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.