V tn i r 1,1 i a Til t:Y ARC fpllRFB VKSSll.othe oni't reproduction nf fnlmnhti' fleet nfl I'1.' have nrtlvr.1 at lliivmia in their wny finiiFpain to the World's I'nlr. 'Miry are the Niim, t ! I'mlii mill the Simla Mm m. Tlir Nina mill Pihta are Ix-inp towed ty the lulled Suite nni-cr N'cwntk mul the gutilmnt Itrnii nnM". The raravel will flr-l proceed to llnnitiin Ponds, tlic nnviil review rendivrmi. mul lake art In the evolution therr A -ri I 17. They wll then he towed to New York to nrti'i :i'r n tmul intviil n-vi-w .nll -7, hi-li jnnti-Mi tit lt mt nf Hiv pri.nl-l lr.arne spectacle Ihr world hn ever witnessed. THE NEW STEEL NAVY. A LIST OK THE BUM'S THAT . Will Take Tnrt In th Columbian Parade mid the Condition of ttio Monsters Now. - . A ill'patch from Washington says: Tim nsvnl reiidczvou In 1 1 inn ploti linnd next inoiUh, mul t he monster naval parade ill New York Intrlior which is to lollow Hint psthcring, inaugurating the scries of grand ('iilumln'iin demonstrations niiiiniiiiri'il lor this J'tnr, is attracting general ittleulioii liow-n day. People nio awakening to n realization that this gathering of reprcseti. tative Mtirships from the emit power l the earth It going to lc mnnsirntc In n very practical manner that the lulled Stated of America ha at least n navy that she can he proud of, one that rinks nway up tniuird t lie lieail of the lit in point of cftcctivencs, both p regard speed aud defense. In the big rendirou and pimidi" there will lie Id hip of the new steel navy as follows: rill suit's is !! i in.. Haltimore. 4,fnH tonnage displacement, of the protected cruiser tvie. Chicago, .MKI tonnaL'e displacement, of the pnrlinllv protected cruiser type. Philadelphia. I. lino tonnage displacement partially protected ctui-ar. Newark. COM tonnage displacement, par tinlly protected cruiser. Kan I'ranci-cn, 4.01 tonnnce displace ment, pHrtially protected cruiser. Charleston, 4,ot) tonnage displacement, protected cruiser. Atlanta. it. lt toniin'.'e liivplin einent, par tially initeiied iT"ier. henniniiton, 1,700 tonnaKO liplacenient, t FHIlllOHl. t'oneord, 1,700 lonnne di'planient, a gnnlmat. Vorktown, 1,701) tonnni;e dl-pliii'emeiit, a gmihoal. VcHiiviiid, fl'W totinngo displacement, dy namite ititn vessel. ('nrhiiiK, 11U lonnage displacement, tor- Mdo tlOHt. Narkeeta, 102 tomi.iKO displacement, a tn. Iwan. 102 tonnage liplaceme(tt, a tin;. M'alineta, H.L' tonnaKo displacement, a tn-?. Kancrofl. R!8 tonnage displnceinent, pruc tice alnp at the Nuval Academv. In addition lo these named there are three hit; ships, of the steel navy which will not take pari in the parade, beinc detained in oilier portion! ol the world to delend tlio flap which floats so proudly from the ina-t-Jidi and to guard the :onimercial Inter taiatniit look to that flag lor protection. They areas follows: lioNion. 3. imi tonnnpe diso'acnient.a par tially protected cruiser; on duty in Honolulu liarbor. I'etrel, 800 tonnajie riisplacenient, a gun boat, on duty at the t liinese station. Monterey. f.i:W tannine displaoeinetit. a barneite turret coast rteieme ship; on duty in Man Francisco hurlior and aloiiK the l'u cilic coast. The above list of vessels that are to take part in the parade does not include the monitors stationed in New York harbor repilarly. While this long string w ill mane a brave show, one that every citi.cn can be proud of, it will (live no adeiiuate idea of what the new steel navv will be in a few abort months, wnen the vessels now in pro cess of construction, are nut in commission. The list of these monster is as follows: Indiana, lo.'JOO iomiat;e displacement, a liidileship; bus been launched and is being completed at I 'ramps yards, Philadelphia. Muvitchusetts. 10,'Joj tonnace displace rncnl. n tattle ship; to be soon luuiictitd at Cramp's yards. Philadelphia. Orepnii, iil.jnO touuutre displacement, a battle sli p; nearly ready to be launched from the yards ot the I'nion lion Works ut halt Kraocisco. .V w York, S,l,r)0 tonnage displacementan armored cruiser; lying at I romp s yards, 1'hiladelnhia, and about ready to be place in commission. uiiimbia, 7,,Vj0 tonnaue displacement, a i-rn'ecicd cruiser, building at Crump yards 'uiladelpliia. No. 1.1, a sister ship to the "Columbia" Mine displacement, also building at Cramp's. Maine, 0,0 It tonnage displacement, an ariuored cruiser, already luuucbed at the New York navy yard, but delayed in wait ing for armor. Texas, U.300 tonnage displacement, a bat tle ship: already launched ut the Norlolk nary yard, but delayed m waitiug for ar- , mor. Oiympia. B.S00 tonnage displacement, a protected cruiser, now building at the I li on Iron Works, San Francisco. Cincinnati. H.1H3 tonnage displacement, protected cruiser; already launched and being completed at the New York Navy yard. Kaleigh. S.183 tonnage displacement; Jirotrcted cruiser; ulreudv launched and ba ng completed at the Norfolk Navy yard. Katabdin. tonnage displacement, karbor defence ram; already Uuuclud uiid twiug computed al Bath, Me, 4 i r ii t n i i) i,i EXACT It IVI'ltOli tCTION f OV t'OI.t,' iMmlt and Mniilgotnei y. '.'is'i Iniiniiirr tlil liei-inciit each, twin cruiMMs, ready lot team trials nt the i 'nliiiuhiiin Iron Woiks, Italltlliore. Martileheiid. l.insi tonuare displacement, a cruiser; launched and inidcrgniiig cotiip,.' lion at I he i itv Point Woiks, Italttmore Muchitis and I 'astine, 1 u.si toituace dis placement each, twin gunboats, leady lor hte-itn trials at Hath, Me. No 2.P.M tmiiiii;e di"plati'inent, a toipedn linat; I ill i Id i nc at lliibiniue. In. In iithlitttin to the almxe there have been authoned tun battleship, now known lis i No. 4. ami one armored cruiser like the New York, now kntm n iis No. 'J. Cramp has th inlnet for these. The lii-t scion of I 'nngress iihn iiti'liiiri.eil the Voitsiruclinii of three light driinclit gnuhnals of I.LSHI tonnage disiliicetneiiiettl each, and one sub marine lori edo Imat. There has been cntiderable surprlso es- I tressed that smne move has not been made iclnre this looking lo have one of the ves sels of this siiletn'id new sieel navy named niter Pittsburg, the n pri seniative iron anil steel city of tliis cniiiitt v. It would most nssiitedlv he the proper thing to do, and the si.ip bearing the name of that great indus trial center from w hence cntui'S material to make these ships the wiiiih rlul creations ot ininitliiin arcliitei litre that they are. ought to be a big line. Cruiser No. II mid No L' are not yet christened why should not one be named Pittsburg liAbTlillN 1'AHM 1 N(l. Pennsylvania 1 nrmers Turn to Frull Orowingand Oairvtua;. The bulli lin issind at Wehingion, l. C by Secretary Moiton on "liiMtihiillnn and ronsiimpiion of Corn and Wheat coulalns the follon iug report I' oin stale ateuls: I'ciiiisvi viiii ii I he mining and nuuiufne turitig p'i,ulaliin of this state would eon suine uioie w heal llian is laised within its bordei,nnl the hngehi mi nt nf Hour Iroiii western mills. i i,.i ed prices, neces. sita'e the shipnieiit of portion of our w heat to sealioaid inarkels. 1'iirtuers are directing then attention In fruit growing and dairying as being mote remunerative than w heat growing and less lialile to he illllllenced by We liTIl competition. Uiio-l aimers enn, mi nce-l leeding earlier than usual, and the winter being severe, the requirement ten the same limn tier ol stink reduced the supply on hand considerably us compared w ith ibis lime last year. Some localities that usually have considerable sur plus to sell now have bare:y tullicieut to do required leeipng. The poorer i utility of the wheat of IsttJ induced lariners to retain that of IKIl. and the hw lirieea lu.t-a ui.lu.l considerably in ki ciuou in granaries w heat I i inn would nave heen put on the market had prici-s been more encouraging. There are some lew reports of wheal being fed lo locK because of prevailing low prices. AN AWFuiTHECOIlP In the Life Taking and Maimlrg Line Made by the Ilailroads. Pome interesting statistics from the forth coming report of the I'eniisylvaiila Secre tary of Internal Afl'airs regarding the acci dents that have occurred on the different railways of the state have been prepared. The total number of passengers reported killed during the pat vear was 42. and the number Injured UiH, being one killed out o( every ;i.3;:771 carried, and one injured out of every :!l:i,0j. carried. Ol employes, il were killed and il.wa injured; of other per sons U,-i2 were killed, and 1.,'tJO injured, a total of l.lts'.l killed and 8.H3I injured. Thia is t person killed and 40 injured to every 100 mile of road operated. Looking over th dcluiled rerorts of the coiuiuiiic we find that the Hullalo, Kin hea ter and Pittsburg has a total of 12 killed and 327 injured. The report of the Pennsy lvania Company shows lit passengers killed and 74 injured: 148 employes killed ami :t.isil injured, other persons killed 354 and SOO injured; a total ol ft.M killed and .! injured. The P., C. C. it St. 1,. reported for lMil. lo8 persons killed and l.osu injured; lor IM., 205 killed and 1,731 injured. Por the year 18ti7 on the Pennsj Irani system 2r2 person were killed and 2.027 injured; in 1888, persona were killed and 1.807 injured; in IWsl, persons were kill ed and 4.374 injured; in 1801, 402 persons were killed and 3..'i28 injured; in 1802, taf persons were killed and 3,00j injured. ANTHRACITE MINER i KILLED. On Dead and Four Dying Takin From the Bums. When men came to work Friday morn ing at the Ouk Hill colliery near Miners ville. Pa., the lire hot informed them at usual that the mine was clear of gas. Tut men went to work, and within half an bout fur tb whistle blew terrific explosion occurred in the eait gangway. A miner bail entered an old breast wben bis lamp ignited body of gas wblcb bad accumulated. Tht names of lbs dead and injured are: William Purcell, killed; John Morgan, arm and legs broken and injured luterr ally, will die; David G. Davis, Jr., probably fatally Injur ed. Patrick Malty, badly Lurntd. 8 ' 'iAAf i "vt 1 Mlll'B' BBll'B. COI,. K. V. BIlEPAnn DFAII. A Noted New York Kdltnr Comes to an Itnespeeled Find. Colonel l lllott I itch Phepard, eilltor of the New Ymk "Mail and Kipriss," died suddenly Iriday afternoon at his Inline in New York. Mis death followed the admiiiisltatlo i of ether by his physicians who aere about In iniike an n in I mil ion to ascertain w helher the I 'oliinel's suspicion that he was suHerilig from sIoiih in the blinlder was correct. Colonel Shepard had been In good health, hill nearly a month ago he noticed syutp lions Hull led him lo believe that he was sulTcriu:' with Hone in the bladder. He lei . I . lit - 1 4 cot., n.i .tor f. sin t nn. It go and diil not consult a physician until a week ago, w hen be we'd to Ilr. Mcl.aueand lold him hi suspicion. The doitor con llrmed them and advised him to at least submit to mi culmination, and to undergo an operation should it be deemed iii.it ary. Friday morning about ! o'clock, before the arrival of the doctor, lie complained ot severe pain, and said he thought Im would go to bed Hut lii-t he went lot he telephone, willed up the olllce of the llnil ..n-r.-.s and gave a number of instructions about the I'lture conduct ol lite ncwspuser in ca e anything should happen to him. A nobody ill Ins otllie knew he was ill, these instruct ion occasioned considerable Wonder, but it was never the hnlnt of any one in the olllce to qiiiviion anything ihe Colonel did, and nil even any itniuirie were made a tu what iniirhl be tlut lustier. About I o'i: ock Colonel Shepard said he was ready for the surjeou. and they, with the nurses, began lor the wolk of putting him under ether. He bad inhaled the drug but two or three time when tha physician detected dangerous symptom, and sloppel the inhalation. Colonel Sheppard sank rapi'My.and lor a tune it was I eared he could not be rallied. Powerful reitoratives wem administer!-1. At I lie end of an hour's work with oxygen he was restored to couciouoi"s, and lie continued, apparently, to tally until about 4 o clock. Then, without warning, and for no apparent reason, be began rapidly to sink. I he oxygen treatment wits renline I, hut it was of no avail; ut 4;'.M o'clock be died. He was unconscious and hi death wa peaceful The cause of death given by the physicians was oedema of the lungs. Ki.i.iovt Kitcii SurPAMD wa born in Jamestown. Chautauqua county, N. Y.. July '.'6. 1834. He wa educated a' the university ol the city of New York, admitted to the bar in 1H.8. and for many year practiced in New York. In 1801 and 1802 be was aide-de-camp on the staff of (ioveruor Kd win 1). Morgan and was In command of Ibe depot of volunteers al Kimira, N. Y., and aided in organizing, equipping and for warding to the Held nearly 60.000 troop. He was instrumental in raising the Ciltv rirsl New York regiment, which was named for him "The Shepard UihVs." He was the lootiiier of the New York State liar Associa tion in 1870 which has formed the model lor the orvanuutioti of similar associations in other State. In March 18s8, he purchas ed the New York "Mail aud Kxpieis." Opsle nislnreeted III PaHa, A somewhat rare and curious eight was area in l'uns a few days ago. About sixty gypsy caravans wer drawn up inline, and with their oc cupants (about COO In number,) pub licly disinfected. ThU measure wtti taken In consequence of the discovery of Ave or six cases of cholera among the gypsies, who had recently arrived from Belgium and Prussia. Tha caravans were found to be In a most flithy condition. At Helena, Moot., an eartbquak shock, lasting 30 seconds, was felt Friday at C.13 P. d. No ou was hurt. THE SENATE SPECIAL SESSION WHAT IS ItrtNll iiONK HY 'I MF. IIHill Ml ItltANt II tiK I liN'tlltl stM IS MKsililN AT WAMIINHION. Miisntl I he President to ilar sent Hie following nomination to the Pemilr: .lame II. I- u-iii of I oiiistatia, in be envoy ei iraordinai v and minister plenipotentiary ol Ibe l ulled Stale to France. 'I heodore Putiyau of New .terser, lo he etiviiy eslraoidluary and minister plenipo tentiary of the I'uitf-d Sliilen lo tiermiuiy. .lull ri I-.. Itisley of New Ymk, to lie envor ettraoidiuarr and minister plenipntenliaiy ot the I idled stales to Denmark. Walter II. .letikin ol Wccmi-dii. lo be l iiiled Siiilisi ircuit judge tor tlie Sevclilli judicial district. Walter l liabner of Virginia, In be solic Hot lor the depaiiiiK lit ol stale. I'hsrles II. sitiian ni lein-, to lie lodge of Hie I tilled Mates iniirl tor the Indian tern loir truest p I tu Ids. In of Maryland, to be II 1st auditor ol the tlea-tll v. I hiiiuas lloleotnli of Ih-laware, lo be lifih andilur ol the ttcasurv. Wiele Haioptoli ol Mouth Carolina, to be comiiiissii.ner of railroads. Among the postiuii-tet wa William II. Met ahe, t osIhh'Ioii, o. John I: l!isev, nominated to he Minister lo lii-nuiiitk. Is a brother In law lo Neuiilor Ynnihri. aud a lawyer of high sltttiditig In New Yotk. Mr. Ktslev is nhoiit -Iti year of age. Ilis appointment i said to tin alto lelher due to business illlluelice. Ill Is a man ot means. .lame II l iisll", who i mimed a Mini ler lo Prance, wa Mr. White prcdceesn.r as a Senator from the Stale of Louisiana in Hie I-itlv tir-t Congress, tin is about ears old, t a graduate of the Harvard Inw -chool. and at the hc:itiiiiug of the lietiel I'.ui euleied the Cmtleileriiln service a lodge Advocate ou the stall of lietieral Magruder. lie also sei ved tu the snuin capacity with tieueral .lot Johnston, until the end ol the nnr, hen he tvniueil the law practice al New Oileaus. Iln sened two terms in the Senate. Wade Hampton, ol South Carolina, serv ed wild distinction and credit in the I . M. senate 1-1 consecutive vear. liiinl y yicdiiitr thai post lieeailse ot the antagntiisui of the A llitluce i-leitieut in hisi ttatiVH Slate. He i iitmo-l i.i year- old. II is reeotd of service iluiiug the lleheltion is thai ol a brave sol dier. He relinoiiished his seat in the Sen ate lo serve in the held, and attained the rank ot fietieral, and was ailetward liovet nor id South Carolina m IN7H and '77. W alter II. Jenkins, appointed . I ml e of the -'evenlh Judicial Cmirl, is a unlive ol New York. He Ii4 resided in Wisconsin for the past ;tn vein. I heodote lliiiiyan, the new Minister to ttetmauy, i one the protuittent ligure of New Jersey lieuiociticy and n iiinii of piu noiiuced abihly. lor 10 vear lie wa liani ellul ol ihn State, and baa twice been its i-uiuhdale for ' ioveruor. The Senate during the etecutive sesl,,i, lii-dsy dispoved of a huge tiutouut r.l work that bad accnmuliiled pending l'u reorgatii nation ol the loiiiiiiiltees. All the earlier nomination Iroin Ihn President and lhoe ent In to day, w ith the exception of here and there a' post master, wen eiiidiruieij without u word of dissent, the utmost bar ninny prevailing. Ibe Humiliations of ei Senators Ktistin nnd Hampton wen eoti lirined wilhoiit Ibe formality of a leferetn e lo tbe appropriate committees. Amoiig the lew nominations held over was thai of Pdi lor It. II. Urown, of the Meadviile, Pa., Mi-kkcii'cc, to he piislmitsler til his town. 'I he numerou" errors that have come lo light in the enrollment ol the great appro priation hills at the last sesisioit. hirtued the subject lor nearlv an hour of the time thai I he Senate was in session to dav. Mote than !l errors we e staie I by Mr. Hale to liave been disi-nxered in I'ih Naval Appro priation lull alone. Yaiinii resolutions a to clerks of romuiitteei change of tines, etc., ncre tillered hid not acted on, aid Ihn s-enate adjourned till Wednesday next. n.Msiii v In Ibe Semile today Mr. Me Plierson. ol Nw .ler-cy. lepoiled back Irom the Cumniiitee on' l-'iuance the resolu tions odeicd l,y bitn h.si Monday, directing the Coin m iiouer 'n I aletr I" make a re. port al the opeiiini; of tin- l-'iliy Second Con gress im to the co-t ol produc ion ol iron and steel luanulaciiires and of textile fahrn amended as to einpoweralso the l iniini-M I oin m it lee t i make Inilher ilivestiatimi into tlie same matters with power to send lor persons and papers. I he President to-diiy sent the following liominalioiis to the senate: John S. Seymour of t oiinecliciit, to be commisiotier of patents. Silas W. I.anioreaiix of Wisconsin, to bi t'ommissioner ol the general hind olli-, William II. Mm of M is-issiiu, to be first as-Infant secretary ot the interior. Kd ward A. lionets of WashitcMoii, lo be assolaut commissioner ol tlie general land oltlce. Henry C. Pell, to he second deputy com missi, mcr nl pensions. Hotace H. I.uriou of Tennessee, to ha l iiiled State circuit Jiidye for Ibe Sixth Indicia! district. Max Joild of Missouri, to be consul gen eral of the doled Slate at Vienna. John ,1. Carter of l.ooiiHiia. to tie collec tor ol internal n venue lor tbe district of Louisiana. John S. SevMi.t fi is a lawver by profes sion, about 4-'i yeiit old. Two year ugo be a elected St aid senulor, which wa hi first public service. Lx. l.lM i, tio i HMIK Sims, of Mississippi, wa hoi u caiitliilaie lor ap ointment as I'tr-t AHs.slaut Sec retary of the Interior, ami accept ed it only at the leisoiial solicitation of Hoke Smith. He bus lepeiiledlv been urged In accept the iioinimition lor Coventor of Mississippi, but ha always refused. He is a man of loiliine. with u splendid business record. Hoke South feariN himself a ex tremely fori, mate in securing Mr. Situ a consent to serve. Sims was in tlie Coiiled erate army and lost a leg. Knnshi- A II. .ails was appointed by Secretary l-iiiuar during Mr, Cleveland a former administration as Inspector of the Public Laud Service. On his tesignalion in IHn'.i he wa made secretary of the American Loreslry A'sociaiinu aud is said to have been instrumental in securing the reseiva lion of over pi.liuo.hOj acre of the public timber lauds as permanent forest reserva tions. II. f. Bri.i. Is at present a law clerk In the Pension Itureau. and lie has received Ibis promotion in recognition of bis ioii and efficient service. s. W, l.wioun x is a warm personal friend of Senator Vila!, and received Hi unipialitied endorsement of that gentleman tor the place lo which he ha been appoint ed. Mr. I amoreux isa native of New Y ork, but went to Wisconsin belore tbe war. He lias served his S ale as Senator and District Attorney, but for lb last 1 1 years ha been a county Judge. Thursday The entire time nf the session, which wa short, was occupied with a dis cussion of the resolution introduced yester day, which declares that "the provision of tbe appropriation act providing tor tne ap-l-ointment of th-ee senator and three representatives of the r'iftv-thlrd congress, by th presidiuc officer of tlie two house in the fifty-second congress, as such com mission is In derogation of tlie constitution al rights, privileges and prerogatives of each house, is otherwise violative of the Consti tution and is absolutely null and void." Th resolution ws finally ordered printed and laid ou tb table to be latter referred lo Ihr committee on privileges and elections, and the senate proceeded lo executive business. After spending about three quarters of an hour In executive session tb seiial ad journed until Monday. During tb executive session number of nomination wer confirmed, including those of Theodore Itunyon, of New Jersey. ' lo be Ml lister r.l the Ctilted Vlntr In (It-r many; W alter H. Palmer, of Virginia, In he Holieltor l"t the liepartment of Stale; Kd ward II. Whitney, of New Yotk, to be As sistant Attorney (Iriieral; .latin- II. .Inik in, of Wisconsin, to be l ulled Stale I tr end Judge for the seventh Judicial d sinci; Pohl. II. Drown to he iwistinimer at Mi-ad-ville, Pa. - . Ml'I.IIS Ol' THU ItMOTIirltHOOII. Tha l.eenl ltniur Into tba Ann Aibor Strike. A ilispalch from 'I'oledn, it., says: 'Ibe non union men me tunning tlie Ann Arbor road In giant shai-e. 'the inuring ol the t ake shote engineer ami fireman w ho refused In handle A mi A rhnr freight, Wn roiilliined In Ihn I lilted Stale I ireitit e cut linlay. 'I lie testimony of the varlou ot licials showeil Unit the nr. ler of Judge Kiel aas not shown to the men until after they liad -aid Ihey wo I'd tint handle Ibe Ann Attior nit. lie nlll ial Intended II,' the oolcr should tie the la t r"ori, after H-riiaou bad tailed I h testimony binien out the la. I however, thai Ihn men, be.'oie they said they would not handle the cato, l.nd Hid: ' We ititll the service of ll.f Itlpauv." T'-e engine i-r' attiu ucv saw tu thi-: a pool Isiitit. and dwelt upon it in his i to-s i-jhii.i-nation. It wnsi evelope.t. however, tliat the oidel w as osti-d on Ibe bulletin hoaid ill fine, and Hull a role lopured a I einp oy to e'llc-ull Ihetn lie ore I'oill-f out. I he pi mi. i.nl niiii. -s i, the day m .1 V Watson, of tlie I eke shore lirievtnu e i oui-iiiuiii-. It was be who a( id the ilis,iii h to tleneral Sii,eriiileiiilent I null If. ol the I like Mime, leading. "We ask you tu the m'eri-si ol peace ami hatiuony not toastt Lake Mime nrineet to luinilie 1 nn Aihor Ireigh':" and later on he sent a disp itch to Caoitlf. stilting that the strike could not he s.-itl.-d li.UH.tiil.lv. and the law ol Ibe lliolherhood wm J.I he eolorced. lie mis asked in accordance with what ru'ent the ProtherlKHid he sent such a no tice. " I he rule that allowed ererr mnu fo Ho as he plcn-ed as an tndivlditiil." mil Mr. Watson. I he allornev luugliinglv Haled Imit it was a strange thing lor a te dv to fu nd laws to allow men lo do as they , 'cased. Mr. W atson was asked lo prodm e the rule. He il-it not have it. He tin ropiestcd to ieeat it lino inemotv. Heiould not re llieuih r It. Iiol even the stl.,tnnce. I inallv. alter being tiard pressed, he slated that ibe rule he h.id in mind was fo the etle. f Ihat Itrotherhood men iiiu-l not ban die me freight ot any road on nhn-li the Ittoiheihoiid men are out on a strike. "l.v what authority did you eud cerlnir. lelegiarns tu the Lake Shore l. III. -nils lelat itu tit the actt.iii the men would take" ' Py Ilie authority vested In rue try the B'-liou ol ibe engineers." Asked what wie his irt Information eon leiiiiiu; the ironhle. Mr. W atson said he had known nothing about it until be received n lelejriinn Iron- Mr. Arthur, which sua in soh-liii.ee as follows ' lliere is n legal strike on the Ann Arbor. Notily all men lo he govei ncd it'-coriliiigiv." Mr. Walsoti went on lo sav thai he tio'ifl ed as imtny of the men as possihle. Asked how the boycott wa- .. i lated oil. he said by an oruer signed liy I hiil Arthur stall ig I bill ill colisc iilf lice of lieeotiatiotis hit l een liniltoad i ominissiiiuer Kirkby nnd Mana ger A' liley. eeitaiu rules of lint lliotlier boi.il would not be eolorced. II hligalion referred to In the rule, Hie liltotiievs anted lo know about, in not Inkeii n uler oath. W ituesswii iiniib e to (five the siihslauce ol tlie obligation. Con tinuing I - said that the members of the l otlierbood wete not guilty ol violatiu; the rules of the older in r.-lil-ing to ipiil wm k , Leonard I I nk, a Lake Shore engineer. and one of the only t wo emiloves of r tint com pany u ho are member of the llrritl.efhoi.il. was lit st I. laced mi t r.e stand tor the del etu-e. I he counsel ol the complainant hoped to worm out ol Clark an iidiulsslon that I m bad tesii'iied Ins pnsiliou on the i,nke shore imtiied iilely on lenruing that he would he obliged to li.itulle sit cars of freight trom the Ann Ariior. Clark endeavori-d to avoid a direct iidiuHd.in of his resignation under ttie-e circtiiiisiaure. but. eventually slated that such hud been the can. iiiile a diiitiiaiicsceneeiisneil when Clark In lejiiy fo a piest-.oii from Mr. Potter as to h v he reiused to handle. Ann Arlmr lie ght. sniil . ' Hi iietty netir in v grarn now and Id. .lit want to go through tlie reit id in v li'' a sciih." I he s,ecta'mu applauded this loudly, while. lodge Kick va.nly endeavored to re store order. I he rule referred lo, and which t Jnef Ar thur hied null the court, as be was ordered to do, H as lollows. ' I hat hermilter when an Issue ha been auslin tied by Hui Ctand Chiel and carried into eflict by the Protherhood of Lii'-miioiive Kngineer. It hall be reconi. ed as n violation of oldigaiion for a mem ber of Ihn Lr. .tl.erli.mil of .o.-o-luo'ivH Kngineer Aso. I dion, who may be emplove.l on n r.nlro.id ruuiiitK m connection with or adjacent to said road, to handle the properly belonging to said rail road or tvteiu in auv way that may bene, lit said company in which tlie llroiherhno.l of l.iH-oiiiiitive Iiniueei i at issue, until the grievaticM or isiiie dt whatever nature or kind has been tunica hi y settled." AHTIIUK IHHVf.H AN ADDIIE8H. Tbe Chief of the Brotherhood of flngi neersonthe Ann Arbor Strike. Chiel Arthur, of the llrotherhnod of Jo romntivc Kngineers, ha issued an oflicuil statement regarding the position the lirotli erhood occupies in the Ann Arbor strike. He states that he litnls it very hard to make the public understand that he does not or der any stoppage of work, and could not if hewanteito "Jhe men themselves vntn ilium it and if a majority decide to stop work, of course it is done, in a!l case where the engineer and liremeii have a contract with railroad com pan in we have no trouule and lind it much the best W ay lo do. "In the la't case every honorable effort was made to adjust the dilllciiliy. but with out sit.-. es. and here it is said that the men Mopi-d work without giving notice, winch i not true, a niysell addressed a letter to lieneral Manager Ashley, informing him Ihut hi engineer and liremen bad deter mined to leave hi servic, giving turn am ide lime to decide whether lo grant the re quests or nor. Inhere had been a head to the Ann Arlmr road that believed in hying snd letting live we would not have had trouble; but o long a this grinding process is carried out by the railroads, Just so long will there b trouble with the companies. ' - - - i'lRE AND fcX PLOSION. Th Fearful Experience of th Fecpleof Litchfield. Ills. Fir wa ditcovered at ,'J:.'i0 o'clock Tues day morning in the Kohler flouring mill at Litchfield, ills., and in less than .'0 minutes lb blaz wa beyond control. About this tint there wa a terrific expiration of flour dust, and th immense structure was blown to fragmcnis. John Cowle. a millwright, whose home is at Waterloo, N. Y , was kill ed and many otheri were severely wound ed. Tbe explosion wrecked nearly every busi ness place In the village. Tlie damag to th mill alone will amount to tl.OQO.OOO.and other prorty was damaged over 1 1.10,000. Tb shock w as felt In tb adjoining village of Clyde, Butler, (iillespi and Uillsboro. In many of these place th conclusion was o great that plat glass windows wer bro ken. Th fir is supposed to bar been Itarted by a spark from a passing locomo tive. Tb Insurance on tb mill it 1330,-00. 1 Al I It NltWIt W Al. f 1:1 II. 1. Twelve iefott have been killed III ;i Icntile olliirliaitee In Columbia, during a hich the i nut I niua tiioiiiitiiiu tldge sank ami the Kniarn, a volcano, til-charged hear liy. An agrei turn) . a I een reached by which the gieat lotloti sir ke at Mniichc!ef, F.ng laud, I ended, I he compromise elli i ted between (he ,i er n nf tedtieiloit In wagea in-lsled upon l.y the nuisteis and Ibe per tent, ledunimi !hc operatives were w illing 10 incept Is Hint the i.peiinive shall ace pt a reduction id 7 pi-me In the pound. Pe te, ecu ll.tsxi.iHii ami l,,imi,ii epinillc have In en standing idle lor nearly six inoinh it ti iesii'1 or thl strike. ii lui i if. Al Mn. -on, its , Luiied Slate Hislrlcl Judge Speer gi tiide l an order on the super ihtciiilciil id the Vtilriil tailrnnd to npenr and uusvier for lefusing lo treat with I Is engineer nn, t, Icgiaphets on a ipieation nf leiienal ol coiiliin i. Die sliK-iliilen.li ril bud declined lo nci.giiie any nriiiiiiition among his men. I 11:1 . Al ii li-.er,' Col., the waiehousn of the Summit Luel and l-'ii-d f nuipatiy was de- troynl by lire, I ivo tin men were killed, Liatik Mnhony and I rederiek Pierpont, Ihey were caiighl inaii alley by a falling wall. I.O-S, t.'.i.KII. .IS.t II l:, I '.KIMiriTU iriM I'v ii preuuitiiin explosion in the Liny mini, Lake City. Co Ja.-k Miri'nrthy find Peler Same wetn hoilt ilisnmtly killed. Ibe bodies were terribly mangled. At Chicago. V. K. Weed, owner of bntli the "Nnrllnvi'sif in hruggist ' and Ihn Clil cago "Craphn " was instantly killed by n frilling brick. I h imis pus ing Hie Phoenix Iniilditig, in which extensive alteration am being niade by tl.e W'l-ru loin Tele graph Coui any, w in it a brick wn dropped from the tenth stmy by a workman 'I he 7 year old daughter of John Matter, of I nto- Piatich, N. J , while taking n ke t e Irom a stove 'it pie to her diesa Shewn hiiriied lo ilniili. Mrs. Mnher, In iil.-iii-t. ing to extinguish the tlatne, wa seriously h unci nl. out the aims and body. vs(.o. ' hie result nf eflort lo iticre-.se Ira. In i'h tlie countries of South and ( crural A i ica seems lo l.e the iiu rea-e in :he ex portation of A men' in fur in iinplemeuts.Pig ures for the Areentme L'f'f.uhlic show an im reuse from t ;'7.o 1 1 lo l.il-l.lHKi during the year. I he treasury department ollh inls ate mil. h cralitled at tlie healthy showing of the Iree gold balance. Saturday Ibis balance mm. iinled to o.er V.o'i'i.'f'il and is slowly inr teasing. .M-: I M. AMI I ,MIO, 'I he New Yotk t ity i lothingi niters in ,VtO sltof.s, tiiimheriug 7110, were lot ke-l out and 11 hitter light will take place. I IMM.VMVK. Pi pre'i iiinthi. sd r.rsil itiirodured n hill ill tlm Miune-iiiia hi,a-e pruhihtliug f hllui men berealfer ' liom wearing their slnrla outside of tlo ir pmi's," nud n ipiiring tl.ern lo "dies-the Minn as other citizens." A violtihnn of the in t is to he punished by a line ol from f I to tin. and by forfeiture, of Hie pig tail, I he lull wa referred tilth cniiiiiiiilee on health and sanitation - m 1 1 i iv rors, 'I he material damage done by last week' cyclone id Memphis, Tcnii., amount r I .'.fi'ih.iiini. In all in people were killed.niost ol t hem colored. Ill corder s'niyi in t,f New Y'ork, I;n im posed line iiggngnldig about J.il.fHi'l on laiestneii suuiinoiiiii lor examination in tbe Pcichaiiau murder ca-e. who failed fo an" swi r the summon when called to he rpie. tioiud coricertiiiig their ijUnlilc iitiom a jiroii. . . .. OOINd TO WORK. The Long Strike ot the Miners at Last Declared OrT. A dispatch liotn Moiioiigabela City, pa., stale tii.it tlie m tier rike of lr.'.;; in i an end linally and dei l-ively.It really lermi liii'ed last Thursday alter the convention lit Moiiongaliela City, when a few of Ihn self appointed leader, after several hour' hard work, induced the delegates to stand out un til the following day lor the .'-rent rale. I he lad regaiding Unit convention are thai the majority of the delegate were for tie. -luring the strike off then and there. They were induced not to do m by the leaders re fen -tl foon n promise by them that if a committee was appointed lo wait upon tbe i.peiators and ask lor arbitration the opera tors woo d Jump nt the chance. In the belief that this was true the dele gates agreed to stand out. Next afternoon, they were ' nick ly undeceived a tie the sen timent of the operators and the striae n a broken. In nearly all the Western Pennsylvania mines work has been re-timed, and a ma jority of the strikers have returned. l lliniNO jMi prsTITITION. Pome of the most pathetic tales have been to d since the break began on Kri.lay uhoul th' sacrili's-s tho men have rna.lt! and the suffering imposed mi iheir wives ami chil dren, who have suffered equally with th men in this long and hitler struggle. Some of the miners' laniilie in the fourth pool have tasted no meal for months, and in th bi'tere't cold weather their children have beep homed in localise they were not shod to go out In the snow. The diggers who have been so hard pushed for to si and clothing deny the retorts given totlie pub-.c about coiniuissarie buying been earablibe where all the needy one touid at lejst pro cure lood. The captains of river boat sav tbev more destitution among the luiuers. than thev ever saw before this strike. It is ,an live have been lost through Insufficient food and exposure without proper clothing a physician practicing among th miner, near Klusbrtn, Pa., saying that inanition wouid account for tlie deaths of most ol th young children w ho have been buried from the striking miners' homes this wiuter. A NOTABLE CIFF FBOM SPAIN. Tb Santa Maria to be Presented to th United Btates. Xheiiortrnment of Spain, through the Stat department at Washington, baa officially tendered to the I'nited Stales as a gift, tb reproduced flagship of Columbus, tb tr'anU Maria, now somewhere in th Gulf of Mex ico tn rout to tbis country to participate in lb naval review, and form a part of tlA-' tpsnish exhibit at Chicago.