THOUSANDS GO ON STRIKE.
STORY OF A GREAT STRUGGLE
In Western Pennsylvania, Enstsrn
Ohio unit Wpit Virginia Alon
40,000 Men Will Quit Work.
On rt'in! , the Pittsburg Timrt, received
the following Interesting sumni.iry nf lb c
frrent coal miners' strike from Patrick Miv
llrhlc, Secretary-Treasurer of the United
Mine Worker, Columbus, O.t
You nk, "Why and for wlint urn (lifi mln
tr striking?"
"WhyV" Because they nro forced t".
"Whiit for?" To lTiimvp trade condition
which ImvfixTn destroyed hy the unbusiness
like method nnd Ms-klciies ff the coal
ii.cralor. I suppose that while thl nwet
mlK'it lie satisfactory to you It require some
rxi'lunutlon lor the leiicMt of thn general
public.
It Is acknowledged ly nil who understand
anything alKnit the coal trade Hint It ha de
veloped mom rapidly than the iits'CHstnca ot
the I'otmtry nspilre. 'J in1 result nf having
too many in'ti rnul too many uitnc ha cnii
nl a k.-n oni1ttlnn Is-twecn oHratnr to
iweiirc trade. Tim more imi'riiiulii havn
sought Insecure trail" without any regard to
the workmen. The more retctnhln aiiionu
the nfrtitor have I otig deplored thl fwt,
but the "iai'e wii set ami they pouhl ilo
nothing but follow.
While trailo wu In II normal condition,
the miner were nlile, with the assistance of
reasonable operator, to maintain a fair
iriie fnrtto'tr labor, hut no oiner tnul tl
nwlon enxt Its blight um tho country than
he unscrupulous nemtor sought to minim
morethaii hi hare ot the trnile. The miner
ami lil hoiieet eomiietlior were at hi merey
nnil he ilhl not spare the laMh. Wages camii
lown mitll men were In starvation, while
having the mime ot lielng at work. It wa
tim-les to strike In oue loealtty, a thoe hnr
nnch s on the trade were to be titiinil every
whet. '1 he miner reilueeil their wage to Rive thn
fair operator a ehnnee to exlt. hut they havn
iMt'ii patiently preparing for the present mov
nienl. limy eek. Ilrst, a irenorul suspension
to remove the surplus coal from the market.
'J'hey will ask the operator to meet them anil
establish a eale ol mining on a fair ami
isiultiihle Imel that will let all eeure a hitni
of the trail'. II they w-reeil In Ihl movn
nienl then their suiciilon will I'omo to nil
riid, aiel evervlioilv, Including the general
luihllc. will lie bcnclltted.
It we fall to eeure such a meeting then the
Du tit will in on until there I victory or !
tent. II the latter I in store for the miner
the present I" Imt the commeneement of the
liKtit, a another attempt will tie mini" tin
year. I trust, however, that the eno of fair
I'lay amonit the eoal operator of the eonutry
If ueh that Ix'fore long a scale will le ninilr
ami ieneenil harmony restored to tlm min
or ot the country.
Telegram received from thn center, In
ttie hitwnilnno eoal district of lYiihsvlviih-
la, Eastern (ihlo aail Wert Virginia Indicate
thai In otieilleni e to the onter ol thn general
ntllis'r of the United Mine Worker of Amer-
i', 23.000 miner are on a strike In astroglia
fur uiilforin waue ami morn reaiilar Work.
1 hi inimlier lexeliilvn of the 17.IHK) men
In the VlttMuirir rlvi r ami railrnail r f d n,
wiui win aiMi ipiit worx.
In the eighth hitiiinlnoii illrtrK't, enihrne
Inir riilllliwIiurK ami lliintinuilon ami eon
tlKiiou territorv. nearly lUMKImen havn ciult,
nml In theWhiK'lliiit ilMriel C.OOli ineii:.tihus-
town ilirtrlet ii.ikki men: Hiilineville, (1(H) men;
Wert Newto. a.MH men.
In the Kiinnwha pi-Klon thn 1,000 miner
will remnln at work in the ho of tietterimt
tiwirecmiltion tnrougD tue rtriku in I'm
tmrn.
IT WAS A GREAT INAUGURAL.
Notional Ltnsue Baie Ball Seaaon Open
ed With Pomp.
Thethlril H'lixoll ol the National t.enirun
ami Amerli'Bii Afi'lHtiin of rrufitMinml
Hull ( lilt ix'hiil nii'leloiii.y on
ThiirKiluy In four ol the eitlerof the orKiinlxa
tioli, rain eutiHiiiK til" pofti'iineiueut of thn
initial ei'iitest in I,oulvilie ami Cliii'lnniiti.
Never li'fore ha the eomtrieni-emeut of tlm
feawui Leen attemleil I'V m h nnip ami en
thiiKiutim, the ieole mill their elvie ollleer
Vieinu with ew h other to weleoino tlm (rent
lintlmml pnstini" in.
The iittcuJiiiiee in eaeh of the four cities
fellow:
Norton. 13.MW; Iiiiltlmnre, ertimnteil, in.
DIM): Ht. I.oul. ,(!(K). anil Waphinirton, 7,000.
The reNiiltM of the llrt eueouiitera were i
ft. Lnula ... 1 1 l'lllpliurg , , , 3
lUifrlim ... 1:1 Itrooltlyii 4
l:nltlitiom . 8 New York ... '!
VuIiIiiIiiii . 4-l'hilalelihlw H
TAM)i:0 or THE f'Ll'IW.
riuh. w. i,. Pet. i ciub. w.uret.
Pnltimore . 8 II KKIO rittNliurit ..11 B00
liieliiunti . S (I 11100 I I.ouieville. li S;l:l
lut..n ... a 0 1000 I Wiililiiftou 1 1 :
Clevelnml . . 2 1 (iii7 llrooklvn . 0 'I (HHKI
1'lillailelphlaa 1 t;ii7 New York. . 0 8 OoiMI
I t. Louia. ..11 COO ( bieaijo ..03 0000
ROTAL BRIDE AND GROOM.
Marriage of Grand Duke Erneat Louie, of
Bern, and Prince Victoria, of
Baxe-Coburr.
The marrlap ceremonlee of the Graml
Duke Erni Kt I.oul, of H"e, to hi oourtn
tbe rrlnceiw Vletorla M"llte,of Hnxis-Colmrg,
took place In the palace chnjiel at Coljurtf.
When the brlile and proom entered the
rbiiri h a lrnnl wa Riven, In ohetlionee to
which the l IU In the tower pealed Mlmill
taueounly, ami hen the rlnir were exeluinn
ed a naiute of 21 kuu wii II red. lir.Mueller,
Huperintendent ami 1'riiun Couuelllor, olTlel
ated at the eeremouy, aiwlrted by Court
Chaplin Jieniler and Hauxvn.
Quenu Victoria wora a crown of dia
mond. After the lieneiliotlon the bride and bride
groom turned to the queen and kli-wd her
alTectionately. The brlile then klHed her
parents, tbe Prince of Wale and the other
royalties, and the procneaion wa reformed
and marched out of the church to the gtralu
of Mendelwohn'ii "Wedding March." The
fruert went immediately to the (treat hall,
where the wedding break taut waa nerved.
SUCCEEDS SENATOR VANCE.
Thomaa J. Jarvia Appointed to Represent
North Carolina In the Senate.
Hon. Thomas J. Jarvis has been appointed
and has accepted tbe United Htates riemitor
blp to succeed the lute Henator Vance.
Mr. Jarvis is a soldier, legislator and an
i-Governor of North Carolina. He was born
in JarvlshurK, Currituck county, N. C, Jun
uary 18, IHHi. He ontered the Confederate
army as a private in lHtil, rose touaituin and
then retired, his right arm having been
shattered. He was a member of the Consti
tutional convention of 1HH5, served in tlio
LeuUlaturein lHiiH and 1N70, was a rrnhideu
tial elector In 1M72, and In 18711 was elected
Lieutenant Governor, becoming Governor by
theelei;tion of Gov. Vance to the Henute, was
re-elected Governor In 1880 and wan Minister
(o Brazil In Ikks.
TWO KILLED. FOUR INJURED.
Explosion of a Sawmill Boiler New
Bainbridge, O.
The boiler In Breeoe's sawmill at Bain
bridge, o., a small town near Bprlngflold,
blew up, iimtuatly Jtilling Engineer Matthew
Weutherby, and Prank Breeoe, a brother ol
the proprietor. Edward Verhart. Grunt
MurtJu, ClmrliK Boisiln and Samuel Hourtou
weie kerlously injured. TUe uiilJ Is a wreck.
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
Summarised Prooeedlnirs of Onr Law-
Maker at Washing-ton.
or. ni Hi nrn ai rinT tti.
to ei)A'ron vci!' Mrvoiiv.
flrnATK -'I he early eloii ot thn ennte
Wii devoted to the niloptlon of reoliitlon In
memory of the late Neuator Vanee.und to the
iippolntmeiit of a nommltten of enator to
aeeompnny the reinnliix to North Carolina.
The rli'iinte then ailoiirned until H:'lll.
Th" forenoon wimlon ot the llottrn1 wn
similarly occupied. The Haker appointed
a eommlttiH to aceompMiy the remnin to
North Carolina, lti-.oIiitlim in honor ol tlm
late tleiiernl II. W. Hloeinn were nlo adopt
ed nml the houn niljourued.
When the Hemitn reconvened at fWW th
eaket wa home from the iiinrblo room by
nine enpltol polleemeii In iiiillorin ami laid
l-for" the vlei-priiileut' rortrnm. The lid
Wa hlibleii l.y a mn of llowet. At 4
o'l-liH'k, the Invito.! Kucrtt heliig all prwut,
Ilev. I r. Mieu- 1 1, lion", of llli hmoiid, Va.,
tiffen-d prnvi r, '.hen delivered the ncrmoii.
The funernl eeort left tlm enpltol by the
eastern dimr. The remain wern taken to
Artivllle, N. C, where thn lutermi lit I to
tnke place. At the eoiirlurton otthe service
the t hut adjourned.
or nrnapii Ann con hat.
Rkat.-The agreement to courtlier the
tariff bill from 1 p. m. to ft uninterrupted
each day wn continued until next Tueday
by the etiate, Henator LiMlgn offered a pro
poeil amemlineiit levyliiir diertmlmitlug
ilutb agnlnrt Great llrl'taiu until that nation
(fn-e with the I'iiIIimI Htute In thn ami of
lllver eolnag". Henator Hmllh pokn and di
voted hi pcech to attack lug the income tax.
At the eloe of .Mr. Hmllh epoecb tlm setiato
oiljourned.
llot'sR.-- Thn hounn by an overwhelming
vole decided to adopt a quorum-counting
rule. which for all practical purpiwe the
lame a that e-Hieaker Mend, of Maine, In
augurated during the llfly-llrrt emigre.
The I'opullrt did not vote. The adoption of
Ihl rule. taken In conjunction with tlie deel
Ion to eulorce the old law of IHttl to dock
the alure of uietnlieni nliM'nt nvn on ae
count of Hick nee, will, It I thought, put an
end forever to parliamentary obrtructloii. Mr.
Catehiuir, from the committee on rule, im
mediately proenl"d th" reMirt ugn'ed upon
iiiHt b-fore the houiM. eonveiied. It was read
rom the clerk' ibk a follow!
"I'pon every mil call, and Imforn the bn
glntiiug thereof, the peaker rtuill name two
mi'inlwr, one ..ach ldn of the Huillng ipie
tlon, If prnetlenlile, who Khali take their
place at the clerk's dek, to tell the names
of at leart enouli memlir who an in the
hall ot the hoiimi during thn roll call who do
not riponil, when added to thoe repond
Ing, to make a quorum. If a quorum does
not respond on the roll call, when the natne
of thoe no noted as preeut nIiuII be reported
to the ieaker, who hIiiiII (Muse the lirt to tm
called from the clerk' desk and recorded In
the Journal, mid In ib'termitiing the pnwnee
of a quorum to do huslno tboe who vote,
t'liwe who aimwered pnnent and those o re
ported present hiill be coiirtderml. Mem
lier noted may. when their mime arecalled,
record their vti notwlthtiiulleg lli- pro
vIhIoiim of eluiie I of tM rule,
"Amend claue I of tlm riilebyailillng(lil
to the following word: 'And on roll cull
should he not vote, he shall nnwer present,
o a to read, 'Every memlier rtuill be pri-.
ent within the hall of thn limine during It
ltting, miles excused or necessarily pre.
vented, and hall vote on each qui-stlo'n mt
unless he ha a direct sroual or meiinlury
inter.t in the event of ueh qui-sllon. nnd on
rollenll should he not vote he shall answer
present.' "
The vote on thn pangn of thn resolution
wa,yea 212, nay 47, Ho therewiluUon was
ngreed to. The llepnlilleiiu all viited for
the riolutlou and most ot the licmocral.
The order of nrri'st of March 211 was then
discharged and the Iloue adjourned.
OXK llt'SIIIIKI) A 111 TlliailUAV.
He ate. After routine Imslnes the vener
nble Hi'imtor Morrill, ot Vermout.who ni'ent-
lv eelchniled hlu HAf h lilrilnliiv Mttil la Him
I Siertor of thn Semite, wii recognised, and
iluring in ri'innrH on the tnrlll hill was m
corded more reieetful attention that ha
fallen to the lot of the most of the speaker
on the tarilT question. In spite of hi ad
vanced age he spoke clearly. Henator Turplo
slid Henator Cameron followed Heuator Mor
rill In opposition to the bill and after nil ex
ecutive session, the what" adjourned.
llorK The diplomatic hill ami Hawaiian
alTiiir wern discussed In tile II ouse, but
without final action thn House niljourued.
o.nk tirx.imr.i and hh htii hat.
Hexatk-TIih day In th" euatn wa almost
entirely consumed hy a speech against thn
pending tariff hill by Hcuutor Perkins, of
California. The Peffor resolution for thn
appointment of a committee on cuminiinle.a
tloii for the purpoo of hearing the irrlev
biicch of Coxey's army wus debated by Hena
tor Hpooner and Allen, lioth of whom favor
ed it. but It went over without action.
Kulogli-swere pronounced on tho lute llepre.
seniatlvn W. II. Kiiochs, of Ohio, alter which
the senate adjourned.
Hot'sK -'I he house went Into entninltten ol
Whole ami thn consideration otthe diplomat
ic mid consular hill was resumed. Mr.l.aeiy
offered his amendment to strike out the iii
proprhition lor a inliii-ter to Hawaii. The
nmeiidmeut reopened the lliiwniian contro
versy, which wax continued until adjourn
ment. ns nrxmirn Arn rtrrn hat.
Hrm ate Shortly niter thn Henutii was call,
nil to order thn I'elTer resolution for thn no-
polntmcnt of a reception of Coxey's Army of
iiim ommnnweui, lo ne Known III senate pnr
Irncn as "tha committee on cominunlca
tt us,"went over without action, and tho tar
iff bill being laid Itoforo thn Hemitn, Mr. (lal
llnger, of New Hampshire, spoke agalust thn
bill. Hi'iiator llolim followed In a speech
against the bill. Then the senate went Into
executive session and Inter adjourned.
Hit'K Nothing of publlii Importance wn
done and utter routine buHlues the bouse ad
journed. one HfMinrn and sixth pat.
Hr.NATE III the StUllltethe'ru were a numlier
of visiting Pennsylvania laboring men In tho
giuicry wearing the linilge of the delegation.
When the tarilT bill was laid befi.ro the sen
ate Mr. llolph resumed hisspeech. The del
egati's in the galleries closely following every
word and move ou the floor and bad the
pleasure of hearing Heuator guav read their
petition and memorials In opposition to the
tariff bill. Henator Dolph bud yielded to
Heuator Quay for the presentation of his me
morial. Henator Cameron sent to the desk
another petition from workingmen, which
was not read. After the preseututlon the
greater portion of the delegates la the gallery
filed out uhd Henator llolph continued bis
speech, after which the senate adjourned.
Hoi'sE. In the house after routine busi
ness and after eulogies on the late Heuator
Gibson, of Louisiana, tbe house adjourned,
OUTLAW SALTON KILLED.
Eight Others Also Meet the Same Fate,
Including Two Daltona.
A terrible fight took place lietwccB the
notorious outlaws Bill" Dulton, "Bill"
Doolan and another outlaw, said to be Bitter
Creek and a number of deputy marshal
about 40 miles east of Perry, O., near Ewen
Mountain, Thursday night. The three out
law and a woman and her llttlo girl were
hot dead, as also were two deputy marshals.
Marshal Nix, of Oklahoma, has been plan
ning for days to catch thn Unlton gang and
Marshal Burrell Cox, with Heck Thomas and
Hill Tighemami, of Perry and a crowd of 14
inur.ihnl.', left some ditvi ago for tho eastern
part of thn Cherokee strip, in pursuit of the
llaltoua. The marshals met Bruce Miller, one
of thn gang ami the Hght commenced. This
was McElroy's ranch, IS mile this side of
Iugiills. Haltonaud Duo an wi n) nearby
when tho light occurred am I went to Hruco
Miller's OHsiNiuuuu uud a regular light took
place.
Messengers from tho nlnee of ennl'.ict say
that tight persons in all had been killed. The
price for Daltou's capture, dead or alive, is
42.tOO and the price for Uooluu's bvad is
1.600,
A COLLAPSED REBELLION
AND THE REBELS PARDONED
Lxceptlng the Lender. Great Indigna
tion at Admiral De Mollo'a Cowardly
Flight.
A dpalc!i from Montevideo, snyst Tlm
rels-llmn of Admiral dn Mcllu against thn
government of President I'elxolo hi mm
pletely collapsed ami thn capture of thn rebel
mluilral by the fleet of President Pelxoto Is
looked upon here as Ix-lug only a question
of a few hours. Admiral de Mello, after sus
taining a severe defeat at lllo tlrauiln City,
lorttig from too to M"l men, uccc-i!cd In
putting to sea with the Itepubllen and trans
port aril attempted to make alamllnir In thn
department of lloclm, t'riiguny. Intending to
surrender his whole loree to thn !rugusyan
authorities. Hut at the Inst moment a dl
agreement took place between Hie rebel ad
miral and Hen. Hulgailo, mid the hitter ac
companied l.y 400 armed, sick and wounded,
ami almost starving men, lauded upon
I'riigiutvaii territory and tendered their sale
mission to the authorities. After Hen. Hal
gado bad gone ashore. Admiral lie Mello sent
an offer to surrender to thn I'riigiisynn
authorities the latter would guarantee not
to surrender him to the government of llrar.ll.
'I he I'ruguayan oMIelals were unable to give
thl pledge and consequently Admiral dn
Mello remained on board the Itcpubllea. That
warship afterwards went to the province of
lllo ilriimln liHul, according to remrt
received hern and attempted to make a hunt
ing. Hut the reliel.t were driven hack tot heir
boat by the force of President pelxoto and
thn wherealHiuts otthe Itepuhllen I now un
known. The Itrn-lllnn minister at London has nv
enived the Pillowing dispatch from lllo de Ja
neiro: -"The Insurgent have abandoned all
their remaining vln nt Parana and Hautil
Catharlna. '1 he attempt of Hie insurgents to
land at lllo (Iramle ( Hy wn defeated. Thn
rels-l lost IIIKI men ami afterward landed lu
the department of Itoeliu. Prugiiny, whence
Admiral dn Mello and Hen. Hulgado went
south. Thn I'riigilaviin iiuthmitle rntumsl
to allow the rels-l ship to remain where they
bad anchored, and they eventually left after
hiiidlng 400 disarmed men. 'I he Insurgent
troofi were removed from thn shore of lllo
Hranil" Ho Hill by the Insurgent warship Ite.
puliliea and by Hie Insurgent transports,
A later dispatch from Hueuo Ayrc says:
"The remain ol the Hrarllliiu rebel licet com
manded by Admiral de Mello, which arrived
lit this port, are the aubject of extensive ex
change of telegraphic messages holwecnthn
authorities ol thl place nnd thn Brazilian
government.
The rels-l ships are the Itcpubllea, Metero,
Iris, Crauo and friiun. They are In a
very illiioilila'eil condition nnd thn rolsds on
hoard of them am siilTerlng from sicklies,
wounds ami priqsir food supplies. Their
temporary want havn been supplied, with
thn consent ot thn llrazlllnu minister, who
lias received advices from lllo de Janeiro,
living Hint it general iimin-sty will bn
granted to Hie Insurgent inuk ami III", and
that the Hrar.iliau government will pay thn
quarantine exs'tise of thn ships If they nro
surrendered to tlm llrarlllau minister. Con
sequently the Argentine government, with
the consent of rel.el lenders. Is now suis-rlu-lending
tlm delivery of thn live war vessels to
the llriir.illiin minister, uud this will havn
been accomplished hy the lime thl dispatch
reaehe the 1 'lilted Htllte.
President pelxoto' government ha notifi
ed fin government of I'riiguay Hint thn ex
ciiscs and passage money home ot the Insur
gents who lauded In the department of
llocha, I'ruguny, will be paid by thn Hra7.ll
liiu government and that tlu-y may all, with
the exception of the leaders, return to llrar.il
with no fear ot being severely punished for
the part which they have taken lu tlm rebel
lion. Nothing seems to bn known nf thn ultimate
destination of Admiral do Mello and (leuernl
Hnluado, though It I btilievcd that the former
will takelhe earliest opportunity of escaping
i 1 some loreigu country where bn can hide
himself for the rest ot til life, (in all sides
Hie utmost contempt I expnsed for Admir
al dn Mello, whose desertion of Admiral da
(lama Is looked upon a a piece of cowardly
treachery which even the admiral' most In
timate supporter condemn. To uei an ex
tent doc this feeling prevail that It I open
ly stated thai lla (lama proposes to seek out
Admiral d" Mello and compel him to meet
him In mortal coinbnt. If the rel.el admiral
fulls into the hands of priwldeut pelxoto there
Is hit I" doubt but that Im will lie promptly
tiled bv court martial und shot
MELLO'S MES9A3E OF SURRENDER
In Turning Over Five War Vessel to the
President of Argentina.
Tho N"W York "Herald's" Buenos Ayrc
cabin says: The following is n translation of
the messugn sent by thn Prazlllan rebel,
Admiral Mello, to the President of Argentina,
when Im broiurlit his remaining ships Into
the harbor ot Huenos Ayres and olfcred to
surrender tneini
Aboard thn Brazilian Cruiser liepubllen,
Harbor ol Buenos Ayn1,
April IS, 1894.
Haenz Tcnn, i'rnsldent, Atrnutlnn.
A I am umiMo to continue, on account of
nil nlxolutn la"k of resources, tho naval re
volt in lilgurate.l eight months ago for thn
purHisnof defending the constltutlonof llra
r.ll against thn military despotism of Presi
dent pelxoto, I now enter Argeutino waters
in order to solicit the protection of tlm ling
01 a generous sister rcpunuc in ihuiiiii 01
myself, my olllcnr, my marines, my trooM
aiid my fleet, consisting of thn Kcpubllcu,
L'rano, Iris, Mcteoro nml Kspcruuxa.
I lieg to surrender tin se ships to your ex
cellency for any disposition you may see lit
to makeof them.
With sentiments of thn highest consilium
Hon for your excellency, I have tbe liuuor to
on, etc. ,
(Higued) Ci'STomo Jose nr. M 1:1.1.0,
llesr Ailioirul
OOV.TILLMAN DEFEATED.
Tha Liquor Dispensary Law of S, 0., De
clared Unconstitutional.
The Hupreme Court of Bouth Carolina, at
Columbia, decided that the famous Palmetto
dlsiieosary liquor law, the attempted enforce
ment of which has cost several .'lyes, and
thrown the wholo Htute Into turmoil, Is un
constitutional. The decision was rendered
lu a oomposite case, 00m wised of a cose or
Igtiiutlug In Darlington to teat the constitu
tionality of the dispensary luw, and appealed
to the Hupreme Court by the Htate and sever
al miuor cases likewise apieuled.
Chief Jmtlce M' lvi r and Associate Justice
Modowuu tiled uu opinion alllrming Judge
Hudson's decisions In tho court below, that
the law Is unconstitutional, because It creates
a mouo o!y for the state. Justice Pope Hied a
dissenting opinion, alllrming the constitu
tionality of the law.
(lov. Tillman suld about the decision: "I
haven't reud it and don't know Its scone. The
matter Is not ilnisbed. I will obey the court
for the present, and uppcul to the supreme
court tho people."
Senator Vance Laid to Reat.
At Ashevllln, N. C, Henator Z. B. Vance'i
remains were followed to the grave by a i'ou-
course ui iu.uvu iteopie 011 vtetiuesuay, jus
body lay in state from 8 until 1U:D0 a. m. in
the Virst l'rcsl.ytcrlnu church, Friday was
ol served UN Memorial day throughout tha
tuto.
Betrothal of tha Caarewitoh.
Til" Hot rollltll Of ll.nllfl ll.ilia Vl.,l,nl
Crjirowitch of lliissia, to the Princess Allx, of
Hesse, youngest sister of (Iraud Duke Ernest
Liu Is ft licue, wwt announced ut C'oburg,
BUILDING RAILROADS
Pennsylvania Will Increase Its Trackage
Nearly 1,000 Milne.
The Pittsburg railroad oftb'luls report Hint
rxtenslvn preparation nrn Mug madn
throughout the slate for the construction
luring thn spring nnd summer of n lnrgn
number id new rnllroad. desplln tlm tin
'avertible conditions surrounding enterprise
if till character during the past year. While:
he constriietli.il and extension proposed
throughout tlm whole count rydoe note xeced
aver one-hiilf the mlleiure of thn prevlou
fear, it I stated Hint pentisylvniiln will do
more railroad building than any other slat"
in tho country, ami a large amount of new
lerrltory will be opened l.etoro the end of the
year, showing that capitalist have little fear
uf railroad Investments lu this state.
Thn amount of money required to carry
tbn work through will run far Into thn mil
lions and will go a great way toward solving
Urn unemployed labor problem lu thl state.
The total mileage ol new roads projected In
Pennsylvania Is MM miles. In addition to
Hie new lines to I omned, which nrn chiefly
mall connection and feeder tor thn big
road, a large amount of second and third
track will be laid by the big companies.
The following roads were re.rted a un
der construction, or will be commenced dur
ing the year
Pittsburg, Virginia A Charleston, prown
vllle to Morgantown, surveyed llfty-flvn
mile.
Klttiuiuliig A Ford City, Klttnnnlng to
Ford City, lielng Itullt by the Henry t lews
Company, of New York, five mile.
Wheeling A Connellsvllle, Wheeling to
Connellsville, surveyed seventy-five miles.
Clear Mold, Cmiiieinaiigh A western, mouth
of Little ( li'iirlli Id creek via Helseim to
Johnstown, flftis'ii miles located, suventy-Hve
mill's.
Brady's Hotel A Butler, East Bra ly to
I'lttst.iirg, Hhetiiuigo nnd Lake Erie, twelvo
idle.
AltoonaA Phllllhurg, connecting West
Uoshaiiiion south to eonl-mlnisi, under con
itructlou, Pi mill's,
E IIhIhito A Erin, Edlnboro to Erin, work
o Is'gln III the spring. I8.A miles.
North pond A Kettle Creek extension,
Kruyiiicr to Htone House, Potter county, tt
lilies.
Athens A H011II1 Waverly, Athens, Pa., to
Waverly, N. Y.. 4 miles.
Baltimore A llarrisluirg, (West Maryland),
Wert York to hlcklc, under construction,
(Vest York to York. I I mile.
Bangor A Portland, Nazareth to Allen
town, surveyed, li mill's.
Beaver Meadow A New Boston, Heaver
Meadow to New Boston, work to Is-glu this
spring, 'ill mile.
Bloomsliorg A Hiilllvaii, Jamison to (Ion
dago lake, urveyeil, 111 mile.
Ciimmitl A Black Forest, CnmmaltoCouii
ly Line Hpriiigs, la mill's.
t ent nil New Jersey, Franklin Junction,
near Wllkcsharro, to Buttouwood; reported
undcreoiistru.'tlon, H miles.
Inlaware, Hiisquehaiiiin A K.-liny lliHI,
branch to connect with Lehigh Valley lit
Liimls'r-yiird; under coiisiruetioti, I mile.
Ebeiisliurg A Black Lick I Pennsylvania
roudl, Lhensbiirg to Hlivk Lick, ubout 10
miles graded, !ir 11. lies.
Emporium A Itlch Valley, Bustard hollow
to Elk run, 'i miles.
Hanover A Newport, Hanover to Plymouth
10.1) miles.
llarrisluirg A lielawurn lllver, llarrisluirg
to Portland. 107 mile.
Lancaster A Cecil ( Bultlmorn A Ohio, Prov
idence Mill to Oxford, ! miles.
Mt. Jewett A Hmothport, llazelliurst ect
10 Hmothport, 10 miles.
Oleiin, Oswego A Western extension, EMI,
burg to Oswegiq work to begin In spring, 10
Jllle.
Path Valley (Newport A Hliermnn Valley)
Sew Ocrmiiiitiiwu to Enuiieltshurg; under
lonstriictloii. New fleriiiiiutown to I try run,
III mile; surveyed Dry ruu to Eiiiiiietlsburg,
i mill's. V4 mile.
Philadelphia A Heading. Crcsccntvllln to
Frankford. 8 mile, graded: Heading to
llerlivllle; 1H miles; Wister to (llelisllln, 7
lilies, KM mile.
Plilliulelphla A tielnware county (Pennsyl
vania railroad 1 - Fern wood station to N'w
,011 situate; under construction; to lie com
pleted l.y July. 1:1 miles.
Philaiielplua Belt line- BiMcsbiirg to
I'licoiiy. 'i miles.
PliHiiilelpbin, Hustli'ton A Trenton- Bus
.leton to Falsiiigton; partially graded, 14
gille.
Philadelphia, Honesilaln A All.iiny- White
llnveii to New York state line, 70 11, lie.
Portage Creek A Hloh Valley - Huuimlt to
J011I mines In Potter county, 3 miles.
Ht. Marys A Hliawmut (lien Hazel toHlmw
tiiut: surveyed, 'i.l miles.
Ht. Marys A Houtbwestern-Cenlervilln to
troy land: under construction 10 miles.
Tloicstii Valley- parrish to Hunter, 8.0
miles; llowlnnd south. 8.5 miles; partially
graded, 0 mile.
Tionestu Valley A Hickory-Nebraska to
lloss Hun; graded, 6 miles.
'I'lisi'iiroru Valley - Extension East Water
ford south to Concord, VI miles; Wllk'sliarr"
nnd Eastern Mlllereek north to Erie and
Wyoming valley, surveyed 5 miles.
Williams Valley Wililainstown to Millers
burg. 10 miles.
York A H"huyklll-Iteil Lion south to
Maryland state linn to connect with Balti
more Northern, li miles.
The Diiltlinore A Cumlierlaml Valley ron l
Is n projected linn which, when built, will
connect tlm West Virginia Central A Pitts
burg railroad with tlm Cumlierlaml Valley
nil I road and the Western Maryland railroad
nt lliigerrtowii, Md. It will parallel for n
instance me llaltlmore it onio,
Thn West Virginia Central A Pittsburg rond
will connect with thn pittslmrg. Virginia A
Charleston utter thn latter is extended
through from Brownsville to Morgantown.
WEATHER AND CROPS.
Condition! as Shown by tha Report foi
the Week Faat.
Tho Weather Bureau, In Its report ol
weather crop conditions for the past week
ays:
Tho week has been cooler than usual, and
generally unfnvorabln for farm work In the
Atlantic coast and Ohio Volley Htates.although
more favorable condition prevailed in the
Ohio valley during thn latter part of thn
wees. J ne ween was) also cool in the spring
wheat region and lu the Htates on the Paolllii
coast. Although thn weather was cool, In the
Iiakotlis, spring seeding Is well advanced in
Houth Iinkota, where the ground is reorted
In excellent condition, with an abundant
supply of moisture. It was slightly warmer
than usual in the lake region, and from thn
west (lull coast northward to the Missouri
valley. Although there ha been on excess
of temperature since March 1, In the districts
east of the itocky mountains the season Is
foiuewbat retarded owing to the freeze which
occurred during the latter part of March,
Telegrums Indicate that the general condi
tions have Improved throughout the states of
thn central valleys and that the week closed
with fuvoruble weather, leaving the ground
luirood condition for nlowimr.
David Dudley Field Buried.
The funeral ot David Dudley Field, who
died In New York Friday, wus held at Mock
bridge, Mass., on Monday. It was attended
by prominent men from all parts of tbe coun
try, among whom were numbered many
lawyers. The ltv. Morgan Dlx officiated.
Tue remains were laid in the family plot,
and the interment was witnessed by a great
throng of people.
Dowe's Bullet Proof Coat
ai jiernn me jiunnneim tailor, Down,
Kavean exhibition of his bullet proof cout
efore the surgeons' congress now in session
at Berlin. The bullets fired at a 'i3-foot
range fulled to penetrate the coat or even
turtle Down, who wa inside it
Ssna A Ih. a! . nll.h Vl.ls
wn.,.u .w .... 1 "W VI ,u UIUINI Ji.UI.LI,
tin - nHt.1.111 .n.l . I . 1. i . ...
vu niiwDuiu.uu.wu lunjuillici UU UlUBI
other measures, tbe downfall of the hoseben
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vinuiuwii is jifuuiuiv.! vj tue Aoriea,
THE LABOR WORLD.
Tin K. of L. elalmi 800,000 member.
Bosto has 90,000 nnnmploynd womnn."
Nkw F.oi.sd appear to bn tha strike
lent re,
Tns American Railway Union hM ISO
branchns,
Tai Omaha Float rlnal Workers' Union In
Hat Ion fee Is liS.
Ci,rvi,n (Ohio) molder bate been
granted fm a day.
Ta Woman's Industrial Legion Is a Col
orado organisation.
HiiFrAt.o (N. T. ) plumber want the num
ber of apprentices rnduned.
PiTTsstian and vicinity ha W100 nrpti
ters and thrne-fuarths of thorn are Idle.
Tns largest railroad shop In tha world
are those of the Big Four at Bellefontalne,
Ohio.
Tn average reduction of wage In Michi
gan during tbe last six months has been 9!f
per cnut.
Th British laborer spend more for food
than thn worker elsewhere, nxoept In tbe
United Htntn.
Tn rnnts of Paris are swept etnrj morn
ing hy WtU main and BOO female sosvengers,
divided Into 141) brigadns.
Fiiiht ntisnsrn defiant unemployed mna
Wnre ovnrpowerml In llnkland, C'sl., aaJ
hipped to Henrnmnnto In box oar.
Notii'Xasi.t large Increase la thn nnnw
tier of small strike weekly have taken th
plane of resumption of Industrial establish
metits. AusTSn.ti's nnnmploynd are Imeomln
desperate. Burglaries are common, and
Iwnnty-fnnr burglars have been shot by
householder.
I Allegheny. Penn., policemen hsve or
frnnlisnd a nnlon. Its dnlcrsts were ad
mlttnd to thn Central Labor Union of Western
Pennsylvania.
CogTRtrr lalHir bn been abolished by th
municipal authorities of Ottawa, t'ansd,
and nil work for the city will now b dons
by laborer hlrwl by thn day.
Jams Cassos, of Phlladelnhl, iy the
Wages of textile worker have lately been re
duced twenty-two per sent, and (evenly pel
oent. of the craft I unemployed.
AsonT 100,000 signatures have been sn
cured tor thn petition of th International
Typographical Union demanding Govern
ment ownnrnmimt of the telegraph.
At Covington, Ky.,thn municipal author
ities appointed unemployed mnmtssrs ol
trail" unions to tnkn thn census of thn nn
nmploynd. They wnre paid at the rate of 3
per week.
New JssNCThas IDJsllk factories with
capital ot 000.000, whiln In thn 18) slit
factories ot New York but tll.OOO.OOO I In
verted. In all thn nut nf thn United Htate
are only Kit silk establishment.
Tnr French President travels f.-nn on th
railways during his official tour In Fran",
Imt when the return Journey Is concluded
hi Hncmtnry nalculat" what It would have
cert if paid for at regular rates, and this (urn
Is handed over to he distributed among thn
fmornrt paid of thn railway men, and comes
n helpful. '
Arthnannnal meeting of tha London Ho.
eloty of Goldsmiths nnil Jeweler tt wa re
ported that there am In thn trade In London
HOahops, with HM main engngnd In the
mnnutnctnro of Jewelry. Thnsv dividnl Into
various branches give goldsmiths, 65V; dia
mond mounter, 822; setter, 117; polish
er, 116 1 chain makers, 63 ; apprentices, X'iO.
PROMINENT PEOPLE.
Tnrsilaryof the Aribblahop ol Cantar
bury I t76,000 a year.
Th late Elliott F. Rhnpurd's pnrsoml
properry inventories at WI,m'J,rJH.'iU.
Loan Ramshdrt habitually dictate official
piper Into one of Edison phonographs.
"Br." KiNn.theMioalgnn port and humor
1st, was found dead In boJ, a lew dar ago,
tt Bowling Green, Ky.
PRxsinrsT Ci.EvrLAr hM accepted an
incrmn 10 nonornry memoenuiip in tue coi
Dnlal Hoclety of Massachusetts.
A Crtkksi medical student, Ln Hint, In
the University of Michigan, Is suld to be 0
jlrnct descendant 01 Jonluilus.
Lorim A. TntiRsTo, Minister tothn United
States from Hawaii, wa married to Ml;
liurrint I'otier 01 Ht. Joseph, Mich.
M. Coot'r.i.i Is dnclared to bn the richest
tctor In thn world, with Henry Irving a clw
econti. jieruuar.il istne weaitlilest actress.
Jules Sivns, the eminent Frenchman. who
Is nearly eighty years of age, will shortly
undergo an operation to prevent total blind
ness. Richard Wistar, who had llvad In Phlln-
dnlpnln like a p iuper. though worth jointly
with his brother $H,000,0'X), UieJ at Atlantic
city, N. J.
The Duke of Vnragnshas linen appointed
President of the Hp-iulsh Kenntorlal Commit
tee on Treaties of Commerce with Uermany,
Austria and Italy.
Cms rah and Payne, the two New York
Congressmen, have the largest heads In the
House of Henreseutatlve. ich of them
wears a No. 8 hat.
Berlioz, th composer, never learned to
play any Instrument save the guitar, nn I
played that so badly that no one would will
ingly listen to him.
IIddtaro Kipi.iico Is by no means depan 1
nt upon the fruits of his pen for an loio-n.
He bn estates in Vancouver which bring
bim in a handsome amount yaarly.
Lord Bosebert, the British Premier, at
ichoal was so girlish that he wa nicknamed
"Mis Primrose," but former schoolmate do
not venture to address bis now a they then
did, "Miss Prim."
From bis Supreme Court practice alone It
Is estimated that ex-Senator Edmund de
rive an Income of not Ins than 450,000 per
nnum. HI regular offloe prnotloe and his
loes a a oonsuiting attorney yield him per
haps 15,000 mora.
Qeoroi Prabodt Witmorr, of Rhode
Island, who will prolwhly moused Senator
Dixon In tbe United Htate Donate, w a born
in London, Eng., In IHttl, while hi parents
were traveling abroad, but he has lived ln
Newport, it. I., slnoe be wa four years of
Rge. He wa graduated from Yale In tbn
cuts ol lae7, and from tbe Columbia Law
Hobool In 1M69. He wa elected Governor to
11)86, and re-elected In l&tf.
A New Patent Law.
A bill amending tbe patent law has been
greed upon by a sub-committee of the bouse
committee on patents, which Is Intended to
ave Innocent purchasers from vexatious
alls growing out of tbe infringement of
patents. It is providetl that lu no case shall
an action tie maintained against auy Individ
ual who sha.l purchase In good luif'i, a pat
ent article of a regular dealer in an open
market fur his own use, or who shall inno
ceutly use the same for agricultural or do
mestic purpose until after such patent bos
been sustained by a decree of a court ot
competent jurlsiiction, nor nnlesssucu Inno
cent purchaser shall fall or refuse to give to
the patentee or bis representative, at his
request, Hi name and r -sidence, if kuownto
ucb purchaser, of the p irty from which he
purchased such patent, d article.
Chiet Jcittci Bbiciell, of Alabama, ha
been onosn three time for that hlgnoffl ,-e.
He wa first eUxted by tha vote of bis
brother Judges, tben by the vote of tbe
people, and now be has been appointed
Chief Justice by the Oovernor.
A deputation rrom in tinttsn Central As
sociation Chambers of Agriculture urge 1 be
fore Mr. H. Gardner. President of tbe Board
of Agriculture, the Importance of maintain
ing resolutions to slaughter all foreign cuttle
st their port ut dobarkution.
. LATER NLWSNOTES.
Cnngrrwtnnn Jnmc . Brown, nf the Third
Indiana district, Is very sick nl his home at
Keymour, linl., from nicotine poisoning
smoker's cancer), from which he In. s suf
fered for month.
The President of thn Mllwauknn rttnei
rnllwny enmp tiny lias di cldid not to redm
thn wages of the street railway employoiintul
there will Isi n o strike.
John Anderson nml bis brother werekllleil
nt Mt. Pulaski, III., by lightning.
Mrs. Clenry and Mr. Htnven wern burned
to denth at Marietta, Mich., lu trying to Mart
a flrn with kerosene.
Unorgn Lengnr, of Chnstertown, Md., In at
tempting to rescue bis wife from the cl. itches
of a negro named Jackson, was I. mined, ami
lil 14-year-old son fatally Injured.
President John Mcllrtde, of thn United
Minn Worker, Columbus, made t he follow
ing estimate ol the numls'r of miner who
have gono out: Pennsylvania, 60,000: Ohio,
IMI.WNl; Iowa, ft.OOO; West Virginia, ri.0!)i
Tennesson and Kentucky, 5.0;X): Missouri, 8,
000; Alabama. ".(KM: Color lo, 4,00 1; Indian
l errltory, J.tKHi. The total I lOD.OOO.
Wall lie, a Chinese laundryman, was mur
dered at 1'ercell, I. T., Saturday. Eight
hundred dollars bn bad In III trunk wa
stolen and hi laundry burned down.
Fnyettn Iieloney, Edward Fallon asd F.m
met Iieloney, three negroes charged wl'h
Incendiarism, were taken from Jail Hntiirday
night by a mob at Tuscuml.l, Alabama, and
lynched.
FOR INDUSTRIAL VOLUNTEERS.
Rev. Davia Want Congress to En 1 1
600.000 Men.
Ilcprcscntatlvn liavls, a Populist of Hanson
lias Introduced In thn house a long bill recit
ing the woes ot the unemployed and direct
ing Hie secretary of wnr to Immediately en
list "600.000 men In nn Industrial volunteer
army to serve for the iierlod of one ye.ir after
enlistment."
The army I to be clothed and fed and paid
a regular soldier. Instead of drilling, they
areto l employed on public work such aa
canal, river mid harbor, public highways,
etc. To defray the expenses of this army the
secretary of the tremury Is to Issue .',00,000
000 of legal tender notes and certain other
forms of currency. The bill icctos the
following Issues of money to pay the armyi
Filty millions to replace Hie wa-te and de
struction on notist under the net of 1H7H;
IMMKKI.OOO to replncn national bnnk cur
rency retired; tioo.0110,000 annually hereafter
to ki-ep up the volume of money,
MAKKLT8.
riTTSIU'RO.
the wholesale thicks areoive relow.
ohm, riu R ami nrn,
WIIEAT-No. 1 Bed I til fij $ J
No. I Bed fid Id
Cf'KN-No. 2 Yellow r... 41 47
High Mi led ear 41 40
, No. 2 Yellow Shelled 41 4(1
Shelled Mixed 41 44
OATH No. 1 White 8'l 40
No. 2 White 81 80
No. 3 White 87, 8H
Mixed K4 8".
RYE-No. 1 67 M
No. 2 Western, New 61 Ml
FLOUR--Fancy winter put. 8 IS 8 !
Fancy Spring" patents..... 4 00 4 25
Fancy Straight winter.... 3 00 8 25
XXX Bakers 2 75 8 (si
Hve Flour 8 10 8 21
Buckwheat Flonr 2 00 2 21
HAY Haled No. 1 Tim'r.. 1-' 7.1 1:12.1
Baled No. 2 Timothy 10 00 12 00
Mixed Clover 10 Mi 10 .V)
Timothy from country... 1-1 ft) 17 00
KKKU-No. 1 W'h Md V X 17 K 17 60
No. 2 While Middlings 11 ) 10 V)
Brown Middling lino 10 00
Bran, bulk 11 no 15 50
STRAW Wheat (121 0 75
Oats fl :,() 7 00
iiairv riiontcT.
IiUTTKR Klgin Creamery 20 28
Fancy Creamery 22 21
Fancy country roll IX 20
l ow grade A cooking.... 10 15
CHKKSF; Ohio, new 10 II
New York, new 12 121
Wisconsin Swi j.'IJ 14
I.iinb.irirer (Newmakel... 11 12
rRI'IT Al VEOETABI.KS.
APPI.F.8 Fancy, ) bbl... 0 00 fl ,',0
Fair to choice, V bbl.... 6 HO 5 50
Common, "f( bbl 2 50 3 00
ef:a.h-
N Y ft Mrnewj!!eunsbii. 1 75 1 81
Lima Heans, lb 4 4 5
I'OTATOFX
Funcy t bu 71 s)
Sweet, per bbl 3 50 3 75
ONIONS YeilowOlobe Vim tio 7u
Mixed Country 50 00
Tl' KM PS purple tois 21 80
ron.TRV gru
Live chickens V pr f0 M
Live Ducks V pr 40 50
Livedeese 'i fir 75 IK)
Live Turk, ys Vf. II 10
Iiresseil chickens i lb.... 12 14
rinsed ducks n lit 14
Iiressed turkeys V 0...... 11 17
Iiressed geese 7 8
F.fi(iS-P, Ohio f rush.... Ill li
fF.ATHKKH
Fxtra livetieese H) ft...... 65 fiO
NolKxtra live geese TO lb 40 41
MISCELLAMOl'S,
EEF:I)S Clover 02 lbs 0 40 0 50
Timothy prim 2 12 2 25
Blue gross 1 40 1 0
RA'iS Country mixed.... J 1
tluSKY White clover.... 12 13
Buckwheat 9 10
MAPI.KSYKUP. new crop 70 (
C1IjF;K country sweet V bbl 6 liO 0 50
CINCINNATI. '
Fi-om 12 inrttia 70
WHEAT No. 2 Ked 57 58
RYE No. 2 . 6U
CORN Mixed 41 42
OATS S
f:m;s 0
BUTTER SO 25
rillLAUILPHIA.
FLOrR 2 10(23 10
WHEAT No. 2. Bed. 62 tit
COKN-No. 2, Miied.... 41 45
OATS-No. 2, Whit 80 304
BUTTER Creamery Extra. 24 30
EtiOS Pa.. First U 12
Ml Y0.1K.
F LOT It Patent 3 25 3 HO
WHEAT No IRtd 8 1 tl.i
UYE Western 50 J2
CORN No. 2 4i 45
OATS Mixed Western 8 SJ
BUTTER Creamery 17 M
t-'.O.S ctute and Penn...... 11 l"l
LIVI-STOI'g RRPORT.
EAST LIBERTY, yiTTSBfB'l STOCK TARn.
Per loo I bf.
CATTLE.
Prime Steer. I 4 40 to 4 75
Good butcher 3 HO to 4 25
Common s 15 to 3 :
Bulls und dry cows 1 50 to 3 00
Veal Calves 2 00 to 3 50
Fresh cows, per head.... . .. 20 op to 4.1 00
siikep.
PrimeOSto 100-fh aheep....! 4 00 to 4 25
liood mixed 3 40 to 3 ti5
t om mon 70 to 75 lb sheep... 2 no to 2 50
Choice Lamb 4 50 to 4 so
uous.
Pelwlcd 5 60 to 3 f 5
Prime Yorkers 6 45 to 6 5
Roughs... ., 4 26 to 4 75