NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
THE INCOME TAX.
Secretary Carlisle Arrrovi tha Regula
tion. Already Prepared.
the Secretary of the Treasury hnS approv
ed tbe regulation prescribed by the Com
missioner o( Internnl Revenue lor the en
forcement of the collection of the Income tax
under the Inte tariff act.
Voder the regulations provided and ap
proved pursuant to law every citizen of the
United Stntcs, whether residing at homo ot
at road and every person residing or doing
uusines in tne i niten Mates who tint an an
nual Income of morn than t.'I.S'iO shall make
a full return of thu sntr.e, verified ly hi onth
totne Collector ol lnternul Kevenun ot the
collection district In which he resides, or, II
tint a resident. In which hi business of prop
erty from which lucome 1 shunted, on or be
fore the first Mondny in March In each year.
The rind return under the law shall he
made on or before the llrxt Monday In Mured,
1H0, and shall Include nil Income from every
source received tu the year 1X01 from the 1st
day of Jununry to the Slut day of December
In said year.
Ounrdiiins, trustees and all persons and
corporations acting In any fiduciary ca
pacity are required to make similar returns
nn or before the date mentioned, for all
minors, wards or henefb-ries for whom they
act. Tenons having lees than 4U.500 annual
income are not required to make tho return,
but all persona having an Income In excess of
tha! amount, whether It reaches the taxable
limit of (1,000 or not, must make return as
prescrltied.
The blank form prescribed by the regula
tions for the annual returns ot persons con
tains a list specifying all sources of Income
nod all allowable deductions, to be II I led out
by the person making the same, with toot
lugs for gross Income and total deductions al
lowed, leavtng,tne taxable income upon which
tbe 2 per cent, tax will be assesed.
Tbe affidavit attached to the list mut;iie
subscribed and sworn to by the erson mak
ing the return, and Is to the effect that the
allium has included In said return all gnlns,
prollts and Income from every source what
ever received by hiin or to which be is Justly
entitled for that year, and that he Is honestly
and truly entitled to make allj thedeductloni
entered on his return and that h i has truly
answered the Interrogatories set forth on said
blank form.
WHAT IS INCLTOED.
When completed and duly verified by th
oath of the person rendering tho same the
return must be delivered by mail or other
wise to the collector between January 1 anC
the first Monday ot March In each year.
Tbe gross gains, prollts and Income re
turned by persons shall Include:
First Gross prollts of any trade, businesi
or vocation, wherever carried on.
Hecoud Items received or accrued during
tbe year.
Third Profits from sales of real estate pur
chased within two years.
Fourth Farming operations and proceeds
Fifth Money and value of all personal
property acquired by gilt or Inheritance.
(Sixth Premium on bonds, stocks, notet
and coupons.
Seventh Income from trade or profession
not bv stated salary and not heretofore enum
erated. Eighth From salary or compensation
other tbau that received from the United
States.
Ninth From salary or compensator,
other than that received from tbe United
Utates.
Tenth Undivided gains and profits of an;
partnership.
Eleventh Interest received or acorued from
all notes, bonds or other securities.
Twelfth Interest on bonds or coupon
paid of any corporation.
Thirteenth Dividends from corpora
tions. Fourteenth Income of wife or minor child
or children.
Fifteenth All other sources of Income not
above enumerated.
THE DEnCCTIOHB ALLOWED.
The deductions allowed on the return and
therein enumerated are:
First Four thousand dollars exempt by
law.
Second Interest due and paid within the
year.
Third National, State, county, school and
municipal tuxes paid, not including assess
ments lor local benefits.
Fourth Amount expended in purpose oi
production of live stock or produce sold
within the year.
Fifth Necessary expenses, specified by
items, actually Incurred in carrying ou any
business or trade.
Sixth Lenses actually sustained during the
year, specified.
heventb Actual losses on sales of real
estate purchased within two years.
Eighth Debts contracted and ascertained
In the year to be worthless.
Ninth Kaiary or compensation over (1,000,
from which the tax of 2 per centum has keen
withheld hy disbursing officers of tha United
States Government.
Tontu Dividends Included In tbe es Irnatc
of gross prollts from corporations on which
tbe 2 per cent tax has been paid on such, cor
porations. The Anarchists' Bill.
The Judiciary committee of the house
Agreed on numerous amendments to tbe an
aruhlsts' bill as passed by the Senate. The
main amendment gives the foreign Inspection
of Immigrants to United Hiatus consuls, under
the uireution oi the state department, instead
of to treasury inspectors, as proposed by the
aenate bill. Another amendment requires
every immigrant to have a certificate from
the United btates consul at the port of em-
parauuon.
FOUGHT NINETEEN DAYS
Frightful Butchery of Armenians Prison
era. A letter, which appears in a Itussian paper
atutet that for IV days the residents of Armcu.
Ian villages where tbe outrages were perpe
trated fought against the KoorJs, The Ar
menlan lost only 10 warrlurs while tbe
Koords lost SAP. When tbe regular troops
uuder Zekki I'asha appeared the Arineuiaue
were compelled to succumb. After Zekki
Fash's tseacbery in offering peaoe, 00 young
Armenian men were seized aud tortured hor
ribly lor three pays. Then all were mur
dered and their bodies buried in a ditch,
Among tbe Armenian heroes who lost their
lives, tha writer mentions Derbedros, who
with hi s own baud killed (even Koord in
fair fight. He was captured and flayed to
the waist. Pieces of his flesh were cut off,
broiled and eaten by the savage Turks while
Be was still alive.
Blown from tha Engine,
One of tbe moat peculiar aocldeurs in the
history ot tbe I'ittsuurg division of the Penn
sylvania railroad occurreu mursday, result
iug lu tbe instant death of a well-known em
oloye. Jjuring tbe heavy wind that prevail
ed Wednesday night, J'ireuiau F. II. Fugle
of the Atlautio express was blowu from li s
engine m the mountains near New Florence,
Ills dead body was picked up a lew minutes
' later by the fellow members of the train
orew. '-
To Shut Out Diseased Cattle.
Henreaentnttve Broderlck of. Kansas intro
duced in tbe house a bill restoring the ilo-
Kinley rate of duty of (10 per bead on cattle
over 1 year of age enterlug the fulled Bta'.ea.
In place of tbe present rule, aiuouutiug to
about fl per bead. The intent is to sejp out
euaeeeed alexlcuu cattle.
FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
An Outline of tha Work In tha Benate
and Rouae.
SEVEKTB HAT.
Besate The feature In to-day's session ot
the Senate was the speech ot Mr, Morgau,
Democrat, of Alabama, favoring the Nicara
gua canal bill. He declared that the govern
ment ot the United Htntes, In controlling the
operations ot the canal, would not Interfere
In the least with any treaties between Nlcora
gua and Costa llloa and foreign govern
ments) that no foreign government hail in
dicated nuy objection to control ot the
canal by the United Stalest thnt It
would not be a departure from the
Monroe doctrine, nor an abrogation of
the Clayton Mulwcr treaty, and yet that
It was the nearest npproncu to government
ownership of the canal, Mr. Mitchell, Rep.,
of Oregon, also supported the bill, but had
doubts asto the exteut to which tbe United
Btates should become involved.
Itesolutlons were offered by Mr. Call, Dora,
of Florida, looking to the independence of
Cuba, and tbe settlement ot lue Jnpaucse
Cblnese war.
House To-day being tho second Monday
Of the month the bouse devoted Itself to busi
ness reported from the committee on tbe
District of Columbia. The feature of the day
was a sneoch of about to minutes by Champ
Clark, Jiem., Mo. He hnd his time extended
severnl times, and made a speech on tnrltJ
and his late defeat, explaining how it happened.
xmitTit DAT.
PtHATC The time of the senate . to-dne
was occupied chlelly by Henator Morrill, of
Vermont, on general legislation. It was an
attack on the Populists. Mr. Hlsglns pre
sented a resolution calling on the president
nnd secretary of state for correspondence on
the subject of mediation on the part of the
I niteti mates between cnina ana japan, it
was laid over until tomorrow.
The Nicaraguan canal bill was then taken
rjlr. Dolph, of Oregon, said the people
the Pacific consr were n unit In Invor of
the bill. In a brief speech Mr. Sherman
pointed out that the only of the Nlcaragaan
bill that he was not entirely satisfied with
was the amount to be paid to the maritime
company, which he thought was entitled only
to the amount of the money expended in the
enterprise thus far.
Hoist lu tne uonse to-day, on motion ol
Mr.lDiugley, llep., Me., a resolution calling
on the secretary of the treasury for informa
tion as to Iterlug sea seuling was adopted.
V. hen thu bill to promote the efficiency ot
the revenue cutter service was called on
hump Clark, of Missouri, again begun to '
talk It to death. He took oil his cuds and
lor to uiiuiites kepi tne nouse in n roar.
1 hen, under the special order, tne consid
eration of the railroad pooling bill was re
sumed. It was debated until 3 o'clock.
kinth nil.
Pr.SAT. Senator Orav made anunsuecess-
ful attempt to have considered In the sennu
to-day the bill reported from the finance
committee striking out an tne ainerentia.
duty In favor ol re lined sugar and leaving al.
sugar dutiable ar 40 per cent ad valorem.
There were a great maoy absentees, so that
the deleut was not so decisive as to discour
age further efforts of the same kiud. Tb
majority vote ot 10 against tnklug up tin
closure resolution which followed Indicates,
it is believed, tbe Improbability of changing
the rules at tuls session. Sir. Morgan again
addressed the senate on the Nicaragua hill
and In concluding expressed bis intention
of soon asking that unanimous consent
be given lining a time for a vote on the
bill.
HorsE The house entered to-day entered
upon the consideration of tbe urgent defic
iency bill. Tbe bill contnlns two disputed
Items, the annrourlation for special pension
examiners and the appropriation for the col
lection oi the income tax. ine former ap
propriation opened Ihe doors for debate on
the conduct ot tbe pension office, espeolall
the practice ot summarily suspending the
payment of alleged fradulent pensions, and
the debate on the Income tax appropriation
Was especially lively. The motion to strike
It out was in committee by a vote ot 64 tc
127.
TENTS DAT.
Pekate Practically all tha time of the
senate was consumed In the dlscusslen of the
bill to estalisb a national university at Wash
ington ana ine Nicaraguan canal bill, sena
tors Hunton, ot Virginia, and Vilas, ol Wis
consin, addressed the senate in support ol
the former, and Mr, Morgan concluded his
speech on the latter. Henator Dlancbard in
troduced a bill directing tbe secretary of the
treasury to refund to the Citizens bank of
Louisiana 4257.013, the amount Illegally ex
acted of it in 1802 by General 1). F. jiutler,
commanding tbe United Btates army at New
Orleans at that time, 7.',000 exacted in like
manner by General Hanks lu If 03 aud 1.
242,777 exacted by General Cauby In 1HG6.
with interest on eaob sum at the rate of 6
er cent. The senate adjourned until next
Monday.
House 1 ne bouse to Jay passed three stv
propriiitlon bills the urgent deficiency, fortl
ilcations and military academy and made
talr progress on the pension bill, Mr. Cock
ran secured a record-mnklug vote ou tbe ap
propriation for the collection of the Income
ax by moving to recommit tne bill with In
structions to strike It out but bis motion was
defeated.
ELETtXTI DAT.
jiorsE l he session of the bouse was
consumed with debate on the pension ap
propriation uni, lue mil carries 141,Ht)l,
570.' aud was Passed without amendment.
Tbe Hltt resolution of Inquiry calling ou tbe
secretary oi state tor tne correspondence re
ating to tne payment of 425,ooo In connec
tion with the fur seal controversy was adopt
ed. The evening sesslou was devoted to tbe
consideration of private pension bills, and
the house adjourned over until Mouday.
MRS. GERST HEARD FROM.
She Confesses Judgment and Locates
Some of Delaney's Monty.
Mrs. Matilda Gerst, who is implicated with
W. E. Delaney in tbe swindles perpetrated by
the Pennsylvania Lumber company and the
Public Btock and Grain exchange in Pitts
burg, came to Cleveland Tuesday morning
and went to tne omce oi lawyer isiieu
bnugb. attorney for the creditors of the lum.
ber oompanv. As a result of ber visit Mr.
Dellenbaugh entered in tbe court ol Common
Pleas a confession of Judgment of Mrs. Gerst
in favor of H. G. M. Gates, of bay City, Mice.,
for (iO,43i. Bbe also signed documents ad
mitting that she bad deposited (22,000 in
safety deposit vaalts in Cleveluud aud in To
ledo. Bbe states that she made tbe deposits fot
the purpose of placing tbe money beyond tbs
reaub of Delaney's creditors. Bbe also gave
power oi attorney to ueiieuuauKU or A. li.
Weed, bis partner, to coulees Judgment and
she eigued a waiver of appeal. In due time
Judgment by default will be tuken against
Ueiauey.
Mrs. Gerst, escaped a week azo from
ber borne id Allegheny, where sue was under
surveillance ol detective.
Iu the Common Pleas court, Toledo, O..
Mrs. Gent's attorney, contested Judgment
tor her lu (10.650 la favor of Gate. Tbe
money deposited there by her uasbveu turued
over tu Galea.
Blaln In Ilia Own House.
Wm. E. Price, a prominent business mas
of Clevelaud, and a member of the firm o:
Chandler k Price, was murdered by burglatl
Wednesday night.
; The robbers were discovered In tbs bouse
by Mr. Price, who was aroused by the noie.
He proceeded to investigate and when tbej
found themselves discovered, cue of the rob
bers drew a revolver aud shot Mr, Price, tbt
shot taking effect in tbe breast Mr. Price
only lived few minutes after receiving the
wound.
- EASTERN WAR NEWS.
CHINESE AGAIN BEATEN.
Japanese Rout Them In Fight Near
Balbeehu.
A dispatch from the front statet that rein
forcements were tent to the Japanese detach
ment which, on December 19, was compelled
by a superior Chinese force to retire from
Bulboshu. On December 14 the strengthened
Japanese force tnado another attack on the
Chinese who were advancing from Bnlbashu
The latter fought with vigor, but were com
pletely routed, fleeing in disorder. The Jap
anese pursued the enemy as far as Choklnshi
nnd captured four guns and several prisoners
The Japanese loss was 3 officers wounded and
70 privates killed or wounded.
The Chinese are still confronting; the Jap
anese division commanded by (Jan. Tatsuiul,
and fighting is exected shortly,
Atrooitlea at Port Arthur.
A telegram has been received at the Jap
anese legation at Washington, In relation to
the ntrovitlcs alleged to have been committed
by Japanese at the capture ot Port Arthur.
The government at Tokio Is not yet In possess
ion ot full details of the affair, but the Infor
mation already at baud shows conclusively
thnt some of the reports which have bees
circulated concerning the conduct of the
Jnpnnese troops are exaggerated and mis
leading. It Is known to be a fact that the
great majority of those Chinese who were
killed at Port Arthur were not peneeful In
habitants, but Chinese soldiers disguised
In civilian dress. Most of the inhabitants
lied from the (dace several days before its
capture, and at the present time have re
turned and are unrestrictedly pursuing their
ordinary avocations.
Japan Stands by the Bed Cross
All reliable Information from the sent of
war In the east Indicate that the Japanese
forces are acting humanely toward their
Chinese foes, and Ihe report that the Japanese
had committed a massacre at Port Arthur
are at variance with the disposition of their
officers, Japan liecame a party to the Ked
Cross association In Ihno, and Mr. Knrino.tbe
Jnpnnese minister, has made a public state
ment giving his reasons for bellvlng the
stories about cruelty at Port Arthur to be un
true
PENNSYLVANIA GRANGERS-
Worthy Master Rhone Delivers his An
nual at Harrisburg.
The annual convention of tho state grange,
Patrons of Husbandry, opened Tuesday in
Harrlsburg. Pa., with CiO delegates In atten
dance. William T. Eversou, ot Erie county,
wits appointed chaplain for the session to Oil
the viicuucy caused by tbe death of
the lute William H, ilolstuln, ot Mont
gomery. ine greater pan oi ine arsi nay session
was take up by the address ot Worthy Master
tthone. The various subjects touched upon
In his remarks were referred to the npprunrl-
atlon committee when appointed.
Mr. lthone reported ttiat twenty lour new
granges have been organised during the year
with a membership of M'.t, two dormant
grange with a membership of 2H, aud initi
ated 2.5A4. making a total increase lor the
yearot .18. Ihe treasure Is in good con.
iltlor., the rdcelpls about equal the expendi
tures.
Our co-onerative . business system ag
gregates more tbuu a million dollars anuu-
ally.
"Our co-operative system ot direct trade
with manufacturers and wholesale dealers
bastosomeexteiit checkmated these barnacles
that formerly fattened upon the credulity ot
tbe farmer."
Mr. II hone said the co-operative system ol
selllug the farm products was more difficult
to mauage. Wholesale commission agencies
have been established in Philadelphia nnd
New York, which are usually satisfactory tot
the sale of lare products, and In a limited
way meets tbe wants ot tne members oi tne
order.
Continuing he said the present embarrass
ing condition ol the farmer can only fully be
met through the Pomona granges. He re
commended tbe capltitlleatlou of Pomona
t ranges on a sound llnnm in basis to ennme
them to go Into local markets an.l establish
cash-oroduce markets.
Mr. lthone recomtnenaea tnat lmmeaiaie
action be taken by the Pomona grange to
orgaulxeco-operntive insurance compani es.
aud saggested tnat several counties oouia
unite and commence business as soou as the
requisite tV'iOJ.OOO in risk is pledged.
Mr. Ilhone said a dermiued fight would Ik)
made bv the grange to prevent tbe repeal by
the next legislature ol the oleomargarine
law.
The second (lay's session of the state grange,
Petrous of Husbandry, was given up almost
entirely to the consideration of the reports of
officers nnd committees. The legislative
committee made a long report, stating,
among other things, that the bill a j reed
upou :y the committee on the principals
of taxation of the state tax conference
embodies ail tbe principles for which
Ihe grange has been contending. The
report asks that the bill be not in
dorsed. however, by the grange until it
has been approved by the conference. At
tention Is called to tbe Increase in the state
appropriation to the public schools of (8,500,
000. and denying tbe design in this lucreased
appropriation was for tne purpose ot
powtally Increasing teachers' salaries, but, ou
tbe contrary, it was to relieve the taxpayer.
Tbe committee recommends a system ot
dlttrl'Btlon of this appropriation based upon
the number of teachers employed lu the re
spective school districts rather than upon the
number oi taxabies in tne uisirai
TWO HUNDRED KILLED.
Details of Disastrous Earthquake Shock
In Messina.
The department of state Is in receipt ot i
dispatch dated November 27 from Charles M,
Caugby, cousul at Mtssina, giving an
account ot the earthquake experienced by
that city on tbe evening of November
26. He states that as soon as be could
do so after tbe first shock be got thu
seal aud a portion of tbe archives, ot
the consulate aud conveyed them to tbe
steamship "Dago." the consular premises
being badly damaged, and not habitable. Tbe
loss of llfo at Messini was small, ouly two
People being killed, but In tbe neighboring
towns it is estimated that about 20u people
bavo lost their lives. The king has sent 'JO,
000 lire and Minister Crispl 6.003 lira for the
relief of vue distressed. A postscript or Mr,
Caugby's dispatch dated November 22 says
the paulu coutluues, aught stiocus or earth
quitkn being felt each day. Ou November 21
tberu were two severe shocks.
Train Robbers Confession.
Alva Johnson has confessed to partlclDa-
tiou in the robbery of tbe Southern Pacitlo
express trains, inoludlng both robberies at
Kosooe. at one ol which tbe ilreman and a
passenger were killed and several dollars ob
tained. Johnson says that Kid Thompson
was his accomplice. He told the hiding
place ot f out in silver auu u was oug up.
An Island Swallowed TJp.
. The steamer Warrlmoo. which arrived from
Australia, brings word that the Islaud ol
Anbrvin. New Hebrides, was destroyed b
volcanic action November 18. A satire
village with all Its Inhabitants was swept Into
the sea. J lie uritisu wnr-suiu u.ihj uu
gone to thu scene.
TELEGRAPHIC TICKS.
The Commercial Bank, of fit, Louis, Mo.,
has failed for (270,000.
It is rumored that the French minister to
Madagascar has declared war.
War material Is being shipped from Mar
seilles, France to Madagascar.
Grand Jury la Investigating election frauds
at Ht. Louis.
Tbe Peruvltin revolution has completely
paralyzed business In that republic
A tornado did (90,000 damage at Forsy
th e, Tex. Bevcrnl people were Injured.
Herman Dnhgett, a well known lawyer ol
Kansas City, committed suicide.
A fire at Evergreen, Ala., destroyed (10V
000 worth of business property.
There are seventy persons residing at Fargo
to gain a residence to obtnln divorces.
This Is the coldest winter known In tbe
City of Mexico for many years.
Pueblo Indians nt the village of Cochlnto
are dying oft rapidly ol spotted fever.
Exploding gas In a mine Injured 10 miners,
some fatally, nt New Castle, Col,
llobert Loutt Ktevenson, the well known
novelist, Is dead.
Ex-Mayor D, W, Webster killed himself nt
Piano, III. He was a cousin of Daniel Web
ster.
President Cleveland hns made arrange
ments to go to Houth Carolina tor s short va
cation. R'.rike of street ear employes In Washington
Was ended by the men accepting reduced
wages.
In New York Pollcemnn Thome made a
statement Implicating high tolice officials
there In bribery.
Managers of the whisky trust annouuee
thnt five trust plants, now Idle, will be
started at ence.
William Delaney, the Pittsburg blind pool
operator and swindler In Michigan lumber
donls, has been located at Detroit.
The Suer Cnnnl Company will defray the
expenses of tbe funeral of Count Ferdinand
de I.esse s.
Four cowboys on a ranch near Vermoslllo,
Mexico, were mnssacred by Indians, who
burned the buildings.
The Greek Parliament has decided to hold
back or destroy the currant crop with a
view to improving the market.
The Grand Trunk elevator and warehouse
nt Valparaiso, Ind., were destroyed by fire.
The loss is heavy.
Joseph Zemp, Ultramontane, has been elec
ted President of the Bwlss Federal Council fot
imi.
United Btates grand Jury hai Indicted 38
prominent men ot Murray county, Ou., for
white capping.
Plots have occurred at Comayqun, Hon
duras where the mob shouted "death to the
Honilla family."
Diphtheria is epidemic at Asbtabula,0.,and
nearly 100 persons are afflicted with the dis
ease. Andrew Jeutter blew the top of his head ofl
at his residence In Ollmore, Fa., Wednesday
morulng.
A locomotive went through a trestle nt
Mllledgeville, Go. The flretnau and the en
gineer, J. T. Dickson, were fatally scalded.
Alec. Williams, a negro, was banged at El
bert on, Go., for the murder ot Newt Hampton
near there last July.
In a riot at Cabanlss. Tenn., John Holly,
Dud McCard and Claude Haider, white, were
badly wounded In n light with negroes.
Advices from Iilo de Janeiro state that rev
olutions In Itlo Grande do Bui have driven
tbe government forces out ot tbe southern
part of tbe province.
At Ban Bafael, Cal., Atonlo Victorias asked
Mrs. John Iiraro, widow, to marry hi in. Bhe
scorned him and for revenge be wrecked her
hotel with dynamite.
Tbe fiioux Indlnus on tbe reservation at
Pine Illdgc, B. l., are becoming restless and
1 Is learod thnt another outbreak is lin
pending.
Anftiste Burdeau, late president ot the
French Chamber ot Deputies, was burled in
Pere la Chaise cemetery, Paris, Sunday, with
State honors.
Masked men took William Dean, who
murdered William Barrymore at Ft. Jones,
Cal., from a constable's custody, aud hanged
him to a derrick.
BenjnmlD It. Tillman was elected United
Btates Beuator from Bouth Carolina, receiving
131 out ol 152 votes, Beuator Butler received
only 21 votes.
Joseph T. Knight, an Insurance Lioker, Is
missing from his home In New York, uud his
friends believe be bus killed himself, Hj was
s defaulter to the amount ot (0,003.
William Taylor, tbs negro who brutlaly
murdered Magistrate Doty, near Rich
mond, Ky., last Saturday night, was tried,
found guilty and sentenced to death at llicn
tnond.
George M. Irwin, ot blind pool fame has
been arrested on six chargis of keeping a
gambling bouse. He refused to deliver the
books, containing accounts with pool Invest
ors to Receiver John D. Bailey.
Police Captain Creedon, of Xew York clty
confessed belore the Lexow committee that
had paid (15,030 to secure his captaincy. A
few hours later he was suspended from the
force by tbe board of polios commissioners.
Robert Gehrke, ot Chicago, not yet 21
years old, sbooked bis family bv announcing
that hs bad married Mollis Lothian, a mem
tor of tbe "Aladdin, Jr.," ballet. Charles
Gehrke, bis father, is a prominent Board ot
Trade operator and a wholesale flour dealer.
Horrible Butchery.
A most horrible human butchery was com
BUttHl live miles southwest of Itidgeway,
Uu., Tuesday. David G. Bpragg, in a tit ot lu.
wu.iy, murdered bis wile aud two cuild
reu uud mortally wounded his two step
jlilldreu with a butcher kuife, tuou took u.s
jwu Ilia with a rifle. Neighbors surrouuued
tue house while the butchery of the euildreu
a-us going ou, but Bpragg kept them away
with a loaded shot-guu. TUey did not suc
ceed In breaking lu until the uiau had com
pleted his terrime work aud bad luiteu his
wu liie.
The psople of Logan County, West Vir
ginia, have voted for a division of tbs
eouuty, the nw portion to be named Ksnuu,
alter the lute Uuliud btates Soaator.
INDUSTRIAL NEWS.
Items of Interest to Mechanics, Miners
and Laborers.
fttnuitnn Tn.tPEs.
As the building season draws to a close re
ports ol the yeat's business are being received
from all parts of tie country, all of which
thow a state ot nfTalrs really more satisfactory
nd encouraging than had been 'anticipated.
The East seems to have lieen the least alfected
by Ihe depression In the building Industry.
The volume of business done In the large
"itlcs o the New England nnd fieaboard
lltates Is shown to be larger than the average.
This section bad the good fortune to escape
unites nnd other lnbor difficulties aud
differences ot any conseouenco In the build
ing trades, nnd the representative workmen
are lu a reasonably snttsfnctorv condition ot
prosperity. Turning westward the reports
sre less favorable.
T he area of the greatest depression Is shown
lo e west of the Mississippi river, nnd partl
tullarly along thu Pacific coast, where, In
lome places, the business has been complete
ly demoralised. In a tw of tbe Western
cities, where the trade Unions are very strong
ind well organized, no changes hnve been
made In the scsle of wages of hours of work
but In most places wages, hours and even
I'nlous have suffered very materially. The
prospects for the business of the coming year
sre now receiving tne nttentlon or tne build
ers nnd contractors as well as the workmen,
nnd In this the Eastern cities snem to have
the advantage, Indications pointing to a gen
eral revival of business upon the opening of
Ihe coming season, but throughout the en
tire country the Indication seem to point to
a much better year generally than lust.
AltoSO THE MIXES.
The sIMntlon among 10,000 coal miners at
Dullols, Ilevnoldsville nnd Punxutawney Pa.,
conl Melds Is one fields is one of grave fore
bodings. On November 1(1 tho llerwlnd
White Coal company, the rtcll, Lea-Is A tales
Conl company, uud the Frank Williams Coal
company first Issued a notico of a reduction
of 5 per cent lu wages. Then the Fuirinoimt
and Northwestern Conl companies, near Now
lietnietiem, loiuweci with a simlllnr reduction
taking effect December 1. The men continued
at work uudr protest until Dec. 1, when a
notice signed by the United Mine Workers
was posted at a number of the tipples. calling
the men to resist the reduction nnd to demand
Ihe 5 per cent, on Jnuunry.
1 ne situation now is leu to be one which
may result In a geuernl striko about that
time.
At the Columbus conference the following
resolution was adopted: "That tho luter
Btute contract nnd agreement on mining rates
from June 18, imit. to May 1, IMS, be nud
the same Is hereby abrogated so far as it re
lates to the Pittsburg district, taking effect on
anil after Monday, December 17."
jnerfciiersiie coal and coke company, ol
Winfredo Junction, W. Va.. has let the con
trn t for the erection of a block of 100 coke
ovens at their plant. Tbe concern will nlsc
p-it In tail rope bnulase system and will In
troduce miultlg machinery.
At the meeting ol the Ohio Valley Tradt
and Labor assembly in Wheeling on Punday
a resolution was passed to correspond with
Gov. McCorkle concerning the alleged neg
lect of duty of Mine luspector Horr, thnt is
Held to be partly responsible lor the
Intnl explosion In the Dlnncbe niiue at Col
liers. With the exception of one or two eTery con!
mine lu the llirmliigham. (Ala.) district li
workiug to its fullest capacity, and good
outputs are being secured. At Pntton, wbere
are worked more mining machines than in
any other mine in the state, tbe work has not
been very brisk, but at all the other places It
is iu me pink or condition, and but lor the
low prices paid for tbe mining, there is no
complaint to be beard from the miners.
Labor Notes.
The decision of the U. B. Glass Compani
to start Its Wheellug factories alter two years
ot idleness, indicates improvement in tne ue
mand for tableware and bar goods. Wheel
lug people look forward to a considerable
difficulty when these factories are started.
After a two years sirlke In this city, not
man has deserted tbe Union's ranks.
Tbe Crystal Glass Works, of Bridgeport,
has been running steadily all fall, aud has no
goods in warehouses. The Itodeler works,
at Uellulre, ure ulsu running full, aud have
been lor some mouths. At Martlu's Ferry,
tbe West Virginia Ulass Works Is running
only part time.
The recent Arbitration Congress at Chicago
has already had the erect of bringing the
question of arbltation before tbe public more
than ever belore. ine numerous addresses
delivered before tbe congress have been wide
ly produced In tbe labor press of tbe country.
and many hundreds of organizations bavc
taken up the subject for discussion In opeu
meetings, which are becoming universally
popular tnrouguout tne Lulled Btates.
"A computation designed to show whnt the
reduction lu tbe cost ol living bas been since
lHtw.brougut togetner several hundred
tlclescoverlug more than ulue-lllths of thu
cost of living, aud it appeared that what
cost (00 60 two years ago cost now In the
New York market (34 BO-a full of 6.4 per
cent.
Elghtv girls employed at Pepper's tobacco
factory In St. Louis, struck. A foreman al
lowed a girl to return to work without a
physician's certificate, alter she had been ill
with diphtheria. The foreman was disbarg
ed and tbe girls went out iu loyalty to tho
foreman.
Tbe Iudlana representatives in the Inter
state conference of miners and operator held
at Columbus report that the conference was
notified that Indiana would abide by the
agreement of June 12, without regard to the
course of operators lu other fields.
The Sumner Dottle Works property, ot
Bteubenville was sold under the Sheriff's
hummer for (8,000 to Johu Clave, Esq., who
held a mortcuge ou It.
A labor union at New Orleans bas been en
joined from interfering with negro non-union
laborers ou tbe ground of Injury to inter-State
commerce.
A movement Is under way in Pittsburg and
Allegheny lo put an end te tbe evils ol sweat
shops.
DEBS GETS SIX MONTHS
And his Fallow A. R. V. Leaders Thrst
Months in JalL
Judge Woods In the United States Circuit
Court at Chicago. Friday, sentenced Eugene
V. Debs, the leader ot the American Hallway
union strike, to six months in tbe oouuty Jail
for violating tbs Injunction Issued by himself
and Judge Oroascup, July 2, last To tbe
rest of the men, witu tbe exoeptlon of Mo
Venn, be gave tbree mouths. In tbe case of
MoVean sentence is suspeuded. The sentences
are cumulative, covering tue cases oi tue gov
ernment and the Sautu Fe railroad against
the men. Tbe same sentence Is imposed iu
each case, but both ejutiuee begin aai end
at tbe sutue time, binuiug, Daceuibar 21.
The defendants are: Kugeue V. Debs, presi
dent; O. W. Howard, vice praldeuti Sylves
ter Kelliher, eecretury: L. W. Itogers, M. J.
Elliott, James Hognu, William ilurus. J. D.
MuVeuu. Leroy M. Uuodwln. directors
Discovered An Anolsnt CI y.
The party ot prospectors who lelt Chihua
hua tbree uioutus ago tu Investigate, the re-
tort made by Moses II Tbncher, the well
uotvn Mormiu lender, of the discovery ol
au uucleut city in the mountulus west ol
liemnta, about 150 miles northwest ol Chi
buuhuu, have Just returned. They bud mnuy
exeiliug experienues uud two members ol
party died from exposure In tbe high nitiindu
but tuey nurj succussiui iu auuiug mo uid
duu city.
TRADEREVIEW.
Increased Rirnlnr Give Encourage
ment for the Future.
R. O. Dun A Co.'s weekly review of trade -laysi
Statements of payrolls from several thous
and manufacturers for November this year
In 1"3 and In iwa, show an Increase In total
payments ot 15.2 per cent, over lat: year, bet
a (increase of 1S.3 per cent. In comparison
with 18'.2. A statement ot hands cmplove4
shows thnt In the same establishments 10.2
per cent, more persons were enipw te.l than
n year ago, but B.B per cent less than In 18H2.
The average ot earnings for over iSO.OUU
hands Is 4 per cent, larger than iu IH'.iB, hut
per cent less then lu 1HM.
i lie speculative market has advanced a
little, though rensons are hard to Hnd. Wheat
Is unchanged In prlcet corn Is a traction .
weaker, without any Itnportnut chnuge In
movement, and the heavy receipts of cotton
have broken dowu the price to (.75 cents,,
the lowest point on rscoid.
Tbe Iron output increused during the month,
ot Noveiuir, and. accordingly, prices have
lieen declining. I he Pittsburg market shows
most wt-nkuess, Ressemer pig being quoted at
(10. 1R. grey forged off.jrcd at (i.U, and bar
Iron selllug nt DO cents, but lu structural
forms the eastern demand Is sufficiently Inrgs
to cause a slight advnnco In beams. The
minor metals are stronger, thougu appar
ently for speculative reasons only.
Failures for the past week hnve been 349 in.
the United States, against 83'.) last year, and
40 In Cnnnilii, ug iiust 40 Inst year,
llradrtreet's "Financial Review" snysr
Developments at Washington this week
gave a decidedly bullish touu to speculation.
In securities, and enabled the market to with
stand the Influence of a gold expert move
ment, which has every upenriuce of ussum
Ing large proportions. The gold shipments,
amounting tu (3,500,000, produced a mini
mum of effect. They were so generally ex
pected thnt part of their influence was, ol
course, lust.
Oil Combine,
A big petroleum combination l,v whlnh
three ol tho Inrgest oil-producing companies
lu the Ohio Held will be merged Into one con
cern, with n capital. It is said, of Ironi (II
003,0(10 to (t.O'iO.OJU Is about to be c juutnma-
teti. ine companies Interested are the Hun
Oil Co., of Tcledot the Crystal Oil Co.. of the
same city; nnd the Merrlnm-Morgiin Co.. of
Cleveland. The company will be n formid
able rival of the Standard (HI Comi nnv.
MAHKKTH.
I'lnSBLIlU.
ITtllt WHOLESALE mil Eg ARE OIVEM BELOW.)
Ciraln. Flour and Feed.
WHEAT No 1 red ( !j? S W
N" red Ml W
tUHS No. yellow ear, new 4H 49
Mixed ear. new 41 47
No. yellow shelled 4T 48
OA is No. I wnite XT
No. wblte H44 i)7 ,
F.xtrn No. 8 white sr S.'rW)
Light mixed SI 84
m a No 1 15 56
No. '4 western 5H 54
Fl.nl It Mluu. fancy patents 1 i.'i 8 H
Fancy winter patents KM 3 35
Fancy straight winter V.i u 80
MmlKlit XXX bakers' V '.' t W
Hye Uour 8 uj 3 15
II A V -No. 1 timothy II ol 11 V
No. iu ml 10 VI
.Mixed clover. No. lo .'si 11 (
lioose timothy, from wagons 1 1 ii 15 (O
FKhU No. 1 wnite Md., ton iT ill 17 W
No. White Middlings lo HI Itt M)
llrown Middlings li 51 1H (10
Bran, bulk U .VI 15 00
61 HAW Wheat 0 5 Ml
Oat 5 LJ UU
Dairy Products,
bTTTEH Elgin Creamery. I 9 87
Fancy Creamery kl iM
Fancy Country Holl 11 1H
Low grade and cooking u 10
I'HKLMi tmlo, new 11 llfcl
New York, tiesr jijj ju
Wlsvmisiu fcwfss. 1 lt)4
Llinhurser. fiewinnke U14 10
Fruit and Vegetables.
AITI.EH Fancy, v l.nl S tKi.a si 50
bL.4N.-i llaud-plcaed, per bu I b-J 1 05
Luna, lb 5 54)
PoiaikLm Kitie.in vur, bu 4s 50
r'l'.ui store, bu 5u on
HfcL IH ,er bbl 1 i 1 SU
l AHIIMIt-tiome grown, bbl I ol 15
Tl ItN.'PK-per bbl I SI 1 as
ONKINH Yellow, bu M M
PAKNII' per bid 1 i UU
Poultry, Kte.
Live ( hU kens. V pair 45 0 50
hprlug i hlciieus lt 45
Live uucks yt pair ts 75
Hressed Uin ss.V lb W 11
Ureesed Chickens, V lb 1 10
' - young select... 14 15
Dressed Turkeys. V lb )" 13
Kia.e. I's. and ouio, fresh -l lift
1'LAi IIEHf-hitralivelleese.t'lu 55 H)
No. 1 Lx. Live tleese, V lu 40 45
Country, laige pacsed 40
Miscellaneous,
ISEEIIH Clover fill lbs. 5 0 85
I llnotby, prime U8
lime (trass 1 40 1 tx.
ftA'in Country iiiixed 4 1
IHINEY W hite I lover 15 17
Suck wheat is IS
MA I' Lb eYHl'P, new 15 1 IU
lllifcrt Country, sweet, bbl 4 to tl Oil
'I aLijPW . . 4 5Vtt
CINCINNATI.
FLorn tacit m
W'lihAI No. Hived id 54
H b No. t
I.OII.N Allied 41 45
OA I M 14 SUiit
tl.t.K U M
Bi l l Eli Ohio Creamery '.J HI
I'lllLALlKLPHIA.
FLOW EO-S4 00'
WlifcAT No. II Ked Ml'
ItiltN No. II Mixed 51 M.
OA'lhNu V White 88 811' '
III I I EM Creamery, extra .' 'Jrt
LlK.S Ha. dials Jl-
NEW VOHK,
FLOl'K-Patents
WufcAT No. H Ked
HYfc State
COK.N No. ;
flA'1'8 White Weeteru
bbl 1 KK creamery
hlll.8 Stale aud I'euu
( 1 W1342V
51
50
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57
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LIVK STOCK.
Centual Btoi'ic Yams), Kmt Lmsitrv, Pa
C4TTI.E,
Prima, 1,400 to l.floo lbs 5 10 5 50
tioud, 1.300 to I.4UI lbs llj 5 IU
Hood buuhels. I.IIU HI 1,800 Iba... 4 51 4 75
Tidy, I.IHUU! l.l.Vlll! .! 4 H5
Fair light steers. lsD tu 1UUU lbs ... V5 s 50
CouiluuU,iUOUVJU.t S JJ 2 75
uou
PhUsdelpblss 4 15 4 50
liest Yol'KMi slid mixed.. 4 SU 4 115
Luiiiiuuu to tair Yorkers. ill 4 30
suite.
Extra, fW to 155 lbs SOI l
Uoud, si to t lbs m. 1 - s 75
Fair. 75 to K5 lbs 1 51 2 a
Common H 5 1 40
Yertrlims... 00 4 UK
I hlcago, Cattle Common to extra steers,
(tllsJuili 4U; stMkers sud feeders, 4HHO.-8 50;
cows and bulls, l.li5sat0; calves, tH.0Uta5.ixX
tUifft heavy, 44.40vs4.o5; i-olllliiou u choice
mixed, 44 4.iiu; cuulce assorted, Y4.tOi-4.5n;
light. l.0Ui4.ig, pills. '.'i'.i!l.l uee in
ferior to thoice, l.5vs&&, lambs, 'i
Sum
Cincinnati Uogs select shippers 4t.52to4.TO.
butebwrs S1.45U4 5.; Talr U gKd pacaeis tlitiV
to 4 -'-5; lair to lig.tt S41Uto4.ail; common ami
rough t lloLI!5. Cuttle-guod shippers SI. liHutut;,
finnl uhoiceln4 :u, fair to medium 44. luw.4.'.lll.
cunilllou (V v!5toaiiO Hheep extra 4I.U.3
good to choice 44.isltoa 75; comiuuii to tair pl.tO
to 1 75. Lambs extra, il 5Hto4 Kl; sood tu chuic
iiti,410; uuuiuiuu tu fair 'J.HjLuH.UU,
Wool.
PHiLAnru-nu. Wool continues
quiet but
stei,dy;Ohlo. Pennsylvania aud W est Vii ginla X X
aud uoole, lO ltfc. , X ami above itkn ihc... medi
um 'ili'Jlc.; u,uito? bliMid, 21i&c.; comuioa,
IKm-JOc. New York, Michigan, Wlsconsiu, etc.,
at In il7c; X, IV; inc.; medium, ID... JO..'.; quarter
blood, yo.scie.tcomm-'h. 18.IUc.; washed, comb
ing, deiitllie nne, 1H,0K,..; medium gl.s&c.;
coaise, tti.11 41c. t uw.:M..c.1e.; uu washed tucUuiiU
Italic; low medium liulbo.