U. P. GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
37TH SESSION.
. Seme of the Prominent Member! of the
Assembly.
The thirty-seventh General Assembly of
tlio Vnitcd rreabyterlnn church met In the
Sixth church, North Highland avenue, ritts
burg, Wednesday evonlng. There was a
large attendance ot delegate. Every pos
llble proparntlon for the entertnlnment of the
delegates was completed tarly In the week
snd the t'nlted Presbyterians of the city are
ready to renp so mo enjoyment from the meet
ing. An Immense audience was present at the
Opening exercises. Promptly at tho hour
appointed the Ravel of tbe moderator fell and
the house was In order.
The opening sermon was delivered by
Prof. John A. Wilson, 1). 1)., the retiring
moilerntor.
Dr. Wilson took his tent from Solomon'
long, vlll.liS, "Who Is this that oometh up
from the wlderness leaning upon the arm of
nor beloved?'' His subject was "Ihe Church
and her lleloved," He said:
Ihle Is but oar thirty-seventh General as
sembly. Vet bow grent Is tho progress of
that single generation! Verily, our ohurch
bas been "coming up out of the wilderness."
And because she has gone forward, she has
been preserved and prospered. Hut what of
the future' The conditions of success will
continue the same. II we go forward, devis
ing more and more llboral and aggressive
measures, then shall our light riso In obscur
ity and our darkness be as the nooday.
Much progress bas been made. For this
let us be thankful. Hut let us remember that
all has not been done. The way and tbe
work still stretch out bofore us. Many
enemies must yet be met. Borne of Isnrol's
battles were fought In sight of the promised
land. Let us be optimists, bopofnl, trustful,
grateful men, but let us not shut our eyes to
the oondltlon and the signs of the times.
The Assembly clerks are prominent figures
In tbe convention. He v. William 3. Ituid, D.
t., the principal clerk ot the assembly, Is
pastor of the First church, rittsburg, and is
now In tbe thirty-fourth year of his pastor
ate. His labor have not been confined to
bis own congregation. He has done bis share
.of general church work. He has been for 20
year pnlnclpal clerk of the General Assem
bly, and for nearly eight years editor of tbe
United Presbyterian.
Alexander Gililllien Wallnce, D. D.. second
clerk of the assembly, was born near Ilrldge
vllle, Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, May
S, lH'J'J. He graduated at Jefferson oolloge
In 1840 ftcr which he studied theology In
Allegheny. He was licensed by Mononga
beta presbytery In 1H52, and ordained by
Blolrsville In 1S.64. He at once took the pas
torate.of two cburcbos, one at MoKeesport.
Allegheny county, and the other at llethel,
Westmorland county. He remained with
the church at MoKeesport until 1867, and
with that at Bethel until 1868, when he loft
to take charge of tho church at New Bright
en, Beaver county. He was elected second
clerk of the General Assembly In 1NC8,
and bas held that ofllce ever since.
Tbe assembly elected Dr. J. A. MoDougall
moderator Thursday morning without a con
test and then lost no time in getting down to
business. Tbo question of assembly control
of tbe theological semiuarie cam for dis
cussion. Tbe reports of the boards show a gratify
ing degree of prosperity In the whole work
of tho church. In the United Presbyteriab
perhaps less than In any other, has the finan
cial stringency been felt. Promptness and
faithfulness In meeting all llnnucinl demands
hns nlways boon a characteristic of this
churob,
Tbe reception of fraternal dolcgntcs from
Ihe Presbyterian General assembly wn a
fileasont lenture ot the afternoon' proceed
ing. Dr. H. H. Jessup, tbe wit ot tbe as
sembly to which be belongs, and an honored
worker In the foreign Ueld, coupled with
Gen. Beaver, made a strong delegation, and
they were heartily received. It 1 evident
tbo rolutlon between these churches Is grow
ing closer year by year.
A most Interesting leature of Friday' ses
sion was tbo appearance on the floor of Rev.
A. G. C'nrson, 1, I)., ot Xenin, O., who arose
to speak from personal privilege. Dr. Car
son is a representative ol I no element In tbe
cbuteh that diametrically opposes the em-
Sloymeut ot Instrumental music. He talks
uently, and In prollle bears a striking re
semblance to tbe lute Beninmin F. liutler.
Dr. Carson at a previous assembly eutered
upon record a protest against the decision of
tbe assembly of 1883 authorizing the use ot
the use of the crgun in divine worship. This
morulng he said that he wished to change his
protest to a sentiment of dissent. For a quar
ter of an hour he talked deliberately and
earnestly on bis views, which have not
changed since bis protest was recorded. He
still is llrra against tbe prlunlple, and lays
that be cannot change bis Idea. He bad
either the choice ol remaining in the church
and submitting to a form of worship which
be could not conscientiously approve or di
rectly withdrawing. Tbe latter alternative
left blm no churub to enter, and as a witness
for Christ, be now wishes to remain In the
United Prsshyteriun church, but recorded as
dissenting. At length Dr. Carson dwelt on
tbe difference botweeii protesting and dis
senting, and at tbe conclusion of bis remark
a motion to bave bl change of expressed
sentiment recorded In the minute prevailed.
OHIO VINEYARDS.
The Greatest Damage by tha Frost la In
the Eastern End.
A full Investigation ot the damage done by
tbe frost to tbo grape belt of Northern Ohio
place the loss at about (200,000. Tbo belt
extends from Ashtabula along the shore of
the lakes.
At the eastorn extremity ol the belt the
vineyards are frozen bluok and are a totiil fail
ure this season, except at the orest of a ridge
whlob extends westward to C'leveliind. As
Cleveland is approached from tbe east tbe
extent of the damage decreases. Tbe vines
about Buudusky and on tbe Lake Erin Is
lands aro not badly Injured. East ot Cleve
land the loss Is about 6150,000.
Death of Hugh MoCulloch.
Tbe death of Hugh MoCulloch, at hi resi
dence In Wasblugton, Friday, took away tbe
lost surviving member of Mr. Lincoln's cabi
net. On tbe resignation uf Mr. Fesseuden,
In 1864, Mr. McCuiloeb, wbo bad been comp
troller of the currency, was designated as
secretary of the treasury. On tbe death ot
Mr. Lincoln, and the succession of Andrew
Johnson, bo was continued la office, and
only retired four years later on General
Grant taking ofllce. He was also secretary
ot the treaury under President Arthur, suo
oeedlng Mr. Oreebum on his appointment to
tbe federal bench, giving place to Mr, Man
ning on the accession of Mr. Cleveland In
1886. Mr. MoCulloch was an able and po
tential financier and man of aftulrs,aud be
fore be took federul office under Mr. Llocolo
was prominently connected with tbe bank
ing and railroad Interests of Indiana.
Two Yeara for Wilde.
Oscar Wilde was convicted Bufurdny after
noon, utter the Jury had been out but a short
time. lie und Alfred Taylor were sentenced
to two years imprlsoumeut at bard labor.
Wilde appeured to be a physical aud mental
wreck.
Wilde and Taylor attended the prison
chapel at Pentonville Buuduy. Their hair
was dropped uud thoy were In prison garb.
The two prlsouors will only bo allowed to see
their Irionds four times in the year oa Jcou
tlltlon of their good conduct.
Alt. Vesuvius in active.
TELEGRAPHIC TICKS.
Burglars blew open the tafe of tbs Btnto
bank, ot Oneida, Kan., and got (1,000.
Another successful test ot armor plate and
armor-piercing shells were made at Indian
Head Baturday.
fllx hundred Cuban Insurgents dofented 8it0
Rpnnlh troop near Neuvitas, May IS. The
Cuban loss was 150.
Vnler fiuperlntcndent ot Police Byrnes,
of New York, resigns, It Is said charge will
be made against him.
The stock feeder of Routt county, Col.,
will keep out sheep grazers by force. They
will put 1,000 armed men In the feeding
grounds.
Commandcr-ln-Chlef Larler, of the O. A.
II., says no Grand Army posts will visit the
dedication of the Confederate monument at
Chicago on Memorial day.
Ada and May Wolfenberger, 10 and IB years
old, wore murdered near Oregon. Mo., by
having tbelr arm and limbs pinioned and
thrown Into the Missouri river.
Mnny colored people In Washington, D. C,
have been arrested for violation of tbo Ed
munds antt-polygamy Inw, originally design
ed In Utah.
Tbe steamer Lucnnla has broken tbo long
route between New York and Queonstown,
making the 1,897 miles In 5 days, 11 boar
and SO minutes.
President Cleveland and family start this
week for Gray Gables, for the summer. An
other addition to tbe President family I
sxpeclcd before their return to Washington.
Twelve Itallnn at the Bagdad coal mines
Westmorclnnd county, Pa., ato poisoned
pork. Two of them died, and tho 10 others
ire in a critical condition.
The Southern Tresbyterlan goneral assem
bly adopted tbe overture for the establish
ment of the Westminster league, a church
oclety for young pcoplo.
John Halls, Jr., and William Royce were
lynched at Danville, III., for assaulting Miss
Laura Barnett A mob of 1,000 broke into
tho Jail and secured the men.
Secretary Hoke Smith asked Secretary of
War Lamont to send troops to the reserva
tions of the Winnebago and Omnhalndlnns In
Nebraska, to arrest the Indian police in
ejecting Illegal settlers.
Tbe Amalgamated Association ot Iron and
Steel Workers at Cleveland, adopted the
scale for puddling, guide mill, sheet mill and
tin-mill work. It Is kept secret, but It 1 be
lieved the puddling scale call for (4.60.
Tbe Jefferson county, Ky., grand Jury bas
refused to Indict Fulton Gordon for the kill
ing of his wife and Arch Brown, son ot Ken
tucky' governor, whom be found In a bed
room together.
Tbo village ot Paramythla, in Southwes
tern Turkey, was ruined by a succession ot
earthquakes Saturday. Fifty people were
killed by falling buildings and throe time
that many were injurod.
Tbe Michigan House passed by a vote ot
75 to 17 and gave Immediate effect to tbe
Walte "antl-trentlng" bill. It prohibits the
purebnso of splritous, malt, brewed, fer
mented or vinous liquors for another by tbe
drink, and sal thereof to a person to be
given to another as a treat.
Eight hundred children, enraged because
tbey had been swindled out ot 5 cent each,
destroyed all the decorations In Henry Hall,
New York, broke every window and demol
ished tho stage. Tbey bad been promised
handsome presents, and each got a brass ring
like those in a penny cbewlng gum package.
At a reunion of the Confederate veterans In
Houston, Tex., Winnie Davis, daughter of
tbe President ot the Confederacy, was over
come by the recital of ex-Gov. Lubbock of
bis cairylng her wbon a baby, Into prison to
seo.her father, and throwing her arm around
the grizzled soldier's neck, tbey mingled tbelr
BATTLE IN GUIANA.
Clash Between Frenohmen and Bra
Billana. Tbe governor of Frcnoh Guiana cable to
the French government tnat.asa eonsequence
of Brazilian free-bonters capturlug a French
settler named Trnjane, and robbing other
Frenchmen on the (rontier territory between
Freneh Guiana and Brazil, tbe governor
ent a dispatch boat with marines to rostoro
order.
M. Lunler, captain of the marine, with
only two men, took n flag of truce to demand
the surrender of Trujane. Cabral, tbe leader
of tbe free-booters, treuoberously fired upon
M. Lunler. A llerce coulllct enauod, tbe
marines coming to the assistance of the
Frenchmen. In two hours' fighting Cabral
lost over sixty killed including himself, and
the French live killed Including Luuier and
twenty wounded. It Is feared that this en
oouutur will lead to trouble with llrnr.il, the
scene of conflict being lu the debatable ter
ritory between the two countries.
REBELS SWEEPING ECUADOR.
They Capture Three Large Cltlea and
Government Arms.
Tbe revolution in Ecuador has assumed so
threatening an aspect that tbe warship Ban
gor ba been ordered there Tbe rebel
bave oaptured the large cities ot Esmeraldes,
Porto Vego and Machala, with tbe govern
ments arms and munitions, und are march
ing on Quito.
It believed bore that Gen Gomez was
either killed or seriously wounded In last
Monday' tight.
VlrgnU Local Election
Eleotlon were held Friday in all tb ooun
ties and most ot the allies of Virginia, At
PurtsmAuth f .vm.hli.ir. !!... ..H.i.. mA
Lexington all weut Democratic. Roanoke
.mini iu cuuDcumeu, six uemoorauo
and four Republican, a gain of two tor tbe
Republicans. Winchester elected three Re.
mibllenn noiinollnx.ii nnrf . li...... I.
some of tbe counties it was a free tight.' and
uiun igutuuauue is 10 ue auavueu to tn re
sult Out They Go.
Commissioner Miller of the Intornal rev
enue bureau ba telegraphed aolleotors of In
ternal revenue to dispense with tbe services
of all persons employed uuder allowance!
made for tbe Inooiue tax work at the close of
business on tbe astli lust.
Standing- of the League Clubs.
W. L. p n. w. L P C.
Pittsburg.. ) M 714 i Baltimore.....! I II .600
(iiiciunali...gO U .&I7 i boetou ij 14 Mxl
Cbicugu IU It .tita 1 Brooklyu IU III !H1
Clovolaud 17 W 6HM Hi. Louie.. II IV mir
. . 1 naBIIIII(IUU.,.V If .Ml
iw xork... W 14 ,t,M Louisville 5 go .HcO
DAMAGE OVERESTIMATED.
RISE IN PRICES.
Falling O.T In Production Will Boom
Price of Wheat.
B. O. Dun ft Co.' Weekly Bovlow sny: If
wheat baa been so greatly Injured by the
mows and frosts In May last Hint the sud
den rise ot 12 cents In two weeks la Justillcd,
the calamity will a (Tout all buslncrs pros
pects. Tbe market do not bolieve It, for
stocks do not collapse; Iron, leather and hides
till rise, and no bolder of wheat would sell
at 80 cents, a lower price than bas been
anown ai mis season lor su years prior io
1M3, If current reports are credited. Home
Injury has undoubtedly been sustained, but
our own dispatches do not show that It is
really serious.
'Ihe temper Is to buy, regardless of the
visible requirements, lu tho faith tbat prices
are sure to rise. Corn rose 3 8-4 cents dur
ing the week, though much of the corn killed
may bo replanted; pork rese 60 cents a bar
rel; lard ft cents per 100 pounds, and oats 9
cents. Cotton also advanced 8-8 cents during
he week
The iron Industry distinctly gains, and the
Improvement Is no longer (endued to prices
of materials. Better wages at aud west of
Pittsburg convince buyers tbat prices must
rise, and there have been large stiles of fin
ished products, with about (1 a ton better
prices for structural forms and steel bars,
while Bessemer pig has risen to (11 40 at
Pittsburg,
The Thomas Company bas advanced Its an
thracite pig 00 cents, and higher freights
made Hoethern cost more at the East, Hales
cf rails to May 1 were 420,000 tons and de
liveries 250,000 tons, both larger than Inst
year. Nail works are combining, and a coke
pool Is expected to rnlso prices soon. Pitts
burg banks note withdrawals for pay rolls In
tbo past mouth of t2.a!),S,.i7, against (l.KUS,
H18 last year by the same works, Orders tin
year number W.O'JII freight and 72 passenger
cars, 5,000 more than In tho whole year of
IH'.u, but In previous years the output was
over 03,000 freight curs.
Anthracite coal Is decidedly stronger, and
copper very firm nt 10 1-2 cents lor lake,
though the April output was about 1,600 tons
larger than that ot January.
purchases of drygoods In the belief that
prices must rlso bave kept textile mills fairly
busy, but the demand for cottons seemsslack
er, on tbe whole, aud print cloths are 1-60
Weaker.
Failures this week bave been 207 In the
Vnlted States, against 1KB last year, and 23 lu
Canada against i(H last vear.
EFFECTSOF THE FROST.
Michigan Small Fruita Nearly All
Killed.
The weather bureau crop review for tbi
week ending May 20 says; "The damagi
done to the grape crop from frost has been
espeelally heavy In New York nod Pennsyl
vania, nnd fruits generally bave suffered in
all northern and oentral dlstlcts. Coru bat
uttered seriously; much roplanting will be
necessary, aud where not lulured by frost iti
f;ruwlh bas been checked and the plant ye.
owed. Spring wheat Is reported as In ex
cellent condition in Minnesota, and bos not
been unfavorably affected In North Dakota.
Winter wheat has suffered injury from frost
in Indiana and Missouri: In Illinois the crop
Is less promlsiug than beretotore, and no Im
provement bas been experienced In Kansas
and Nebraska; more satisfactory reports are,
however, received from Arkansas, Tennessee
and Michigan,"
Dispatches from Western Michigan declare
that tbe destruction of grapes, strawberries
and tender vegetable was almost wholly
completed lu muuy section by Monday
night' frost and damage to farmer and
fruit grower bas become enormous.
GOLD AND SILVER.
Product of the Mines of the United State
During Last Tear.
According to the director ot the mint the
Cuitcd States Inst year produced 1,910,000
ounces of gold of tbe coining value ot (39,
500,000. Tbis Is the largest production for
sixteen years. The silver product wns 40,
fjOU.000 ounces of the coining valuo of (U4,
000,000. This output was 10,500,000 ounces
less than In 1H.I3. The gold prodiintiun ol
California was (13,6"0.0jO, Colorado 60.490,.
000, Montana 3,t;iO,uuO and South Dukota
(3,30J,000. Colorado was first In silver,
with a product worth (30,100,000, Montana
second with (10,575,000 und Utah third with
(7.017,000. At tbe average price of silver
during 1H'.I4 the commercial va.ue ot tbe total
production was (31,432.500.
During tbe year 1801 Australian mines
produced (41,000.000 worth ot gold aud the
entire gold production of the world was (21,
000,000 more than during 1893, The world's
silver production during 18;i4 was 150,0JO,OJO
ounces.
Central American Vnion.
President Zelaya gave a Grand banquet to
the special envoys ot Honduras, Salvador aud
Guatemala. It is said that the meeting of
these statesmen viz lot tbe purpose ot advo
cating the union ot tbe Central American
state to take action against the importation
of Europoan productions and to devise meant
against forced collections ot damages, suotj
us that recently perpetrated by Great Brit
iun. A seven-Inch Farrott cannon ba been
mounted at tbe town of Nicaragua, and tbe
heights above the town era being fortified
o as to oommand the tort ot ban Juan Da'
bur.
Coal Production of 18C4.
The geological survey has Issued a report
on tbe production of coal In 1894, compiled
by Statistician E. W. Parker. Tbe total
production was 170,853.085 short tousof 2,000
fiounds, valued at (lHfi.lSt.GOl, a decrouse
or the year ot 11,499,089 short tons, or more
than u per oeut., aud a decrease ol (25.284
092 in value. A decline In pricos is shown in
almost every state, the general average for
all coals duclinglug from (1.14 to (1.08 a ton
during the year.
Miners' Convention Called.
President P. II. Penna, of tbe United Mine
Workers, has called a oonvention at Colum
bus, for Wednesday, May 29, ot the miners la
Illinois, Indiana, Utile, West Virglulu and
Western Pennsylvania, io consider the min
ing situation. Local unions and assemblies
are entitled to one vote for each 100 member
or fraction thereof over 60. Delegates to
uii convention will pay their own expense.
Southern Presbyterian.
In Dallas. Tex., at tbe Southern Presbyter-
Ian assembly a; fraternal message was read
from tbe Northern Geueral Assembly In
Pittsburg. Tbe formation ot an endowmeut
for tbe boms mission invalid fund of (100,
000, and the submission to synods aud pres
byteries of a firouohltlon to oruaulze an inde
pendent colored I'resbyterlun church were
aeciaua ou.
Governor McKlnley ba accepted an in-
li.il.,i. n .nuninpl(i) .iliipm. nt
Grant' tomb In New York oa Decoration
uuy.
Claude Ueoderaou, a negro wbo attempted
to assault a 13-year-old wuu gin, was ikkou
trout tbe Casey vllle, Ky., jail anaiyncueu.
Solomon H. Mann, who was shot In New
York Thursday by David F. Uuuulgan for
betraying the latter s sister, uieu,
JOSE MARTI SLAIN.
President of the Cuban Revolution
Killed in Battle.
An engagement disastrous to the rebels
Was fought Tuesday In Eastorn Cuba, In
which Jose Marti, who was proclaimed presi
dent of the revolutionary party, wns killed,
and his dead body positively Identified.
Col. Haleedo reueivod positive Information
that a bund of Insurgents umlerthe command
of tbe well-known lenders, Jose Marti, Max
imo Gomer., Mnsso aud Barrero, bad taken
up a linn ol march to pass tho river Cauto,
thence to proceed In the direction of Victoria
De La Tunas, wltb tbe design ot marching
upon Puerto Prlcipe. Col. Haleedo, confident
ol the accuracy ol bis Information, disf atrhrd
Col. Sandoval, wltb a detachment of troops
to march In pursuit of the rebel bnnd.
Col. Sandoval found tbe enemy encamped
at a point between Bijus and Boca do l)o
Rlos, on the right aide of the Contrnmaeatre
river, a small tributary of the Gauto, the con
fluence with wblch Is but a short distance
away, Tbe strip of land between the two
rivers Is high thus making a strong position.
Nevertheless, Col. Sandoval attacked tbe
camp aud found his troop harassed by a
scattering fire of single shots from covert.
Tbe light lusted for an hour in this manner,
at tbe end of which time the Spanish troops
advanced and took tbe enemy's position, di
viding tbe Insurgent force on the narrow
strip of land by tbelr advance, and compell
ing tne rebels to uy in ainereni Directions.
Tbe Spanish troop hotly pursued aud came
upon tbe body of Jose Marti, wblob was later
positively identified.
Of the rebels twenty were killed, and many
ot their number wounded were left In the
camp when tbey took flight. The Spaniards
took some correspondence ot tbe rebel
leader, with the booty of tbe camp, among
wblch are some Important papers. The
arms and borses of tbe Insurgents were also
taken. The Spaninrds lost rive killed and
seven wounded in the engagement The In
surgent prisoners who were tuken sny Gome
and Estrudl are either dead or wounded.
Tbe political effect ot this event I discour
aging to the cause ot tbe Insurgent.
EXPLOSION IN A MINE.
It Was Caused by the Careless Ignition
of a Can of Powder by a Pole.
A Pole carelessly Ignited a can ot powdet
In mine No. 4, ot tbe Monongah eoal and
coke company, near Fairmont, W. Va., and a
terrlflo explosion followed. Tbe accident
occurred In the main air course leading to
mine No. 2. about 600 feet from tbe mouth of
mine No. 4 In tbe air course, or Intake
and as there was at the time 18.000 cubic
feet ol air being forced Into the mine, the
smoke from tbe explosion was fomed Into
tbe apartments where 10 men and boys were
at work. Four of them were suffoeated by
the smoke and dust before they eould be
taken out.
The dead are: C. L. Blrtcber, a married
man, wltb a large family; William Shiver, a
boy about 16 year old ; Luke Vltka, aged 85
years; Andrew Donlue, 30 years old. The
last two men were foreigner. All lived at
Monongah.
All tbe dead and Injured were taken out
ol tbe mine Immediately after the aocldent.
The Injured will all recover, a they were
only hurt by Inhaling smoke. As toon at the
powder cleared away It was found that no
damage whatever bad been done to the mine,
to that work will not be Interrupted.
It Is definitely known that the explosion
was caused by powder. There Is no gat or
firedamp whatever In these mines, which are
regarded at among tbe anfest and best equip
ped In the country. All reports that the dis
aster wtt caused by gas cr firedamp are un
true. FOURTEEN MEN KILLED.
Terrlflo Explosion of Nltro-Olyoerine
Near San Francisco.
A terrific report and concussion wblch wat
distinctly felt all thiougb Sun Francisco and
town around the bay for a distance ot 40
mile Tuesday wai at first believed to have
been caused by an earthquake, but proved
to be an explosion lu tbo nitro-glyceriue and
mixing homos ot the California powder
works at Pinole, across the bay. It was
probably caused by one of tbe Chinese drop
ping a can ot tbe explosive. A remarkable
feature ot tbe explosion Is that although the
store bouse containing 1,000 pounds of her
cules powder Is completely wrecked. Its
contents aro intact, lu all, 10,000 pounds ol
explosives went up with a ronr aud a sheet
of Maine. The killed are as follows! Clnience
Johnson, foreman glyeerluo house; 1), A.
Doane, of Plnolo; M. Mlnnnoh, of Oakland;
C. Velegas, ot Martinez; W. D. Taylor, fore
man mixing bousei nine Cbluese.
TOOK A RADICAL STAND.
The Presbyterian Church Chained to
Prohibition.
Temperance and communion wine occu
pied tbe attention of almost the entire Friday
morning session ot tbe Presbyterian general
assembly, and between the two there were
some lively discussion. The result was tbat
tor the first lime on record tho Presbytertnn
cburcb committed Itself as a body to the
to t.ie causo ot prohibition, but the "unfer
nientea" wot expunged from the communion
wine.
Manitoba Question Settled.
The Manitoba school question, whlob at
one time threatened open alsruption between
tbe Catholics and Protestants, Is virtually
settled throuirh tho cood oillces of Lord Aber
deen. The preliminaries will no doubt be
approvea at a meeting next wees, nuiuu
Premelr Greenway and Attorney General Bit
ton, of Manitoba will be presem.
'10e plan is for tbe Manitoba Government
to amend tbe scbojl law, providing for Catb
olio schools with the same curriculum at
publlo schools, but wltb the addition ol halt
an hour's Catholic religious lust ruction, three
men to be selected l y tbe clergy to form a
embolic school board. Tbe reuedlul order
will be wilbdruwii.
Criala In Corea.
Affairs at the Coreun capital are In a criti
cal oondltlon. The prime mluister bos re
tlgued and the minister ol tho Interior bat
asked the assistance ol tbe lorelgn diplomat!
lu admluisteriug affairs aud preserving order,
The police surround ibe residence ol tbt
king lamer, Tul-Wan-Kun, tormerly kiug
regtut, and tne leader ol tbe antl-Japauesf
party, ana eutrauce io or exit irom the resi
dence Is forbidden.
No Nuna in Tesaa, '
Tbe state department ot education on ap
peal frein Victoria oouoty, ruled that nun
cannot teach lu the publlo tahoolt ol Texas,
and that everything ol a teetarlau nuture
must be absolutely eliminated from Ibe publlo
sonoois. l utnono npns nave been conduct
ing free school In Southwest Texas, aud
mis puis au euu IP '
Exaggerated by Armenian,
Admiral Klrkland, commanding the Euro
pean squadron, reports tnat the alleged out-
ritlMB mi A -ntuii i .. i.u I . .. Tn.li. ........
utod by those who bud appealed for uutist-
auoe. The admiral examined a uumu.-r of
people (o obtain tome tubstuutiuuou of
lue reported
tailed.
atrocities, but ima.-iubly
A Catbollo Salvation army wltb tome ol
tbe army's odd leature omitted, 1 to be
started lu Clevelaud uuder tbe protection of
Itisuou uorauuiuuu.
KEYSTONE STATE CULLIES
TWO CHILDREN CONSUMED.
Caught In the Upper Story of a Burn
ing Block A Third Daughter Saved.
Arthur and Oeorg Watklns, n-ed 8 and i
yean, were burned to death nt Nantlcoke,
Tuesday morning. The fire br ke out In tbe
dining room of their parent.' residence.
There were three children In an upper room,
the two burned and Maud, thei lily daughter,
aged 11 years. After the fire the charred re
main of tbe two children, George and Arthur
were found among Ihe ruins. One had fal
len to the basement, the otbi-r wss found on
the first floor. Great admlrailoii Is expressed
tor Claud Kress, for bis bravery lu rescuing
Ihe one child and bis heroic but vain effort
to ave tbe other two unfortunate children.
oil Hons.
The South Peon Oil Comtiany fallod to dls-
Jover a northeastern extension at Its test well
on tbe Llttmnn farm, In (Ire. ue county, Tbe
well was exDected to tan a rich, narrow
treak north of Mt Morris, on whtcb tbe
Dunknrd Oil Company and the MoCalmont
Oil Company have found some very nice
producers,
A good deal of attention Is now being given
to tbe development north ol Butler, near
noyasiown. i nere is more new work start
ing In tbnt than any other part of tb county.
T. W. Phillip drilled In a well on the An
derson farm that may lead up -o an exten
sion ol tbe tbird sand pool east ot Browne
dale. Former ventures, however, In tbat
part ol the field, proved rather flashy, and,
notwithstanding tbe new well made flatter
ing sbow, It may prove a small auuir.
man incurs or nnsiN ixrosin.
John Hllderbrand.ot Smlthton.w is brought
to tbe College hospital at I'nlon.own. He
was struck uy a train ana nis sxun crusnea
lu a terrible manner. At Ibe bo-pltal au
operation was performed by whim several
pieces of the skull wbleb had been driven In
to tbe brain were removed. Three Indies of
tbe brain Is exposed. Ono of the clavicle
bones was also broken. Tbe physicians think
be will recover.
The Ice war which has been In progress for
ome time between the local Ice Companies
has forced the price down to 35 cents a hun
dred lower tnau It ever sola lor to r svelte
county. The wer wage also In Connels
vllle, Scottdale, Brownsville and West New
ton. The trouble Is tbe duplication ot ice
factories and overproduction.
According to tbe watchman of Newton
Hamilton. two assavs of ore from tbat vicinity
show one and one-ball ounces ol gold and
two ounce of silver per ton of rock, or t22
per ton for the first assay, and the next assay
showed (IS 00. A fire test resulted: Gold,
fill; Sliver, (1 30.
A taxpayer' revolt I on hand In Spring
field township, Fayette county, against pay
ment for a stone crusher which Supervisor
Obi and Murray ordered two month aao.
the agent of tbe manufacturer ba not been
able to collect payment, and criminal and
civil suits are threatened.
Tbe corpse of a well-dressed man was
found In a thicket at Fowler station, 20 mile
west ot Bellefonte. A pocketbook containing
tome money was lying beside the body, but
there was nothing by wblch the dead man
could be Identified.
A clerirvman In the Juniata valley, after
marrying a young couple, wot bauded the
cuttomnry envelope. When be opened It be
was surprised to find merely a slip of paper
on wblch was written: ''We deelie your
prayers tor our prosperity."
Georire McClelland and Wilson Fields, two
nt tbe five men accused ot tbe murder of
Philip K. Sutton at Tarentum, March 23,
were aontenced 12 years each to tbe peniten
tiary. Three bovt employed by the Susquehanna
coal company at Nantlcoke, were discharged,
aud when tbelr reinstatement was denied 400
men aui boys weut out on a strike.
The Alleelieny county Grand Army associa
tion favors a state peusion of 1 ceut for each
day's service ot Pennsylvania toldlert from
April 14, 1801, to May 1, 1U3.
A movoment Is being made among the
Grand Army posts In Blair county to erect a
soldier' monument In Altoono. A design
bow a fort with surmouuting tower.
James Ilondrlcks was convicted of murder
lu the second degree at Wilkesbarre for tbo
killing ot Barney lteick on .November 17,
18113.
T.t ..., TV 1 1 1 1 n. a flm-lma .TnfTpljia rwt
l.n nniu . . .. .... u., ,..(. w v ..... . . -
William Quarrels, charged with robbing
Harry muoioj , v. iuvuuunauu.n, uv.v
for court. ,
Near Carlisle, fire destroyed tbe barn and
out-building ot Jacob Bender. Sixteen head
of borses aud nine cowa perished. Tbe loss
1 7,0U0 practically oovered by Insurance.
At Johnstown, burglar entered the rest
deuces of George Fenn and Jacob Edlomaui
and aucceeded In getting away wltb abou1
f 400 In oosh, Jewelry, etc
State Bupt. of School Schaefer ha ap-
fiointed Miss Ague Kest, ot Tionesta, superi
ntendent ot the Forest county schools. She
tucceedi ber brother, who died May 10.
Forrest Brothers, coal dealers, at Johns
town, made un assignment for the benefit of
creditors. Assets; 10,000, liabilities, 10,
000. Two men were fatally lulured by falllog
late in Westmoreland county mines John
Dull at Export, and James McGlvin at Crab
tree. Jerry Sexton and Lloyd Esstwrlght were
beld in 13,000 ball at ludisna, foreausing tbe
death of Sexton's son, Denny, while tbe two
lormor were fighting.
Isaao Rablnowltr.'t clothing ttore at Johns
town was closed by tbe bherlff on execu
tions. Edward Zerby smashed a window at Kit
tanning. In order to get locked up. lie wo
desperate by poverty.
In a quarrel at Wllklnsburg. John Williams,
00 yean old, tbot and killed Walter Chap
man, Dr. Cooke, ot Jeannette, fell downstair
and sustained probable fatal Injuries, lie 1
66 year old.
It I now laid that W. B. H'.te, tbe missing
tax collector, ot Latrobe, 1 short 5,000 In
bis aooouuts.
Tht Wrecked Oravlna.
At Madrid' further detail received ot tbe
lots of tbe Hpaniah steamer Oravlna. wreaked
off Manilla, l'bllllplne Islands, during a ty
phoon, sbow tbat 105 porioat were drowned.
Only two of those on board ol ber are be
lieved to bave been laved.
Fifty People Burned.
Ia the towu ol Hubueden, lluwla, 300
houses have been tlettrnyed by lire, and lu
tbe village at Busbauy H50 houses bave been
burned. During these cuullagrutiuus a total
ol llfty persons were killed aud very uiauy
mora wer Injured,
Jim Nutt bas again been lound guilty, this
time lor attempting to kill Mrs. I'aj tou.
In Kansas City there were 7,400 traudulont
oeglstratlous la a total list ot SIU.OOO.
An Antiquarian Itnnqnrt.
Thla unlipio nml select fenst wan
glvpn nioro tlinn twenty yenrg ngo at
Brussels by a resident of that city,
himself an antiquarian, any Harper')
llaanr. Only six gtioata were Invited,
one of tlietn an American, from whom,
as then published, Is derived this brief
account Bo dulnty ft bill of fare can
never be repeated. There were apple
grown more than 1,8(K) years ago, and
for this modern entertainment taken
from an earthen Jar rescued from tho
ruins of Pompeii. Bread was offered
made from wheat found In a chamber
of one of tbe pyramids, and raised be
fore the children of Israel passed
through tho Red Bea; butter, churned
when Queen Hess occupied England'
throne-chair, was tnken from an earth
tn crock found on a stone shelf, where
for centuries It had been preserved In
Icy water In one of the wonderful deep
wells of Scotland ; and wlue, "long mel
lowing through the lapse of years" lt
a secret vault In the city of CorlnUi, n
far bnck, so It Is affirmed, a the fif
teenth century. At this unparalleled
array or dainties each guest had a bit
of bread, a sip If wine, of butter a
much as desired, and tho Jar of entitled)
apple waa freely circulated.
4II1 tint Uoori.
More of Edward Fitzgerald's letters
to Funny Kemble are published lu tho
current number of Temple liar. On
of them contains, says the New York
Tribune, this anecdote, told him, he)
observes, by "a pious but humorous
man:" Bcene Country church on win
ter's evening; congregation, with Old
Hundred ready for the parson to give
out some dlstnlssnl words. Good old
parson, not nt all meaning rhyme: "The
light has grown so very dim, I scarce
can see to read the hymn!" Congrega.
tlun taking It up, to the first half of
Old Hundred:
"The light has grown so very dim,
t scarce can see to rend the hymn."
Tattse, as usual; pastor, mildly Impa
tient: "I did not mean to read a hymn).
I only ttienut my eyes w ere dim." Con
gregation, to second part of Old Hun
dred: "I did not mean to rend a hymn;
I only meant my eyes wore dim."
Parson, out of patience, etc.:
"I didn't mcpn a hymn at nil
t think the devil's In you all."
MARKETS.
riTTsBURa.
(Tits iioi.mui. ran B orvtw ssiow.l
fjraln, I lour and Feed.
WI1KAT No. 1 red
ft
75
69
60
87
J'H.
Hi
S4
75
71
.No. S red -
tUHN No. yellow ear,
tilled ear
No. relluw shelled H ..
DAIS No. white
No. s. white -
Kxtra No. white ..
Light mixed
RVk No I
No. li western
FLdl it inter patents blends,.
Fancy Hjirttiff patents
Ksney stratum inter M
Mraliflit XXX bakers' -
74
68
M
67
US
lit
81
m
74
7
76
4 10
8 SO
4 SO
II 00
a oo
a i-.s
II 'li
U 60
U IV
II '&
IS DO
17 7
17 W
17 00
III 60
5 e
6 60
S 10
H HO
Clear Winter So
Hre flour "
UAV-No. 1 timothy 11"
No. li W
Mixed clover. Na 1 11
Loose timothy, from wagoiia..M K 00
FKkli No. 1 W bite Md.,,tuu IT 60
No. White .Middlings - 17 iM
llrowii Middlings It) AO
Hrau, bulk It )
8'IKAW Wheat fU)
Oat & li
Dairy Products"
Bl'TTF.It Elfin Creamery in 3 to
r'anry Creamery Iti 1
rsucy Couutry JtolL 1M 14
Low grade aud cuoklug 6 7
CHKhf-K oblo, new '!- 0
New York, new M lUHp 11
W Isi-olmiu Mwlna Id 14
Llmburger, nowmake. Yi UV4
fruit and Vegetables.
APPLES Fancy, V bid t 60 t 00
DfcANb llaud-pltked, per bu..,. IDi Hi
Lima, lb 6 e
PO'i A loKS Flue, lu car. bu 65 BO
From store, bu 03 70
BKK'I H por bbl 1 14) 1 US
CAHIIAtiE- Home grown, bbl Its) 150
TlHMl'B-po.'bbl 60 75
UMUNH IciiUW.bU 1 1 00
PAHsMPa por bbl 60 75
Poultry, HUk
Live Chickens, V pair Ki 75
Live Iiut-ks. pair SO 70
Dressed ctolcauus, i IU 11 U
Lite 'lurkeys, lb 11 14
KtioH I'a. and Ohio. Iresh 1J
tATIIK!ttt-fcllral!vul.u...e,Vlb 65 50
No. 1 Kx. Live betiae, l 10 - 40 45
Country, large parked E6 40
M Iscellauaous.
BKEDB-Clover 611 lbs $ t 40 Q 6 50
'iliuotby, prime II so t S5
Blue Orass 1 40 1 SO
KAurt Country mixed. H 1
lloNfcY-U bite Clover 14 14
buckwheat U 15
HAI'LU bVKLP, new 10 SO
c 10l.lt Country, swuei, bbl 4 50 6 00
TALLOW 4 414
ClNiCl.NNATl.
i rLorn 76j4 0i
I WHEAT No. tied lib lit
KYK No. 8
COit.N-Atlxed M 54
OA'18 HO 51
KtiOS Id 11
bL'l Ttlt Ohio Creamery 15
riilLAUfcXl'lllA.
FLOCB t 00 1 40
W HKAT Ko. x Mod ok tuU
COKN No. U Mixed 55 (Mt
OAiS No. S Uuito Sll 87
BL'Tl'KK Creamery, extra 10
H.ua-Pa. Urate 1J IS
HKW YOllk,
FLOUR-Patents g 50 4 15
WlitAT No. lied or t
KYE state 6ti 67
COKN-No. 65 57
OATH White Wesleru HI Sill
BliiTKK creamery .. u IV
MjUB atate aud 1 euu ltii 14
LIVE STUCK.'
CIKTBAL STOCK YaHIX, KAUt LlBIRTT, Pa,
CATTLS,
Prime, 1.400 to 1.500 lbs t 4 SO A t 10
Uood, 1.50U to 1.4VU lbs 5 70 5 W
Uood butchers, l.axi to l.Juu lo.. 6 U 5 70
'lldy, l.otvto l,15uti 6 no t so
Fair llgUI steers, vuu to luuu lbs.... Ill 4 75
Common, 7uv to WJOtb ia 4 00
oua,
Philadelphia 4 43 4 70
Best Yorkers aud mixed. 4 SO 4 65
L'ouiuiuu to lair Yorkers. ..H 4 0U 4 70
tuiar.
Kxtra. US to 105 lbs 4 10 4 50
Cood. 5 to K) lbs 1 73 4 0)
F air, 76 to 56 lbs. , DO t) to
C ommon II xa 73
spi lug Lambs - 4 00 t 00
Chicago. Cauls Common lo extra stssrs
9t.46vo.i3; stockers and Iwedere, J.7tiis)4 7a
coss and bulls, 44.UIK3.C6O; oalves, t4.50in5.OJ
llog-s ueavy, t.3!-t.i-eo; rummou 10 cboloe
miked, titbit, in; i-hotue assorioa, 4.43i(k!.7u;
lllibt, tl.'IAoi S4.73; plus. 1. 'W(. 1. ml tineup-iu.
luieilor 10 choice, t4.5uial.s6; lumbs, au. 3043. so.
Cincinnati Hogs select shippers uons;
butchers 4H.ua4 M); fair 10 good puckers tt.55
to4.iti: luir to lltxiit 44 43to4 tie; couiiiiuu and
rough I . lutol.MI t mile good slilppetbtt .3tA3u,
good iochoico44.K,Mo.') 4i; l.ir to medium 4H3 to
91.1,0; common tbioi.'A 8heep exiia4Hi5to
good to choice 43,5jIoI.;oj vouiuiuutu talr
k.;o lutwo