THE HIDDLEBURGH FOST. GEO. W. WAQEN3ELLER, Editor and Proprietor Middle! urg. I n.. October U !. l"'.j. Divorce 11 in England. gTcntlj on tie iucrcasa Tlio Luiulou Morning I'tirtsnTM tlmt tbo United States Navy is nlone in the worl.l in comprising no olisult to vr el, n;id tliut tho ndvatituo of tliis lionio'-i lieity cannot lc easily over rated. Lieutenant l'oury lias nturnod in anfety, mil tho frozen North Mill holds it scent. Sumo of tho other Kdvchf uruim explorers, however, nro yet to he hmrd from, Mi I Mr. Au.lreo has not iihnnduiu'd his plan of Rtttin to tho Polo per balloon, nays tho New York Ti ilitine. KEYSTONE STATE CULLIES B AND L. FEES AND TAXES. Attorney General McCormtck Interpret Several Points. A writer in tho Kniuci tin,; Mnpn yir.o thinks that inventors ctin ho pro luecd hy p lui'iilin? hoy iu accurate) iiiid mi thodioal olirv.it ion, by on It i vatinntlu ir memories tlimuoh n(ipiu tion, by touching thorn to ("( eleiirly, ind by in-ilructin tho::i in logical reasoning from iutu-il observation. Tho biht onibrin'oi ui' tin rest. New York t Tit v .pirtsrt:e:i have in trodtii'0'1 j!ick ruhiiit't from Australt-i on the furms of i.otrj I--bmd. I'linu irs there nro much iihirtncd, ns tho rabbits nro incrcu'-in very fust, Rnd promise to become tho worst kind of n post. It ii not Mirprism, tho American Cultivator, that tin- farmers: nro asking tho imthoritioH to inter fere. The rabbit broods mviml tunes n yonr, and ii" uu.'hfjko 1, tho produce of a fo-.v will soon boiromo numerous ouoiih to devour every thing;, as has l,eeti tin fuel iu Aus tralia. The nbSits are especially h' Htruclive to garden Vietables, w'uicii urclargi ly pro.vn on L l-ln:t.l. Kays tho New Haven News: Tho traveling espouse of tho commercial Bftlosnieu of the country foot up over 8300,000,000 a your, an I their 'total salaries and. commissions probably muouut ti b iit 8i: ),oo,oo;. Hut these profit MitnH, making together t"o0,000,003, would not bein to pay for the cost and los of tltno that would r os alt were we to return to the the traveling end visit the whole salers in person. A good deal of plcnsnro, however, lias boon lost out of lifo by tho chuuge of mothuils Tho retailer used to enjoy his occasional trips to the threat cities to buy kooJf, whilo his daily lifo on the road is u boro to tho drummer. Attorney General McCormlck lin ndvlsod liink Commlsslooor Gilkcson that whero building nti I loan associations maks their inctmcnts upon real relate In states othet tluin 1'ennsylvauln they could not be liolj to lo doing business exclusively within the tnte, nml therefore were liable to pay the ti o imposed l.y tlm act creating the blinking Jepnrttncut, but where such associations had stockholders who were non-residents of the i-oinmiiu wenlth. procuroil witho it nollcltn tlou tifioii the piirt of em-h sKoclntlon, that this lii.-t dij not mit jo"t them ti the) (layment ' I tli ti'i'F. 'i 1m efiinlun only olri about nm. tlm I ..I'll) bml.liiirf nud loi.n ii!orlu tl'iiis cperitttivK Iu tlio tnt. Tho keliln of a Hood vlotlm wan found in the ( i.ui'uia.ii:h river at , Nlnei .'li on hul urJny. Two hiitnlre.1 nml three Altoonu city oiudI cliinl lien rnnvn, for etreet ltn rovean'Otf. In vi)lvinf tJjJ.lMN), wero plnced ur'H the trial llt of tho ltiitlr county eourtn. 'J he miirenn) I'nurt. In a recent il'vlnloii, beld that the or- liiniiii'i' iidiI't which these lien were Hied ik llivnll.l. nml. It 11 hi'lli-ve.l that this dei-l-ulnn wiil i.j ernte to reader void t'i nun.l.ei if liens. I'nvld II. swnyno, nn Altoona real estate, iiReiit, wus on Satiirilay, convicted of em t ezleineiit. im.l sent to the peniieiitlnry lot n year. u the iiitrcrelon ol friend .In I you, who ivn on Ins way tioni", returned t the court nu I theu reclinlri tl.u tcDteuce A ni'itiou fur a new trial was allowed. I.linir ileynolds. a M-yenr-ohl New ltrlish ton l ey. with his two brothers, went out to gather ehetriute on Maturdny. I'.hner cllml' el n trim nnd tin Hit. I on which he stonit I toke, mid ho tell nml loiltpj In the crotel i f two liinl s. 'Ihn brothers returned, but were afraid to tell of their brother s nccident l.nte nt iiifht he was foiitnl by bis father and w III likelt dio from Injuries. licnrvn linrr, of Homer stnllun, on thf l'on ri y I on I u nnd Noithwesiern rnllrond, led Ins home Hi 1 rldny Inst to visit his brother-in-law. who Is employed In llland's tli.li. Not returning; at mxht, n (eiirch was mndn lor him, but it whs nut until Hundsy that Ik .mi found lyinu In the woo. Is with his throat 'HI. J'ho theory Is that be committed eul vide, as be had been ill (or some time, mid hnd i.ul heen iii bN riK'ht Uilud. He loaves a wlfi mill live i.hililreii. Ihn Pvauiielii'nl Lutheran synod in session i,t York, ilei'lnrud nuninsl lnter-collei;liit4 tuotbnll and BiiKk''S'nd ttial such contents bf abnudoued. '1 heexploslon of a Ismp caused n flrn nt Inil;ols which dettroyed the Iluffulo,Itochet er A l'lltsi.ur lrolt.-lit depot and w.ivhou-e, nud the re'ldenee of Aijent llrowu. The I dim was 63,000. Ne-hnnnoek township, Lawrence county, U feer strickeu, und over thrty farm bouses within a rndli.s of two miles contain cases ol cnrlet and typhoid fover. New cases are re ported dally. Three men were killed and six badly Injur ed by uti explosion of ens In tbe Knlcker bocKcr colliery, near l'otuville. Misa Kittle l'uno. need 23 years, was al most Instnutly killed, and Misses Iielie and May Auiiust and a little boy 1 named Wblis were severely Injured In runaway at Oil City. . riot occurred M Carnenii during which William Johnson, colored, shot John llenvncsek In tbe shoulder. Johnson, ileavuoek nud two others wero arrested. P. V. McClellnud of Wnllacevlllo. Vennnec county, planted thirteen pouuds ol seed pota toes Inst sprint: and harvested twelve htmhel? o( potatoes from the plitutln. The nvgtraMf welKhtol tli roe ol tuo lurgest wus seven pounds. Mrs. John 1'nseacn of Now Alexandria, wn Irak-tied lo any a suuure ay a rutiawav horse on nluiJ,iy and received dangerous iiijurie-. TELEGRAPHIC TICKS Illeycles are being Introduoed Into tbe (ler man army. Not one tow of coal bas left ritteburg for more thnn six mouths, tbe loDest time on record. The new lli,-ht-drsuKht gunboats, the Nash ville nud tbe Wilmington, were launched at Newport News, Saturday. 11. H. I'lngree was nomlnsted for bis fourth term as ninyor of Iietrolt by the Itepubliuan city convention on Huturdny. )'y a collision between two electrlo cars near Mt. Clemens, severs,! Iietrolt Christian I'.n.leavorers were Injured. ft. ( Inlr and Hanson were hanged at fib Queutiit ( rlson, . Cat , for mutiny on the American bark Hosper li Janunry, 183.1. John V. Mnekey, Jr., son of the California mllllioiiiri), was killed bear I'aris. Trance, by being thrown from bis borse while riding a race. The Japanese Kovernmeut noknowleilnes that Japanese were to blame for the disturb ances In C'orea by which tho ipicen was mur dered nnd the king deposed. A ferryboat having 00 pnsengcrs nt.onr 1 collided nenr Carlo, ITitypt, with n stenmcr. The ferryboat vnp.sized and SO of those on board, mostly workmen, were drowned. Additional advices from Kln-l how confirm that tho loss ol lifo by explosion of tho stenmcr Kun l'al, loaded with troops, was very rent. Only ill ers us ol the D00 on board were saved. " l lio lemon crop In tho Palermo district this year Is nn excecdinglp largo one, ut lenst twice as largo ns last year s crop, according SAND STORMS AND FIRE. FANNED BY FIERCE WINDS. Forest Fires Cause Oreat Destruction in the Northwest. - Band storms and dust storms, accompanied by an exceedingly low temperature, made the air a blludlug, fteei-.ing scourge for two dayt In Minnesota, Iowa, tho Dakotas and Mani toba. The winds lanned smoldering prairie tires Into fresh blaze nnd started new aon flngrntlon. particularly In the Ited river val ley nnd Mnnlioba, and the consciences In the wuy ol loss to farmers have been learful. Neuriy all of the country between Crook ston nnd Maple I.nke, north of the Fosston line, ha been lire swept, and the los will be very heavy. A child of It. Tlminerlek was l.nriieit to denth near Herrmann. In Mani toba, near I'.liu creek, two section men oC tho I'nnndlnn l'ncillo were l.iuned to ueatu. it. uses, stnblee. livery stocks nod hay huve been consumed, and hull a dozen people have lost their lives, and a score or more have teen serlouly burned. It Is estimated thnt 250.000 bushels of grain, nnd nearly 1,000,000 tons of hay have been destroyed. The i!lui.e of lliverslde. Mich., was com pletely wiped out by lire. Tbe loss Is placed at tuu.ooo. Forest fires are raglug In tbe vicinity ol Kewnnnee, Wis. HUNDREDS HOMELESS. Score of Houses Destroyed In an Old Tart of New Orleans. l'iro broke out about 1 o'clock Sunday morning in Algiers, nud before the (lames wero Dually subdued destroyed about 100 small buildings mid about i!0 more preten tious structures, Ini lo.llng tho court bouo . i i. i-niiu,i m,,t,.a rm.nl K.vt.w.i.r I i, ml it number ol biiiidsouiu residencea. Tho .......... t lire started at the corner of Uurmu Ju and I'J lliu .tlsl'J "iirii mil. in, Dr. Forbts Winslow, iho eminent r.uglitdi iii'-unity exp.rt, sterasto imvo n general opinion that most criminals nro itiMir.c, nnd coiisi ipuiitly believer iu restraint rutLer thau iutiishii.eut. lit) believes ho:iitciJ.il minia t.i b: rurable, but also that thosu who lmvo been convicted of eriino rhotild ho permanently hhut up. Soiuo I'mich ffientii-ts have out u step further, and advise that all such bo killed. In our own couutry mmetkiu akin to in nullity h:tbeen freipioiitl v luanifoKtod in ell'orts to make iniifden rs irresji m-r-iblo for their crime on the ground thut they were tho victims of a lunniik. "If nil mihutm uro lunaticK, and bin is isimply iIihchso, nnd h11 tho hinncrs are shut up, there will not bo enough jailers to meet tho ilemand," comments tho New York Observer. Tlo Trovidimco Journal runinrks : Tbo United St.ites (Soverutnent muin taiua at Went I'oint for tho traiuinjc of ofTicerii for tho iirmy kuiuu BUi-'h insti tution iia in needed for tho instruction of a better v.nn of farmers. Tho fairest portion of tho earth's biirfuso nre still unoccupied, nnd can only bo tmcccKsfully tukeu possession of utid developed by mon and women who Imvo been specially fitted for tho work. They must btudy botany to know the iihoa of plants, hygieno to understand how to take care of themselves in ull vici-Hitu.les of climate nnd exposure, chemistry to bbow them hoiv to get tho most out of different soils, must know how to huudlo laborers, to take ndvnntago of murkets nud to ucijuire u new luuguago or dialect nt three mouths' notice. Men and womeu with bach un education would hold their own anywhere, nud would even look down upon tho occununtof n hall bed room in ncity boarding house, ulthou;,'h he might hold a lofty position on a i-tool in u beautiful upholstered bank with tho promiso of a thrce-thousiitid tlollav-a-veur mlury alter his health wui gono und the weary years of wait ins hud tukeu ull tho savor from his life, Our methods of education nre wrong, und need radical revision, but whero me the college presidents with courage ta make th' oeJei reforms? Mu-s Liz.i" Long, who lnt winter threw In r illectliiniito I nl y into a vacant lot at liinirsvlllo Intersection, und was louud guilty ot cnnceiiliui.' I lie dentil ol the ell. Id, a tempt. 4 io euinmlt Miici.lo with lauduuum ou 1 .icsdiiy night, but will iirobably bo Lruih-lit through by the doi tors. Mrs. Anna I'ell. aged nn liinutii o( the Vniiiiligot ounly Home, set tiro lo her clothe mid died In terrible vgoliy. hhe had oeeu Mjlieriug lrom grip. Ldwiird J. liil bons, a prominent politk-lnn nnd nt I'hinte i wtier, was killed by a tall ol a roof iu the Mill Creek mliio ut Wllki sbiirn-. 1 here is a Lin. Inn ou freight cars on nil lines in Him s:i,te, nnd mniiy shippers who were holding oil for lower fre'ght rates are now offering n premium (or cars. The iron ludtislries urn cluiuoriiig fur tietter service. nnd tl.o Pennsylvania Kuilroad Coiupauy lias ;u-t I'lui't'd au order for 1.0UU goudola freight ears. riremim ,leie Lmter was killed nnd Y.n giccer lirockwny nud llrukuiiiHn Hngmire were seriously lujured by the wrd'k of a Ireiglit train ou tho Western New York and 1'i-nuhylvuniii rsllroud ut l'.ldtsd. William M. Morrll, who was released from the Kimtern peulteiAlarv at l'bllndnlphla OU Mouduy, was renrrestud nud taken to I'lulr county to nuswer a charge of swindling men l.y promising to procure them appuiu'.menis oj tlm I'liiludeiphiit und IfL-adlug coal nud iron police. A fire department has been organised nt Motiaea with these otllcers: Chlul marshal. J nines A. Arbogunt; assistant, 1 red I'attou; toreiuuu, Torgle Suilth; aMistaut, Henry I'austt president. IK 11. Mcdreary; vice presi dent, I'avid Hurry: socretsry.8. I), llumlllou; treiiKurer, A. 11. I.ludsuy. (surge (ioss, 11 years old, who wns releas ed from a charge ol lorgery at New Brighton, lust week, tins boon renrrested lor larceny and bas confessed thnt he stole articles lour times lrom A. P. Clerk's house. Night Watebmun James Hunlnp, when two masked men attempted to rob htm ut Denver l ulls before daylight llred at tbeiu and they disiipovured Iu the darkness. The potato crop Iu Lycoming and Center counties is so lurgti that tbe tubers ars be coming a drug ou tho market at 110 cents n burbxl, while some farmers are glad to sell as low as 10 ceuts. Hsckett Leahy, 10 years old, foil against a circular saw In Katuey's pluuiug mill ut Lilly nud wus Instantly killed. Knmiiel ltill". turnkey ol the Melyean county jail, was struck by a Irulu at Hunih I orl uud died Iu two hours. New JJattlo Ship. Th bnttleship ludimut was given a pre. limltiury run over tho (ioveriiiiient trial coursu off the Miivsachuuetls const, between Cape Ann nud Dooue Island, and tho result was very sutiiduc.ory. Uu Iho run up the coursu the uvurug.i reached was 15.:il knots au hour (or twu hours, Tliucour-e uieunures :1 Luots uud Is liierked by sixblg bluoU buoy placed ti.'J knots U art. 'i hu greuleel speed achieved was between tho third nud lourth buoys, the uvurae for the dlntnueu beiug 15 7f kuot. lloilurs.euglups and every thing uhout tbe ship showed (o sucli advaut a on ibe ruu that u was not deemed necc. vary to speed her on the return trip, uud she wus thui(ore jogvud buck over the course at an average speed of 13 knots. A dl.pateU from Shanghai snys It Is rcport e 1 tlmt null-foreign riots have occurred nt ( hsug-l'ii. tO n.Ues southeust of Amoy, and at Ku-Kii'U, where the chapels ol the Fnglisb mlM-lou were destroyed, the iiinndurlus open ly refusing to Interfere. Kuilroad t ommli-ilotier K I r l.y has reported that tho switch ol tho Cincinnati, Juckson Ac Mackinaw liailrond, which nearly led to tho wreck of the truiu ben ri lie; Mi'Klnley nnd (ienernl Ilushti"il ou I'riduy night, was pur posely displaced. Henry It. Hay nod six other belrs have filed suit at JelTersonvlllo, lud., for the pos tension of DOU.OUO acres of laed Iu West Vir ginia nnd eastern Kentucky, which they claim to inherit from Hubert I.uckett, who wns a 'surveyer for Virginia and wns paid iu land grants. Tbo proposed new bridge over the Ohio at Last Liverpool, is likoly to bo lullt this win ter. It Is announced thnt tlSO.OCO 0( Hie bonds have been tkeu,tnml that tbo con tructs for tbo tfork all having been signed, there Is now i prospect Hint work will be-iu on tbo piers alio abutmeuts soon. ARMENIANS CALLED DOWN. The Power Preparing to Bend a Not to the Patriarch. m M ..ui A it. oituusdors of tbe powers, which bas Just been belo, It was de elded to tend a collective communication to tbe Armeuluu Patriarch In order to soliuit bis ats 1st mice in tbo efforts being made by tbe representatives of tbe foreign governments to put a stop to tbo agitutlou going ou among the Armeuians. Tiih Turkish newspapers have published an article contiadlctlug the prevailing idea that special privileges will in future be conceded to tho Atmeulatis. The article ciiitiiiues: "As, however, tho existiug laws rmpiirn modillcatioiis, uud certain reform by wbic;i all, without distinction o( race or religion, Will benellt, will bo Introduced tentatively In certain provinces ol Auatopla. " 1 he article is reurdud us Intended to pre pare the MuksuIiiiiius for the promulgation of thu reforms lotced upiu iho iurkmii tiov erumeiit by tho powers, and to pieveat the imprcs-dou spreading thnt thnt they are for the exclusive benellt ol tho Ariueinuus or n result of the Armenian agitation and tho in tervention ol the porvcis. Sir l'hliip Currie, thu lirltish nmbiumdor, bas received lrom an Armenian soureo a warning that the Young Turkey pr;y Will probably iuduee some Armenian uilureaut to ntteinpt Ins lifo lu order to ilisgiuce tbo Ar uienlau people, 'i he relorms are not, properly s en king, the L-rniiting ol Irexli priviie.m ki uiu -li ns ri- eiil ltiilatlng uud providing lor the regular ad- iiiinihtrutiou ui uireudy e.i-ung cones mieo lug tho well-being ol Moslems ns well ns Christians. Tint Armenian cnuiddcr that the eoucesHlous are Illusory, and l urkndi ulllcluls admit that they were wrung lrom the l or.e mider violent pressure. The Turns are fun ous, nnd many competent observers do not hesitate to predict a crlxls leading to revolt mid bloodshed, computed with which the Al tuuuiuu troubles would be iusigultluuut. ENGLAND'S ULTIMATUM. Salisbury Has Made Hie D?mnds and Veneiusla Will llsfuai Them. '1 he manuls ol Salisbury bas sent an ulti matum to President Crespo, which not only sets out tho demands ol tho llrlllsh govern ment for reparation on account of the ar rest ol thu depututlou and luspectutors ol po lice at I'ruau, but It also states the terms upon which tireat llrituiu will definitely de termine tho bouudary dispute with that re public. The ultimatum is now en route to President Cruspo, ll It Is not already delivered to blm, A dispatch from Washington says- "Tbe answer of Venezuela lo tbe lirltish ultimatum appears to be clearly foreshadowed lu an olli clul statement from Venezuelan nuulstur of lorelgn relations. This bos been received iu Washington. It stales with positiveuess the altitude nud policy of Venezuela upon the exact subjects covered iu the ultimatum nnd in Minister Chamberlain's letter to the gov ernor ol lirltish liuliiDu. All proposals will be refused by tbe republic" TARRED ANDJEATHERED. Treatment of a Negro Who Insulted the Governor of Colorado. A negro named Bob Marshall was taken frem lull und tarred and leathered at Greeley and driven lrom town, tor iusuliluj; (lover, nor Mcli.tyre ut tbe potato celol ration, Gov ernor Mclutyre went to the bicy.-le races 'luesday in coinpauy with bis wifs and i.ieuieuunt-Uoveruor Brush nud wifo. W hen they aimed lit tho stuud lor teams they found their way blocked l.y a long vvagnu lu cburgu ol Miifsliull. General Kleu came up at Unit moment, nnd re(iieted thu negro to remove his wagou, so ns not to tako up too much room. 'J hereupon Mart-hull delivered u in adu ol abuse, ualug tho most lout uud Insulting lumiuugo. Finally, however, he did as requested. ' (iovrrnor Mclutyre ibougbt so lutia ol the matter that be bud not uieutloued it to anybody since bis return 'to Iiuuver. Morgan streets and swept In a southwesterly direction. The burned section is bouuded l.y Morgan. Alex, kavorgne nnd Ilourney streetn. It is estimated that TOO persons nro rendered homeie.. Ileilel uienstircs were star ed for tbe benefit of the destitute. Tho building used ns a po lice court uud ill in Algiers v. as constructed about tho year IM2 bv the I.avergue family lor a reslduiiee, tbo greater portion ol the town theu being their plnutntloti home. All the records ol the Fifth district (Alglem) wero consumed In the building. 'The loss by lire will not probnbly exceed 1jO,U0'J. FOUR MEN KILLED. Tried to Drive Ovr Tracks Ahead of the Tram Pour men were burled Into eternity Mon dny morulng at Millers station crosstug, Jefferson county, utile, ou the I'nuhundle railroad, by the east bound accommodation No. 51 The men are from Voungstown, near La. trobe, in Westmoreland county. Pa., and their bodies were horribly mangled. Their unmes nr. ; Id ward t .Hn. a drivor, 1H years of ni,e, Mimuel togau, . plasterer, aged 29 years. , . Hmu.d Coirao. Pr.. a plaster, Sa years. ... John Campbell, a hod carrier, aged years 36 W. C. T. U. CONVENTION. Viae Willard Outlines an Alliance Whlcb la to Be Made. The twenty-second annual convention ol the National Woman's Christian temperance union begun In Baltimore, Oct. 18. At ten o'clock Miss Frances E. Willard called tb convention to order, and read ber annual ad dress. Hhe said all the state and tvrrltorler except Georgia and Arkansas cow require the teaching ol the laws of health to all schoolchildren. Four times a year the Sun day school lesson teaches total abstinence. The general sssembty ol ino I'resbyterlan church bas ll.'s year declared in favor of non alohoholla wine lor sucrameutul purposes. Io the widening Held of athletics all stimulation Is discountenanced. Tbe bicycle Is tbe most Influential temperance reformer ol the time, and milk Is tbo favorite beverngo of those who ride to win. Men who drink take less. and more men do not drink at ail fbnn In any previous year. This Is tbe testimony ol rail road managers, life Insurnncesoclutles, police cep'niui nml the general public. Miss vviuinru mrincr sam a union oi re form lorces Is contemplated, and the leaders bave ngn ed to tbe following basis: 1. inrect leutsiiition; the initiative and tbe releiendum lu national, state and local matters: tbo Imperative mandate and pro port.onal ri-priscnta'IcD. 2. When any branch of the legitimate buslners becomes n monopoly In the bands of tlm few against tbe interests of tbe mauy, that Interest should be taken potsrseion of, on Just tern s, by tbe municipality, the state or the nation. aud administered by tbe people. The election of president and vice presi dent of tbo lolled Mate and of lulled Mates senator by direct voto of tbo people, and also ol all civil officers, so far as prac ticable. 4. Fount suffrage without dlstlc- lion of sex. C. As tho land is the rightful heritage of tbo people, no tenure should bold without use and occupancy. 6. Prohibition Ol the llipuor Unfile lor beverage purposes, sod the governmental control of thusalofor medicinal, scleutlllcand mechanical ue. All money- paper, gold nnd silver should be issued by t lio national government only, and made legal tender lor all payments, j ut ile or private, on future contracts, aud in amount adequate to thodemnuds ol business. 1 he tree nnd unlimited coinage ol silver and fcold nt the rntlo ol 10 to 1. It was stateu tuni uie mcmoersiiip simws a cnin. notwithstanding the hard times. I'enn- sylvsulu being tbo bauuer state iu tbls re- gnrd. The annual ret, orl of Mrs, Katharine I.ente Htevrnson, of Masacbietts. the correspond ing secretary, tollowed. I Miring the year 1(1,1 unions were organized, with 2.7'I4 active and f)0U honorary members. Tbo total of new members secured by those organizer iu both iipw and old union, ns recorded in ollicial blanks, is about 5,000. 'Iho report of tli trensurer, Mrs. Helen M. Itnrker, ol Illinois, showed totnl receipts ol the year. 42:1,0::. '.Ml: total expeiiillturi s, tIV O.'i'.i 34, leaving a I nlnnce In the treasury, niter all bills are nld, ol tl.'.lVl'.C'J. lleceived lor dues, H,7&7.2'.'. THE INDUSTRIAL WORLD. ! FIGURES OF STRIKES. Commissioner Wriaht Gives 8tatlstlciCf Lsnor juovemenas. IU. rrrvr. VI vummiwuui ui 11 W right shows that during seven yenrs t,j ,, months Illinois has led In strikes and 0 outs, having had 10,(O of the lorn.er 0j 1.193 ol the latter. New York camo seecuj on the list, with 9.540 establishments lm0;,. ed lu strikes uud 72.) lockouts, and lin,.j;' vnnio third, with S.;l.l strikes and i'M i,Y out The total ntiuiOorof employen luvoi,.,. or thrown out ol employment during tv period covered by tho report was 2,1:11, J he number of s:rlkers or persous ort.-ium,., j the strikes was 1. K'.t. 21 2. There were n,. 4U1 hew emdo)es after the strikes, of i,.'t 11,101 were uroiik'in iroin niner piiii'rf Lockout were nr.vre 1 its rt.soi int,n.(j I menis, nnviug X. l.dii eii'pioye lieinre iu lockouts, ol which 2)5,xi;7 were thrown rut employment. 'Iheee etabllshmeul ni-ur.jl i! 1, 40.1 new employes niter tuo iockimh., ,; U00 of whom wero brought lrom other ! -. in tne strikes mere were invoiveii 1 ;,(, 1 tnhlislimeuts, llie strikes In l'lliKt.ur ... Allegheny county numbered 2.d, with a 1 ...I In wages ol 4 1. io., and a l to m I I'loyersol 2,t.J.i,iKJ0. 1ro total lo- t i n I ployes in 20 cities wgs i,uuu,u si. white u,J loss to employer was lecu tuan ej'i.iv i.i llutol the 40.s(l;l es'.ttbllslimeuts nll... :.'m J strikes, sue' e in thef deimitid w.ei c.vtt. i y tue eifipioi c 111 1 1 ; pari. 111 k i. . . , gained lu 4 ..) slaMisiimeuts, mi l t,u.. loilowed in 21.I.S7 oiablmlimentH. Uil.f: j,h:i:j i-stnidi'inneiits Having to-i. u 1 . 1 succeeded lu u.niiii.-tot ir dmau 1- tinllV succeeded. Illld l.Loi I.llil'd. 1111! cause nt strikes was lor an li: Wngee, uud tflHM! represent 2.1 the whole number. Thirteeu per tor reduction id hours: M per against a reduction of wages; 7 were svminitlie'.ic: ii per cent. w. creuoof wuges uud icductlou of ho.na cent, wero ualtifl f mplnyiueiit ol n.. ineu, und :l per cent, lor u recognr.i. : union. '1 M 1 :.f Wm TI-.1-- . T IV. ' Hi . lit. r..- ! I't iv; cm r , I i. : Tbe business district of I.ornino, III., was destroyed by Ur. Loss, 140,1100; no insurance. i ui men wore working (or Jesse Cog an father ol the first two, who had a plastering contract under 6orre O. And'irtou Hon, ol number of bouse for '.be SicPaden Coal Coinpauy. of Millers status). Tbe men started in u wagon that morning for sand nt a place on Cross Creek ridge, and wheu near therullroad crossing they saw tbe uccouimodatlon, and started their horses on tbe run to cross the truck In front of tbo train. According to nn eyewltness.they were beat ing the homes In trying to cross the tracks. 1 he engineer of the train says he did not see tbe wagon until bo was right on top ol It, us there is a sharp curve approaching this point, and thu engine s:ruck the wugou about in tliu middle, demolishing It, and killing nil tour men, 1 he horses escaped uninjured. The engi neer claim thut there wero two more muu la thu wagon but thut they c,ot out, but Mr. jeme t ogau says there was but thu four. After the coroner's Investigatiou the bodies will be shipped to their homes In Youugs towu. '1 lie engineer claims to have applied tbo air pressuio as soon as be saw the wagon but bu could not cheek the train In time lo pre vent the accident, Ten Children Burned. A dlspntcli from liirchau. Polish, Prussia, says: Ten children were burned to death ou ri.iturday In a bouse lu Preussi.'h htargurd, iu which they were conllncd. LABOR LEGISLATION. The Phillips Bill and Other Measures to Be Pushod. F.x-Keprcsonti.tlve Mciiann, of Chicago, cbairiuuu ol the labor committee lu tbe lust bouse Is In Wasbiugtou attending to some de partmental matters. As Mr. Mclisnn is prominent Is labor circles, he was inked what legislation of Interest to labor tbe coming congress would be urged to pass. He re- I pllcil: I "I do not know Just what the labor leader will unite upon, lu my ludirment, however, the Phillips' commission bill, ol which thu member lrom Philadelphia Is the author, ought to be enacted Into a law. ll Is a merl tlous measure, uud should have been passed through tbe last congress. It would have passed the house but for the treachery of eertulu members who bud promised to aid Sir. Phillips, aud then secretly opposed Ibe b,ul. The laboring people iu my suction, and especially the railroad employes, are very rtiu.'h in favor ol tbe Phillips bill, und will do alltliey eau to secure its passage. They nre a' noxious thut Mr. Phillip shall be ap pointed vhmrmau ol the Inbor commlttuo by hiieuker Heed, so that ha will have tbe ad vantage of that position to push theJLull. Chief. Hargeut ol tbe Locomotive Firemen, mid Arthur of the Fiitfinuers, nnd Mr. Goiu pers if the Federation of Labor, are in thusiastlo for tho Phillips bill, uud will do all they can to assist Its author iu nuy way. Mr. Phillips, however, will havu opposition lor theclmirinan-liip. as 1 understand that Mr. Gardner, ol New Jersey, uud Mr. Cleary of Minnesota are both striving lor the same honor." BELCHING OUT FIRE. Vo'caao in Active Eruption on the Ftclflo Coast. For the 11 rut time iu "J years tho Oiyuiplo range of mountains is bleaching out lire aud lav.i in large quantities. Tho eruption Is In whnt is kuowu ns the second cbniu, nud is estimated to be .So miles hu''k ol thu city ol Pore Angoles, situated on tho Struiis ol Juno de I'ueu. Hurlng the day u column ol derse smoke rises high in themr, while ut night tbe column change from a dud black to a lurid red, buvtug tho tint of molten iron. Fmlth St Myers inuudry works at Blrmlng. tin m, Ain.. were burned and two women were luiully hurt. The tola! exports for Keptember were f 59, ..ii tin l. r., n,.. ..... i . ' uj,ia, skbiusi uo, ivo.vio lor last year. ALL REC0RDSBR0KEN. Some FiKurss on the Drought Given Out by the Weather Buerau. lleports received at the weather buroau in dicate that tbe present drought Is one ol tbe severest, most prolonged and geueral known In tbe t olled Mutes since tbo bureau's or gttulzuttoo. There are a few (daces which show an exception lo tbe general condition, but no larsie sectioa ol i he country, unless, tierhnps. lu t.a .Northwest and far Wtet.does lucre kppvur to buvo been a soaking rain for the paai two months or more. W here there has been exceptional precipitation it bas been cou lined to email arena: Iu some parts of ts couutry the drought began la tbe latter . nut iu most of the section it di'no'WJinearkot;i.pU'.n;S9sslliUl in August. 'ino entire Allnntlo coast, with a few ex ceptions, such as Charleston, H. C, aud AUk'tisto, (is., shows a deficiency bolow tbo nor mnl rululiill since the first ol August ami. uutlng in some Instances lo almost half of the average precipitation. Tbe uhio mi l Mississippi valleys report similar Conditions, ns does a part ol the Pucitli) coast. The grert lake region upon the whole bus far -d bettur than oilier sections of tbe couutry enst ol the Misn.ssipol. Tbo grentesl coinplu'nts come from Wot Virginia. Kentucky aud Wedcru Pennsyl vania, l'ortuualely lu most parts of the country tbo droiigut did tint set iu tiu'.ll after tho pnucipul crops were matured: consc- vuruiiy tho efteet bus not beeu so disastrous as it would have been hnd It lieguu earlier. In soiui) places it has bad a slight effect ou tho planting of winter wheat, nnd complaints coiiio (rom iiiuuv quarters of the inconveni ence o( securing water for domestic and stock purposes, many small streams, stock ponds, spriucs und weiis liavn become dry. Pas tures have tieen Injured in mauy Mates. It is also noticeable iu til there has been an lu dense of typhoid lover over tho not mat iu niuuy of the sections where tho drought is severe. Tho Ofllcinl figures for the entlro country covering llie period from March 1 to October 1 j show u deHcleuey. At l.sstitort. Me., mora than a third ol the normal: at New Haveu, Conn., n.tnost a third: at All. any, N. Y., more than a lourtti; liamsbiirg, Pa., more than half; Pbiladelpliiu iil.otu n fourtn:Wnshingt n at. out a llftb: Norfolk, Vs., ulmo't a sixth; W ilinluglon, N. C, between a ll.'th uud a fourth; Jacksonville, l'la., iilmost a fourth-, Vicksburg.Miss., about two-sevenths; Galves ton, Tex., about two-IUths; Kuoxvillo, Tenii., almost a lourth: Louisville, Ky., moie thuu n lourlU; Indianapolis. lud., uorethan a third; Ciucluuutl, O.. more than two-llfths, with nt.out tbe sumo at Coluruhr.s, Parkersburg, Pittsburg, Cleveland, Toledo und Iietrolt, aud In much of the Inke regloD. Tho falling 0(1 In the upper Mississippi valley and llocky mountain state was less marked. 25.000 Minors IdK The notion of tho miners at Phillip: . Pa., that a general strike be decor. beeu indorsed by tho miners at I e ; nnd committees wero appointed funds nud r.nauclal help or the a.e.-n. their families lo carry them thri"u:i ::: ter. The outlook Is e.o-e nngiy ui- .,,-,H lor the miners. The str.ke is e. ut:;.; : 25.01)0 men being in the tmi coal operators have taken no st"9 u i the threalenad suspension. Some u.'tr: they can purchase all the coal tlc y l oilier regions at a less irice ttun lu cost to mine it should they gruat ceuts n ton advance: asked. LAEOF. NOTES. ENDEAVOR SPLIT. 7oung People Are BelDg Taught Wrong Doctrines. At the second dny'a session of the Fust Ohio synod of the Evangelical Lutheran ehuwli beld in Akron, a resolution wns In troduced and passed thut will cause no little excitement among tbe Christian Kndcavor people of the state of Ohio. Tbe resolution Is to tbe effect that a committee shall be ap pointed to coufer with O'lmmittees appointed by other syuods, who shall appoint un ex ecutive committee to orguuize u state league of tbe Young People's society ol the Lutheran churches of Obio. Tbe discussion of the mutter brought forth some rather startling acusatlons against the slate iiuiuu ol Chris, tlnn Kudeavor societies. First It Is churned that tbe ollicial organ, tbn "Golden Kile," is edited by a t'uitari.m, aud that tho doctrines expounded by hi in lu his paper are not the proper oues to be read by Lutheran young people. Therelore It is advised to organl.tt u Lutheran league, and take the controlling power ol the church out ol the buuds of the htato Christian F.uduuvor uulou, and glvo it to tbo Lutheran icauue. It was ulso stutud thut tho Mute Christiuu Kudeavor uulou was entirely too denominational uud by no menus Lutheran. The resoiutuii was iutioduced by l:ev. C. L heller of Akron. t Tinners and cornice-makers nre si: by iho Bourlmr Kjoliug Couipsur. U. vllle. A large fercn of men Is wanted tj I. vans Marble Lomiiany ol t.w:v. Tonn., to gilt and poli-n Ten !!! Miners for underground iron ore tru ed at Big Mono Cap, a. Ilricklayers and stonemnson. can :.tJ at Chattanooga, Jeuu. A number of gas fitters are waa'cii: liootbe, O. Cablostmakrs and tailors are iu it Tbe Kenton, O.. fiardwaro Mr.;' log Company is advertising for b.-w era. The Pittsburg Pinto Glnss Cizu put Its third furnace in operath a it leroi. Tho plnnt is now ou In bill. Ts. tensive ituprovemeuts went mads, u4 was responsible l.r thu de'ny in work, iho plant is now tue hm equipped In tne country. Several hundred bridge buill.nul' turnl iron worker emp.oy. d li r. l'.ttsburg firms of contractor u i' tors of struct in! worl:. atriic.. .c i U in lie. hour day III iU. til" av L : ed lor ten-hours' work. Mo-t 1 t!'i curried their point. The Appalachian I-'urn :i -", n! t: Gap, Vo . lias Increused I'i- v..i.-v!r-ployes 11 per cent. 1'his r r'J li the ligures prevailing prev...u. o ! 1MH Wages hnvi been advance. I Slol'; at J. II. Siernbergh ii Jon - I 1. works, ul Ib-adiii-'. 1 a. The Clevelund Axle M.i:."') '': with works nt t'nutoii, I)., r i- fcvt ' nlov-es that their wajes I. el " ed to the scale that prevailed i-l and the managettieht lurtber-nit'J'.ti' of thu employes or their liruiy '' slcg the uouipauy would ct :.:. t s-i physicians uud mud. clues. Tho Bethlehem i l'a . i Ir ui' i, about to install whut ts t:u 1 t.ii-t" blooming mill ever biillt lu tin w roils are 12 S Inches lony, an I 'c"' weigh 111 lous each. Preparations nro beng nm lo sutiiDiiou of work by the 1 vai1. M- Mill I oiiiiany. inepinui i n-"--tbe failure of tb9 coinpauy J-.ir:ai!i' This recent strike nmoiic n:"H " ' I is euded, tlio loundryuieii b:;vm views of tlio employe. Johnstown. I'b,. Is exi" rie-iciii boom, aud a loi of bunds.. tns o'l ,r. lii.tnu. rut no. Am. lik' nur nieuts nre ibe tew coke ovens lirln Iron ComnallV. will -ll Cw iinii Two new churches, a larg I many residences are uiLuiifc' lts menis. ...ii.. ,.r ia ..n.i mlusrsof ' tuln .lintrict ubuct AllOOUH llfCil'-1 strike, but :ue maioritv will t'3i"l CUBANS GROW BCI They Will Push the Fight Into ; iurd's sriayrjuu"- The Cuban revolutionnty I1' delphlu announces that t" have decided that the wmMl ..l.u,,..eil to one ol bohluess. v.. ...... .Mil Altendy. it I alleged l iere- i Postal buainea. Tlm postofUce Peiartincnt bas corapllrd the receipts ol tbe U0 lending cities of the I oiled Mutes for the ttilid qunrter of 13'J2, end a most gratifying-iucreasu la shown, 'ih.i total rcceiiits (or the iiuarter ended Kep tember UO were 7,4U0,ll'J, lu-uinst 0,7:12,711) lor tho same quHrtur in lH'Jl, au increase ol B U per cent. Kvery city shows an lucrease. I'ostul olltclnle say these receipts are a sure index ol busluesa inrougbout lbs country. Mi l-.lll Ti. Mil ni,. li-ai t.-... Win I 'ill lit 1 I I'll 11. h,l.l I. 'til M.lll I tll.lt el 1 1 "lie KT..W l ul i He In Imv u ill;" ri tile n uut Is his s j hi.in i Lor I J. Will, ' '"ilui, M" -(!. I ir " nu, log. 'Iifil, 'I-' w 11. m.-Uei Jtii-li. L .r l , f the "- of 1 step , M'M. 19. the A dispatch from Beoul say thut tba body oi Ibe murdered queen of Korea bat been louud, revolutionists In tlm ''"'Id 'if i.. I, us dec iin i IlUVUUIt. Cm ol crushing the rehel.iou lli 1 revoiuuuuirir. t in us--I I.-. n l...r na il CfOUUd IB 1 llu..tti MAVIIII'elL Geueral Mueeo, W.th ".Si'O o"- ...... ..I., tn lO w ueo.ui j........... - meet Genoral noun.-.. " 4 also, bythlstlino the l-n'1'. eommnnda bus bueu e..''' t, bans uro ou their way to loll is operntiuu. ,. u i:.,.,..r nml Mueeo will I uutilthey hear of th r",V Cidousl Collazo. As so;;""jk;I limn nnd muuiiioiis u- i .s ...i... ......1... ...inv S'l.l " I KIIS. i UU ui(i". M.". Ulttl, 1UU l)y tiomr. i li" 'Ihn enn.l.lne l lirmV '' .1 lollowsi liomer, 2.5' 'l'rL 2.&C0; drnwu Itom liololi, limn. . ,h. mi.' The Cubans expect will be opposed ny l-"u,r:; tr 10,000 regular trooj - uud 6,000 from Havana. F.wt !-ituoth e.l 1. I tloet ., !"lis th '"stth, "I Sll I I- IT (,),. I11" tun.. ' "Wilt t 'Veil ,, I'1'' l.tvv 'I'ls-i. I n"y in,. ."lie IN ba,t uer n lvs. ''4 nifi. rfcriei I r t y i. II SI II Si ri Is I ill Iii nl w. he I s; VD Tii W. tn; ilir tn.-i til.. "A f.r MIV trie ill.. ll f'ser..iisf . sasunr s-