NOTES FROM WASHINGTON.! A DESERTED CITY- Jim Dead at a College Town During Vr cut Ion. This it the tlrno of year when Washington is "dead." Everybody who can gets niriiv from the hot concreted pavements, Hint lu-j tensity the heat find never cool o(T, and took' mora genial ellmo. Washington U thoroughly lacking In summer amusements; and the best one ciin do in to ride In the elec tric cur to the iitmrtm. While I ho well-to-! do have Utile trouble In dosing IhHlr home!) and seeking the seashore or the mountains,! the tamtlics of tnnnjr ol the Government clerks, even those In the lowest grades, nrel In many enure nhlo to llnd muting plnco' with relatives or friends In tho Northern homes from which they enme. There la a perceptible thinning out of the say proecs lon of shoppers nnd visitors to the dry goods stores, which can be noted on the principal business streets every pleasant afternoon, and tbe contrast la marked with the opening dayi ot October, when nearly everybody returns to town. The hotels nre well nigh desert I during the Hummer months, and the shop keepers feel keenly the rediia lou In the vol ume of trade which la due In the absence of the more permanent populntlon. Wa'hlnuton Is foit inately free from gront catastrophes ot any kind, nud especially those from the deadly trolley. There la but one trolley In town. nod Unit will mi-mi cense to be, a the District Is wnuii g n successful wnr gainst It. Hut this particular trolloy does little hnrm anyway. Tim trolleys In moid Inrge cities add greatly to the number of deaths. Thu experiments Hint are being renda In Washington with rapid transit methods are I emu cl.isnly nn'ched In various parts of the I. nited States where Ihe trolley and cable o.irr monopolize Hie street tram. Washington tins iiimle a thorough test of the nvallnldllly ot I lie torriige-l utiery system, which has been .1 i-.-.it it .-i I for the present, and attention is tlf d ii, on the development with the Duds-Pei-tti mi. erground electric system, which Is about to t e tiii'iiduced. It Hint proves sue. O'sslul from an economic point of view It will ring the deutli knell of countless trolley lines II through Ihe eonntiy, where the people have endured the dnngots and Inoouvenlenco of th's system with a good deal ot Impatience. 'The National Capital Is always a point of ex eept'.oi it', interest to the rest of the country, and whatever Is first put under way here Is regarded with the closest scrutiny. Work on the new thrnter that is being erected on the site of the old HUilne Mansion la rapidly progressing. it Is on l.afavette Square, a lew hundred feet from the White House. AFTER AMERICAN TRADE. Hueeia Will Display Samnles of Her Wares in New York. The llutilan department of commerce has issued a note calling upon merchants to send samples ot their wares to the Itussinu consul at New York, who Is organizing an exhibition of Russian goods, with prices, etc., with the view to meet frequent Inquiries Irom Ameri can Importers. Mr, Alexander Olnrovsky, Ittisslnn consul at New York was agreeably surprised when shown the HI. Petersburg cablegram. "1 am very glad," said he, "to llnd that my efforts lu behalf ot the KussLiu manufac turers nre beginning to bear trult. About six months ago I thought of this projret tor bringing the mautiiaclurcrs cf Ktnsa in closer contact with American merchants, Hid conceived the Idea ot establishing an exposi tion for samples of llussiun textiles mid lub rice, with the prices attnehed to them, some where In this cily. I communicated my Ideaa on the subject to Ihe proper department at St. Petersburg, tot huve not yet received a reply. This cablegram, however, shows me that ti:y eliurts are appreciated, nud I have do ileuM that my exposition project will V successful." Among the exhibits will be mineral oils, leulbvr, colored marble and lubr.es, such as crepes and alike. In addition to this scheme, the llusalnn eohsul spoke of nuother important departure upou the part of the Itusslnn government. It is proposed to establish a line of steamers be tween Odessa and New York, calling at Con Mantinople, the Asia Minor Islands and porta of Ureece, Nap.es, (lenoa, Algiers, Cadis, Gibraltar and the Azures. Mr. Olarovsky said that the volunteer fleet which was organ ised during the Hu-no. Turkish war, will be called to furnish the vessels aecessnry tor this line. FROM FAMINE TO FEAST. Farmers Who Received. Aid Last Wintir Now Prosperous. An Incident occurred in l.oup City, Neb., which marks the difference in the condition ot things which exist throughout the Stnte now and thlt time Inst year. Then a disaster greater than words cau tell had occurred Hleivatlon practically stared Inrmere in the rase, mow tuey nave nut barns or com cribs big enough to bold the product which bounti ful nature bus provided lor tbem. In the very room from which BOO people had distributed to them all through the win ter mouths the supplies sent them Irom the K-aal was glveu tne uurllngton a land agents sxeurstou, a fesst of Nebraska's products good enough for a king, Tne hosts ot ihe occasion embraced the opportunity ol ex posing In words which came from the heart their appico alion ol tne aid then exteudtd them, wbne they pointed with pride to the walls ol the room bung with some of this Tear s products of the fields, and assured their guests that Nebra ks has enough In Vi nivntneio come to teed tue world. WEEKLY CROP REPORT. Drought Has Deteriorated ths Cora in Sections. The weather bureau, in Its report ot crop conditions for the week ended August 12, says i The condition of corn in llsrylund, Vir ginia. Indiana, Oklahoma and uortlons ot Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri, owing to nrougni, is not so gooo. as it was a week ago, hot to Pennsylvania. West VlrgluK Ohio and Michigan, it baa Improved. The corn crop continues in excellent ecnuiuoa in wisoonstu aad generally throughout the Southern states. In Northern Mississippi and portions ol Tennessee and Kentucky, however, lata corn is being unfavorably alfeated by drought la the Dakotas and Minnesota oorn oontlnues backward, and In the Dakotas its general condition is not good. Drought has been relieved In Pennsylvania and Ohio, but continual In Houtnera New jersey, aoa in portions ol Maryland, Vlr gluts. West Vlrglula. Iowa. Nebraska. Kan as, Oklahoma, Central and Hcutbern Texas and Northern Mississippi. Frosts occurred in the Central and Northern llockv moun tain regions on the 8th, 9th and 10th, causing some Injury in Montana, Idaho and Utah, Flowing for fall seeding has commenced In new jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois. Missouri, Michigan and Minnesota. Two Racers Bought. August Belmont has purchased Henry ot Navarre ol Dyron Model land and Dorian of t. W. ltogere. He paid ,000 tor Henry of Navarre and 17,600 for Dorian. He does sot Intend, be says, to raoa them In England, it proposes to confine his racing operations a Imarl.t hnnlna In ul.Ml. . b, u .... . , ol she I art here. TELEGRAPHIC TICKS- ....... A I n on Pacific freight wr k at Tanaph Knu., killed two tramps. French troops flghilng the Moras ate dying off rapidly ftom malaria. Mrs. William Drowning killed her husband and herself near Evnnsvllle, tnd. The Iteptibllcans ot Maryland nominated Lloyd l.owniles tor Governor. Many ot the finest trees In Chlckamnuga National Park have been torn up by a storm' The New York State Democratic Con vention will be held at Syracuse September 24. It Is offltlnlly staled from Madrid that Spain will have 16,;7J troops In Cuba by Sept. 5. 'The steamer China, which sailed from Han Francisco for tha orient Welnesday carried 10 Presbyteran missionaries. Ex-stata Treasurer Taylor, Hie South Dakota defaulter, was sentenced to five years In the penitentiary. .lames (.anion and William Johnson wore killed at Castleton, N. Y., by the explosion of the boiler ot a paper mill. Several persons were badly hurt at Thorn ton, Iud., by the promnture explosion ot n lot ot llreworks during a display. Thomas Hevenden, the famous arllst. was truck and Instantly killed In Philadelphia by I trelght train while attempting to save the life of a little girl. The three murderers of T. 1. Fdnklcs, of Hranaon. Miss., Marshall, Coleman nnd I ox, ill pleaded guilty and were sentenced to the penitentiary for Ufa. William Elleilge, tax collector ot Jefferson ouuty, Tenii.,iind l. C. Hill, Superintendent of rublio Instruction, have been Indicted for altlng school warrants. Hail of great slr.e fell to the depth ot four Inches it llelleplnln, Minn. Horses stand ing on the street were knocked senseless. Much damage was done. Km met IMvers.the negro who assaulted and then killed Mrs. Cain, near Fulton, Mo., was aken from the Sheriff ot Fulton by a mob tnd hanged to a railroad bridge. The Colorado Humane Society has appeal ed to Governor Mcltityre to Issue a procla mation forbidding the proposed Mexican bull 'Ight at Olllet, in ths Cripple Creek district. Between 7,000 nud 8,000 workmen em ployed In making children's Jackets and pants in New York, have struck for yearly sontraats instead of six months' contracts. Samuel Vinson and his ion, Charles, were taken out of the county jail at Ellensburg, Wash., by a mob and banged to a tree. The two men murdered Michael Kohlopu and Joseph N. Dsrgman. Minister Ferrell, has asked ths Turkish Government for a detachment ot troops to accompany Sachtleben In his Investigation In the Kurd country ol the murder ol Wheel man Lsnz. rugulist Corbett, from whom his wife se cured a divorce two weeks ago, was married at Asbury Park, to Vera Htenwood, the co respondent lo ths divorce court. Her name was registered in the license as Miss Jessie laylor, ot Omaha. ORDERED MORE RAILS, Has Now Purchased 60.000 Tons of Steel Balls Tbla Tear. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has placed another large order lor steel rails. According to the custom ol the big company when early shipment Is desired, the order has been spilt up between several large rail mnnu' factoring ooncerns. The order calls for 9.000 tons, which make) a total ol 00,000 purchased by the company this year. Every division on the innlu line has been benellted by this frugal buying and the local yards and tracks have beeu put ii-lo the beat ol shape. The new bridge being built by the company over the Delaware is uearing completion, and a large part ot this now order will be used on the bridge and Its approaches, and on the new connecting line and sidings on the Jersey side ol the bridge to the malu Hue. T he latest order has been distributed among the following companies as follows: The Carnegie Company will make 2.00J tons at the Edgsr Thomson works, the Pennsylvania steel works will make up 2,000 tons, and the Cambria iron and meet company a.uoo. A PLUCKY WOMAN. She Shot a Divorced Husband Who Perss cuted Her. James Amlck was shot and killed by Mrs. F.lla Amick.bls dlvoroed wlle.ten miles north. east ol Eureka, has.. In tbs presence ol Mrs. Amlck s nrotner, and ins latter a wite. Amlck bad been threatening the woman, and Dually turned upon her with a rnw-hlde, whan she seised a Wiusheater and llred. H died within a lew minutes. Mrs. Amlck surrendered. Witnesses of the murder stats Mrs. Amlck was Justified in shooting. There has been trouble between the couple ever sluce I belt separation, and a few mouths ago Amlck was seul lo Jnll for beating the woman. Iteceutly ins friends secured a pardoa from the uov sruor. Negroes Wlil Organise. John (i. JnUea. tha nntria.l r -.ui eago, and other prouiiuent members ot his ,..usu a eau ior a mate convention o Colored men In meet in Utii,...H-i.l m ... - - - . -,..upiinii,, in nep- tember 24, to orgaulse a State League lo pro- mm iMuiuuio in- oeat interests ol the e. ored people of Illinois. Each olty and to col wn is requested to send two delegates. This an Outirmwth nf I K ani., : .. i Is HherlB Clark, ol Princeton, arrested over nil nf (hat man sariA m . a a- Tn u negroes out or tne ....... ... nnM smuiou lu Ua work by armed deputies. ' 15 An Oil Firs. Ths explosion of a still ot benr.lne at the "ii uii jiennery at nndlay, u. caused a serious lire, aud resulted In thi probably fatal Injury of two employees. Will lam Adama and Willi. m ti Hi-n.i ,... -u. iivuuiruu, nuiueu wera covered with Ihe burning oil and badly ".-, isuoi iuu uaaas, irom wuicq tue iieen peeled on. The explosion ths still snruad firs over 10 acres nf ,,-r,.. and buildings. Tank after tank caught from the heat, and ibousaadi of barrels wore con- Eight Meet Killed, A tarrlt.l. ..nl.l ... j . uui as jueuaiitiy Pa., near the Philadelphia A Heading rail- v"i wm,i:h vigut jiauaus lost ineir llv and ten sm m.Iah.Iu lnl...i m... ....iwu.ij .ujuivu. mi man freparlug a large quantity ot dynamite .v. .- iuH iurp'Ma, wuen, irom soma un known oause.a premature explosion occurred, The sight men were killed Instantly, thalr re mains being scattered for s long distance Irom tbs terrible force, Tbey wet all trigbt- ffllllw ilnanisla.l FATAL DISASTERS IN JAPAN OVER 3,000 DEAD. - . . Frightful Disasters Oauaed by Storm on the Coast of Japan. The steamer Empress ot Jnpm arrived with advices from Yokohama np to August 2, The number ot deaths reported In the rnllwny accident ot July 23 was greatly ex aggernted In some newspapers. Only sixteen oldlers were killed, and eighteen were more or less seriously Injured. The statement that the train was blown bodily oft the track Into theses Is also Htscrsdlltid. It Is be lieved that some ot the rails were displaced by the waves, which were driven by the tem pest to a great neignt, and tkal tne cars con sequently ran over the edge ol an embank ment, aud were plemged into tne deep wnter. The effects ot the storm were disastrous In all southwest provinces of Japan, Thou sands ot houses were destroyed, and hun dred ot fishing bonis and other small craft were sunk, and at least 100 lives are known to have been lost. Many additional disasters caused , bv the storm of July Hi are reported from the South and west of Japan. One thnusnn l llshermnn of the slnule province ofSalsuma are known to nave been drowned. Three steamships were driven ashore, nnd few ol their crews and passengers escnped alive, llallwny accidents have been numer ous. In consequence of the heavy floods, and several villages on the seacoast have been literally destroyed. The lists or deaths as Slated by authorities will exceed 3,W. THE QUEEN'S SPEECH. No Complications to Endanger ths Peace of Europe. After the House of Commons reassembled Thursday, the members were summoned to the House ot Lords with the usual formali ties, and the queen's speech was read by the lord chancellor, Baron Halsbury. It was as lollows: My Lords and Mentis men The communi cations which received from foreign powers sssure me of,the continuance of their good will. I am happy to say that no internation al complications has arisen In nny quarter calculated to endunger Ihe pence of Lumps. The war between china and Jnpnn, which was In progress sit the opening of the Inst session, bas been brought to a conclusion by a pence which I trust will endure. I ob served strict neutrality during the wnr, nnd have taken no action In respect thereto, ex cept such as appeared to me likely to be Invoiable to a termination of hostilities. I deeply regret to say that the most atro cious outrases upon a body of English mis sionaries are reported from the province nf iu-klen, In cnina. in repty to curliest rep resentations addressed to the Chines-) gov ernment by directions, active measures, which I trust will prove most effective, are being taken for the punishment ol the mur ders nud nil persons In any degree respon sll le lor these crimes. The Internal troubles which have broken out in the Armenian districts ol Aslastlc Tur key have teen attended with horrors which have moved ti Indignation the Christian nations ol Europe generally, nnd my people esnecliilly. My ambassador nud tne nmbnssa dors ol the emperor ol llussla and the presi dent of Ihe Irench republic, nctim; together, have suggested to the government ot the ul tan reforms which, In their opluion, are necessary to prevent a recurrence ol constant disorder. These proposals are now being considered by the saltan, and 1 am anxiously awaiting his decision. The speech concludes with a reference to the Incorporation of Itecbunaland Into Cape Colonv. The speech to the Commons merely says that the estimates lor the service ol the year which were uot voted at tne last session will be laid before them aud says: ."At this season of the vesr It will probably be I mud more Coovenleut lo deter to another session the consideration ot any important legislative measures, except those which are necessary tn provide lor the administrative charges ol tue year. Foreign Notes. Nine workmen employed In the Germanian dock tarda ut Kiel, fell into the harbor from a lauding stage and drowned. Consul Sheridan T Head at Tien Tain nihled the state deiinrtment at Washington that cholera bad Lroken aut at Tien l.siu and Cheloo. Constantinople advices report that England Is the only Dower In tavorol coercing i urkey She Is thereiore pushing a strong squadron north from Egypt. The other powers oppose coercion. According to Armenian advices a maraud ing band commanded by a colonel ol Kurdlsk cava iv has blundered the village ot I'osekan and ano:b-r band la said to have plundered Ihe village of Segurknu. A dlst stch from Tunis says that a collision baa taken place near (iaietln between a number of barges loaded with iron and n ferryboat which was crowded with people. Home ol the latter's passengers were klued and many were drowned. SLAUGHTERED BY A BOMB. Mohammedan Bulgarians Killed in ths VillasTSof Doapak The London Times prints a dispatch from Sofia, confirming the report of the attack by 600 Bulgarians on ths Mohammedan village ot Dospat, across the Turkish frontier, before dawn. Toe later reports received show that 800 houses were burned and 100 people killed. A dynamite bomb wits thrown from a tnoique Into a crowd ol refugees. The times says that the village lies In Ihe wildest recesses ol the ilhodope mountains south-east ol Ilatak. it Is Inhabited br Mohammedan liulgitrinns, brave aud warlike lauatlcs, who bate tho Cbrlstlau ilulgarians more tbau the Turks, aud are therefore likely to take a terrible revenge. It Is believed that the attack wits arranged by thu Mueedoninu committee iu ordtrto provoke fresh atrocities, and thus incense Europe aru ust Turkey. The lluigurinu government has explained to the porte, In reply to Ihe pro. est of that government, the ditltciilty ol watching the frontier because a large concentration ol troofai would L regarded Willi suepiciou by lurney. THREE PERSONS CREMATED Foul Play Suspected in Coinectlon With aTsnnessee Senaatlon. Near Arlington. Tsuu., the log bouse ol Mrs. Carrie Harrell was destroyed by lire and she and her two daughters were burned to death and their bodies consumed, The son who slspt In the rear of the bouse, escsosri with his life. Foul play is suspected, and the sheriff has left for Arlington with blood- nounus. Crathia Waa to Blame. The admiralty court In the easa ot the North Uorman Lloyds Steamship oompaoy against tue owners ot the lirltlsh steamer Crathle, by wuicn vusset ins company ! steamer Elbe was sung on i-owoaiou, cug land. In January last, found for the steam. ship oompany, and hsld that Mat Oralg, ol tbs Craihle, was guilty ol quitting lb bridge of his shin bsfore the collision without ade quate reason. Ths ohlef officer ol the watch ol the Elbe waa censured also lor neglecting to sum us ueim ana use nil stesm signals. THE FRUIT OUTLOOK. Returns Indicate a Larger Crop Than for Several Sears The official returns for August show that the prospective fruit crop ol the country, taken as n whole, is much larger than lor several years. 'The report follows t Apples -The crop met with no serious ob stacles to development during July. '1 he in fluences upon which the proper maturity of the crop naturally depends lisve been so fa vorable that a very general Increase In Ihe Index figures has resulted. There are, how ever, some very Important States In which tne crop proinisaa is less man naii tne nor mal product. This is the casein Main, New Hampshire. Vermont, Michigan, and W iscon sin, the percentages ranging from '1H In Michigan to S'J in Vermont. .Mnssacnusettn, New York, Pennsylvania, and lown, show conditions between M nnd 60, or slightly abovs one-half the normal. On the other hand, 15 states New Jersey. Maryland. Virginia, .Virlh Carolina. Arkans as, Tennessee, West Virginia. Kentucky, In dians, Missouri, Nebraska, Colorado and ths acltla coast States, excluding Stales not commercially Important, have a condition ot HO or over, and ot these, six, New Jersey, Kentucky, Indians. Arkansas. Missouri and Colorado are above UJ, Kentucky going to 101 Ohio and minors, with conditions 73 snd 7'i, respectively, stand between the high and low. The crop is reported generslly short In the northern, but abundant In the southern portions ot theas Stales. The gen eral average ot condition is n.l against 44 last year. Peaches 1 ne average condition August 1 Is M.3 against 'JJ. In lrj. T he prospective vield decline.! heavily in Delaware, where about oue-thlrd the normal crop la now indi cated. New Jersey has also suffered, the per centage falling about fi points, and resting at HI. Conditions are ingn In Connecticut and tleorgla, respectively t)J and 104. Mary land hopes lor a two-thirds cropi Virginia something under that, A very short crop Is indicated lor unto, anu tor Michigan about half the normnl product. On the I'uclilu coast conditions approxinistetbs genernl average for the country. Much complaint of drop ping and rottiug Is made, the latter especially In the South. A NEW RAILROAD. Rival for B. A O. and Pennsylvania In the Coke Region. The Pennsylvania and the linltimore and Ohio Itallroads are to have a strong rival lor he Immense touuuge from the Connellsvllls coke region to Wheeling nnd Ihe South in the Wheeling Air Line, projected nnd to be built bv H. C. Krlck. chairman of the Carnegie Steel Company, and Andrew W. Mellou, A. H. Mellon and It. H. Melon, ol tue banking llrm ot T. Mellon A Sons. The new line will start from Youngstowo, Westmoreland county, on the I'niontown llranch ot the Pennsylvania Kallroad, and will take a course due west to Wheeling. T he air line will alsonfforl an Inlet for the Iteech (reek Iload or the Pittsburg nnd East ern, the route having been surveyed from MnhnfTuy, tnrougn Indiana county, to rinlta- btirif, crossing the Kisklmlnetaa river; thnnce to Sewlckley creek and West Newton, where It connects with tne new "Bee ' Line. At West Newton connection can be made with the Pittsburgh. Youghlogheny and tlcKees- Iiort Itallrosd and an entrance enacted into 'itlsbiirj. A-'doser connection, however, cau be iiimle at Monongnheln and also at Kinley vllle with the proposed West Side He t Line, and the latter, it is understood, is the Intend ed route. CLAY-WORKING INDUSTRY. Ohio Haa the L?ad and Pennsylvania Cornea Third. The statistics of ths clay-working Interests of the United States nre reviewed in the re port ot Ihe Geological Survey, It is the first time that this subject has been considered in an annual survey report. The total value ot the clay products Jl tile United States for IHH4, exultidlug pottery. w.is over (iu.OOO.OO). The only comparison mat cm be made Is with the census of 1H!I). ithL-tl places the V tine at ti7.l)U0,0U0. Filty-tnree per cent of t lis value was t it bricks, which numbered l).l:Vi,0.i0.0il i. There were enough ol them to mnku a walk over 11 feet wide around the globe. Ohio stands at the hea I of the States In day iniiiul actitre, Its produots being valued at lO.titiH.llOO, or over 16 per cen' of the pro duct of the whole country. The other Itates follow In this order: Illinois, 13 per ceutt Peuusylvnnla, 11 per cent; New York, i per rent; New Jersey, 6 per cent; looianii, i per cent; Missouri and Iowa. 4 per cent; Massachusetts and Mlohigan, & 1-U per cent; Mnrylaud, Wisconsin and Minnesota, 2 per sent. SLAUGHTER BY BULGARIANS. Several Hundred People Killed in a Raid on b Mobammsdaa Village. According lo news Irom a Turkish official source, 600 Bulgarians, led by three reserve officers, attacked Ihe Mohammedan village ot Dospat, across ths Turkish frontlsr, bsfore dawn on Mnturdny. Ths Bulgarians then sst the village on lire and slaughtered the In habitants Indiscriminately as they rushed Irom the houses. It is stated that several hundred wera killed. Tha Ottoman aom mlsslouer has delivered a protest lo the Bulg arian government. A telegram Irom Buda Peat says that an at tempt was made to wreck Prince Ferdinand's train, on his Journey to Sophia. The police beard of the plot, ooaupled ths Stelnbrnck and Frsnystadt stations and caused tha train lo maks a detour to avoid tbs Buda Peat ststlou, Tha vail of Balonloa telegraphs that a Bulgarian bead, numbering about 1,000 men, has attacked the village of Jasakli.in tbs dis trict ot Klrdjsll, and burned U00 bouses. The Bulgarians are also said to have klllea twsnty five ot the inhabitants ol Janakll. Tbs vali of Adrainonle has sent a similar dlspn'ch, but he thinks that ths seoouuts ol the affitlr are probably exaggerated. Influx of Japaness. The bureau of Immigration has Information that a company baa been formed In Japan lor the purpose of sending Japanese laborers to tbla country under contract. Commission er General Stump, in speaking of tha matter, said as yet the bureau bad no positive knowl edge on the subject, but was Inclined to give credeneeto the rumor. Up lo this lima only comparatively few Japanese had come Into the country, but bis Information was of such a character that It could not be Ignored and nil Immigration ngeuta every where, especially in the NortbWHal, would bo put on their guard. Silver Confe ranoe. The conference ol the silver leaders in Washington was eonaludsd Thursday. Ths resolutions adopted declared lor the Iree ooinage ol silver, and arraign tha adminis tration tor its recent bond contract. Speech es were mads by Senator Daniel, of Virginia, Congressman O Nell, ot Missouri, Fltblan ol Illinois, Livingston of Georgia, and Col. Casey Young of Memphis. Senator Jones ol Arkansas, presided over tbs conference, and thsrs wers present tbres United Mutes sena tors and seven members of congress. A Bloody Battle. la a bloody battle on Straight' Creek, Ky., Bear the Harlem county Una, over ths possession of a tract ol land, Wiley Black wai snot through tbs neck aad will die. John Hilton and Leonard Caldwell were sbotln tne arm. Skirmishes bavs bssa frequent between ths factions for three weeks, but this waa tbn first pitched battle. Another is likely to ocout at any hour. KEYSTONE STATE COLLINGS NEW ROAD TO BE BUILT. Bond Issue Authorlzsd for Wheeling's Northern Outlet. The stock-holders ot the proposed Pittsburg Monongahela and Wheeling railroad met In Pittsburgh and authorised ths Issue ot nfliclenl bonds to baild ths line at once. The Issue will probably amount to 12.0)0,000. The leading memleri of Ihe company are Gen. W. U. Dacey, (ten. Charles U Dodgs and II. C. Burton, ol New York, and George H. Armstrong, ot Pittsburg. Gen. Dacey announced that the line woald cons st ot fifty miles of standard guage track, running from Monongahela City to Wheeling. The Iron workers' plcnlo at Ellsworth park, near Scottdale, was broken up by a murdered about 1 1. HO o'clock Saturday night John Gallagher, ol Everson, slabbed-, lames Welsh, ol Scottdale In the neck, rnirTpletely severing the Jugular vein, causing death In a lew minutes. 1 he killing was the result ot an old grudge. Gallagher, who bad been black-legged during the big strike hers last yenr, was chased out ol the grounds by a big orowd, and nfter running about 100 yards he turned and stubbed Welsh who was nearest him. Work began Monday on lbs new railroad extending Irom Altoona to Pblllipsburg,and will be known as the Altoona snd Phillips burg railroad. The new line will Intersect at Phlillpsburg with the Beech Breek railroad, which extends by connection with the Head ing road to Philadelphia. The rond when completed gives a competing line, aud opens valuable bituminous coal, timber and larra lands, lor this section ol Pennsylvania. Important changes In the weather bureau service thrmghout the United States have been ordered. They Include several removals ol observers, a suspension and a dor.en or mors transfers between various stations. William S. Deyo, observer at Erie, Is removed and the vacancy Is not filled. At Frederlcktown, on tha Monongnhela river, a farmer named Darby thought burg lars were trying to enter uis nouae, aud nred In tbelr direction. Ho was much surprised to Hod that the supposed burglar was one ot bis valuable horses, which be bad shot so badly that It may die. A movement Is now being promulgated for tne erection oi a mammotn axe plant at Mill Hall. The new plaut will not be controlled by the trust At the old plant at Bellefonte, ment that there is to be an Increase In wages IB tne near future. Executloae for 1(1. 8:13 43 were Issued against Benjamlne L. Land Is, a farmer of Landis Valley, by his wile. In addition he nas confessed judgments amounting to B44, 6:10. His principal asset is his real estate, which Is assessed at t4'J,00. In a dispute about tha rent of a house at Apollo, William Iroyer shot Itobert Wllkeson in the leg. Mrs. Froyer also beat Wilkescn over the head with a potato masher. Froyer was arres'ed and gave ball for felonious snooting. The gas well struck by the Itochester Oil and (las company In the Jacob Test farm, at Brush creek, is a roarer and has caused much excitement. 1 ne pressure is &0J pounds.and the noise it makes van be heard for miles. In making change for a stranger Miss Mc Mahon, elerk lo the Bellevernon postofllce, was flim-tlameil out ol10. The stranger substituted a tl bill for a tlO bill while Miss McMnhon bid her back turned. A registered letter has'been received at the Sharon postofllce from Jonesboro, Ark.. which was sent to that place I years ago and never clsimed. The money was paid back to the tender. Several prominent eltizena ot Philadelphia have tiled a did in equity to nave an injunc tion Issued restraining the city officials from taking the Liberty bell to the Atlantlo exposi tion. Mrs. Frank Wilson, who lives at Ormsby, nenr Bradford, and who was obout to die Inst week, claims lo have been restered to health by Iter. Charles sommsrs, a taito curlst. While attempting lo prevent a fight between his father aad James Hultaian, on Snturday, Ulysses Cunmau was probably tetany stab, bed ky Huffman on a farm near Uniontown The Venango county commissioners have decided that electric car companies cau cross the county bridge;, thus settling n long di. puted question. At New Brighton, Homer Welsh is in inil pending a coroner's Investigation of the death ol David Kobler, who was lound dead uader a bridge. James Lape. aged 6 years, son of Mrs. C. J. Lape, ot Bridgeport, fell Into a tub ol boiling soap. He was terribly burned and Is suffer ing great agony J. B. Kagy, lumber dealer, of Irwin, was stricken with apoplexy at Greeneburg. He formally lived in Johnstown, aud is 47 yenis old. John Byerly, a wealthy farmer near Taren turn, was killed by a trobey car. while at' tempting to cross tbs tracks at that place. Thomaa and Charles Gregory were danger ously hurt by the premature explosion of a blast lo a ooal mlns at Clearfield. Eatablte Tibbs, ot Uniontown, who escaped from Dlxmont Insane assylum recently, was seen near nis some on Saturday. About 190 men employed at the New Castls tlu mill are striking lor so advance ol 10 cents per day In wages. Mrs. 3. W. Hough dropped dead In ber boms near ureeneburg. one was uo years old ana was worm tou.ouu. The Postofflce Dspsrlment has made an allowance ol :i,84 for elerk hire m tbs Mead villa postomce. Edward Dean was arrested at New Castle charged with forging bis father's nume to a cneck lor ioo. Ths man found dead on tha tracks near Transfer, baa been Identified as Moses MID Lien. Park Presbyterian church ot Erie has Call. ed Key. Alfred Meyers of New York. Erie's Isks business for August Is double last j tar s. A Town Destroysd. The bark Helen W. Altuy bos arrived from enmriiHii. nit yesavi uaa oeea among th Marshall and Carolina groups, and will! cruising about tbs later islands ths town ol rap waa almost destroysd by a hurricane. ww rw nm m mo uionua SHU OI tne ffrO oup at tne time ana escaped tne blow. D. O'Keef, one of the wealthiest traders in South seas, la renor.ed tn hv .n D. tbe tbs way Irom 20'M to 50,000 by the storm. His stors and dwelling were demolished and considerable stock was killed. O' Keefe is the owner of the St. David group of islands and aiau large luiemis in nOUg UOng. Ths Boston Wool Markst. Tbs business In ths wool trads this wssk baa been comparatively dull, which was naturally to be expected, as manuruoiursrs bavs Durohased a large amount of wool during tbs past two months and are In a better position now to await svsnta. Tbs tons ot the market, however, la llrm, and operators ars looking tor a quiet market tor tha next two months. Tbs following ars ths quota tions ror leading descriptions: onto ana Pennsylvania fleeuea, X and abovs, 17(J)1H0 X and above, iMtgJlUo; No. 1 combing, 2S0 .No. a combing, 3 delaine, wrscil 1-sO. CONDITION OF TRADE. Activity and Oood Prioea Contlnne In ths Iron and Steel Business It. G. Dunn A Co., in their weekly review ay: It le a belated season; a frozen May let everything back. Ths heavy business which ought to hate been done In May nnd June was pushed Into July, so Ihstthe mid summer decline due In July comes In August. naci oi an aouots is tne tact that tne Indus tries are doing better than anybody could nave expecten. t ne output or pig iron Irom August 1 was 180,625 tons wsekly, or 178,505 by another report, In either case close lo ths largest output in though surpassed by 15,000 tons In the spring ol IWIi. Unsold stocks are 88,078 tons smaller, the great steel companies having made purchases In sdvsnce ol needs, but the actual consump tion Is large, aud prices rise In Ihe face of the Increasing output. Bessemer Iron Is 14. IS at rittshurg, and plates nave advanced tl per ton, though other prices are in some esses shaded in the east The sales ol wool, ,818,600 pounds domestic and 3,'i7'J,U00 for eign this month, against I J. 870.610 domesllo and 1,601,500 last year, and ll,8i'.i,802 domes tic nnd 4,830,500 foreign In 18UJ. Indicate that domestic soil Is largely held for specu- iniion at prices aoout i cent nigner tnnn manufacturers feel able to pay. Crop re ports modified expsnatlons as to cotton and wheat and cotton speculators bave bought, lilting the price five-sixteenths, while wheat with mors evidence of loss In yield bss de clined 1 7-8 cents. August earnings ot rail roads thus far show 6 per cent behind last years, with loss on nsarly all classes. In July ths full returns were 10 per cent, and In June 16. i per cents, below those ol 18!t'i Eastbotimf shipments from Chicago for two weeka ot August have been Hti.745 tons against 97,088 last year, and 100,109 in IH'.i'J. failures lor the week have been I'M In the United States sgtlnst 229 last year and 39 in Canada against 45 last year. End Of B Boatmen's Fight. W. F. Seavcr. of East Boston, and W. B. Smart, ol Dorchester, Mass., who are living at Spring Haven lor tho season, saw a small steamer off Diamond lalnnd Wednesday even ing In which two men were wrangling. Soon afterward the vessel sank nnd the men were seen struggling in the wnter. Senver and Smart were unable to obtain assistance, nnd believe the men wars drowned. No steamer Is reported missing. Personnel of Parliament. A census ot the Parliament lust assembled shows that only 90 out of m8 are new memb ers. As to occupations 160 are lawyers, 84 are manufacturers, ax nre merchants, to pro fessors In universities, Ul journalists, U skill ed laborers. 10 brewers, distillers and wine merchants, 40 army and navyolTloeis In active service, 146 gentry, peers' sons and peers' vromers. Julias Berghoff was arrested at Hoboken, N. J., on a charge ot embexzllng (20,000 from Mattiage A Son. provision dealers of New York. MAHKKTH, I'MTSKI ltd. ilia wiioimAi.K mu ss ak given bsiow I. ram. t' lour and Seed. HIIFAT-No. I led S 71 75 No. x ie.1 .a ItlltN -No yellow ear i.' 'l No. it yellow shelled 44 S3 .Mixed ear . hi 41 UATS No. I while 'JH Ml No. it white m (! 1 lira No. I while '.'I k l.icln iniied - i.t 114 RYh No I A 51 . No, 'i western - 51 ''i FUH KM inter patents MeiidK. 4 no 4 in rsncyepriliff patents s si s in . Fancy straight winter 8 75 8 IS) straight XXX bilkers' 8 111 )' Clear tt Inter a K 8 '." hye Hour 8 IS l 8 7 HAY No. 1 timothy 1 ii Hi 50 NO. V H Ml 13 IIO Mixed clover. No, 1 18 III 1 1 ml New liny, from wagous. 1(1 is) ii UJ FKr.D No. I While .Md., lun l ill '.u mi No. a While Middlings 17 .'si l HO Brown Middlings in (HI 17 10 Hrsn, bulk 15 III jr. t sTIIAW-ttueal 1101 oi'i Oat a Ml ? Ikl liairy frossuesa bl'TTKR Elgin treuuieiy i!) g n raucy Creamery ill yo raiicy country HolL M H )5 Low glade and cisiailig 5 ' s t lihhMi Ohio, new a K Nework. new !l lVs Wlscoiisiu ewisa ItLy y.i Lliiiumger. uewiiman. io' :iL6 trult and Vegetables. APIM.KS Rhi 1 no 1 7 I'kAi IlKH. In, Ul I rfl HCAK", (.11 VI 1 Ml BkANS Hand-picked, per bu .,. a iM if Lima, lb 5 l- I'd! A lime Hue, lu car. bid 1 85 175 rrtim Blum, uil ., no CAHHAtJK tioine grown, bbl fin V5 Poultry, Ktc Live Chickens, V pair 70 0 '5 Live liucke. pair Ml at) liretsed cblcaena, V In. 18 4 Live turkeys, f in 11 in ItlKiH Pa. and Ohio, fresh U ) r'KA'lilKKH--.xtraltvelieee.wln 55 Ml No. 1 kx. Live lieese, 'y lu 4U 45 country, large pacaed 85 411 Miscellaneous. fEEPS ( lover tM lbs. 50 a 8 85 I iniotby. prime H 75 as) rllue Ctrasa 1 40 1 aj RAtih country mixed. M i 1 HUN KY While Clover 14 lb MAPI. HKLP, new 70 IS) ClUKK Country, sweet, bbl...... ik) IUI 1 ALLOW ..44 " CINCINNATI. FUH'R 8 764 50 WHKAT-No. II Ken 1)11 70 RYU No S 40 CORN Mixed 44 OA'itt go j KUOI H II bi l l hit Ohio creamery 16 18 1'UILALIE.LPIJIA. FLOl'B 8 ltla4 76 WlikAT-No. i Red Ul 71 tOKN No. 4 Mixed 48 IT OAle No. While. as ml bL I I Kit creamery, extra 18 M kotie i-a Brate 18 NJCW lOHK, FLOi:it Patenta WtifcAT No, lilted RYk mate CORN No. V OATH W bile Western HLTI'KK creamery kclliM Mate aud 1'enn t 'J 75.B4 16 '.II ! 47 7 .t 7 4M Jti JO 14 LIVE STOCK. ClKTKSL STOCk Yahus, ICast Ubihtv, Pi. rarrut, Prime. 1.400 to 1.500 lbs 5 :!5 5 rl Onud, 1.8UU lo 1,4110 Iba Ul 5:11 Uood butchers, I.JOO to l,3U01b. 4 75 6 I'l lldy, LOW lo l.ldolt. 4 H5 4 75 Fair light steers. iu to )0Ju lbs.... 8 7.i 4 in Common, ;uu to tajuib a 10 Hi) HOOK Philadelphlaa 6 15 5 31 Beat Yorsera aud mixed. 5 10 5 1.1 lowiuou to lair Yorkers.. 4 to 6 w) Extra. 88 to 106 lbs 3 on .1 41) Cloud. 86 tot lbs II HO i Ul Fair. 76 to 85 lbs , 150 k Ji Common , '. 1 00 1 - spring Lambs 8 00 4 In) Chicago. Cattle Common to extra steers 8.b0ls)ti.UO; sleeker and leaders. i50i ill cows and bulls, ai.50ual.li0: calves. tl.iMiaii 1! Hugs heavy, $4HM4.to: coinmuii to choice mixed, $4.4DI6.0j; choice ssaorted, S5. lOieA -A; light, I4.iOi.40; pigs, SlMl I.ItU nhaep-lu-leilor to choice, ta.uuis4.isi; luuiba, uo,1.50. Cincinnati Hoga select shippers none: butchers a4.s6a6.Ui,' lair to good packers i.ii5 to4.uo: fair to light t6. ioioi.ii6: common aud rUghS4. '-'6104.80 l allle g aid ahlpora4.4lltoIKl good locholce 44 MilnMI ; ralr 10 ineiti'iin Si lus l.afi; eoiniuou ' '.Mo'V-s. Lamia e.ttrau: good to choice S4.iOio4,;&; comuiuulo lair 40J to i.:t.
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