A
LATE TELEGRAPHIC TICKS
fROM MANY POINTS.
Important Ktwi Itm Recelred as We
So to Press.
Disasters, Accident and tatnllilr.
Ten miners were drowned In a coal pit at
Pewsberry, Yorkshire, by a sudden rush of
water that had collected In an old working.
Anna Bernstein, aired IS, who hail just
Come from Poland, and Ida Harris, aged ft,
Were drowned at Won-cster, Mass., by tbe
Vpsetting of a boat load of picnickers.
A Wiioi.k Family Kimkp. A whole fain
tly, constating of innn and wife and four
children, names nnknown, were killed at
Guthrie, O. T. The family had been in that
city buying provision, and while returning
to their claim, on the Old Cheyenne reserva
tion, their team rim away and over a preci
pice. Every member of the family and boili
bores were killed.
A mortar charged with dynamite was ex
ploded on Sunday near St. Alfonso's church
in Rome, and 11 liersons were killed and 32
Injured. The victims Include a number of
Women and children.
L. B. Pale and his two sons were drowned
In Fox river nt Grlgnon's Point, Wis. The
two boys were bathing and got beyond their
flepth. Calling to their futhcr, ho pulled off
his coat and hat and Jumped In to rescue
them, when all were drowned. The bodies
have not been recovered.
The pleasure steamer AJnx, with 100 ex
cursionists on board, Monday night collided
In the narrow channel of Hclsingfors with
the steamer Runcberg. The Ajax sank and
ninety persons are reported missing. Thirty
five bodies havo been recovered.
('plied, l.nbnr nnil Industrial,
Bi.ii.ntsa TuAnKs Strikf. Ovkr. A gen
eral strike of the building trade which was
begun two weeks ago In sympathy fur the
anion material deliverers who had been
locked out by the lluilding Material Dealers'
Association because they refused to deliver
npplies to the buildings for which the iron
league held contracts is ended. The Walk
ing Delegates have met defeat in a strike in
volving nearly 20,000 laborers.
The New Castle, Pa., Wire Nail Company,
tmploylng about 1,1X0 men in the rod, wire
and null mills, has signed the Amalga
mated Association scale and will resume
this week.
Youngstown, O., will lose the steel plant
which will lie operated by the Ohio Steel
Company.recontly organized. The company
has received-good inducements to locate
either at Glrard, Nilcs or Struthers, and will
probably accept one of the three proposi
tions. The men in the mines on Trout Run,
Cambria county. Pa., have gone out on a
strike. They elected a chock weighman and
demanded that he be Installed as these of
ficials are at other mine. The General
Manager refused to allow him to go into the
cales, and informed the men thai; he would
do all the weighing necessary. As a result
every man has stopped work.
The Riverside furnace of S'cubcnville, O.,
employing 175 men, blew out Sunday and
will not resume for some time. The com
ny has a big stuck on hand.
The Switchmen's Union, of West Superior,
Wis., will take a hand in the steel workers'
strike. At a meeting of the Trades and La
bor Assembly they promisck to handle no
cars containing the product of non-union
workers.
At New Orleans the entire force
of government employes repairing the gov
ernment river steamers and tugs at the Au
sluboin park, La., went out on strike The
snen claim that although the eight-hour law
tad been passed and signed by the presi
dent, but that it has not I een promulgated,
they are compelled to wor under the old
' 10-bour rule.
The strike of the planing-mill men of St.
Louis, which bus bim on for several weeks,
lias been declare J off and the men are now
teeking tin ir old places. The trouble arose
over a demand for shorter hours with no
decreuse in pay.
The general strike of nearly all the
Trades anions of New York, against the
Building Material Dealer's Association is
ow regarded us onded. It is estimated that
otmore than 1,500 striken are out of
work.
Ft res
By the burning of two largo cotton mills
t Brussels 150 families were thrown out of
work. The loss is l.OCO.OOO francs.
The Northern rociflc Elevator at Buffalo
was strnck by lightniug and burned with
10,000 bushels of wheat. Loss, 425,000.
At Baltimore, the furniture factory of
John Chattrrton & Co., Oreen & Co.'s Hope
.Crass Works, Oppeuheimers wureliouse,
Echlegel's Orchestriun Hull and Flciachnian
and Ca'i building, all on South Frederick
treat, were destroyed by lire that originated
in the furniture fuctory. Loss, 20u,000; in
surance about 175,000.
A fire at HcKinney, Tex., destroyed Cof
fey Rro.'s livery stable, J. W. Bradley's
barber shop, Harper Roderick's clothing
bouse, Barkley, Harrison & Heady, dry
foods; U A. Kiitledge, confectioner; Cioost S
foster, grocers; J. P. Dowell, hardware, and
Mhers. Approximate loss, 1100,000.
The sawmill and dry kiln of the Tavlor
Lumber Company, BulTolk, Va., with CUO
MO feet of lumber, burned. Lose, (25,000 on
plant; lusurea far 18,000. Four cars on the
Atlan'-c and Danville Railroad loaded with
. lumber were also destroyed.
The works -it the Harris Manufacturing
- Company, Kutlun ., Vt., were destroyed by
- Are. Loss, $75,000, Insurance, (25,000, The
buildings were alongside the Central Ver
mont Railroad property, and a storehouse
. containing bridge timber and a lumber shed
ware burned. Loss about 10,009.
Lightning struck a building at Wood
:, Jiaven, L. I., containing the plant of the
Jamaica Electric Railroad Company. Loss
25,000, partially covered by iusurauce.
Crlrae sail feaaltlM.
Jaeger, .he defaulting cashier of the Roths
chtlds, of Frankfort, has been sentenced to
tS) ysan imprisonment.
John Fltrgerald, a New Orleans police cor
poral, was fatally shot by one of a gang of
young hoodlums while making an arrest.
At Camden Arkansas, Bob Jordon, a
negro, while en route to jail last night was
Uken from the ofllcials and shot to
death. He was accused of Insulting a whits
woman.
t Hartford. Conn., F. Wilson Rogers.
whom- iKik us hi volluiulil iii mil- iOcI
branch of the Iron Hall ate being examined,
adeliclency of II. mm having been already
discovered, denies that he has misappropri
ated any money. He demands a trial.
.Illsrellilnenus,
At Memphis, Governor Buchannan
In Nashville. Tenn., commuted the "iitence
of Colonel II. Clay King, w ho was to have
been hanged next Krlduy for the murder of
David II. Pusteti, March 15, on a public
street In this city. Unusual pressure was
brought to bear upon the (iovernor for the
past few days.
ranltarr.
In New York Tuesday one more small
pox death and two new cases were reported
to the authorities.
Four cases of yellow fever have developed
on board the four-masted American
schooner Eva Douglass, which arrived at
Jacksonville, Fla., from Havana. The
schooner was thoroughly fumigated and
then placed in quarantine for live days.
The schooner has been sent to Dry Tortngas
with yellow fever nurses. There Is little
four the disease w ill spread to the main
land. Colli Irnl.
The State Convention of the Prohibition
party was held at Trenton, N. J., with about
MO delegates in attendance. Thomas J.
i'.ennedy.of Hudson county, was nominated
for Governor. The platform, adopted ro
atlirnis allegiance to the Cincinnati plat
form. The Prohibitionists met in convention at
Providence, H. I., Silver Springs.and nomi
nated presidential electors. A resolution
w as adopted sanctioning the election of lady
delegates to conventions.
I've es.
Hot winds continued in Kansas Tuesday
to the great Injury of the corn crop. Giuin
men at Kansas City have advices from the
State which lead them to the belief th.t
only one-half a crop can be harvested now
even under good conditions fur the rest of
theseason. A continuance of the hot winds
for two or three days will still further re
duce the yield.
Ball worms are playing havoc in many
fields in Texas, ami nothing can be done to
stay their ravages.
Mortuary-
Funeral services over the remains of Mrs.
Mary Willard, mother of Miss Frances Wil
lard, president of the World's Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, were held in
the First Methodist Episcopal church of
Evanston, III., on Tuesday.
The Very Rev. A. Mandine, superin
tendent of the sisters of charity in the
United States, died at Emmettsburg, Md.
He was 00 years of age.
Coneresalnnftl Nominations-
The Democratic conference of tho Nine
teenth (Pa.) district, renominated Hon. F.
E. Belt.hoover, of Cumberland county, for
Congress.
"linton county, Ta., Republicans In con
vention nominated A. C. Hopkins for Con
gress. James T. Taylor, of Lamar, for As
sembly. The Republicans of the Twentieth Ohio
district nominated W. J. White, of Cleve
land, for Congress.
Washington News
The Navy Department has decided to send
the new cruiser, Newark, and the new gun
boat, Rennington, to tienoa, Italy, to repre
sent the United States in tho Columbus cele
bration there. Both vessels aro at Cadiz. and
will sail for Genoa in time to be there early
in September.
Vsrlkanokps.
Earthquake shocks were felt this morning
at Ems, Coblenz, Neidcr Nassau and Neider
Ijihnstein. At the last named place they
were especially severe, and tho people were
punic stricken. No serious damage was
done at any of the points.
HE VON D Of It n(MHIEIts).
A dispatch from Hclsingfors, Finland, an
nounces that a terriulo marine disaster oc
curred near there. A pleasure steamer wot
run down cntslde the harbor, and 45 of the
persons who were on hoard were drowned.
The scenes on the deck of the steamer Im
mediately after the collision are described
as distressing in the extreme.
A horrible bull fight Is reported at Nismes,
in the fur south of France. Twenty thousand
people were present. Six horses were dis
emboweled, and two bulls killed. The
spectators appluuded every incident oi
brutality.
X'nlted States Consul Ryder at Copenhagen
has confessed that he is guilty of embezzle
ment and forgery.
Seven soldiers were drowned at Neisse, in
Prussian Silesia, while practicing in the
mllitury swimming school. The men were
ordered to go Into the water beyond their
depth, the proccptor supposing them to be
sumeiently practiced to be able to swim.
This proved not to be the case and they sank
without mukiug any sign that they were
drowning. The fact that they were
drowned was not suspected for some mo
ments, until they failed to come to the sur
face. It was theu too lute to save them.
The correspondent of the Paris Te vpt
bas not been allowed to laud in Venezuela
He says the country is in a state of anarchy
and that General Urdaneta has proclaimed
hlmsoli dictator of the Western Btates. Tne
French rioe consul at Corupino has been
seised by President Villegas, and France
has sent a warship to the scene.
Advices from Teheran, the capital ol
Persia, show that the cholera is increasing
in virulence there. The deaths in the city
now sverage sixty dally.
At Scharnits, a village and pass in the
Tyrol. 10 miles northwest of Iunspnck, a
landslip caused the death of five persons
who were overwhelmed beneath the mass
of rock and earth which cauia thundering
dowu from a mountain.
The cabbage crop It about tbe only
thing a farmer can ralsa to aet a
, beud. JPlogbamtoa Republican.
GOT A BAYONET THRUST.
A STRIKER WOUNDED BY A
anttnel at Camp Black. He Instated
on Psssine" the Guard Line. A Clr
' cular QlTlna; th Bids of the
Hen Issued by the Fed
eration. So, Lot Joy's
Statement
Robert Morton, a Homestead (Pa.) striker,
A as thrust through the right thigh with a
bayonet Sunday morning by H. A. Keller, a
private of Company D, Fifteenth Regiment,
who was doing guard duty. Morton at
tempted to cross the guard lines and as
saulted Joseph I.ogue, the sentinel, who
halted him, attempting to take his gun.
Morton was the worn) for liquor, and had no
apparent object In attempting to force his
way into the camp other than tho gratillea
llon of a stubborn spir.t. His wound Is
very painful, and he lost a great deal of
blood, but Is In no danger. The incident
caused no excitement at Homestead.
Acting Chairman Crawford, of tbe Ad
visoiy Committee, was told about the affair
nnd said he was sorry it had occurred. He
thought, if it was as represented, that
Morton was to blame, and said the affair
Would cause no trouble or excitement. Sev
eral strikers spoken to about the matter said
they thought Morton was where he had no
business to lie.
Until Ucncrti! Wiley and Colonel Krcps)
Said the bayoneting had been fully in
vestigated and they did not sec that Kel
ler could have done otherwise than as lie
did.
A CIRCULAR ISSUED.
labor okiimztioxs issi-r a Arrrvt. isj
KKI.VrinX TO TIIK IIOMt:TF.All TRollll.R,
The Executive Council of the Federation
of Labor, on Saturday night, met at the
Duqucsne Hotel, Pittsburg, and Issued a
circular in connection with the Homestead
trouble. It is as follows :
"Seldom in the history of our country
have we witnessed the lines of battle sit
clo-ely drawn ii'mii the II -id of labor as it is
witnessed at Homestead. The Cnrucgic Steel
Company, one of the most gigantic monop
olies o; tne age, lias undertaken to reduce
the wages of their employes from 10 to HI
percent. In their desperation ami avarice
I hey hircdand brought H'M armed mercena
ries, 1'inki rtoii detectives, to Homestead to
invade the homes of the men who created
the millions that the Carnegie now possess.
Und- r cover of the I'liikcrtniistlie company
endeavored to introduce a iaiiiKTized mill
degraded set of laborers to supplant our
feilow American workmen. 'I he contest
with I he l'inkertons nnd its results ure well
known.
"It is not true that the men aro receiving
the high wages generally supposed, nor do a
large number own their homes. We luive
made n careful investigation nnd llnd that
just before tbe lockout there were .'1,421 em
ployed in the mills, i if this number there
were 13 whose wages averaged about 7 50
per day; 40 averaged between 5 and 7 per
day; 54 averaged from 4 to f.'iper ilav; 1,178
averaged from l nx to 2 5n per di'iv, and
l.Oi'i received I I cents per hour or less, and
further we find so iininv erroneous and false
statements have been" published ns to the
rauses for w hich the men are noblv con
tending, their connuct during the struggle,
the present situation and the prospect of
victory thai we feel called iion to issue this
statement to the American public.
"From to in per cent, own their own
homes, nnd aliout 15 per cent, more have
homes under mortgage; the remainder pav
rent and a number of these havo been cvici
ted by the Cnrnegies. It is not true that
the men are only defending tho wages of
the higher priced workmen. It is In defense
of the 14 cents per hour men as much as
any other that the Homestead workmen uro
making their gallant light.
"The cunning calculaiing company pro
posed that the scale should terminate when
the cold blasts of winter penetrite with
biting severity. The company desired to
place the men in the disadvantageous posi
tion of negotiating with them uimn a new
scale hi January instead of us formerly in
July."
"Notwithstanding the military forces of
the State of Pennsylvania havo been under
arms at Homestead for nearly livo weeks,
unci the country has been ransacked to find
beings so low as to hire themselves to tho
company, there are less than (Ml persons in
the mill, and less than a dozen skilled work
men whocan perform the work required.
The situation is such we conlideiitlv assert
that at no timo during tho struggle were
the prosqiects of vi. iry as bright us they
are now. What the men ueed in this con
test is your substuniial support as well as
your sympathy. The poorer paid men in
Homestead and oilier t arnegie mills where
men arc now out to help their brothers at
Homestead arc the ones who need your im
mediate help and money is required to
maintain their manliood.honoraiiii interest.
Every worker und liberty-loving citizen
should contribute to the ifnanciul support
of the brave men who to-day occupy tho
position of the advance guard of the labor
movement of America.'"
The struggle at Homestead represents the
Issue between freedom and slavery, progress
nnd reaction, and must be maititaiiitd until
the workmen have some fair measure of
recognition from the Carnegies. We assure
you that every dollar contributed will be
devoted to the men engaged in the contest.
An effective system of relief has been
organized, with proer safeguards, and
every cent will bo economically exiiended
und rigidly accounted for. We also advise
all workingmcn not to come to liomestead
or Pittsburg for employment until the
pending dispute with the Carnegie Steel
Com puny is settled.
The circular concludes by reqnestins all
contributors to send their money to Presi
dent Wei he or Acting Chairman Thomas J.
Crawford. The document is signed by
President Samuel J. liompers, P. J. Mo
(itiire. President of the Carienters' Brother
hood; John B. Lennon, Secretary of tho
Tailors' Union; Secretary Chris Evr.ns. as
the Executive Committee of the Federation;
President Weihe, President-elect Garland
and Secretary Madden, for the Amalgamat
ed Association, and Hugh O'llonnell, Bur-1
fuss McLuckie, Thoinus J. Crawford nnd
avid Lynch, for tbe Advisory Committee.
LOVKJOY ANSWKIIK OOMPKHS.
Secretary Lovejoy, of the L'urnegie Steel
Company, said on (Sunday:
"The statement that tlie Carnegie Steel
Company has a monopoly of the making of
steel billets is ubsurd. Not to speuk of the
many big lirms in other parts of the coun
try, such as the Illinois Steel Company,
the Pennslyvania Steel Company and the
Cumbria Iron Company, right here in Pitts
burg there are muny concerns making bil
let. For instance there are the Linden Steel
Company, Jones A Luughlins, Spang, CliuU
fant A Co., the Carbon Iron Company,
Smith Bros., owners of the IiBelle Works;
Dilworth, Porter dc Co., W in. Clark's Sun fc
Co., Howe, Brown 4 Co., the Moorheud-
MoCleane Company. Park Bros, it Co.,
Shoenherger tCi., Singer, Ninilck dc Co.,
the Sterling Steel (Vim puny, and many oth
ers, who all make billets.
"The Carnegie Company bas about 80 per
cent, of the total production of steel billets.
No man get les than II 40 a day of 10
hours at Homestead. Mr. Gompers s asser
tion thut some get (1 14 to the contrary not
withstanding. The men get 14 cents an
hour. The criticisms ouour bringing l'ink
ertons to Homestead has no weight In the
face of the law, which permits any man to
properly protect his proiierty against tres-
1 leasers, and who in the words of Judge
Swing, may firs first, numerously and ef
fectively against any mob that attacks his
properly. It is said that ws have only 0o0
men In the mill, of whom only a doren
are said to be skilled. We are ready to meet
any assertion of this sort with facta and
money.
"We can prove that at present there are
over 1,500 skilled 'Workmen in the Home
stesd mill. No threat has been made by
any member of the company that prosecu
tions would follow a boycott. We now say,
however, that we will simply rely upon the
law to protect ourselves against any con
spiracies that mav be hatched. As for the
personalties indulged in by Mr. (lumpers
and others towards the members of the Car
negie Steel Company we have no reply to
make. I ne light is one ot principle. in
his speech on Saturday Mr. loniiers's at
tack were conllned principally to what t
have not said. Ho takes little occasion
to attack any statements that 1 huva
inailo."
(lOD'S WoTtD IN THE MILL
The Hev. Ivlinnnd llelf mr. of the flrant
Street English Evangelical LutherauChiirch,
preached Sunday morning to about 2,1
people, workmen, soldiers and Carnegie
Steel Company nfflcltls. Inside the big
Homestead (Pa.) Slis-I Works. An orchestra
furnished Instrumental music, nnd (be
hymns were snug from printed slips. The
Hcv. Mr. Ilelfour's discourse was entirely
scriptural In Its character, having no direct
bearing on the liomestead situation. The
text was from Daniel, the theme being tho
devotion of a Christian to his faith. Ileforo
the h-'iicdictlou the congregation Joined in
the Lord.s prayer and the hymn "Sweet By
and By."
CONGRESSMAN WARWICK DEAD.
An Apparertlv Bllaht Ailment Leads to
Physical Exhiuatlon and Dsath.
Congressman Warwick, of Ohio, died at
the Briggs House, Washington, I). C, on
Sunday. The remains were taken to Mus
sillon, )., his Into home.
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join o. wAnwi'ic.
Mr. Warwick was taken down about n
week ago with nil attack of dysentery, from
which he recovered in a few days. His
strength was so thoroughly depleted, how
ever, that constitutional prostration follow
ed, and the patient was too exhausted to
rally. He was conscious to the end. His
wife and son were continuously nt his bed
side since his Illness assumed a dangerous
phase.
A RAID OK CONVICT MINERS.
The Free Miners of Tennessee Destroy
the Tracy City Stockade.
Nashville, Tknx., Aug. l-'i Suturday the
free miners biirne l the convict stockade at
Tracy City, then marched to the mines,
ordered the convicts brought out and took
charge of them ami the guards loaded them
in box cars, and ordered t'io train to leave
immediately. Being covered by guns tho
men In charge wero oblige 1 to obey.
Governor Bucliuiiun stales that the con
victs will be kept in tho main prison till
new stockade can bo built.
The free miners are well supplied with
arms and ammunition and It will ho dilll
cult to dislodge them should Governor
Buchunau attempt to send the convicts
back.
No arrests have been mndo. Governor
Buchanan has had conferences with Stuto
Siiiierinteudeiit of prisons Wado and othors,
connected with the miinngem-iit of prisons
and tho convicts, but nothing is known ai
what will be douo. Tho Governor says ho
will go to tbe limit of the law in the mattor.
CHII.I WILL SETTLE.
A Commission to Adjust Lonar Standing
American Claims.
Washixotos;, August 13. Minister Egan
has definitely agreed with tho Chilean Gov
ernment upon a convention for the settle
ment of all unadjusted claims ot citizens of
the United States against Chill by means of
a claims commis.iu i to meet in Washing
ton. This action of the Minister chronicles
the satisfactory termination of a negotiation
which has been pending for a long time. No
general claims convention has ever been
I celebrated with Chile and claims of Ameri
can citizens date back fur more than hull a
century, though a great portion of them
have their orgin in tho Chilean-Peruvian
war, 12 years ago. Mr. Egan reports that
in all negotiations leading up to settlement
the Chilean Government has met him In a
most friendly spirit. Much sutisfuction is
expressed at the Department of State at the
successful result of our Minister's efforts in
this and other matters recently brought to
a conclusion.
BIO STORMS IN JAPAN.
There Were Many Live Lost and Mucn
Property Was Destroyed-
Saw Framcjsco, Aug. 14 Advices from
Jupan brought by the steamer Rio Janeiro
Include reports of duinuge doue by storm
and inundations at Okuyama, Lokushlraa,
Yumuiishl, Gumma, KuiUima, Childu and
Hyogo. Of these Okayama seems to have
suffered most. Rnlu begun falling July 20,
and was followed by a terrible typhoon
July 23. The Ashlgawa river ruse 24 feet,
causing tbe embankments to give way.
Over 5,000 houses were submerged and about
100 persons drowned, in addition to which
several thousand acres of cultivated laud
were laid waste, In Tokushiraa on the 23rd
a number of houses were blown down,
while the streets were inundated through
ths effects of a tidal wave. Forty-ono pr
ions wers crushed to death by fulling
bouses.
Reports from SaUuma-Ken concerning the
storm say tbe wind in its )iasage left a track
of destroyed aud wrecked houses, iu ths
midst of which were found men and cattle
crushed to death.
Sight Meg-roes Drowned,
Eight persons, all negroes, were drowned
by the swamping of a ferry sloop between
Bulllvan's Island and the mainland, 8, G,
They wers hucksters on their way to the is
Und with vegsteblos.
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LATEST HtWI WAIFS.
Twenty adults, ten children and numer
ous animals were recently bitten by a mad
wolf at Ixxls, Poland, and all are now rav
ing ma! and beyond recovery. Their howl-
lugs are terrible In the extreme. '
Hotel Strntforl, a new six-story building
at the corner of Fourteenth and II streets,
Washington, D. C, was burned. Loss on
furniture and fixtures Is estimated at about
2I,(I0; Insurance, tl 1,000. lesson build
ing about 120,00.); fully covered by insur
ance.
A fatal accident occurred In a pit at fles-
seges, I'miicc. Whllo eight miners were
ascending the shaft In a cage the cable at
tached lo the cage broke and all were dash
ed to the bottom und killed.
The low deaf and dumb asylum at
Council Dlufls was practically destroyed by
fire. The loss Is 2"i,i"W- No one was in
jured. Heavy storms are sweeping over Spain,
and are doing an immense amount of da
mage. Tho ruin is falling in torrents nnd Is
destroying the grape and olive crops. Much
damage has been done by the rlve;s over
flowing their bunks und In some plm-es the
low country adjacent to the rivers resembles
huge lakes. In llucsra the Isuela river Is
out of Its banks. The flood has already car
ried away thirty houses nnd It Is feared that
other damage will be done.
Henry R. Lister, the bend of the big Lister
firm of lluffnlo, N. Y plush manufacturers,
of Hudilersfleld, Eng., Is now a resident of
Ibis country, and the famous plush made by
thnt firm will hereafter he manufactured In
this country, the business having been re
moved from Hudderslleld nnd brought here
in consequence to the McKluley law.
At Rondout, N. Y., a romantic we Iding
occurred. Tbe contracting parties were a
daughter of Sitting Bull, the great Indian
chief, nnd Peter Markle, forinely of the
United-State tinny. Markle, it is said,
served with ( blister for a long lime, mid it
Is reported that bin bride once saved his life
w hen uttiu ked by Indians,
Mrs. Mary Huinblrd. of Folks Hills, Ind.
was fatally burned by exploding gasoline
which she accidentally spilled on tho stove
os she was tilling the reservoir. A daughter
of Mrs. Huinblrd and James George, who
were standing near at the time, were also
seriously burned.
An Impromptu race between two
crowded excursion steamers nt Peoria, 111.,
was enlivene I by a tight with Winchester
between the pilots of the rival boats. One
bout narrowly escaped being cut in two by
the other.
An ciigliio on the Canadian Pacillc
crashed into a handcar containing seven
Swedes in a rock cut near Sciireiber. Three
were instantly killed und ull the others duu
geroilsly wounded.
Coroner McDowell completed the Inquest
in the cases of Martin Reed and Hugh Coyle
who lost their lives In the Noblestown.d'it.)
tragedy Inst Saturday. Tho jury rendered
a verdict that, after murdering Coyle, Reed
committed suicide.
The switchmen on tho New York, Lake
Eric ami Western, the Lehigh Valley ot
Reading and the Buffalo Creek uro on
strike. Its object is virtually to obtain
higher wages, ull hough the question of the
10-hour day Is involved.
Lis8or Waots in a Strike. .Tames 0.
Patterson, of Hartford, Conn., who buill
Connecticut's great marble Capitol building
and now has the griuiilu contract for the
t!,isi,0 National library building at Wash
Ingtou, says thut so far the granite cutters In
New England have lost, in wages, by their
strike, about 2,MfK),0. This sum would
have purcbu-ed half a dozen of tho princi
pal plants in New England, with all the
cash cnpitul needed for the business.
The puddlers of Hoover's rolling mill,
Norristown, Pa., wen, grunted an increased!
2-" cents a t-'ii over the rate now puid, mak
ing their wages hereafter (3.75 a ton.
Moxtiihal's Nail Sthike Over. The mill
workers' strike, which began In July, is
ended. All the factories have accepted the
settle of tho Amalgamated Association with
a few slight umendmeiits.
By order of the Illinois State Central Com
mittee tuo Dimocratic campaign in Illinois
will be opened by a monster rally ut Bloom
ington, August 27. Prominent speakers
will attend. The local Democracy are mak
ing great preparations.
Judgo Grcsbuia is at Thompson, Conn.
He denies the reports that he will take the
stump for the People's party.
At What Cheer, la., the postofllce, Metho
dist Church nnd ten other buildings. Loss,
$30,000; partly insured.
Ncnrly every business house In Havana
has closed its doors on account of the new
tariff imposed by Spain.
The Arch Priest Lcontl has prohibited ull
processions in Moscow, owing to cholera.
At Poughkecpsio, N. Y., Mrs. Margaret
Vun Fredenburg, of Red Hook, Uucl.e s
county, celetratcd the lOlth anniversary of
her birthduy.
Mrs. Luvinia Fillmore, a relative of Treat
dent Fillmore, celebrated her 105th birthduy
at Buffalo on Saturday,
Republicans of the Ninth Michigan dii
rict nominated John W. -Moon for Con
gress. Tho Republicans of the Third Kentucky
district nominutcd Hon. W. O. Hunter for
Congress.
J. J. Serley, the present Congressman ot
the First Iowa Congressional district, was
renominated by acclumutioii in the Demo
cratic Congressional Convention at Fair
field, la.
The Leasee Ueeertt.
The following table shows the standing of
the various base bull clubs:
Post- Per
Won. Lost, poned. Cunt.
Cleveland....
Philadelphia.
Boston
New York. ..
Brooklyn....
Baltimore..,,
Pittsburgh... ,
Cincinnati ....
Cbiciuio
Washington..
Louisville....
et. Louis
18.... 7
Hi.... B.
H....10.
.O.V 720
.0 040
.0 5H3
13.. ..10 0 600
14....11 1 510
13.... 12 0 f23
12. ...12 1 600
10... .14 0 440
10. ...lft 0 X ,40(1
I0....1S 1 A.4IIIJ
10....15 0 .4(W
7.. ..18 1 iM
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CONDITION OF THE CROPS.
Returns Blade to Secretary Rusk ShoW
an Improrei tent la Corn.
The crop returns mads to the Department
of Agriculture show a slight Improvement
In the condition of corn, raising the month
ly average from 81.1 in July, to 82.9 in Au
gust. In only four years since the initial
crop reporting, has there been a lower Au- -gust
condition. In the year of worst failure,.
1HHI, It was 711, declining to 00 in October..
In 1M0 It was 73.3, declining to 70.0 in Oc
tober. In An gnt. 1H80. it was 80.7. and irs
1HH7 It Was 80.1.
A slight Improvement Is noted in the-'
Stales north of the Ohio river, and a greatef
advntice In the States west of tbe Mississippi,
river, except Kansas and Nebraska. The
condition la high In nearly all tbe Southern
States; nearly the same as In July In tbe-
brcadth west of the Mississippi, higher in
the lower Stales of the Atlantic Ciast, and!
slightly lower in Alabama and Mississippi.
Asmnll decline is seen in tbe Middle Stales,.
except In New York, and also In the Eistern
States, though In both of these divisions tha
average Is higher than In the West.
The following averages of principal Stnles
are glveni New York, 90; Pennsylvania, C6; .
Virginia, 00; Georgia, 117; Texas, 'il; Tennes
see, .; Ohio, 81; Indiana, 74; Illinois, 73(;
Iowa. 70; Missouri, 83; Kansas, 81; Nebras
ka, fl).
Most correspondents indicate a present
tendency to further Improvement. The re
turns relating to the spring crop were rather
lower, declining during the month from -general
average of HO.O to 87.2, The reduo
tion was from 00 to 80 In Wisconsin, 9JK
to 87 In Minnesota, and BO to 83 in North.
Dakota. There has been a slight
advance in South Dukot Br
and Nebraska, with no change In Iowa. la.
the mountain States the condition Is gener-
ally high. In Washington a decline is re
ported from 00 to 78, a result of blighting
heat, and In Oregon from Hi to 70.
The condition of other crop nvemges as
follows: Spring rye, 80.8 Instead of M2.7 in
July; oats. 80.2, a full of one point; barley,.
Hl.l Instead of 02; buckwheat, acreage H'1.3,
condition 02.0; potatoes, 80.8, declining fronts
WO; tobacco, 8H.8, a fall from 02.7; hay, P3.2
ANOTHER MILL STARTED TJP, '
It is Promised the Horn-stead Steal
Works Will Be Running- Full and on - '
Double Turn Next Week.
HoMrsTr.AP, Pa., August 13. All quiet at
Homestead. The 40-inch beam mill in the?
steel works was started up yesterday morn
ing with a crew of about a dozen men, and'
Superintendent Pottct said 10 ingots were
rolled during the day. A college graduate
was in charge ns roller, and, Mr. Potter says, .
understood the principle of the mechanic--ism
so well that, although he had never at- -tempted
to operate a train of rolls before,,
succeeded tolerably well the first tlnie4
while the lust beam was rolled almost air- '
well us the old men cou'd do it. Superin--tendent
Potter congratulates himself very
much over the class of men who are being;
put to work, they being nearly ull intelll--gent
and in many instances very well edu
cated. Twelve cur loads of steel beams were
shipped yesterday, it is stated, and they
were all of a highly satisfactory quality.
A few figures which, It Is stated, prove
the efficiency of tho new men, were obtain-
ed from the company's report. The report
showed that 0J tons of 2x2 angles were roll
ed at the 10-Inch mill on Thursday nod that
only two "cobbles," or Imperfect angles
were made. On June 23 tho old crew at"
this mill rolled the same tounager
nud made 41 cobbles. This proves, it
is stated, that the old men were,
careless while the new men are careful-
Tbe new houses in the mill yard are ap
proaching completion very fast, and It it
said 8 or 10 of tliem will be occupied to-day..
They are laid out on regular streets, and,,
though very rude, will make quite comfor
table temporary quarters. They are to bo
lighted by electricity and high pressure.
water mains will afford protection from fire..
The strikers still insist that they will be.'
the victors. They will not believe Mr.
otter, but think it is inqiossible for non
unionists to till the positions they deserted..
During tbe past week ninny
of tbe men who were conspicuous figures
around the strikers' headquarters have
mysteriously disuppeared. Last evening a,
reporter asked some of the strikers what
had become of their former companions
and received this reply: "Oh, those fellows
have gone back to work; they got scared and i
deserted." This corning from the strikers,
themselves, is in contradiction to Vice Chair
man Crawford's oft-repeated statement
that less than half a dozen of the-,
old men have returned to work.
OPIUM SMUGGLERS.
A British V-ssel to B Stisid and t'.ie
0 (Users Prosecuted.
At Washington Solicitor Hepburn, of tha
department of justii-e, instructed the United i
States district attorney ut Portland, Ore., to
libel tho British steamerWiliuington, uinl'to
prosccute with vLtor such of her olticiirs. us
were c mcerned in the recent attempt to
mug,'lo opium into tho United States...
According to revorts received ot the
treasuiy department, this vessel has.
boen engngsl for some time in
sniiigLilins opium into the Unite 1 States
from Victoria, B. C, where there is a large
establishment devoted, so it is s.iid, to the.
preparation of the drug for tho American .
market.
The method of smuggling was to pack tha .
opium intu barrels with some ligjit material"
and lo throw the bar. -els into the Culiimliia.,
river at a int about 30 miles below Port
lunil, where they were secured by confeder
ates ill wnitiug und taken into tha interior
for shipment to the Euatern market. Tlie
'iiiibontios have bee i watching this vessel ,
for some timo, and captured live of the
barrels thrown overboard uu her l.i-t trip,
and iu this way secured good evidence ol.
tier operations.
COINCIDENTAL DEATHS.
Two Glsters, ths Innoot at Victims of a
Harmless Runaway, Drop Dsad on
Ueaohlns Heme.
Lincolx, Ni:n., August 10. At Fairmat
yoitcrduy morning.Lizsie and UerllmSchuts,
aged 20 aud 17 years respectively, were driv
ing from their couutry home into town,
when the team took fright at tbe cars and
ran away, throwing the occupuiita to thes
ground. They were assisted to a house, and'
quickly recovering hired a team and started
home. Bertha, while putting away th.
horses, suddenly dropped dead, l izzie audi
her mother ran to the burn, when Lizzio full
prostrate almost on the body of hl alsttir
aml expired.
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