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THE M1BDLEBHRGH POST.
GEO. W. WAOFA3ELLER,
Editor and Proprietor
Mbl-lb-burgh. Pn.. May 21. IH'JB.
INCOME TAX LAW DEAE
SUPREME COURT DECISION.
Money Collected For Taxea Will be
Promptly Refunded.
KEYSTONE STATE CULLIES
STATE CLEANINGS.
Xe.spayf.re Revolution end Ice War
in Fayotte.
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Tbo Ico war which bai been In proves fot
tome lime between the local Ico companies
hat forced tlio prlco down to 25 cent a hun
dred lower than It ever told for In Fayette
county. The war wages also In Connela
Tllle, Scottdale, Brownsville and West New
ton. The troublo in the duplication ol Ice
factories and overproduction.
oil Korra.
The South Tcnn Oil Company failed to dis
cover a northeastern extension at Its teat well
on the Llttman farm, In Greene county. The
well waa expected to tap a rlcb, narrow
Itreak north of ML Morris, on whtoh the
Dunkard Oil Company and the McCnlmont
Oil Company have found some very nice
producer.
A good dnal of attention It now being given
to the development north of Butler, near
loydstown. There I more new work etart
log In that than anv other part of the county.
r. W. Phillip drilled In a well on the An
derson fnrm that may lead up to an extnn
ilon of the third mini pool uast of Browns
dale. Former ventures, however, In that
part of the Held, proved ruther Mushy, and,
notwithstanding the uew well made a flutter
lug ihow, it may prove a small alTnlr.
I ATAI I.T fril lilil,
Tbe flue ot the tnwbout Ilescue collapsed
while the vessel wan going up tho Monongn
bela river, and Kngluecr George McKlnnhi
and Firemnn Satnuol Sobootnover were fa
tally scalded.
lion. E. A. Wheeler of the Whoolor Iron
Company signed a contract with the Oroen
Vllle Improvement association agreeing to
commence the erection of tbe new monster
blast furnace within thirty dnyt, receiving In
return a dued for the lund on which the
Lliit Is to be located. The site of tho fur
nace it on tbo linn of the Pittsburg, Sbeonugo
k Lake Erie road, which company glvee no
tice Increasing by 73 the number of Its shop
employes and trainmen here.
A taxpayers' revolt Is on hand In Spring
field towusbip, Fayette county, against pay
ment for a stone crusher which Hupervlsors
Ubl and Murray ordered two months ago.
The agent of the manufacturers bus not been
able to oollect payment, and criminal aud
civil suits are threatened.
Tbe corpse of a well-dressed man was
found In a thicket at Fowler station, 20 miles
welt of Bellefbule. A pocketbook containing
some money was lying beside tbo body, but
there was nothing by which tbe dead man
could be identified.
Tbe Christian Endoavor convention at Now
Brighton elected theso officers: President,
C. W, Kurtf ; viae president, J. W. Huys;
secretary, A. K Shaw; treasurer, W. II.
Young; executive coiumittue, liev. O, V.
Morris aud J. W. Zlrklo.
Tbe Vnltod States Court of Appeals at
Philadelphia sustained the decA-. J if Judge
Acbcson at ritlsburg ainrmlDg tbe verdict of
OU.OOO against tbe Weed estate at Wllllatne
port In th. suit brought by Einlly E. Tru
man. Although the membership of Morcer pres
bytery of tbe United Presbyterian church In
creased during the yuar from l.flti'i to 1,08
the contributiou decreased 767, leaving a
dellcit of 827.
Carnegio employes of Iioaver Falls, are so
highly pleated with the voluntary udvuuce
granted them that, I' is said, tliu organisa
tion of nn Ainulguuiuted association lodge If
impossible.
(ieorgo McClelland und Wilson Fields, two
of tho live uieu licensed of t!io murder ol
Philip li. button nt Tuieutum, Murch
were scutvuevd 12 J cars each to the peulteu
tlury. Three boys employed by tbo Susquehanna
coal couipuuy at N.mtieoke, wero discharged,
aud wbeu tueir reinstatement was dcuicd 4ui
men anl boys weut out on a strike.
The Allegheny county lirimd Army iifsoela
tion favors a stutu pcumon ol 1 cent for eucli
day's service ol Pennsylvania soldiers from
April 14, iMil, to May 1, l3-.'5.
A movement is being mndo among tbe
liraud Army pouts In Dluir county to eroel a
soldiers' monument m Altoonu. A design
shows u fort with surmounting tower.
James Hendricks was convicted of murder
in the second degree at Wilkveburre lor the
killing of Barucy Belck on November 17,
1UJ.
Edward William, Charles Jeffries and
Willlum (.'"arrets, .'barged with robbing
Hurry lllhsley, of Mouougubelu, wero held
lor court.
Edward rl.y smashed a window at Kit
tanning, iu order to get locked up. lie was
desperute ly poverty.
Executions for fc'.'3,s55 were Issued against
A in oh It. Hustetter. a leaf tobueeo dealer at
Lancaster. Nib liubllme ury ebtlwuted at
tiuo.ouu; onsets, e.'o.uou.
Tho coruer-Hlotie for ft now l'roslyterlan
church at ( lurlou bos been laid. J r. Elder
Is the uhurcti's tecoud pustor in Its 6J years
of existence.
I o-tiiajtir llnwtliiH, of Ileitvur Fnlln, bns
received lour cans of wall-eyed j.ike from
tbe Lrlu linherics to pluco In iieaver county
otr UU.S.
ltus'll Irwin, tbe 12-yeur-old sen of Ir. J.
R lrwlu. Iiaj beeu mysteriously uusnlug
from bis home at Wusuiugtou sluco Mon
day. In a quarrel at Wilklusburg.John Williams,
110 yeurs old, shot and killed Walter Cbup
man. Dr. Cooke, of Jeanuette, fell downstair
and sustained -rotable fa'.al iujurlus. He la
lib year old.
It Is now laid fhat V. D. Il'.te, the mleslng
tax collector, of I.utrobo, is short tS.UUU In
his accounts.
All tbe traction roads of Philadelphia ore
to be consolidated.
The Pennsylvania Populist convention boa
besn called tor Willluoisport, July .
Tbe loss by Ore In tbe Nelson building at
Mouongabula, amouutsto G,0U0.
John Ramsey wa killed by lightning at
Ddrgettstown.
West Newton la to be supplied with water
from two artesian wells.
California Normal school commencement
Will be held June 27.
Wreckage From the Chioora.
Large quantities of the Chleora wreckage
came upbore three mile north of lieuton
Harbor. Hundreds of people Hooked to tbe
soene where timbers from tbe pilot bouse,
cabin furniture aud main deck were gather
ed. Much bad tbe appearance of le.ng
freably broken loose. It is now believtd tbe
Chleora lie In shallow water, and not live
miles from borne. Four tugs will search In
tbo vloinlly at once.
Tho supreme court has doclared tho In
come tax law unconstitutional. The cblel
justice announced the following conclusion
Monday.
First We adhere to tbe opinion alroady
announced that taxea on real estate being
undisputably direct taxes, taxes on the renti
or Income of real estate are equally direct
taxes.
.second Wo aro of opinion that taxea on
persoual property or on the Income of per
sonal property are likewise dirert taxes.
Third 1 be tax imposed by sections 27 to
37, Inclusive, of tbe act of If;' I. so far as It
falls on tbe income of real estate, and of per
sonal property, being a direct tax within tin
meaning of tbe constitution, and therefore,
unconstitutional nnd void because not ap
portioned according to representation, all
thoso sections constituting one entire scheme
of taxation are Lecessurlly Invalid.
The decrees hereinbefore entered in this
court will be vacated; the decrees below will
be reserved, nnd the cases remanded, with
instructloas to graut tbe relief prayed. Op
inions will also be read by Jutloes Jackson,
White, Harlan and lirown.
I'pon tbe question of tbe general unconsti
tutionality of the law, tbe court Is under
stood to be divided as follows: Against the
law. Chief Justice Fuller.Jtihlices Field, (iray,
llrewer und hhlras; for the law, Justice Har
lan, Drown, Jackson and White,
lu delivering the opinion in the Income tax
cases, chief Justice Fuller sai l:
"Whenever this court is required to pots,
upon tbo validity of nn act of congress, as
tested by the fuudumental law euncted by tbe
people, the duty imposed demands In Its dis
charge tbo utmost deliberation nod core and
invokes tho deepest eue of responsibility.
And this is especially so when the question
involve the exercise of a great governmental
rower ami brings iuto consideration, as vital
ly affected by tue decision, that complex
system of government so sagaciously framed
to secure and perpetute 'an Indestructible
nnlnu, com posed of IndestructlblestateV. We
have, therelore, with an anxious desire to
omit nothing which might in any degree
tend to elucidate tbe questions submitted
ami aided by further able arguments em
bodying tho fruits of olaborute research,
carefully re-examined these rases with the
result that, while our former conclusions
remain unchanged, thoir scope must be en
larged by the accept auce of thnir logical con
sequences. The very uuture of tbe constitu
tion, aa observed by Chief Justice Marshall,
lu one of bla greatest Judgments, 'requires
that only its gr-at outlines should bemurked,
Its important objects designated and the mi
nor ingredients which compose those object)
be deduced from tbe nature of tho objects
themselves."
Shortly before 1 o'clock. Chief Justice
Fuller concluded, and wax followed by
Justice Harlan, who read a vigorous dissent.
Internal Iievenue Commissioner Miller says
tuat under section of tho revised stat
utes all tbe money paid In on account of the
income tax will bo refunded to tbe taxpayer
by tbe treasury department without delay.
Acting under this xectton internal revenue
taxes wnngful y collected are daily refund
ed by his olllce aud tbe same action will be
taken as to repaying the income tax collect
ed, it umouuts to only t73.0O0.
SKINNEDAL1VE.
Had Cftught a White Olrl and Held he,
Captive Many Hours,
Tbrco nogroes were lynched Saturday
night, In a dense swamp on the Huwnnee
river, by white men, for assaultiug white
girl. It is reported that they were flayed
alive aud then burned after being subjected
to fearful tortures.
The crlmo for which the negroes were so
horribly i.ul to death was one of too most
terrlblo in the history of this section ol
Florida. Tho scene of tho crime of retribu
tiou was in Lafayette, tho adjoining county
to Madlsou on the houth. Miss Mamie
Armstrong, tho beautiful daughter of a pro
minent l.nfayeltu county farmer, left hd
home live days ago, to spend the night with o
uclghbor who lived two miles dihtant. iuc
next day Miss Armstrong's father weut tuthe
Ijou.-o to bring her home, nnd was astonished
to hear thul uotlilug had been seen ol Uer.
Mr. Armstrong alarmed tbe neighbor and a
search was made. 'J lie woods wero scoured
und the huwuneo river dragged. Finally,
about midway between the noma of Mr.
Armstrong aud tho neighbor's house, Uio
handkerchief of the girl was found uliugiug
to a bush, aud all arouud were evidences ol
a desperate struggle.
'1 ho searchers followed thu trail thus indi
cated, llndlug all along thut thu girl had beeu
dragged iuto the wood. Alter proceeding
for u unto the corpse id Miss Armstrong was
found lu a thick clump of busues. It was
eviduut that the girl hud made a desperate
light, for under nor nails were found pieces
of black cuticle which sbo bad torn from
her assailants. Hum Kcbol was luspected
aud threatened with instant death uulors be
confessed. He did so aud Implicated Hum
Crow ley aud John llrooka.
F.cbols said they kept tbe girl for 21 hours
befor killing bor. Having secured the ne
gros Implicated by Fnchols, the white men
proceeded with the three lienda to dense
swamp on tho Huwanoe rprer, where they
were made to suffer torture similar to thut
they bad Indicted on the girl.
BAD FOR TRAIN ROBBERS.
To be Executed in Mexico aa Soon aa
Caught.
A Mil has Just passed the national con
gress of Mexico, regulating the manner In
which train robbers will hereafter be dealt
with in that country. Tbo new law says:
"If, during tbe assault ot any train, there
should result a case of robbery or tbe death
of one or mure passengers, the criminal, it
apprehended, will then bo oondemaed to suf
fer the death penalty, without any other for
mality than tho drafting ot the minutes re
garding the execution by tbe olllcers in
charge ot the forcts effecting bis capture.
Those whose capture shall not be made at
the moment of tn commisslonotthelr crimes,
will be tried by tbe authorities most adjacent
to the spot ol their apprehension, in tbe per
emptory period of 15 days, and be made to
suCer the doatb penalty, '
EARTHQUAKE IN ITALY.
Church Filled With Worshipers Entirely
Destroyed. .
The earthquake wblcb occurred at Flor
ence at 9 o'clock Knturday evening, has
proved more acriou than it seemed at first.
1'uouimnds of people spent Saturday night in
tho streets. nnd a second tdiock at 11 o'clock
at bight Intensified n thousand fold the rirst
alarm. The nvivemcnt ol the second earth
quake was slight, home slight dumage was
done, and seme persons were Injured,
hlmliar shocks occurred nt Ilnris, near Flor
ence. Tho casualties there included four
deaths and many Injured, Numbers ot bouses
wero also badly cracked. Other villages In
this vicinity mrtered still worse damage. At
Urasslna, 40 bouses were wrecked.
At I.apaggl several buildings fell, and three
persons weie entombed, 'ihe onurcb at Ht.
Martiuo was destroyed, while full of wor
shipers, several persons being crushed to
death in tbe ruins. The villages of ialle?o
aud Oamhino were badly damaged. Tbe
l'rince of Naples and a corps of engineer
have gone to these villages to aid in the work
of rescue.
haturday' earthquake, lasted 10 second af
Orezzo. 'ihcre were two shocks at Hiena.
it was Icza severe at Pisa, I'lacentla, Iloiogna
and Parma. Tbe earthquake was recorded
on Instruments at Home, liocca dl Papa and
Ischla.
The earthquake was felt in Moravia, South
ern lluugary and Lalmatla, and also In Lai
bach, where hardly a day now passes with
out one or two shocks being felt. Herious
earthquakes have also been felt In tbe lonlno
Islands. An earthquake oocurred on tbe Isl
and of Zauto on Hutiday.
Allen Cannot Inherit.
Tbe Illinois supreme court has affirmed a
decree entered by tbe bangemon county
court In the case of Egan against ltyan. The
case binges on tbe alien' land act. John
Lagan, a former wealthy realdent of tbls
county, left a will giving all hi property to
a nephew in Ireland. Two nephew living
In this country petitioned to have the will aet
aside, under the plea thut tbo devisee waa an
alien and could not Inherit the property, and
that they, a next of kin nnd clilzeu of the
United Mate, were the logal bolr. Tbe
court granted tbe petition and entered a de
cree lu their favor.
Meteor Fell In Mlohlgan.
A buge meteor foil a few mile north of
Nile. Mich., and exploded. Tbe aound wa
beard long distance, and frightened many
farmers. Tue meteor waa accompanied by
brilliantly colored lights. When it struck
tbe earth, ptooea Sew in every direction and
a nig nolo wa maue in iua ground.
BATTLES IN CUBA.
In One Spaniard Lost 300, in the Other
the Cubans 700.
Late advices from Cuba state that Maximo
Gomez la on the outskirts of Pureto Principe,
with a largo force, and Is dally receiving re
cruits from the surrounding country. An en
gagement between the Hpaulsh troops, com
uiandcd by Salcedo, and the Cubans, com
manded by Mhcedo, at (uantunumo, Is re
ported, in which the Spaniards were defeat
ed, losing 301) kilied aud wounded.
The Plant steamship, from Cuba, brings
reports of iiu engagement ou the V.ltb near
Jovlto. Tho Spanish papers say that 2,0U0
Cubans attacked tho city. Tbo 'Cubans are
said to huve opened a general fire from three
Hides ou the Spaniards, who retreated, send
ing M0 men to another station for reinforce,
ments. When these nrrived tbe Cubans
withdrew. The Cuban loss is placed at 7u0.
The Spanish lost 12 soldiers, ono priest,
1'r. llulse the pbyslelan. and Lieutenant
i oionel Junqulu lioscb. Cubans discredit
tbe story.
MEXICAN REVOLT.
Natives Killed SO of a Surveying Party,
Then Defeated Soldiers.
Information bus been received of a bloody
local rovolt, which broke out in a settlement
between the towns of liuadaloupe Calvo und
Varvagama, In tbo Mate of Chihuahua,
Mexico, a fow davs ago. The trouble began
when tbo nutives living lu the district at
tacked a surveying party, under upturn
Morrison, an American, und killed '29 ol tbe
party. The ulTair was reported to the com
mander of Mexican troops ni Parral, who Im
mediately sturted a detachment ol 1U0 men
to tho scene. Lust Wednesday tho troops
were nssaulted by tho natives, aud the
troops retreated, leaving Hall their number
dead and wounded on tho battleground.
Tho usrolntment of the American Morri
son to survey the government land, which Is
now occupied by native farmers, caused tho
trouble. Morrison was to receive a certain
portion ot the lauds for his work. Tbo na
tives number ubuut 2,000 men, living lu a
district which is surrouuded by mountains.
Troops have beeu ordered from C'blbuuhua
lo quell tne revolt, aiorrnon esoaped.
ST. ALBANS FIRE-SWEPT.
More Than Half a Million Loss in the
Vermont Town.
A disastrous llro swept St, Albnns, Yt.,
Sunday afternoon destroying dwellings,
business blocks, public buildings aud ii
luigo amount of other t roperty, Tho fire
broke out shortly nttcr U o'e.ock. In the luin
ber yard of W, 1!. Fonda, and lu a short time
several large piles of lumber aud business
otllces hud been ignited, 'ihere wus it heavy
wind blowing ut the time und the lire spread
rapidly, burning embers being carried in
every direction. Tho local lire apparatus
and a largo force of townsmen endeuvored to
prevent tho flro from extending to Main
street, where the largo business i locks were
located, but their effort bad little eflect.
Swantou and liurliugtou were called on
for help und soon respouded. It wus fouud
itn possible to prevent Main street blocks from
burning, and a dozen Imiiiliags were soon on
lire. Shortly before ft o'clock the entire liur
liugtou lire department arrived. The lire
wus checked about 0:30 o'clock, in time to
save the more valuable blocks on Mulu
troet. The total loss will exceed 300,000.
A Bad Wreck.
The southbound passenger train on the St.
Louis aud Hannibal Hallway was derailed
by a broken rail two miles from Hilex, Mo.,
and thrown down a lid-foot embankment.
The eutlre track for dlstuuce ot 100 b et waa
torn up, some ot the rails being thrown off
the right ot way. Very few of tbo passen
gers und train crew escaped iujury. C.
Meyer, ot Ht. Louis, was Instantly killed, und
Lugeno Sulllvau, engineer, Haunibul. Mo.,
was probably fatally Injured, lu addition
over 20 passengers wero more or less seri
ously Injured.
The Treasury Deficit.
The'treusury dellcit bus passed the 50,-
000. 000 inuik, thu exact amount of the excess
of expenditures over the receipts einco July
1, in1.).-), being 5o,40J.7. 'ihe best Infor
mation attainable as to the net result of tue
year's lliiauciul op-rations is thut even if thu
Income tux law is permitted to remain us it
Is, tho deilelcuey ou July 1 next will exceed
Ju5,0o0,UU0, aud if the law U declared un
constitutional it mny reach 600,Ooo,OUO.
A Schooner Lost.
All doubt that tbo schooner Kate Kelly was
lost In Monday's storm waa removed when
tbe tug Charm, of Kenosha, picked up wreck
use bearing the schooner's name. The Kully
left Cheboygan Monday night for Chicago,
with a cargo ot ties, Caplala Ilatoh and
crew of live men. It Is now believed that
the entire crew was lost, aa tha wreckage
found by the Charm Indicate that the boat
wa pounded to pieces.
A HARD FREEZE.
Th Work of Destruction By Frost Com
pleted.
Cleveland. Information from tba Euclid
grape belt Indicate that Thursday night'
froit destroyed over two-third ot tbe grape
crop. This district generally escaped dam
age on Monday night. The loss ia conserva
tively estimated at (500,000.
Akron, O. Ice formed balf aa inch thick
and the frost completed the work of destroy
Inn vegetable, fruit, rot, whlob ba been
going on for ome nights. Tbe damage ia
great, and even tbe potatoes and grain have
suffered.
Fiudlny, O. Ice frore half an Inch thick,
and urates were ruined. Tbo strawberry
crop went glimmering. All the corn andean
vegetables were ueeuoyea.
New Castle, Fa. Lawrence county was
visited by the heaviest frost sine 1H53. The
apple crop will be a failure. Tbe early rasp
berries and other early fruits, corn, rye and
Winter wheat almost destroyed.
Heading, Pa. Thursday night's frost was
tbe worst of tbe week. Tbe fruit and vegeta
ble suffered extremely.
Iodinoapoiia A white troet covered tbe
central portion ot Indiana. Keporta Innlcate
tbe damage la very great It is believed even
early wheat waa damaged.
Trinidad, Col. Twelve Inches ot snow )
reported between here and Ilalton, N. M.
Tbls ia tbe first anow or rain in thin territory
for nearly alx month, and 1 balled with tbe
greatest delight by tbe atockgrowers and
other.
Oeneseo, N. Y. Tbe freer probably min
ed what fruit wa lelt In tbe (Joneses valley.
Ice nearly balf an inch thick formed.
SPANISH VICTORY.
Desperate All Day Battle Fought In
Eastern Cuba.
New ba bcenrecelved of a groat Spanish
victory in desparate battle fougbt at Jovlto,
six miles from (Juantanomo, in tbe eastern
end of the Island. The contest raged from
daylight until 3 o'clock in tbe afternoon,
wben the Cuban force were driven from tbe
Held.
Two thousand insurgents, under tho corn
maud of Uen. domcr. the two Maccos, ltabl
and Cartagena, fell suddenly upon 400 regu
lar troop in a strong position. Tbe Span
lards poured a terrible lire Into tbe Insurgents
as they advanced. F.veutually tbe enemy
surrounded tbe Spanish troop with a vastly
superior force. ibo lleutennnt-colonel In
command ot tho regulars fell wounded, when
Maj. ltobles assumed tbe commnnd. With
great fortitude be held bis position and re
pelled the repeated charge of tba insur
gents. It beenmo necessary for portion of tho
Spanish force to cut It way out In ordor to
communicate with tbe base of supplies and
obtulu reinforcement. Ma). Oarrido, at tbe
bead of DO men who volunteered for tbe at
tempt, made a brilliant dash into the Insur
gunts line and forced bl way through
tbe circle of fire which surrounded the posi
tion. shortly after tbe volunteers bad pierced
tbe iusurgeut lino another detachment of
Spanish troop under tbe command of Capt
liruzon made an opportune flank attaek
upon tbo rebels. The lattor were taken by
surprise und thrown into confusion. The
two bodies o! troops then united and make a
combined attack upon tbe rebels, wbo were
compelled to retire with the lot of 40 dead
and many wounded.
The Spanish loss was one doctor, one
captuin, three nontenants and eleveuroldlers
killed and thirty-one meu wounded. Among
tho killed is Lieut. Dosca. The rebel cbiefs.
Tadola and Macelto, aro believed to have
been killed, while Cartagena, I'erlquito ana
Perez were wounded. Tbe Insurgents re
treated toward Sierra Canustu-Cbaparra.
Maj. ltobles has gained the cross ot Ban
Fernando for tbe brilliant manner in which
be held his position agalust overwhelming
numbers.
PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY.
BOOTH CHOSEN MODERATOR.
Work of tho Assembly Begun Amid
Oreat Oood Feeling.
Moorish Rebels GaJnlnsr.
Desperate flgntlng at Moroooo City Is re
ported by couriers arrived from there. Tbe
rebels bave tbe advautage and threaten to
proclaim Muley, tbe one-eyed son of tbe lata
Sultan Muley Iiusnn, Emperor of Morocco.
Tbe Uerman corvette Alexandria left Wed
nesday with tbe Uerman Minister to destroy
tb vessel ot tb pirate along tbe Ionian
coast, wbo recently killed tba Captain ot the
Dutch brig Anna.
Powder Mills Blow Up,
Four mill ot tbo Scbaghtlcoke Powder
Company, of Scbaghtlcoke, N. Y., blew up
Wednesday. Tbe shock was terrlllc ( baun
eey Leaues, .unmarried, wa killed, aud
Charles Club, wbo bad a wife and tbre
children, was fatally Injured.
Bt Louis hod carrier lost their ttrlke.
THAT REBEL MONUMENT
Oen. Underwood Says it was Suggested
by a Union Veteran.
Ilegnrdlng tho monument to the con
fedorate dead in Uakwoods cemetery, which
Is to be dedicated on Memorial day, un ad
dress to tho peoplo ot the United State ba
been issued bv General I'uderwood. com
inander of tho division of the North of the
l uitod Confederate veterans. Among other
things he says:
Tho permission to erect a monument over
the remain of 0,000 southern soldiers lu
Uakwood cemetery was grouted by tbe Sec
retary of War. Last Iieeoratlou day wben
union and confederate veterans united In
decorutlug tbo graves of the soldiers of both
armies in Oakwoods. Maj. 11. G. Purinton,
commander of Columbia post of tho It. A,
It., suggested that tbe monument be decorat
ed next Decoration day. that G. A. li. veter
ans, because of Its being a holiday, might at
tend aud tuke a courteous purt in tho cere
mony.
"I am tho rocli'ient of a letter from Lieut.
Gen.'John M. hubolleld, commanding the
United States army, nnd nn endorsement on
tbe buck of his photograph by Gen. Thomas
G. Lawler. cointnandcr-lu. chief ot tbe Grnnd
Army ot the Hepublic, eueh commeudiug tbe
uiouumeutlng of the remains of my dead
comrades, the confoderates sloeplng in uak
woods, us luudublo and praiswortny.
BERING SEA PATROL.
British Ships Will Act, but Under Mod
ified Regulations.
It can be authorltlvely stated that British
hips will bo sent to Bering ea to patrol
igninst poacher, and to use very effective
aiesns ot carrying out the Paris nward, and
tho British law based thereon. Tbe Instruc
'.ious to tho British ship will not, bowover,
direct tho scizuro of vessels fouud with arm.
but will roquir other external evidence of
leallug, such as the possession ot skius, pres
ence of blood on tbo ship, etc., a a basis of
eizure. This will differ from the instructions
of last year, which made tbo open possesion
of arms prima fucio evidence. The United
htates law makes the open pos esslon of arms
prima facie evideuce ot sea. lug. There is
reason to believe that the British policy here
after will be to allow United htates Ships to
apprehend British ships under the British
luw, but not under tue initea otaies taw.
Tarre Haute Miners' Strike.
Th. Mtiimlnntit mlnra in this field has
agreed with tbe operators to go to work at
60 cents a ton. in is rate is to continue uuui
July 15. The same rate will continue afler
that date, it tbe operators in the competi
tive Illinois fluid can be prevailed upon to
meet it.
Low Wages for Miners.
Tho miner who were out on a strike at the
Wilmington and Springfield ooul company'
shaft, of Springfield, III., bave returned to
work at operator' prices, of 85 ceuts per car
ot it, 700 pounds, Tbi ia tbo lowest wages
paid in the county to turner.
Explosion on a Steamer.
A crack in a boiler flue cuuaud an explos
ion ou the rrver steamer Unique, on Lako
bt. Clnlr. John Plant, fireman, wa terribly
burned) Anthony Case, coal passer, wu lu
atautly killed, and Georsu Itobluson, engl
ueor.wo blown into tba water aud drowned.
Standing of tha League Cub.
Pittsburg...
Cincinnati,
Chicago...,.
Boston
CluTsiand.,
W
...10 7
..1 8
..IB 0
.1 T
.14 10
L PC I
.640
tW
MS.
Philadelphia 10 M Mi
w. u p. to,
New York... 10 10 .HO
HHltiinure s tt .4
Nt. Louis .10 )& .400
Hrooklrn ...7 IS ,tm
Wssbiuston...6 U .s0
Leuiirin...S It .161
I
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATE?
Important Measures Consider w . )
TrtrA Tbe Foeht bill, alloB,
ot eelpotain river and other irosxi
finally, as did the bill authorizing k. .
tboritie to order tb vacation of U,,..
Tba ona bundreth and teventh General
assembly ot tba Presbyterian Church In tba
United Btatet began It eesaion In Ihe Third
ehurcb, Sixth avenue, Pittsburg, Thursday.
There waa nothing unusual a .out the open
ing, which wa conducted wi h Presbyterian
Implicit and dignity.
Moderator Mutchmors called the assembly
lo order t 11 o'clock. Cmlrmaster V. li.
Edward led bis choir In the rendition ot the
tnlbem, "Send Out Tbv Light;" liev. I). N.
Adams, P. I)., ot lied Itlver. Minn., offered
an Invocation; Ilev. Ir. Page of Topeka,
Kan., read tbe first Scripture leeaon, ana ir.
V. L. LcEwan of the Third church announc
ed a hymn. Following tbls He v. Dr. Nor
sros of Carlisle, Pa,, offered prayer, and tbe
Mated clerk. Ilev. Lr. W. H. Itoberts, read
tbe second Scripture lesson.
Ir. H. A. Mutebmora, tus retiring mod
erator, delivered tbe opening sermon.
Tbe assembly proceeded to tne election ot
a moderator, lr. Muchinore warned tbo
delegates against excitemeut and undue feel
ing, reminding them ot the fact that the as
sembly was a court ot God' bouse and tbe
proprieties of tbe case demanded that they
mould taxe up inn Dusines oeiore tnoui
w.t3 earnestness and gravity.
Nominations were called for. Ex-Gov-James
A. lieaVer presented the name of
liev. Ilobert Uusseli Booth, I). I)., of New
tork.
Ilev. C. W. Backus. I. V. of Kansas City.
presented tbe nime of Ilev, Dr. Win. Page, of
of Leavenworth, Kan.
liev. Samuel H. Cryor, U. l.,ot Albert I.ea,
Minn., nominated liev. It. M. Adams, I). !.,
ty nodical missionary of the etttti of Minne
sota.
Elder O. W. Shield of Kansas City. Mo..
spoke an additional word In lavor of Dr.
rage, and tbe nomliiutiu ciose..
The toller reported that D41 vote baa
been cast, '276 being n !ce?sary to a
a choice. Of tbe vote cast In. Booth re
ceived 300, Dr. Pago 105, und Dr. Adams. H3.
fir. Booth was declared elected, and tbe elec
tion was mado unanimous.
Ilev. Ilobert ltussell Booth, D. P.. tbe new
moderator, is pastor of Itutgors t Illverside)
church, rew lorx. no is a son ot vvniiau
A. and Allda illussclh Booth; was born In
tbe city of New York In 1830; graduated
from Williams college In 1SCJ aud
from Auburn Theological seminary
in 1452. After spending eomo month
in Europe nnd In the east, be was. In No
vember, 1853, ordained and Installed col
league with Ilev. Dr. Beuiun ot the I'lrst
Presbyterian church of Troy. N. V., which
posit lou bo occupied for three and a half
years. Early In 1867 be was Installed pas
tor of tbe First Presbyterian church ot
Btatnford, Conn. In March, lwtil. be became
pastor ot tbe Mercer Street church. New
York, and remained sucb until 1870. when It
was consolidated with tbe University Palace
ehurcb, aud be served as pastor of the United
tburcu for thirteen years, and be bas been
pastor ot tbe Old Itutgers (ltiverslde) church
ten years, i nus, no uus oeeu pastor uuriug
bla entire public life.
Following tbe election of moderator, as
llstant clerks were nominated by the stated
and porm.ment clerk nnd elected. They
are: Iter. William Greouough, Philadelphia
presbytery; Ilev. John A. Ewalt, Columbus
presbytery; liev. W. P. Craig. Los Angeles
fresbytery, and Charles J, Deucon, Cedar
lapld presbytery.
Frlduy Dr. C. Young, I). IX, read tho re
port of tue committee on seminaries, uo
aid:
"The committee stated at the conferences
wltb tbe seminary boards that tbe power
ought by tbe general assembly aro now pos
sessed by it over a majority of the semi-oaric.
Tbe committee recommend the adoption
of the following resolution:
First That it 1 the sense of Ibis assembly
that the assembly of 1801 did not intend to
prepare the way for any change In tbe tenure
or management of the property of tho semi
naries, or to do anything which can affect the
autonomy of the seminaries, and that tbo
laid recommendations were intended to have
the meaning and effect as recited in this
committee's report. Tbls assembly, lo re
affirming the resolution of tbo assembly ol
18'J4, does so with the avowed purpose of
leaving the tenure, and title to ull property of
Ihe setuiditrles exactly where they aro now,
In the hands of tbe various boards of trustees,
and with tbe further purpose of securing tho
veto power to the assembly, a nu elTcctlvo
fore, by charter provision, nnd of sine
guarding by cburter declaration, the trust
bold aud to be held by board of trustee
against perversion or misuso.
Second That this (ioucral Assembly re
affirms the action of the assembly of ls'Jl,
and In view of tbe progress made, nnd tbo
Importance ot tbe interests Involved. declares
that in Its Judgment tbe effort should bo con
tinued to Becure the adoption, in sub
stance, ot the assembly's plan by all the
seminaries.
Third That a committee be appointed to
bave further charge of this matter, and to
make report to tho next General Assembly.
Tbe seminaries wblcb offer to adopt all tbo
recommendations are Omaha aud Dubuque.
Princeton board "will endeavor to secure
tuch action a will Insure to the General As
tembly the right to bo represented in the
eourta and enforce proper eoutrol." Tbo
board ot tbe Western seminary, Allegheny,
"sees no reason to ask any change in exist
ing relations to tbe assembly." Danville
will adopt the reeomtnondationa aa by-laws,
Han Francisco, being under syuodicul care,
ba deferred action.
Dr. Cunningham read tho report ot tbo
peciul committee ou Lane aemluary, which
outlined thut tbe board of directors of that
institution are willing to adopt all the recom
mendations ot reorganization aud increase
ot the General Assembly. Dr. Cunningham
recommended that no debato take pluce aud
tbo report was adopted und tbe committee
continued, owtug to thu good work tbey have
done.
Tbe committeo on Sabbath observance re
ported as follows:
Tbe aaeclul committee on Sabbath obsor
vance would respectfully emphasize tbe
need ot vtgilanae and united action on the
part of those w bo value tbe Lord s Day.
Tbe antagonistic forces w,hich tend to un
dermine tbe American Sabbath, both as a
civil and religious institution, are luaidiou
and active. Vigorous and organized attempts
are being made to destroy the legal aud
moral safeguards of this sacred day. A
secularizing Sunday llteruture invade our
borne; Sunday truffle, Sunday excursions,
Sunday concerts, Sun lay social entertain
ment, and Sunday traveling for gain or
pleasure, lu many plucea prevail.
Evon among proteasing Christian there are
those wbo, while admitting that pbyaical,
iomestlo and industrial Interests of the people
require tb maintaloanee of tba weekly rest
dav, do not seem to appreciate it religious
Obligation. Tbe present situation is seri
ousdemanding tbe Immediate consideration
of tbe patriot, the philanthropist and tba
Christian.
Tba Saturday session of tbe Presbyterian
General assembly olosed at noon, after bril
liant debating on tbo question of seminary
control, in wbloh Lawyer Thomas Mo
Dougall, of Cincinnati, aud Dr. E. E. White,
of Columbus, were the principal disputant.
Mondays' session was given up principally
to a continuation of tbe debate, in which
Brest Thompson, of Miami University, ltev.
Fraucis Montford, ot Claoinnati and Dr.
Zeno, of MoCormick bouiluury, Chicago,
took part.
At lbs suggestion of Dr. Mutobmore a
rising vote ou the report was taken. It re
sulted 1n tb ad optlou ot the report Flv
buudred and thirty vote wero cast. Of these
43'i voted for the adoption of tba report aud
M against 1L
which infectious diseases prevail, tw .'
vui, pruwuiug iut iub r.iniiiiiiailMQ
In the bliunnuous region, and to it,v
employment of incompetent miners "Vllt'
tented. Tbo Anderson act to p'to-
miner and operators, and providing j; lk
nppuiHimcui ui n eeuier 01 weignti fttili ' "l
tires, also mol defeat on final passJ ?l
Nickell bill empowering cities and hr H
to appoint inspectors of food cattle i.?i
l v.- 1 ,,,tU
UUUB'V, lUniKD) UrBIIUp WtlerS fcVJ
Is sold for food wa also ilef,.,,.,, V
bouse d Is cusssed at lengbth tbe Uouii ?j
Of ml s
nrnvl.llnif forth tnml.lintanl r I
misrepresent tbelr age In order to t-n's 1
tonicatlng drinks. Mr. Gould, of tni 1
mr. roeni, oi i nion, maue strong tuJr
In t.tvnr fit tha mnnsiirn mbi! tha kA Wf4
ikIIv rnt Intrl thu nlil.tltnn l.nnl.,1 ...
tlon over tbe consideration of this nwl
t'lnnllv rnnaMHmtlnn of thu Kill ."J
boned for the nre-enL
Wr.niDtT Tha bill allowing w,
boards to purchase out of tbe aobnol w?1
flag made ot American bunting, by ij?
can workmen, to be displayed ou ths JtT
bouse on tbelr respective districts ot .
AmMlMB.. ,1ml. ... ..f..n...l J .. 3
day in the Houso. The reveuue bills fl
ing real estate agents from tbe proving A
the act ot ltfCl and 153 and reqmn 2
payment of a bonus ot one-half per oKT
of capital stock by corporations Urc,j,.
established or on renewal of charter.
finally. Tbe first two bills were IntrJ
at tbe request of tbe auditor gsnsrti id
relieve real estate agent from pyiL"i'lv;J
tun u. UB..7I m
Tuirsuat. Mr. Grady, frr.rn t!. .
nil t tee on rules, reported a reolutl n to A
pnate amending the house resolution
journment irom tno 2itn to tne win iug. ;j
senatu urn not tuao ainuiy to n. air. or-J
I the leader of the senate, but It v J
that he was "buncoing" tbo senate, uj J
words full without effect. Senator II,. J
i crg nniagoni7.ou Jir. urauy s aavm:
Un pointed out why it was Impoviti. :,
adjournment on the date sugge-tej. Hts
there were 138 appropriation bills still u-J
committee, and that it would reimin eJ
days to puss each one. He reniiLH It
Grady that be bad sat on the b)ino:-f.J
to adjourn on May 80 tor a month, anil s, J
garded it as unfair. Senator dra lTujiJ
is not in lavor oi adjourning on me .10 & ti
that no acted merely to cull tue atn-uhi 4
tbe bouse to the fact thnt it was Kmy;J
lo adjourn, lbe senate ry a large v-t.
June 6 as tbe adjournment date. ,o tin
ordinary scene was enacted In tbe m-lci
dav. That body, on motion of Seuii;. rv
adjourned for five minutes In orl'T to ti
tribute to ex-Senator Tom Coorer, A
come upon the floor. During the UW si
cess Mr. Cooper addressed tbo sita'.i u
brief but witty speech.
FniuiT In tho bouse those nrpror r.t'i j
were passed:
Western pcneientiary, riJ'.M'j.!. itit
Insane, 1 1,000,000; National Ctustrds. f.
000: Eastern penitentiary, flilftxiu: r
nersvlllo Cbrouio Insane hospital,
Connellsville hospital $25,000. liauv;.,(:
sane hospital, f 'J3.000; to aupply the !:.
ency In aalarles nnd expenses ut lii',-i
of coal mines. trJ.000; Statu host itb. H
cer, t'J.UOO; erection ot monuments to P-J
aylvanla orgumzntlons engaged id w:i ,
Chicamaugu, Lookout Mountain, !:! tc
llidgo. etc., aju.ooo; uouru OI UfultDOM
Bills to agproprlato 40,600 to yny ur-i
lloopes, sergcunt-nt-arms of the hou-is:d
for services in election contests anl
(11.000 to pnv expenses of election coxier
wore defented. The goveruor npprotsl i
bill to creute n statu board of veicriuuT 4
amluers, and to reguiute tbe practice ol 4
urinary surgeons.
These bills wore passed finally: Ii
so much of tbe net authorizing the anl
Pittsburg to issuo bouds as relntu to '4
appointment of a bond clerk; nou ti,
lating to actions Instituted to os.'erun 4
cover damages lor appropriation ei rr
way in lands br corparutious Invntt!
lands by corporations invested witbUtrd
of eminent domuin, empowering onf
lands and corporations, municipal or .
wise, desiring to exercise the right cl rJ
nent domain in sucb lauds, to ati s
assessmout of damages by vlew-rs.
In tho senate the bill to abolish t!i
building commission of l'hila l-lcn 'I
defeated yeas 10, nay 11 not a r
tlotial majority, but was reeousidurv.il t.
expected to pass next week
SEVEN MEN KILLED.
Explosion of a Boiler That IUJ H
Condemned.
The bodlos ot eight men, horritij -J
gled, scalded nnd disfigured, w-'re ;
out from the ruins ot the Peck, ll.v
Cobb sawmill at Welt Bingham, IX
Unas of a boiler explosion. Five wr -i
and two of the three otners nuve tiuw
Those killed were:
Cluudo Euglish, James Mowers F
Merrick, Lyman Perry, Cbus. Hour, H
Converse, Albert Degrout.
Bull Gndley waa lujured Interns!!;
sustained a broken leg, but he will
Two ot the men, Euglish aud Cuuvor
peued to be lu tho mill at tho tiiucw
tutors, Tbe mill win run by stetnu. f
ated In an old 80-borse-power boiler, -it
Is reported, bad been condemned bv i
specter a few duy before because tli i
guuge lulled to record accurately mo
of steam nresbure.
Tblrteen meu were employed In tb i
They were busy ut work when a oiii i
shutting dowu operations. niu.
beiug repaired nobody paid any attest!
tbe boiler, wbloh vu milking steam :
time at a prodigious rate, for a but fit'
beeu kindled under It. It was iw-
business lu particular to teud the Ut!
in sawmills nveryooay tuxes n uuuj
Suddenly there came a boom as oil
uou, followed by a cloud of steam,
smoke, which rose high lu tho uir. 1
the victims wsre torn lixib from 11" (
their remains scattered about the iu
tho immediate vicinity. Tho mill
most entirely demolished.
tho boiler were blowu hundreds ot I'
victims were horribly innugled, hut-
beads crushed to a Jelly, aud being
able only by their clotbiutr.
workmen wero all married and bud IL
NEGRO'S AWFUL CRIME
Attempted Murder, Fired His Ilou
B ew Out His Brains.
EU Wllllums, colored, while surpo
sane, started a fire In tbe cellar of tin
dence, No. 129 North Juniper street, I
delphla, and then bit hi wife, Marf
was asleep In tbe bed. on tha bead
ax. As a floats to tbs tragedy, !
committed sulcldo by blowing out nu l'
with an old musket.
Although tbe woman's skull wu A
in, she ran to the street in ber nlgul ci
and gave the alarm, and tbe fire x
Avllnjiiliihfwl The trnm. n vu tflki'Q I
llihnaminl kosnital nhurs It la foUDJ
he bad a compound fraoturo ol U
Tbe pbyalclau bave no bope of ber n'
William was 45 years old, and his wi( '
inesaiaeage, ineynou oeen ui'"
20 year, but bad no children.
Kabies Kpldemlo.
Owing to ths enldemia of ruble, wbi'
prevailed In certain Florida coimti'i
bouse ha passed a bill put
of animals affovted with bydropbo
nana oi tue state neaitn omcer.
Baveral copper furnaces
Igau have closed down. .
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dropbobU"
llcer.
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