... . TERRIELt SIMS AND FLOODS. GENERAL DISASTER. Homes Wreoked Lives Lett and Crops Destroyed. Two huti-lred people of Steubenvlllo, Ohio, were made homee as a result o( ft cloud burst that occurred Thursday afternoon. The center of th storm wo directly over the benjamin Johnson farm, west of town, on biosidc, ami tho water Ml In one vast hoet and swept down the valley, wrecking vervthing In It path. lh people In the low fnnd. alarmed lijr the recent floods, were prepared for t im-tc r, nnd Med to tin' hills thit lino Permnr'a ntiii Fisher's run; thus no Uvea were lot, although many were in Im minent danger. Tli" water leaped down the valley with Irresistible force - bridges, stables and out building" crumbled at It approach an. I a l l Ing to the danger by the lri swimming along with the torrent, Win n tho houses In the track of tho angry waters were reached they went down like enrd board Thirty or forty residence were wrecked, the chief sufferers being llcliccii l'hilulatitii, Willluni His-len. Kot-f-rt liit'-hie, James r.urles. An drew AUaugh, benjamin Wise, (irant Htroti I, John Mart and llenry llowman. The latter was proprietor of a store which, with all IK stock. I gone. A destructive eycloUO Visited Glollstcr, ft tnliiliirf town, T. miles south of Columbus, O.. at H o clock Wednesday night. Several bnu"4 wi re mashed In l and a number of otl. r were w r- n hen from their founda tions J. I.. Dougherty, while In front of hi atore.wa completely hurled under the hoard ahtewaik. Hi hack was hroken nnd ho died later from hl Injuries. A t-rrli!e storm, accompanied by lightning nd a coudburst passed over Wellsvllle, (., and vl. initv ahout 3 o'clock Thursday after noon an I did thousand of dollar worth of damage. he hum id Morgan Wells at tho edge of t -w wus swept Into the river. Tha effects of the New Home Finning eluh of Pittsburg, who were camping In liauh hol low, were swept away, the members harely escaping with their liven. The barns of William Kile and John Miek, near Glasgow, were struck by lliMitn'ng and burned; total Ion. .V'"J. The Irish Hldge school house was struck by lightning nud Imrned: Ion tl.OoO. Iteport from town In Western Pennsyl vania and West Virginia tell of a repetition of the Hoods and storm that have I .eon raging almost every day during the past week. The damage to building and crop is verv great and many ioroii have perish ed, the village, of Nowrytown, Indiana county, I'u., was almost wiped out. SWEPT INTO ETERNITY. Several Coat Miners Wr Drowned at Cecil. Thirteen merrymaker were preparing for danee in tha hoarding homo of Samuel McRinncy, at Cecil, Washington eounty, Monday night, w hen they were carried away almost without a moment's warning, eooped up In a floating house, nud seven of them Were drowned. Three of the vlellm belong ed to one family. liefore li'lng reseued the others were In the water, Dome for hours, others all night. The iiead were found strewed all ulong thn valley of Miller Hun -the. nearest two inlle from the aeene of the d'siiMter, nud th fur thest eight mile b.'l,.w li.-re the house went adrift. The dea l are: Mm. Snmuel MeKlnney, aged 50 years, wlfo of tho proprietor of the wrecked bousM, Margaret M'-Klnny, age,! ;jo year, un- marrieii, iit eueai gnugiKer. TRADE REVIEW.. BailoMi Condltioat Hvo Improvod ba Bnilnoii Bit Hot. R. O. Dun A Ca.'i Weekly Bvlw of Trda, ay: Ituslness condition! have clearly Improved, though bulne ha not It I the torpl l iii.on.and bettor prospei-U have little effect a yet. The signing of ft compai't to control foreign exebango tiy a syndicate, pledging thn use of t7 JO.000,000 for that purpose, may render it unneoeiwary to use niU'di of the gold, and it hat given tome itock a slight advance. Gold export have been stopped and foreign trade la more promising of an early demand for our pro duct. The prospect for large crops of cot ton and Corn are still excellent Two Important labor contests have been settled. Including that of the puddler and the Ilrowa Hoisting Works at Cleveland, which recently caused the troop to bo call ed out. Cut the strike of the garment work ers has extended, although apparently near nn end. None suppose that the exchange syndicate I Interested to do moie than bridge over period In which merchandise exports have been light. r.xcliange in foreign trado Is nlrealy In the helpful dip'ctilon domestic export from New York having for four week been 17 per cent larger while import have been 'i0 per cent smaller than last year, and last week 26 per ceut smaller Wheat I sin-ady going out with morft freedom than I usual fr the season. I,ower railroad rate uelpe.J corn to make n new record at cents, and prospects are generally favorable. Cotton advanced by quarters on reports of Injury, but there are really few who expect lee than ft large yield. Several weeks of extremely slack demand for cotton order have brought further re duction In print cloth to 2.H cent Instead of the advance expe.'ti-i In cotme.iucnre of the stoppage of S.fHMl.iKH) spindle, but print are selling more fr- ly, while brown and bleached goods are dull, except for export kind. The woolen mill do not get many order. light weights opi ning " to 7 l-'J per cent lower In price than oi-t year und ale of wool now reported are e thau a quarter of a full week' consumption. Leather is stubbornly held without change In prices, and in some grade t really scarce although manufacturers are buying only for actual iMt'd, but hide have turnud down ward sharply at t hlcago, declining 5 cr cont lor the week with heavy accumulations HEAT RECORDS BROKEN. Much Suffering in Sevsral Largs Cities Msny Proitrstijni Heports received iiy tulegTAph from tha principal cities and towns of tho west and south bring tidings of unusually hot weather. In Cincinnati many men were overtime by the heat. St I.ouls report SI persons prostrated by heat, and many of them wtll prooahly die. Thirty-six horse fell dead ou the streeu and scores of dogs were driven mad by the high temperature. Thermometer marked '.m degrees and the Hollering wo Increased by the humidity In the atmosphere. Two death were reported - Frederick Tousaiiit. a tailor In the Southern hotel, aud lClchard Tasiell, a laborer. Martin Taylor, u street cleaner In Cincin nati, died, and M. Kobald, a baker, Is In a critical condition. A uumlier of horse foil dead In the street. At Louisville the hot weather record for fifteen years was broken. The thermometer registered !im degrees In th shade. Two laborers died from heat prostration. Iu Illinois there wa great suffering from tha beat, GARS CRUSHED LIKE. SHELLS. DEATH'S CARNIVAL Bssding Express nd Peoniylvsnls, Ex oarslon Collide Hear Atlsotle City. t.. iiln..u t., .,... .1,... a. r ftuA I . " ... .. .. . . Jftiuc MclLiuuev, awd. M vfd'f ..Y;Vn"- 1 -- .'u7 ".'.7 Iico Mq Z I ' cnuuoiori ouerman nwanwooa, r '"!,ll'VV,,n,M.ll'Ili'HOT'1K:l"'V' - . were .chediil. ... loss bv f 13. lt Oii the yci. U lllllil. Iteatty, oil pumper, aged to 1. or uraoior 1. J. C. Higirin. oil rumner. unmarried. aired 60 years, of till City. Jennie Holmes, a neighbor, aged IS years, unmarried. Vincent Wilkinson, oil driller, of Oil City, ftged 32 years, unmarried. CONDITION OF CROPS Froipects of Great Corn Yield. Pennsyl vania Roports Favorable. Th weather bureau crop bulletin for the week contains the following general remark Heavy ruins have injure 1 crops In the nhlo valley, especially in West Virginia, where local freshets have been very destructive. Althmigh c,,rn has suffered to some extent from heavy rains in bio aud the C-Mnil Mississippi valley and drought In Southwes tern Mirt.-oiirl. Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas, the general outlook for an exception ally line crop continue promising. Indiana report "a great crop almost assured" IVnusylvanl.i - Conditions continue excel lent for rupld growth: army Worm very de structive in many localities; but not general. West Virginia - Flood did untold damnge to crop iu northern aad western portions, ut terly destroying them in many narrow val leys: oats and grass suffered greatly, but ex tent not yet fully knowu:wbent and potatoes reported rutting. Ohio uiita nud wheat rotting and sprout iag In shock and stack : corn, pastures, to bacco and gardens have made fair growth. Where Lot flooded but excessive moisture Is Injuring all crop. Fruit dropping. ou prostrV.ion. but none of them setiotu. The hottest day of the year was registered at Centralia, where th'i mark was 103 In the hhade. In Carlyle, III., the mercury elbnbed up to 101 In the shade, and two deaths re sulted. ANOTHER WARNING. President Cleveland Issues 8eoond Cubsn Proclamation. The president hits Issued a proclamation, bearing date of J u'y 27, again commanding citizens to observe neutrality toward Cuba, Th proclamation refer to tho original proclamation of June I'.', 1113, demanding an observance of neutrality laws In respect of the Cuban inxtirrecttoti, nud give notice that all violations will be vigorously prose cuted. The president cite the decision of the supreme ci'urt In the Wlborg case, con struing the statue relative to military ex peditions, caiisplraele, and the extension of aid by furnishing transportation, in order that citizen may not be misled as to the meaning of the neutrality laws. A collision attended with most Appalling results occurred at what Is known fts "The Meadows." two miles from Atlantic City Thursday, at ft point where the Pennsylvania, or West Jerey tracks croi thoee of tho Heading line. The I'eunsylvanU train was outbound nnd, It Is said, through the carelessness of the man in the watch tower, both trains collided. lhe engine of the Pennsylvania train ploughed Into nud through three of the cars ou the other line. Hundred of paengers were pinioned beneath the wreck, and all th" report agree In saying that at least t0 are killed and 150 wounded. Two of the de railed and wrecked car caught tire, and In that way many of the Injured were roasted alive. F.very car wa Jammed with passengers to It fullest capacity. As soon as the new ronched Atlantic city the utmost consterna tion prevailed, but the authorities were equal to the emergency. Itellef train were dispatched to the icene Ion. led with cots and bearing staff of surgeons. As quick ns the bodies were recovered they were carried Into the local hospitals and undertaking shops. A general lire alarm w,i sounded, nnd the department ahled In the work of digging for the victims. The llrsl lt"ndlng relief tratu bore into At lantic city 27 mangled corpse. The next train, not an hour later, carried 13 of the maimed and wounded, and two of these cied soon alter reaching the city. Train after train piled to the scene of the wreck and toiled back eajt with It ghastiy load. A later report say: A ft result of tho terrible collision on the Meadow Thursday evening between the Heading railroad ex press from Philadelphia and the llrldgeton excursion train out of Atlantic City, 44 peo ple are dead and 41 are lying in the hosplta more or b s seriously hurt Of the Injured several are expected to die. llesides those seriously enough hurt to be In the hospital. a score or more were bruised and shaken up and went to cottage. The fearlul shock of the collision I Illustrated Iu the (net that of the 44 dead U were killed outright. Of the dead ii have been I tentilled, and the bodies of three women, one man and ft boy are lying at the undertaker' shops awaiting claimant. The resnonslblllty for the acci dent L hard to place at this time, but the turden of It seem to rest upon the dead en gineer of the Heading train, F.dward Farr, though nn official investigation may clear his name, THROUGH CARELESSNESS A Frightful Wreak is Caused on the Illi nois Central Road. Through tho carelenes of trainmen ft frightful wreck occurred on tho curve Just east of Ilirkbeck, a small station on the Illi nois (Vr.tral, five miles uor:ho-t of Clinton Saturday afternoon. I'a-sseuger train No. 50t, going south, and passenger train No. p01, going north, collided while going at full Speed. The killed are Cha. llurchnaugh, engineer, Clinton, III.; William linker, mall ugeut, Sprlngtlcld. The Injured are Miss Rosa linker, cheat hurt: N. W. Iiavi, baggage master; Tbomas C 1 ink", baggage man; Walter F.vans, en gineer. Jack I.ovell, flremam: Lewi Martin, baggage man, Kankakee; Allle M'-Avoy, llre- uian; J. 1. aylor,baggage man; 1- fc. recic- engl- t. u- pass at WAGES WAR ON WOMEN. i'gt.J'ftMCit the north-bound train was late and orders were given to side track at Klrkbeck. The name of the station was over looked. Conductor Heott Castle and Knglneer Walter Kvnus were In charge of the train, lioth engines are a complete wreck, and one ma'l ear wa re luce. 1 to splinters nud the other mail cur und both buggage cars badly damaged. WORKING ON WAR SHIPS. Bloody Weyler Wreaks Rli Tengetaee lasurgeoU' Wire. General Weyler has at last descended to waging open warfare on women. Harrassed and defeated in nil bla attempts to conquer the Insurgents in the field, be bas taken the opportunity to avenge himself upon their defenseless families. The wife of the insurgent leader Solon go bas been arrested and cast into prison at Las Itecojlda and so has the wife of Dr. Trujillo. During the recent skirmishes In the prov inces of i'lnnr del Itio and Santa Clara, the Insurgents left eighteen killed on the Held, among their dead being au Amazon, and re tired with their wounded. The troops bad one officer and twenty soldiers wounded. Major Ygleslna ha ilupursed an Insurgent force at Congo, mountain province of Matnn r.a. He captured the enemy's camp and de stroyed ft hospital used by the Insurgents, The latter had live killed and the troops captured two prisoner. The Insurgent tired upon an Artemsa train lit the farm of llelumen. province of I'lnnr del Hlo. They removed the rails, derailed the cars, four of which contained passengers Including many ladle. The Governor of 1'inar del Hlo, Henor Hodrlguer. Man l'edro, wa traveling on the same train. The Insurgent have also derailed three) passenger cars of a train near Cousolaclon , province of I'lnnr del Hlo. Fourteen insurgents have surrendered to the Spanish authorities at Cardenas, province of Matanza. Three Insurgent prisoners, Louis Muro, Miguel Alvarex aud Hodriguez Antonio Carlo were shot at the Castle of Sau Severlno, Matanra. In order to brevent the passage of ft con voy of provisions and ammunition for Caib nguan the Insurgents have burned the bridge over the river Tunlcu, near Sanctt IS i Irltus Province of Santa Clara. Another train has been dynamited in the, Nuevlta district of the Province of Puerto Principe. There wa no los of life. The Insurgent leaders In the province of Santiago lie Cuba are prohibiting the farm ers from preparing their Held for the next crop of sugar cane. After the arrival of tho reinforcements on their way from Spain to Havana Captain General Weyler will assume personal direc tion of the campaign against Antonio Maceo in the Province of Pluar del Hlo. Six 'Vessels Being Made Ready for Sjrvice at Brooklyn. The navy yard workmen nro bending nil their energy to the ta-k of gettlug the six war vessel uow In their bauds ready to leave the yard by the end of th" week, to take their place In the North Alluu'.lc squadron. Admiral Iluuce will soon take hi- Ib'et out to sea for the summer maneu ver. It I hoped ou Sunday to have all the ship now In tne yard at anchor off Tomu kiusvllle, S. 1. The New York slipped down the bay at high tide Tuesday. The cruiser Newark aud Helclgh followed her later. The Terror will join the squadrou Thursday nnd ou Sat urday morning the Cincinnati und the ram Katahdlu will leave the yard. The cruiser Montgomery I to sail down the coast and relieve the battleship ship Maine, which it now bunting the llllliii.'tcr In the neighbor hood of Key West. The Columbia U uow on her wuy south with the monitor Passaic, which Naval Militia. She will return to the fleet inter. HELD UP FOR $2,000,000. A Railroad Superintendent Had ft Wild Eyed Crank to Deal With. As Superintendent William II. Toddles, of tho Central ItyUtaad, of Jjew Jersey, was seated at Lis Jek in his office In the Com) munlpaw station a wild-eyed man entered and walked up to Mr. reddles desk. In ft husky voice lie said that he had come to de mand 2,000.000 in Central Hallroad bonds. nud In Italtlmore nnd Ohio railroad bonds, Mr. Freddies, after looking the man over, concluded that he had ft crauk to deal with. He noticed that a piece of iron, to which was attached a stout cord, protruded from one of hi pocket. The superintendent, instead of sel.lng the man, legan to talk to him. He told him he did not keep largo sums of money or railroad bond there, and that If ho would step over to the office of Huperln' dent 1 harles A. Incmpon, of the power bouse, h might be accommodated. The fellow, who had one hand on the Iron slungshot in his cont pocket, thanked the superinteniient,nuil, turning, walkea out ana went direct to the motor power bouse, A meascngor from tho superlutehdent's office got to the power house before the man did. and Mr. Thompson won prepared to receive him. When ho entered be told Mr. Thomp son that Superintendent Peddles sunt him to get t2,000,qaUUrallroad bonds and that he dW.nu, TV----"' kot. waiting long. Mr.' fhoWp.fWld: ijjr "Now" my friend, Tf you'll Just step w, th me Into an office next door I will see what I can do for you" The man readily followed Mr. Thompson Into the office of Chief Detective Laige. of the railroad company, liefore the fellow could realize It or make use of his iron weapon, he wa a prisoner. After some re sistance, he wa hiuidcurteil and taken to the rollce court, where he descrllHid himself ns ennis M Mini-ham, 110 years old of New York. The piece of Iron which was taken from hi coat pocket was a foot In length. i no justice committed the man pending an uveaiigaiiDU as to in sanity. PRINTING A CIRCULAR. IHEnHrFULDEED OF H SROKKEN SON f A MOTHER'S TEARFUL' APPEAL V Walter Coyle, Crated With Liquor, leats Bit Aged father to Death. K horrible murder, distressing In detail, was committed at the village of Darraign r., near the Madison coal works, at an early hour Sunday morning. Walter Coyle- miner employed at tho Ocean mine, cruel ly and without provocation deliberately mur dered his aged father, Patrick Coyle. oung Coyle bas been from youth disobedient and wayward, and when under the influence of liquor was quarrelsome and illnatured. A year aud half ago he married and ft few months ago a bade was born to them. Sine) that time the wife's mind bas been weaklng and recently the unfortunate wom an's reason was entirely dethroned. Last Fri day h was taken to an Insane asylum, and the little child taken to the home of, Coyle's father nnd mother. Snturday young Coyle left early for the vicinity of the ocean mines and there he spent the day drinking and carousing. He returned Into Suudny night to hls's father's bouse nnd when he entered he was severely upbraided by his father for his course that day and for his neglect of the babe. He at once dew Into a rage and with an oath dealt tha aged man a blow that felled to the floor. Like a wild beast and with bitter curses he pouncel down upon the prostrate form of bis parent, and beat bis face and head until life was extinct. The aged mother, with the crying babe in her arms, knelt near tho murderous son and Implored him to spare the life of his father, but with the prayer's came curses and heavier blows. Fearing for her life at the hands of the si-emlngly crazed son, the poor old woman fled from the bouse to give warning of the horrible deed. Presently a half doxen miners came upon the scene, and then began an awful light with the blood-stained murderer. Finally be was overpowered. Patrick Coyle, the murdered man, was 70 years old, and a faithful employe of the Madison coal company. For several years be bas leen employed as road man. He came to this country from Ireland many years ago. He leaves a wlfeand tnree child ren, Walter, the murderer Katie and John. JAMESON'S PARTY GUILTY. Lord Chief Justioe Rustsll Emphastied tht Trial's Important. The case of Dr. Jameson, Mnj. St John Wllloughby, Mai. Raleigh Grey, Col. II. F. (Volte, Mnj. H. White and the lion. Henry F. Coventry, who took prominent parts In tho recent raids luto the 1'runsvnal, was con tinued In the high courts of Justice In Lon don, July lit, before Lord Chief Justice Hus sell, Huron Pollock aud Mr. Justice Haw kins. The defendants are charged wdth vio lating the fon-lgn enlistment net of 171), iu that they took part In an armed expedition against a state with which Grvut Hrllalu was at peace. Counsel for the defense and the prosecu tion submitted their cases, nud Lord Chief Justice Hussell began to sum up the case. At that time the court room was crowded, interest In the cose reviving as It draws to a close. Amoug thoje present were many well-known society Indies. Lord Hussell emphasized the Importance of the trial. He said that the crime with which the defendants were charged might entail consequences which nobody could foresee. There had been no attempt to gniu- say the statements 01 the witnesses lor tne prosecution, but if tho Jury bad any real doubt as to the nature of tbo defendants' acts they would give them the benefit of ENDED IN A FIGHT, Soelaleit Centres la Londoj iv Adjonraed. " The fourth International ixli;m congress opened In London, Jij f" delegates from all parts of Europ the t'nlted States, Australia and p.".' tlnn Heuubllo oelng present, il 1 trade unions. 1 Among the American delegate Sanlal, of the socialist trade and lal nee; Matthew Mngulre, who reprO soelallt labor party, of New Jr. i told, who represent the brewery . and M. Dalskl. " Among the French delegate . J ..... .. ,1. I A .. 1 f " ' "" J rnvail.ni Lyons, Saint Ktlenno and nthi-r centers and the federation of ,v The German delegates include t.,V vi 1117 n'u uniiiK. It I expected that the Coner-n , more Important than those ,r, t 1 !, In Brussels in lS'Jl an I - ? ' A large majority of the d-i-w., against the admission of nnnr-hi.;, the question of whether they sh.iu; j uelved ns delegates was inoctmi'. ..i 1. , . irnnir cuiikcwi, u. niinreills;. . . I . U L...i ' "1 li--iit wiiii iiieir creiiemjii unionist. Insisted upon the right of The Hngltsh and German dei-c.,J opposed their being allowed toairths) ou nuj bui'j-i' iwiuej in-, Cin,,... clamored for an Immediate vo'. .,( t, pulsion. A prolonged uproar f , T anarchiet and their supporters t..5k. ently determined that they slioiui t. ed as delegates. The chairman's bell was run f.,r minute in a vain attempt to ",.. , K..,K -l.l. I.... , t . ' irvrti, n en um ii u 14 m iiir, rillj,,.. arehlst tried to storm the idatr-nr ;. occurreu a niosi uisuraceiui sca opponent rallied in front of th and hurled the anarchists back Iu::. couuters. The delegate of tne Ilritlsli li... lanor party sided with the annr-lu,u efforts to command recognition. James Kelr llanlle. who forriirlj sented the labor party In the h-uw n mons, was conspicuous for his I. tT his personal threats against the having been found imposlti (,.' even a semblance of order, th" h.iin dared the congress adjourned ui.:J row, and ordered the hall to be After the adjournment the d-l. k-, ed in groups iu the street In front op nnd continued their excite. d.-' lime. 1 n poiie, uowever, ill ! n j tnem to talk unmolested an Itli- r .v continually broken up by or l-r constable, who peremptorily urltr-: to "move on." GUARDED BY TROOPi GERMAN CRUISER LOST. Wrscked By a Typhoon and Only Ten Men Saved. The German tblr l-.-la. cruiser, litis, was lost iu a typhoon on July 'ii, ten mth-s north wr I :f the Shan Tung promontory, which I about 7i miles southeast of Chee ) 00, Ten of the men were saved. All the others, In cluding the officer, perished. The litis wa a small cruiser of 4'.i tons displacement with two ten and aud one half-ocnlimcti-r gun an t two light guns. hhe wa launched in 17, having cost about 13,ooo. The number of men ou board is unknown. MIK0R MENTION. The greater art of the Montreal exposi tion building were destroyed by fire. Arrt of person connected with an im- Ceudtng I'olinh revolutionary movement have een made in Warsaw. m J. S. Coffee, president of the state board Of pharmacy of Illinois, was slabbed and In stantly killed Kunday night by lr. CritMroe. The buckeye Fnglne Company at hlcm. O., ha notified everybody ou the pay roll that a reduction of 10 per cent In wag- and salaries will go into effect August I. If not ocepted the works will shut down. At dancing picnic t Ohlovllle, Pa., Miss Jennie Cunningham wa leaving the dancing platform when her dress caught lire from a gasoline lamp and she was so badly burned that the doctor say that she cannot re cover. Li Hung Chang U the guest of II, e Ilritlsli government. It is announced that be will lay for only three week In F.ligiand, at the I rai 01 w!in;ij iiiue it. win sail lor tne i nuei Htate. ills departure i thus planned in or dr to ube bi 'ii to catch the steamer Km- trws of bins upon which he aid sail for mUjo via 'laucouver. The National Kilvr party has accepted at. lovtta'iou from Haltluiore iiierchaiils to no tify llwifi, Jlryau and Sewsll In the city of baltlnvr. '1 toe notillcatiov will be made ftoo jt fourt-u dava after the iJttUtocratlc no-Ufli-allon In Nw lork. T he place of bead- 3uart r will be determine! :y (Senator J. K. ones, of Arkansas, chulroian of the LtfUio eratic national coiiiiittw. RECOGNIZED THE UNION. Oliver Company Signs tho Amalgamated Scale. After a meeting between D. 0. Oliver, general manager of tho Ollvtr Iron and Steel Company, of Pittsburg, operating mills on South Seventh street, nnd the conference Committee of the Amalgamated Association, ' I to be turned over to the Georgia an agreement ou tho scale was reached. This mill ha been non-union since l'j:t, but under the term of the ugreemeut arrived at the Amalgamated Asoclatiou wtll be ree. ognized and it wage scale paid in all de partment. The union workmen of tho South side are much gratllled with the re sult of the conference. The Crescent Tinned Plato Company, of Cleveland, signed the wage scale of the Amalgamated Association, Tuesday, and will start It plant Immediately. Nearly all the tinned plulo mills west of the Alleghcules have now signed the scale. The Porte Orante Concessions. As a result of the cabinet council tho Turkish government has made formal com plaint to the government of Greece regard lug the alleged shipment ot arms aud ammu nition from Greece to the Island of Crete for the use at the insurgent there, nud relative i to the appearance of armed bands In Ma -e- ilonla, pointing out the ilanger therefrom to the peie, f I.urope, and adding that Greece would be held responsible for It. The Turkish government uMo announced that It had l eeu decided to grant limited concessions to the Cretans, aud that they will lie allowed representation. The power, it Is stated, have decided to send a collective uote to Greece, declaring that the gi. vernmeu) of the latter country must suppress the matters complained of by the Turkish government, adding that other wise the Hultau of Turkey will be left t ) re store order In Crete, Boston Wool Market Meager sales and a general llstnos are the chsracUirUtlm of the wool ndtrket Just now, aud tho outlook I far from reaasurlng. Ad vice from western points Indicate that hold ers there are Inclined to meet the view of eastern dealer, but the latter as a rule, are refusing to take any more wool at present. Many woolen mills In New England ire still closed aud large orders that were looked for have not come. Territory wools are nomin ally quoted the same as before and few quota lions in any grade have changed. Helling prices are a follows: Ohio and Pennsylvania ilocee X and above, KJ'blii1,: XX and XX above, 174 JM; clothing, l'Jc; combing, 140 -. Mrs. He try Webster was fatally shot by br ehieet son Thursday night at her home, near butler, Ind., and her husband was knocked Insensible, when the assawlu muds bis escape. NEWS NOTES, At Ottumwa, la., a.Oti Inches of rain fell. The crop are ruined. Charley Farley, aged 30, was run over and out all to pieces at Portsmouth, O. Turkish troops were defeated by Insur gents iu the Asomati dlntrb't of Crete. Id New York 5.000 overcoat und sack coat makers have Joined the tullor' strike. Prof. Shaw, for two years principal of tho school of Greeuhburg, Pa., has been elect ed prldcipul of of the school at Canal lover O. Henry Lyons, living near Poiut Pleasant, quarreled with his wife and she left him, but returned Tuesday, aud that night lie shot and killed her Hohbcrt Garn-tt, formerly President of tha Haltlmore ft Ohio Hallway, died at Ills cot tage In Deer Park, M., Wednesday. James Murphy and Stephen Garrey fought on a North river pier In New York Saturday night aud in the uiu both rolled off aud were drowned. The temimraturo wa 107) 1 at I'allas.Tex., Sunday. Cotton will be only half a crop. It is reported the temperature In the Indian territory was ill. Miss Mary F.w ing. ot Martins Ferry. Ohio, wo tired of lite aud ate a quuutlty of con centrated lye. Owing to her prompt discov ery ber life may be saved. The pemocrutio committee of New York met at tho Hoffman house and In a ten iiiiu utesesHlon decided to call the state conven tion for buffalo September HI. William F. Harrlty, until recently tho chair man of the Democratic uailoiial committee, and for years a leader In the party couuuila, uuuouuce in rourouioui from pontics George McConnell, grand keeper of roc ords uud seal of the Knights of phytiaa of Oregon, has disappeared und his accounts with the order are about t'J.000 short. A barn owned by Peter Peterson, llvluir near Oranffevllle, pa., was struck by light ning aad entirely ilestroyeil. A horse was also killed by the shock, The loss will lie t:i.KO0. Senator l'ttlgrew, of South Dakota, wbo followed Senator Teller In his bolt from tha Iteimblicau national convention at St, Louis. bas resigned as member of tho i(epublicau congressional cowiniiiee. Treasury Officials Deoldo to Issue Finanoial Facts and Figures. So numerous are the questions brought to the treasury by every mail seeking Informa tion relative to fluanclal and currency mat ters that the over worked clerical force of the director of the mint ha been totally un able to answer them. All available copies of the report of the director for lost year, which contaiueii tames ami information ana would answer a large portion of the queries have beeu exhausted and at last the department bas hit upon a device of printing a circular containing in succinct form statement of fact relative to tho coinage, bullion produc tion, circulation per capita in various couiitrb-s uud such Information as will meet tho needs of the mauy persons who are now seeking facts ou wuicii to base conclusions respecting the Issues of tho campaign. Tbo matter embodied iu this circular has been carefully considered and bas the approval of the secretary of tha treasuiy. It is expect ed that tho circular will be received from the printer for distribution about tho end of tho week. ITALIAN WARSHIP SUNK. Struok by Lightning and Her Commander Torpsdosd Hsr. During thunderstorm lightning struck tho coast defense warship Itonm and set lire to her. The Humus spread rupidlv, In spite of tho effort ot the crew to subdue them, and her commander, seeing that they were ap proaching the powder magazine, gave ordtr to attach a torpedo to the hull of the vessel nnd then for all hands to abandon ship. When the small boats containing the crew were at a safe distance the torpedo was dis charge!, tearing a great dole in the null and causing the Hums to quickly sluk. Nobody was nun. The Homa woa central battery, wooden, single-screw, bark-rigged vessel of 6,370 ton. She was 'Jtll feet 4 inches long, C7 feet 4 inches beam and lit feet 1 Inch moan draught of wuter. She was built at Genoa Iu luiJ. Her engine were of 'J, HI a indicated horse pewer, end she bad a speed of 13 knot. Her itrmaiiu-nt consisted or VI large and magazine guns. Railroad Work Stoppsd. because of the general depression In busi ness tbo Pennsylvania Hallroad Company decided to stop all work on Its lino wherever possible, in order to reduce expenses. At tho same time It was ordered that ail contem plated improvements should bo laid aside for the prchout. For some time bast the com pany has bee'i retrenching and only ft few week ago orders were issued restricting all now work. Storm ia Mexico. A storm iu Popoidlan. state of Morelos.de stroyed crops aud fruit trees. It was tho most phenomenal hall storm ever recorded, being accompanied with thunder and light ning. Hull fell to tho extraordinary depth of oujmtre. people were in ooiiHtoruatlon and houses were rendered Inaccessible for hours. Finally after the panio subsided, tho people rendered mutual assistance iu clearing the sidewalks. Tbo destruction was immoinw. A Sympathetic Strike Orderel land, One hundred and fifty non-uni & j. to work at tho brown Hoitu i Cleveland Monday morning. TV guarded by four companies of m::i:;i largo force of police. A large --r-w-l men were present, but no outbreak The police and soldier kept a. . moving nnd would not permit the- In cno place more than a few n.it,.: The big sympathetic strike s which ha been threatened cv-r o strike at the Ilrown Company's n. eleven weeks ago, was Inaugun:- morning. Llghty-seveu men .-:upl the tan vtagoncr ana vt inuu.t hardware manufacturer, laid -it; tools nud walked out of the urn men said their only grlevaii.-e t sympathy for tho Itrowu Hostiii.Mci men. and that employe of oth-r ti would soon follow their lead. were sent to other factories alou tl' '. " I Shore to notify tho m I, that !cj t All'tuedefendantsw TMiflterj toSsW-U Vhe f l ' IXTZRXD Hit HEAD - 1??... SITIREO HIS HEAD Sereatlonal Murder la a Georgia Baptist Churoh During Services. Col. James F, Lilly was shot down In the baptist church at Metcalf, ten miles from Tnomasvllle, On., Sunday afternoon by Jno. I. llusniu. und in the panic several women and many others fainted. Hushing stopped at the side of his victim s body aud several of the men started to seize him, but he wav ed his pistol at them warniuglv. nud then. taking a razor from bis coat pocket, nlmot severed the prostrate man's head from his Ood y. Hushing then attempted to commit suicide by taking lauduuum. He is suppos ed to have been Insane. Four Lives Lost. A terrible fatality occurred at Lake Ottozee, a summer resort live miles from Kuoxvllle, Teuu., Thursday afternoon. A Sunday school picnic was iu progress and the recently erected chute wer doing a good business. As one boat came dow n tho chute, having aboard thirteen small children. a rowhout crossed its path as it struck the water, and four occuiiants of the rowbont were killed or injured. The dead are Charles Perry, aged 17; Walter Wright, aged 21; Miss Carrie Phibbs, aged 17. Miss Mary Foster ol Alabama wo injured and will die. Wright's body was terribly mangled and his nock broken. James Casheragu wa hanged at Fort Smith, Ark., for the murder of a man named Ttioek. TELEGRAPHIC TICKS. China's national debt Is mere trifle something like tUMJ.OOO.OOO. Three villages have - b-eu burned In tbo provluco of Selino, Crete. There are five male convicts to one feinnie convict Iu English prisons. The semi-annual dividend of the Centrul Ohio, leused to tho bultlmore Jk Ohio will be passed. All tho whisky distlllees in Kentucky have consented to au utmost total suspension of production for 18 mouths. Tho Staver aud Abbott Manufacturing Company of Chicago, bas assigued. Assets, 1300.000; liabilities, (400,000. (ieorge llelter was shot and killed In his saloon In Cluclunati by two masked uieu who came In und demanded money. At a reunion ot the Thirtieth Georgia regi ment two Confederates were kilted uud four other seriously shucked by a bolt of light ning. The big auditorium at St. I.ouls In which tho late conventions were held will be turned iqto a public garden, something like Mudl son Square. At seuaiia, no., aiartiu crawtorj was tak en from the sheriff aud banged to a tree. Ho was charged with ft serious offenso by tho parents of 16-year-old girl. , S. I). Worden, tho ea 1 1 road striker charged with wrecking the railway bridge near Sacra mento, Cal., two years ago, aud thereby causing the deaths of Knglneer Clark and three Culled States soldiers, muW hang. W. E. Hurt, a member of one of tbo best and most respectable families of Austlu, Tex., murdered bis wlfo and two children, aged twix and four years, last Friday ulght aud plaoed the dead bodies Iu a cistern, T. L. Lewis, secretary ot the Ohio Mtna Workers, sent out a cull for a siieoial meet ing at Coluuibus, O., August 11 for thoadop. tlon of measures for the enforcement of tha iresent scale agreement, w bleu hus been vlo uted. What threatens to be a lively beer war Is now showing up at Knnsas City. A brewers oombine Iu that place has held tho prices up, but ft Chicago llrm threuteus to Idvude the Held and sell beer at 5 per barrel. This brings tbo Kansas City people uut with the anuouueemeut that If forced they will sell it at 14 per barrel or lower. Mayor McKisson that tne u.: 'jiuus disarmed and if this Is refusal th would urm themselves aud compel uuloulsts to give up tuolr wenpctii, if necessary. Shortly before noon Director ! T bott ordered another company of the brown works, making live .. all. i he director said he had r-r, vate information which satisfied bi: condition of uffairs was farmor appeared on the surface. A crowd of union men gath-rf! corner of Hamilton nud beld- u : when ordered to disperse refute! t I.leut. Thomas aud a squad f ed on tho crowd aud took I hi several of their number. They i to the Second precinct uud chun: luting a sidewalk ordiunnae. A followed the putrol wngn t.'.r street. and more arrest were tlir-v Iione were mude. The strike at the brown work declared off last week on the t agreement reached before the l: of Arbitration, but ou Saturlny agalu was declared iu effect. was taken, tho men claimed, b' company bad not lived up to it" but bad engaged new men, in-t-'Hl the strikers tbo preference, )li:.' said this wa a mistake; thut th had no Intention of reuudiiituu,' ment but that the new men wtwlul to work had been engaged befnrsti' ment with the strikers was r'W company did not propose vlolut.-l these men. Visited By White Caps. At Modusto, a small town ucrtb InifliMi Tn.1 U:imtuv filirllt tllirtV W called at the residence of Mrs. V"- man and demanded admission, wbi fused. Tho leader forced the duor Mrs. Cbrlsman was taken from robed only In her night clothe, at by ner wrists to the limb of a ir-. ouived a terrible heating with content with their work, the g all of ber household good un l them Iu tho highway and tln-u i!r deuce. No reason is iMveu for : other tbuu an unfounded ruiior her churocter. The woman I- In 1 condition. Three Tears For Morelisi Muj. William C. Mon land, l n nev of Pittsburg. I uow convl't the Westeru penitentiary. Hi 'l! Iu office. W. H. House, Is In th- tody, They received their senb-s'' mil court W edlieudilv forclliicll. was ordered to pay a fine of undergo three years' Imprison" penitentiary. House wa sdit 1 1,000 Hue aud be imprisoueil tj three month. Theae are the of Accnnilnir to auditor' reiiort ir 54i9 6i Interest on city funds, "! office left Dumud thein a suohimt 628 tO. Silver Mine Foanl What is believed to be the cl' silver mine, nus been discover'. Stone creek, 33 miles south of Ki H Iu Hock Castle county, 'ilieon-. ,iii, M,.t a,,,. .ltd ut ar, sM several feet below tho top le'lK'1 'J .iriiclhtwd mill other IraitileineUt ' to the belief that tho mine has Iu past years. Old resident v tallies with the description "'" ' chart exactly Queer Disease of Cat A disease has broken out ' about Susquehanna, Pa., whlcb .....,. .,ml,illu ,llu,r,,.w,,.l lu!- tlrely differ from all diseases tW 1 toforo attacked cattle. Th VSJ ,1 II... ,l.u II.. -n.l IllP! UIISHUHN m n,w iUHliil lJ bavlnu been attacked. Sevrsl i rflut l this Mi-tTxn frnin thS '"T tute board of uoaltn has been t A
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