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Cranes Henry Harris Harris. (Carl Pretzel),
rh aT Weekly, died at his
Prot. August Wilhelm Hofmann, the dis-
2 tinguished German chemist, is dead.
Disasters, Accidents and U'atalities.
At Fulda, Minn., Charles Hubner and
John Krier, aged respectively 25 and 7 years
were killed by lightning.
.. | An eastbound Central freight train ran
into a wrecked westbound freight at Church:
ville. W. H. Fones, of Buffalo, the engin-
‘eer of the east bound train was killed in-
stantly. The wreck caught fire from an oil
“ear, and the body of Engineer Fones was
‘burned to a crisp. Twenty-five cars, many
of them loaded with goods, were destroyed.
Alexander Melton was instantly killed by
lightning at Lincoln, Neb., and his wife so
badly injured that she cannot recover. "Mr.
and Mrs, Perkins, occupants of ' the same
house, were knocked down and paralyzed.
Robert Bloodgood, who lived near Mata-
wan, N. J., died from blood-poisoning,
caused by being scratched on the hand by a
cat a week ago. He was aged 85.
A freight train on the Erie railroad struck
a cow near Carrollton, N, Y. The engine
and seven cars were derailed and ditched,
and three train hands seriously cut and
bruised.
The bridge across the: Tennessee river at
Florence, Tenn., fell in, precipitating a
freight train 70 feet into the water. The
fireman was killed and the engineerand two
brakemen fatally hurt.
A man, woman and two children were
overtaken on a trestle bridge across the
Desplaines river, at Elgin, Ill. The train
was running at a 40-mile an hour rate. The
imperiled people lay down outside the rails
and hugged the ties. A car struck the wo-
man and boy, killing the latter. The
woman was swept into the raging stream.
When nearly senseless she was rescued by
Charles 8. Ellison.
At Telluride, Col., David Dingle and Jas.
Lucas, employed on the Sherman mine,
were blown to atoms by attempting to pick
out an unexploded shell of giant powder.
At Watertown, Mass., Willie Reardon
‘and Willie Clohessy, aged about 14 years
each, were playing when Reardon met his
death, the prong of a-pitchfork penetrating
the brain. Clohessy says Reatdon slipped
and fell on the pitchfork, but Reardon be-
fore dying said: “Willie ‘Clohesty did it.”
A six-year-old boy claims to have seen the
affair, and says that the two Dboys quar-
reled and Clohessy struck Reardon with the
fork.
Capital, Labor and Industrial,
Employes of the Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western railroad have been granted a
5 per cent advance. !
Baltimore carpenters are on strike.
Two hundred plumbers of St. Paul are on
strike.
The general strike of the granite cutters in
the Cape Ann, Mass., quarries took place.
Some 2,000 men are idle. The demand is
for 25 cents an hour and nine hours instead
of 10. The officers say they fear no serious
trouble.
Five hundred guarrymen and stonecutters
employed in the quarries at Stony Creek
and Lestes Island, Conn., wenf eut on a
strike because their demand fot an increase
of 1 cent an hour was not acceded to by the
quarry owners. The men were receiving 22
cents an hour,
‘Work was suspended in all the quarries at
Quincy, Mass. The price list agreed wupotr
May 1, 1890, between the guarrymen and
manufacturers having expired: April 30,
1892, it was voted by the quarrymen to
suspend work a few days, when if no satis-
factory list is agreed on the strike will begin
in earnest.
The journcymen plumbers of Boston bid
fair to be successful in their demand for $4
per day. Over half of them have been
granted it.
Nearly 1,100 quarrymen ‘at Stony Creek,
Conn., have struck for an increase ‘of pay
and a nine-hour day.
A Jock-out of boilermakers is threatened
in Boston, as the manufacturers refuse to
grant a nine-hour day. :
“Scranton’s trades unions, connected with
the American Federation of Labor, went
out on strike, affecting 500 carpenters, stone-
masons and plasterers.
The lo~kout in the Lancashire (England)
potton trade has been settled, both masters
and workingmen having agreed to resume
operations. The total number locked out
has been about 60,030, 40,000 of them opera-
fors under the Manchester Federation, and
20,000 under the masters of the Bolton dis-
4rict. The operators consider the result a
practical victory.
On®thousand granite stone cutters struck
at Barry, Vt.
The strike of Jumber mill hands at Otta-
wa, Ont., to gain permission for them to
quit work at'4». Mm. on Saturdays without
decrease of pay, has been successful.
Nine men who ‘arrived on the steamer
Westerland under contract’ to work on the
farm of Jobn Conchi, San Bentoro, Cal, are
detained at Ellis Island, N. ¥. Two Italians,
sho were hired to work on a Boston rail-
road, are also held. Seven ‘Russians who
came in on the Westerland, ‘under contract
to work in a mine near Kingston, Pa., for
$1 50 a day were detained. Two men ar-
yived on the Teutonic who wereto goto
work in Western Minnesota. They are also.
held.
The carpenters’ strike at Decatur, nj, has
been declared off.
Mortuary.
Theo: L. Woodruff, formerly president ic of
ihe Central Transportation Company, and
the pioneer in the building of sleeping cars,
was struck by a train while attempting to
Company at Gloucester, N. J.; and instantly
killed. ' Mr. Woodrnif was 81 years of age.
"A. 8. Neafie, one of the oldest actors on
‘the American stage, died at bis residence in |
New Yi
He was born in New York i in
cross the fracks of the West Jersey Railroad |
Edwin O'Brien, the “invincible,” is dead
at Dublin. He was released not long ago
from Mt. Joy prison, where he was serving
a sentence for his share in the Irish physi-
cal force movement,
Lamperti, the famous singing master, has
just died in Milan. Among his pupils
were Mme. Albani, Miss Van Zandt and
Campanini. -
Fires :
At Leadville, Col., a fire started in the
rear of the stage at Loeb’s Variety Theater,
and in a few moments the entire stage was
ablaze. The flames spread rapidly, and be-
fore they were brought under control half
of the block on State street was gutted. A
woman and a little child were burned . to
death,and there were many narrow escapes.
The damage is estimated at $40,000, with
about $10,000 insurance.
The entire plant of the Northern Car
Manufacturing Company, in Minneapolis.
Loss on building, machinery and. uncom-
pleted cars, $100,000; insurance about ‘half.
At Minneapolis, L. Kimball's job printing
house. Loss, $13,000; insured.
Financial and Commercial.
The Illinois Steel Company is preparing to
erect another mill in Joilet, Ill, to cost $1,-
500,000, and will employ about 1,000 men.
The Michigan Salt Company has . reduced
the price of salt 10 cents a barrel at all West-
ern agencies. This cut is to meet. New
York and Ohio competition.
Crops. 4
Crops In Northern California look well.
Farther south they are damaged by lack of
rain.
Planting ox cotton has been delayed on
account of incessant rainsin the hill lands
and high watér on the Mississippi.
In his monthly crop report the Secretary
of the Kansas State board of Agriculture
says the conditions are encouraging, not-
withstanding that the weather has been un-
favorable to prosecution of farm work and
the developing of plant life.
The weekly crop bulletin which the Towa
Weather Bureau issued last week shows no
improvements in the crop condition of the
State. The rains during the week have
absolutely prevented all farm work: = The
farmers are still gloomy at the outlook.
Washington News,
The department.of Agriculture has issued
a bulletin on fhe adulteration of food and
per cent. of the entire food product. is adul-
terated, the consequent loss to the consumer
n a financial sense being estimated at $700,-
000,000.
An important bill designed to prevent the
employment on public works of prison or
convict labor, or the products of such labor,
was reported to the house from the labor
committee.
Mr. Scott, of Illinois, introduced in the
House a resolution reciting that, asit is al’
legelthat the National Cordage Company is
the Attorney General inform the House if
would authorize him to proceed against the
alleged trust.
. Political.
Wyoming Republicans will probably send
a woman delegate to the National Conven-
tion—the first time in this’ country where
the sex has been thus honored.
In the municipal election at Spokane,
Wash., the Democrats elected their Mayor
by 300 majority. The remainder of the ticket
is Republican.
The People’s Party Executive Committee,
_of Florida, has called a State Convention at
Ocala June 1, the same day the Democratic
Convention isto be held at Tampa, and
delegates to the former will be chiefly Alli-
ance men,
The Pennsylvania State Executive Com-
mittee of the People’s party met at New
Castle and fixed the State convention for
June 22 at Franklin. A State and electoral
ticket will be elected.
Legislative.
The Connecticut House of Representatives
met at Hartford, after a recess of neirly
three months. A Constitutional amend-
ment was offered substituting ‘‘plurality”’
for “majority,” wherever the latter word
occurs in Article 3 of the Constitution. An
attempt was made to put the bill immedi-
atély upon its passage, but the House refer-
red it to the Committee on Constitutional
Amendments. The Housz, by a vote of 123
to 82, adjourned until September 27.
The Massachusetts House has passed a bill
providing a penalty of $100 for intimidating
laborers, either by employers or employes,
Railroad News.
Two hundred men on the Kentucky Cen-
tral and Louisville and Nashville railroads,
including transfer hands, switchmen, yard-
men, section hands and laborers, have struck
on account of a reduction in wages from
$1 35 to $1 25a day. They predict all the
men along the line will join the strike.
" The section hands on the Wabash between
Chicago and 8t. Louis are ont on a strike.
The men have been receiving $1.25 and now
‘demand a $1.50 a day.
Crime and Penalties.
At Cleveland, O.,Ralph K.Paige the Paines-
ville, O., bank cashier, was sentenced to 10
years in the Ohio penitentiary for forg-
ery.
W.. H. Warren, a banker of Wellington,
Kan., while on his way fo court to stand
trial for embezzlement, was shot by George
Timons, who had lost $2,000 in Warren's
collapsed bank.
Thomas Lawton was hanged in the peni-
tentiary at Carson City, Col,, for the mu:-
der of John Hemming "Auvgust 17, 1891,
during a train robbery.
E. B. Liddell was killed at Pratt Mines,
neds Birmingham, Ala.; while burglarizing
a jewelry store, He was identified as a
bugles from New Orleans.
¢ The Weather.
Wednesday. Over fourinches fell.
‘Navigation is badly retarded and rafting
stopped. :
Topeka, Kan.; was visited by a cloudburst
| on Wodneslay. and about one-third of the
3 The
‘ Missouri Facifie
prestdgnos in Chicago. He was 51 years of
drugs. The report concludes that at least 15 '
operated as a trust to monopolize the trade, -
he has any information on the subject that’
it Ashland, Wis., a blinding snow storm |
washouts, All the
their banks and are doing much damage to
Crops. :
2 SE AR A
Turf News,
The winners at Washington on Thursday
were Eric, St. Mark, My Fellow, Can Can.
and Dalsyrian. At Nashville, Bret Harte,
Borealis, Reaper, Springaway and Maggie
Lebus. At Baltimore, Rhoba won the 245
trot; best time, 2:83, made by Blue: ‘Light.
The 2:27 trot Was won by Linkwoad Maid:
straight heat; best. time, 227% “At Lexing-
ton, Ky., Bettina,3 to 5; Jae Murphy, 6 to 5:
Bob I, 4t0 5; Fay 8., id 5; and Susetge; 10
to 1.
Earthquakes. ‘
Further accounts of the recent earthquake
at Manilla show there was considerable.
' damage done throughout the land. In'some
towns all the churches and colleges were
destroyed,
Two slight. earthquake shocks were felt at
San Remo. France. The shocks caused no
damage or alarm,’
Sanitary,
; Varioloid developed among the steerage
passengers on the Westernland, which ar
rived at New York harbor ~ Tuesday, and
1,338 of her steerage passengers were vacci-
nated.
Personal,
Jay Gould is quite ill, being confined to his
bed in his private car at glbugessine
N. M. ;
Miscellanecons.
: Work on the manufacturers’ ‘building at
World's Fair grounds in Chicago has
n stopped by 100 ironworkers striking
for 35 instead of 30 cents an hour. {
‘The Delaware World's Fair Commission-
«| ers voted unanimously against the opening
of the Fair on Sunday.
Henry Huston, the industrial census agent
who was arrested at Philaaelphia ch
with forgery, perjury and false returns, was
given a final hearing and held in. $1,000 bail
for trial.
A gang of masked men attempted to Bold
up a: Missouri; Kansas and Texas passenger’
train in Texas. They signaled the train, but
the conductor, seeing them masked, “rushed
the train past them inspite of a volley of
hots.
The Democrat, of : Effingham, 11l., was ex-
cluded from the mails by * Postmaster Lacy,
Friday, because it contained a, report of a
Catholic fair in which various prizes were.
awarded by vote.
The actors’ Fund Fair at New York last
week was an immense success, a profit of at
least $150,000 being assured.
The League Record.
The following table shows the grandve of
Pittsburgh 11.8.
Washingt'n9 9 .5
Cincinnati. 10 10 300:
BEYOND OUR BORDERS,
One of the Shanghai chiefs who, took a.
Sien. - He was found guiléy'and was ordered:
to be executed in a most’ horrible ‘manner.
The sentence was that he be sldfvly sliced
to death, and the awful punishment was
inflicted in a pitiless manner. .
Famine exists on the northern. coast of
New Foundland.
The body of Mrs, Hunt was found dn ved
at Romndéy, Kent: colinty, England, with
her throat cut from ear to ear. “Her hos
band has been arrested on suspicion’ of
murdering her,’ Two ‘bloody knives were
found under the bed.
The race forthe 2009 guineas stake at’
New Market, England, was won by Buéna
Vista, 8t. Angelus second, Curic third. =
The Island City paint and oil works, Mon-
treal, Canada, with. a large and valuable
stock, valued at $125, 000, burned.
Inan unaccountable attack of tronzy,
Mme. Thircon myrdered ‘one ‘of ‘her two:
children and fatally injuring the other. at
Saint Quen-Sur-Seine, France. :
The great rail way station at Dover, Rog |
land, ‘was burned almost to the ground. No
lives were lost. 7
Big snow storms’
Austria.
Thirty thousand workmen at Lodz, a
town of Poland, went on a strike on May,
Day, and are still out. During the week
they engaged in much rioting, and made: a
number of attacks on the Hebrews of. the
place. The Governor was fitially ‘compelled
to invoke the aid of the military,
The roof of a rubber factory in Manches-
tor, England, fell in Friday upona number
of employes. Many of ‘the injured were
taken out and removed to hospitals, aud
some of them “will die. :
have been raging in
STORMS * “AND ; EARTHQUAKE.
Lancaster County, Pa.,: Shaken, Man
and Horse Killed and Houses
Destvoyed. .
clone struck this Hace carrying off the roofs’
of the Central hotel and , the Picking resi-
dence, next door.
PrirapernpHIA.—At Norwood, Pa., a bolt
of lightning struck Julius. Kupprion, who
killing him and his horse instantly. A
At Kennetsquare several carriages were
blown over in the street by the force of the
wind, their occupants narrowly escaping
injury.
Laxcasrer, Pa.—A shock believed to be
that of an earthquake was felt in Terre
Hill ahd othet Sections of ‘northern Landa§-
ing. Theground swayed and : houses were
shaken. The disturbance lasted but a few
seconds.
Two Murderers Hanged. -
Lrrrie Rock, Ark., May 7.—L. D. Slaught-
er and Thomas Bailey were hanged at noon
yesterday. Both executions took place ab.
The men were negroes. Slaughter murder-
ed his mistress in a fit of jealous rage in
June, 1801. Bailey shot and killed a ped-.
dler from Jacksopville, 11l., afterwards rob-
ing the Body.
nczongaxs Louson conn.
braska and Northwestern Kansas are out of 5
prominent part in the Choying rebellion, 4
was recently captured and brought to Tien -
GrrryssurG; PA, May 7.— Yesterday a ny
was driving along the road to his home,
ter county about 4:30 gielock Friday morn- |
the same time and ox’ the same gallows,
HAmivoRp, Cox. The ® Republican. State
sonvention elected delegates-at-large to the
Minneapolis convention. Harrison’s ad-
| ministration was indorsed; but delegates .
were not instructed.
MiLwaURee, Wis,—When the Democratic
State convention met here at noon to-day,
the name of Cleveland was in every mouth.
The platform. contains a a strong tariff plank;
opposes the unlimited Coinage of silver dol-
lars of less commerci L value than gold dol:
lars, and directs the gates at
ote as a unit, and
means to segure thé n \ominati : eves
land 'Sepator Vil neral H.
Knight apd’ were { ele:
‘zates-ait-Large | othe ional
MuskEGcoN, Mica.—Eight adi dele.
fates were assembled in Muskegon’s mew
igwam when Chairman Daniel J.
allied the Democratic
order. ! A monster crayon of Grover. Cleve
land was suspended=over the center of the
latform. The Ihention of the ex-Presi-
ent’s name brought fo fepeated cheers:
from the d Del
at-Large ' were elected: he platform ine
he) tariff reform; condemns the McKin-
I bill; sonjnends the efforts of the present
ouse ‘of Representatives to Ci 1 The
from the tariff: iniquities; de
National admin an and instru
delegates to the National convention for
Cleveland. iy
NASHVILLE, TERN.—' @ ‘Republican can State
convention met here _— about 700 dele-
gates i in attendance. Delegates from the
State at la 0, phe national convention
were electe hey are instructed to vote
for the a of President Harrison.
Srockrox, CAr,—The Republican State
‘convention which met here and elected
delegates-at-large, uninstructed. The
[form indorses Harrison, and panic ly
‘compliments Blaine.
GRAND Fors, N. D.—The State Repub.
lican convention convened here. ' Thé'con-
vention delegates go to Minncapblis unin-
structed. ‘A platform was adopted indorsing |
Harrison’s administration and opposing
free coinage under present conditions
FREDERICK, Mp.—The Maryland’ Repub-
lican State Convention met here and elected
.Delegates-at-Large fo the Minneapolis gon-
vention and instructed for Harrison.
“I platform demands a dollar worth a hubdrg.
“cents and approves the McKinley bill.
: iE Masxiarn Demontatio, State Com- |
tee yesterday fix: e State convention
for June 8, at Baltimore.
CHEYRINE, ‘Wyo.—The Republicans elect-
ed delegates to the Minn lis convention.
‘They are uninstructed. platform 'in-
orses the RR iaitration commends
Blaine’s reciprocity plans and the Mi
bill. It suggests wiselegislation on silver.
There ‘were several 1 delegates in
convention, and among the alternates elect-
ed to Minneapolis were two lady delegates.
BIRMINGHAM, AL —The residents of fhe
; CElem
State onventonte p
Rs and pmaption of the lo ese : reform
- thition State
tes to the “National.
Convention, Sehr
Lrrrie Rock, ARK The Sai Prohibi-
platform was
Notions: Probibi-
recommending equal
8 without regard to race, sex or color.
The convention Ee haated a State ticket and
elected delegates to a national convention.
PocarteLLE, Inano.—The Republi lican State
Convention elected six delegates’ to the Min-
heapolis Convention. The ues loth are in-’
to use their utmost endeavors to
gocnre a i i in the i Be an Jao
inequivoca lodging the par e free
Sn imitéd pin of go The dele-
i e ‘also instructed to vote for: vo
) fox President or Vice President who
ot in fave ar of such: free and unlimited
°d ROANOKE. Nahe ‘Republican \Siate |
GF ohoxs met here and named delegates
to Minneapolis, General Mahone being one
of them, They go uninstruc
_ Tue Republican ‘convention of Tdaho met
Thursday and elected delegates to the Min-
neapolis convention. Fresident: Harrison
was not referred to in the platform, but a
strong Blaine platform was adopted.
Tae Young Democracy of Maryland, ata
big mass meeting in. Ford's opera ‘honse,
Baltimore, adopted resolutions demanding
that no delegate be chosen to the national
convention who shall not have given
indubitable pledge that he favors tariff
Smand the nomihgfien of Grover Cleve:
idl
tion convention met ere.
tion, platform an
2e]
.
THE CHINESE EXCLUSION BILL
Important Points "Covered by the New
i Law, Which is Rather Severe on
: * the Uelestials.
Tar famous conferemce report on the
: Chinese Bill, which has’ been passed by the
ate and House i is practically a re-enact-
t, for ten years, of the existing law,
with the following | additional provisions:
‘No Chinese person is to be released on bail
pending action on a writ of of habeas cor-
| pus, ~All Chinese laborers. now in the
United States are to be compelled to obtain
| registration certificates, and ‘all persons
other than laborers may apply for such cer-
tificate, for which ho chargeis to be made.
This feature of the law isto be carried ont
under the Internal Revenue Bureau of ‘the
Treasury department. Forging certificates
will be punishable by imprisonment for
tempt to come into the country unlawfully |
imprisoned one year and then re-
A a ‘This latter provision is
"much stronger than that on: the same sub-
ject in the bill as it passed the Senate. The
‘Senate bill provided for imprisonment for
six: months on the second attempt to come
‘| ‘into this country, after which the prisoners
$0 rese 0 : 5 5
led TD that hey at Ronorable
means to secure the oaction of, en to our:
Nation! Tegidl ire — unecil oe stand
edged to work for the Bell an of ‘suc
Lvs Finally, brethern, remember that de-
onl to our principles can only be empha-
sized, and our influence made LL La
Yoine fo for our demand’ ‘at at the “batiot ‘bo
pend gr. eeting to the brot! in the
Nort and the great Northwest, and assure
them thatour hearts beat in’ nnison with
them in their efforts for industrial freedom;
and we wil} stand by them in all laudable
orts to redeem Soustry from the
clutches of organized
11 stand with them at the ballot, box
the enforcement of our deman
Tre Maine State Convention of the Peo-
ple's party met at Gardinier, The platform of
the Industrial Conference at ‘was
-Jiidomsed, -About 100 as were pres- |
i Sounties in South Carolina held Dem-
ooratiss Fenton Tu sday to send dele:
Cogn. A few counties instruc
For Fail Hill, es large majority sent unin-
Btructed delegates,
SPRINGFIELD, Tor at the ‘Republidan
State gonvention Senator Shelb ul
-
T Cannon,
Jom, 1 ad i pry 2 Joseph
0 James,
ied Ric B. Sw A Samah |
i J!
Ey ded latform
indorses the hin Tne residen t
Harrison. Governor Joseph W. Fifer was
renominated.
HUTCHINSON, Ka ~The Republican State
Convention met here and elected Dele
stlar to Minneapolis: at JTesohiiions,
expressed Sot: 08s. the
State ps party of Senator Presan 2
Plumb; demanded an OE THIORE To the
Interstate Commerce law to hibit dis-
crimination in freight rates; more
stringent legislation against iY rs of
eranoce tc
pauper foreigners; reaffirmed a
he platform of 1 1888 in favor of protection
and urged the passage of sueh laws as will
1 increase the coinage of silver as soon as, it
can be done without injury to the! business
interests of the country. No insfructions
were given the delegation to the National
convention, but Harrison's administration
was indorsed.
Dover, DEL. —The Re ablican State con:
vention here elected as:delegates to the Min
Neapous convention Benator E Aninauy, re i
gin S, mew a 5 json. Oe obTge
n orge ars ey go
aoisreted
Sr. Paur, Dn is Republican Siete
Convention met and selected del exates
‘Minmeapolis.' They are uninstrueted.
Proyipexck, R, I.—The Republican State
Convention met here. The names of Presi-
dent Harrison and Secretary Blaine were
pplanded. The oe Boo ere elected
delegates. larg e: @. ker; Samuel
Colt, Wm; Chegory and Frank G. Harris,
The delegates go uninstructed.i
-. MARTINSBURG, W. Va.—At the Republican
‘State Convention here the following were:
chosen delegates to Mi eapolis; C.. Bur-
dette HH Har ‘of Whee linge Davis, Graf-
ton; Co D. Howitt, anawha, and J, A,
ison. Dr The resolution
adopted he Mokiniey pi the administra
tion and'the inley bill. ‘The unseating
of Govefnor Goff in 1888 was denounced.
The delegation was uninstructed.
Es Wis. The Re ublican Bate
ere 341k ationg. ele-
2 tor Sarees President Har
ot ion. © 8
MoNTRELIER, Vr.—The: Demporatie State:
Convention'met Her here. Reférence to Cleve-
land in Chaipman aga iking remarks evoked
uproarious a 1
for the 2p n-
vestigate the charges packing the conven-
_ tion of 1 doc some ites discussion.
but it was nally carried
was noming
Dearborne for a
Cochran Treasurer, os a “ion
d Elisha May Audi ht
Large are Dr.J. Hanrah
Henry Jackson and Colonel
Geon M.
r Alex.
m. Reslgions were passed in-
i
ital, and toe wel’
for, |
be remanded. . ’
various Stdte Farm nees _ligrefio be. nged.
General Executive Gomnittes fo nt R,— ati hibig 6: coming
session here for two days 1 f Ohi intothe United States’
of throwing the Alliance with the Third | Was laid before the president Thursday and
ty came up the move was ‘defeated by 91 |:he bidd a conference ith the ‘the Agony ay-gener-
Ey compromise to the defeated alin regard to it. The la
Third party advocates a long address was ully and info di the President
issued to the Brotherhood: o: the Nason] that it’ Was a very grave uestion whether all
i Phrmge Hignee iuka 4 Ind 1 Union, |. SHEE in Jesuistive on not
hick ad as fo! go There- | | In orders afore, to ayoid
iy dthis’ order; gs uch, or any of its mp ons that S|
branches, has no Mgnt fo take any partisan, nt fhe’ president affixed
litical or sectarian religious action. the bill and it is now.the law of
jotiality of the Act.
PravereAIs, May 3.—The Supreme
‘ constitutionality
‘exe oe act Joes Se
us a'm mber oO
per cen of the entire
vision referred to is Sg lation
g roca one gan fo to he
EE od
sed_by the
‘right to LD edn flowin essarily fr
the Heht ‘vote can on 7 be ssercised b oh
nom De I aot ne ie ree] OA
TONS C8 i x
FERS hy Sana | |
sumed to be ol-
tows if an oft Pe ltos is t used nomi-
nations me er ‘egulated in some way, oth-
erwise t BE bess be impracticable
and the ficial ballot become the size of a
‘blanket. Whi fa Bain g it, the
a te sift of, of Srey citi citis
Zenito we fo an!
fis not official Soaliot ey ao ape
ina be WE does net impose any
‘unnecessary inconvenience to the voter.
': Judge Paxon referred to the contention
‘that sufficient time was not allowed for. 'the
writing names of candidates on the ballot
and said that the actual, enforcement. of the
act wotlld test fhisas well as many other
matters. It was at least probable that when
tested by experience the act would be found
$0 contain many features that will need
revision and amendment. oh ‘
el es
- ADDING TO POSTAL FACILITIES.
The House Commities: Agrees to Frac-
tional Noaigs. Free Mail Experiment. :
* WasnrxeroX, May 7.—The House Com-
mittee on Postoffices and Postroads-has au-
“thorized Chairman Henderson to report the
postal fractional note bill which authorizes
the Postmaster General to issue fractional
notes for 81 and fractions thereof, to be fur-
nished to postmasters and sold at face values,
payable to bearer at any postoffice in the
from issue, after. which the note is .to be
| canceleds
mentioned the holder may obtain the
amount of the note by forwarding it to the
‘Postmaster General for payment, The post]
mastérs are, to be allowed a campehsation:
notes, of one quarter of one per cent. on the |
gross amount.
The committee also. authorized Mr, Patter-
son, ‘of Ohio, to report. a bill appropriating
$100,000 for ap experimental free mail deliv-
ery system in rural districts.
The committee reported favorably a bill
to consolidate third and fourth class mail
ter, postage to be charged at the rate of 1.
‘¢éent for each two ounces, or fraction.
thereof,
I —— GD. “——————
SIXTEEN INCHES OF sNow.
Nebraska Weather not Tropical, buy
Farmers are Still Smiling.
Rusnvirre, Nes, May 9—Snow has fallen .
‘here during the past 38 hours to a depth of
five years.’ ' All Chinese persons who ‘at- |
ack |
United States at any time within six months. |:
It not redeemed within the time |
for issuing and paying ' fractional postal{
“matter; to be Kfown as third class mail mat- |
f16inches. It will be severe on the cattle in}
| Thousands of Adres of’
'. Factories and Villages
KANSAS Cry, Mo.,
9.—The a He
rains which have been pouting down for le
the last few days are having their effect on 8
the Missouri river, and to-night that stream. “To f
is rising very rapidly and istvithin two feet Mo ©
of the danger line and rising at the rate of Ar
an inch an hour. The conditions are simi-
lar to those of 1881, when a most disastrous qf al
flood did s6 much damage in this part of Seas
the country. The wet weather sp log con- RK
tinued has caused the wheattorot in the Ke
ground, and it is reported by the farmers. To's
that the crop will be almost totally ruined. One
Gurarir, 0. T., May 9. ~The heaviest rain.
tall for years has fall has_ fallen hsv for 2% »
hours. andc a cloud-
burst, causin res a 56 To
pt FOW Ing Ma Flas
anomae 7 HON :
5 much aa A
re ao ng :
Tors ih Go : 6 ILany. 1 Ry
are was ;
abandoned. Wear masons thite. An
and many barns were destroyed by wind.
Pror1a, Ini, Ma 9.—The river rose to21 |
feet last evening; t be highest point reached
in nearly half § cen ing. The great marsh.
dyke, 15 miles Tong: gn DE strip of’
bottom jand two miles ay oO
e 30 famil
Cxtaption
Aly.
There are over 500 peo)
tween yore and Pekin.
in the inundated re,
v all rs ot ‘by y deste
earl
te destruction..
plete bank in this. city have: been
BYEY vet flood drouha Alexandria Mo, 4 I
The river fl olin exandiia, Mo. eI
er places Has Submerged thousands: © +"
of acres of whicat land. Lf agotie Y
are hop elessly inundated. As the
fallen Pout 1 inches in 60 hours, the
pects of starting is discouraging,
ti ES
A Woman Won First Prins.
Mixxearomts, May .7,—The college inter-
state oratorical contest was held last mene
at the Liycenm theater, ten “States contest
‘ing. . Miss E. Jean Nelson, of
Ind. captured first prize, $100,
BE. Geyer, of Wesleyan, elles Delantse,
ght Tadacoonti
in :
tine hi
le homeless be-
mare 1 :
reo houses along -the- :
carried 3
all houses:
le. to ‘com-
Greencastle,
and Charles*
0., second...
MARKITS,
PITTSBURG,
THE WHOLESALE PRICES ARE GIVEN BELOW:
esas; FLOUR'AND FEED.
WHEE? Red.%.00. 8 i @s = :
CORN-3o 2 2 ¥eilow ear. is 5 UB
; gle ixed ear... .....00 47 48
ad earivi inulin 44 45
Shelled Mix stamascsess 4 . 45+
OATS—No. 1 White........ 36 SF
No. 2. White: co sass cups 85. 20m
No.8 2 White. rasEnsianme suet APD al 36:
anders AR 83: 4:88
RYE No, 1 Pa & Ohio. ... 84 1 4882
No.2 WeStern .«. sux vavsns 85 iia 88
FLOUR Fancy. winter pat’ ’ 485
Fancy Spring patenita.: 4:85: HAD
Fancy Straight winter..... 4.85: .::6 10»
XXX Bak Bakerad ves seins cere 4.25: «4:80
RyeFlo rsiivana 4.75 + 500
HA “Bled ao. 1 Tim’ y.. 1400 14 50-
. Baled No othy.i.. 12007-1280"
De mathy 12 00... 12 50=
Timothy from CONALIT es 1600 18 00%
STRAW — Wheat... . 6 50
Oa «7.50 8.00"
FEED—No. 1 Wh Md ® T 18 50. 19 00
Brown Middlings:....... 1550 | 16 50=
Bran.....icii.oaiiiaen 1600 0 17000
Chop'seiais sue-cavrssnces 1450 | 18.00%
BUTTER. Elgin 0 i 2 by oz :
n Creame
Fancy Creamery....... a. 2% 25
&ancy country roll....... 23 25+
Choice conntry roll....... 15. 16»
Low e & cookin, $0208 wo fF
CHE¥S i wie rm 2] Tepe MAS,
New York Goshen...:... 12 13-
Wisconsin Swiss bricks. 14 15+
Yisconsit BWGHAT +1: i. 14° 15
Limburper. cnvess sens iva . 12 13
UIT AND EE a
APPLES-Fanes, 8 bbl... (25
‘ Fair to choice, $ bbl.... ‘2.00 250+
NS—Select, 8 bbl. 185 200¢
Pad O Beans, 9 bbl..... 160 1 70+
a D850 ceeenesinn ioe 3 ch
Sg.
allow danvers ® bbl.... 250 276+
Zellox onion, # bbl..... 150 2 00»
nish crate. .... sees 12 1°40»
PRE yh j head... 1: 3 3
Chines from store, ¥ bu 45 5748 0
Irish on track ® bu...... 80 7 Bbw
Kilndri’d Jer'y sweet bbl 325 3 50+
POULTRY KIC.
DRESSED CHICKENS :
Nebare seas iae 14 15-
ida ducks 0. 1H 16-
Dressed turkeys 16 wv 17
LIVE LL an S i
ive chicken A ri 488 90> |
. Live Dncks F 75 9b i N
Jive Geese ® pr. |. 10 115 | . 4nd
ER 1 | hin
a io Tos ves |
FEATHRRS— they
Extra live Geese 3 1. 80 LE gow said
Nol Extra live geese 48 50> Cha
Mixed. copes nhe noe 25 (35 with
s SGCELLANIOS: ¥ | was
TALLOW--Countey, $1... ‘ea 4 | hiss
a aivigs as see ea 5 if
West Med'm clo'er. 775 a4 5 he y
Mammoth Clover........~ 785 8 25 Ro or 1]
Timothy ‘prime. sscs.ues 1.65 fh roe
Timothy shoice. 1 60 ; tsa
Blue grass. . 2 65 2 80= \ i
Orchard grass. 175 «qual
pa 18 1s | gus
at... . PE 3
RAGS—Count 1 liter
HONEY—Whi 16 17 not
Buckwheat. .... 12 15- qual
stan
FLOUR 4.i+5. snsse rinses $3.40@ $4606 Jou:
WHEAT—No. 2 Red 9 91
E—No. 2. 80 81 a |
. 40° 43 5
30 31
11 12:
24 24
PHILADELPHIA,
es 70 85+
AT Faw i No. 2. Red. $4 Hen 94
CORN—No. 2; Mixed. vied ini 45 ‘46
OQATS—No. 2, White. ......, 37... 8%
4 BUTTER—Creamery Extra, 2% 25+
EGGS~—Pa., Firsts... ... uy 13 15-,
YORK. :
FLOUR. Patents. esse iseas BOOS GOON
WHEAT—No, 2 Red........ 9 S
RYE—Western.. i. ........a. 80 82:
CORN—Ungraded Mixed...,. « 45 + B58
OATS—Mixed Western..... 34 186
TTHR—Creamery... sss. 15 22;
EGGS—State and Fenn, even 13 16%
REPORT.
LIV. Lath
EAST LETS PITTEBURG STOCK YARDS.
the sand hills, and will retard farm work,
About three-fourths of the grainis in, and
the first sown is up and looks fine,
ughs, Yasesses
4650 4 80
4.20t0 4 50~
..'860to 375
Tit
Heavy Tough ‘Calves. . 2 bi 3 50°
Fresh cows, per head. 20 00 to 50 00:
Pritne 95 t0 100-1 Sar 2 5 '50to +6 25-
Common 70 075 B sheap.. 450t0 475
Lambe. iii oaingioii 5 50 to 7 00~
Fook, EL A
Philadelphia Homi ...8 bH00to 5 20
Corn Yorkers. .... 500t0 510+
4700 4 80