Of over 6,000,000 children in ele mentary Reboots in England only 803, 000 pay for their schooling. According to the Pittsburg Times, cne hundred years ogo yellow fever wns more common in northern cities thnn it is now in tropical towns. - -j Block walnut is a scarce wood these lnys,but old fnrms about Philadelphia Mill afford to the cabinet maker noble specimens of the tree. It is said that a black walntitlOO years old will fetch in that region about 8100. It is a notable fact that in three states of the Union. New York, New Jersey and Illinois bills were before the Legixlatnre to curtail the big thea tre hat. "More power to the woman who clasps a tiny bnnch of violets on her back hair and calls it a bonnet, exclaims tho New York Mail and Ex press." The Trenton, X. J., American notes that the "Great American Descrt"cou spicuons on the mops of fifty years ago, and then occupying a consider able pnrt of the region between the Rocky Mountains and the Coast Range, Los at last shrunk mainly to three counties of Utah, although there are scraps of it in Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico. A Minnesota court has given a judgment of $100,000 damages against a telegraph company for forwarding and delivering an insulting dispatch. The Bcndor's name was not signed, end when the trouble began the company could not identify him. It is a very proper Award. Tho company tthonld have secured the sender's name "not for publication but as evidence of good foith," and its neglect to do eo should make it liable for shoulder ing his wrong-doing. According to the latest report of the English Society of Psychical Research, 1,684 glioBts and uncanny apparitions have been seen by correspondents of the association during the lust year. This is the biggest aggregation oi spooks yet tabulated. Of thes"1, nearly a thousund seem to have visited their friends when the latter were in bed, but only 112 appear to have eloigned to speak, and the majority of tboBo merely nttered the name of the person visited. Nine-tenths of the 1,084 camo apparently without aim or purpose, their hosts being to this day tinable to surmise why or wherefore they were favored with the supernat ural visit. The technical education board -Pot Great Britain recently communicated with several representative employers on the subject of technical education and have received a number of inter esting replies. William Morris is con vinced that "it is by some form of ap prenticeship only that is, working in a workshop and gradually learning a craft by doing bits of it that crafts can be taught." A loading Arm of art furnishers lament that the Average house painter is lamentably "ignorant of the chemical composition of colors and of the most simple problems in the way of decoration." They also consider that "upholsterers and gild ers are the most backward of any English workmen connected with the furniture trades," and advocate teach ing in these subjects. Few realize how much good money the tramps cost this country, 'exclaims the Philadelphia Ledger. Accurate estimates of the number of these no inads are difficult to obtain. They are a variable quantity, but the number is formidable. In a lecture delivered in Boston recently by Professor J. J. McCook, it was stated that there are about 40,000 male tramps wandering abont in different parts of the country, eleven-twelfths of them being in the prime of life, that in, nuder fifty years of age. These men, the most of whom are able-bodied, half of them having trades and nearly all of them able to read and write, cost the nation accord ing to the conservative opinion, from S8,000,000 to 810,000,000 annually. This is nearly half the cost of the navy. "While no subject has been more fre quently discussed than the tramp and the means of his suppression, there are so auti-trauip laws in existence in twenty-five of the forty-four American States, none west of the States washed by the Mississippi, none in any South ern State exoepting North Caroliua, Alabama and Mississippi. The penalty under these luws varies from three days to five years in the State prison. The evil is patent, but no very effect ive remedy has boen discovered. Pro fessor MeCook declared the labor colony, in the opinion of the author ities of inany foreign countries, is one of the most promising projects yet of fered for the tramp nuisance. FATAL RIYER DISASTER. STEAMBOAT WRECKED. She Btruck a Pier of the Railroad Bridge and Sank. The stenmor Longfellow, ot the Cincinnati, Memphis A New Orleans packet line, was sunk by striking a filer of the Chesapeake A Ohio railway bridge at Cincinnati. 81s lives are known to have bet a lost, viz: David Aldrldge, an elderly mnn, of Home, N. Y. Captain J. L. Cnrter, clerk of the bonti Ous Hohovant, the barkeeper; Jnmes Miller, the colored portori and sn unknown woman. Hrveral others were nt llrst reported missing, and It Is possible more nre dead. All the record ot the steamer were lost with It, nud no passenger list la ever lelt ashore. Tho Longfellow wns scheduled to leave Thursday lur New Orleans, but the fog in the river Whs so dense tbnt Captain Wise, presi dent of the pai'ket compnny to which the stenmer belong , ordered, her to be held until next morning, lie also ordered the Hercules Cniroll to be ready to assist the stenmer to pass tbe bridge piers. The Carrol took posi tion at the stern and left or port side ol the Longfellow, and assisted In mnking the turn. The host went oil right until within a short distance before reaching the piers of the Chrsnpeke A Ohio bridge, when the treach erous current began to Interiors with the bont's management. There was no fog, but ss the bow of the boat pointed to the Kentucky shore the wind blew tbe smoke In such a wny ns to blind the pilot, "I ennnot see anything." he shouted to Captain John Klrker. The enptnln called back to run hor south of the pier. '1 ho pilot signaled the engineer to stop, lint the cur rent was rentlcss, nud the big vessel with Its powerful consort, with the pilot's vision obscured, wns sbsolutely helpless. The dan ger was sppnreut, nud warning was given to everybody. In a moment the Longfellow crashed against the pier and was crushed like an egg. Home ot the crew manned two life-boats ot the Longfellow and saved themselves and the family of Captain John Miller, ol Mis souri, landing them In Covington, Ky. The destruction of tbe steamer was nlmost In stsnlanous. Hhe hung to the pier, while the current striking her bow and stern, broke her In two, and In less than live minutes the went down. PRICES DO NOT IMPROVE. And Strikes Further Lssssa tie Pur chasing Power. It. O. Dun A Co.'s weekly review oi trade snysi Prices do not Improve and there Is, on the whole, no gain, but some loss in wages. Htrlkes of 15,000 conl miners near I'ittstmrg, and several thousand building workers hero, besides strikes In 10 or 12 textile nud irou es tablishments, further lessen purchasing power tor the time, lint there Is anticipa tion of an Improved demand for goods In general and many or manufacturing and buving beyond present needs on the strength Of it Three causes help the Iron Industry for the time: Expectations ot another great strike nt the coke works, reports that Ilessemer Inks ore will advance and a moderate In crease In demand for products. Sales of Bessemer iron to three grest Pittsburg com panies, said to aggregate 123,000 tons, protest them against tbe chance In ore, sud the out- fut of coke, over 130,000 tons and shipments arger than ever seem to prepare for a strike, American makers of tin plate are putting prices sometimes lower than those of similar imported plates. Failures for the week have been 234 In the Tailed States, agnlnst H4S last year, and 63 In Canada, against ttO last year. llradstreot's tlnunclnl review toys: The stock market all this wea; has been very irregular. It was for the most part awaiting speculation, and tbe chief Influence may be attributed to tbe advance of ex change rates, and consequent tears that gold shipments might occur. The notion of the Heading company, through threatening to precipitate a rate war with tbe Jersey Central and Lehigh Valley, has bad considerable in fluence on tbe shares of coal-oarrying roads, and severe liquidation bos also made Its ap iienrance In Dulttinore A Ohio and New York Central. BATTLE IN COLUMBIA. The Rebels Defeated and One of Their Leaders Killed. Tbe rebel foroes, under the command of IIuls Garza, made an attaok oa Boroas del Toro, about 100 miles north ot Colon, on Friday last.but were repulsed by the govern ment troops. An attempt was made to set fire to the town but this was also defeated. Eleven of the rebels, including Oarra, were killed. Tbe government loss was 6 killed and 20 wounded. Tbe United States arulser Atlanta was at Doc as del Toro, and landed a force ot sailors and marines to protect Amer ican Interests. Though the rebel attack was unsuccessful It Is believed that another at tempt will be made to capture tbe town. VICTORIOUS JAPS. After a Battle of Four Hours They Defeat The Chines. On Thursday last tbe Japanese captured the ooost Ions near Ylnkow, tbe port tor New Chwong. The forts beld out after the capture of Vinkow. On Saturday tbe first division ot the Japanese army attacked a force of 10,000 Chinese under General Hung, at Thlen Chwong TaL For four hours a fierce battle waged, but the Chinese were de feated after lossing 2,000 killed or wounded. Tne Japanese loss was only 00 killed or wounded. General Nodzu, who succeeded Field Mar shall Yainogata in command ol tbe llrst Japanese army has been promoted. FOREIGN FLASHES. President Fuute of Frunoe Is slult with tbe grip. The Queen o! Spain has recovered from tbe measles. Twenty-one miners lost tbelr lives In a mine lire at Coruada, Spain. Seven miners were killed In the shaft of a lead mine In Bhorpshire, England. There was a bested debate In the Oerman rle hstng over a motion to restrict Jewish im migration. It was defeated 107 to 01. Killed by Indians. . A courier has arrived at Mexloo bringing tbe news ot auotber outbreak among the Vaqui Iudlans. A baud of about 60 hostile brave left tbelr rendezvous In the mountains and struck tbe Vaqul river valley. They at tacked a number of ranches and killed seven persona, among the victims being two wo men. Large quantities of grain were also burned. Legation Aoosuntaut Arrested. Manuel Almair, accountant and Interpreter to the Argentine legation In Wusblugtou, 1). V., was arrested at tbe request of Minister Zeballos, ou a cburgo of emueasleing (a,000 of the luuds ot the legation. Aluiugro cou leases bis guilt. He tutys be lost a large sum belonging to the legation on tbe streets last November, and tried to make It up by gawk ing. Ismail Pasha, ex-knedlve of Egypt is dead. TELEGRAPHIC TICKS. Taqui Indians la Mexico are on the war path again. Tbe Egyptlrn Railroad will be extended to Assouon, The Hrltlsh Government threatens another Investigation of Chicago ment Senator Llklns Is In tbe City of Mexico, re ceiving attentions from President Diaz. The English Government hopes to with draw a battalion of troops from Egpyt within a year, Tho bodies have been found atZlncnntcpec, Mexico of five woodchoppen who froze to dontb recently. Two small boys at Los Angclos, Cnl., were poisoned with strychinlno In cakes given them by a neighbor. Police are puzzled. The Issuance of a bl-msnthlr bulletin of tbe Department of Labor will be commenc ed at the beginning ot the next ilscal year. A delegation ef converts to Mormonlsm departed from Hanover county, Vs., for Utah. Apostle John Henry Smith was elected president ot the Utah constitutional conven tion. Tbe seventh annual congress of Scotch Irish ot America will be bold at Lexington, Vs., from June 20 to 23, inclusive. There are 45 survivors of the war ot 1812 on the roll of tbe ponslon office ot whom IS ere 100 or more years old. A dispatch from Huclva, Spain, says that a fire occurred In the Sohel mine at CoronivJa causing the death of 20 miners. Six hundred employes ot S. K. Fclton's woolen mill at Trenton went oa a strike be cause of a dilleronce ot opinion regarding wages. Erie county, 0., grnnd Jury Indicted ex Auditors W J. Bona nud L. N. Werner, charging thorn with misappropriation of county funds. Tbe Mccklenberg Credit Hank (Oermnny) has failed, pulling down with It several other financial houses. Many depositors are finan cially ruined. The Comptroller of the Currency has Is sued a call tor reports of the condition ot national banks at the close of busluess on Tuesday, March 8. 1SUS. The officials of the Milan Exposltlou have awarded a diploma ot honor to Colonel Car roll D. Wright, Commissioner of Labor, for his Industrial raseurencs. Civil Service Commissioner Itoosovolt an nounces that Postmaster Zumstoin, of Cin cinnati, who is about to retire, has given a most satisfactory obsorvanoe ot tbe civil ser vice laws. At Tooting, England, nn unemployed plas terer named Taylor, having become despon dent from long Idleness, murdered his wife and tlvo children and then killed himself. Irregularities amounting to 2),0X have been found in the books of tbe American Church Missionary society, in New York, and Rev. Dr. Kinsolvlng, ot Ilrooklyn, has been apponltcd secretary in place of Rev. Dr. KewbolJ. BRITONS AROUSED. Words of an American Author Stir All from Royalty Down. A Pittsburg author is causing a great doal ot trouble Just at this time for the different factions ot the English parliament, Judging from tbe number of letters ho has rooelved from that country and the debates that are dully occurlng among tho members them selves. Tbe English papers have taken the discussion up, and while some support tho side favorubleto tbe author, the Tory writers lose no opportunity to give bis book a slup In tbe faoe. The author Is Col. Snmuol IPirdin Church of tbe Pennsylvania Railroad Company, who by bis first publication has won for himself a world-wide reputation as a writer and student of exceptional ability. It Is this book, "Oliver Cromwell." tbat bas set tbe slow golug Brit ishers ut logger-beads, but tbe particular pas sage that bas aroused them is found upon page 4S9, aud Is a follows: "He," alluding to Oliver Cromwell, "ha no monument In England, and be can have none with tbe sanction ot tbe government, because a monument to Cromwell would be an official acknowledgement of successful rebellion. But the great deliverer needs uo marble shaft while mankind cherishes tbe remembrance of bis words." Tbe book made Its first appearance In June last, and In August this passage was read in parliament, and at once caused a debate, sine which time Col. Church bas been in constant reoslpt of lettors from tbe leading literary lights of the old world, while a good many have come from tbe members of the English nobility and at least one from tba royal family, tbe latter being from tbe Prlnoe Of Wales himself. The debate is about the propriety ot erect ing the monument. In tbe first place and in the second, as to Its location. The admirers of Cromwell and tbe supporters of Col Church think it should be placed in Westminister abbey,along;wlth the other rulers of England, but the opponents tblnk tbat even If a monu ment is erected at all, It should be stuck away in a corner ot some obscure park. PATRIOT VICTORIES. Spanish Regular Routed in a Battle la Southeast Cuba. An engagement has occurred between 800 Insurgents an a batalion of Spanish regulars aer Munzllllo, in tbe southeastern part of Cuba. Tbe Spaniards were routed. Gen. Maximo Gomes Is with Hank Brooks and 8,000 lusurgents near Guaa tanaino, on the soutbeast coast of Cuba. An American engineer of note is witb tbem. He bos been in tbe pay of the revolutionary committee for many months. He has traveled over every part of Cuba, studying topography and positions of strategic importance, bas prepared plans of attack for the revolutlouury aomiaunders, nud has designed in the mountainous part of Eastern Cuba, 830 nines from liavaua. a ceu tral supply station, general hospital aud headquarters. Since February 24, when the revolution was declared, all tbe available In surgent voluuteers have been engaged in for tlfylug the camp under the direction ot tbe engineer. The reported defeated and wounding ot Gen. La Cbumlire, governor ot the eastern department of Cubu. has been continued. A letter from liavaua reuelved Tuesday by a Iirouilueut Cuban stales that La Cuambre ius died from wounds received at the en counter with tbe foroes of Heury Brooks near Ouantiiunmo. This I is a serious loss to the government, and will greatly encour age the revoluulists. The same letter brings news tbat the revolution is working west ward aud towards the province ot fuertt Principe. Tbe attempt to Impeach Governor Clongh and Bauk Examiner Kenyon, of Minnesota, bas been dropped. OUR INDUSTRIAL REVIEW. WAGES BROUGHT DOWN. fj. 8- Olass Company Employee Get a Ten Per Cent Seduction. There Is dissatisfaction among the em ployes ol the United Btates Glass Compnny over a reduction of wages. A movement Is on foot among those affected to form an organisation and Join the American flint glass workers' union, an organization that has been waging war against tbe company tor 20 months. Last Haturdny when the prossers' finishers and gatherers of fnctorles K and H of Pitts burg drew their money they found their pay was 10 per rent less. Hun. lay afternoon nt a secret meeting a plan ol organisation was de cided on. Home time ago s number of the employes made application to become members of the union as individuals. They were told that they could not become members unless they applied in a body. The Hunday meeting was for the purpose ol effecting nu organization as required by the union. If this organiza tion Is completed n strike Is Imminent, Her ernl months ago the men were put on piece work, which was objectionable. Up to Inst Haturday they were averaging (U a Week. Monday the employes of the same company at Olassport were notified that the pressers, finishers and gatherers would be require to work by the piece. They ore working on that basis, but expect a reduction. BTIUKt pti LAnsu. At a conference of the Pittsburg operators and miners Wednesday the operators sub mitted a proposition to the effect that a Joint convention ot both operators and miners be beld on Haturday to consider the mining rate. When the matter was presented to tbe miners It was vigorously opposed. The delegates seemed to think It was only A ruse on the part of tbe operators to keep ths mines In operation for ttie rest of the week. They were heartily In favor of striking nt once. The convention adjourned at 12?45 p. m., after rejecting a proposition from the operators and declaring a strike for 0!) cents in the entire district. From 12,000 to 17,000 miners are expected to throw down tbelr tools as soon as they receive official notice of the action of tbe convention. All tbemlnes In tho fourth and fifth pools ot the Monougnhela river are shut down. The men who bad returned to work Monday morning quit work and declare they will re main out until the 60-cent rata Is grauted. Tne operators are anxious to take sdvautnge of the good boating stave ot water, aud some of them have ottered slight advances to dig gers and loaders. WILL TAT TBI OLD mtCE. The Pittsburg Coal Exchange, composed ot operators owning mines along the Monongo hela river, decided not to grant an advance In the mining rate. It was decided to pay 2i rents per bushel, the price paid at the time ol the suspension. The operators claim tbat this Is all they can afford to pay, and they glva their reasons. They allege tbat the price for coal prevailing In tho lower markets Is so low and the Inability to securo better prices Is so great that 1i conts Is all they can pay. The Impossibility of obtaining better prices Is due, they say, to the generul business depression and tbe competition of operutors In other states. GENERAL LABOR NOTES. Particular Points in the Industries of the Country. Good roads and cotton mills have worked wonders for C harlotte, N, C., In tbe past two years. Here Is tbe record as presented by tbe Observer. For 1HH3: "Four cotton fac tories) 1 compress (84,000 tiniest: 1 oil mill) fiopulatton 11.337." For 1803: "Eight cotton aetorles:2 compresses (143.00 bales1t2 oil mills (one of tbem tbe largest In the South)) 8 planing mills; 1 furniture factory; 1 bagging and tie factory ;1 sasb, door and blind factory: new City Hall, cost (05,003; population Char lotte and suburbs, 20,OO0i 650 new houses; macadamized country roads; 10 mile streets macadamized and paved; 8 new churches; Cnld fire department! 2 hotels; Observer uildlog." About 1,000 miners' families In Washington Co., Pa., are on the verge of starvation. When tbe men work tbey get about 41 10 per day. Children are going aroand bare footed, what money Is earned being devoted to keeping body and soul together. Meat and potatoes are a rarity. Several miners, driven to steal for want of fuel, were arrested and plaoed in Jail for twenty days and others lined (5 and costs. Hltnllur reports are re ceived from Morcer and Lawrence counties. The merchants of Denver, Col., are with holding their advertising patronage from tbe News and tbe Times, becuuse the papers have put in typesetting machines. The argument presented was tbnt "machines ennnot eat or wear clothes." Tbe merchants were tbe vic tors. Tbe two newspapers have ceased using the machines. The Cigarmakera' International Union dur ing 18U4 expended tbe following benellts: Htrlkes, '44,066 76: sick, 106,768 87i death. 162,158 77) traveling, (42.134 17; out oi work (174,517 25, making a total of benefits paid for ths year (430,655 82 and a grand total of benedt paid (2,522,378 40. Sixteen assemblies have withdrawn from the K. ot L. and formed tbe Independent liulirhu. The conference committee of the teceding miners at Columbus, O., Issued an address setting farth tbelr reasons for se cession. John McBrlde, president of the American Federation of Labor, bas gone to the Hot Springs for bis health. V. J. McOuIre, llrst vice-president, will be acting president dur ing bis absence. The President approved tbe act authorizing the Pittsburg and Monongnbela Railway Company to construot a bridge over the Mo nongabela river. The new folding bed factory at Charleston, W. Va., will be ready to begin operution about March 11, and from 123 to 151 men will find employment at that enterprise. There are 2,270 persons employed in tbe government priming office at Washington, 1,070 of these are females and 400 of tbe latter are widows. Over one hundred miles of new railroads Will probably be built In Arkansas within the next six mouths. Arkansas Garotte. Chicago bakers, who struck for a shorter work day a year ago, have gained 100 out ot 180 shops. Tbe Iron mills at Nlles, O.. aro running again after an idleness of several months. INDIANS STARVING. Improvidence Has Reduced Them tc Pltlab e Extremes. Distressing Intelligence has been received from missionaries and others upon the Lai rador coast ot the misery and privation ex isting among tbe Nasoapse Iudlans of that country, numbers of whom will, It Is feared, be starved to death before thu spring uulest some menns are found tor giving them relief. Though Industrious, these aborigines art fearfully Improvident, and it Is largely owing to tbelr willful destruction ot game and lur beariug animals in the summer season that they are reduced to such dire extremity Id the winter. There are over 200 murderers awaiting execution lu Kansas prisons, NINETY-SIXTH ANNIVERSARY Rsv. Dr. Wakefield Vigorous at a Re markable As?!. The celebration ot the ninety-sixth anni versary of tbe birth of Rev. Samuel Wake field, D. D., wns an occasion ot the gathering of many Iriends of the venerable minister at the residence of bis son-in-law, John O. Brown, of West Newton, l'a. ltev. Wakefield Is said to be tbe oldest Mason and the oldest preacher ot the Methodist Episcopal church, nud likely the oldest ot any denomination lu the world. He Is looking forward with mueb anticipated pleasure to tue celebration ol tbe diamond anniversary of bis Initiation Into the .Masonic fraternity, he having been a member for over 74 years. There wns no formal program tor tbe cele bration. Relatives nud Iriends called during the morning and congratulated the doctor. At 1 o'clock In the atlenioou tbe company gathered lu the dinning room. Dr. Wakuileld sat at the bead of tho table. Ho bad not be n as vigorous on usual tor A few days, but bad been looking forward anxiously to the nunlversiiry occasion. The urrlval of the guests tilled him with cheer and restored him to bis usunl condition ot remnrknble physical and mental vigor for one so advanc ed la years. Au hour was spent ple:inntly at the table, and nt the conclusion of the re past prayer was offered and tho doxology sung. 1 Here were 0 of bis 10 living children at the celebration. They were Mrs. John O. llsown, ol West Newton: ltev. Joun H. Wake. Held, of Latrohe; Dr. James B. Wakelluld, ol Grapevine; Dr. Alfred N. Wakefield, of lohustown; Hamuel C. Wakellold, ot Mt i'leasant; Mrs. Kate Coulson. of Pawnee city, Neb. The absent children were Mrs, B. W, rhepler, Garden City, Mo.i Mrs. Elizabeth Ilassler, Indianapolis, lud. ; Mrs, Martin vnrholt, Irwin, I n., and David Wakelleld, ol I'uluutown, 1", A large number ol grand children were present aud seemed to take special pride lu their honored ancestor. Iriends who bad known the doctor for three quarters of a century added to the enjoy ment of the occasion by tbelr presence. Dr. Wakelleld's career as a Methodist min ister Is part or the history of western Penn sylvania. He still preaches occaslonally,and la In fnlrly good health, though he bas broken down somewhat since the death of his aged wife, a few mouths ago. His grand mother, Mary Wailo was a preacher, having been admitted to the minlstery by John Cal vert. Dr. Wakelleld was ordained In 1817. He publised several books on theology and ammo when he was comparatively young, which made him widely known. His prin cipal work, "Wakellelu's '1 neology," has be come a cla-sls In tbe literuture ot tbe Metho dist church. THREE BURNED TO DEATH. New York Bad a Series of Fire Fa talities. Mrs. Rote Konnclty, SO years old, perished by fire In the six-story double tint building at 870 Columbus avenue, New York, and for a time the 40 or 50 other occupants of tbe build ing were In great peril of sharing her fate. The fire broke out on one of the upper floors, and bad made considerable headway before It was discovered. When the Ore bnd been extbigulnbed. which was done alter (10.000 damage had (men Inflicted, tbe dead body ol Mrs. Keunelty was discovered. Hbe bad died from sullocatlon, and Ler clothing had been burned from her body. An unknown man wns burned to death in his boarding-house, 208 Avenue A, which took llro during the nliiht. His body was burned beyond Identification. As Miss Breuer, tbe keeper of the bouse, left it with her papers aud pocketbook oontniulng (300, tbo latter wns taken from her by a young tough, who fled. Hnrry t neey, 41 years old, a bricklayer, who lived at 200 Avenue A, was mortnlly burned at a Are which started In tbat build lug nt 1:33 Tuesday morning. FOUR RICH MINES. Remarkable Finds or Gold Reported Fsom CaHfornia. Id the discovery of tbe mines tbey havi called the "Desert Chief," and "Desert Queen" "Chief of the Hills." and "Dry Lakt Valley mine," located near Indlo,tho Mo Henry Bros,, William and Jnmes, bavs prob ably located tbe richest group of gold nilnei ever discovered In tbe world. The discover ers and owners of the claims sny that there It more than (1,000,000 worth of gold in sight, and old mining men, who have no interest In the claim (aud the Mcllenry boys say the) will not sell a loot of what tbey have located: say tbe mines will make ruultl-niitllonalres ol every man Interested. Tbe richness of th mines san be Judgoe from the results obtain ed from working a bat full of the ore mined years ago. It was put through A turee-stamr gold mill and yielded (053 in gold. Tbe gold was llrst discovered in uu old cave located In A canon, which had evidently boen Inhabited by a tribe of Aztecs. The oave was strewn with human bones. LEGISLATIVE NOTES. A bill has been Introduced in tbe Indians legislature, which taxes the gross receipts of Indianapolis street oar companies 5 per cant, tbe resulting revenue tc go to tbe credit oi tbe park fund of that city. Tbe first propo sition was to make the tax 18 per oent hut was subsequently reduced to 5 per cent Tbe bill has already passed the lower branch of the legislature. Tbe Oklahoma house r eased Representa tive Little's bill for tbe promotion of athletic sports; which allows sparring matches and prize fights. Tbe council has been polled and will pass the bill ss unaulmoualy at the house, where only two votes were against It. This will open tbe territory to Corbett and Fltzslmmons, and any other national champ tons without fear ot interference. What is known as the "common drunk bill" bas passed the Assembly at Albany. It provides tbat all habitual drunkards shall serve cumlatlve sentences on each arrest, and provision is also made for the Identification of a parson convicted ot Intoxication within two years of bis or her arrest. Tbe second sentence Is to be double that of the first, the third double tbat of the second, and so on. As the bill Is now Interperted tbo sentences cannot ba doubled after a lapse ot two years of sobriety by any one person. The Oeorgla legislature has enacted a law Srohlblting the ruunlng of freight trains on unday, except to carry perishable freight Missouri ba a bill bo fore the legislature to prevent people from shipping green water melons tor ripe oues. Governor Matthews - vetoed the Indians Legislative Apportionment Bill because of Its unconstitutionality. Tbe House passed tbe measure over the veto. . Tbo bill to grant full municipal suffrage to women lu Massachusetts was defeated In tbs lower legislative body by a vote of 127 to 87. The motion brought out animmeuseaudienct of women aud occasioned lively debate by tbe legislators. A resolution orferea in the Illinois legisla ture charges that corruption exists In every department of tbe city of Chicago aud Cook county. The Gerry bill to re-establish tbe whipping poet fur wile boaters passed the New i'ork sunate unumiouslr. Husband' Die First. Tbe Russian courts have reversed the as. suuiptiou of the Americau tribunals that when husband and wile are drowned In the same dlnaster the wife dies llrst. The Bus slau doctors have testified uuanimoualy tbat the man would ba the llrst to die, because the womau Is more agile and keeps hersull above water. A Blmetalilo Party. The American Bltnetalila Lengue has Is sued a statement of tbe Issue on which It proposes planting a new political party. The statement embodies the views already set forth In the press namely, freo colnnge ot silver In a rutlo ot 16 to 1 and opposition to the Issue of Interest-bearing bonds In time of fiesce. It also snysi "If the bimetallic con erence bad authority from tho people to name a candidate for President, It would name Joseph C. Sibley, ot Pennsylvania, but not having suoh authority, It can only sug gest the name, and Invite expressions from the people by petition, resolutions or other wile, believing that nominations, wlrt-n made should reflect In tbe most direct maimer tbe will of tbe people, uncontrolled by caucus machinery or by professional politicians." Poisoning Cases. The first of ths damage suits against the Carnegie Steel Company, for the slleced poisoning of workmen nt Homestead during the grent strike In 1'.'2, was tried befors Judge White at Pittsburg and resulted In a compulsory non-sol'. It was the ease of Mrs. Anna B. Hebron, widow of Learn B. Hebron, who wanted (23.000 for the death of her hus band. Mr. Hebron was one of ths victims of the poisoning conspiracy. Ha dined several times In the restnurnnt where the food bad been prepared by Gallagher. He took sick, and died November 11,1H'.I2. A post mortem examination showed that death was due to lolsonlng. An Important DeoUlon. An Important nnd far-reaching decision, In volving (000,000,000 of capital, was banded down by tbe United States Supreme Court, nil the other menbers concurring In Justice Har lan's decision. The eourt held that Ameri can patents expire with foreign patents on the same Inventions. This removes tbe Bell Telephone Compnny monopoly, and affects many other electric Inventions. Pension Lawyers Disbarred. Attorney Goorge M. Van Lauren, Jr., ot Lime Springs, la., who has figured so conspi cuously lu tbe nest of pension frauds dis covered In Iowa, Minnesota and other states of that soetlon. was disbarred from practice before the pension department Secretary Smith has also disbarred Attorneys John Ruttor, of Clnrlngton, O., and John X. Moss, of Cbtllcothe, Mo., for violating pension laws. MAHKET8. riTTSIil'ItO. fm WHOLESALE SSK ES SKK OIVSK BKIOW.) drain. Flour and Feed. WflEAT-Ka 1 red ( 67 9 W No. S red M) il ItltN fo. yellow ear, new...... 4S 4V siixed ear, new m 47 No. yellow shelled .. 40 4V OA'IS No. I wlilte E5 S No. t wlilte t nft l.ztrn No. 8 while t 34 . LIkIH mixed S3 114 RVL No I ttt M . No. 8 western litl III FLolK Jllun. fancy patents SMI 8 83 Fnney winter pntenlg S 10 S Fancy straight winter 9 70 S rJ Mrniglil XX bakers' a eo 7.1 Rye nouT 8 UU S 15 BAV No. 1 timothy . 11 s 11 50 No. e io as :u nt l Ixed clover. No. 1 lu (i 11 in Loose timothy, from wngou..... 14 U0 IS (HI FKKll No. 1 Wlilte Mil, ton I'i W 1H 00 No. S White Middlings In l)U 17 tlO . Brown. Middlings HI 00 It) W Hrnu, bulk 17 00 17 M 6TKAW Wheat 6 25 6 50 Ont 6 60 (i 00 Dairy Product, BITTER Elgin Creamery ( ia 11 Faucy Creamery IS SO Kani y Country Roll 16 17 Low grade end cooking H V U tllttMi Ohio, new 11 11)4 New York, new UK IK Wisconsin Swiss. w,i 18 Lliuburger. newmake su 10 Fruit and Vegetable. APPLES Fancy, V bbl 4 509 5 00 BKAlNS llaud-picaed, per nu...... g uu D 05 Lima, ll & 614. FO'I A l OtS-Klne, lit car, bu 70 74 From tore, bu 75 PO REETrt per bbl 1 50 1 SO CAIIKAUK llofiie grown, bbl SA S 60 '11 HMl'S per bbl 161 160 UNIONS Yellow, bu HO HI PAHUMItt per bbl 175 2 00 Poultry, tto. Live thickens, V pnir m & 15 Live Bucks. V pair uo SO Dressed lu k, V lb 14 IS Bressvd Chickens, V Hi. lu 11 " " young select... )4 16 live Turkeys, V lb - 10 11 EiitiH l'a. and Ohio, fresh t 5 FKATIIKI(fifcxlrallveOeeo,Vlt 45 Ul Nu I Ex. Live Ueeso, V lu 40 45 Country, large packed Hi 40 al lecellaiieous. 6EEH8-Clover C3 lba ( 4 to 9 10 1 linothy, prime K si t W5 Blue Urass 1 40 1 60 RAON Country mixed .. M 1 UO.NEY White Clover 14 10 Buckwheat U 18 MAPLb el HIT, new 6u 60 UliLK Country, sweol, bbl.,,.. 4 50 6 00 TALLOW 4 4$. CINCINNATI. FLOUR t 1502 50 WHEAT No. Hod, 68 54 HYK Nu. 2 61 C'Olt.N Mixed. 42 4-1 OA'18 SI 1st EtiliS S4 111 1 1 hit Ohio C reamery ) tit PHILADELPHIA. FLOI'R , ( 2 00S9 40 WHEAT No. 2 Red .. ,.. 5S 60 C'OK.N No. giMUed. 40 47 OATS No. 2 While..... 85 go BIT! Kit Creamery, extra 28 24 EliUa fa. Ilrsts 25 NEW YOUK, FLOlTt Patents ( 1 Mia 2 05 WHEAT Nu 2 Red. Nj 5S RVE State.. 64 55 COltN Nu 2 47 M OATS White Western 88 84 BUTTER creamery 10 24 KOUS Mtate aud funn 27 LIVE STOCK. centbal erocc Yahus, Eur Libsbtt, Pa CATTLE, Prime, 1.400 to l.nO It's ( 5 25 a s SO- tiood, 1,800 to 1.IUI lbs 6 10 6 20 (jood bulehers, l,tf0 to lJOUIba... 4 K3 5 UO 'lldy, l,uutoi,i5um 4 40 470 Fair Unlit steers, '.J to lOUOlbs ... 8 75 4 uo Common, iuO to tsuib H 75 t 5t uou. Fbllsdelphlas 4 8.1 4 60 Best Yolkels and mixed.. 4 20 4 35 Couiuim to lair Yorkers. 4 10 4 15 sucsr. Extra, W to ICS lbs 4 50 4 7i Oood. H6 to US lbs 4 25 4 JO Fair, 76 to 85 lb 8 UJ 8 75 Common g 50 g ot Yearling,. tt Ui (J 110 Chicago, Cattle Common to extra steers (8.2!hu.iu; stockers and teemirs, SiitM,! 50 cow uud bulls, SI 50!l.50;cllvo, J..VI.i.5(l. liog heavy, l.iie4.:i5; common 10 choice mixed, e .tMi4.l; ehue-e assorted, (1.164,1,10 light, .I.Win.,l.lS; pliia, SJ.uHn4.iU M,ee;-iu-lerior to choice, siiitKa-l. W; lambs, (8.2013,5.8a Cincinnati Hogs select shipper none: butchers l.lut(4. 45; fair to good packer 4.2i lo4 V3: lair to Hunt tilling. 15: coimm-u and rouyliS.Vi5to4.15 l utile-iiimmI shippers. 50tu5 00. f oU tochoice St. Taik-I. 75; tillr to luudllllu l.'5to 4.40; coiuiuou e".'..Aiio3..Mt sh.,, p extra SI. Alio 4 .'di: wd to choice 8.50to4.UU: eouiuioulo lair (1010 8.25. Tus Oil Maukkt, Maiioii ft. I'ittstmrg Opening, (1.IW; highest, l CRM loweet, S1.II.V closing, (I.II.V4. Credit baluute steady at 1 i'i. Cnah oil SJ.ia.-I, bid. Oil city Nutlonal transit cei-tiilcale open ed nt tl 06; highest (t.UMU; lowest, l.U5i cloud, (1.00)4. Wool. I'ntunr.1 ruu Wool Is quiet; prices steady Ohio, I'ouuayivaula aud West Vliguii XX and above, 11 pc., X and above lii( 1,0.: medi um IfUVilu; u mil tor blood, 2U,c; comuiuu, leuiluc. New Yolk, lliehlan, Wtmt.uaiu, elo., at liiulTc; X, TjltK'.; uiejiuru, in.!!,-,; quarter blood,20 2k'.;comu!ou, Iodise.; Washed, comb ing, deluino line, IKsAie.; medium 2U,ii..v. coarse, 20.4 -Jic. . low , 2V ic. ; uu washed medium liiulioi low medium IValsa
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