltiug what he had said. "You nre Instructed to make this Incident Iruowu to the miulster for foreign affairs by reading this Instructloa lo him, and, should he so desire, giving him a copy. You will (j press the surprise and dissatisfaction with which this government naturally regard tho conduct of a foreign envoy, who thus use bia influence through the pree to bias pub liu opinion in th country whoso hospitality be eujoys. Aud you will add thnt the presi dent would be pleased were Mr. Thurston rc- flaced by another minister from Hawaii, n whom he may feel that confidence which Is essential to frauk and oordlol Intercourse," TELEGRAPHIC TICKS. State Senator Peter Morrlsaoy, of Missouri, was shot dead while asleep by hi mistress Maude Lewis, at St. Louis. Jealousy wo tbe cause. The woman was arrested. rreatdeot Cleveland and family will go to Gray Gable June I for tbe summer, but the President will be in Washington a good part of tbo time. Mr. and Mr. Frank Hale, of Midland. Mich., a newly-wedded couple wero burned to death in their home Sunday night The Ore ww Incendiary. Deputy Sheriffs are guarding the property of the street car company at Carbondale, Pa.( ine employe or wblcn are on' a strike- Car are running at infrequent lotorval. lludolpo Scbnaubelt, the Anarchist who threw the bomb at the Haymarket riot in Chicago nine year ago, and who Hod Itrozll. Is ald to have recently been teen Vallejo, Cul. The strike nt the Illinois Stool company South Chicago was eventually broken Satur day, work being resumed without police pro toctlou. Tho Hocking Vnlley nnd Lake Erie Hall way company wa.- Incorporated at Columbus. O., Huturday, with f:l,5u0,00) capital. A Hue from Colurnbu to Athens will be built at once, aud traffic urrauiimeuts n.ado to reach tbe luko. iuo national convention of machinists at Cincinnati, H.iturdty, re-elected liraud Ma' ter O'Cotinell, declared for free silver, decld ed to build a $60,000 home for infirm mum Dcrs, struck out the word "white" from the constitution uud decided to removj head quarters from Itlchmoud, Va., to Chicago. 1 ho next convention will bo hold in Kansas City In 18'J7. MANGLED INA WRECK. Three Men and Ten Horses Killed. A bad wreck took place on the Western di vision of thu Erie throe miles west of Ilornell. villo, S. V. Fust freight No. 2 was thrown In tbe ditch by a broken wheel nud ten cur were plied up in a confused bean. The accl. dent occurred when tbe train was making fast iitno anil tne curs were completely shattered. One of the cars In the wreck was from Mer cer, Pa., and contained horse that wer being taken east to enter the races. There were eighteen horses, attended by their grooms. Three groom wero killed. The manager of thu car of horse bad several ribs, both arms and a leg broken. It Is thought he nas sustained Internal Injuries. The physic ians say that be cauuot live. Two other men were inlured. Patrick Hhauuully, a brakeman, was thrown luto tbe air when tbe nccldeut occurred. Au ankle was broken and his bead was badly cut. Ten ot the horse that wero lu the cur were killed. LINT OK KILLED. H. M. Stowart. of Mercer. Pa., owner of six. teen horses. Hubert Pluter Mercer, Fu., a well-kuown horse buyer, t'nknowu negro groom The Injured are as follow: L, P. Fos ter, Sandy Lake, Pa., owner of two horses i Patrick H. Hauuelly. brakeman. Tbe names ol the horses killed cannot be learned, Foster Is Insenxlhle and the names are not on tbe way bill. Instead of ten cars there were thirty on the train. Swarms of Foreigner. Commlflslfifier flMnArul ut....... I u- --..-. L,. ,.,UUJJ WJ (HQ JJJJ. migration bureau received a telegram from -- - -".".ui-o.uwi ii now lors stating that 4,o00 immigrant arrived at New York last Saturduyt il.ooo arrived Sunday and 15.000 were expected to arrive during the remaining day of tbi week. These heuvy arrivals are almost unprecedented dur ing the last several years. Americana Barred Out. C. Monaghnn, consul at Chenit, Germany, reports to the department of state thnt wi effort I being made there to keen foreigner out of th technical and industrial art school. Petition to that efleot nre beiug circulated through haxouy. While their purport Is general, tholr real object, It is said, is to keep out Euglisbmeu and Americans. American Wheat For Canada. The Initial Importation of American wheat 10 curs, into Canada, has been made. It ha beeu piotiy well demonstrated that Amerluun wheat can pay tbe duly of 15 cents a bushel and sell lu tbe saw market with the Ontario JAPAN IS REACHING OUT. MAKES A NEW MOVE. Trying to Arrange With Nicaragua For Special Privilege in the Canal. Tbe recent achievement of Japan have led her to turn bcr attention to securing a treaty with Nicaragua, by which sh would secure ninrked privilege in tbe Nlcnraguan canal. The eubjnct ha been under consld eratlon at Washington, between Minister Ouzman, representing Nicaragua, and tbe representatives of Japan. At one time the basis of a trentvssn n-id to have been reach ed. Dr. OuEinan feared, however, that th tolled state might have cause to object to teeing privileges accorded Japan. This ob jection wo met by the representative ol Japan by a proposition that Japan should re ceive the same privileges as other countries with which Nicaragua has treaties, except the United States, it being expressly recog nized that the United Slates I entitled to superior advantages because of proximity to Nicaragua. The negotiations flopped ut this point, and the treaty has not, as yet, been concluded, nor Is It being further urged for the present, although no doubt exist among official that a satisfactory treaty will be made, giving Japan privilege In the cnnnl commensurate with her growing power as a military and commercial nation. The Toklo cable stating thnt Japan bo ber eye on the Nicaragua canal present a new and Important phase of tho caunl question. In which th United State ha taken each a vital interest Thus fnr tbe United State hns regarded (trout Drltaln a the only dan gerous competitor for the use or control of the canal. The Ilritlsh have been equally active In seeing that tbelr luterest should not suffer In the uso ol the canal. Th Clay-ton-l)ulwer treaty was negotiated to reconcile those Interest. It lias not preveutoj sharp controversy. Now Japan' Interest in the canal present a new factor. Her victories over China pro mise to make her a prominent power in tbe Pacific Hy gulnlng privilege in the use of the Nicaragua canal Japan will also securo dlreat access to the Atlantic without tbe long trip around tbe ''Horn." This latter trip I so long as to make Japanese access to tbe At lantic almost Impossible, unless coaling sta tions were established in South Amorisa. Tbe Importance of a quick route to the Atlantis for Japan 1 said to be very great, from a naval and commercial (land point The detail ot th recent negotiations at Wishlngton cannot be learned, a treaty making is guarded with much aare until tbe Instrument I concluded. Minister Kurlno will leave for Mexloo at an early day to pre sent bis credentials a minister to that ooun try. to which be Is accredited a well a the totted States. It will be bis first visit south ol the United States, and while bis trip may not extend Into Central America, it will fa ralllarlio him with tbe section tributary to tbe lnterooenalc canal. BIG VICTORY FOR REBELS. More Than 1,000 Spanish Troop KlUd or Captured. Private advice irom Cuban revolutionary leader ssy a big battle was fought at Bor yey, province of Puerto Trinclpe, belwsen Uomes, tho Cuban leader, and Salcedo, the Spanish commander. Gomez was victorious, thoroughly routing th Spanish troop, kill ing or capturing 1,000 men, and great quan tities of ammuuitlou and army store The battle lasted four hour and was hard fought i Man from the plantation are joining the lusurgentn hourly. Fifty from tbe sugar plantations around Conseiaclou Del Sur, well armed with rilles. Joined the revilutloulsts. T he rank ol tbe lusurgenu are tilling up from the small towns aud plantations. All labor has beeu stopped In the province ol Puerto Princl. Laborer are Hocking to Gomez. Thousands nre Joining him. All w ork In the outlaying piovincrsis at a stand still. Carrier pigeons will be used by II 1 1 I'Usloring expedition to send new lo tbe United States. Thu rebel have absolute confidence In ul timate success. The two Muceos, Autnulo and Jose, have beeu Joined by Maximo Gomez ubd Joso Marti. With these leaders there bus been a rapid growth in all the in surgent bauds iu tnls province, and the con centration of forces in me vicinity of Jurnu uectt shows that Muceo uow hns 3,000 men, uud there are nearly 2.0U0 others under nrmt In other parts ol tho province. Joso Mneuo with HU0 men, is near duautaunmo, Masso bus won lu tbo Munxahillo district; uud there are ball a dozen small bauds scattered on the north side and near tho Pureto Prluclpe Hue. JAPAN'S GREAT SERVICE. Oponlng China to All Form of Machin ery Free of Duty. Large opportunities for tbe Introduction ol Americun machinery and tbe Investment ol American capital are offered by the peace agreement Jupun bos Just affected with China. A provision is mude that China shall hereafter be opeu to the introduction ot all forms of modern machinery admitted free ol duty. American cotton inuubiuery should bene lit especially, nd also teiephoue. elec tric lights, printing presses and many other devices ol civilization which heretofore have beeu kept out of China. The emperor ol China bos heretofore roh lotted the intro duction of modem macuiuery. Modern tooli are included tinder tbe bead of machinery, and mechauicai device, so that the American plough, and all otber Implement and tooli will enter China tree ot duty. t CHINA NEEDS $900,000,000. Ghe Must Borrowli to Tay Japan' War Indemnity. M. Ilonotaux, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has invited the leading Purls llnaucier to meet him to jooslder the uiunuur lu which tbo liourse might co-operate in negotiating tbe Chiuese loan. Considering the Indemnity which is tald to tie Aliu.ooo.ugO, thu interest and tbe amount necessary to repair tbe ravages ol war and readjust China's Uuuuues, it will not be surprising it tbe loau be X1SO,000,000. Il I not usely that a decision will bo roacued without cuusuitlng London. Oordon Released. Fulton Gordon, who killed hi wife and Arch Drown ut Louisville, Ky , wo discharged by Judge Thompson. Tne proocutlug attor ney and Mr. Scott, private counsel for Uov Hrown, argued that Oordon wa guilty of del literate murder. Judge Thompson an nounced that he could not hold tbe prisoner nnd that he would discbarge him a an obi jeut lessou to otber adulterer. Never wo a crowd more demonstrative lu It appreciation. Cheer after hIimms uu,i , f. .. j .... ------ - " I' nuu uouu aner hand wa thrust out to the Judge to show i m.uvm wtu.uk wua auiinjciaieu. A Corner la Gold. " 7 - - Irow swruuK uim we Morgan-Rothschild rnnt ..nn,.... i. caged In an attempt to corner the gold mar ket claim n n rh .v.... - . w.u v iiuvuub ium IU yndicate ha been buying about two-third vuiuui vi uua goio in tne united Statea, faying a premium of to M oent I hey are (aid to have been purchasing gold at the rate of ahnuk or.rinn,kA t im .uiiuui a month. The reason assigned for this ao- iion u iubi tne syndicate desire to be in po- tlllon to take innthiir hr.n,l I...... If ....!..,. should become necessary. STRUCK A ROCK. A Schooner Wrecked and Many Live Lost Mall advice from Kodlnk, Alaska, by the steamer Topeka, confirm th report that the schooner C D. White, Ban FrsncUco, was wrecked In a gale and mow storm on Kodlak Island, Bering Sea, April 11. On lelter say II live wer Tost, and another place th loi st 17. Capt Isaacson after the vessel struck a rock, drifted ashore on a pleco of wreck age, but died an hour afterw.,rd from es- rosure. All but two men reaci.ed tbe shore, ut tbe chilling blast of th g.e and a blind ing snow storm quenched the mint spark of III In the exhausted bodice ot the men. On the third day when a party ol native earn along, six of th survivor wero taken to Kodlak on Ibe schooner Lescol for medical treatment Their limb wer. so badly swol len that amputation wo nieisary. Three other remained at tbe scene ot tbe wreak ontll the schooner could re or i to their as sistance. The vessel I a complete loss tbe ball being ground Into splinter. It was Im possible to get a list ot tbe dead from the urvlvor who reached Kodlak on their weak condition. In the same gal tbe schooner Kodlak waf ashore on Iktallk Island. 12 miles from Kodlak Island, and will probable prove a total lot. Tbe crew reuel ed shore, except tbe captain, who had his leg badly bruised. Tbe schooner Maud H. report that a large quantity ot wreckage from tbe III fated col lier Keweenaw came ashore In Itose harbor, Queen Charlotte Islnod. Tbe Indiana se cured several piece ol th steamers timber, some of which bore tbe nart.o of the vessel Tbe medicine chest and several other article from the steamer Monbierrat were found by T. Pschlon, who was In a amnl. schooner on Etallnei Island, Claraac Struts, February S1H. This wreckage drifted 710 mile to the northwest through narrow passage and amoug numerou Island from where the two colliers are supposed to bnve foundored off Cape Flattery. Tbe tw- collier left Nanaluie, 11. C, lost year coal laden from San Francisco, Tbi 1 lb first positive lu formatlou of where they were lott CHARLES GARRETT HANGED. Brutal Wife Murderer Paid the Penalty of hie Crime. Cbarle Garrett wo hanged Tuesday a' Lebanon, Ta. Ono hundred persona wit oessed tbe execution. JUeath was due to tranulation. Tbe crime for which O irrett wa hanged wa tbe murder ol bis wile on September 15, WH. Tbo murder wo one of tho most brutal and deliberate In tbe history ot tbe county. Uarrett was a shiftless, Ill-tempered fellow and bad just been released from jnll nfter serving a three and a half years' sentence tor assaulting Israol Dwlgbt lie arrived In Lebanou on th night previous to the murder and called to see bis wife at tbe home of a Mrs. Uallagber, where she had been stopping sine Uarrett' Incarceration. lie found bar with a child iu bar arms, and after charging ber ot being uutrue lo him be left tbe bous In a rage. lie called again the following morning, but Mrs. Gallagher tried to prevent him from en tering tbe kitchen. lie brushed ber aside, and walking over to where bia wile wa fit ting bent over her and pretented to want to kin her. Hut Instead he drew from bis coat a razor, which bad been given him by a fellow-prisoner while in Jail, and cut hi wife's tbroat from ear to ear, almost levering her bead, Tbe woman fell lo the floor and died In less than five minute. Garrett es caped from the boute with hi clothing cor tred with blood. Owing to the brutal na ture of tbe crime tbe town council offered a reward of 1600 for bl capture. Nothing wo teen or heard of the murderer until October II, when be wa arrested at Marlon, Ind.,and taken to the Columbus, O., Jail. The neces sary requisition paper were secured and Oarrett was brougut back to this city oo October 18. At th hearing be admitted thi killing, saying be could not bear to ee bll wit with another man' child in ber arma Be wa subsequently tried and sentenced t be hanged. ' THE WAR OVER FOR GOOD. Official Confirmation of the Signing of the Treaty. The signing ot the China-Japan treaty bat been officially confirmed. ltussla will not make any opposition it Japan augments tho war indemnity from China. This wiJbea return tor the abandonment ot Llno-provlnce. The Nlcnraguan goveruuieut will pay the In demnity demanded by Ureut Hrltian lu a tew davs. The Spanish cruiser Infanta Isabella ar rived at Port Tumpu, Flo., Wednesday. She evidently intends in imernt nno. expeditions wblcu are thought to be flttlug out along tbe Southern coast of tbe United States. It I thought it will cost Spain at J' 8-000 lives to quell the Cuban rebellion. In the past few months 4,000 goveruraeut troops were killed or died of lever. ThO Ecuadorian f lfivnrnmn hi.a .,(... ed Esmeralda, the revolutionists having boon badly beaten. MORE TURKISH OUTRAGES- Agent of the Sultan Persecuting the Chriatian. Tbe London Newt publishes advice re oelved from lu correspondent at Kara, ylng mat BOO of the survivors ot the recent mu. tacre in Armenia, who returned to their home under promise of protection from tbe Turks. Rre heiiis ftnilw i.ur..niia.l -. . , n v,nvw.w mum tor tured ut the hands nf that Tu-bluh j-tMt.. i. upported by gendarmes. For two month.' .- auuvu, iua uiiuisii uave irieu io force the feluuees In sln ai. nitilNu. nt l.uni- the sultan, stating that they have met with only kindness at the band of tbe troops, that all the trouble were caused by the Kur dish rsliler And time ttiu .iili,.ni. , took no part lu tbe slaughter. Those refus- uk m igu ma auuress are oeaien, placed In chfifns mill nm luiiMMflttl fn !,,, .i...i -- . .'. u uu , Uj luoir feet Womeu are outraged, children were Abamfully treated and tbe soldiers dragged WOUieU anil Lrirts llintiiril anri . to sign the address. Extra Session Tlk Again. The fact thut the attornm-i I.., Oi. , . J Huvt-iu meui played a gutne ol whole law or nothing before the Kuninnm ,-,,iir, i . i,- ... .? .i ""'?""' ,M CIU"' """ indicate that the plan was to call un extra o,ion. it tne luw wa declared unconstitutional. The fact that to date Secretary Carlisle's est., mat of a dellelt of t20.00o.ooo for the flscul er """ding July 1, is o.o.OOO.OOO to small: that there it more prospect ol tbe deficit In creasing than decreasing, and that too with many account held up in order to keep down the dnoit, make the situation a ticklish. . . . . mw to-nrKUIueui Divorced From UU Tenth Wife. At Lsporte, Iod., Abraham Itlme was (ranted a divorce from hi tenth wife. The evidence disclosed the fact that Himse't last wife was bis first bride, uud that he bad mar ried eight oiber aeplrsuts for bl affections before no was again wedded to hi first wile from wuoui he wo legally supara ed shortly tier tnarriuge. The sealing schooner Lorn Stewart and 23 men were lost off Cape St. Ellas Easter Sun day. Standing of the League Cub. W'. L P.p. I W L PC nttsburg.. lit U ,i,T i Phllodel.bla.n' 7 B,i i,1'11""" W 7 ,i' ! New York 7 8 irt Boston 0 S .lino Krookhu 7 U 2 t lu.lliiiHll...!! H ,5;tl St. Louis . 7 IS Cleveland .U 7 M Wssbliigiou.7.5 10 fcS lluliluioie 7 0 .63t I Louisville 11 NEWS FROM THE CAPITAL A SUMMER CAPITOL. Th President to Have an Executive Offlo at Gray Gable. Quite a complete executive offlo will be established at Gray Gables for th t residents use tbi summer and a arrangements have been made for tbe transaction there ot all public business that will that will necessarily some before him, it Is probable that hi de parture for Buzzards Hay will be made a soon as the weather become oppressive la Washington. Private Secretary T biirber will be near enough so that he ono work with tbe President every day. No appointment that may be made or other business transacted by the President will be furnished to tbe public at llurrnrdt Hay, but will be sent to tbe White House In Washington for an nouncement All communication with the departments will be through tbe clerk la the White Houi-e here. This method ia taken lo avoid any necessity for the official to be In attendance at (tray Gables, TRIPLETS ARE MANY. But President Cleveland le Not Giving Hi Salary to Them, The report that President Cleveland had sent a draft ol f 500 to a family In Iiecatur, lud., on the occasion of the birth of triplet which were named tor tbo president' house hold, was pronounced without foundation at tho White Uouso. Scarcely a week passe in which letters announcing triplet are not re ceived and conveying tbe Intelligence that Ibe president' family or himself has been honored In tbe naming of them. The fam ilies where triplet occur receive a courte ous letter of acknowledgement but no checks. OTIS STEEL CO. FAILS. The Big Establishment at Cleveland In Receiver' Hand. On a motion tiled by council for English stockholders, Judge Stone, In common pleas court, at Cleveland appointed Alvln Cnrl and Fr tlwood J. Henbow receivers for tbe Otis steel company ot that city. Each of tbe re ceivers qualified In tbe sum ot 150,000. The works were sold In IN!) to English Investors lor 94,(300,100. Tbey then showed an annual earning of over 10 per cent, oo this sum. T'he compauy suffered heavily owing to the busi ness depression, and lost about 500,000 dur l Ing tbe past two year and It working capi tal became exhausted, although tbe claim ot creditor otber tban Its bondholders will not suffer. Tbe stockholders In England met and passed resolution to wind up tbe company aud to reorganize with new capital. Tn bonds amount to tl, 500,000. and tbe stock to 3,000,000, all ot which wns paid tor lu cash at par. There Is to be no Interruption In the business, nt tbe order expressly requires it to be continued by the receiver. Judge Stone enjoined creditor from bringing attachment suits or levying upon tbe property ot tbe com pany or interfering tn any manner with tbe business of tbe receivers. A receiver has alto been appointed for tbe company in England. The company will be reorganized within a bort time with Its present capital of tl.500,. 000 Increased to 15,000,000. Tbe Otis steel company ! the largest establishment in the world for tbe manufacture of boiler-plat steel, and large government contracts for ar mor plate have been filled. MAY CROP REPORTS. The Condition of Agriculture In the If oat -Important States. The May returns of tbe department of ag liculture show an increase in wheat of 1.5 points from the April average, being 8X9 against 81.4 last month, and 81.4 In Moyi 1894. Tbe averages of tbe principal winter wheat state are Ohio, K5; Michigan, IS; In dlann. 87; Illinois, DO; Missouri, 00; Kansas, 43; California, 07. Tho average ot tbe seven states ts 82.3, against 81.5 In April, being an iucrense of a little loss than one point. In the southern state tbe average range from 55 in Texas to 03 In Alabama, Winter rye, like wheat, has advanced nearly 2 point Ince last month, the average for May belug 8H. 7, against 87 tor tbe same date In April. The percentage ol New York Is 07; l'enusyl vanln, 02; Michigan, 88; Illinois, UJ; Kansas, 54. The prospects for rye throughout the rye belt are fair, except lu tbe Mate of New York, where it I too dry, wbilo In tbe states oi Minnesota and Kansas the crop was consid erably damaged by the severe wiutcr, and ha not recovered. The condition of spring pasture Is 83.7i of mowing lands, 80.4. Tbo proportion ol spring plowing done May 1 is reported ai 82.8 per cent, against 83.5 lost year, and 73.4 In 1893. FIRED ON THE RIOTERS. Police In Chicago Compel el to Use their f Kevolvor. Four policemen were injured, and one striker futully shut In a riot ot Illinois steel company striker at South Chicago Welnes- day. The riot followed n bU mass meeting J ot tbe strikers, held nt Eighty-fourth street ( awu uuv mau wiire preeeni, and ine speecn e became so violent, and tho men so demon strative, that tbe leaders forced nn adjourn ment Tbe crowd would not disperse, how- ever, and a riot call brought a detnil of If police officers, headed by Lieutenant Wngnai to tbe scene. The police ordered tbe crowd to disperse, but the order wa met with hoot nnd tbietts , tbe womeu among the striker during the., officer to shoot. The pullcemeu llually. charged with drawn revolvers, aud were met '' '' with a volley of stones and slug. Lieutenant Wagner aud three of hi men fell, and tbe other officers opened lire, sending about 2S shots Into tho crowd. At tbo beginning ol the tiring tbe striker lied, four of the leader belug arrested. After tbe shooting the rioters gathered I irrOUftA Ahnilt lliH kt...l .-..-! II..- l- I ' veugence. aud mure trouble wi' uutit-iput ' ' ' uy mo pi-nee. ine mill were kept uudt ponce protection, aud the company store I dyuuuilte wo heavily guarded all day. I MISS WILLARD MAY WED ':uV An Englishman It Is Said Will Lead tl'-y" Temperance Crusader to the Altar. k afnrv la it mo , I -,,n.l I it' - -r-. peranoe circle to th effect that Mia Frano Willanl, th famous tumpurance lecturer, mi be led to the altar before autumn. The ge,, t tlemon In tbe cose Is alluded to without nam ' as "an Englishman of wealth and position Miss Wlllard's moat intimate frinuds h ever, point to tbe tact that she Is just euterl upon ber 4utb ye r, uud say thai sue has bluted at auy prospeutlvo change In her I mestlo relations lu any of her reeeul com in icatlous to ber closest frluuds, who said; 7 t t "Mis Wlllard has always regarded the ,K.''1 ,' perance movement as her Hpouso. uui Jtlfu! could hardly luiaglue ber wedded tof other. At the tame time I will eonfe . stranger things liuve happened. Lot U' nnd tee." . 1 .. MISS Wlllard has fnr inms lln K. I If I IK cuesi oi Lady Somerset, at lleignu laud. She will n iivin.. vui l - w OSB l - couutry In Oetolwr and ihn return u Th Trsuitaa nf Prl ujmarj uave voieu IO UODalt to U 0 tk Frftbyte-lo geajrej Mtsjjib r
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