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Important News Item Received We
So to Press.
Capital, I.ahar an laitnatrlnl.
The men In the mines on Trout Run,
Cambria county, I'd., have roup nut on a
atrike. They elected a check welghman and
dctnatuled Hint lie be Installed 111 these of
flclala are nt other mines. Tlie (ieneral
Manager refused to allow him to go Into the
scales, ami Informeil the men thnt he woiilil
do all the weighing necessary. A a result
every man has stopped work.
The Riverside furnace of StculxMiville, O.,
employing 17,1 men, blew out Sunday and
will not resume for mime time. The com
pany has a big st'sk on hand.
The Rwitchmen's Cnhn,if West Superior,
Wis., will hike a hand in the steel workers'
strike. At a meeting of the Trades and La
bor Awembly they promisck to handle no
can containing the product of non-union
workers.
At New Orleans the entire forc
of government employes repairing the gov
ernment river steamers and tugs at the An
duboln park, La., went out on strike Tin
men clnim thnt although the eight-hour law
had been passed and aigncd by the presi
dent, but that It has not been promulgated,
they are compelled to work uuder the old
10-hour rule.
The atrike of the plnnina-mlll men of St.
Ioui, which has been on for several weeks,
has been declared off and the men arc now
seeking their old places. Tlie trouble nrvst
over a demand for shorter bourn with no
decrease In pay,
The firemen employed on the tugs In
Buffalo (N, Y.) harbor struck for an advance
In wages from t3S to f-VI per month. They
have no union organization. The tug own
ers will not concede thri demand.
The switchmen employed by the various
"B'g Four" lines passing through Indian
apolis, Ind., mado a formal request for nc
increase In wages to those paid in Chicago,
the highest In the country. The request
was taken under consideration by the road
managers,
The Klndlay (0.) glass fnctories started up,
most of them with full force.
The Susquehanna Iron Company and the
Columbia Iron Company of Lancaster, l'a.,
started work after six weeks' suspension.
The puddlera accept a reduction of from 1
to (3 (19 a ton. About 600 men are employ
In the mills.
The 30 machinists employed by tlie Jenny
Electric works, of Indianapolis, Ind., went
on strike. A union mnn who refused to
work on a piece that had gono through a
son-union man's hands was discharged,
whereupon the other machinists were called
out.
About 150 freight handlers in the North
western freight depot in Milwaukee, Wis.,
truck, Tbey have been getting ft 40 per
day but demand II 50.
After an all-day conference at Wheeling,
W. Va., the workmen and officials 0 tho
Top mill of that city anil the A'.tna and
Standard mills over the river, agreed to
plit the difference in their dispute as to the
prices for rolling double steel and the scnlo
was signed, The mills will start at onc e.
T11UKK MKX KEEP A 111)1 Mil l. int.E. TIlO
Columbia Iron and Steel Company at
TJntontown, l'a., resolved to insist upon a
reduction in wages of 30 per cent. In the
Bessemer department ami 20 per cent, in
finishing department from last year's scale.
All the men but three are willing to work
at the company's figures, but three will
keep the whole mill idle.
The Stale Federation of Labor, in session
at Chestcr,ra.,has passed resolutions rccom
mending all union men to refrain from en
listing in the National Guard and all such
enlisted men to withdraw.
Sixty girls employed at the Allcntown,
(Pa.) Spinning Company's mill, struck for
- 6 cents Increase per day. The whole mill
is idle In consequence.
At the request of local labor organization!
at Battle Creek, Mich., the Common Coun
cil has passed a resolution canceling all
bridge contracts In which Carnegie iron ii
to be used.
The annual report of President Ingalls, oi
the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad, will
recommend protit-sharing with its em
ployes. CeeaTMsloBal Nominations
Lycoming county (Pa.) Democrat have
indorsed W. H. Wilson for congress,
The Deleware Democratic- State Conven
tion renominated Congressman J. W. Cau
sey. The deadlock in the Fourth Michigan
District Republican Congressional Conven
tion was broken on the one hundred and
forty-seventh ballot, Henry F. Thomas, of
Allegan, receiving the nomination for Con
gress. Congressman J. R. Whiting has been
unanimously renominated by the Demo
crats of tbe Seventh Michigan district.
The Republican Convention of the First
Kentucky district, at Paducah, nominated
W. J. Deboe, of Crittenden county, for Con
gress. Tbe Congressional Convention of the First
Taxes district; nominated Captain J. C.
Hutchison.
The People's Territorial Convention, in
session at Oklahoma City, nominated N. A,
Ward for delegate to Congress.
Tbe Ninth Wisconsin District Republican
Convention nominated Myron H, McCord
(or Congress. '
The Fourth Arkansas District Democratic,
Oonveution has nominated W. L. Terry for
Congress,
The Democratic convention of the Sixth
Missouri Congressional district, renominat
ed T. 8. Btockdale.
, The Republicans of tba Seventh Michi
gan district nominated for Congress Philip
X. Wlxon. .
Tbs Fourth (Minn.) district Demxratie
convention re-nominated J. N. Castle for
Congress.
The Dataware Republicans nominated the
Rev. Jonathan S. Willis, of Milford, for
Congress. fires
The entire town of Red Mountain, a lively
mining camp, was wiped out by fire. Tbe
total loss is sT5.(HK, with but little in
surance. The lire was the work of an In
cendiary. Oter 700 persons are rendered
homeless.
At Mamaroneck, N. Y., the Standard Oil
millionaire. Janes A. Bostwlck, died by the
bursting of a blood vessel, from excitement,
and his coachman and footman were burn
ed to ife.ith in a tire which broke nut early
tl.la morning In his extensive stables con
nected with his summer residence on Orien
tal Point. .Tbe llostwfck stable loss is estl
tnatid at tW.HH. The Constable stables
were nlsu destroyed, with valuable con
tents, the lo-soii which is estimated nt near
ly ino,i. The fire Is supposed to have
been caused by the carelessness of the two
nu n who perished, and whonre said to have
been intoxicated. Mr. Rostwick was 00
years old, and estimated to be worth f.W,-
(KKMIOO,
At Kenilrlck, Idaho, four blocks In the
business portion of the town. Loss, S0,
UW; Insurance, i."iO,nnn.
At Mt. Indues, Vu, flie simp ninl'B.'rtt.OM
feet of lumber of the Connecticut River
Lumber Company. Ioas, Ho,ism; insur
ance, iw.niHj.
I'nllllcnl.
The Democratic and People's party Con
gressional committees of the Second Kaunas
district have arranged for the withdrawal
from the race for Congress of 8. S. King, tlie
People's party candidate. King's with
drawal will ciiler all opposition to Cnngii'ss
in nil Illusion upon Moore, the Dcmocratio
candidate.
At Raleigh, N. C, (lie third party conven
tion nominated Dr. W. P. I'.xiim of Wnvne
for governor.
I'x-Sciiator John C. Ppoom-r was Humilia
ted for Governor by the Republicans of
ii isconsln.
Allen It. Morse was nominated by the
Democrats for Coventor of Michigan.
Tlie Iowa Democratic State Convention
met nt Davenport. The platform declared
In favor of license of the liquor traffic and
local option, and the election of United
States senators by popular vote, and Indor
ses the national platform, denounces Mc-
kihleylsm und high tariff and gives the
force bill a few blows below the belt. The
following ticket was named: Secretary of
State, Col. J. It. McCoulogne; Auditor, 8. P.
Vandyke; Treasurer, Charles Rucgnitz,
Attorney General, Judge Ezra Wilhird;
Railroad Commissioner, Senator W. U.
Kent.
At I'unxsutawnev. Pn.. after taking 2.15
ballots the Congressional Conference ended
in a deadlock. The conference will again
meet at Hultsburg next.
Crime nml Penalties
William Kvans, accused of poisoning
nine persons at Laurel, Del., including his
wife and her three brothers and their fami
ly, one of whom has died, was arrested a
Tacony, a suburb of Philadelphia,
Henry Hcnckmaii, a life-convict in the
Jackson, Mich,, Stute prison, murdered
Contractor Cuddy with a bummer. Ho had
sworn revenge for having been Hogged by
the prison aulboriti s.
Tbrea highwaymen waylaid a man nt
Nasons Creek, Wash., and alter robbing him
brutally murdered him by cutting off bis
head. Hubscqiie'ttly die three murderers
were captured and speedily strung up.
The most daring and Ingenious escape in
the history of the Allegheny County (Pa.)
Work House was eH'ccted the other morning
by Charles Havers, who was serving a thrco
years' term for aggravated assault and
battery. After probably weeks of patient
mid well-concealed work, Havers left his
cell in the curly hours of the morning, beat
Night Watchman John Kbcrhurdt into in
sensibility, bound and gugged hint, and
linked him up with his own keys and,
making his way Into the work house yard,
scaled tbe wall and was free.
Washington News
Chilians cominu to time. Acting Secre
tary Adco, of the State Department has re
ceived a telegram from Minister Egan, at
Valparaiso, stating that the Chilian Senate
and Chamber of Deputies have unanimously
passed tbe appropriation of 173,0(10 for the
payment of claims growing out of the Haiti
more incident, Also, that the two legisla
tive bodies have approved the treaty for a
commission of settlement of claims ' of
American citizens against the Chilian Gov
ernment, . Craea.
Iowa farmers have seen the end of anoth
er splendid week for croi. The output of,
corn will be below the average.
Excepting a drouth in the Southern coun
ties lust week's weather in Michigan was
favorable for croiis. The oats crop is Urge.
The "Minneapolis Journal" estimates the
Spring wheat crop in Minnesota and the
Dakotaa at 103,000,000 bushels, against 100,
000,000 last year. This is very little below
an average crop.
Miscellaneous,
Canada's sheep trade with Great Britain
has been a failure this season. Shipiers
have sustained heavy losses and are now
dropping out of tbe market altogether, so
the season is practically over. Tbe ship
ments to date amount to 14,703 sheep,
against 23,730 for the same period last year.
Shornerhorn, the geologist writes that be
has discovered in Idaho un immense glacial
field underlaid with glacial lakes.
About 300 people of the burned village of
Delmar, Del., are without homes and are
living with those whose homes were saved.
Provisions are wattted badly, as there is not
a store left.
Tbe greatest distress prevails in Ward
Nine, of Concordia parish, La. Whole fam
ilies are starving and aid is needed. Natcbes
merchants are preparing to hurry forward
relief.
Perianal.
Silas Creaswell, of Peterjbnrg, Pa., tha
Democratic candidate fr Congress in tha
Eighteenth (Pa.) district, was prostrsted by
a stroke of apoplexy.
Congressman Scull is very 111 at his home
In Somerset, Pa.
Illsaaier. Accidents ana fatalities.
The probable loss from the hall storm
which swept over Argusville and Gardner
N. D., Inst Friday will be about 750,000
bushels of grain, over 60,000 acre: being a
total loss.
Five negro children were burned to death
at Griffin, (la. They were lift alone while
the family went to church.
Tnrf News
The great 3-year-old colt Lamplighter, by
pptudtlirift-Torchlight, has been purchased
by Mr. Pierre Ixirrillitrd. Tlie price paid Is
said to have been 2.",0'. He is ,ro'.ably
the best 3-year-old in training.
tnrlhtinnke.
Southwestern Wales was visited by a se
vere earthquake shock I'riday night, which
badly frightened the people, rocking their
dwelling and smashing crockery.
nr.vtiMi tint iiuitiiKKs).
Four thousand of the cab drivers of Paris
went on strike. No disorder huvo been
reported.
1 hree hundred bouses In the town of Ser
dovisk, Russia, were destroyed by fire, ren
dering 2.MXI people homeless.
LATEST NEWS WAIFS.
George M. Kusatim wns nominated for
Congress by the Republicans of the First
(Md.) Congressional district.
At the Twenty-fourth (Pa.) Congressional
district conference William A. Hipe of Al
legheny con niy was nominated for Congress
for b th the long and short terms.
The Tenth Illinois district Prohibitionists
have nominated Albert D. Mctcitlf, of Onei
da, for Congress.
E.J. Halncr, of Aurora, Neb., wai nomi
nated for Congress by tho Republicans of
the I'ourtb district.
Kx.Cnngresimnn II. Clay Evans, of Chat
tanooga, was nominated for Congress fron
the Third Tennessee district by tho Republi
can Convention.
Captain John Worrell, of Hendricks
county, Ind., was nominated for Congress
at Spencer by the Republicans of the Fifth
district of that State.
Vienna, Austria, is sweltering beneath a
heat thnt is more Inense than than has ever
prevailed here within the memory of the
living. It is not believed that such tropical
warmlh lias ever before been exerieuced
In Austria. Saturday the morcury reached
110 In the shade. It is u common sight to
see people swoon on the streets. Many
deaths have occurred. In Buda
pest h the mercury touched 1111 In the
shade Saturday, and were it not for the fact
that the air is dry Ufa would be scarcely en
durable. The heat throughout Germany continues
intense. The thermometer In Berlin regis
tered 110 in tho shade Saturday.
The steamer Oregorieuff, plying upon tbe
Volga and its tributaries has been wrecked
at Visbni Novgorod. A heavy storm was
prevailing at the time. The thirteen pas
sengers und crew were drowned.
It is estimated thnt within ten miles of
Cincinnati, O., counting the amount in
yards mid stored, there are 12,000,000 bushels
of coul. There are li.'Kl barges mid 131 bur
of it. It was excctcd that the price would
be advanced 2.1 cents per ton, but the raiso
will not occur for about one month now.
The conference Committee of the Amal
gamated Association and the Mahoning and
Shenaugo Vullcy iron inaiiiilacturers, in
session at Youngstown, O., agreed upon a
scale. Tho scale is the same that was
ngreed Uion at Pittsburg except that instead
of a graded reduction there is a cut of 10 jier
cent, straight on ull finisher covered by tlie
scale. All tho mills will sign tlie scale and
begin operations at once. Over 10,000 men
will return to work alter a shutdown of two
months in tho valleys. The settlement of
the Valley scale practically fixes the scale
for the entire country, and the Iron manu
facturers in Pittsburg and elsewhere that
buve refused to sign thus far, will now
probably accept tha Western iron scale.
The difference! between tho Clilmgo
Nil. western railway and Its freight hand
lers In Milwaukee have been amicably set
tled by the company agreeing to the men's
demands for an advance from (1.40 to 11.50
per day with pay und half for over time.
Tlie Idaho Republican State convention
met at Moscow. The platform favors free
and unlimited coinage of silver, protection
to American industries as set forth in the
nutionul platform and strongly indorses tho
administration of President Harrison. Wil
lis Sweet was re nominated for Congressman
by acclamation. I. N. Sullivan was nomi
nated for Supreme Judge. Ex- United States
Senator W. J. McConnell was nominated f(
Governor.
Saturday was the fifty-ninth anniversary
of the birth of President Harrison. The
President celebrated it by attending a par
lor entertainment, at Loon Luke, N,
whore be and his family are summerim
A dispatch from Buffalo says: "The mort
sanguine of tbe striking switchmen
cuti no longer deny Ibut the road' are mov
ing freight. Since the resumption of work
Suiurduy morning the Central company has
moved more cars than ordinarily, and tlie
prospect of events arising t lint would im
pede further progress is hourly diminishing.
The congested condition of the yards at
Black Ruck has been relieved to 'such an
extent that ail embargo on Western freight
is practically removed, mid the cars that
huve been held back along the Michigan
Central are being shoved across the Interna
tional brulgo in numbers that exceed the
ordmury inllux."
Twenty Five Uvea Lost.
The Thracian, a four-masted vessel, with
S3 men on board, hae been lost ketween
Greenock and Liverpool, She started out
from Greenock, towed by the tugboat Sarah
Jolllffe. Whan about three miles from th
isle of Man, during the night, a squall came
up and the ship capsized. The Sarah Jol
litre made for the spot where tbe ship had
been, but there was no sign either of the
vessel or of any human being.
Three Drowned at Atlamlo Olty.
Charles Simons, Benjamin Parker and
Flreraau Mannery were drowned near
Atlsntio City, N, J., by the capsizing of
their fishing boat during a severe squall.
TBI 1TPAT1QW AT HOMESTEAD.
8TRIKER9 VISIT THE MILL.
A piscotiRAniari fcaVriRT to Tiia iiomsmtsad
MKft rnoM srrrRAi, oftiikis Hi'MSPtn.
The strikers at Homestead on Wednesday
were given subject matter for discussion by
several of their number going into the mill
on passes from Superintendent Potter, and
afterward reporting thnt the new men were
getting out considerable work. So far as
could be learned there were fire men who
went Into I lie mill and one of them, Harri
son Critchelow, afterward told a nunilier of
men on the streets thnt It looked as though
the company was doing business. The
strikers predict these men will go hack to
work as several others did who went Into
the mill to sen themselves how It was run
ning. Supt. Potter said the men told hint
arter they had been through the place that
tbev were satisfied the strike was a failure
mid that tbev would go buck to work, but
they were afraid the other strikers would
do some injury to their families. Tho Bes
semer department at the big mill was put
on double turn,
jo.oou to nr. rusmi vor mmr-sTun.
At a meeting of representatives of the K.
nf I.., Central Labor I'nloii and Building
Trades Council, at Boston, Mass., a com
mittee wns appointed to visit every labor
organization in Massachusetts and solicit
funds for the Homestead men. The or
(tatiizations have agreed to raise 20,0uij for
the strikers.
A t'ONSPIIIACV.
A patrol of tho provost guard went
through the town Wednesday morning Just
before daybreak. Colonel K reps snys be
bad relinhle information that the strikers
meant to prevent residents of Homestead
who bad gone to work from returning, and
thai by the ordering out of tho guards at
Just about tbe hour when tho conspiracy
was f t he put in execution they were deter
red from attempting it. A similar patrol
will he made this morning, and probably
for several mornings. Chuirman Crawford
vigorously denies that onv such attempt
was to lie made. Hesnvs'tbe strikers ur
Just us united and lu-t us' ho.fiil ns ever,
and that no unlaw ful acts will be commit
ted. The Advisory Cimmitten received sub
scriptions Wednesday ulnoiinting to f 1,'jsj.
SHOTS r.XCMAMIKII.
There was a series of exciting incidents at
Homestead Wednesday, culminating at
evening in an exchange of shots between
the militia and a strike sympathizing train
crew.
The firing occurred about 8:15 o'clock on
the river front of the mill. About a week
ngo shots from the East hound freight train,
which passes I hero at that hour were lired at
a detail of militia .rationed on tho Little
Bill. Ordets were given that if there was
any more tiring from freight trains to
return It, but not to shoot at passenger
trains.
Wednesday night when tbe train passed
over the bridge there were live revolver shots
lired at the boat, the first coming from the
engine and others from the cars. The fire
wns returned, about a dozen shots being flied
from the boat. As the train passed on over
the river tbe battalion stationed on tho hill
under Captain Fred Windsor, took up the
firing, and from flu to loo musket balls
rattled against the freight cars. So far as
was known last night no one was hit, but
me train inignt reauiiv nave carried wound
ed men without the fact being known,
CAHNKOIK MOXSV FOB HTKIKKRS.
Kelr Hurdie has sent, as a contribution to
the Homestead strikers' fund, the 100
given him by Mr. Carnegie for his exiiensea
in the recent general election. Hnrdie Is
labor mcnilierof the Eng ish Parliament
for Westlutin. He was a Scotch pitman,
having worked tinder ground from the age
of H until 21. He is President of the Ayr
shire Miners' Union, and strongly lu fuvor
of an eight-hour law.
A BTKIKKK SHOT MOW.
John Fleishman, one of the Homestead
strikers, was walking along the Valley rail
road in tbe neighborhood of Forty-third
street, Pittsburg, when two unknown men
opened fire upon him. One of the bullets
took effect and Imbedded itlrin the man's
side. Ho was found Iving face downward
in a pool of blood, Just off the railroad track.
He was taken to his home. The Injured
man's condition is serious. The strikers
were indignant at the shooting and any that
some arrests are to lie made. Physicians
who hnd examined Fleishman pronounced
the bullet wound not serious, us it only
struck the fleshy part of his hip. Fleishman
is lion-communicative, nml says he did not
throw stones, as alleged, to provoke the
men working in the mill.
THF STKI K KHS PlrKIC.
The picnic for the benefit of the Home-
sicau sinners, ncm at jtoss tirove, was a
success financially. A member of the Com
mittee of Arrangements says .').iss) was
cleared. Overli.om) admission tickets were
sold, but not more than 4,omi people attend
ed. Any one who did not wear a badgo.
advertising a wed-known clothing firm, was
told to leave the grounds.
Everything was going along smoothly at
tlie works Saturday. On Monday tho Bes
semer will be started on double turn. Super
intendent Potter does not anticipate any
difficulty in doing this, as he considers tbe
new men as competent in every way us the
old ones, .lames Jameson, the roller in tlie
SH-inch mill who quit work Wednesday, in
duced to do so by a friend who came from
the Fast, returned to work yosterday. Sev
eral more families moved into the com
pany's temporary houses without being
molesud in any way.
SUNDAY AT HOMESTEAD.
Sunday was a very quiet clay at Home
stead. The usual services were held in the
mill. The ltev. Dr. W. F. Craft, of Alle
gheny, ottlc ated. He preached on the sub
ject "Cln istian Faith Rests L'kiii Reason."
His discourse was listened to attentively by
the workmen.
The ni-n spent the day in reading, writ
ing letters and sitting in tlie cjot kjIs on
the river ide of the works.
Brigadier licner.il Wiley made a thorough
insiet:tioii of Cnmp Black and found every
thing in excellent condition. In the after
noon he went to Diiquesne on the Little Bill
and found affairs there running very
smoothly.
Chaplain Hayes, of the Fifteenth Regi
ment, held services in camp Sunday even
ing. A great many of the members' of the
Sixteenth Regiment u'tended. The chap
lain's text was. "What Shall a Man Give
Exchunue for His Houl
TBE OHIO PEOPLE d PARTY.
A. Complete State Tlckst Put in the
field by tha Massillon Convsntlon.
At Mafaillon the State convention of the
People's party nominated the following
ticket: Secretary of State, 8. C. Thayer,
Canton; Judges of Supreme Court, H. 1),
Sturk, of Cuyahoga, and J. D. l'ayne, of
Washington county; Clerk of Supremet'ourt.
W. R. Boeles Hamilton; Member Board or
Public Works, James Ho.iser, of Suiumiit
county; Presidential electors, JohnSeits, of
Seneca county, and A. J. Curieuter, of De
fiance county. The platform indorses tbe
Omaha platform und the nutionul cundi
ilutes, demands tlie manufacture and sale of
intoxicuiing liquors by the national Govern
ment; demands that tbe right of suffrage
hull depend only upon quulilied citizenship:
demands proportional representation in all
leglsla ive bodies; and demands absolute
power for all municipal governments.
A resolution was adopted protesting
against Senator Brice holding his seat on
the grounds of non-residence, and tbe reso
lution whs ordered sent to Seoutor I'effer for
Introduction to the body.
Delegates from the Seventeenth district
nominated William L. Browning, of Lick
ing county, for Congress, end those from
the Eighteenth nominated J. W. Northrup,
of Salem.
An open air meeting was held In front of
Hotel Sailor to-night, and speeches were
made by n number of party leader. This
closed the oonveution.
A PROPOSED UNIQUE
ll.. w II.'
W. If. WVhter, of Pittsburg, Ta., lias deslgne-1 a giant "Observation Wheel" fntt
befits a World's Fair. The wheel will be 210 feet high and revolve between two powerful
steel truse I towers 11.1 feet from the ground. It wdll be the highest seat of observation
on the grounds, except tho prooed Columbian tower. It will be of double strength.
There will be 2Xcar swinging easily upon short, horir.nntnl pivots in the upper center of
each car. so that no mailer In what position the wheel, the passenger will rest as easy as Id
the old rocker at home.
The baskets will be beautifully upholstered and contain opera glasses, a sliding table
ami other comforts for the benefit of the sightseers. There will be 41 snokes In this mon
ster wheel, and each one will be handsomely decorated with the Coat of arms representing;
the 44 states. The entire structure will bo decorated In bright, fancy color and in gold
and silver bronr.e. There will be compartments en suite a la Americnino, Great Britain,
Germany, France, Austria, China, etc., and the whole surmounted with flas of all na
tions Tliprrvin raum-itv of the wheel will be '2-tO neoole. and tho time allowed for
loading and unloading, Including several revolutions, will be 15 minutes, providing for
about !, persons per hour. In eight hours per day, 8,rvrl people at 2 cents per capita
can be carried. Tbe plnnt will cost l-'I.OXi, will be entirely of steel an 1 will be run bv
electricity. There will no four stations to load and unload at the same Instant. Tn
found,'.lons will be IS feet deep, anchored with sand. There will be a neat arrangemen
to prmect passsngcrs In Inclement weather, and the entire resis'ancoof wind pressure
against tower and wheel will he a stress of 8I.OU0 pounds, while tho weight of tlie wheel
not, is 100.000 pounds, and scats and passengers 90,000 ponnds, a total of 280,000 pounds.
WORLDS FAIR INVITATIONS.
Elaborately Engrossed Parchmsnts to
Be Bent to European Potentates to
Participate in the Columbian Celebra
tion. The State Department at Washington, T.
C, is about to send out Invitations, the like
of which were probably never Issued before
by the Government. They are to he most
elubnrate affairs and will be engrossed on
the finest and most enduring parchment.
The invitations are to Marie Christine,
Queen Regent of Spain; to tho infant King
Alfonzo; to the Duke of Viragua, the lineal
descendant of Columbus; to Emperor Wil
liam of Germany; t Queen Victoria and
other high personages of Euroi, to take
part In the commemoration of the landing
of Columbus. Invitutions have already
been sent to these powers to participate in
the World's Fair, but this is a siiecial honor
intended for those most closely interested
in the celebration of the discovery of
America.
Tlie invitation to the Queen Regent of
Spain is couched In tha most courtly lan
guage . It reads: "Great and good friend
The Congress of the I'nited States, recognix
Ing the Illustrious services of your ancestor
Queen Isabella, of Spain, desire that a
special invitation be extended to you to take
art in the coming commemoration of tlie
anding of Columbus "
, BETTER CROP PROSPECTS.
Tue Outlook ao Oood That a Harked
Improvement Is Notet In Almost All
Iilnea of Business.
R. O. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trad
says: Later advices from tbe West promise
rather better crops of wheat and corn, and
cotton prospects are a little better, though
neither yield will approach that of last year.
With abundant supplies brought over, tbs
outlook is so good that business distinctly
Improves, and the prospect for fall trade is
ever where considered bright. The great
strikes in New York, Pennsylvania and
Tennessee appear to have scarcely an ap
preciable effect upon business, and though
interruption of traffic is threatened on
many important railroads, stocks are gener
ally -teotly or strong, closiog but a small
fraction lower than a week ago. More gold
has gone abroad, but money is abundant
and easy, and colle -lions in almostall quar
ters are more satisfactory than usual.
Wheat has been weuker and declined ) of
a cent with western receipts exceeding
5,2U0,uu0 in four duys, while Atlantic exports
were not l.msi.osi bushels, and sales here
only lti.oiio.ouo bushels. Reports of harvest
ing in spring wheat regions are more en
couraging. Corn bas advanced a cent on
sales of only 3.0UO.OS1 bushels, mainly be
cause of possible interruption of traffic, for
western reports ure definitely more promis
ing, esiecially to Kansas and Illinois. Outs
have declined only a quarter, but lurd is a
shade stronger.
At Baltimore receipts of fruit and vege
tables are nut equul to demands of packers
and manufacturers of clothing ure busy.
Iron mills at Pittsburg will soon resume,
but at present shipments of coke are tha
smallest for some time, and buiiness in
window glass is not sctive. At Cincinnati
trade is quiet, but prospects fine, and with
drawals of whiskey are unusually heavy.
Fair activity is seen ut Cleveland, with
healthy trade, and rolled iron products very
active and firm.
General trade at Chicago Is better than in
any other year and collections better, At
Milwaukee collections are alow, but trade is
largely in excess of last year.
The business failures occurring through
out the country during tbe last seven days
numbers for the United States 172, and tor
Canada 25, a total of 107, as compared with
luil last week and ltU the week previous to
tbe lust, and -lu for the corresponding week
of last year.
Two Van Killed la a Collision.
At Beverly, Muss., a passenger train col
lided with a freight train on the Boston and
Maine railroad. Urakeman Frank Heeney
was killed. Engineer Jonas died while beinf,
taken to tbe hospital. ,
WORLD'S FAIR SCHEME,
" - I
The Invitations to Emperor William nnd
other potentates, relatti to the matter of
relics of Columbus. The exact form of the
invitation to young Alplionzo has not been
determined upon yet. It would hardly bo
the proper tiling to address him as "Great,
and good friend," as lie is hardly old enough,
for that distinction. The form will be se
lected in a few days.
These invitations will be delivered In per
son, by a messenger, Hon. W. K. Curtis, nt
tlie Bureau of American Republics, w bo
will leave September 1 for Spain.
THOSE SOUVENIR HALVES.
The World'a Fair Directors Can Make a
Oood Speculation,
Treasurer Seelierger, of tbe World's Fair
Board of Directors, Is In receipt of a num
ber of new olTers to pay premiums on the
souvenir half dollars. The Inrgest
lot of these is an offer to pay 7,ooO,miO for
the lot, which iswortli in currency 2,5no.
un). This oiler, which is the largest yet
received, came from the Horton Company.
Uncle Ssm at the Fair.
Supervising Architect Ed Itrooks has leffc
Washington for Chi cago for the purpose of
selecting sites for four government build
ings for tbe World's Fair. One will bo used
to exhibit tlie practical operations of the
signal service ill taking observations, etc.;
another will consist of a fully-euuippeoi
uriiiv hospitnl;a third will be devoied to t.'ie
exhfhit from tbe Indian school at Carlisle,
and tlie fourth will be a far. simile of tbe
naval observatory at Washington fitted up
with an ''iiutoriul telescope and other
j astronomical apparatus.
THOUSANDS AT WORK.
The Majority of Iron Mills la the Country
in Operation.
All the disputes octwoen the iron msters
snd their Amalgamated workmen are now
practically settled. As a result the majority
of rolling mills and their auxiliaries
throughout the country are in operation.
But few manufacturers have signed tlie
steel scale and most of these mills are still
Idle. Owing to the different machinery
nsed and the variety of tbe product eachi
steel mill requires a separate scale. Some?
of these are being prepared now and in at
week or ten days it is expected that a great
number of plants will resume work.
There are about 473 rolling mills and steel
works, 30 forges and blooinerlts, 50 wire
nail works and 03 cut nail factories in the
United Statee. These give employment to
upward of no.OlC workmen, and the anniiut
capacity in iron and steel Is not far sliort of
21,msi,i)0ii tons. Tnese plants are distriimteil
among 2S different States, the largest num
ber. 2il. being located in Pennsylvania. Out
of tlie 47s mills, 73 have been idle for some?
time, about the same number are non
union and ii) are controlled by independent
labor organizations, while the buluuce, 2lf4,
are under the c mrol of tbe Amalgamate J
Ass K'nitioo.
Out of these 20H mills at least 130 are irt
operation. Tho number of workmen em
ployed In the-e 11 mills is placed at about
Is, ooo, and the annual capacity in mum!
numbers is rated at rt.35M.3iK) net tons of
finished material, embracing merchunt iron
and steel. siiecial shapes, ingots, etc. About
80.000 workmen are given steudy employ
ment when ull the mills ara irt
operation. but at tlie present
time uulv about 40,flu0 workmen are en
gaged. Deducting 8,3H5,3uO net tons from
2u.4rt,4!l4 net tons, the annual cupacity ot
nil tlie mills, there will be a balance of 12,
070, 104 net tons w hich the country would
lose if the works thut are now idle wouhl
lose if the works thnt are now idle would
continue so. By dividing these figures into
days the total loss In product for each day
tlie mills are closed will be about 35,000)
tons. .
The Wheat Rspors.
The Northwestern Miller reports wheat in
private elevators in Minneapolis at
bushels 30,000 bushels less than last Mon
day, The total stock at Minneapolis ami
Duluth is 7.863,0llo bushels, a decrease of
1,303,6H4 bushels. Tbe Market Record
estimates the wheat In country elevators of
Minnesota and tba two Dakotas at 743,600
bushels, a shrinkage for the week of 220,100
bushels, Tbe aggregate stock of the North
west is thus made rt,ti00,7ii bushels, or
1.523,6tts bushels loss thsn last Monday. K
year ago the aggregcte 9k was 6,773,00i
bushelaa
rfT"s jsx a . rwAjsJv- V . wjiji mrr rksil"TFli.v'i
They were residents of that olty.