NGS Over cled. es , Lack- d with 2 near Vallace Albert r, and e run ow it ho was s been 1egaso} ore of , were ot ex- Beesie abou 1ibited r medi 1e an- offers > besi 2 ele most egard- t noi etition under to be More 0 J mep 1e resi- three | Madi- named mney. Marie e larg- estroy- rance rd Qil Ind., hours’ Patter- 1patiy n, wha slate were vanna ga, in death XY nM, ‘Brien named 1 kill: ‘a are in 10 ‘rance. ing in occur- week, ments, United rished, Chica- 8, $60, - re the nd are Henry parade sen’ ed ecdom 3. many 1 the cnast VK S. ement to the ng the United e 4th lic by vith a last, a own of sits of ndivid- surplus Loans )00, real creased ave in Sury at §90,~ 16. 1 Per® y cars ollided njured, Wn. ~~ Ker ary C. o chil- ind the Both ) pas- ne was atic or Paul princi- 0 visit. reson i - a ER Smet. SOME BUSINESS TR 2s, x EN. : COLUMBIAN FAIR NEWS ITEMS | State and a re Ea Victors KEYSTONE STATE CULLLIGS. —_—— Most. National Banks All Right. No of Two Years Ago. -— THE FAIR WAS OPEN SUNDAY. TBE GATES UNLOCKED UNDER A SUSPENSION OF THE CLOSING INJUNCTION BY CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER. The Chicago ‘‘Record” says that Sunday’s attendance at the World's Fair, as officiaily reported, was: Adults, 68,124; children 3,640, total 71.764. Chief Justice Fuller on Saturday granted the suspersedeas asked by the World's Fair management, suspending the operation of the injunction closing the gates. The case will be finally heard Thursiay, when Cir- cuit Judge Allen, of the Southern Illinois district, and Judge Bunn, of Wisconsin, will sit with Chief Justice Fuller upon it. Chief Justice Fuller's action was not made known far enough away from Chicago in time to bring a crowd of countrymen on Sunday, and as a result Sunday’s sight-seers were for the most part Chicagoans. Ths morning was damp and cold, but about 1 o'clock thesun came out warm. dispersing the mist and rendering the atternoon bright and pleasant. Considerable work was done in the Man- ufacturers building, behind the drawn cur- tains of some of the exhibits. The doois of the Japanese pavilion were barred and two uards stood outside. Lverything in the inglish section was shut up, while France had thrown her big gates wide open as usu- al. Everythingin the German section was in its every day appearance, but half of Austria's display was concealed by long white curtains. The free band concerts began at 8 p. m. The program of sacred and popular selec- tions was liberally.applauded. Religious services were held down town in the morn- ing by Mr. Moody, at Tattersall, and at Forepaugh’s circus in the afternoon. Director General Davis has issued an order that hereafter no exhibits will be allowed to enter the grounds, if intended for dis- play. Hesays all permanent exhibits are now in place in all buildings with one or two exceptions, re THE INFANTA AT THE FAIR. THE GREATEST CROWD SINCE THE OPENING OF THE EXPOSITION GREETS THE SPANISH PRINCESS. Princess Eulalie and suite visited the World's Fair on Thursday. Thousands of eople cheered the royal procession en route. t was met at theé?gateway by local and national representatives of the Exposition. As the carriages drove down the midway plaisance a great line of grotesque strange looking people were drawn in line on either side of the thoroughfare. Every village on the street flew the Spanish flag together with its own flag and the stars and stripes. The coming of the royal party was an- nounced by cannon. In the evening the Infanta viewed the special display of fireworks in her honor, When her picture was done in fire the crowd yelled and cheered for the royal guest, and the Infanta appearad at ‘an open window and bowed and waved her handkerchief to the sea of faces below. After the fireworks the Infanta departed, followed by the cheers ofthe greatest crowd that has visited the {air since the grounds were opened. TEMPERANCE CONGRESS MEETS. At the World's temperance congress, which convened in the Lake Front Art pal- ace, many famous workers were present, although the total attendance was less than 500 persons. Archbishop Ireland delivered a powerful address. Dr. Albert G. Lawson of the National Temperance society fol- lowed. THE CARAVELS START FOR CHICAGO. The Columbus Caravels started from New York on their journey up the coast to the St. Lawrence river, and through the lakes to Chicago. The cruiser New York will convey them as far as the St. Lawrence. CARDINAL GIBBONS FOR A SUNDAY FAIR. Cardinal Gibbous hasdeclared in favor of opening the World's Fair on Sunday atter- ternoon. According to the registers found in nearly every State building Western people are coming to the fair in much greater num- bers, as a general thing, than those living in the older Eastern commonwealths. The result of an investigation shows the follow- ing number of people registered at the different State buildings: Montana, 3,000; Nebraska, 2,500; Minnesota, 2,600. Virgina, 2,400; Connecticut, 2,000; Maryland, 550; West Virginia, 1,300, Kansas, 1,000; Maine, 1,200; New Jersey. 1,200, Arkansas, 84; Arszona, 65, New Mexico, 50; Utah, 300; Idaho, 250; Delaware, 300; Rhode Island, 800; New Ham shire, 400; Vermont, 900; Massachusetts, 2400; New York, 2,100, Missouri, 1,850; Louisiana, 1;175; Ohio,3,000; North Dakota, 400; Pennsylvania, 4,0, Michigan, 9, 00. BILLS APPROVED, The Governor Takes Action on a Num. ber of Measures. Twe More Vetoes. At Harrisburg the Governor approved the following bills: Authorizing railroad companies organizea in this State to increase or diminish the par value of the shares of their capital stock; authorizing Courts of Common Pleas to ap- point a competent person to inspect school ouses on complaint of taxable citizens of any school district in which boards of school directors or controllers have failed to provide aid to maintain proper and adequate accommodations for the children who are lawfully entitled to school privi- leges in the district, and prescribing a penal- ty by removing from office for neglect of duty on the part of school directors; Neeb's bill to provide for the appointment of one or more deputy coroners, and defining their powers and duties in the several counties; providing for the acknowledgement and re- cording of plots of lands or lots; prohibiting the erection of toll houses and toll gates in boroughs; providing for the relief of needy Bick, injured, and in case of death, burial of indigent persons whose legal place of settle- ment is unknown: to provide for the con- solidation, government and regulation of boroughs; requiring Boards of schoo! direc- tors and controllers to provide suitable out- houses; to provide for the registration of births and deaths, authorizing and regulat- ing the 198InD, use and otcupancy of cer- tain public places under certain circum- stances for pur oses of common school edu- cation; to prevent entering of trotting or pacing horses out of their classes. The Governor approved ali the items in the General Appropriation bill except a few demanding the payment of claims origina- ted before the year 1893,the Governor main- taining that the bill did not extend beyond 1893 and 1894. Among the items in the General Appro- priation bill approved are these: For payment of salaries of State officers and clerks and employes in the several State departments for 1893 and 1894, $552,- 659 26; Judiciary, $1,185,200; Senate, $134,- 862; House of Representatives, $410,021 90; for the support of the common schools of the State $11,000,000. The Governor has vetoed the bill exempt- ing from the operations of the law allowing a premium for the killing of foxes and minks in Greene county on the ground of unconstitutionality. He also vetoed the bill to repeal the law prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors in Verona borough, Allegheny countv. ees erent Death Invades a Church Proeession. At Luxumbourg, Holland, a shell from s military drill ground exploied in the midst of a procession of Catholics, who were marching to a chapel of the Virgin to pray for rain. Seven persons were killed and 30 others fatally wounded. —ToeRre are two extensive clusters o spots on the sun just now. Each of the spon is more than six times as large as the earth You can see them with an opera glass. Cause For General Alarm, A dispatch from Chicago says:—That the seeming panic that has seized the savings bank depositors is entirely without cause or foundation is proved by the calm that marks the general trend of business, and the absence of all anxiety or flurry in other branches of the banking business. Every bank in Chicago bas on hand cash enough to meet all demands, and has besides, im- mense resources upon which todraw. If the Chicago savings banks, have m de any mistake it is that of being to generous and too prompt in paying depositors on de- mand. The law providing that depositors in savings banks shall give 30, 60 or 90 days’ notice of their intention to withdraw their money was passed to meet precisely such periods of senseless anxiety as the present. The Grant locomotiye works made a vol- untary assign vent Tuesday. The assignees, Messrs, Ackerman & Wilson have taken charge of the extensive plant of the con- pany, but the shep will be closed. On April 30, 1893, the assets of the cor- pany were $1,151,020 and habilities but$410- 950. The cause of the company’s embarrass- ment is that it has inve~ted all of its capital stock in its plant. The company has been injured Ly the strike going on at its works for the past three months.” President Tur- ner said that as soon as the company could realize on its contracts with the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy it would be on its feet again. During the time when the run on the Mlinois Trust and Savings bank was hottest Philio I. Armour sent out some of clerks to bring into his office a hundred or more of the most excited depositors. When his office was crowded with them Mr. Armour made a short speech, telling them the bank was all right and assdring them that they stood in no danger of losing any of their money. “Ifit will make you ponte feel any easier,” he said, '‘Armour Co. will guarantee to each one of you the full amount of his deposit in the Illinois Trust and Savings bank. if there is any person here who is not satisfied with guarantee of Armour & Co., all that person has to do is to speak and I will give him a check for his deposit.” Two women said they would like their money, one of them having over $1,8 0 in the bank. They. were immediately raid in gold and the balance of the depositors went away satistied. CRASHES AT OTHER POINTS. The following is a summary of the finan- cial disasters recorded Tuesday: Maintowoe, Wis.—State Bank of Main- towoc after standing a three weeks’ run. Defiance, O.—Andrew Sauer's Savings Bank; liabilities, $100,000; assets £150 000. Boston.—Potter & Potter, magazine and newspaper publishers; liabilities $100,000. Philadelphia.—Samel E. Prince. marble quarryman; liabilities $100,000; nominal as- setts $250,000. Troy. N. Y.—Neber & Carrenter, private bankers and brokers; liabilities, $235,000; actual assets, $131.000. Three Rivers, Mich.—Bank of Three Riv- ers, capitalization, $10,000; accounts due depositors at last statement, $60,000. Spokane, Wash.—Washington National and Washington Savings Banks; assets in excess of liabiiities. Racine, Wis.—A run is in progress on the Manufacturers’ National Bank. At Madison the First National is being subjected to a heavy run. Two Rivers, Wis.—The Bank of Two Rivers failed. The owner, David Becker, is not in the city, Evanston, Ill. —Charles S. Winslow has been appointed receiver of the Evanston National Bank, Spokane, Wash.—The "Comptroller has directed Bank Examiner E. T. Wilson to take charge of the Citizens’ National Bank and the Washington Nationa: Bank, New Albany, Ind.—The New Albany Banking Company closed its doors owing to the fall ofthe Bedford Bank, Assets claim: ed, $212,000; liabilities, #100,000. Bedford, Ind.—The Belford Bank has suspended after a run. Palouse, Wash.—The First National Bank has suspended, owing to the Bank of Spo- kane's failure. Chicago—Joseph Rathbone & Co., lumber dealers, have assigned. Scheduled assets, ,000. The run on the Banks has ceased. Cleveland, O.—A run is in progress on the St. Clair street branch of the East End Sav- ings Bank Company. No cause except fail ures in other cities. rs NATIONAL BANKS ALL RIGHT, COMPTROLLER ECKLES SAYS NONE ARE AFFRCT- ED BY THE FINANCIAL FLURRY. WasniNuToN.—Comtroller Eckles said in = to a question: *‘So far as present advices go from Chica- go, no National bank has been affected by the financial flurry of yesterday. The" Clearing House Associations stand ready and willing to assist one another and give aid in every manner needed. This fact will do much to give confidence to the people and prevent anything like a run Bpo any Na- tional banks. The saving bank failures of yesterday have not produced any consterna- tion among the depositors of the National banks and wil! not.” The abstract of the condition of the Na- tional banks in Chicago on the date of the last call showed a reserve of 9,5 per cent or 4.45 per cent above the reserve required by law. The total resources are re at $160,- 864,804. The surplus fund was $11,516,700 and undivided profits $2,596,000, There was a lengthy meeting of the Cabi. net on Tuesday to discuss the financial situation. It was concluded that at present nothing can be done by the Administration to relieve the drain upon the gold reserve. The issue of bonds would afford but tempo- rary relief, and the only effectual remedy can be given by Congress. re ‘THE CHICAGO PANIC ABATING. THE RUNS ON THE BANKS STEADILY DECREAS- ING. VARIOUS FAILURES. Cuicaco.— With one exception, the Hiber- nian Savings Bank,the runs inaugnrated on the various saving deposit institutions were not nearly so heavy on Wednesday, he crowds being less than half as large as on Tuesday. . . At the Hibernian the long line of deposi- tors was confronted for the first time by a notice to the effect that a 30 days’ notice will be required on deposits of $100 or less and 60 days on amounts above that figure. BOLD TRAIN ROBBERS, The Crew of the Train Bulldozed by Bulldogs, About $10,000 Supposed to Have Been Stolen. The Mobile and Ohio, New Orleans expres: was held up by a band of six masked men at Forest Lawn, a s rall station about three miles south of East St. Louis at 9 o'clock Thursday evening, Two of the robbers covered the enginee: and fireman with guns and ordered them tc keep the train at a standstill while the other made a rush for the express car and smash- ed in the door with a sledge hammer. They sprang into the car and as the express mes- senger jumped from his seat he was felled by a blow on the head with a hatchet. The others rushed in, and, grabbing everything in sight, sprang from the car and disappear ed in the darkness, The n essenger refuses to give any particu: lars about the amoun# secured, but it is stated to be £10,000. Engineer Lewis was compelled to obey all orders under the direction of several bulldog revolvers, which be reluctantly did. the . "James Black and The Ohio Btate Republican Convention met at Columbtss, on Thursday, renomi- nated the old ticket and adopted a platform by acclamation, heard the issues defined by Governor McKinley, and then adjourned Following is the ticket: Governor— William McKinley. Lieutenant Governor—Col. Andrew Harris State Treasurer— William T. Cope. Attorney General—John K. Richards. Supreme Judge—Joseph P. Bradberry. Member Board Public Works—Frank J. MecCaulloch. Food and Dairy Commissioner—Dr. F. B. McNeil. The convention was harmonious through. out. An eagle was adopted as the party emblem to be placed at the head of the ballots. During the ses<ion the Duke of Veragua entered by side door and was shown to a bex decorated with Spanish flags. He was instantly recognized and heartily cheered by the delegates. The Duke remained for a few moments and watched the proceedings with evident interest. Governor McKinley, after accepting the nomination, reviewed the work of his ad: ministration and the State issues : nd said; *The National Democratic Administra- tion has done nothing thus far, except to create in the minds of business men a deep distrust. ‘The financial situation which for the most part has prevailed since the 4th of March. has not been improved, nor h s the financial stringency been relieved by anv- thing the National administration has said or done. The $100,000,000 of gold reserve of which Mr. Cieveland in his first admin- stration set apart as a sacred fund to redeern the greenbacks and which sum he dedicated to that purpose and no other, has been en- croached upon, Mr. Cieveland’s course has justified the alarm. He put up the danger signal and the country took note of it and was naturally most distrustful and disturb. ed. ~The Democratic victory of 1892 has not been able to bring the better times pron.is- ed. It has not been able to maintain the good times which were enjoyed everywhere in this country on the day of the victory. Business failures have increased, banks have suspended, money is harder to borrow, and borowers are compelled to pay higher interest for their loans than for many, many years. Feverish uncertainty prevails in every financial and business circle, **Notice has gone forth that not only is the tariff to be revised, but that the pension list is to be revised. Waris to be waged upon the pensioners of the country. No honest man will object to a purging of this roll of ail who are unworthy there. Every case must rest u on its own facts. I donot ob: ject to unworthy men being taken from it as such—but I do object to the impression which in some quarters is being made that the pension business is a fraud. No outlay of the Government is more worthjily be- stowed or more widely distributed than the money that goes to the soldiers of the coun- try in the form of pensions, It should be remembered that pensions are better than standing armies. “This is the time for all good citizens to help inspire faith in the future and dispel fear and apprehension now so prevalent in business and financial circles.” The platform adopted indorses the prin. ciples of the Minneapolis convention, the administrations otf President Harrison and Governor McKinley, favors biennial ses: slons of the State Legislature and says: **We favor the policy of full and adequate protection to American lator industries The best exemplification of th» reciprocity that has found expr ssion in the statutes is the McKinley act, We cordially declare our adhesion to the doctrines of that great measure.and favor such amenda:ents there- to for protection as, time and experience may show to be advisable. : ‘‘We adhere to the Republican policy of granting pensions to the wounded and dis abled Union soldiers and sailors of the late war, and the widows and orphans of such as are deceased, and we condemn the un- friendly and unjust policy already made manifest by the present Democratic admin- istration. “We favor honest money, composed o! gold, silver and paper, maintained at equal value and under National and not State regulation. The financial honor of the country must be maintained andits credit preserved unimpared. The weak and vac cilating course of the present National ad ministration in dealing with the financia situation meets our condemnation. — tte PENNSYLVANIA’S PROHIBITION TICKET. H. 7" Ames Named for Supreme Judge and James Kent For State Treasurer. The Prohibition State Convention which met at Harrisburg, Pa., to nominate candi- dates for Judge of the Supreme Court and Btate Tre surer was a marked success. Tha Credential Committee reported 325 delegates present, The convention recognized in its organization the young element in selecting as Temporary Chairman Lee Grumbine, of Lebanon, who informed his hearers on as- suming his duties that the success of the Prohibition party could only come through its representatives elected to controlling positions in the Government. He declared that the late State legislature was the crea- tion of Senaior Quay, and that such men as he were made possible by the power exerted by the saloon element, Tammany Hall got its power by the same influence. The daily press was subjected to adverse criti- cism because, in his opinion, it had failed to array itself against the liquor traffic. ‘There isn't a man,’’ he added ‘‘from Grov- er Cleveland dowp, who dares to lift his voice against the license system.” Mr.Grum- bine was vigorously applauded. W. A. Stewart, of Cambria, was made chairman of the Committee on Credentials; E. D. Nichols, of Luzerne, chairman on Permanent Organization, and W. W.Hague, of Warren, chairman of the Committee on Platform. 1 Dr. Samuel Daggy, of Philadelphia, who was chosen permanent chairman, referred with evident gratification to the compara- tively large vote cast by the Prohibitionists at the last presidential election. On the list of vice presidents of the con- vention were placed many old and active workers in the Prohibition party, including . D. Patton, of Lancas- ter; D. C. Irish, Lawrence; W. W. Hague, ‘Warren; Agib Ricketts, Luzerne, and A. A. Stevens, Blair. While the Com mittee on Resolutions was about to retire for delibera- tion, the Rev. Mr. Viven, of Philadelphia, suggested that the platform be made as brief as possible in order that it might receive recognition in the daily press. This proposition took with the conven- tion, which refused to table a resolution to instruct the Committee on Resolutions to condense iis work, and adopted a proposi- tion to delegate Viven to inform the com- mittee or the desire of the convention for a short platform. s Chairman Patton giaddened the hearts of the delegates by telling them that the changes in the ballot law would benefit the Prohibition party. About $1,500 was subscribed of the $3,000 wanted for campaign purposes. Mr. Bennett, who is known as the “Kan- sas Cyclone,” amused his hearers by stating that Harrisburg was the only city in which he had seen the Rogues Gallery, meaning the pictures of members of the Legislature, displayed in a business man’s window. ir T. Ames, of Williamsport, was nomi- nated for Supreme Court Judge, and James Kent, of Delaware county, for State Treas- urer. IT is as cowardly to talk about a man behind his back as 1t is to throw stones at his house in the dark. A WARELIKE CHICKEN. MoxoxGaHELA CiTy—-Monongakela has a rooster that will fight anything and every- thing. 1tisthe property of William Wilk- inson. It attacked Mr. Wilkinson's 2 year old daughter Annie, kn ccking her down and pecking several holes in her head. BOTANISTS APPOINTED. Harrissurs—Ir>f. Rothrock of West Virginia, was appointed botanist, and Colo- nel Tyson, Reading, engineer, of the Fores- try Commission, created ly a recent act of the Legislature. — eel BILLS SIGNED AND VETOED. Harrissurc.—The governor signed the following bills: Relating to husband and wife, enlarging her capacity to acauire and dispose of property, to sue and be sued, and to make a last will. and enabling them to testify against each other in certain cases; anthor’zing the courts of common pleas to direct the filing of bonds to the common- wealth by railroads and canal com anies to secure payment of damages for taking land and material in cases where thereis a dis- puted, doubtful or defective title, or where any party interested is absent, unknown, covert, not of full age, of unsound mind, or from any cause cannot be bargained with or served with any notice or have a bond tendered to them, and appoint guardians ad litum or trustees for such person. Reg- ulating to the satisfaction, extinguishment or discharge of dowers, legacies, or other charges upon land. The Goverror has vetoed the following measures: To p'ace a copy of Smull's handbook in every public school library— the governor regards all efforts to make the commonwealth a distributor of such books as ill-advised; to provide for the publication of abstracts of charters and documents 1ela- tive to corporations filed with the secretary of the commonwealth—the publication wou!q entail enormous work and large ex- pence'to the State. for which no provision has bee made; relating to debts not of rec- ord of decedents—a bill embracing the pro- >isions of this bill has already been approv- ed, CL DILLS APPROVED AND VETOED. HARRINBURG.—GoOvernor Pattison approv- ed 15 bills on Monday. Among them the following: To provide for the punishment of persons wilfully procuring the publica- tion of false statements; relating to the fil- ing by trustees, etc., of statements showing the manner of investments; making appro- priation to the State College; to regulate the employment and provide for the safety of women and children in manufacturing and other establishments; to provide for costs of trials in Huntingdon county of those who violate the law while inmates of the Refor- matory; to authorize the retention of clerks in the Adjutant General's Department to copy muster bills; makiiig appropriation to ay for expenses of compiling and publish- ng of laws of the Province of Pennsylvan- ia; relating to the boundary lines between cities and boroughs and townships; fixing compensation of acconpuny officers of boards of charities; to apply the 180th sec- tion of the penal law of March 31st, 1860, to all penal laws; making appropriation for a bronze tablet to represent the soldiers of the Pennsylvania Continental line on the battle monument being erected at Trenton; providing for the incorporation of compan- ies for the manufacture of silverware and jewelry. Among the bills vetoed were these: Ex- empting Fayette county from the provi- sions of theact relating to payment of a prqmium for the destruction of foxes: to prevent the prosecution in this State of ac- tions which, at the time of commencing the same, are barred by the laws of the State or covaty in which the cause thereof arose. Ee PENNSYLVANIA'S RESOURCES. PrinApELPHIA—Pennsylvania’s resources will be shown at the Chicago World's Fair in an illustrated form on four large maps, to be exhibited in the Pennsylvania State building. These maps have been made by Lorin Blodgett, at the request of the World's Fair Commission of this State. Pennsylvania's minerals, agricultural, man- ufacturing and railroad and commercial interests are presented. Mr. Blodgett has estimated that the agricultural interests in 1892 equaled a capitalization of $1,250,000,- 000,its products being valued at $400.000,000. Mineral capital is placed at $950,000,000, with products wortn $350,000,000. The coal output's value in 10 years is stated to be $1,- 350,000,000, for 450,000,000 tons. Iron shows but little advance,and there was a slight de- crease in natural gas. The supply of petroleum remains about the same, About manufactures, Mr. Blodgett’s map says that $1,750.000,000 are invested, and that #100,- 000,000 more than this capital were earned last year. Railroads and commerce.in their chart, have interests credited which are valued at $1,850,000,000, with net annual earzinegs for 1892 of $450.000.000. Wirsox RoBINsoN, a farmer of Edenburg, Clarion county, was driving a vicious horse in company with several more into a barn the other day. He struck it with: a whip, and the tierce brute at once attacked him kicking him with both feet. He was hurl- ed several feet away and as he arose was attacked again, receiving a kick that fractur- ed his jaw. The animal seemed content with this, and Mr. Robinson staggered to- ward his house, He had nearly reached it when the horse rushed at him again and kicked him through the kitchen door into the kitchen, fracturing his skull, He will probably die. The horse was shot. Ix his charge to the Fayette county grand jury at Uniontown on Monday Judge Swing said it was the duty of township supervisors to put up fingerboards at all crossroads, designating the places to which the different roads lead and the distances thereto. He directed the supervisors to comply with the law in this regard and said that if they failed to do so he would direct the township constable to report them to him, in whié¢h case he would impose a fine of $10 for each failure. Dr. S. E.WEBER, who has been investiga- ing the flea or iouse plague in the northern part of Lancaster county, has been sum- moned to Washington for a conference with Secretary of Agricuiture Morton and Prof. Riley, of the Entomological Bureau. Thera is no doubt that the plague is spreading and is growing in seriousness. At St.Petersburg the insects have been discovered in a tobac- co warehouse, and a number of people have been deprived of work in consequence. Dr, Weber has been adyised ot their presence in two more houses in East Earl. Tae Standard plate glass works of Butler are closed and just how long the suspension will continue cannot be stated now. The company has a large stock of glass on hand, the trade being very dull at present, on ac- count of cessation of building operations, the representatives of the company saying that the building trade is practically at a standstill in most of the large cities. A sAFE in Ira Fulkerson’s grocery store at New Castle was blown open by ‘burglars. Dynamite was used, and the safe door was blown clear across the store, carrying with it a poeket book containing £400, which the robbers, who were frightened away, failed to find. A NuMBER of Shamokin capitalists have sunk a shaft and are digging for gold in Penn township, near Center Hull. Parties who pretend to know say “that the quartz found there will yield $2 in silver and $1.90 in gold to the ton. TroMAS ALEXANDER of Butler “county re. cently found a pheasant’s nest containing 11 eggs. He put the eggs under a bantam hen and in time nine little pheasants appeared, — rrr No MAN is following Christ who has not turned his back sjuarely on the | devil. POPULAR SCIENCE. A Swedish naturalist is hunting in Florida for new kinds of mice. In domestic architecture the pro por tions of a room are as one to one and a. 1. The ft record taken by American astronomenr. | of an eclipse was on Long Island on Oes. “Per 27, 1780. A belt recently - made for the Brook- k ; ~ilway Ccwapany is lyn City Electric Ba Y Yaapony 116 feet long, seventy Iwo Tches Jas and weighs 1800 poun. > ne anne dred and twenty hides we. its manufacture. : The meteor which struck" . olin Brown's statue st Osawatomie, Kav * reoently, 18 said to contain the metal helium, one of the elements in the sun. This is the first known specimen of the metal on earth. ‘Where the telephone wires are over- land the speed of transmission is at the rate of 16,000 miles = second; where the wires are through cables under the sea the speed is not more than 6000 miles a second. Electricity, when unretarded by atmospheric influences, travels at the rate of 288,000 miles a second. Along 8 wire it is, of course, vastly slower, and a perceptible period of time is occupied by the electric current in sending telegrams over long dis- tances. Mr. Stejneger describes in the ““Pro- ceedings” of the United States National Museum, a blind salemander which forms a new genus and species. It oc- curred both adult and larval in the Rock House Cave, Missouri. Whether the larva had eyes or was blind is not stated in the preliminary account pub- lished. James (laisher, the well-known Scotch meteorologist, asserts, after long investigation, that the ninth day of the moon is the most rainy of the whole twenty-eight, and that in the first and last weeks of the moon’s age the rain- fall is less than the average. The re- cords kept by Mr. Glaisher also indi- cate 4 o’clock in the afternoon es the rainiest hour in the day. It has lately been calculated that at least sixty per cent. of the earthquakes recorded all the world over have occurred during the six colder months of the year. In the Mediterranean and many other districts the propor tion during the cold weather is even greater. January and Februa:y seem to be'the two months in which Mother Earth especially delights in shaking up her children. The diameter of Mars is nearly 4209 miles. Its volume is about one-seventh and its density four-fifths that of the earth. A stone let fall on the surface of Mars would fall six feet the first second. The light and heat of the sun at Mars are less than one-half that which we enjoy. Its days are of near- ly the same length. Since, however, its year is equal to nearly two of ours, the seasons are lengthened in propor- tion. Recent experiments by an expert are said to show that with different deco- rations a room weuld be equally light- ed by the following candle-power: Black cloth, 100; dark-brown paper, 87; blue paper, 72; clean yellow paint, 60; clean wood, 60; dirty wood, 80; cartridge paper, 20; whitewash, 15. Only about one-sixth illumination is necessary for the whitewashed room as for the same room papered in dark- brown. re used in Ge aT The Parisian Burglar, In the use of tools the Parisian bur- glar is not strikingly diiferent from his foreign brethren. His ability to do clever work would not be thought great by his class in America; but, on the other hand, he does an amount of su- perb acting which they would not often dream of. When hard pressed for es- cape heis much quicker at showing fight than any foreign thief. Perhaps this is why ho is so often left alone. His kit contains little but the ordinary jimmy (pince monscigneur—the bur- glars themselves call it a pied-de-biche, ‘“‘deer’s-foot,” from the curve of the end), a pick-lock (rossigol) ‘‘night- ingale,” not, as is sometimes imagined, from the name of the celebrated detec- tive, a few false keys and a match box filled with wax for taking quickly the impression of genuine keys. Coolness and quick wit he always possesses; and he usually has the courage and the temper to fight and kill when brought to bay. A further peculiarity is that, almost to a man, the burglar of Paris belongs to the lowest class of the peo- ple. His trade often descends to him from his family; he knows it just as a ferret knows how to hunt rats.—New York Recorder. ee —ret Paper Made of Iron. A queer specimen of American iron- work was exhibited at the great expo- sition of 1851. Immediately a lively discussion ensued among American and British manufacturers as tc hov thin iron could be rolled. The Gillett rolled sheets, the average thickness of which was only the 18-100th part of an inch! The wonderful fineness of this work may be more readily understood when the reader is informed that 1200 sheets of the thinnest paper, pressed, measure a fraction over an inch. These sheets were strong and tenacions, and could be written upon with a pen, but were porous when held before a strong light. —New York World. eee eee, A Briet Wiil. The will of the late James H. Heve- rin, the eminent criminal lawyer of Philadelphia, was written on a half sheet of notepaper with a lead pencil, and reads: ‘“This is my last will. I leave all my property to my wife, and | make her my executrix.” It was dated ! aud signed, but not witnessed. The | will is valid according to Pennsylvania | law. Mr. Heverin’s estate is valued at $20,000.—Detroit i'ree Press. i L PROMINENT PEOPLE. SENATOR STANFORD'S income is $400 per hour. Tre Infanta Eulalia has eleven Christian names. Guxmaxez KruPr’s annual income is $1,« Tre Pope refused to let the German Kaiser kiss his hand, but gave the hand three shakes. Tal Se PE TroxMas DuN¥ ENGrism, ths author of = Srmitmrttin ly F the age of seventy-four years. Isaac HOLDEN, 8 member of the English Parliament, is eighty-six years of age. He lives chiefly upon fruits and biscuits. PERE HYACINTHE delivered an oration in London, recently, with all his old-time vigor, though he is now sixty-six years old. Tre late Commodore. Anderson did two big things in his day. < He commanded the " “eat Eastern and introduced the stock ticker io England. LTT Hex Y M. STANLEY declares that he will be a cehdidn. © fora seat in the British Parlia- ment at the 1°Xt election, and that he has no intention of ro Urning to Africa. os CARDINAL Vap. YAN: the Archbishop of Westminster, is not «7 the handsomest pre- late in England, but a. 50 one of the finest- looking men in the Britis, Kingdom. Coroner Joux 8. Moseyx!De famous ex. Confeuerate, is practicing law 1 San Frans cisco. He is nearly sixty years ©ld, but stands straight as an arrow and J» full of vigor. - Iris said that the readings given by the late James E. Murdock, the actor and elo- cutionist, in aid of the Sanitary Commission during the Civil War, produced $250,000 for that organization. THE wife of Professor Bell, the inventor of the telephone, was a deaf-mute until taught the lip language ; but she now converses eas- ily and understands all that is said around her. Her husband instructed her in the sign language. - QUEEN VICTORIA, When on her continental journey, is always accompanied by George Greenham, one of the most respected mem- bers of the Scotland Yard staff, whose duty it is to shadow and safeguard Her Majesty upon all occasions. Doctor Ruporr FAL, of Vienna, who has bad a reputation for twenty years past as an earthquake prophet, is the son of an Austrian miller. He publishes every year a list of ‘‘critical days,” and these are the days when tha moon anproaches the earth mast closaly. MARKETS. PITTSBURG. THE WHOLESALE PRICES ARE GIVEN BELOW. _ \, FLOUR AND FEED. C WHEAT—No. 1 Red..... $ 4 @8% 75 No. 2 Red..,............. 72 73 CORN—No. 2 Yellow ear... 51 52 High Mixed ear......... i 49 50 No. 2 Yellow Shelled...... 46 47 Shelled Mixed........... 44 45 OATS—No. 1 White........ 33 39 No. 2 White... ve 36 37 No.3 White, ............; 35 36 Mixed... ei... od 34 35 RYE—No. 1 .............. 69 70 No. 2 Western, New...... 64 67 FLOUR—Fancy winter pat’ 4 40 4 65 Fancy Spring patents..... 4 40 4 65 Fancy Straight winter.... 3 75 4 00 - XXX Bakers 87 3 50 Ryelour.... ............ 3 50 375 HAY—Baled No. 1 Tim'y.. 1450 15 00 Baled No. 2 Timothy..... 13 00 13 50 Mixed Clover............. 13 00 13 50 Timothy from country... 17 00 19 00 STRAW -—Wheat....., .... 6 50 7 00 OatSiuvi... ch vases 7 50 8 00 FEED—No.1 WhMd® T 165) 17 00 Brown Middlings........ 15 50 16 0) Bran, sackaed........ - 1500 15 50 Brangbulk................ 1400 1+ 50 DAIRY PRODUCTS. BUTTER—EIgin Creamery 21 23 Fancy Creamery......... 16 18 Fancy country roll...... . 12 18 Low grade & cooking.... 8 10 CHEESE—Ohio fall make.. 9 10 New York Goshen........ 11 11 Wisconsin Swiss....... .. 3 17 Limburger (Fall make) 15 FRUIT AND VEGETABLES. APPLES—Pancy, ® bbl... 375 4 00 Fair to choice, # bbl.... 23 3 00 CANS— NY & M(new)Beans®@bbl 215 295 Lima Beans... iin. 7.... 4 POTATOES— Fancy White per bu...... 90 100 POULTRY ETC. DRESSED CHICKENS— Spring chickens # 1b..... 23 5 Dressed ducks ®t ....... 12 13 Dressed turkeys #3 t..... 14 15 3 50 50 55 50 55 8 10 14 15 25 36 17 18 Extra live Geese 8 T..... 55 60 Nol Extra live geese 1b 43 50 Mizedi.. |... 0 is 25 33 MISCELLANIOUS. WOOL—Ohin X............ 25 26 Ohio, XX and above..... : 27 -8 OhioNo. 1 J... .u..... be 29 Mich, and Wis. X........ 23 24 Mich. delnine.............. 25 Ohio delaine............... 28 Pulled wools, super 30 35 Pulled wools, extra.. 22 26 TALLOW—Country, #1... 4 5 OY vse cs is 5 6 SEEDS—Clover.............. 8 00 8 25 Timothy prime.......... 22 22 Bluegrass. ............ 140 170 RAGS—Country mixed.... 1 HONEY—White clover.... 12 15 Brnckwheat.,........... oe 10 12 MAPLE SYRUP, new crop. 60 70 CIDER—country sweet®bbl 5 00 5 50 STRAWBERRIES—per quart 10 12 CINCINNATI. FLOGR—.............. . WHEAT—No. 2 BYE-No.2..........:2..-. 60 CORN—Mixed..... sidesscer 41 42 OATS 0. a cal . 31 32 EGGS. ..cc.0nvnuiavnnse.... 13 BUTTER .......... 5... 20 21 FIOUR— .................. WHEAT—No. 2. Red CORN—No. 2, Mixed.... OATS—No. 2, White 3 BUTTER—Creamery Extra. 19 24 EGGS—Pa., Firsts. 1 NEW YOR. FLOUR—Patents,........... 2 00 4 60 WHEAT—No 2 Red........ 70 71 RYE—Western.............. 56 57 COBN—No. 2........-.. 46 47 OATS—Mixed Western. 35 36 BUTTER—Creamery.... 14 16 EGGS—State and Penn 15 16 LIVE-STOCK REPORT. EAST LIBFRTY, PITTSBURG STOCK YARDS. CATTLE. Prime Steers..... Eisen eths ® 515to 5 60 Hood butghier............... 47to 575 Bulls and dry cows......... 225t0 4 50 Veal Calves. ................ 550 to 6 50 Heavy and thin calves..... 200to 4 00 Fresh cows, per head....... 20 00 to 50 00 SHEEP. Prime 95 to 100-Ib sheep....$ Good mized................. J Common 70 to 75 Ib sheep... 3 50to 4 00 Spring Lambs.............. 530to 5 40 Good Yorkers Common Yorkers.......... BOughS .aeeeciasese.. Pigs, ii tines ciniinirin.s “Ben Bolt,” is living in Newark, N. J., at v re A Go ns Sr bu ~~ See Se i RR A CR ea EE Cr nie sirinisies
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers