FROM THE LABOR WORLD. LEAVINGTHE AMALGAMATED Th Pudcllera' Movement far a Separate Organisation, Nineteen lodges of puddlers In the Youngs town district held meetings Hnturdny night nd resolved to withdraw from the Amalga muted association and form an exclusive puddlers' union because of the refusal of the officers of the association to support their demand that the baseot the boiling scale be filed at 4. BO per ton. Ayers lodge adopted formal resolutions of withdrawal. Tlie feel ing among the puddlers Is very bitter to ward the Amalgamated officials, whom thejr claim have used their Influence in fuvor of the flnlshors to the datrlment of the pud dlers. A Glass Boom at Wellsbrug. There la a very decided boom In the glass business, about Wellsbnrg, W. Va. The Brooks' Glass company on Saturday put lire In Its furnaces ami set pots preparatory to work in full. The Hlverside lilnss Company will resume In full August 0, the end of the six-weeks' shut down enforced by the Amer ican Flint Glass Workers' Colon. The Brill iant Glass Works, opposite this city, has pots in the furnaco for the first time In four years and will get to work within two weeks. Employes to Share. The Columbus Artificial Gas Company In troduced profit sharing with Its employes. Dividends will be based on the amount of their pay during the period for which the stock dividend Is declared for stockholders and in the tame per cent. Employes are to receive script, exchangeable for stock until their holdings amount to (300, when It is optional whether they take cash or script. LABOR NOTES. A novel and sensible dressmaking estab lishment bos been started In London br a company of young women. They take last seasons dresses and make them over In the prevailing fashion. No entirety new materials are taken. This making a specialty of re modeling and renovating new dresses has brought a great deal of custom, and might very profitably be introduced everywhere. The Dunbar furnace employes struck on Saturday for raise of 15 cents a dny Tbey returned to work when the company offered t cents, but gave notice of another strike on August 1, for the remaining 10 cents. The Maryland Bteel Company has decided upon an advance of about 700 employes, to take effect August 8. The percentage of In crease will be for many of the men 10 per cent, and on others the rate In force before the reduction. The nailers of the La Belle Iron works at Wheeling, have been granted an advance of 10 per cent, to go Into effeot Angust 5, and a further advance of 7 per cent, is promised to take effect Hep tern ber 16. The South Bend, Ind., Woolen Company bas posted a notice that beginning with August 1 the wages of employes will be ad vanced 7.'4 per cent. The advance Is made without solicitation. A large majority of the women who have applied for places In the various departments ol the municipal government within the first half of the year were unmarried. The Thomas Iron Company relighted Its No. 10 blast furnace at Hellertnwn, Pa., giving employment to 200 hands. The furnace had been Idle for nearly two years. The Bellalre Nail works company have given another increase of 10 per cent in wages to engineers and furnacemen. the second within three months. Twelve hundred girls and young women in Sending, Pa., earn t6.000 by turning out 600,000 stockings every week, the market value ofjwhich Is 430,000. The wages of the employes of the Ameri can lentner company, at Wilmington, Del., were advanced 25 per cent by the voluntary action of the company. The shopmen and section hands of the Bellalre, Zanesvllle and Cincinnati railroad baveretased to work un:ll tbey are paid their June wages. The Dunbar fire brick plant went Into operation again ob Saturday, and the com pany have raised the wages of all employes five cents a day. The Baltimore Malleable Iron and Steel Casting Company Is arranging to double its plants and capacity, at Its work in South Baltimore. The Cambria Iron company contemplates the erection of an additions! 14-Inch mill. In connection with the Gautlor works at Johns town. The Greenville, Pa., rolling mill will re sume operations In less than two weeks and give employment to about 400 men. All the nailers In the Laughlln mill at Martins Ferry, have been notified of an In crease of It per cent In wages. .'At a conference of miners in the Pittsburg district it was deolded that a strike should be ordered. NO INDIANS TO FIGHT. Troops Reach Jackson's Hoi and Find Nothing to Da Conflicting reports about an outbreak among the Bannock Indians In the region of Jackson's Bole have been published far and wide. The Government, to, protect settlers and prevent further trouble, sent a detach ment of soldiers to the district. The oavalry reached Jackson's Hole Friday. The lndlea tlons are that the Infantry will be stopped en route and net go into the Hole, as there are DO Indians In sight. The soars exists along the rout the Indiana ar taking In returning to the reservations. Notwithstanding the threats made against the life of Agent Teter and his chief olerk, llavensl MoMetb, tbey have gone ahead of the troops Into Jackson's Hole, to warn the ettirs not to attack the Indians, and to obtain the names of all the parties concerned In what Agent Ttr Insists on calling the nassaer ol the Indians. Captain Jim. Chief of tb Shoshone, will ask all the Indians to J to back to their reservations without fight ng. It tbsy will not go be will assist the soldiers In removing them, and will call upon bis tribe to assist Triumph or Aluminum. The lorthcoming review of the geological Surrey of the mineral resources of the country will show that the production of aluminum lathe United Mates In 18U4 wss 650 000 pounds. The Imports were valued at M.11U. Bauxite, which Is an oxide of aluminum, has been found in sufficient quantities to be com mercially valuable In only three localities In lbs United States. These ar In New Mexi co, Arkansas and the Cooaa valley of Georgia and Alabama. Aluminum, the review says lias now found the position In the arts pre! dialed for it, and the demand la increasing. Its metallurgical use has proved more valu able than was expected. Ool Strike. At Victor, Col., vein of gold or wss truck lo lis Independence mine that I be lieved to be tb richest lode ever found In any mine la this country, It not In the world. Tb ore wee logo where two veins met, and the width warrants the statement that there are million of dollars of ore. assaying 1140, 40 to lb too, bow Ju sight. TELEGRAPHIC TICKS France will send more troops to Madagas car. The steel shafting works at Cumberland, Md., resumed work with 120 employes. The Sllgo brick works at Now Cumberland, W. Vn., resumed operations giving employ ment to 400 men. Japanese sanitary authorities are confin ing the cholera epidemic within the limits of the district where It has boon prevalvut. Three men were Instantly killed and two others fatally Injured by a prematura explo sion of a blast In a stone quarry at Broadway and Osceola streets, Ht. Louis. The strike at the Black Diamond Mines at Mercer, Pa., bas been virtually ended by SO of tbe men, about ono-third of the force em ployed, returning to work at the rate of CO cents, a reduction of S cents. Tbe miners iu the Fifth Ohio district are ready to strike for the 60 cents per ton rate of wages, and will lay down their tools as soon as they got the word from the State and national officers. The British Admiralty bos ordered the construction of three torpedo destroyers capable of making 86 land miles per hour. Tbo Intention Is that these boats shall be tbe fastest vessels of the kind afloat Itev. T. Books, Baptist, was taken from his home In Westmoreland, the county seat of Pottawatomie aounty, Kansas, and tarred and feathered and brutally beaten by four masked men. He Is charged with assaulting a young woman. William Purvis, the white capper, who re cently escaped death by hanging by tbe rope breaking, at Columbia, Miss., was to have again been banged Tuesday. An ap peal to the Huprome Court, howevor, was granted, saving Purvis's Uto again until October. Premier Green way, of Manitoba, anys the tbe visit of Governor General Aberdeen, of Canada, to Gov. Shultz, of Manitoba, to effect a compromise on tbe school ques tion, will not swerve tbe Manitoba gov ernment In Its stand against sectarian schools, v H. H. Edwards, a photographer of Los Angeles, who was destitute and unable to get work, poisoned, with the consent of his wife, their two children, and then Mr. and Mrs. Edwards took poison, In a lodging bouse in San Francisco. All died except a 4-year-old daughter. A fac simile of the treaty of peace nego tiated by General Anthony Wayno with the Indians of the Northwest Territory In 1793 on tbe site of tbe present town of Greenville, 0-. hat been prepared at Washington and will be forwarded to Greenville In time to use at the centennial anniversary. HOLMES TRIED TO EXPLAIN. How Bone Oot Into Hi Cellar Say Minnie Williams Killed Her Slater. Holmes, tbe alleged wholesale murder, was asked in an Interview: "Can you explain how so many bones came to be concealed In the basement and other parts of your Chicago house?" "I will answer thst question. In this way," he replied. "Every person who bas known me Is aware that I am a doctor by profession. It is also known perfectly well In Chicago that there was a restaurant In my building during the World's fair. At that time there were lots of bones from fowls, and other cooked animals thrown outside tbe building. Lots of thee bones, no doubt, found tbeii way to tbe cellar. During the time I lived In the building I brought several cadavers there, both for scientific and pecuniary purposes. This may account forth bones tbe Chicago police say they have found." Will you explain your relations with Min nie Williams? The poor girl was a great friend of mine. She was unfortunate fn more ways than one. 1 cannot but believe that she Is still alive, although God only knows where, as she la a fugitive from Justice on account of the awful tragedy which resulted In tbe killing of her sister. I care to say nothing more about her at this time." "Is It true that Minnie Williams killed her sister Nana?" "Yes. It all came about over a Jealous quarrel duriug the beat of pafslon. In wbicb poor Minnie threw a atool at Nana. It struck her on tbe head. She died shortly after ward." "It Is reported that some of your family are tbe victims of insanity. Is this true?" "It Is. My uncle died insane at Burling ton, Vt Tbe insanity streak In our family comes from mother's side. I want to say, however, that I am still compos mentis, although, in view of tbe absurd reports that have gone out about me, it might be a quest ion as to whether I or my accusers are tbe crazier," "Will you deny or affirm the report that you are a rich man'" "My money Is principally tied up In real estate. Part of this is enoumbered and part is clear. If I was out of here I might be able to turn up 200,000 without much difficulty." "Do you belong to any religious denomina tion?" "Not I am a beliover. In tbe teachings ol Tom Pali. and Ingersoll." Chines R ot. Another antl-Cbrlttlan riot has occurred at Ping Yang, a China Island mission station. During tbe dragon festival two boata ran a race. The defeated crew invited the Taolst Sriest to explain the cause of their d is com lure and he discovered an eyeless idol on board the boat. He said plainly that tbe ef figy's eyes must have been gouged out by tb Christians. A band of roughs proceeded to tb residence of a prominent native Christian and warned bits If tbe boar was again de feated bis bous would be deetroyed. These things happened on June 27. The boat again failed to secure first place, and on tbe 25th the razing of tb Cnrlstiao house and chapels commenced. ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION. Investigation Into th Unknown South ern Continent. Tb International geographical congress voted to meet next year In Berlin. Tb Nor wegian explorer Borcbgrevlmk oonoludod bis account of tbe voyege which be made to tbe Antarotle regions, and said he believed tbelr existed In th extreme south a great continent, naviog an area ol about 8,000,000 mile, aud containing many animals un known to tbe lobabltaot of tb southern hemisphere. In conclusion he said that tbe time was now ripe lor an expedition to tbe Antarotle region. Tbe congress passed a resolution to tb ef fect that explorations of tbe Antarctic regions formed tbe greatest work still to be uudor taken and that, In view of tbe addition of knowledge to every branch of science which would result from such exploration, th con gress desires tbe scientifls societies of tb world lo urge In tbe most effective mauuer that tb work be undertaken before the close of tb century. DESTRUCTIVE CLOUD-BURST MOUNTAINS OF WATER. Freight Trains Swspt Away and Track Burled by Landslides. A Freight trnln on the Florence and Crip pie Creek llallroad was caught In a landslide and derailed near Adelaide, Col., Tuesday night. A succession of cloudbursts occurred nt the head of Eight Mile creek. about 12 or It miles north ot Adelaide. Engineer lien Govs and Fireman Maurice Lyons saw the water coming down tbe creek. Lyons managed to escape by climbing up the lde ot the mountain. Gove Is supposed to hare been drowned. llrakeman Dolnn Is known to bnve lost his life In the water. The flood struck the town of Adelaide, doing great damage. The hotel is said to have been swept away, and Mrs. Carr, Lee Tracey and a man named Watson were drowned. Six persons are known to hare been drowned at Adelaide, and two othera are re ported missing. Ihe railroad tor ten miles near Wilbur has been washed away. The flood was caused by a cloud burst and a wall of water 20 feet high rushed down tbo narrow canon. Three lives were lost, and four employes of tho railroad are misting. The dead are- Mrs, Cnrr. aged 40: Mr.Tracoy aged 30; cook, name unknown. The missing are: It M. Gove, engineer, aged S3, has a wife and child at Florence; Dick Dolan, brakemao, aged 30, bos a mother at Flor ence; Frank Caldwell, brakeman, aged 24; C. G. Hitchcock, night operator at Flor ence. The hotel which was owned by Mrs. Carr and Mr. Tracey was completely demolished, but tbe waiters escaped. There were two landslides, one at Adelaide, the other at South Four-mile. The latter landslide cov ered the railroad track for about 100 feet. About 850 men nre at work and have nearly cleared up the llrkt landslide, and will In a couple ol days have the lino open. A dlspntcu Irons Casper. vyo., aaya: a disastrous cloudburst occured Wednesday at the head of Garden creek, a small mining stream, seven miles south. ine water came ciown me vnuey in uuu wall ten feet high, carrying everything before It- Huire boulders and logs were torn from their fastenings and carried along with the torrent, dealing death and destruction In Its march. A freighter and family, named Nowby.wero camped on tbe creek lour miles from here. Tbey were in bed when the Hood came upon them, and without a moment's warning were burled Into the mass ot water ana aerois. The Intense darkness made escape almost im possible, Mr. Newby only getting out. Hit wife and child were carried off with tbe flood. Sam Farson's camp, near Newby's, was caught by tbe waters lu the same manner, and bis two children were earrled away lu the torrent The bodies of the children were recovered early next morning. Huge freight wagons.were dnsbed against the rocks and broken to splinters, while large trees were torn from tbe ground by tbe out ward rushing waters. Five other freight oatllts were camped on the creek, which lost wagons, harness, camp outfits, clothing and are entirely destitute. Tbe citizens are donutlngclothlng and pro visions. The bodies, horribly mutilated, were recovered. Newby's pureutt live at Long moot, Cot OHIO POPULISTS. Nominated Coxtsy for Governor and In dorsed Coxey'a Plan. Tbe Populist Stnte Convention met at Columbus, O., Thursday. The party In 1803 cast 15,600 votes, und this year 49,800. Hugo Preyer, a leading Oblo Greenbacker, when the Greenback party was In existence, Is chairman of tbe state committee and called tbe convention to order, lie reported nn empty treasury, after au expenditure of i'lit) in distributing "Leaflets on tbe silver ques tion, Senator Jones' speech, national bank and bond swindles, eta," and called upon l he 800 delegates present for financial help. Four women were present. George A Groat. Cleveland, was tempor ary chairman and T. J. Crenger, Sprluglleld, secretary. In bis keynote. Grout steered ba tweeu the factious represented. Silver was not mentioned. His party was tbe one to right the wrongs ol tbe people. The usual convention committees were ap pointed. Mr. Preyer, nt tbe end of tbe first round In a parliamentary light, succeeded in winning first blood to have bis committee continue another year No nomination was made the first day. As the committee on resolutions were unable to agree on a plntform uulil late ut night, tbe time was occupied mostly with speech making. Gen. J. 8. Coxey made a speech before tbe conveutton, and be also addressed an open meeting at nigbt He talked mostly on bis nou-lntereet bond scheme. Aside from the indorsement of tbe Omaha filntform, tbe Indorsement of Coxey'a uou uteres! boud scheme nud good roads bills and the denouncing of tbe trial of Debs were the principal points in tbe platform. Following is the complete ticket nomlnnted: Governor, Jacob 8. Coxey of bturk county; lleutennut-goveruor, John U. Crofton of Hamilton; treasurer, George Harper of Greene; nttorney-geueral, William linker of I.lcklnft; supreme Judge, E. D. S ark ol Cuyahoga; pubilo works, William A Gloyd of Tutcarawns; clerk of supreme court, Thomas N. Hickman, of Morrow After tbe oonveutiuu adjourned it was dis covered that no one had been nominated for the Important position of auditor of state. The stale central committee will supply tbe omission luter. COLLISION ON THE LAKE. Th Big Steamer Alva Sunk Near tb Soo M. A Bradley, ot Cleveland, O., owner of tbe big steamer Alva, received from Sault Ste Uarle tbe following dispatch from Capt J. A Holmes, master of tb Alvai "Tb barg (wbaleback) No. 117, ran into Alva at engine room gaugway.maklng a large bole about three feet below main deck. En gine room full ot water. Will put steam fiump aboard to keep cargo hole free. Stern s on bottom, bow iu four fathoms of water. Tb collision occurred at tbe Neblsh. Both vessels were bound down." Tbe Alva was loaded with oar. The whale back was in tow ol tb steamer E. M. Peek. Both of tbe latter were also or laden. Tb wbaleback took a sudden sheer when near tbe Alva, which caused the collision. Her nose struck tbe Alva three feet below the main deck, making a ragged bole alongside the engine room. Tb Alva filled rabidly, and soon went to tbe bottom, No on was Sutur ed. Tb Alva's bow to kept afloat by the aid of pumps, with her stern resting on tbe bottom. Temporary repairs will be made aa toon as possible and sue can probubly be raised witbln a day or two. Tbe stern of the wbaleboat is badly dnmaged.uud her forward bold is lull of wuter. She can be kept alloat, however, with pumps. Both vessels are lully Insured, Th Taylor Gang in Ja L Desperado Bob Taylor and bis gang ol alleged train robbers bave been turned over by tbe United States authorities to Sheriff Bowers, of El Paso county and taken to Colo rado Springs. Taylor, Wallace, Wildao and Crumley will b placed on trial next Septem ber on tbe ebarge of train robbery and Frank and Louis Van Eck will testily against their. Sheriff Bowers baa received Information to tbe effeot tbat "Bob" Taylor bus committed at least nine murders In Missouri. Arkansas, Indian .territory, new Mexico auu Colorado, KEYSTONE STATE CULLINGS THREE BOY BABIES. - . The Happy Father Named Then Ho Klnley, Reed and Hasting. Mrs. Keith, wifo of switchman James Keith employed In the Pennsylvania Mllroard yard nt Otceola Mills, gave birth to threo boys, whom ber husband named Hastings, Mo Kinley aud lluod. Governor Hastings tele graphed, congratulations Mtid notllleil the (proud father to look lor a chuck. Tho mother and children are doing well. Twolvo child ren bad previously been born to Mr.and Mrs. Keith. - William Densmnrs wns probably fatally cut by John Gasman at .Mountain View park. I loth are young men who live lu Cool Spring Hollow, and the affray was the teqiiel to a Fourth of Jul;-stualble. Densmore spoke Insultingly of Guseman's slstor, and He fought, but Gusoinan wns not sntisiied, and procured a big knife to settle the matter when be next tnot Densmore. They came together at a iwince In tbe park Saturday evening, and the trouble was bruught up. Deasmore bad one arm nearly cut off, and was slashed clear across the stomach, and nearly dlsombowled. Hit condition Is criti cal. After bis victim was carried off by friends, Guseman resumed dancing. Tbe work of converting the Pittsburg A Lake Erie railroad bridge over the Ohio river nt Beaver Into a double tracned structure bas begun, and piles to support It while the work is being done, nre uow bslng driven Into tbe bed of the river. With the completion of the double track across the bridge, tbe Pittsburg A Lake Erie railroad will be a double-tracked line from one end to tbe other. A big yellow dog belonging to William Crumble, of Heaver Falls, caused a big ex citement by running about the streets fioth ing at the mouth aud snapping and snnrllng nt everybody. He attacked Mrs. Henderson and tore part of ber clothes from her body before she escaped. Fortunately be did not bite her. It then attacked some children, but tbey escaped Injury. The attempt of the city of Philadelphia to place a loan ol 1,200,000, with Interest at 3 per cent has again failed. Tbe reason Is tbe low rule of Interest. When bids were opened It was found that but (150,600 of the loan was taken. The first time bids were asked (235.000 was taken, and proposals for tbe remainder were then advertised for. At a meeting of tbe joint consistory of the Bcottdale charge of the Deformed church, tbe resignation of itev. J. H. Mlckley as tbe pas tor was accepted, to take effect on the last Sunday In July. Itev. Mlckley has been commissioned by the general mission boatd of tbe church to take ebarge of tbe congre gation at Johnstown. Fire In the Sturges mine of the New York, Ontario A Western railroad colliery, at Peck vllle killed fourteen mules, and Edward Williams, who warned tbe miners at the risk of bis life, wsi overcome by tne smoke and was brought out in a stupefied condition. The loss Is about (2,600. J. J. Becker Is In Jail at Grsensburg.eharg ed with a shortage of (11,800 In bis accouots as tax collector for Southwest Greenslmrg. The arrest was made on complaint of John II. Scott, who Is one of Becker's boudsmen. Becker Is proprietor of tbe Greensburg market house. Special officer Christ H. Blocb, of Johns town, wbo bas been confined lu the couuty Jail for tbe last three weeks, and wbo was given a bearlug on a writ of habeas corpus was released on (5,0:10 bond. He Is charged with having killed a man be was ubout to arrest. The annual harvest home festival ot the Harmony society will be held at Economy, Sunday, August 12. Tbe principal features will be a grand dinner nnd a concert in tbe "summer garden" by Ihe Economy band in tbe afternoon. An unknown ttrnnger borrowed (10 fiom Landlord Newhouse, of tbe Central hotel, Greensburg and a gold watch ot tbe barten der, leaving a team be hired nt Latrobe as sevurity. He bas not yet returned. Peter Zenon. 16 years old. ot Unlontown. and Henry McCune, of Greensburg, are both lu a hospital at Uniontown dangerously In- tired, tbe former by a full ot slate, nud tbe utter by being thrown off a train. The city Council of Rochester baa Instruct ed Eugiueer J. P. Leut to draw plans fur new water works ana a contest witn the union Water company, of Beaver Fulls, whtoh has supplied Huchester, Is looked for. Burton F. Wood, agent for tbe Singer Sew ing machine company at Huntingdon, was arrested Saturday nlgbt on tbe ebarge of em bezzling fl,2UU from tne company. Trustee John Duss, of tbe Eoonomv so ciety. Is hard nt work composing a grand march wbicb be proposes to dedicate to tbe U. A. It encampment ut Louisville. Archibald Fowler, ot Saltsburg, made an assignment to James P. Watson, with assets of (15,000 and liabilities probably in excess of tbat amount. Police Albert Rodecker, ot Sharon, was beaten into insensibility by a crowd while trying to arrest two drunken toughs Saturday nigut. Tbe Brldgewater Natural Gas company bos raited tne price ot gas la tne Dearer valley from 20 to 25 cents per 1,000 feet Blcbnrd IWndle. a coal miner employed by tbe Cambria Iron compauy, was killed at Johnstown by a full of ooal. W. A Huff, tbe banker, has been elected fire marshal of Greensburg, over John F. Mlttloger, former marshal. Jobn Zeigler. of Bpreckle't sugar faotory. Philadelphia, was found drowned in a vat of syrup. Arch Fowler, of Saltsburg, has mads an assignment, with liabilities In excess ol as sets. M. F. Mlcklem, for many years attorney for tbe borough ol Itocnester bas resigned, TIME TO FREE ERIN. Efforts at Reuniting Irish Faction for th Great Work. Tb national officers and director of th Ancient Order ot Hibernians are in New York City bont ou securing a anion of Irishmen In this couutry In what they consider th most critical point In Ireland history sioo tbe tupprsssion ot the rebellion In 1798 and tbe passage of tbe act of uulon. They will make a supreme effort to bring back to tbelr ranks lbs dlsseotlug section known as tbe "Board ol Erin," and In addition will doe very thing lu tneir power to uung uiuer uouies oi insu men Into one told. Seattle' 96,000,000 Ship Canal. Work was begun on tb construction of tbe big ship canal to Lake Wasblugton aud the reclaiming ol tbe tide lands soutb of Seattle, Washington, Monday. Ten thousand people assembled to wltuess tbe opening. - The lever of tbe big dredge Anouuuda was pulled by Mies Seuiole. daughter of ox-Gov. bemple. President of tbe Wuter Way Company. at 11: iu and tbe big enterprise started, addresses were made by Gov. McOraw, ex-Guv. beiup's sad o hern. Tbs filling fn of the tide lauds will realuim 1.6(10 acres, and the barbor will be connected with Luk Wasblugton by sblp canal, capable of receiving tne largest vessels. Work Is to be completed in tlx years, and tbe estimate cost is cu.uiki.uvu. TRADE STILL LARGE. Th Threatened Strike or th Btlnsra a Cloud on th Horizon. Dun A Co's. Weekly Review says: There Is a preeeptible halt which mny deceive If attributed to wrong came. Trade two months late In the spring pushed forward In to July a largo sharo ot Im-iiiess belonging to April or May. Seeing a msh of orders out ol time, ninny Imagined .t would continue, nnd hurried to give ord". -. The Jam of two month s business into m - .Ifled Prices. Then other orders came to an Ipnte rise. But tho midsummer halt was In . .table, and It Is yet somnwhnt uncertain bo . .uueh improvement in appear niter it. The crop of corn prof es to be the Inrirest ever grown, and is a ., st out of harm's way. The crop of n n: appcarj.from Intor reports, perhatis 2D,000 i) I smaller than was expected a months a. and had the best hopes tteen realised, it would have been more tban 100,000.000 l.nshele short of a full crop. Cotton bos lost n little. Hie general advance in many products also causes reluctance to purchnse, and the distri bution of the post half year has been, In part, to mnko up for stocks mid Individual supplies depleted during two -ars of economy. On the other hand there b.is been enormous In crease In tbe working P.rce and a consider able increase In wages paid, whleb enables people to bur more freely. Strikes ot some Importance appear, but do not yet threaten to last long, thou.li a strike of coal miners may lor a time affect business somewhat ex tensively. The hopeful spirit prevailing In benrly all markets may find Its warrant. In spite of some shortage In crops. ror me nrsi ume since tne rise in tne price of iron products begnn there bnve been some concessions to retain business, and efforts of new works to get orders tend to check the advance. In spite of this the general average of prices Is a shade blither, bar bnvlnir risen relatively more than mill Iron him declined. The market for pig Is quiet. and. on tbe whole, remarkably itrong, with tbe prospect of In creased output. Finished products nre gener ally strong with more demand than can at present be met for plates ami for bar. The structural demand continues large. Including 8,000 tons tor one new bulldln ; in ibis city, nut ine expeoiea uemana lor alls Is yet de layed. IRON TRADE CONDITION- New Structural Business and all Prices on Safe Footing. Tbe "Iron Age Review" sayst The course of tbe Iron markut In the past three weekt has done much to allay foara of too-rapid ad vance followed by settling values. The week bas glvon proof tbat tbe railroad fea ture of tbe Improvement Is developing stead ily. Tbe growing volume ot car building nnd the early Inquiries on agricultural ac count, nave leu to me annouueement of auctn.T (J ndvance in Iron bar. This ad vance, If maintained for GO days, means a (4.60 puddling rate, October 1. Pig iron prices nave Been practically at a stnnd. Tbe surprising thing about recent sales ol Bessemer iron nt nitsuurgu nnd in tbe valleys, Is view of the rapid advances preceding, was tne fact mat tney left tbe market only sligbtly higher. (13.85 to (14 being valley furnace prices to-day. An actual advance of 50 cents a ton Is reported from Chicago on local foundry Irons.wltb southern prices uncbangad. There is a better report concerning Lake Superior charcoal. Figures show tbnt the consumption of tbat metal In the first half of tbe year ot me year was at over twice tbe rate of tbe second ball ot '04. Soft steel, like Bessemer plg,haa been station ary, undcrrecent purchases. Sales at (21.60 Pittsburg are reported. Tbe settlement ol the strike at the American wire company's plant. In Clevelanl, and tne adjustment ol wages at the rod mills means tbat consumpt ion of several thousand tons of steol per week will be resumed at once. The demand for tteel producls bss been In excess of tbe ability of mills to supply. New business in piutee ana struoturai material la steadily coming forward. Tbe whole trade is In a oindltion exceptionally strong and healthy. PETROLEUM POINTS. Work in th.8teubenvllle Field Leasing in Wayn County. Thero bave been more than 120 wells sunk In Jefferson couuty for either oil or gas, which means tbe expenditure of (2:0,000. Tne greatest number ot wells bave be u drilled In tbe Gould Held, due probably to the fact that many good steady producers have been drilled In. There bave been 32 producers drilled in there as agnlust 13 dry boles. In tbe Inland Creek field there were drilled six light producers und 13 dry boles. At Berg bolr. tnree shallow oil wells und light pro ducers bave been drilled In. At Rush Run there have been five light gas wells drilled lu. lu Ml. Pleasant nud Smitblleld town ships there bave been four dry boles put uown. in ine i or onto gas ueiu mere were drilled 13 gee wells, 6 dry boles aud oneligbt oil well. Go tbe Swlckard farm, 13 miles west of Steubeuvllle, two boles were drilled to a depth of 100 feel, and the tools lost In a crevice In eaab luetnuco, A number of boles are being put down which will test nearly every township, and also Increase tbe pro duction of oil Ironi this Held. Thousands ot acres are being leased In the northern part of Wayne couuty for oil and gns. At Orrvllle, J. M. McDowell, wblie drilling lor water, struck oil at a depth of 81 feet. Drillers claim that this section Is tbe oil kelt, and they expeot to find great gush era. - FOREIGN NOTES. Th Spanish cabinet oouncll bas conceded tbe amount wnion America uemnuus as pay men I for tbe Moia iudemuity. Rt. Hon. A B. Forwood, Conservative M. P. for tb Ormsklrk division ol Southwest Lancashlra, bas been mad a baronet Th Methodist ministers In China who were In grave danger are now safe at Shanghai. Tbey bad manv narrow escapes on tbe way irotn tneng iu. Mr. Gladstone has accepted the Duks ol Westminster's .Invitation lo adlreasa public meeting at Cheater, England, Tuesday, ou the subject ot Armenia- Turkey bas accepted In their entirety tbe reforms which tbe powers bave demanded In Armenia after receiving a firm note from the Salisbury govsrnmsnt Serious street disturbance bar occurred at Lisbon In consequence of rumors tbat priests bave been guilty of ebild-tallog. In a number of Instances priests hav been attacked by th mobs, and several ol thens Injured. .Blight shocks ol earthquake occurred at Florence, which caused much alarm In view ol tbe olty's recent terrifying experience. No serious damage, however, was done. In tbe dlstrlots contagious to Ihe city the abocks were more sever. At Comaoohi th chim neys on soma of tb house collapsed. Both Will Die. Y. R. Denny, of Kausaa City, and Charles Saddler, of Texas, one a horse trader tb other a cowboy, bad a misunderstanding on tbe Continental live stock range, 76 miles uorth of Belle Fourobe, S. D. The latter pull d a t--uu and shot Deuny through tbe abdow mso. Denny clinched his assailaut.aad in tbs fight for tbe gun leceived another bullet through tbe abdomen, but succeeded In turn lug tbe weapon on the Texan, abootlng him through tb groin. Both will die. Standing of th Lsagu Clubs. w. u r.o. i w. l. p.o. Cleveland..... M an WW i Cincinnati.. . US M riiisUum.. ...60 Si IW5 1 HiilactelpMs-IH at .6- Uuiltmure -til Kil Ml i New York... 41 HU .6IU Chicago 61 ID .51.7 W iMliiiigli.il. IT -IN . 0 Huston 44 "5 .NIT bt. Louis KM 6J .U.'i bruoklyu 44 SI '643 I Luuisvilw l VI MJ NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. THE CHINESE ADMITTED. Celestial Lawfully Her May Visit China and Return. The solicitor of Iho trensury hns rendered nn opinion In the case ol Low Yee Soon, n Chinaman whose Innding nt H.in Francisco from the steamer B?lglo on Juno 1 was re futed by the collector. The applicant It the proprietor ol a restaurant In Los Angeles, and he claims tbnt a restaurant keeper Is a merchant within the purview ot the act ot 1H!3. The Collector holds that all Chioeso except laborers, who are lawfully in the United Stntet, have tbe right to vl-lt China, or any other lorclgn country, nnd return here on complying with the requirements ot the statutes. 1 he admittance of Low Yce Soon bos been ordered. New Weather Service Order. Chief Moore, of the weather bureau, ha directed all weather station chiefs to prepare lists of street railway superintendents, gen crnt managers of railroads, superintendents ol railroad telegraph Hues and like officials of largs property interests, to whom warn ings ol unexpected occurrences of unusunl weather conditions will be sent. Officials bnve been directed to familiarize themselves with the river systems In their territories so as to be able to make an accurrnte forecast of tbe movement ot flood waves. Consul Pbumscher.of Maracalbo.bat made a report to the state department ol tbe troubles Venezuela bas bad witb European nations seeking to seise upon her territory, and pointing out tbe opportunity of tbe t ott ed States to extend Its trade with Venezuela, nt me expense oi oilier nations. air. I'buroncher says Venezuela, as never before. Is looking to tbo Vol ted Slates for counsel and guidance. The people of the country would prefer to trade with tbe United States, Naval Constructor Woodward, wbo Is charged witb tbe supervision of the con struction of tbe gunboats building at New port News, reports that on tbe 10th Inst gun boat No, 7 was struck by lightning. Several workmen were rendered Insensible, though no fatalities resulted. Commodore Chad wick, cblef of tb bureau of equipment, has recommended that hereafter all steel ships In dock or on tbe ways be connected by copper conductors to protect tbe workmen. Ton of Steel Rail. The Pennsylvania railroad save out an order for 9.C00 tone of steel rails, ot which 2,000 tons went to tbe Pennsylvania Steel Company, 2,000 tons to Ibe Lackawanna Iron Company, 8.000 tone to tbe Cambria Iron Company and 2,(tC0 tons to tbe Carnegie works. This makes a total ot 50,000 tons ordered so far this fear. All tbe material will be used on the lines east of Pittsburgh, and will be delivered before next winter. MARK ET8. MITSBURO. TTIS WUOLCSALI rSICES IRS OtVIH BELOW.) tiraln. flour and k red. WDHAT Mo. 1 red ro 9 77 o. red 75 64 COKN No. yellow ear t6 ti 63 i-J 31 K- 31 80 66 63 4 10 4 15 4 a 4 n 8 HO 8 t0 17 SO 111 U0 III IS) 00 . 0-1 HI no I'i in 15 Ml a uJ 0 50 snxea ear Nu g yellow shelled M MJ 81 111 to IV 64 t-i 4 US 4 III 8 Ml 8 K5 75 8 75 17 (U 15 ISO II IKI ll (10 VI (IU XII 110 1 IKI )) (l 5 15 0 0.1 OA'lfc No. 1 while Ho. a wnite Kztra No. white Light mixed KYli No 1 Nal western FLOl It U Inter patents blends. rnnc-j epring patents Fancy straight winter Mraigbt XXk bskers' Clear inter ftve Oour BAY No. 1 timothy ISO. w Mixed clover. No Loose timothy, from wnsons.. FEKll No. 1 White Mil, Ion No. White Mlilillinga ttrown Middlings bran, hulk STKAW-Whent Oat ; Dairy Products' BETTER Elfin Creamery 20 9 tl Fancy Creamery 17 10 Fancy Country KolL II 1J Low grade and cooking ... 5 6 CUhKi-t Ohio, new 7 iyf. New York, new "4 V Wiet-oinUu bwian 18 Llmuuigor, huwmake. 10 11 fr'rult and Vegetables. AITI.KH 40 g) bAN8 Hand-picked, per bu..,.. i 20 30 Lims. lb 5 1-8 Bti FOTA'l un8 fine, in car. bnl..... 1 25 1 75 From store, bu eo w C'ABBAUK Home grown, bbl... Ml W ONIONS-Yellow, ou 1 25 1 50 Poultry, Etc Live Cblckens, V pair Live Ducks. f pair llressed Chickens, V lb, Live 't urkeys, f lb LOOS I'a. and Ohio, fresb FKATilhliS-JixtrallveOeese,!!! No. 1 Ex. Llvetieese, r In Couutry, large packed 70 9 78 60 tkl 18 11 U W 4U 6 M U u m 45 40 Miscellaneous. EI)8 Clover tut lbs $ 6 40 6 60 Timothy, prime H lio 8 HO Blue urans 1 40 1 00 JtAl.e Couutry mixed. H I HONEY W bite Clover 14 16 St A ILK MYrUT, uew 7U KO ClULK Couutry, sweet, bbL... 4 60 6 00 TALLOW 4 4 CINCINNATI. FLOl'H t764 60 WlikA'l No, 8 Ilea. TO 71 mt.No.il - 63 COKN Mixed 4M OA'iS HO 30 KUOH 10 11 liU'l 'l tK Ohio creamery 16 IS l-UlLAUALflilA. FLOVK I 4 76 WlihA'l-No. H Kcd W 76 COKN No. S Mixed 4M 10 OAI8 No. 8 White. 84 86 BL'ITKK creamery, extra 18 s.uua fa. nrsis 14 MKW YOBK. FLOrR-Fatents 8 7504 16 U11S.AT Nu sned 74 76 Hi a state 68 "7 COltN Na V -. 47 H OA IB While Western.. X7 JV BL'likK-Creaiuery . U 10 aooa elate and feuu 14 LIVE STOCK. CIKTtUL bTOCK YasUM, kAST LlBlBTT, PA. CATTLS, Prime. MCOtol.fiOOIbs 6 60 i 6 86 Oo.l, l,boO lo 1.1UO ILNl 6 10 A 86 Oood butchers, l.SJUlo l.uoulos... 4 78 6 ou 'ltdy, l.ouiio i.lbuoi 4 KO t Ml Fair 1IUI steers. UUJ lo 1UUU lbs... II) 4 10 Couiluuu, .UOlovuuui 8M 8 40 uoua Pblladelpbias . 6 40 8 50 Best Workers aud mixed B 10 t 40 Commuu lo lair Yorkers. 6 10 . 6 86 kUksr. Zxtra. 88 to 10ft Iba Cued. l-A lo ue Iks t air. 78 to S6 los. Common epriug Lambs 8 00 8 uo. 8 i 8 8A 1 80 8 16 1 OJ 1 H6 8 00 4 60 Chicago. Cattle Common to extra steers (.l.'iUiiti.oO: suckers auu leudurs, S'i6o.l IU cows slid bulls, l. 75(,.i.BH; culves, Sj.8ou5.&9 Hogs beavy, e4.MtUAJ.; common lo choic mixed, LtMut4.tl; cUolce assorted, i.yost. 15; Ilk 111. 4.1 iii .; piss, Ho4. i. Sheep iu teller lo choice, S- '-uLou. lambs, 3.lMJig130 Cincinnati lings select sblppers none; butchers S.i.isial. lu; lulr iu good packer fi.eo loj.uo: lair to Itvht si.loio...5: common and rolltfh4.tN'to4.SU C attle-g Jod sbippom4. udo'i. UU. good uwilolce SCMito-MH 1 hilr to medium aiSolo gi.&i; cuuiiuuu aQto.v0. LmiiiLs exira8 i,-Ai Sood to choice 4a6iud-u0; cuuiiuuuui tail 8.80 to-cuu
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