NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. OUR BEEF BOYCOTTED . - Germany' Omclousness May Lead to Un pleasant Complication!. Sprint Corn smiiib ncr.) Officials of the agricultural department say that the meat and cattle expert from tlio United Stntes to Denmark are Insignificant In amount, and are Inclined to believe that Germany has induced the Danish govern ment to take the step as a method of making Hi exclusion of the American product more effective. Without r-ome such arrangement American oattlo or meats mwt And their way into the Herman empire hy"iiy ol Denmark, particularly since the port of Copenhagen was recently made a free port of entry, whence .the cargoes of ships may be distributed to other .orta of the Baltic. It is recalled that when (lermanv excluded American pork she Inilnced the adjoining governments of Hol land, Belgium and Denmark to follow her example hy the threat that she would plnce an embargo on their awlne to make sure that no American hogs came to her through the ports of her neighbors. Our government has net yet been officially Informed that the Danish govcrnm-ut, like Clsrmnny, has prohiliited the Importation of American cattle and meat. If It iihould ap pear that the Danish government has been iu dueed to Issue lis decree at the Instnnee of Germany, the correspondence between the latter and the slate department la llkelv to i:iim a very dllToreut touo Irnra that In which it ha been conducted. It la one thing for a nation to exclude our menu on snnltnry grounds, even If the cane la badly sustained, but it li entirely a different mailer for such a nalion to go out of in wiiy to induco a third nntlon to Join in a boycott of American pro. ducts. Probably it would be dlfllcult to es tablish the fact that Denmark had been In fluenced to decree ita prohlbibltloii at the re quest of OerQiiiny, but should this be made clear a diplomatic iMie of gravity would be raised between the United States and tier many. China. Must Act. The State Department has received a cable reply from Japan, through Minister Dun, nt Toklo, to the United Slates suggestion of mediation. The Japanese legation at Wash ington has also r Ived from the foreign olllce in Japan a cable stating that the reply bad been made and giving its terms. The cable to Secretary llresham Is accom panied by unusual dignity and formnliy, in having the Imperial (auction of Ills majesty, the emperor of Japan. It is rarely that the emperor speaks In diplomatic negotlutions.so that his action in this ease is evidence of Japan's desire to express its appreciation of the course of tho I'uitcd States. The message is in two parts the first glv. ing an imperial expression of good will and paying that the success of the Japanese arms bad been such that China should approach Japan directly. The second part is more di rectly from Minister Dun and express"! the view of the Japanese foreign office that as China has no minister at Tokio to submit a direct proposition, it could be made by China through Minister Dun. A new situation is now presented by Japan's proposition thnt China make a direct offer through United States Minister Dun at Tokio. This makes Mr. Dun tho interesting canter of negotiation from this time forward, unless the I'nited (Slates should decline to allow him to act as the direct representative of China In submitting an offer. This is not anticipat ed however. Hastening Pensions. Commissioner I.ochren.of the pension board has issued an order destined to expedite busi ness iu tho ofllce, and especially to reduce the amount of time taken up in answering pension claimants and attorneys as to the status of certain eases. It has also been decided not to furnish the claimants or attorneys informa tion a seoond time ns to the status of a case. The circular issued provides for a systsmatio manner of giving the information without occupying much time or making It necessary to trace the particular case inquired aftor in to every division where it Is required to be considered. It Is claimed thnt the new order will result in largely expediting the adjudi cation of pension claims, a the commissioner can be readily Informed as to tho progress of the work iu the different divisions. Civil Service Changes. The president has amended tho olvll service rales as follows: Doing away with the examinations in letter-writing and geography ol the I'uitcd states, and especially of the state and railway mail divisions In which the applicant resides; iu the ease of applicants lor admission to the classified ruilway mall service. Bonds Successful, The Indications urn that the present gov ernment loan of t50.000.000 will not only prove a complote suacesfc, but that the aggre gate of the bids will be far in exoess of the aniouut of the bonds to be sold. 50,000 HOMELESS. Suffering in Districts or Slolly Visited by Earthquakes. Dispatches received from Iteggio say that there are 00,003 persons in that district who have been rendered homeless hy the earth quakes. Many bodies were upheaved in the cem etery of Sun l'roeopiu at the time it was dis turbed by the earthqunkeg, and a number of bodies remain in sight and will have to be re luterred. Horrible scenes have been witness ed in the stricken districts, where numbers of people have been wounded und in several eases horribly maimed. Some of the sufferers bad limbs torn off, whlab caused their death before they could be removed from the streets. The military aud volunteers of all clussus of the Inhabitants are working with energy building bills aud provldiug food for those who are most In wuut. Slight earth quakes uud subterraueous rumblings oontiuue to be fult at Miluzzo, Sicily, where the in habitants are still horror-stricken. METHODIST UNIVERSITY. FIT Millions of Dollars Sack of the School, Final arrangements are making for the be ginning of the construction of the groat Auiuricuu uulverslty to bo erected under tbe supervision of the Methodist Episcopal church in tbe northwest suburbs of Washing ton, The university will be surrounded with ninety acres ol high and beautiful ground, most of it given by the Methodists of Wash ington. The general plau of the university provides for three buildings for use of ull de partments. They will prvbably be connected, though it has not yet been decided upon. The structures will be of blue stoue or "run itu. At some future timu there be established lu oounection with the university asuiuol of theology lor the higher education ol Moil a (lists, it Is Intended that the whole project ahull involve live millions of dollars. Brazilian Rebels KouLed, -It Is ofllclully announced that tbe situation in the Hlate of Wo Orunde do Kill does uot cause much anxiety to the Government. Can tlllio remains Coventor of that Stale aud the insurgents unmbcr less than 14,500 meu.seat tered into small groups. General Hypolitu bus completely routed one insurgent party led by Maneuo Muchudo. The national, mun icipal and patriotic bulullous have been disbanded. TELEGRAPHIC TJCKS. Lumbermen of Minneapolis have formed s pool, llaltimore Is flooded with green goods cir culars, Tho Mexican press J beginning to clamot for war against (luntemala. Explorer Teary has just been beard from ill a letter. Hols still hopeful. Diphtheria Is spreading all ever ft. Louis. Many deaths hnvo been reported. Alt of the faculty of tbe University ol Michigan Medical School have been asked to resign. A committee of public safety has been or. gauized In'St. Louis to Investigate election frauds. The Portland, Ore., Savings Dank has closed Its doors. Assets 1,650,000; liabilities, U30,000. Senator Morgan, of Alabama, has been re nominated by Democrats In the Alabama Legialiture, Four moro Ilrltlsh Columbia salmon can neries hnvo passed Into the hands of the En glish syndicate, Gen. Booth of tho Salvation army was tendered ji reception by the Chicago Press club. Turkish authorities are seizing all news papers which contained accounts of tlx atrocities la Armenia. By a decree of tho Argentine government tho standard time of tho United States bas been put in operation in that republic. Mrs. W. P. Erans, of Fetnlumn, Cal., sat urated her drees with coal oil and set it on lire. She was burned to death. rhe ferryboat Netherlands crahed into the whnrf at Hoboken and was wrecked. Twenty peoplo were injured, none fatally. The explosion of a boiler in an Orange vlllc, (Ont,) sawmill killed Itobert Metjuarrle and Alexander Darraugh, aud severely In jured six other men. John McCampbell dug Into n mound on bis farm near Mlddleborough, Ky., and found 4.000 in gold, lie clulms ludinn women directed him. Jose Salvador Franeb, the Anarchist who threw a dynamite bomb in the Llceo Theatre in Barcelona, on the night of November 7, 18P3, was executed Wednesday. The National O. A. It. protest against the discharge of veterans from the public service was presented to the President Wednesdny by Commander in Chief Lnwler. Courad Hprcnger committed suicide by shooting himself on his wife's grave iu the llomewood cemetery, Pittsburg. His wife committed suicide on the Oth of the month by taking rough on rats. Five students of the university medical college at Kansas City were arrested for grave robbery. They were surprised by po lice while robbing a grave in Oak Grove cemetery, near Kansas City. Proprietors of a horse meat estbalishmeut 'n Kearney, N. J., were Thursday ordered to show cause why tbelr btislnsss should not be closed. Tbe firm claims to sell the horse meat to French importers. At Washington, Pa., Judge Mcllvain pro nounced Ambrose Asbury guilty of murder in the second degree for tbe killing of Mamie Williamson, a colored woman. There wits no Jury, the evidence being taken to ascertain tbe degree of guilt. The extension of tbe benefits of the civil sorvlce laws to postal clerks on board oeean steamers clears the way for a system of trans fers with tbe railway mail service by which the sea clerks may go back to land duty and clerks employed ou trains be assigned to the ocean steamers. KNIGHTSADJ0URN. Want Commissions Appointed to Investi gate Economlo Questions. The Knights of Labor Convention has con luded its work and adjournment was had Friday afternoon. Three resolutions were presented, two of which wore adopted, the other being refer red to the General ExncutlveBoard. The first resolution presented for the consideration of Delegates contained a criticism of the scheme )f the Government to issue 50,00-),000 of United Htates Oovornment bonds, A resolution having as its purpose the or ganization of all brewing associations into ihe Knights of Labor orders was referred to die general executive board. The employes it the surface railroads of New York State, saving asked for a resolution favoring the imulgamatfon of the various bodies in one tssembly of the Knights of Labor, was given favorable consideration and a resolution em bracing their request was unanimously idoptcd. Tub Committee on the State of the Order reported and stated that tho order was in a rery healthy condition and under existing ilraumstnnues was fur better than was nt first lupposcd, An appeal from tbe Chiongo earpontors was riven favorable consideration by tbe Assem bly. It was reported that carpenters of the Amalgamated Association aud Amoricau federation of Labor wero engaged iu a war Igainst the K; of L. and the latter desired lome assistance from the Oeneral Assembly. The appeal was laid before tbe house aud the Mitlre vote was lu favor of rendering what sver assistance lay iu their power to give. The Committee on distribution also pre tented their II mil report in which indorse ment was given to '.io administration of the General Executive Hoard durlug tbe post year. The report received the indorsement of the delegates. The convention passed a resolution urglug Congress to appoint live Commissioners with s tenure of two years, whose duty it shall be to investigate social, eoouomlo aud other matters of interest to aud concerning tha people. They are to make reports aooordlug to tiio recommendation at the opening of every suasion of tiie Natloual Congress, Tho Aa lembly deoldud thut the next convention of the Kuight of Labor should be held in Wash ington City. Ou motion of Mr. Sovereign it was unan imously agreed to red uue tbe salary of the Bluster Workman from 3,uuo to 2,oou per annum. ANOTHER SOCIAL CRUSADE, The Washington Polios Driving Disord erly Houses Out, Tbe Washington pollue are about to start s orusudu ugalust the social evil at the natloual capital. T' e Hue of campaign will uot be conducted aftor the stylo of Dr. Purkhurst'i raids in New York, but it is proposed to clean out eurUiiu SHutlous of the city thut buvr heretofore beeu reguurded as tue exclusive locality for disorderly bous.-a. During the pust week the keepers of a number of these houses located within a Hone's throw of the 1'roaldout'a mansion havt beeu uotlllod by the pollue that tney musl ttbuudou their ptesout places of residence. SEVEN MINERS KILLED. EXPLOSION OF COAL DUST. Four Seriously Burt and One is Likely to Die. Py an explosion of coal dust In the Blanche eoal mines, near Colliers, W, Vs., seven miles east of Bteubenvllla, on the Panhandle rail road, seven men were killed and four badly Injured. Those killed were Michael Boouey, Thomas Jordan, Thomas Tucker, David liowlands, John Donnelly. Antonio Battle and Marzla Gessideo. The injured wero Jose Itlfel, llaphael Neckl. Jasper Lawrence and Thomas Morris, 'lucker, Donnelly and the Italians are married. Hie disaster occurred In No. 9 entry, 1,000 yards from the mouth, and was caused by a new Italtnn hand firing an overcharge blast, which Ignited the eoal dust There were 48 men iu the mine at tbe time. After the ex plosion a terrlllc whirl of wind followed. Donnelly and llooney were going toward the entrance. The force of the explosion blew them nearly 100 yards out of the mouth of the mine and landed ltooney on the truck, killing him, while Donnelly lauded In a gully, striking his head against a post aud spilling his brains all over lu His wife was the first to find him and she swooned away and may likely die of the shock. Hundreds crowded nbout the mouth of tbe mine, where some tragic and sorrowful scenes wure eunctod. A rescue party consisting of 4teorge Henbow, Nick Kemls, Arthur Ward, John Mulur, John Stewart ami William Davis volunteered and went in alter the bod ies and brought them out. The sight of dead husbands earned several womeu to swoon away. Prosecuting Attorney Cotton and Cor oner Walklnshaw of Wellsburg. arrived shortly after the accident and took charge of the bodies and will conduct a rigid investiga tion, as this Is the second accident of this kind that has occurred at this mine, the other on November 21, when three were killed and seven burned and injured. William Davis was In the mine entry ISO feet from the entrance, and when he heard the explosion ho laid .down near the rib of the mine, and tho whirlwind carrying rocks, fire, air and death passed over him An empty cur standing at tbe entrance was blown 230 yards. The mine Is owned by W. E. Smith, of Wellsville, and L. O. Smith, of New Cumberland. The miners blame the ncci dent on the Inexperienced Italian miners nnd declare they will not work with them any more. A NOVEL UNDERTAKING. A tireat C'ompntiy Furnishes Ita Km ploycs Free Medical Attendance. William L. Doiv.'lns, President ot th W. L. Douglas Siioi Co., has always had a great personal Interest In tho nr.ny of men and women who Inhabit the Rrmt fa3 tnry nt Moniello. Mass. He Is a great be llever In the idea thnt manufacturers should have this personal interest in the condition jlthelr employes, and laels thnt it the I lea Is carried out to the extent that Is possible, that It will resu't ultimately In the breaking lown ol the barriers which have been built up between employers an 1 thosa whom they einp'oy. Mr. Douglas Is satisfied that n scheme, he has originated Is a good one, nnd he has now put It to practical test. A few daysago ho handed to every p"rson In his employ and they form it small army a card, which entitled the bearer "lo lull and fr e me lic.il attendance while employed by the W. L. Douglas Shoe Company A competent and skillul physician will be at the private ofllce o.' the company at I'i m., dally, except Bun ilnys and holidays. If said employe should be detained at home by sickness, the phy liciau will give full nnd free medical attend unco then'." B'.nuk spaces are left In the card for the name and residence of the employe, and it Is sinned by Mr. Douglas, as President ol the W. L. Douglas Shoe Company. The condi tions printed on the card are ns follows "The physician will not make visits outside the city limits. This ticket Is not transfer able, and uoes not apply to the family ot tbe employe, and must be returned as soon as the term ol employment ceases. This privi lege is a fr.e gift ot the cc.npany and is no pnrt otthe contract tor wages, and may be ma le void by the company, at its own Option, without notice." A doctor has been engnged fo attend sick mployes, nnd everything that medical skill can accomplish will be docs for them dur ing illness. This Is a pr.ictical Illustration of the plan. It will doubtless be appreciated by the hun dreds who receive the curds. Mr, Douglas believes there a.'a hundreds ot workln-juien and worklngwomcn who fin 1 a doctor's bill n great burden niter a period ol enforced idieuess, and that if this is lilted from them they must feel that their employer is inter ested in them in some ether way than sim ply to get all the work he can for Just as lit. tie money as ha cuu. Mr. Douglas siysalso that there are men and women who keep at work when It would be bettor for their health if they laid off a day or two and reoelved medical attendance. Then again they will now feel free to consult tbe doctor for slight troubles, wbioh heretofore thy would not do because of the cost. Speaking of the W. L. Douglas Shoe Co., It may be said furt her that In their factory the principle ot arbitration Is recognlr-ed. Mr. Douglas is a Arm boliever In the principle and bas been since the establishment ot the State Board ot Arbitration. The llrui obliges every employe to sign an agreement to sub mit liny disagreement thut may arise, and which omnot he settled by the interested parlies, to tho State Board of Arbitration, the dccluiou ol that Board to bo final. NO ASSETS IN SIGHT. The American Debenture Company of Chicago Has Assigned. When a corporation fulls with liabilities of (2,000,000, and then turns over to tho receiv er one book and three second-band desks, the prospect for the stock and bondholders cannot be considered very rosy, This is what happened lu the case of the American Debenture Company, which was organized by Cofllu k Htuutou, of -Sew York with ofllces iu Chicago, It failed October 10, soon after the parent house succumbed lu New York. At the re quest of Messrs. Trimmiughiiui, Turner aud Itlack, of New Jersey, Ellas Suiumerlleld was appointed receiver. i ho foreign holders of (1.000,000 or more of the debuutiircs theu stepped lu and do mnudud that tho Illinois Tru-t and Savings llauk be given the receivership. Mr. Suiu merlleld was consequently relieved, and tbe bunk was appointed. It is now six weeks since tbe Illinois Trust nnd Savings Bank took bold ot tho wreck of the Debenture Company. Its that time the desks aud the book have been all tbe assets the receiver oojld seoure. The other books of the aoucern have disappeared, at least the receiver vuuuot bud them. The ouu bonk turued over goes back ouly to last Jauuury and is very vague in important points. The Debenture Company was organized under the laws of West Vlrgluin, oue ol which provides "that one corporation can not hold the stock and bonds of another cor poration." but this la just what the Deben ture Company did. It took the stocks und bonds ol every corporation uud oompauy it could prevail upon to give them up, nnd issued uguinBtthum "guaranteed debentures" (or investment, aud thuv still have them. Besides the "debentures," the company flouted, or had authority to float, commou itock to the umouut of (2,000,000. It was capitalized tor that amount, und must of the tuck is held lu tbe East. HOME AND FOREIGN. What Is Transpiring tho World Over. Important Events Briefly Told. rxrtTAL Ann LArmn. Montis Sellers A Co., of Chicago, dealers in railroad spikes, confessed Judgment for (26,000. rmr.s, ArcinxsTs, fatalitim, era A ease of leprosy has been discovered In Grand Forks county, N. D. A bulletin from Halifax reports disaster lo the ship Dauntless. She west down off the coast, near Hallfnx, and 22 porsous perished. At Scrnnlon, Pa., fire destroyed the house occupied by Casper Abodl. Martin and An tonio AbodJ, brothers of Caspar, perished In Ihe flames. Con Ploran, Pugilist Fltr.slmmon's spar ring partner, died lu Syracuse, N. Y., from an injury administered by the pugilist during an exhibition In that city on Friday night. Fitr.slmmons was arrested, but released on (10.000 ball. Japan threatens to resent the expulsion ol her nutive laborers Irotu Hawaii. Montreal Is to have a world's fair from May 24 to October 81, 1890. Du ch troops have captured tbe Ilallnn stronghold, In the East Indinn island of Lombok, President Terras, of Argentina, has ten dered his resignation, but it has not yet beeu accepted. An ofllidal announcement was made that he wedding ol Cr.ar Nicholas II, and tbe Princess Aiix will occur November 23. A dispatch from lllo de Jnnerlo states that the Governors of the different states have sent In their adhesion to President Mornes, The country is quiet. The United Stntes cruiser Detroit officials have arrived at Madrid with the Columbus relics. The Spanish Government is enter taining them handsomely, CIllMES AMD PENALTIES. James L. Dick, retiring treasurer of Ells worth, Kan., is reported to be short (11,32( in bis accounts. Lena Oress, a colored girl, was murdered at Washington. J. L. Trovers, a colored bar ber Is uuder arrest. A squad of Cherokees is said to have th Cooks rounded up about 20 miles from Mus kogee, I. T. Tbe race war at Ellr.abethtown, Ky., 11 over. Oeorge Wilson, who, in a reoeut po litical riot, shot dead Blake Robertson, baa been held to court without ball, and this bai satislled the excited populace. At Muskogge, I. T., deputy marshals at tacked three desperate members ot the Cook band of outlaws. A marshal was wounded. Cherokee Dill, oue of tha outlaws, fatally shot, and the other two desperadoes es caped. Andrew Juka. the Hungarian, who at. tempted to murder his wife at Haaeltou, Pa. November 12. committed sulcido in the Wllkesbarre jail early Monday morning by hanging. When he was cut down he was still alive, but died live minutes later. A bloody battle was fought at Owensboro Ky.. in which John Ashby, an ex-policeman, and Jack Heverln, a grocer and snloouist, were mortally wounded and a policeman hurt. The trouble resulted from Heverln having ordered a party to cease dancing In bis place on Sunday. UISCILLAKEOCS. Nebraska Republicans will demand a re count of votes by the Legislature, Tbe official report of the Democratic; ma jority lu Kentucky plaoes it at 2,173. A new State Is proposed, to be carved out of parts of Arkausss and tiie Indian territory, General Nelson A. Miles bas taken com mand ot tbe military department of th East. Tbe remains otthe late Dr. James McCosb were buried iu the Princeton, N. J., cemetery Tuesday. Tuesday was the coldest November duy in New York since 1R73. Tbe thermometei registered 21 degrees. O. V. Bage bas been appointed Warden ol Sing Sing prison to succeed Warden Dureton deceased. Charles T. Parsloe, an old-time actor, who made his fame in Chinese parts, Is dying ol paralysis in New York. Tbe site of Talmage's Brooklyn tnberuaelo Is to be sold for (110.000, with which sum tbo congregation will pay its debts. Governor Waite bas taken to the Incturo platform, and made bis first appearance ol the winter campaign at Bt. Louis. The national convention of tha Waif Sav Ing association, recently held in Pittsburg resolved to iutrodnce uniform bills to tho legislative assemblies of tbe various states providing for the enre of street children. Tbe Supreme Court ot Missouri bas estab lished a ruling to the effect ti nt officers of defunct trust companies are not amenable to prosecution for receiving deposits wheu such concerns ore in a failing condition. The Supreme Court ot Missouri sentenced Marion liedgpetn to 23 years Imprisonment In the penitentiary. In the spring of 1HU2 be, with several other parties, robbed a 'Frisco express car In Bt, Louis county ot nearly (17,000. In tbe election of officers by tho W, C. T. V., Miss Frances Willard wus chosen Presi dent, Mrs, L, M. N. Stevens, Vico-Prosidout at Lurge, Mrs, Katharine Leutu Btevenson, Corresponding Hecreti ly aid Mrs, Clara C. Hoffman, Ueuording fcuo.'ctarv. Tho Southern Paclflo Company Is trying to secure patents to all unoccupied mineral lands lying lu tho odd sections within the limits of the railroad grant, covering the most valuable part ot the South Oregou mining distrlet. ST0LEJ354.000. Sew 1'ork She and Lsather Bank Bob bed by an E jiploye. Samuel C. Beelcy, for U years past a trust ed book-keeper in tbo Shoe and Leather bank, of New Y'ork, bos dissuppeared, having embezzled (331.000. Beeley operated with a confederate, who had been a depositor in the bunk for 30 years, Frederick linker, a luwyer, Heeley would credit large sums to linker's ac sount and keep the facts bid by charging the amounts to some other ncoount, nud wheu the latter wus settled secure! themouey from an other account. His thefts cover a long period and in order not to lose track of the mauy shifts he wus (oraed to muke to hide the stealing, Baulcy must have kept a separate set ot l ooks. Tho decision to Introduce a uew system of book keeping would have revealed tho defalcation and H-jeley fled. It Is believed that Baker got all the stolen money exuupt about (1,103 that Heeley took. Heeley wus paid (1,H00 a year and wis un der a bond of e7,I100. He lived iu Brooklyn with a wife nud two children. Heoley's wile is so badly prostrated by his disgrace thut she may die. liuker, It is reportod, was found drowned alongside uu upturned boat nt Flushing, II. 1., on Saturday, It is thought he com mitted suicide to avoid urrost. Ha wo a shrewd lawyer and old enough to be Hteley't grandfather. Baker is credited with caus ing Heeloy's downfall. VICTORY FOR JAPAN. PORT ARTHUR TAKEN- China's Greatest Stronghold Falls Into Japanese Bands. Dispatches have been received stating that the Japanese captured Port Arthur on Wed nesday last, after eighteen hours' fighting. Port Arthur, the nntlve name of which Is Lu Shun Koil, Is tbe chief naval station of China. Eleven years ago It was simply a good wind-bound harbor for the junks tbnt traded along the coast carrying timber from Yalu river to porta In thegulfsot Pel ill Li and Lino Tung, or those ot a larger class from the south en route to New Chwaug and west to ChlnChoti. At thnt time the village con sisted of nbout tin to 0 mud houses, with a few shops and three nr four Inns, which afforded accommodation to travelers to and from the north. The port Is almost sur rounded by rnnues of hills varying from BOO to 1,600 feet in height, the valleys between being well cultivated. The town at the pre sent time has Increased to nearly 1.000 houses and shops, and exclusive of the garrison the population Is estimated at over 8.000. There are two principal and smaller native banks, two large temple nnd two Inrge theaters of recent construction. Iu 18S1 It was dually decided to construct a dock and rellttlng basin there. After more than one failure the work was given to for eign contractors and in the enrly part ol 1RH7 a French company secured a contract to construct the necessnry works needed for a naval dork-yard. At tho end of 100 the contractors completed the tack entrusted to them. Treaty With Japan. Recretnry On-sham, in behalf ot tho United States, nnd Minister Kurluo of Japan In be hall cf his country, have alllxed their signatures to a new treaty of amity aud commerce be tween this country nnd Japan. Secretary Orcshatn will now transmit the new treaty to the United States senate as soon as It con venes, and Mr. Kurlno will forward it to the Japanese foreign olllce to b-s npproved by the emperor of Jnpnu and the privy council. 1 he chief feature of tbe new treaty Is In its recognition of Japan as a clvlllred country. Previous treaties have assumed that tho na tive courts wero so primitive and punish ments so brutal that It would not be safe to trust British, American ami other foreign citizens to native tribunals and the foreign consuls were given ex tra territorial Jurisdiction In the great treaty ports of Japan, This has long wounded the pride of the country. The new trenty now recognizes the Japanese courts nud does away with the offensive foreign cousulnr courts. But In order thnt time may De given for the Japanese Judicial system to be lurther perfected, the dale when they assume their new functions is postponed for live' years, viz: Till January I, lHU'J. The same provision Is III the trenty with Great Britian aud In those nbout to be concluded with France, Switzerland and other countries, so that the lull recognition at Japan's civilization will be ushered lu with the twentieth century. The restriction of Japanese Immigration to this country is also an Important feature of the new trenty. The trade features of the treaty are said to be trained with a view to developing the commerce of both :uutrles. The treaty nlso gives Ameri cans greater property rights in Japan allowing them the privilege not hereto fore granted ol leasing lands In the iuterior of Japan as well as at the treaty ports, and all property rights except tbe right to own land in fee simple. DEATH OF RUBINSTEIN- The Celebrated Composer Expired of Heart Disease at Peterbof. Anton Gregor Rubinstein, tbe celebrated Russian pianist and composor, died Tuesday of heart disease at Peterbof, near Bt, Peters burg. Rubinstein was born at Wechwotynetz on Ihe frontier of Boumanla. November 80, 1N30. As a child be was taken to Moscow and studied the piano under Alexis Vtlloliig. Hit first appearance In public was made when be was only 8 years ot age. At 10 years Rubin stein went with bis tea' her to Paris, where he remained for two years, bis performance at several concerts wluulng for him the ad vice aud encouragement of Llslz. ltubiusteln next visited England, Bweden aud Germany, and In Berllu he studied com position under Dehn. Having completed bit course of Instruction, ltubiusteln devoted himself for some time to teaching In Berlin, anil later to teaching in Vienna. He returned to Russia later on and was appointed pianist to the Graud Duchess Helena. Subsequently be became director of the musical concerts of the Russian Musical Society, Rubinstein visited tbe United Stutes In 1H72-73. Among the deail composer's operas are "Dunllrl Donskol," "I.es Chasseurs SI berlens," "La Vengeance," "Tom Le Fou," "Lea Enfnuts des Bruyeres," "Lalla Itookh." "Nero," aud "Ivan Knloshorlkoff." The Jubilee of Rubinstein's public, service was celebrated in St. Petersburg November 18, 1889. Since 18C7 Rubinstein has held no office, spending most of his time In travellug and In composing. In IHU0 Alexander II, eunoblod tbe composor, nud In 1877 France decorated him with the cross of the Legion of Honor. The McGregor Murder Trial. At New Lisbon, O., Alma Walters, of Pitts burg, appeared as a witness in the case ol McGregor, charged with tha murder of Liz zie Ewing at Wellsville. She testified that she was living at Wellsville in 1HU3, and that she saw the body of Lizzie Ewlug lylug ou tho rear porch ot McGregor's bouse. The woman was dead, and she saw McGregor and Morrison wrap the body in au oil cloth and bury It in a grave in the backyard, which she bad previously seen tbem prepare. Shu nlso testified that she saw blood spots on a shirt worn by McGregor on the night of tbe murder, blood spots ou tbe cariut aud two towels sat united with blood. The ellorts of the defeuse were directed toward showing thut the wom an died suddenly from alcoholism, nnd that the blood ou the shirt, carpet aud the towels was tbe result of nasul hemorrhage on the part ol Mrs. Ewing. She stated thut after the woman bad been buried McGregor compelled her on bended knees to take oath that she woul 1 never re veal what Bho knew about the woman. Mrs. William Hurat testliled thut on the morning of Juue 22, 1803, she saw from her house, which was about 60 yards from tha McGregor bouse, the prisoner und Harvey Morrison carrying what appeared to be a body wrapped in a sheet, or some kind of a lurgo cloth, into n o iiuken coop on McGreg or's premises. Policeman Warren testified to the lluding ol the body ot Mrs, Ewing burled iu the chicken coop. The other testimony was of a character tending to show that MoUregor bud threat ened the woinuu. DRINK'S DOUBLE TRAGEDY. A Dran'en Xilin Shooto and Mortally Wounds His Landlady. At Lancaster, Pa., JucoU Muhow, age about 00 years, a voterau of the Civil war,shot nud mortally wounded Mrs. Francos Domau, with whom he boarded. Then he sent a bul let iuto his own bead uud fell dead by her side. Moliuw came hums druuk Saturday ulglit uud the couple quarreled nearly till night. Jluliuw and bueu beard recently to say that he would kill Mrs. Domau nnd It is supposed that when iulluiued by drink kis curried out bis purpose, TRADE REVIEW. Business Shows More Distlnot Signs of Improvement. R. O. Dun A Co.'s weekly review snysi There nre some changes for the bolter. Tha gain is slow aud In some dlrcctbs not very distinct but the signs of it are a little moro definite than Inst week. The most Important of them Is Inrger employment of labor, an swering a better demand on the whole for manufactured products. Much of this la due fo the unnatural delay of orders for the win ter, which resulted from prolonged uncer tainty, but it means actual Increase in earn ings and purchasing power of millions, nnd so gives promise of a larger demand In the future. Prices of farm products In Ihe ag gregate do not Improve, but the prevailing hopefulness Is felt In somewhat larger trans actions. The wheat market has lost this week the ennt It gained last week, when receipts, be ing larger nnd Atlantic exports are nlso larg er, 570,771 bushels against 703,020 Inst yenr, but these are of small accouut compnred witb thegrent visible supply. Foreign reports this we-k have lieen rather more promising, though the fact remains thnt the world's crop outside the United States Is probably the Inrgest ever grown. Corn has Declined one- nail cent: receipts have much increased. The foreign demand tor cotton continues large. llrndstreefs says: The features of gen eral trade for the week Include an Increase In distribution of holldny goods, ot heavy cloth ing, hats, seasonable drygoods, and at vari ous points hardware and shoes. This wn stimulated by seasonably colder weather and a continuance ol the leellng of commence In n nearby Improvement In demand. At the South n favorable Influence Is a moderate nd vance in the prleeof cotton, due to the grent er favor with which lower estimates or tho size of the cotton crop are Imlng received and to prevalence of the opinion that the price ol cotton Is too low. Some shippers of southern lumber complain thnt southern rnllroads are showing pref erence to cotton. From points In the South eastern Atlantic stntes some hesltnncy is re. fiorted In shipping goods before making col eetlons for tho full season's business. At Ihe North Inke navigation has practically closed, and the results of the season's work nre generally satisfactory. Shipments ol shoes from seven manufacturing centers, while smaller than Inst week, continue to run henvlly ahead ot the like week last year 83,000 cases, as compared witb 50.0)0 cases. She Proponed to Him. Tho unique spectacle of a mnn suing a woman for oreaeh ot promise of mnrrhtge has created a sensntiou nt Centervllle, Michigan. Artuur Miisseiman, of Mention claims that Mrs. Solomon Dill encouraged his attentions aud llnnlly proposed marriago to him, but now declares there was no engagement be tween them. Musselman sued for dnmages. MAHKliTB. 1'ITTMIIl ltd". ' TIIE WHOLESALE PRICES ARB OIVEN BELOW.) Grain, Flour and Feed. WHEAT No. 1 red t 87 3 Ml No. 8 red M W C'Ult.N No. II yellow ear, new 4V W snxea ear, new 4.1 4 No. vellosr shelled 67 tr.Li. OAi No. 1 white m 8? No. II white 851-2 8bU Kztra No. white 84 35 Light mixed 88 84 RYK No 1 55 5 No. ll western 53 64 FI.ol'K .Minn, fancy patents 8 75 8 M Fancy winter patents 8 10 8 85 Faw-y straight winter 9 70 V 80 Straight XXX bakers' 8 40 Ml live Hour 8 HO 8 () BAY No. 1 timothy 11 US 11 60 No. Ill 50 11 (SI Mixed clover, No. 1 11175 11 W boose timothy, from wnguus 14 00 16 00 FKIill No. 1 While Mil , ton 17 00 J7 60 No. 8 White Middlings 18 Ml 17 00 lirown .Middlings 16 Ml 10 00 Bran, bulk 14 Ml 15 (Hi ST HAW Wheal 6 5 6 60 Oat 5 Ml g 00 Hairy Products, Bl'TTKK-Elgln creamery SS SO Fancy Creamery 88 W5 laney Country Itnll 18 1H bow grade and cooking 8 10 CHKK-.K-tllilu.uesi WH 11 New York, new i'i Wiseouslli wiM 18 WVi t.iiitbuiyer, newmake . ft i Fruit and Vegetables. APPLES) Fancy. V hid t 8 S.VJ J SO UltAl'fctsl uncord, H'-lli. basket... 15 14 6-Hi. ... 8 10 PKAIIK-Iliitehess, per bliL SOU 8 Ml Mieldoll. per bill 8 75 4 00 HKAMs iialid-.iickeil, per bu...... 1 76 180 Lima, li) rul AlilK Hno.lii ear, bu Ml 65 Klein store, bu 65 (SI CAIIIIAUK inline grown, bbl 75 100 'I I It MI'S per bid 75 1 0U OMllNS Yellow, bu 60 tO Poultry, Kto. Live Chickens, y pair 45 9 fin hp. II. c Ull. kens 40 Ml Live loi.-ks. Vl-alr Ml 80 Dressed Hti.-ks.rl H H DresH.-d bl.-ktus, V lb. 11 18 " ' young select... 14 15 Dressed Turkeys. V lb 11 W Kilns Pa. uud blu, fresh l 84 l-KATIIKItS-fcltrallveGeese.Vlb 55 80 No. 1 Kx. Live (ieese, V ! sO 45 Country, large packed 88 40 Miscellaneous. BEEPS Clover IU lbs t 4 5 6 80 Timothy, prime 8 su 8 0 blue lirass 1 411 1 60 HAiiS Country mixed H 1 IIONKY White Clover 10 17 Huekwhent 14 18 MAI'I.K eYKI T, new 15 1 Ml CIDKlt Country, sweet, bbl 4 M 8 00 CINCINNATI. FLOUR 8 55(3 4 00 WHEAT Nu. 8 Ited 54 56 BYKNo.8 ClIHN .Mixed 47 OATS 81 8'.'l$ ElKiS 18 liL'TTElt Ohio Creamery W 114 I'UII.ADCI.rlllA. FLOUt - 8 M4 00 II KA l' No. 8 Ited 58 611 CHUN No. 8 Mixed 68 1 5d (MTIS-No. 8 White 88 87 Hi l l KM Creamery, extra 88 CtXiSt I'll. Ilrsls , .. 4 n- NEW VOltK, FLOP It Patents 1 H0(ii, t as WHEAT Nu 8 Ited 67 68 It YE Male 54 55 COHN Na 8 58 5u ll.VI 8 White Western 83 34 111 Tl Kit creamery PI 88 Llil-8 State and Penn 1$ ) " LIVE fctOCK. Cemhal stock Yiaos, E.iit Liberty, Pa I'ATTLK, Prime, 1.400 to l.floo lbs S 00 9 6 35 U.iu.l, I..IUI to i.lill lbs 4 50 4 TO (ooU buichurs, l.Uio i.miuibs.... 4 80 4 Ml Tidy, 1.IHW to 1,150th 8 Ml 4 (HI Fair light steers, imu lo looo lbs.... 8 00 8 40 Cummuu, TUU to 1MJO. 8 0U 8 71 uous. Philadelplilas 4 60 4 00 best Yorkers 1111. 1 mixed 4 40 445 L'uiiimou lo lulr Yorkers 4 13 4 85 811 KKP. Extra, tt to 155 lbs 75 8 no l.oml. so lu tt ll.s 8 -.40 8 .VI Fair, 15 loBj lbs. 1 1.1 ISO Colllltlt.li 15 1 '.si Yearlings. 1 75 8 75 Chicago, Cattle Colli men to extra steers, $.1X1(0.411; sleeker and feeders, 8-j.(Hh.,8 50- e.iws end bulls. il.OOe.S Ml; Cllhes, IK6U.U6 5II; Hogs lieuvy. l.a-V. l.'.O; commou 10 elrece mixed, 4 83,.i l li-'i; clluit-u assul leU, 8 l-4.V.,4 -iU; light, 1. 1)0... 4. 13; pigs. SjMM4.uu. hiiccp-in. foi-iur 10 ihol-'e, ti..L-i-'-'x luiubs, i;'.oo b4 84.0U ' CliiclnnKtl--llogs select shippers fl.mit .1 (VS; bulcbcts A-l.-i-MoCul; fair 10 gm.d packers e-l.&i to4.i3; lair lu Unlit I.uoio4. -M; imnnieu and Tonsil tllo-l.'-A I attle-g.M d siill.l.eis 4:VMU.4 Ml- uut 1. u.i. (,.., AM UAl.i.1 V 1 1. j J.. .., . ' jijiimiii
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