THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
lfon la tar Interaattnnnl teHSe
for Svntrmtmr U ItHll laanr
tfce ri'niTiimkfr.
the ursm tkxx.
Gh-aciia
II. Then Uuac vwki" in that lM.i
nnd received hi l v. .-r SD huitind
fold; and the lam) blessed h'.m.
1J. And the cian Waxafi Ti At, aril ". '
forward anil grew -ueiU h. DC rami ti?i
(real :
14. For he hiul pgaaesslon of flock, and j
possesion Df lierds, in (teat store el 1
servants; and the Philistines cr.vl. ti him.
15. For all the wells .which his faih. r'
servants had 1lKgsd in the days of Afem- i
ham his falher. the Philistines had llotUMll I
them, and flll.vl thim with earth.
16. And AblnifUieh shW untn Isuae tan
from us; for thou arrmuich miithlier ttmr.
we.
17. And IsaaedapartM ti(ncar.d pitched
his tent In toe asaltfy of (lerar, and dwell
there.
IS. And Isaac
KKe'i rain the wills , f
y hnd. illKKed In the tint's
water, wnirn tliey had. digged In the flu
nf Abraham his father; for the l'hi!lstljn
naa Hopped tfccm after the death of Abra
ham; and he OkOtt th.Hr names aftir On
aames by which his father had called th. m
1. And Isaac s servants digged In the
valley, and found there atsrell of iprtaattai
water.
Me tne asa f.mwof lrrar did strive
With Isaac s herdmen, saving. The water I
Is ours: and he called the name of the well !
Ksek; because they strove with him.
-1. And they illgged another well, anfl
strove for that sJan; asdhbe called the nam.
Of It Sltnah.
. And he removed fnwn thenre. al
..Igged another well; and for that th.v '
f trove not; and he called the name of it
jienonom; and he said. For now tli
Lord
nam maile room for us, ar! w
fruitful In the land.
hsll he
U. And he went ne from thence to Beer
eheba. 24. And the Lord appeared unto hlin the
same night and said. I am thi Qod ol
Abraham thy father; fear not. for I am
with thee and will bless thee and multiply
thy seed for my servant Abraham's sak.
tf. 'And he budded an altar tlure and
caiiea upon tne name of the Lord
pitched his lent there; aod there I
, 11 nd
wane's
servants digged a well.
QObDSM TEXTBleaaa nre the
pcRreninkcra. for (her ahull I ailed
the eh II lire 11 of UU Matt, fllft.
.KOTES AND COMMENTS
Den t:i nf .Sarah.--The account of
SoraW death finds its interest for us '
in th onnected siory of Abraham's ,
purchase ol the mve of Maehpelah. I
The procedure was characteristically
Oriental. The owner would have fell
.aggrieve had Abraham taken him at
his word when ho offered him the cave
.as a gift. This burial place was the
mly groind Abraham himself ever
.owned in Canaan.
Isaac's "Marriapc. tjliczer ,(13:8) is
1fiernIIy supposed to he the servant
referred tt in this account, hut . that is
inn, oertain, as his name is not men- i
'He servant in art;-case
was Abraham's stewanfl and of -course
(.... ...1 1. MM
rreeiiy trusted. Abraham believed
that Isaac IfhoilTd marry one more In
sympathy with the spiritual wov.shin
he practiced than any Canaatfrthw
woman would be.
Abraham's BuriaL Thw mnwii .rP
with "K e t u r a h -1 con r re drriba bly afi.e
UTt'' death. The mention of tt mid
of the desoenHants of Ishmael is fcr I
IT po"" ,tn ng the relation-
ship between -the Hebrews nl their !
ircijfunwo. isnmaers attenaance at
Abrahsnl's burial indicates eretr
harmony between Ishmael amri Isaac
Jnan mlglit be .expected. Perhaps
Abraham 'had restored frieraliy rela
rrions after 'Sarah's death.
The Covenant Witth Isaac.-TSvc Th'
me manuaetaiions came to the -oat-ri-
wrvns generally at 171 s crises of their
Vn.es. This wvelatiem to Isaac en me
when famine threatened him. His sin
ful .deceit regarding Kvbekah was im
ilar to Abraham's. Tliey steadfastly
eiertshed hope for the1- descendants,
but sometimes failed t keep their
trust In God's jw-otectLm of the
M'lve. Isaac the Peacesaakcr. There is no
Mention of Abraham's t il linir the
tfrotiDd, and probaWy he had done very
little of K, if at all. Isaac's successful
venture 5 noteworthy on that ac-
count, as Well as for U& im-renc rf
his possessions to the point where the !
1 mnstlnes became envious of him.
The eonditions of Hfe' 5n Palestine
1 . . . '
mane welts very important. Abraham
had been diligent in opening then, but I
the Philistines, apparently not wish
ing to make H easy for him to live
nmong them, had filled them after his
departure. These wells Isaac now dug
iffsin. The wells over which the Phil,
istines strove with Isaac were at va
rious points in southern Judah, Beer
sheba being no doubt the most easter
ly place mentioned In this section. The
Philistines treatment of Isaac was un
just in so far as they took advantage
M his labor, but their claim to the
June was probably fair. In any case.
Isaac eould not well resist them, since
t heir force was much greater than his.
iffluc, however, was moved probably
not only by thoughts of benefit to
j mseif, but also by gratitude for the
kindness he had received from the
"nlistine king. The revelation nf Cod
to Isaac after the trouble over the
Wells was a sanction of his conduct,
nnd a new assurance that he had in
"Tlted the nrnmlui nnJ. A l,
"m- In this conflict between the j
r - .i.u.iL jtui 11-
" i jBnuc anu me 1'nilistines
nd his precious yielding (Matt. 5:39)
begin to see the working out of
WW prophecy in Gen. 15:13-16. The
Wickedness of the heathen nations
as not yet full. The time to possess
'he promised land hy force was not
yet ripe. Isaac, though knowing that
e land was his by promise, yielded,
willing, to abide God's time and Cod's
J. What a lesson for the Christian
l to-flay.
tprv.inta aI t m trn .
I'lthy 8a-lne-s.
Sound doctrine d OPS not denend on
he volume of sound.
Prejudice masnuerades as nrinoinln
hat it may slay it.
You will draw the world as vour
aeeds draw the picture of Christ.
It Is not wise to consume all mud
Unnit
se some contains diamonds.
The success of your ministry does !
W depend on the strength of your '
"laery,
When fifi1 at tS 11 tat rnai itaa. (w WAiit
celtia 4a llntft VAI1 4t "ml 4Va sMy.mw,
mmvrm mora.
POINTS ON PLOWING.
Vllllus the Soil to i-.i- 6 ft I Ail
Tnutnuw In an rl I ndrrtlimil
by Vcrj Few l-'nrmivN.
Aifarnier should be (uit-- u me
! (thank in his nature 1 succeed in
tilling the soil in the greatest advan
I lege. So many far aoacations are
more or less mechanic!! in their na
I'ture that the man without a. mechan
I ii'itl turn ll sure tu do runny things
'if f mm , . I TU 1 . ; .. .......: ll.. a
j,, (B,. matter of plaarbur. Thousand
1 . .
t 01 iiwir-s are pioweu earn season, the
i best results of which are not expe
! rietiead simply U'cnuse the furrows
I were not turned properly. Take Pig.
1, fnr instance. Much flawing is to
be seen
( f urrows
where, as in t li i k ease, the
are staudlng on edge, little
i inclines' beyond the
popendioular.
snvrsamxcM in Fi iutowt
IsiShis potttton the upper part. of the
soh will not .decay, but will keeji on
gnuvinff, seiulinp up shoots between
the furrows, to the annoyance -of the
cultivator. With furrows
set like
confrtnut
those in Fig. 1, there is a
falling back Into the furrow after r. he
plow has passed, which makes x-
ceedingly bnfl v. ork.
Tlie furrows in Figs. 2 tend S are
well turned one the sod will be en
tirely .covered when the harrow ha-s
pnssed over the land. Fig. J shows
how aSiAllower iilnwini- nermiiM 41
sum imniri inmini f tTi juwi
But shallow plowing of sod ie not
generally destrahle, especially irf
witch crra-as is In Ie.
A good deal depends upon the films,
as well as -upon the plowman, if a
furrow is to le w
ell turned. It tehee
skill to fashion a mold board that
will do the best kind of work, and,
unfortunate it is, many plows have
not had skill expended upon them.
fton't hnv a rvlow urHil von kanw
from the work of the name make of
plows that the "share' will turn the
furrow neatly and deftly, and that,
too, without the necessity of a con
stant "coaxing on the part of the
one holding the handles. 1'mler
jfood average conditions, a first-class
plow will almost run itself, relieving
the workman of much hard labor.
Vfr. 4 shows a common erd poor
result of usintf haste in plowing- "old
'ground. thnt is, ground that was
plnnted the season before. In his
haste to get over the pround rnpldly
tli nlnwinun often triea in Mm Inn
wide a furrow, wit ft result that a
portkm of rite soil In each furrow is
not moved at all. This Is shown in
the dotted portion. This cannot well
happen in plowing sod, since the
whole furrow is held together by the
grass roots, and must all rise to
gether. But in old land the earth is
crumbly and rolls up over a pitrt
thnt is not moved at all. As the ob
ject of plowing old land Is to lighten
the soil and expose it to the action
of the nir, there is no small loss In
curred by stlrris-r for too wide a fur
row. N. V. Tribune.
Malflna a" Aaparaifna Red.
To prepare a bed for asparagus,
take the warmest, mellowest land you
have, ypade it deep in September and
work in lots of horse manure. Also
use salt freely, say, half a bnshel to
a square rod. You can raise the
young plants from seed, or get roots
from a gardener or some neighbor.
Set out early In spring ufter a deep
and thorough spading. Keep clean
nnd let grow two years if plants are
little, so as to get strong roots. Then
in the spring of the third year you
11 lilt , un nv K Hvm i uuia, i urn
can begin to cut for your table. Use
a sharp knife and cut slanting. After
the middle of June let grow. Corer
well with coarse horse manure in
winter, and loosen between roots
with a fork early in the spring. Kiln
Af. Hess, in Agricultural Epltomist.
Ilea Spoil the Dnekllnas.
They will stand almost anything, hut
they cannot endure too much heat.
' One of the most Common troubles is
thnt the ducklings get weak-legged
J and almost invnriably the poultry pa
pers say that it is too rich feeding that
i dthes it. The minute you begin to over
I heat them the legs grow soft nnd large
so they cannot stand up and the bill
! grows so soft thnt they cannot pick up
I food. It really comes from too much
I heat. They are particularly suscepti
ble to the heat of the sun. It is nl-
most invariably a fart that if von let
them get thirsty nnd then give them
water and let them go into the sun
they will have convulsions and most of
them will die. O. II. Pollard, in Fain
nd Home.
urn m
TREATING SANDY SOU,.
1I .,, m-u,. 1. aU.bir for tine.
Uafl ramssss m v, i ,,,,,,,,,,.,.
irif Bsaall nays ass.
' somewhat sandy chanro
ter, although txceih-ut for fjiirJen
purposes on account ol ararmthi ivs;
of manipulation :M..I quickness re-
poiMliiig 1.1 fertiliaer applicaliaaa,
ha the one great fault of sUawin
moiataUKB, and plant funds with it, to
escape to the lower strata by leach
ing SUUch faster .Uiau is often desir
able. This fault is most apparent
wheu the Koil ti.uis not oontaia much
decaying vegetable matter (oarbon),
aui aenca may be remedied bv abun
dant applications of barnyard m
nura This course is naturally an es
pensive one, ami a good dressing of
clay can often br made more effect
ive in correcting the deficit ncles of
sandy soils and ut the same time to
add the element of potash, which is
oftem deficient In such soils. The
clay can be pirl on tin- land during
the fall and Winter, at any time when
niixs: convenient, and the frost will
ad on and pulverize
gatflener stated that
tell to a yard, bj tin
crops, where fhw clny
it.
he :rs
market
tide to
looks of
wiff. put.
his 1
ami
tne ground thsrl nas hwfl several
dressings alwaya grows better straw
berries and Tegetables than thai
which has bad no cla,l applied. Laud
HiUr. treated holds moisture better,
the clay taking it from the dew and
ra'iT.. nnd retailing it much better,
tlurs aibsorblng more jiiiees of the
man, ire used tbirn the undressed land.
Fot mixing with light loams clay is
usadlly of great value, nnd so it is
naelA in the same way with manure
or h-af mold for growing rations, etc.,
whWh like stiff soils, bui in either
cast- it should W such as hus become
anteliorated by exposure to the
weather. Some rgnrdeners have too
stiff and unwnrh.ihle kind of clay,
and need the lighter material, hut
the eemedy in ttuir ease 'lies the
other 'way. ltoail eoranimrs. leaf rak-
1 inpe and rubbish heap ingredients
propeTly and continuously employed
wifl soon effect Ja itnprovcincnt.
AricsJitural Kpitonikst.
THE NEW PEA PIST.
IerfMv Imrrt IVhldh At
reao Infllcteil Btsr I.onnnain
ftnlile bwniin,
The iw pest, the ateatcucttue pea
aphl, hft.T in the last two yean in
flicted enormous losses in vitrions re
gione where pens are ajrown for can
neries, at' Maryland, Bellaware, New
Jersey, Nexw York and Connecticut.
Mlchignn end Visconski also sre
suffered from it. Smue of the
scieutists drtim thnt It ,m natnrilly
mere an staeauy of clow thun t
THIS DESTRUCTIVE PEA LOUSE
peas. Au encouraging feature noted
in Canada is that wherever the aphis
occurred it was attacked by para
sitie enemies, the most vigorous of
these being the small ornnge larvae
of a species of diplosls minute mug
gots which suck the Juice out of
the body of the aphis.
The "brush and cultivator" method
of fighting the pen louse is accepted
as the most generally effective. For
this it is necessary that the peas lie
planted in rows, and whrn the in
sects see noticed the vines sre
brushed bnekward nnd forward with
a good pine switch in front of a cul
tivator drawn by a single horse. In
this manner the plant lice are cov
ered up as soon as they fell to the
ground, and a large proportion of
them are destroyed.
Peas sown late or on poor ground
sustain most damage. The pea aphis
is sttetclied many times enlarged.
ORCHARD AND GARDEN.
The soil for strawberries should he
rich and free from weed seeds.
It is not n had plon to plant n tree
in every neglected corner about the
farm.
Coal tshee dumped around the fruit
trees will act as a mulch and help te
keep insects away.
Do not be afraid to manure pear
trees. You cannot produce large, lus
cious pears on starved trees.
The objection to the plan of mulch
ing continually, year after year, is
that it tends to bring the reots too
near the surface.
In all transplanting care must be
taken to sec that the rools come tn
close contact with the soil. A failure
to do this causes loss.
A well-shaped tree has much to do
with the appearance of the on-hard.
The earlier they are looked nfler the
easier will be the work.
Shrubs that bear flowers early in
the spring should have the wood of
last year's growth pruned before they
start to grow In the spring.
In transplanting plants of every
dnd, whether large or small, care
must be taken to keep the roots
moist or the plants will be iniured.
If any of the trees in the orchard
have grown forked it will be a good
plan to tie the forks .together in such
a way as to afford mutual Support,
Strong soapsuds applied with an
old broom or n whitewash brush
makes one of the best washes for
fruit trees nnd will aid materially in
lestroying lice.
BENZINE TANK EXPLODES.
1 Three Killed ln Philadelphia'a Oil M
I triet Lightning Startrd It.
PhUadelphla, Aur. 2. About 11M
this morning n bentine tank exploded
at the Atlantic Refining company's
plant at Point Breese, where a fire has
been in progress tinea yeeterday after
noon. Three of the Bremen were
Instantly killed and about a
score Injured. Ten tanks of bentine
and petroleum have already been do
stroyed by fire. The loss will proba
bly reach 1500,000. Th" tiro started
yesterday by liu'itning striking one
of the benzine tanks, which Ignited
and spread the Bamea to the oil tanks.
Many fiivini ii were In close prox
imity to the exploding tank and fell
Victims to the hlazlnit oil anil flylns
pieces of Iron, A general call was
telegraphed for ambulances and patrol
wagons and the injured were hurried
to thf hospitals in the lower end of the
city. The fire has not yet been
chedked, nnd It is thought it will not
burn itself out for several days.
SIXTEEN DEAD IN THIS WRECK.
Padticah Steamer, Struck By Squall
Sinks Instantly.
Padticah, Ky., Aug. 10. The steamei
City of Gotconda, plying between this
city and Ellxabethtown, III , was struck
by a squall during a storm about 7
o'clock last nlghl as she was 'll routi
to Paducah. Bhe turned over in ten
fect -jf water six miles above this city,
as she was gnitii; into Crowell'l land
inn. Sixteen persons are reported as.
havt.ig been drowned. The disaster
occurred as supper was served, nnd
many of the 75 pass. ng ra were In tin
cabin. The wind struck the boat with
out warning, and there w as no time f"i
tluisi on tin- inside to escape. Captain
Jesse Ham r and Pilot K. K. Peck Wei
the lust to leave she boat, and swam to
6hor. Captain Bauer, who arrived
here itwo hours eiter the utastruph
said:
"Th- boat was pot t in k ready to land
whi. .the squall Struck her, and sin
listed. Several passengerB, who well:
inaian, jumped aserDoara na were
caught by the boot. The ladies, all
of whtna were In Tne cabin, could not
be reached. The bt.mt settled down In
ten font of water over a reef, and two
of the- Wien who worn In the cabin
HL K. Werten and .V S. tiuatermouse
of Hampton broke through the glass
and Were saved. Three colored deck
handr; saved a woman and child, and
I think she whs the only woman that
escaped.'
ReederOpens Republican Headquarters
Harrlsburg, Aug. 20. - With the Re
publican state conventloui unly a day
og not a single- delegate has reached
Harrlsburg, ami the Indications are
that the attendance will be unusually
small. State Chairman Reeder opened
headquarters yesterday at the Locale!
hotel and is an angina; the prelimin
aries of the gntherLng, with the assist
ance of 8ecri"tarle.s Voorhees and An
drews. Trainmen Present Grievances.
Scranton , Pa., Aug. 20. Sixteen
members of the general grievance com
mittee of the Hrothcrliood of Railroad
Trainmen of the Lackawanna system
are here or bound hither to formulate
and present to General Superintend
ont Clarke a list of grievances com
ing from the various divisions of the
road. They began their sessions to
day, and expect to be here all week.
Cresson Telephone BuysCambrla Lines
Altoona, I'a., Aug. 20. The Cresson
Telephone company has purchased the
stock and franchises of the Northern
Cambria Telephone eompany, operat
ing lines In Cambria county. The
Cresson company has connections with
Johnstown on the west and Altoona ou
the east.
PENNSYLVIANEWS-IN BRIEF.
Charles 11. Snlvelly, the self-confuaMd
poisoner of 60 blnuded dogs In arlalocratle
tirean Rldce, WSJ held under tsMU kali fur
court.
Friends are romlna; to the aid of Mrs.
Clementine Meeklns, the colored wash
erwoman of Chester, who lost Jl.iiO on a
trolley car a few days itato.
Joseph Trono, a brakeniAn on the West
ern Maryland rallrnad, waa . .uM be
tween the couplers of two friilgrtt cura
at Gettysburg und erushed to deaMi.
Between (.. und 7,000 inrtons attended
the Methodist camp matting at Rawlins
ville. It win tha largest crowd evar ui
the grounds.
The Rev. Wellington E. Miller, pastor
of the Holiness Christian Church, Darby,
and Miss Hn i B. llrown, of Mt. Carmel,
were married at the home of the bride.
The Rev. Tllghnian Derr has realgned
as pastor of St. Luke's Reformed Church,
I.ii'k Haven, to accept a call from Salem
Reformed Church, at Uohreritown, Lun-
easter county.
Melvln Drum, nf near nioomsburg, dis
covered an Indian grave. With tha eerpaa
were found a number of arrow heads and
other stone Implements.
Mrs. Charles J. Rallly, of Wllllamsport,
Is bedfnst with a form of blood poisoning.
Her limbs are affected. It I" believed
thnt she was noisoned bv lellvllsh while
) bnthlng at Atlantic City.
It Is believed the sale of the Quaker
City Traction company's plant to the
liehlgh Valley Traction eompany will go
through at the next meeting of the Quak
ertown directors.
Thomas George, of near Greenville, was
sitting on a fence, when ha lust his bal
ance, fell upon a corn knife which lie
held In his hand, nnd died a short time
afterwards from loss of blood.
A lodge of Knights of Columbus, with 50
charter members, was Instituted In Mauoh
Chunk on Sunday afternoon. An excur
sion from Philadelphia, with 700 vlaltlns
membars, arrived at noon.
Xo Poetic I'DaM for Her.
He Darling-, will you place yourself
forever in my keeping?
She 'o; but if you really mean
business I'll cme down stair and let
you in when you can't find the key
hole. Chicago Record-Herald.
Twelve- Pteel Workers at That
Place Obey the. Strike Order.
I
HUMORS Or rvORE to follow
Davis Tells Shaffer That All of the
Men There Can Be Induced To Go
Out Strikers Add 1,8C0 Men To
Their Ranks In Pittsburg.
Chicago, Aug. 20. - A decided sensa
tion was treated last nigst among the
steel workers In the Illinois Steel mills
at South Chicago when 12 of the Amal
gamated men quit work and decided
to joiu the general strike of the steel
Workers. These men heretofore have
steadfastly refused to obey President
Shaffer's order to strike. As soon ns
Vice President Davit, of the Fourth
district, wu informed of the step, he
wired President Shaffer that if he
would come to Chicago at once and
Ball a Joint meeting of the two local
lodges, the remainder of the alio Amal
gamated Association men employed in
the South Chicago mills would be in
duced t.i strike.
PITTSBURG TUBE MEN STRIKE.
Employes of Pennsylvania Works
Went Out Yesterday.
Pittsburg, Aug. 20. -The men of the
Pennsylvania Works of the National
Tube company in this city joined the
Strikers last night, and It Is expected
that the force In the Prankstown
plant will follow them today. About
600 men loft the Pennsylvania Works,
and It Is almost certain that all of the
remaining 600 will join In the move
ment and completely tie the property
tip. There are about fjllt) men in the
Prankstown property, and the total
number of men added to the army of
strikers hy the movement will be
about 1,800. It was understood earlier
yesterday that the National Tube com
pany had announced an advance In
Wages, and It was thought that il
would hold the men. There was nn
Incipient strike at tho Keystone Roll
hug Mills, which Is an independent
property, yesterday. The men obected
to furnishing material to the T'nltil
States Steel Corporation, but the
Amalgamated Association ordered the
imiu to resumo work. This action is
taken ns meaning that all contracts
mafic by Independent mills before the
strike began will be respected.
GAINS OVER STRIKERS.
More Steel Mills Started Yesterday at
Pittsburg and Monesttn.
Pittsburg. Aug. 20. The steel trust
made a series of gains yesterday In
the resTtoratlon of properties crippled
by the strike of the Amalgamated As
sociation and Its sympathl-ers. The
steel mills at Monessen after a long
period of Inactivity were partly put In
motion by strike breakers gathered In
some of thf southern states, two more
mills In the Painter plant were also
started up and another large mill at
the Clark property was also operated
for the first time. There was some dis
order In the streets of Monessen dur
ing the day, but the loeal police never
lost control of the demonstrative
crowds and there wa.t no serious
trouble. The reopening of the Mones
sen mill Is believed to be the first of u
series of aggressive moves on the part
of the steel corporation. Preparations
are known to bo In progress for re
opening the Ktar tin mills in this city
and for Increasing the force at the
Lindsay and McCutrheon mills, and It
Is thought to be only a matter of time
before the strongholds of the strikers
like Now Castle, McKeesport, Wheel
ing, Kellalre and Mlngo Junction will
be Invaded. The Btrlkers deny that any
real progress has been made at cither
Monessen or Painters, and say that
they are not to be frightened by the
burning of a lot of coal and the mere
operation of machinery. They say that
skilled men cannot bo secured outside
of their ranks and that none of their
men aro deserting dosplte claims to
the contrary. The managers of the
Painter mills, which now has four
mills on, claim that part of their two
new crews Is made np of old employes
who have come back to work.
SYMPATHY FOR STEEL STRIKERS
Texas Legislature Extends Moral Aid
and Densunces Trust.
Dallas, Tex., Aug. 17. Tne morning
session yesterday In the Texas house
of representatives at Austin was occu
pied with resolutions extending sym
pathy and moral support to the steel
strikers and denouncing the steel
trust. Delegate McFall made a speech
in favor of the strikers and against
the trust. Tho resolution Is now the
pending business, and will come up In
Hie morning hour from day to day un
til disposed of.
LABOR'S COURSE DISAPPOINTING
Conference At Cleveland To Discuss
Federation's Mild Attitude.
Cleveland, Aug. 17. It Is said on
good authority that a number of prom
inent labor men will meet in this city
this afternoon in conference relative
to more forcible action on labor's
fight against the steel trust. Repre
sentatives from the Federation of La
bor will be present, it Is said, and
President Gompers will be urged to
ask the various unions In alliance with
the Federation of Labor to refuse to
handle In any manner steel corpora
tion products. The mildness of the co
operation of the Federation of Labor
thus far Is said to be disappointing.
Another Victory For Jack O'Drien.
Londoa. Aug. HO.-jack OTIrlen, tl.t
Philadelphia, pugilist
knocked out
"Dido" Plumb of London in the sixth
round of a 16ronnd contest at New
castle last night, winning the 154
pound championship and 6S0.
A WEEK'S NEWS CONDENSED.
Tuesday, August 13.
The Boston American League Clnhv
with a capital ol 1100,000, whs iucor
poratc.l at Trenton.
Efforts aii' being made by twenty
lending hut manfacturers to torm a
trust.
Mayor Ashbrldge of Philadelphia left
that city yesterday to join Mrs. Asb
brldge. who Is reported to bo 111.
Tho National Transportation com
pany, to carry freight over tho Croat
Lakes will be Incorporated with a
capital of $'.'.iO0.oo0.
Wr d'lrsc'ay, August 14.
Dexter (laslor, New Orleans' chloX
of polb e died last night.
A dispatch from Moscow say.-. Count
Tolstoy is going to the Crimea soon.
I'x President Cleveland Is at Huz
tard's Hay mi one of his old-time gun-
ning trip;.
The Grand
Rapids Fire Insurance
company has
Hart l ord Fin
The Aral I
1 1 n purchased by the
Insurance company.
Ie of new Louisiana cot-
ton was Bold
at the cotton e, 1, unco
In New York
sterday for lo 'tUs a
pound
Thursday, August 15.
Fire at Cbaplcy, Pla., destroyed half
the town, causing a loss of $100,000.
The Wabash railroad will purchase)
the Omaha and St. Louis lo;id for
$3,600,000.
li is. said that Lord Kitchener will
return from South Africa the middle
of in xt week.
Commander Wise, who died yester
day, was in charge of the training ship
Enterprise during the Spanish war
Jules Llebon, the famous Ucrllu
opera ptoduccr may come to this
country.
The West Point cadets are at the
Pan-American exposition, where they
will give daily exhibition drills until
Aug. 28.
Friday, Aujust 13..
Edward A. Alii li, ol Indian territory,
has been appointed assistant superin
tendent of the Carlisle Indian School.
The American Protective Associa
tion dosed Its convention at. Atlantic
City by electing officers.
Former Judge John ft. Stoom died
at Stroud sburg yesterday morning.
Colonel ('lease, formerly Insurance
superintendent of Illinois, was arrested
for stealing photographs and records
from the interior department,
Saturday, August 7.
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It Is said that all the Omaha street
railways will consolidate.
The battleship Iowa has arrived at
Kan Francisco.
Twenty-four saloonkeepers were
each held In $300 ball at Atlantic CtAy
for selling liquor on Sunday.
Bishop Bhanahan, of Harrtsborc
and half the priests of his diocese will
enter Overbrook Seminary for a.
week's spiritual retreat.
Colonel Myron T. Herrick, an old
friend of President McKlnley, called
upon the latter yesterday at his Can
ton home,
The Houston nnd Texas Central, a
Southern Pacific property, has at-
sorbed th
western.
Central Texas and North-
Edward V. Sheppard, chief clerk of
the patent office, was dismissed yes
terday for alleged carelessness in hav
ing lost certain moneys sent to the
office by mall.
insurance Superintendent Tat en, ot
Illinois, refused to revoke tho charter
of the Aetna Fire Insurance company
of Hartford. Conn., on tho ground that
It was not within his power. He wae
notified thnt the Aetna was violating
the state's laws.
Monday, August T9.
Queen Alexandra of England left'
Homburg for Copenhagen yesterday.
Qurun Sophia uf Sweden in agalr
seriously 111.
Edmund Audran, the French oom
poBer, is dead. He was born April 11
1842.
A. w. Graham, first vice president
of the Louisville and Nashville rail
road, died yesterday at I'etosky, Mich.
John B, Nickiin, of Chattanooga, was
elected president of the Southern Base
ball League last night.
It is semiofficially announced that
the Kaiser will meet the Czar within a
short time at Carlsruhe.
Tuesday, August 20.
Forty leading mathematicians will
convene at Ithaca, N. Y., today.
The Southern railway announces
Hint its lines are now all open.
Captain Kris M Gabrlelson, former
ly of the United States revenue serv
ice, died yesterday at Bdgerton, Mass.
Receivers were appointed at Haiti
more yesterday for the Parkton Lum
ber company, of Baltimore county, and
the Chesapeake Lumber company.
King Oscar of Norway and Sweden
has accepted President l.ouhct's Invi
tation to witness the close of the
grand manoeuvres of the Fn nch army
at Rhelms.
"BROTHERS IN OPPRESSION,"
That's What Kruger Says of the Irish
People.
London Aug. 19. The Freeman's
Journal of Dublin publishes nn Inter
view between Mr. Kruger and William
Redmond. In Holland, In the course of
which the former president of the
South African Republic, expressing
gratitude for Irish support, said ho
regarded the Irish as "brothers in op
pression." and urged tho Nationalist
members of the British parliament to
continue their "efforts in the cause of
Justice and truth."
New Songs For Church Work.
Warsaw, Ind., Aug. 20. Dr. J. Wil
bur Chapman gave the opening ad
dress at the second day's session of
tho Winona IliUIe conference. Taking
as his suhiect "The SnniT of the T .rvtvl "
he called attention to weakening of
churches and lack of Interest in church
work by church people. As one means
of Increasing interest he advocated
the adoption of new songs.
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