KEYSTONE STATE CULLINGS CONVICTED 25 MURDERERS. Record of Prosecuting Attorney Parkei at Washington. The sctlvs dutlea ol W. B. Parker, a prosecuting ofTlaer (or the commonwealth at Washington ended with Monday night's term of otitnlnnl court. During his tlx rear. In thnt oflloe there hnve been tried S3 homl Ide oneee, and be tins never Inlied to convict. There wore two II rut degree verdicts, the famous West nod Heed cases, nnd two by the court decision on the evidence, Cook nnd Moseby. The former bad bit seutence com muted to life imprisonment, and the Intter It now In Jail awaiting the governor' aotlon. One hundred pound of dynamite, which wna being tbnwed out on a screen above a stove In a sbnntr at the North Lebanon stone quarries, exploded with terrible forge, Wil liam Thompson, Harry llillnrd aod Tierce Pietter, who were standing nearby, were hurled several hundred feet. Thompson, who atood nearest the building, was terribly In jured, bis face and body being filled with splinters of wood and small pieces of iron nnd tin. Almost nil his hnlr wna burnt off his bend, and he will lose the sight of both eyes, Plotter bad bis arm broken, but Ilil lard escaped Injury. An attompt wna made to polaon Tollsh Catholic priest at Mount L'armel, by putting Perls green Into tba wins he used In Tuo" sacrament. An accident occurred on the Cresson nnd Clearfield ltnllrond, at Amsboy In which 12 freight oars were demolished. The cause ol the wreck Is not known, but It la supposed to have been caused by the spreading of tbe tails. J. M. Kennedy, of Altoonn, a brnkemnn on the Pennsylvanln railroad wna caught be tween ear6 at Hens Creek aod so badly squeezed that bs will die. A wreck which resulted disastrously to 11 men wna caused by Ibe breaking of an axle of a oottl car In the Cambria Iron Company'! mine near Johnstown. All the man wilt re cover. Albert Hamilton, of Bharon, sontenoed to two years In the Columbus, O., penitentiary for complicity In many burglaries In eastern Oblo, Is In a critical condition In prison, the result of attempting suicide by swallowing sulphuric acid used In tbe polishing depart ment where be wae working. Tbe Bearer Falls and Denver electric street car company Is to be revived at New Brighton. Tbe sheriff has closed Bnmuel Lewln'a clothing store at Belletonte. Liabilities about t25,0OO assets, 1 7,000 to t8,C03. F. J. Palosseter, of Connecticut, a Nickel Plate brakeman, was blown from the top ol his train nenr Asbtnbula and bad his skull frastured. Hs died en route to Erie hos pital. lilosle Moore, formerly Llda Thomas, ol (law Castle, was sentenced at Cleveland to five years In the penitentiary lor picking pockets. The Pennsylvania Society Bon of the American Revolution held tbelr second anni versary meeting of the organization at the Hotsl Duqueane, Pittsburg. Thieves stole 85 chickens and 25 turkeys from Mrs, Dlmond, of Greeneburg. Tbomaa L. Jones, of Oreenaburg, has been nppo work appointed general manager 01 Coulter-Huff KS. nrp causea a lose oi over r..wu vj uw stroylng a building used as a sample room by the Logan hotsl, at Altoona. Profs. J. D. Truaaell, of Clayavllls; Hall, of California Normal school) Btevenaon, ol Dnrgettatown, and Dalbey, of Monongabela, ars all candidates for sohool superintendent of Washington county. David Harris, colored, of Rochester, was fatally erushed by a safe falling on blm. John Bhepao was oruahed to death by a fall of rook at Lemont, Fayette oounty. John O'Orady was stabbed In tbe groin by Jamus fierger at West Newton Sunday night. Jaoob Hetzel, of Connellsvllle, was arrested at Morgantown, W. Vs., on lbs charge ol stealing a eoat and vest from a hotel A movement has been started at New Castl to build a new county bridge across the No sbannock river above Pearson's dam. Zoro Bobbins, aged 80, a miner, of Throop. adjacent to Borsnton, shattered the skull oi blrwlfe with a revolver bullet and then shot and killed himself. Hla wife was taken to a hospital, bat cannot reoover. Jealousy was tbe cause of the tragedy. Tbs new brick school building at Burgetts town will bs dedicated on Friday, Deoembet a. Many prominent speakers from a distance will bs present, and an elaborate programme baa been prepared tor the occasion. A flag will be presented to to, school at tbs same Urns. A snrvtvor ot th famous Buoktall regiment named Thomas Green has been making In quiries, aad asoertalna that tbs sxaot num ber ot lbs survivors of that regiment still la Ststsnae Is 80s, divided as follows: Com pany A, 18 B. 81; C. 31i D, 28) E, 43; F, 2i o. 82i h. aii x. aa k. as. FROM PULPIT TO SALOON. . 1 I - AA AAA A Btrangs Plao in Which to Serve th Lord. Bev. Julius Feloke.' pastor of tbe First German Evangelical Church ol Jersey City, resigned September 1, saying that tbs 9700 a year salary which hs reoelved was not so. in dent to enable blm to provide decently for bis wlf and two son, ths latter 19 and 15 years old. When be resigned be said that hs was going to find a ohurob which would pay blm better. Now his old parishioners have discovered that Instead of Hading a new church, he went to Hoboken and purchased a saloon tor hi iwo dots, ana mat n is acting as nartendei there, assisted la tbs work at night by the boy. The name of the two boy appear on the window of tba place a proprietors. Bev. Mr. Feick was found behind the bar serving the beer. Incidentally be took glass himself. He said he was running the saloon lor bis boys until tbey beoame ol age. as tba law would not permit minors to bold a Ueecas. "1 am In a position to do ths Lord's work here." said he, "lor If I see a man drlnklnn too muck, I oan point out to him tbe evils ol bis ways. I io not Intend to remain In this business. When my sons get through their schooling and can run tbs business them selves, l will return to tns duidil" Lynohars Pat to Flight, . An nnsuccesaful attempt waa made Tues day mornlna by a mob ot 80 or 40 men to lvnoh tbe prisoners In Jail tat Abbeville, 8. r rhirnd with the murder ot Narclssa Bag' well, the young wbits woman whose body was almost cremated In the building burned near Hadge. The mob came to the Jail and aroused ths lallor. saving tbey bad a prison r under eoaitnltnieut. Tbe Jailor, being susplolous , left tbe Jail through the back door aadnotlfled tbs ehoriff, whs notlllod ths Abbeville rifles. Wbon tbs troop appeared . the mob disbanded. Trench Mission Destroyed. A special dispatch from Shanghai anys that the French mission at Lulbsiang has been de stroyed by tbe native of that vialuity during tbe absence of tbe French gunboat which 1 usually stationed la these water. TELEGRAPHIC TICKS- It Is reported thai the miners of the Indian Territory ar preparing for a strike. They number all told 10,000. The old scnle Is de manded. Burglars entered the postofTlee at Auburn Ala., Wednesday night and blew open tbe safe with dynamite. Tbey aecured about f 100, but did not molest the stamps. A terrible I attle took place at Hnail Green, Wolf county, Ky,. Friday, between John Wll llama and David Hose, two prominent and wealthy stock traders Wl Hums was killed aad noes la In a dying oodltlon. A Ban Franclaco paper prlntaa letter from Arizona algned John Doe, to which the writer says he committed tho mnrder for which Garland Btemler and Louis Mureno were lynched by a mob at Yreka, Cal., Inst August The steamer Btnte of California, which fans been running between New York and tbe Clyde for the Allan Una alncs aba left the handa of her builders, tour yenra ago, has been aold fo the Japanese Government and Will be converted Into n cruiser. TAHSIN PASHA. THE FIEND. Children Tossed In the Air and Caught on Turkish Bayonets. Misses Charlotte E. Ely and Mnry A. C. Ely have Just returned to Buffalo, N. Y., after a long period of missionary labor In Eastern Turkey under the direction of the American board of commissioners for firelgn missions. Their absence has covered a spnee of twenty seven years, and so soon aa alTuirs In the dis turbed distriota have quieted dowu tbey will return to Turkey. Tbe Mlssea Ely were stationed at Bltllt, about 55 miles from Moosh, wbere the noil horrible of tbe atrocities occurred. At Hulls there was no wholesale murdering, but many firomlneut Armenian merchants were thrown ntu prison on false accusations, and some less Illustrious victims never saw tbe light of day again alter they had once entered the prison walls they were secretly made way with. The vail, or provincial governor ol Bltlls at that time, was Tolisln I'aaha, who Is known among tbe missionaries as "the fiend." He It was who made tbe threat that he would sow tbe place wbere the city of Hu lls once was with grain. According to the Misses Ely, tbe Armenians were Imprisoned because tney would not sign a paper saying that the Eugllsh consul and the American missionaries bad Incited tbe Armenians to rebel. Tbe returned missionaries say that It was hard to pick specific Instances out of suah an Inferno of cruelty, but mentioned the follow ing: Tbe soldiers would toss children up In the air and catch them on their bayonets when they cnine down. At other times t(je would stand a number of children In a row, each Turk would take a child by the hair, and then they would aea which one oould cut OH his vlotim's head the quickest. When Tahtln Pasha started out on hie mission ol butchery he took along with blm a Inrge quantity ol kerosene oil for tbe purpose of removing by Ore all vestiges of the dreadful work which be contemplated. Tbls oil was afterwards used to aaturats tbs olotbea ol living beings, and then the match wbould be applied. A MARVEL OF SURGERY. ! t i - i i ., Saved th Lite of a Boy Whose Cervical Vertebras Was Fractured. Two Cleveland surgeons, Charles B. Hum- laton and Bamuel E. Kalstln, have suoceedod In a triumph ot surgery whloh will astound the medical world. Tbey have brought to a complete recovery, Erwln Keldel, a 14-year old boy, who sustained a complete fracture ol the third cervical vertebrae. Tbe fraoture was exactly th same as that wbloh Is an nounced In the account ot exeoatlons by banging, wherein It Is stated "th neck was broken and death was instantaneous." Erwln Keldel received hla Injury on Aug. ust 24, when he was run over by a heavy wagon. Tbs wheel doubled bis bead nnder his body and ths nck vertebras (napped wnu a souau iikv iuo orsui ui wuip. ur. Kslstlln was Immediately on ths leans. Holdlnst the boy' bead so that tbe respiration returned, the doctor drove with blm to tbe noepitai. mere in. uumiston was cauea and ths two surgeon determined to throw precedent aside and enter Into a struggle to save tbs boy' 111. Delicate operation were entered into witn the object of having ths fractured vertebrae anil, ana men m ooy s neaa was piaoea in an Immovable Iron sags whlls his body was also strspped down Immovably. A month after tbs Urns of tbs accldsnt the oags wa removed and th turgeon were amazed to find that tbelr hopes bad been entirely real ized. Young Keldel will bo allowed to re turn to oi nom next woec. PRAYERS FOR ARMENIA. Servloes to Be Held All Over Amsrloa Next Friday. In view of th distress and horror now tiling In Turkey, th prudential oommlttes ol the American board sends oat tbe following call: "The Amejlcan board ol commissioners foi foreign mission unite with the woman a board ot missions In asking the Christiana ol Amerloa to observe Friday. December 6 Cot any otner aay in the same week aa may be mors convenient In particular churches), as a day ot epeclal prayer for Turkey. lor Ita suffering people snd for tbs missionaries and in imperiled mission work within tneemplre, "inis win doubtless reacn you Dsrore Wed nesday, and It may suit your convenience to make this a subject ot earnest prayer on that evening. Let the united cry of obrlbtondom go up to heaven that deliverance may com quicitry. CHOLERA'S AWFUL RAVAGES Out of 56,611 Cases la Japan Ovar Half Bssnltsd Fatally; Ths (teamer Oasllo has arrived from Yoko hama and Hong Kong. Advises stats that ths Japaness troop ar about to be retailed from Formosa, Mancburla, Llao Tung and Korea. Up to Ootober 81 tber bad been 55.011 eases ot enoiera in japan ana so,oss uumus Manv Jananeee Cabinet cnansje are pena lng. It Is said that the present ministry will form a ooaiitioa witn ins uaaicaie ana so re tain power. Insurgents Wreck a Train. A numerous band ot insurgents derailed train In the Calbnrien dtstriot of tbe provlnoe ot Uania Clara, killing mauy of the persons onboard aod wounding a number ot others. Tbe military esoort on board made a brave defense, during the course of whloh both sides lost heavily. The Insurgents burued the derailed oars. No further detail bav been received. Maoedonlan Ssvolt Likely. The Macedonia students at a meeting ap pointed a oommlttes to eollect subscription lor the purpose of aiding tbe Mauedouion cause In the event ol certain emergeuules and possible trouble with the Turks arlsug. It Is reported that 2,000 drachms bays already been oolleoted tor tbs purpose ol bslplug tbs Macedonians. HEWS FROM WASHINGTON. THE U. S. ARMY. Annual Report of ths Searetary of War Lamont. The annual report ot Daniel B. Lamont, Secretary ot War, my that never In Ita his tory has ths present condition ol the army been surpassed, Ths full strength of ths army authorized by law Is 2,126 officers and 25,700 enlisted men, Tbs number of enlisted men In aervlcs on October 81 was 20,858. For the Inst two years the department has steadily pursued tbe policy ot restoring oftl cera to their commands and reducing wherever possible the number of those on de tached duty. Change established In the method of recruiting during the past two years have considerably reduced the cost of thnt service, while perceptibly Increasing the effective strength of the army. The most essential need of the army, tbs Bocretnry says, Is the adoption of the tbroe battallon formation. To secure this will re quire nn increase of 4.000 In lbs number ot enlisted men. The efllcleney would be in creased 20 per cent,, the number lti pet cent, nna me aosi oi maintenance only b per cent. Modern methods ot warfare make the change deslrnblo, as In modern warfnre the men will act In small groups or singly, and one ofllcer cannot watch 1,000 men. The Becretary recommends a ohnnae In the law govornlng Ibe appointment ot chiefs ol staff departments, so thnt tbe class eligible shall Include the whole army, line and staff. tie aisc reeommenns mat nominations lot rornotlons be exteuded so as to Include all ofllcer below the grade of Colonel. A fur ther recommendation I that the President be permitted to name 10 cadets at lnrxe encb yenr to the West Point Military Aondemy, ,ln order to keep It lull. Ol the National sunrd of tbe Btates. he nvs the condition are invorable to the develop ment of a volunteer forceof upward of 100,000 lien, of tbe highest efficiency and prepared for tbe service. Legislation, however, It necessary. Tbe laws of the United Btntes r latlog to tbo ullltln were enacted In 1792. Tin appropriation for the Nntlonnl Guard has re mained unchanged for many years, although the country' population ha multiplied man fold. The Secretary anatn urce the prosecutlot ol work on present defenses The plan de vised by tbe F.ndlcott bonrd In Ihhi) contempt lated an expenditure ot 'J7,782,800 by tbe end of the present yenr. but the nctual expendi tures have been only 110,031,0011. Under thnt plan 27 posts were to be defend ed. At the present rate ol appropriations 11 will require 70 yenr to complete tho work. Tbe amount required for 1H posts at which work is in progress is noout H2.ooo.ouo, An nual appropriations ol (4,250.000 for 12 yean will complete the guns and carriages re quired. loo becretary recommends tne appointment ot a bonrd ot officers of the army to havi Save the direction end supervision ol const efenstfi. As to river nnd bsrbor Improvements. tb Becrotary says tbe engineer In charge of tb work have made estimates ol appropriation! amounting to $48,837,027 tor the next year, but be thinks a much smaller amount will ac complish all that Is necessary. Ot battlefield parks, tbe Becretary lay tbere are at least 60 place wbere Important engagement wen fought, and If tbey are to be made Into parki It will require an expenditure of 20,000.000. TJNDEB THE WAVES, Careless Boatmen Cause a Skiff and Bteamei to Collide. Five persons were drowned near Browns ville, Pa.; Bnturday night by the upsetting ol skiff. Tho Hteamer James O. Illulne, ot ltn way up the river, rnn Into the skiff oppo site the Climax enal works, about three mllit below Brownsville. With carelessness thai soems astounding the rmj!in in tho sklfi roweu almost on to tno packet iK-foro the) were discovered bv those on bonrd. There won a coIUhIou In the darkness. Hiol silence, and tho Monongabela coven-d what a moment before had been a merry party nelghlmra nnd (rlciidx. The limine was stopped and her crow nnd offlcsere dlil what they could to get the drown ing persons from the wuter. Josnph pickup, n ho was sinking the lust time, was cuughl by one of the summer's crew and dragged oc board, nut ne nail un struck iiy tliestooin er and wa badly hurt, beside being almost drowned. He died in a fow mlnutra. Joseph Stephen was taken from tho watei alive, and In a Hhort time wo apparently but little the worse for hi experience. In tin confuHlon and darkness rescue ol the olhen in time wa Impossible. Great excitement prevailed In Brownsvllli when tbe steamer arrived with the snd news The people In the sklft were all well known in Brownsville, whuro some of them have relative. The list ot victims follows: Joseph Pickup. Mrs. Mlasurl Mcintosh. Joseph Mclntoish. Jacob Eskln. Mrs. Etbol Stephens. BUBNED AND WEEtnD. Destruction ot a Passenger Train Heal Syracuse, N. T. Passenger train No. 8, on the Delawaro, Lackawanna A Western railroad, which left Syracuse, N. Y., Sunday night, ran Into an open switch at Preble, 10 miles from Syracuse and telescoped three freight cars. The engine of tbe passenger train was com- completely wrecked, and the Luggage and mull curs and two coaches caught lire from tho blaze under tho wrecked bollur and were consumed. Tho engineer was Instantly killed and the fireman was taken from the debris by the i - j..t ii.i rt I Iionseugutn iu i. uyuiK uuumuuu, mo piiwif ug car was the only one saved. Nobody was BcriouHlv hurt except the enulnot-r am fireman. The baggago and mall were almout all saved, ine freight station at Preble caught lire from the wreck and was burned, FIRE PANIC AT A FAIR. Two Parsons Reoelvs Fatal InJnrie in a Wooster, O., Armory. At Wooster. O., whlls th armory waa orowded with several hundred people Thurs day night attending a ouurch lair a lamp In one of the booths exploded, aettlng firs to tho druperles. A panlo ensued and fully 100 Eersons Jumped from window, many being adly cut by glass, while many others were trampled, airs Carey juen.ee, oi jenersoo, was thrown through a window, sustaining in lurles. which may prove tntal. Jennie Put nam, a 10-year old cripple, could not help herself, and received Internal Injuries, which will cause her deuth. About thirty peraous were taken nome more or lesa injured. Ths Tale of ths Turks. The Turkish leentlon at Washington rceclv. ed from the Sublluio l'urto tho following telo- grnint "The Armenian rioters of Zllo. at Blviu. have closed their shops and tired on tho Muu sulmen, killing one of them. An affray oc curred, during whloh four Muaselmn:i, ol whom two wore soldiera. and five Ariue.'ilaai. The ueeesHttry measures wore tukun for tlit restoratlou of order. "The Armouian revolutionists attacked the district of Euerlu, burned tbe pulaoe of the Oovoruor und plundered tho neighboring Mussulman vllliureg. Troon were sent fui ! tho repression ot the dlsordors." GALE-SWEPT. Immenis Damage Don In Th Pretty Forest City. One of th worst wind storm that Cleve land has ever known began in the oarly hours Tuesday morning and Increased In se verity until about ( o'clock, when the great est velocity of wind In the history of ths Cleveland weather bureau wns attained. At 6 o'clock tbe wind blew at the rate oi fully 74 miles an hour. Violent gusts were fre quently nbovotne steady under-current, and tbey had a tendency to tear roofs nnd chlin newa from their fastenings. The rainfall yesterday was something over an Inch. It did not stop until past midnight, nnd almost with Ita cessation the wind began to blow. While nt Its highest the wind wns from a southerly direction, nnd thn? the lake was not nt Its roughest, although It was a tumult ous body ol water. The wind seemed to have attained Its most remnrknble velocity In the vicinity ot Erie nnd Superior streets. When day dawn ed tbe entire oetithborhood presented a scene of wrecknge. Music Hall, on Vincent atreet presented a broad front for the gale. A gable about eight feet hiiih aod fifty feet from the ground, extending across the entire Vincent atreet Iront of the big building was Mown to tbe atreet. Tbe crash was be irrt for blocks around. The frame steps lending to tbe Audi torium entrance were demolished by the fall ing stone and brfek. At tbe north-oast corner of Huperior nnd Erie atreeta. a few hundred yards from the Vincent street Iront of .Mn-ila Hall, Is St. John's cathedral, th tower of which Is one of the highest In the city, show ed the effect of the storm. Tbe top way fully live feet out of line, the steeple leaning to ward the northeast lleport from various part of the city Indicate that the d-itnagn to property will reach many thousand dollars. No loss of life Is reported. At Put-In-Bay tbe roof ot V. Holler's store, the parapets ot tbe town hall, nnd the front of tbe museum wore blown oft. A deck hand of the lenmor Messenger known as "Ilddy," wa foand drowned at Fox' dock. Ho wa blown from tbe dock during the night. A Toledo anud-suoker dragged her anchor, and ilea in the ohannel between Put-ln-Bny and Middle Bass Island. Two men are aboard. It Is feared they will be lost A terrible wind, with nearly the force of s burrlcnno, struck Wood county enrly Tuesday morning. In Bowling Green hull'llnir were unroofed, plate glnss broken, chimneys blown down and the streets are strewn witn debris. The loss will reach about $10,000. Through the oil fields, In a distanoe of eight miles, not a half-dozen derricks are standing. The amount of damage done In tbe oil A dds Is bard to estimate. There are hundreds ol derricks blown down, and tbe loss will prob ably reach M0,000. Farmers report much stock killed. Telegraph wires and long dis tance telephone wires are down. The high wind visited Akron nnd did con siderable damage. Tbe tin roof ot ths Akron cereal mill was lorn oil and thrown into tbe street. A large tree crashed through the bay window Into ths residenoe of ex-Gorernot Edaerton. ANOTHER LYNCHING. A Train Held Up and Two Hen Hanged. At 8 o'cloek Friday night, Joe Robinson and Ozlas McOehey, both negroes, were taken from Jail at Fayettevllle, Tenn., by a mob composed of people from Lincoln and Mar shall oountle and hanged. Tbe negroes bad been taken from Nash ville to Lewlsburg, Marshall county, in th morning, tried for Ht tempted assault, eon vlcted and sentenced to tbs lull penalty ol the law, and a trnln had been held to take them to Tracey City. En route, at Fayettevllle, In the adjoining county, sympathizers ol ths Marshall oounty mob, st the request ot tbe mob, held up tbe train, forced a side tracking ol the ear con taining the sheriff, guards snd prisoners over ths protest of lesding citizens. Tbe sheriff then placed tbe prisoners In Jail, from Which they ware taken. Governor Turoey received a telegram from the sheriff calling for troops. One hundred of the State Guard were speedily under arms and st lbs station ready to leave at 9 o'clock. At 8.15 a telephone message was received stating that tbs Jail bad been stormed and ths prisoners lynohed. Faysttsvllls is 150 mile by rail from Nashville. NICARAGUA CANAL. Tbs Cost Will bs Much Ursatsr Than was Thought, A serious blow has been dealt tbe Nlcara- guan company', projsot lor tbe construc tion ot a water-way aoros th Isthmus by th report ol the Nloaraguan canal commission, inis repon is now lying on ins president desk, and I belug considered by him In connection with hi annual message to eon are. 'ine report i bi such variance wiin in numerous rumor and prediction whloh bavo from tim to time been published concerning It that It will cause great surprise and disap pointment among moae wno nave nopeu for a generally favorable report, and who have, therefore, piaoea ereaenoe in tnese rumors, which usually stated "on the highest author ity" tbat tbe commission tavorea tns routs oroBOsed by the oompany. and plaoed the oost oi ine oanai at anoui iiu.uuu,uuu. Witn tne data at nana, nowever, tne com- mission makes a provisional estimate of cost ot ai82,472,893, or nearly double that ol tbe Maritime canal company s unconditional tlmate of 1 69. 893. 000. Prayers For Ingersoll. Many fervent prayer wars doubtless offer ed In Cleveland tor Ibe conversion ot Colonel Itobert O. Ingersoll, tbe noted agnostio. Last week, at tbe quarterly meeting of tbe Christian Endeavor onions ol Cleveland, it was suggested tnai sucn prayers be otlered. and tbe president appointed noon Thursday as tbs time, snd requested tbat tbs 8,000 members oi tne society ners engags in nrayei at that time. The president of the Epwortb League, who was present, said he wuuld make a similar request of tbs member ot hla organization, ihe prayer were to be deliv ered in private, and now many persons com piled with tbs request will probably never be auown. FOBEIUN NOTES. Bbarp earthquake shook war felt through Greece lueaoay. The French mission at Lullsrang, China, nas peon uostroyeu uj naiivas. Th condition ot tbs pops is much better under tne innuenoe oi tns muu weutuer. An epidemic ol oholera prevails among ths lower classes oi ji osteins at res, Morocco, and oonsiderasie suaering is reporteu. Enalnnd bss sent Instructions to Its minis ter at lllo so Janeiro to Invite Brazil to sub mit tbe question ol ths ownership ot th Utond ot Trinidad to arbitration. Conv.ots In Ksvolt. At the Michigan state prison Deputy War den Nortbrup was struck on tbe head with a bummer and probably fatally injured. Sup erintendent Cofluo, oi ths shirt luotory, wa beuten into Insensibility with a ciuh and Foreman MuUer pounded with whatever tbe convict who weie in revolt could lay bands on, A score of machines were smash ed before tbe prisoners were controlled. The trouble wua caused by Foreman Miller threatening to reporl Itiebard lluutiey, a 20 year man, lor not dolug unworn proporiy. It Wae a Bad. Wreok At Canterbury Hill, on tbe Norfolk 4 West ern railroad, a lad frieght wreck occurred and Engineer Walton and Brakeman Hardin are futally and several others seriously In jured, The loss to the oompany aiil ruu far Iuto tho thousands. MANY MINERS KILLED IN A SHAFT. Many Tst Entomed in ths Plies of Ors and 8 tone. An accident, resulting In ths loss ol 13 or 14 lives, occurred at the Tilly Foster mine at Carmel, N. Y. Foreman Patrick wa de scending Into the pit to take the time ot two gnngs of laborers, numbering about 85 men, who were working at the bottom, when a vnst weight of earth and rock slid with the force of an avalancbe from tbe mouth of ths pit to the bottom, a distance of 8 0 feet. Ths earth crashed over the men with tremendous force. Out of one gang of eleven only five came out alive, and three of the men em ployed In another gang wore taken out dead. Among those known to be dend are Michael Gannon, foreman; Patrick H. Murtba. tore man; John Pagan, boarding housekeeper) Thomas Dennis, James Hmlth, and an Aus trian, name unknown. No 234. An Austrian known a No. 8n4 received fraoture ot the skull aud will probably die. llie name of the others killed are at presont unknown. (Several of tbe morkmen were Seriously Injured. Tbe cave-in causd the grentca! excitement butaa aoon as possible gangs of men were set to work to remove the bodies of those known to be under tbe masses of earth. Bupt. Tomklns endForeman Lynch took charge ot tbe work. and up to 5 o'clock five dead bodies bad been brought to the surface. Martha was taken out alivo. but he died live minutes sftor he was taken home. Darkness prevent ed the continuance of the work of tbe rescue, and It will not be until Friday morning that further effort will be made to clear away the ruins. It Is thought that all tbe others In the pit nre Italians and Austrlnns. There was some difficulty experienced In identifying aome ot ths bodies, owing to the terrible disfigure ment tbey had undergone. Tbe aocldont ocourred at Tilly Foster, a mall town located near Carmel. The first Intimation lo those below was tbe low, rumb ling sound which procoded the fall of tbe mass. Hut the shock camo so suddenly that few were able to reach places of safoty. Hall a dozen of the worker who were directly under tbe ledge from which the mass ol earth fell, were burled under ton of debris. The tall wa tremendous, for great piece ol rock and ore were carried along in the ava lanche. One of th first to be brought to tbe surface wa Foreman Murtba. lie wa found neat the top, pinned down by a huge piece of rock. The resoulug party dug him out, and bore him, atill alive, to the fresh air. Murtba was badly mangled and bia clothe wore almost torn from hla back. He was taken to hit home, but a abort distanoe awny, but died al most immediately after reaching there. MISSION WORK IN JAPAN. Great Progress of Christianity In tbs Fowery Kingdom. Tbe annual meeting ol the womsn's auxili ary of the Foreign Nation's mission ol the Protestant Episcopal church was held In New York. Bishop Brewer, ot Montana, presided. Bishop Gravea of China reported tbe sreat spread ol Christian knowledge In tbe orient. ana trougnt encouraging reports ot tbs ex tent of tbe work performed In China. Bev. Iaaao Dooman, of Japan, told ol tbe growth of the Protestant Episcopal faltb lo the Island. He assured hi hearer tbat his cbargs In Japan would bo anxious for bis re turn In order tbst tbey msy learn of the good wora performed oy toe auxiliary In svsry quarter of the globe. General Beoretary William B. Langford and Mies Cornelia Jay, who ha oharge In New York, spoke on be half ol tbe member of tbs auxiliary In New York. SCHLATTER'S RIVAL. New Healer Turns np In ths Appls Jack Stats. New Jersey has produced a rival to th famous Colorado healer Schlatter, In th per son ot P. B. Mnison, ot Woodclllf, In that Btate. Mnaaon I tbe leader ot a atrange re ligious aeot. In the vicinity of hla borne. known as "Tbe Aonel Dancer," or "Tbe Churchmen of the Living God." He 1 preparing to more strongly assert himself as a healer, without losing his plaos as tbs bead and oenter of bis little band ot devout followers. According to his story, bs bss been able slnoe tbs beginning ot bis ministry to heal tbose wno go to him through faith, but now be give a more general invi tation. Mnaaon baa quite evidently been en conrsged to do tbls through tbe suocess and popularity ot Schlatter, tns Colorado neaier, Witn wnoss movements ne is entirely laminar, SLAUGHTER OF GUERRILLAS. Ool. Bios Killed ISO In a Machete Chargs. A cipher dispatch was received at ths Co- ban headquarters In New York from Bio's in- urgent oompany in Msdlaluna, Cuba It tated that on tbe 14th Inst, Lieut, Col. Sal vador Bios with 800 mounted men, overtook and surrounded Col, Lolo. Benltex, and bis band ot Spanish guerillas, numbering 150 men. These men. It waa asserted, has been oommlttlns' atrocitlea north of Manzanlllo, and Bloa bad been inatruoted to Und and ex terminate them. After turrouddlng tbs band Bios ordered a maohete charge nnd tbe cavalry rode down on the doomed men with cries of vengeance Scarcely a third ol tne guerillas escaped alive, Ooa hundred and twenty were killed witn macnete. CAPITAL NOTES. Owlns to locusts, tbs sugar crop In Zam best will be almost a total failure this year, according: to tbs report of Lolled ststes Con sul Hollls, at Mozamblqus. Tbs peanut crop Is very short from tbs same cause and great distress exists among the natives, who art migrating to otner eectione. Benor Eyrello Machedo baa been appointed Portuguese minister to tne united states. Benor Machedo succeed Benor Augusto d Begulera Tbedlm, who died at Washington on November .11, oi nemorroage oi ine lungs, A THOUSAND KILLED. Th Massacre at Karaah Was Deliber ately Planned by ths Turks. Ths Constantinople correspondent or ths London Dally Newa telegraphs that ths am bnusles there have learned that in ths mass acre at Mnrwh, November 18, 1,0.0 persons wore killed. The Christian quartets of the town were burned from three point. Before the massacre commenced the town crier ord ered Ibe Christian shops to be opened under n penalty for refusal. It waa then that tbe nlilaua aud murder began. There was slya of either a rising or a roslstanas on the dan oi lue unriiiinas. A Fiend's Rsyengs, Seventy bodies ot which 87 wer ths re mains ot women, have been recovered from tne ruins oi a uartrtdgn factory at palm island of Majorca, which was biown up. It is said the explusion was caused by a work man who had been dismissed. Twenty-four persons ars at ths hospital, all fatally In I urea. EVERY PRECAUTION TAKEN, Secretary Olney Say Americana In Tur key Will be Protected, Bev. Edward T. Boot, ot the oommlttes on resolution of tbs Washington eonferenss on Congregational churches, reoently held In Baltimore ha the following letter from Sec retary of Btate Olneyi "I hive received youf letter of the 20th Inst, respecting the resolution ot the Washington conferer.ee of Conaress onal Churches, adopted at Ita quarterly meeting tbe 10th Inst., concerning tho recent Turkish trouble. It give me great pleasure to say this government la taking every possible measure, through the earnest demnnis of the United States minister at Constantinople, Alexander W Terrell, aod through the pre sence of our vessels of war In Turkish a era to Insure the fulfillment by ine por e of tbs r-penieu guarantees it nn made respec lng the personal security of American citizens re siding in Asia Minor.nnd In every other auar- ter of the empire wbere disturbance is or may w nppreueoueu. Dlreot to ths States. .-....aj u u diuiiu. iu ui. minimi re port, will recommend that tbe Carey law, granting one million acre of arid binds to each State In which such lands arc situnteu, .miiiuCTi su tuni tue grain ne made lo tne Btato outright, and It be mado responsible for the irrigation of the lauds. Under the law aa It now atands It would be many year bforetbe State would receive tbe benefit of the grant, nnd Becrotnry Hmlth believes that the Btate can carry out better the Intentions of conitress If It gets control of tho entire giant nt once instead of waiting uutil wuter aecurea lor tne lands. A report compiled by the Intersrn'.e Com merce uommisslou snows thnt Hi per cent, of the railroads of the United Htau-s. n,,rin 050 roads, made gross earnings during the yearenuing June uj ivn. amounting to n,uuj,uij,oo3, oi wnicn t ai;s.sfia,7a2 wna from passeugor service, tC83,022,0j8 from freight and $26,217,5'J5 from telegraph, ear mileage, etc- Tbe operating expenses were f 877,667, 6S5, leaving net earnlnirs of t325,80S,2l8 as sompnred with (320,1117,(70 for the same roaus in iBUi, EXPLOSION KILLS MANY. Emptying Old Cartridges Proyes to Be Deadly Work. At Palma, capital of tbe Island ot Majorca, SO person, most of whom were women, were J employed in emptying old cartridges outside I tbe walls of the town, when one ot the cart I ridges exploded. A large quantity of powder tbat bad been taken out of the cartridges 1 covered a large area, and this was Ignited by I tbe discharge of a cartridge. A tremend- I ous explosion followed, which shattered ths I masonry of the town walls, which sre ex- I tremeiy inicz, ana aia ooasiaeraois oamago to bouses. It Is now known that 87 women snd 14 men were Instantly killed. Thirty-five men and women were seriously Injured, and of tbls Dumber 20 have since died. Many ol the dead and wounded were found st a considerable distanoe from tba scene of tbe acotdent, having been burled bodily tbroucn tbe air by tbe toroeot tne explosion Some of tbe dead were so terriuiy burned and manuled that identification will be ex tremely difficult. An official Inquiry Into ths cause of tne disaster win ne neia. REVISED REPORTS. Conditions of Affairs aa Told By tbi Sultan. The Turkish legation at Washington re ceived from tho tabllme ports the following telegram under Tuesday's date: The Armenian rioters ol Alntsb, bnvlng wounded one soldier and tour Mussulmans, a few more troubles occurred In that olty. The advice stating that there I absolutely no ecurity at Tcberoum and at Singbourll ar absolutely false. In authorities ol Tooat nave taken tne necessary steps tor tne reoov-. ery aod the restitution to tbe owner of all1 article stolen In oertaln villages, aud, In ex cepting a few Incidents ot little Importance tbat ooourrod at Marasb, the tranquility I perfect in tbe province ol Aleppo. No die- order whatever has occurred since tbe 23d Inst in tbs provlnoe ol Slvas. Angors. Mous- sonl, Kastamouni, Syria, Beutari, th islands oi tns arcnipeiavo, Aorianopie, Aiaen, .Trip oli ot Africa, Hedjax, Hudavendigbiar. Crete, Janina. Erzeroum. Yemen. Kossovo. Trebl- zonde and Halonloa, and in tbe eandjsk of icnataidja, Jerusalem ana ismiut. FROM THE SPANISH SIDE. The Government Figures out Vlotories In j Many Small Battles. Official reports continue to claim victories for the Bpantsh troops in minor engagement. One story Is that Lieut Geiiego Ramos, with ' 87 soldiers, bravely defended for four day I Puerto Klo Grande, on the boundary between I Santa Clara aad Puerto Principe, against 2,000 Insurgents under maxlmoGomes,Uuall compelling the rebels to mure. A railway train between Caibarlen and PlucotHS was derailed by a party ol rebeli under Vldal, Tbe small military guard on the train made a heroic defense. The rebels In large numbors surrounded ths train. Tbey captured and set tire to ii, 11 rat aisabling lbs j locomotive. Tbey took tbe engineer prison- ' sr. Four rebels were killed. Tbe rebels bad intended to capture tbe train and proceed to Caibarlen. Tbe energetie defeuse by the tram guard irustratea tneir intentions. OCEAN STEAMSHIP LINE- A Big Combine Has Been Formed and Bates Will Bs Advanced. A big combination of ocean steamship line 1 about to be consummated and rats are to go up In consequents. In a tew days aa agree ment, which tbe steamship lines bays ratified goes Into effect and an increase In steerage rates will be announced. It Is tho forerun ner of a scheme to advance first and second elasa rates of transatlantic travel.as well. It is a pooling of Issue slmlllar to tbe recently formed railroad eombition In which compe tition 1 put out of the question and the pro ills of th eompauie Interested are increased. Thus far only tbe Amerloan, Anchor, Cn nard, Allan, State and White Star lines are Interested in tbe pool It la understood, however, that overatures will be made to the remaining transutlatttlu line and already the question of a universal formation bas been plaoed before these lines. t A Train Wrooksr Convicted. The Jury la the George Washington Davl murder oase at unooin, den., returned a ver dict of guilty ol murder in lue second den ree. The orlme tor wbiuti Davis ha been oon vlct ed on hi third trial wa wreokluir the Hoc: Island pasenger train near Lincoln, on tbs nlu-ht ol August 20, loU4. Eleven people wore killed. Tbe first attempt to oonvlot him resulted In J a mistrial. At lue second attempt, after ths i state had nearly presented Its oaso, Juroi Yalus wo taken luinpornrlly insane, and a new venire was ordered aud the case tried aguin. Champion Corbjtt. . Jams f. Corbett In an interview said: "1 am diiKUAted with the entire business, and henceforth will oonflne my enterprises to tba taite. No mutter what tne pubilo may aay. whether it be complimentary or otherwise, I cannot be tnduusd to again enter in arena.
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