KEYSTONE STATE CULLINGS DEAD IN THE WOODS. George Barr's Throat Cut and Suicide Indicated. George Barr, of Homer station, on the Pennsylvania and Northwestern railroad, left his home on Friday last to visit his brother-in-law, who Is employed In Bland's tipple, liot returning at night, a sea re u was made for him, but It wns not until Hundoy thnt be wns found lying In tbe woods with his throat cut. The theory Is thnt he committed sui cide, ns helind been III for some time, nnd hnd not been In his right inlud. He leaves a wile and five children. Tbe electric street rallwny nt Washington haa expended f IS.OOO on Its Hues. The new choo!nooe for Washington borough will cost t lO.i 00 aud the Second I'nlted l'resby terlnn church 20.000. F.nst Wnshington borough In expending (30,000 In street pav ing nnd the Citizens wntcr company tlS.iKO In constructing Its new dam. lhe Hazel Clnss eompnny Is erecting n Inrge three-story rick sddition at a cost of about tis.noo, nnd the ImncBti glnss eompnny has completed a three-story brick building nt n oot of fdO, (WO. lhe circulation of this tl7N.0l)0 hat helped trnde nbout town generally mid work bos been furnished to huudredsut people. Miss Lizzie Long, who Inst winter threw Iter Illegitimate bnliy Into n vacant lot at Blnlrsvllle Intersection, nml wns tound guilty of concealing the dentil ot the child, a tempt ed to commit sulcldo with liuidniium on Tuesdny night, but will probably be brought through by the doctors. Mrs. Annn Bell, aged 2S, an Inmate of the Venango Couuly Home, set lire to her clothes and died in terrible agony. Hhe bnd been suffering from grip. Edward J. Gibbons, a prominent politician and real estate owner, wns killed by n full ol a roof ln the Mill Creek mine at Wllkcsbnrre. There is a famine on freight enrs on nil lines In this Hints, and mnuy shippers who were holding off for lower freight rates are now offering a premium tor ears. The Iron Industries aro clamoring tor better service, and the 1'ennsylvnnln Kallroad Company has just placed aa order fur 1,000 gondola freight Jesse Baxter was killed nnd En" gleeer Brock way nnd Krnkeman iiaginlro were seriously injured by thn wreck of a freight train on the Western New York nnd Pennsylvania railroad at Lldred. William M. Morrell, who wns released from the Eastern penltentlurv nt rtiiludelpliln on Monday, was rearrested nnd taken to Blnlr county to answer a charge of swindling men by promlslug to procure them appointments on tbe Philadelphia and Heading coal and Iron police. A Are department has been organized nt ilonaca with these ofllcers: Chief marshal, James A. Arbogast; assistant, Fred 1'ntton; foreman, Forgle Hmlth: assistant, Henry Faust: president, D. II. McOreary: vice presi dent, bavld Hurry: secretury.H. 1). Hamilton treasurer, A. H. l.lndsuy. George Goss, 11 years old, who wns releas ed from a charge of lorgery at New Brighton, last week, bns been rearrested for larceny and bos confessed that he stole articles four limes from A. P. Clerk's house, Night Wnlchman Jnmes Bunlnp, when two masked men attempted to rob him tit Beaver Falls before daylight II red at them and tbey disappeared In the darkness. Tbs potato crop In Lycoming and Center counties is so Inrge that the tubers are be coming a drug ou the market at 20 cents a bushel, while some farmers are glud to sell as low as 10 cents. Hsckett Leahy, 10 yenrs old, fell ngalnst a circular saw lu llalnej's planing mill ut Lilly aud was Instantly killed. Ramuel Ttifle, turnkey of the McK-nn county Jail, wns struck by a train at Hinetb port and died In two hours. William L. Elking, ot rhllndnlphln, has offered a prize of ifO.uOO for tbe best picture painted by an American artist and exhibited at the annual exhibition of the 1'ennsylvunln Academy of Flue Arts in December. Judge Blmonton, of tbe Duuphln county conrt, decided thnt the Inw establishing the superior court of l'enusylvnuia is uncon stitutional In so fur ns it limits thn number of Judges to be voted tor to six ins'.ead ol seven, the total number of candidates. Citizens ot Blairavlllewho guaranteed 12, 000 to the Whitney glass company, ot Phila delphia, It thoy would operate tbe West l'eun plant for 10 months out of 12 each year lor tbree years, now threaten to suethe company tor failure to keep the contract. John Bponsoll, who boarded with Mrs. Dora Eberllne, at 1H:1 Mouth Hevonteenth St., Pittsburg, kliied himself with a revolver, because Mrs. Eberllne attaobed bis wages for board. Coroner King, of Beaver county, bat decid ed tbat May Brown, the Polish woman wno died at tbe Beaver Valley hospital, presum ably from ubuse, had an aboess ou the liver which caused ber decease. Cornelius Hnyder and Jnmes Wishnrt, of Sharon, were probably fatally Injured by being struok by a New York, Pennsylvania 4 Ohio train. Twenty-live students of Westminster ooi lege, at New Wilmington, have left the col lege beoause tbe faculty would not suppress Greek letter lriiternltles. Levlaon ft Cohn's distillery, and alio their clothing store st Bcoltdnle have been closed on attachment by tbe sheriff. At Johnstown ths oornerstons of ths Ht. John's handsome new church was laid Bun day with Imposing ceremonies. Fully 10,000 peopls witnessed tbs service. Ths snnual reunion ol the 110th regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, was bold at Monaco, on Tuesday. Btablstown, near Greensburg, was raided by burglars, every store In tbs town being robbed. Mrs. Tlllard. wife of Alloonn's Ars chief, was seriously injured by an electric street car. Jndgs Magee refused a charter to tbe First Church ol Christian Hetcntists ot Piltsburv, John H, Bloups was dangerously stabbed by two highway robbers at Altoona. Apples ars suoh a drug In Blair county they are selling at 6 oents a bushel. An unknown Pols from Pittsburg was kill ed by a train at Greensburg. John Minster, of Altoona, was probably fatally bnrned by molten Irou. Claysvllle Is suffering from an epldemlo o typhoid lever. Southern Industry. The Manufacturers' Record reports the bank olearanoes throughout the Bourn for the week show a large gain over the correspond ing peried of lost year, with railroad triilllc also increasing materially. While the pre vailing high price or cotton aud the alum . ant supply of corn and bacoa bnvn put Houth era farmers in belter lluniiulal ooudltion than for some years, there Is no special lucrease ol activity iu the organization ot new iudustriul enterprises. 000 Were Killed. An explosion on a steamship at Kung Pol, ear Klauhow. Tbe steamship was loaded with troops and it if reported 600 ol them ' lists killed. W. C. T. U. CONVENTION. Mil Wlllard Outlines an Alliance Whlcb I to Be Hade. Tbe twenty-second annual convention ol (lie National Wcmnu's Christian temperance union begun Id Uultlmore, Oct. 18. At tea o'clock Miss Frances E. Wlllard called the convention loonier, nnd rend her nnnunl ad dress. Hhesntd nil the ntnten mid territories except Oenrgin nnd Arknnsnn now rcqulra tlm teaching of the lawn ol health to all school children. Four timed n yenr I lie Hun d ny school lesion tenches lolnl nbstluence. Thegenernl assembly ol tho Pri-shytnrlnn elnireh linn thin yenr declnrod In favor of nou nlchohcllc winn lor encrntneiitiil purposes. In the widening Held ol athletics nil stimulation In diicounieunnced. 'J lie bicycle In the mom lntluentlnl tern pernnen reformer of the time, and milk la the Invortte beverage of I hone who ride to win. Men who drink lakn Ion, and moro men do not drink at nil than In any previous jrenr. '1 bin la the testimony of rnll rond mnnngera, life Insurnncesocietlcs. police cnpiiiine ami the general public. Miss II 1 1 tit 1 mrtner snin n union of re. form lorcra In contemplated, and the lenders have ngreed to the following1 basis: 1. Direct legislation; the Initiative and thn referendum In nntlonnl, atnte nnd I wnl tnattersi the Imperative utaudiite nnd pro- lortlotuil reprenenin'lon. 2. When nny irunch of the legitimate business becomes n monopoly In thn bands of the few ngnlnst the Interests of the ninny, that Interest should lie tnken potseseion of, on Just termn, liy the miiniclpnllly, the atntn or the nation, nnd administered ty the people. 4. The election of president nnd vice presi tlrnt ol thn t'nlled Males nnd of I'nlted Htntea senntors by dlrei-i vote of the people, nnd also of all civil onicers, so fur ns prac ticable. 4. I'.qunl siillrnuu without dlstlc tlonotsex. fi. As tho Innd Is the rluhlliil heritage of the people, no tenure should hold without use nnd occupancy, li. Prohibition of the liquor trnlllo tor beverage purposes, nml the governmental control of the snlu for medlclunl, scletitlllcnnd uiechnnlenl uses. 7. All money paper, nold and silver should he Issued by thn nntlonnl uoveruuient only, nnd innde leirnl tender for nil payments, pub llu or private, on limire commute, ami In amount adequate to thn demands of business, 'i lie I mi nnd unlimited coinage of silver and KOld nt the rntlo of III to I. It wns stated t lint the membership shows n (rain, notwithstanding the hard times. renn svlvntilu being the banner stnte iu this re. gnrd. 'J he nnnunl report ol Mrs. Katharine I.cnte ritevrnnn, of Massachusetts, tho correspond In secretnry. lollowed. DuriiiK the yenr loft unions were organised, wlih 2,7114 active nud CO1.) honornry members. The total of new members f cured by those organizers in both new nnd old nnlon, aa recorded in ofllelnl blnnks. Is nboul 5,000. 'Inn rerort ot me trenaurer. -Mrs. iinlen M. Ilnrker, ol Illinois, showed totnl receipts of theyenr. 2:i,0:is.lMi: total expenditures, IS, 03M.34. lenvluir a hnlnnce In thn trensury, nfter all bills are paid, ol 4,070.0V. Jtuceived for dues, f 14,71.7.311. ARMENIANS CALLED DOWN. The Powers Preparing: to Send a Mote to the Patriarch. At a meeting ot the atubnsandors of the powers, which baa Just been held, It was de cided to send a collective communication to the Armenian Patriarch In order to solicit bis aislstauce In the efforts being made by the representatives of the foreign governments to put a stop to the ngltuliou going ou among the Armenians. The Turkish newspapers have published an article contradicting the prevailing1 Idea that special privileges will In future be conceded to the Aimenlaus. Tbe article continues: "As. however, the existing laws reuulre modifications, and certain reforms by whlcti all, without distinction of race or religion, will benefit, will be introduced tentatively in certain provinces ol Anntopla." lhe article Is regarded as Intended to pre pare the Mussulmans for the promulgation uf the reforms forced upon the Turkish Gov ernment by the powers, nud to prevent tho impression spreading thnt tbnt they nre for the exclusive benellt ot the Armenians or n result of the Armeulau agitation nud the in tervention of the poweis. Blr rbllln Currie. the British nmbnssndor. bns received from an Armenian sour a warning thnt the Voung Turkey party will probably Induce some Armeulau inlsarennt to attempt bis life In order to diegrnce tue Ar menian people. The reloruisare not, properly speaking, tho grunting of fresh privileges so much ns re capitulating and providing for the regulnr nil ministration of already existing codes alTeo' lug the well-being of Moslems ns well hb Christians. The Armenians consider thnt the concessions nre Illusory, nud Turkish ofllclaln admit thnt they were wrung from the l'one under violent pressure. The Turks are furi ous, and ninuy competent observers do not hesitate to predict a crisis lending to revolt nnd bloodshed, compared with which the Ar menian troubles would be lualgnllluaut. HAD NO MERCY FOR HIM. One of Four Murderers Who Got Off Light Was Lynched. At Hampton, B. C, William Blake, Br., Jason Blake, I'rluce Graves nnd William Frazler, were convicted ot the murder ol ltnymond Meares. William Blake, Br., was recommended to tbe mercy of the court, nnd bis sentence wns Ills imprisoniuenl. The other three were sentenced to be hanged. There wns dissatisfaction at the jury's rec ommendation to mercy of William Bluke, Br., and while the oouviutvd men were ou their way to tbe jnil, tbe Hberlfl and bis constables wore overpowered by a u urn tier of men and William Blake, Hr nud William Frnzier, who were handcuffed together, were forced from the custody uf thn constables aud taken oft Into ths woods. The handcuffs wore unlock ed In some way aud Frnzier wus returned to ths custody of tbe jailer. Tbe crowd pro ceeded to a dense piece of woods about half a mils from tbs court house.and hanged Bluke. Shipwrecked Bailors Resoued. Tbs Indian liner Dunera, from Calcutta tor London, bns landed at Plymouth unit of tbe crew ot the Italian bark Fmppo 11., Cnpt, Monona, which left Cardiff Hepioiubei 17 lor Baenos Ayres and foundered eu route. The Flllppo It. sprang a. leak In raid ocean and the crew worked incessantly at the pumps for three days, but tbey were obliged to abandon lbs ship. Capt. Martoun, who refuses! to leave the ship, and the carrnter were drowued. The others of the crew hud a terrible experience in an open boat. Tliy bad no oars, sails nor water, und they were were In a raging storm for thirty bonis. They bad abandoned .nil bopa when tLi-y were ploked up by the Dunera War ln Syria. Considerable excitement prevails In ths Lebauou district owiog to tbe conflicts which have taken place between the Druses and Mutualis, in whloh men havo Lo. u killed on both sides. Finally the Mutualis assembled 4,000 armed uieu near Union, with tho inten tion ot attuuking the Druses. Tbe latter thereupon appealed to their vo-rellgloulsta In iiauran, who arn prenurl'.g to send H.utH) men to the assistance of tbe Druses, i lis Ya I of Damascus is trying to preveut u coblllut. Three Killsa by Dynamite. A speclul from Hhnrpsburg, Ky., snyOi Whiles party ol workmen were engaged in building a turnpike In the Flat creek neigh borhood a charge ut dynamite that had beuu prepared for u blast prematurely exploded, killing three men and wounding several others, Ths names of the killed und wounded are unknown hers. The plnoe where Ibe ac cident occurred is some distunes in tho coun try Irou this place. THE CZAR MEANS BUSINESS. Wants to Make Korea Independent of Foreign Interference. An exchange of communications has oo cprred between the Itusalnn Oovernment and lhe Jnpnnese minister at fit. Petersburg, with reference lo the recent disorders at Hooul.the capital of Korea. The Jnpnnese Minister assured the llusslan Government that the culprits would be puu l.he I. Kussla Is said tohnve replied thnt she Would be forced, In consequence of the riots, to tnko steps considered necessary to pre svere order nnd to mnke thn Korean Oovern ment Independent of nil foreign Interference. A .'ending Government ofllclnl snysi "As to the course proposed, ltuteln will do her duty, wholever Is entailed, without stopping lo inquire whether other powers like It or not. Hhe will never nkondon Korea and will protect hernuninst all encroachments." A dlpntch Iroin Washington says: Min ister Kurlno, nf Japan, consented to tie inter viewed ns to the recent stirring events In Koiennttt-tiding thn disappearance cf the Queen nud the reported signlllcance of the trouble In showing Jnpnn'a purpose to estab lish aproteelorntu over the Herinlt Kingdom. Brasll Hasn't Aoted. The Spanish minister ns Wnshington. Benor de Lome, lias received an official cable dis patch from Mndrld announcing the statement thnt thn Drnzilinn government nnd taken no tion grunting belligerent's rights to the ( ul an Insurgents to be entirely without Inundation. Honor de Lome states that the government of Brnzll bns recently given proof ol Its friendship for Hpnln by nccordlng every fnclllly for the embnrkmeiit at Itlo Janeiro In tbe Spanish transport Han Fer nando ol over HUD Hpanlsh volunteers en listed to light In Cubn ngaiust tbe Insurgents. Rosebery ii'trm. Lord Ilosebery, the ex-premler, In a speech delivered at the opening of the new Liberal Club nt Ncnrborough, said thnt to bis mind the primary obstacle to all reform nud tbe greatest danger to the stnbllity of the atntn lay in tho present constitution of the House ol Lords nud if the nntlon hud realized thnt fact, the result of the recent geueral I elections Would have been very different. CUBANS GROW BOLD. Tbey Will Push the Fight Into the Span iard's Playground. The Cuban revolutionary party In Phila delphia annouuees that the Cuban lenders have decided that the waiting policy be changed to one of boldness. Alrendy, It Is alleged, there arn n thousand revolutionists Is the Held around the city of llnvnnn. Hpnln tins declared ber intention of crushing the rebellion this winter. The revolutionists are to take ber at her word and face her on her own ground In Mntnnzas and Havana provinces. General Mnceo, with 2,000 men, was at last accounts preparing to go to Camaquey to meet Geueral Gomez, who Is to have 2,000 nlso. lly this time tbe junction of the two commands bns been e fleeted, and 5,1)00 Cu bans nre on tholr wiiy to where General F.O' loff Is operntlng. Gomez nnd Mnceo will wnlt In Las Villas until they bear of tbe arrival on Veulta of Colonel Collnzo. As soon as he Innda the men and munitions he wil I proceed to Mat no ma. The patriot army will march to meet him, led by Gomez. The combined army will be composed ns follows: Gomez, 2.5' 0 tueni with Maeeo. 2.000; drawn from Itoloff, 0.000; total, 10,000 men. The Cubans expect the march to Havana will be opposed by Campos himself leading 10,000 regulnr troops tnken from Las Villas nud 6.000 from Havnun TAKING A NEW TACK. Japan Recalls the Present Legation in Korea. The entire Japanese legal ion In Korea baa been recalled. A new envoy baa been appoint ed. lly the recall of her legation from Seoul Japan seems to bold It responsible for there cent riots there, during which Korea's Queen Is supposed to have been killed, or it not directly responsible for permitting disorder, at lenst to allow Japan to appear to be mixed up In It. Thn head of the thus dlscrented legntlon was Genurnl Viscount Miura, a uoted Japan ese scholar nud u lieutenant geueral lu tbe army. Japan has tried four ministers within about a year Oyeshl, Otori, Inouye und Mluro. All are able men, chosen because of suppos ed special Illness for tho work of making Korea a country to ber own heart. Every one failed to curry out the program laid dow. Korea's Qneen was the fatal stumbling block in their path. Hhe is ont of the way, but the latest dispatches Indicate thnt llussln will be as much in Japan's road in tbe her mit kingdom as she wo in China. NILE OF THE NORTH. A Great River Discovered In ths Province of Quebec Prof. Bell, of tbe geological survey, who has returned to Ottawa, Ont., reports having discovered a large liver lu ths Provinoe ol Quebec Bhortly alter his psrty orossed tbs Height of Land they lollowed an unknown river, whlcb gradually widened until It as sumed great size. They lollowed this river lo James Bay. Tbs river had three large branches, one ot which bad Its source north of Three Itivers; another In the LakeHL John region, and tho third near Lake Mistossinl. This new river, for wbieh the Iudians have no name. Is much larger than ths Ottawa, and Dr. Bell affirms It to be the sixth of the gleet rivers ol ths world. Its average width Is considerable more thnn a mils. It tliws through a level, clay country, la very deep and may be called a new Nile of Ibe North. It is 000 miles long, aud great stietobss would be navigable lor steamers. Towards James Hay, there are successions ol great rapids. The banks are heavily woodeej with pine, apruee, tamarack, balsam, and white birch. A Notable Find. W. K. Morelnod, who bad charge ol a large seat Inn of tbe Mound Builders exhibition In the Ethnological department ot the Chicago World's Fair, made a wonderful discovery iipou u eolug a mound In the Little Miami Valley near Milford, Ohio. It consisted of unpiecedented number ot skeletons ot Tory nuuient date, along with Hints, weapons, utensils, religious emblems aud the like in great variety und of diverse material, Includ ing soma ornaments lu gold and silver as well as bronze, Tho And Is regarded as rich, and wonderlul as a mere curiosity aud also as a great acquisition for etboologloul science. A Train Wrsoked. The southbouud passenger train on the Bt Louis, Chicago and Ht. 1'uul railroad, Blulf line, tan into an open switch aud collided wilb a uuuiberot fretgbtours. The engineer, Areinun and bridge inspector, who were ou the engine, Jumped. The engineer, Hldnny Long, broke his skull, lie was taken to Ht. Louie, where be died. Bridge Inspector Williams hnd a leg broken, and Fireman mini Johnson was badly bruised on the head. None ol the passengers or others on the traiu were Injured. Thought He Was a Turksy. While out bnntlng wild turkeys In Hunt ingdon county, Pa., G, W. Pratber, ol Pitts, burg, mistook tbs head ol Constable James McFeely, ot Altoona, lor a turkey and filled bis neck and back lull ol shot . OUR INDUSTRIAL REVIEW. BEAVER VALLEY PROSPERITY Prospects of a Steady Run at the Differ ant Factories Are Good. The prospects for good, s'endy run all the winter at the different fnotorles ot Ihs Beaver Valley are excellent At Beaver Falls nil the factories are la active operation, with the exception of the nnil and wire mill of the Consolidated steel company. That portion of lhe nail mill destroyed by fire a year ngo Is being rebuilt, and It Is expected thnt both ths nail and wire works will be In operation by November 1. Tbe Morndo bi cycle company has gotten lis new plant In active operation, nud Ills expected the first wheels will be completed thla week. Uf late several parties from Cleveland, New York and 1'lttabiirg have been Inspecting the large building occupied formerly by lbs Eclipse bicycle works, which removed to IClmira, N. V., nnd It is thought thnt It will result In the buildings being occupied by an other bicycle works. The Meyers shovel eompnny haa Just begun the erection of a Inrge addition to the works, nnd the Union drnwn steel company has just completed a large addition to its extenalve plnnt. At New Brighton a new shipping ahnd 170 lent long haa just been completed at the hol low ware works of Dawes & Mylar, and they contemplate other additions. Thn new plnnt of thn I'hoeulx glnss company at ilonacs Is rapidly nenring completion. At llochestor the big pinning mill firm of William Miller A Hons was awarded the con tract lor doing the bnrdweod finishings for tbe Fidelity life nssocintion's new building at Philadelphia. The contract foots up tlOO 000. THE STORES WILL GO. Coal Operators Pledged to Quit the Bust ness January I. The Joint convention ot coal miners and operators In Pittsburg adopted the following at tbe rocommendatlon ol a committee ot miners and operators: "Whereas, It Is believed that thn opnratlon ol stores In connection with mining has re sulted In great Injury to the mutual Interests of operators and tnluera, nud "Whereas, Mnnv operntora who heretofore kept stores themselves or collected for other store keepers, discontinued doing so August S, nnd "Whereas, We recognize the many dlfll eultles to be met by operators In dispos ing ot their stores without loss, therefore, be It "Itesolved, That nil stores owned by coal companies and kunwn ns company stores be abolished on or before January 1, 18110. Mine owners, superintendents, mine clerks or bosses shall not either directly or Indi rectly be Interested or conneoted with such stores. "Tbnt thn reoogntzed screen of the Pitts burg district shall not exceed 0U superficial feet, with Vi Inches betweeu bars. Hcreens shall be free from all obstructions. "In the Intorest of uniformity and fair weight we recognize tbe right of the miners to have a check wnlgbmati on every tipple, and in order that be may got his pay we recommend that be shall be paid by the min ers through tho pay rolls of the company. All check welghmen must be competent to properly perform thn duties and not inter fere with tbe buainess ot the opernter, and shall not serve on the pit committee. Improvements at Brilliant. Ths next few weeks will see marvelous changes and extensive improv-meuts at the Brilliant, Ohio. mill. The muck rolls and furnaces will be ready to stnrt next week. The 22-inoh and 10-Inch skelp mills are being Cut In, and an extensive addition will be ullt to the pipe mill. Contracts wi!l be let soon for lap and but .veld furnaces, pipe rolls, threading nud testing floors and machinery. The mines sre being oleniied out and new entries nrs being driven and gotten ready for work. Ordered Back to Work. Tbe alriking miners in the Clearfield, Pa, region, were on Friday ordered to resume work on Monday by Wiillnm B. Wilson, mas ter workman of the Independent order ot Knights of Labor. Tbestrike wns occasioned by the discharge of n number of miners for violation of certain rules. A committee will visit tbe operators during the week with a view to bawng the discharged men reinstated. Plats Glass Works to Resume. Ths Howard Pints Glass works of Dtt. 3tiesns, Pa., that have been Idle since last une, resumed work Monday In full tores, employing about 800 men. Thn emnloves of F. Urnhnm's 0l.a tba at Brilliant, Ohio, have gone ont on a strike tor so advance. They have been working for 25 per cent. off. Ths works will shut down tor several weeks, and If the scale Is given to anybody U will bs to nsw workmen. The Joint convention ot coal miners and op erators ol the Pittsburg district sucoeeded In establishing a satisfactory scale ol mining, and lor outside work, and Axed 20 cents a ton Senalty lor mines which ksep stores after auuary 1 next SPAIN BACKS DOWN. The American Consul at Havana is Rsoognissd. El Naclonnl says that tbe Hpanlsh govern ment bas not reoeived auy threat from tbs government ot tbe United States respecting ths reception or treatment ot the United Btates consul at Havana, Itnmon O. Williams. El Nnolonal adds tbat tbe government of Hpnln, In consequence of the friendly repre sentations ot the government ol tbe United Btates, bas recognized tbs American consul as a diplomatic agent Official dispatches reoeived st Madrid from Havana say that nn Important engagement has been lougbt at Llanadas iu the Meneset district ol the province ol Bsuta Clara be tween a Hpanlsh column commanded by Col. olllnii, nod tbe oomblued luaurgeut loroes led by Guerrs. Gnrrlllo and ltodrigu'z, The ilghtlug Is said to have lasted for seven hours, alter whlcb tne enemy was dispersed, bul afterwards returned at tbe Hierra Colorado, where lhe Insurgents were eventually routed, losiug a number of killed and many wound ed. Oa Ibe HpsuisU side several soldiers were wouuded. New Battle Ship. Tbe battleship Iudiana was given a pre lliuluary run over the Government trial courao off tlie Miwanchuectta coast, between Cape Ann and Boone island, aud tho result was very satisfuutory. On the run up the course tho averitge reached wns 15.01 knots nn hour for two hours, Theaoiir-e measures III knots aud Is marked by six big black buoys placud 0.2 knots lipurt. The greatest speed achieved wns between the ihird and fourth buoys, the averuge fur the dlstnuce beiug 15 7ft knots. Boilurs.engiues aud every thing about the ship showed to such ndvaut ago oa lhe run that it was not deemed usees' snry to speed her on the return trip, and sbs wus therefore Jogged back over tbe course at an overuse speed of li knots. Built h ft Myers Isundry works at Birming ham, Ala., were burned and two women wors futally hurt. TELEGRAPHIC TICKS By collision between two electric ears near Mt. Clemens, severs! Detroit Christian Endeavorers were Injured. Bt. Clnlr and Hanson were hanged at Bt (juentln prison, Cnl , lor mutiny on the American bark Keeper In January, 1893. A ferryboat having 60 passengers aboard collided near Carlo, Egypt, with a steamer. The ferryboat capsized and 50 of those on board, mostly workmen, were drowned. Additional advices from Kln-Cbow confirm that the loss ol lite by explosion of ths steamer Kun-Pnl, loadod with troops, wns Tory great. (July iil persons of the COO on board were saved. A dispatch from Rhnngbal snys It Is report ed thnt antl-forelga riots hnve occurred nt Chaug-Pii. CO miles southeast of Amoy, and at Fu-Klen, where the cbnpalt of the English mission were destroyed, the mandarins open ly refusing to Interfere. FOUND THE FORGER. Robert Beeson who is Wanted in Several States Arrested. Robert Beeson, highly connected with Western Pennsylviintuns and West Virginia families and a forger of national noterlety, has been enptured In Orleando, Fla., at the Instance of Maryland authorities, nnd placed In Jnil at Baltimore. lleeson's criminal enreer Is a botnble one. It begnu lu lierkley county, West Virginia, fifteen yenrs ngo. lis wns au extensive entile dealer and lu a time of flnancinl extremity forged n note for t4 000 on the Hbeunudonb Vnlley Nntlonnl Unnk of Winchester. Vn. He wns arretted, but escaped from prison and went lo Cali fornia, whore he was compelled to leave for a similar crime a few years intor. Keturn Ing to West Virginia he did business under an assumed name In Monongnhnln nnd lfnrrlson eounties, whore he swindled a number of farmers from whom he had bought cattle. He lied to Tennessee and has since practiced forgery nnd swindling in Sev ern! states. Beesou In now awaiting trlnl for forgery In Maryland nud sliould he not be convicted, will be brought back to West Vir ginia and tried for crimes that will send blra to the penitentiary for life. His family, which is among the best lu the state, has not escnped bis trickery. He almost Imukrupted an uncle In Fostorlo, O. . nnd cnused several other uucles living In Berkley county to pay nrse sums or money tor uim. RELIEF FOR LA PAZ. Mexican Government Extending Aid to ths Stricken City. Finance Minister Llmantour has addressed the ohaniber ol depntles advocating a reso lution for relief of La Pas, Lower California, sufferers. Ths minister said he appeaieJ be fore congress at the request ol President Diaz, although only four persons so far imve been reported to the government ns known to have lost their lives. There are many per sons missing. Home of these may still be alive, as the ruius of bouses whlcb once form ed the city of Ln Pnz hnve not yet been re moved. Tbe number injured Is very Inrge, Not one of tbe few buildings escaping the fury of tbe elements has s roof. Every ship In the bay, with one exception, wae driven ashore and dnshed to pieces. Minister Llmantour asked an Immediate appropriation of $5,000 to alleviate the necessities of the sufferer. The minister also asked the deputies to ex empt from professionnl taxes ail properties In the southern district of Lower California during the rest of thn current yenr. Tbe bill wns referred immediately to the flunnce com mittee, which reported favorably aud extend ed the period ot exemption from taxes to foul months. Ths house passed the measure unanimous ly, ana sent it to tne senate. TURKEY SUBMITS. Proposals for Reforms in Armenia Sub mitted By the Powers Accepted. Tbe Jrltisb foreign office In addition to a dispatch from Sir Philip Currie, tbe ambass ador of Great Britain at Constantinople, an nouncing that Bald Pasha, tbe Turkish minis ter for foreign aflalrs, bad accepted the scheme for reform in Armenia drawn up by Urent Britain, Frnnce and llussln, is also in receipt of an unofficial telegram announcing that tue Armeuinn question is virtually set- Tbe ambassadors of the powers expect that the whole question will be Anally settled dur ing the course of the week by ths promulga tion ot nn Imperial decree. Contrary to gen eral expectation, the high commissioner who will be charged with the execution ot this scheme ol reform will be a Christian. This was the hardest pill for tbe ports to swallow, and for a long time it threatened to bring about tbe most serious complications. A Husslnn warship has arrived tit Constan tinople. Tbe situation nt Ismid Is critical. The Christiana ars apprehensive of a Turkish ouiDresa. NINE PE0PLDR0WNED. Tbs Steamer Freddie II. Capsized In Es psrlta Bay. Tbe City of Dallas, which arrived at New Orleans from Belise, brought ths surviving passengers of ths lost steumer Freddie M. The Freddie M., an American vessel, ard ths mall steamer for the northern district of Brit ish Honduras, cnpslzed Thursday in Cbetu mal, or Espema Mnnto bay, near the coast of Yucstao. Hhe had forty-seven passengers nnd a crew of eleven aboard, when a benvy squall struck ber, whirled ber around and capsized her in about 18 feet of water, part ot the boat became detuched by the aecldent, forming rafts, on which tbe surviving passen gers found safety. The passengers and craw spent the night and all the next day on these rafts, under going great suffering, snd were rescued ths next nlgbt, some of them In a nearly ex hausted condition, by theste mer Maria, II wns then found that F. G. Bennecka, of New Orleans; W. 1C Mixon, D. H. Hudson, 1. Mc Coy, Mrs M. Ilabelo, of Belise; Mrs. Woods worth, ot Orange Walk, son and daughter, and one ol the crew named Toby had been drowned. Tbe survivors were well cared tot at Coroi.nl. A large number who were Ameri cans came to Nsw Orleans on tbe City ol Dulles. Worss Tbsn First Reported. Tbe Pnciflo Coast Bteamship Company, owner ot tbe steamer Willamette Valley, bavs at last received a letter from Capt. Vou Helms of tbnt steamer, glviug an account of thn stoim which swept the cosat of Mexico and nearly destroyed La Paz. Capt. Von Helm's letter Indicates tbnt tbe destruction caused by tbe hi.rneano wns far morn than might have beau Inferred from tbe telegraphic dis patches. Han Jose del Cnue was badly dam need nnd Mnzntlnn suffered benvily, Ths Wlllnmette Valley escaped the stoim by an choring in Mngdaleua bay. Effort to Prevent Lynching. In the boutb Carolina Coii.titmlonnl Con vention a provision of tbs cous:iiiitlnn relative to lynching was introduced. I: makes It a misdemeanor for uuy county, Htate or municipal otllcer lo allow a mob to lake a prisoner from him and suhjeot him to bodily violence or death, glviug the power to remove blea In such cases, and making tlm Ineligible to bold any office under the Htate Tbs seotlon wlU bs acted oa later. SPIRITS IN POLITICS. Mediums Protest Against Falss Are rests. Tbs third annual convention of tbs Na tional Spiritualists association met In Wash ington, D. 0. Tbe annual report ot Presi dent II. D. Barrett showed an addition of 8S per cent. In membership during tbn yenr. It wns nlso claimed tbnt tbers are 125.00) bona llde spiritualists In tbe United Htntea, nnd ten times tbat number Interested In spiritual phenomena. Over 6J0 societies were repre sented to be at work. Tbe report nlso protested against thn al leged general persecutions ofsplrlt mediums, asserting that Alty-twoof them had been ar rested durlug tbe yenr on falsa cbnrges. President Barrett recommended the sppolnt ment of committees on lltlgstion nnd legisla tion In each community to conduct a vigor ous campaign ngalnst the persecution of spiritualists and urged them to take more active pnrt In politics. Petitions calling attention to recent arrests were nlso preseoted on bebnlt of Philadelphia mediums. FIFTY MEN KILLED. Anothsr Massacre of Armenians In ths Village of Ad.n. A dlspntch to thn London Dnlly News from Constantinople snys: ''Itellaljln news has been received hero thn! fifty Armenians were killed nnd a number wounded nt Akhlssnr, In the villuge of Adln, on tbe Anatolian rail way, by n Moslem mob. 'The slnughier occurred Oct. 9, whloh was mnrket dny, when mnny Armeulnus had gnthered from ndjncent villages. "Early in the morning a Turkish rough, finding tbnt the Armenians wore not armed, picked a qunrrel and shot one of the men. Them was then raised on nil sides tha cry of: 'Why hesitate to massacre tbe in DdeltV "A mob ol Turk", armed with revolvers nnd knives; then looted the market and mas sacred the helpless Armenians. Their bodies were then thrown lata tbe well, "It Isstnted that tha mtidlr was respon sible for the attack. No women or children were Injured, probably oh account of tha ar rival of Kiiltcniknn from the vlllngn of Gleve, three miles distant, who mndo vilalit efforts nt lhe risk of their own life, lo save tha Christians. Otherwlsetbe slaughter would have been complete." TARRED AND JEATHERED. Treatment of a Negro Who Insulted tha Governor of Colorado. A negro named Bob Marshall was tskea from Jail and larred and feathered at Greeley and driven from town, for Instilling Gover nor Mclntyre at the potato celebration. Gov ernor Mclntyre weut to the bicycle rnces Tuesday In company with his wife and Lieutenant-Governor Brush and wife. When they arrived nt ths stand for teams they found their wny Mocked by n long wagon in charge of Marshall. Genernl Klee enme up nt thnt moment, nnd requested the negro to remove his wagon, so ns not to tnke up too much room. 'i hereupon Mnrshnll delivered a tirade of abuse, using tbe most foul and Insulting language. Finally, however, he did as requested. Governor Mclntyre thought so Utile of thn matter tbat he bad not mentioned it to anybody since his return to Denver. SHATTERED TO FRAGMENTS. The New Chrome Armor Plat Tested and Found Wanting. At the Indian Head, Bid., proving ground Tuesday. Lleuts. Ackermsn and Mason, of the ordinance bureau made a teat of the new style armor plate from Chicago, known as tha D'Humy p ate. Quite a number of experts were present including President Wheeler, of tbe Demmler s eel works, Lieut. Btone aad Bupt. Carey, of tbe Carpenter Projectile Com pany of Iteadlog, and Inventor D'Humy snd a delegation from Chicago. As the plate was six inches In thickness. It wns attacked with a gun and projectile of thnt caliber. When the smoke cleared away after tbe shot, the plate hnd disappeared. An Investigation revealed that the plate had been shattered Into fragments, the different pieces of stee! comprising it being scattered all around. Mr. D'Humy nnd bis friends pointed to tbe shell which also bad been broaen Into fragments, and claimed a victory lor tbe plate, as It bad proven all Unit was claimed for It. The ordinance ofllclnla do not consider tha plate ol any value to tbe government. CROP CONDITIONS. Potatoes So Plentiful That They Ars Not Worth Digging. Reports to the agricultural department how a decline in the conditions ot all ths principal crops, excopt oats, rys and barley. The detailed suminnry shows widespread re duction In the condition ot potntoes, dua largely to drouth. Complaints of potato rot come from the northern aud more southern ol the New Fuglund states. New York.soveral of tbn states adjoining tue great lakes and Missouri and Kansas. The losses from leal blight and Insects appear to be exceptionally light. The most serious complalut of tb potato grower this year Is thn low price ot tha product, particularly In Hie Northwest The report from the department's agent for Wis consin and Minnesota represents that in tho latter stnte the tubers do not pay for digging. He states tbat Ibe yield Is enormous. Hweet potatoes Sweet potatoes bnve suffered quite seriously from lack ot rain, and their condition bus been materially reduced lu many states. Hops Tbe product of hops is returned at 80.9 per cent of a full crop. The quality is generally very good, exeept ln Washington, where tbe louse and luoie have done material damage. Apples Tbe continued droutb, tbs hot weather snd high wlodsof September, causing premature ripening and dropping, bavo re sulted in a loss of over two points In Ibe aver age condition ol apples. Tbe greatest loss ocourred In tbe central West, where the crop was abundant. It Is thought both the sating and keeping quality ol lbs fruit has been much Impaired, and in many sections a tend ency to rot is already noted. ' Postal Uuslness. Tho Fostofflce Department bas sompilcd the receipts of Ibe !J0 lending cities of tha United Btates for the tblrd quarter ol 1B02, nnd a most gratifying increase le shown. Tbe total receipts for the quarter ended Sep tember 30 were (7,400.410, auiiinst tl!,7;lj,71l for the same quarter in 1X04, no increase ot 9 .'J per eeot. Every city shows au Increase Postui ofllcials say these receipts are a sura index o! business tbroughou: the country. Fiend 's Horrible Fate. Jeff Ellis, the Fayette county, Tenn., Hand, who was brought from Mississippi to tbs scene of his crime, uenr Brndeu, was tnkea from tho authorities, soon alter arrival bys mob of 1M meu. His ears and lluvers wers cut off, be was mutilated in a horrible and uumeutionable maimer, and then bnuod to a telegraph pole, be v oral thole wor then Ared into til lifeless body NrfW Traction Line. The Ohio Valley Elect ric Hallway Company rspltiu.Knd nt tiui.buu bus been lucorpuraiej i.y ibo l'mui-y.wiuui htaia ljoparimom. The company win mud a rond from tbu west line ol Aviilou, on tne Beaver road, thence wester ly ukug the rond through Beu Avon, kill buck township, Glrutletd, O.born, Aleppo township, heislckiey aid Leot township, Al legbeuy county, thruugh Economy township, tndeu, New bewukiey township, Bt. Clair and Freedom borough, in Beaver county to lhe eastern terminus of the People's Tmullou lullway Company, oa ths Heaver road.
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