THE MESSAGE
President Cleveland's estions
to
OUR FOREIGN RELATIONS.
Vnr Missionaries In the Orient Mont
Be Protected.
SYMPATHY FOR THB CUBANS.
National Bank Not Fropoied at a Bnbiti
tut for Greenbacks
The Joint committee of the two house of
Congress, M-ssrs. Vlln anil Allison, of the
senate, and Messrs. rityno, Cnnnon and
Crisp, of the house, waited on the President
nt 11 A. M., Tuesday. At 13:13 o'clock the
committee appointed to announce to the
President the fiti't that the house had been
organized and was ready to twelve any com
munication he might have to make reported
through Mr. 1'nyne (Hep. N. Y.,) who stated
that the l'resident would communicate at
once to the house In writing. Major
Pruden appeared at the door and presented
the rresliient'a message, which the clerk pro
ceeded to read.
Mr. Pruden was within the senate chamber
ready to deliver the President s message, a
few minutes before noon. After prayer und
the reading of the mlnuti-s and approval ol
tbejournni of Mondny,the message was receiv
ed and laid before tlie senate, i'he s.-eretury
of tlie senate proceeded to read the message
hi the presence of a fairly full senate. Fol
lowing 1 the lubstance of the document:
'To the Congress of the United Btates:
"The present assemblage or the Imita
tive branch of our government occurs at
ft time when the Interest of our people
end the needs of the c untry give especial
prominence to the condition ol our foieign
re.atlons and the exigencies of our na
tional finances. 1 therefore deem my ex
ecutive duty adequately performed nt this
time by presenting to the conaress the
Important phases of our situation, as re
lated to our Intercourse with foreign na
tions, and a statement of tlie financial
problems which confront us, omitting, ex
cept as they are related to these topics,
njiy reference to departmental operations.
1 earnestly Invite, however, not only the
careful consideration but t.ie severely crit
ical scrutiny of the congress and my fellow-countrymen
to the reports concerning
these departmental operations. If Justly
and fairly examined, they will furnish
proof of assiduous and painstaking cure
for the publlo welfare.
"My amendatory tariff legislation In Jon
nary last, the Argentine Republic, recog
nising the value of the large market
opened to the free Importation of Its wols
under our last tariff act, has admitted
certain products of the United Slates to
entry at reduced duties. It la pleading to
note that the efforts we have made to
enlarge the exchanges or trade on a sound
basis of mutual benefit are in this In
stance appreciated by the country from
which our woolen factories draw their
needful supply of raw material."
The President refers to the Chinese
Japanese war and conditions In China, In
a general way, Including the efforts to
protect American cltliens. In reference to
ex-Consul Waller, Mr. Cleveland says the
controversy with France Is not yet ended,
and that a treaty of arbitration-may re
sult. Participation in the pari exposi
tion of 1300 Is recommended, coupled with
an argument against home markets and
In favor of freer trade.
No Aid for Cuba.
Britten questions are next considered,
with a renewed recommendation for con
gressional sanction of the 125,000 sealing
damn ire award. A request is made that
the Alaskan boundary question be speedily
settled to avoid trouble over the rich gold
fields, and also that a Joint commission
settle lake fishery disputes. In relation to
Veneiuela and the Gulun. bonier, Mr.
Cleveland refers to the request made to
Great Britain on the lines of the Monroe
doctrine, and say a definite reply on the
arbitration question is expecieu voon.
The President b.ames the attacks on
Italian laborer In Colorado and elsewhere
to the padrone system. An appropriation
I asked, foi the purpose of sending negro
colonists, who wore stranded In Mexico,
borne to Alabama.
The Cuban question Is taken up at con.
Idarahln lenu-th. the President mHintain
tng that a policy of strict neutrality and
non-Interference must be maintained.
American cltliens are to be protected. The
Alltanca Incident and Spain's reparation
are cited. The President refer to the
Turkish troubles, and say that Ameri
can are being protected and guarded to
the ihlp of refuge. Regret Is expressed
that the porte withholds Information, and
Mr. Cleveland says It I now the plain
duty of the power to restrain me suitan,
In this connection a better system of con
sular appointments la advorated, with of
ficial residences for ambassador abroad.
Mllsoa Tariff Praised.
The domeatto finances are next consid
ered. The present tariff bill Is praised
and financial troubles blamed on the con
pulsory purchase of silver. The United
Btates notes, or "greenbacks," are attack
fi with a review of the currency lealsla-
tion. The treasury notes, treated as gold
obligation at the option of the holder, are
hed to be the Instrument which have de
pleted the gold reserve. Tlnj, l'resident
ay:
"Among
ih pause for this constant
and uniform shrinkage In this fjnd may
ports under the operation of the tariff
law until recently In force, which crippled
our exchange of commodities with foreign
nations, and necessitated to some extent
the payment of our balances In gold; the
.,inr-ul infusion of silver into our cur
man illlMI inn KIHHI IHII1I1K Ull U
rency, and the Increasing agitation for
Its free and unlimited colnuge, which have
Bmii-ehetlKion us to our disposition
or atlllty" to continue gold payments; the
subsequent noaroina; oi aom tu mims mm
the stoppage of investments of foreign
-...,iii n well as the return or our se
curities already sold abroad, and the high
nf f-..--.ltf n exchange, whiuh Induced
the shlnment of our gold to be drawn
....in.i m. a matter of speculation.
The various recent bond Issues are de-
..u..t Mr. Cleveland saying he never
doubted the wisdom of making his lust
contract with the syndicate and believe
u.Piai riiaaster. He say:
"The foregoing statement of events and
Condition Oeveiop III. mi-i lua. nrr in-
nur Interest-bearing bonded in
debtedness, more than 11(2.000,000 to save
our aold reserve, we are nearly where w
.,.i-i,i having now in such reserve, 17.
M, as against $65,438,377, In February, 1894,
,v.n ttiw first bonds were Issued. Be
tween July 14, 1890, the date of the pass
age of the law for an Increased purchase
T , . i -i ... ...... 1 1. ... v , . . -
or uver, unu m. unj- ..-cch-jo. ,
line or within less than five and a halt
years there was withdrawn nearly H75,
huii. ui inaiiin. a total of more than &4U3
n'ai.i .trawii from the treasury In gold
since January 1. 187, the date fixed In 1876
for the retirement of the United Btates
... .
"Noarly (327.000.000 of the fold thus
withdrawn ha been paid out on these
Ucried States notes; and yet everyone of
h. tMa.oui.ujo 1 still uncanceled and rsady
- to do service In future gold depletion. In
other -word, the government ha been
paid In gold more than nine-tent ha of It
United Elate note and still owe them
all.
Retire ea.1 of Greeabaeka.
"I am convinced the only thorough and
nractlcabla remedy for our troubles Is
found in the retirement and cancellation
at our United Btates notes, commonly can
aH B-riw.nha.rkB. and the outstanding treas
ury noiaa Issued by the government In
payment of silver purchases under the act
of ltino. I believe this could be quite
readily accomplished by tne excuanga
thu. nntaa for United Btates bond
. amall aa wall aa laiu-M denominations bea
I on a low rate of interest. "Vhey should
be long-term bond, thus Increasing their
Oeslraulllty a Investments, and because
. tueir payment cvuJd be well po.iponsj to
period far removed from present flnan-
IhI burden and perplexities, when, with
Increased Prosperity and recourses, they
would be more easllv met. To further In
sure the cancellation of these notes, and
so tirovlile a way by which gout may tie
bled to our currency in lieu of them, a
feature in the plan should be an authority
ven to tne secretary or ma treasury to
spose nf the bonds abroad for gold, If
eressary to complete the contemplated
redemption and cancellation, permitting
him to use the proceeds of such bonds to
take up and cancel any of the-notes that
may be in the treasury or that may be
received by the government on any ac
count.
'The currency withdrawn by the retire
ment of the United Btates notes and treas-
rv notes, amounting: to probably less than
ItMl.uio.oiiO, might be supplied by atu-h gold
as would be used on their retirement or
by an Increase In .the circulation of our
national banks. I think they should be
lloweil to Issue e rcu at on eounl to the
par value nf the bonds they deposit to se-
ure it, and mat tne tax on their cireuia
Ion should be reduced to one-fotirlh of
per cent. In addition, they should be
fuwed to substitute or deposit In lieu
the bonds now renu red. ns security
for their circulation, those which would be
Issued for the purpose of retiring the
United Btates notes and treasury notes."
Coupled with this suaaemlon la the nro-
posal that provisions be made to adipt th
banking system to the sm'ller communi
ties by erecting new ones or allowing largt
banks to estnhlish branches. The I'resl
dent says the country might ns Well realist
now tnnt it is nnancially III and may have t
take some dbriereeahle medicine and evet
then not recover at tne leap.
"In our present predicament no gold It
received by the government in payment ol
revenue champs, nor Would there be If tht
revenue were Increased. The people draw
gold rrom tne treasury on demand upol
nlted Btates notes and treasury not, hnl
he proposition thtt the treasury ran on !.
mand drnw gold from the people unor
hem would be regarded In these dava with
wonder and amusement. Anil even if thu
could be done, there Is nothing to prevent
hose thus partina with their sold from
regaining It the next dny or the next hour
Iliad I'utlea Not Hannah.
"Inasmuch aa the withdrawal of our mid
is resulted largely from fright, there If
oinina apparent mat will prevent Its con.
Inuance or recurrence, with Its natural
consequence, except such a chnnge In out
financial method as will reasure tht
frlahtened and make the desire for gold
less Intense. It Is not cleBr how an Increase
In revenue, unlesn It be In gold, enn satisfy
hose whose only nnxlntv is to ualn a-nlii
from the government's store. It can nul
therefore be safe to rely upon Increased
revenues aa a cure for our present troubles,
Intimation or distinct allegation that tin
bonds which have been issued ostensibly tc
replenish our gold reserve were really Issued
to supply sulilclent revenue, nothing can
be further from the truth, ltnnds were Is.
tied to obtain aold for the maintenance ol
our national credit. At the time of each
bond Issue we had a mfe surplus in tlx
treasury for ordinary operations, exclusive
of the gold In our reserve.
"It i neither unfulr nor unjust to
charge a large share of our present fi
nancial perplexities and dn oners tu the
operation of the law of 1878 an 1 IS!"-), com
pelling tne purcnase of silver ly the gov
ernment. No government, no human con
trivance or act of legislation has ever
been able to hold the two metals together
In free coinage at a ratio appreciably dif
ferent from that which Ib established In
the market of the wobl. Twice In our
recent history we have elunnlly fulled to
raise by legislation the value ol silver. In
the light of these experiences, which ac
cord with the experiences of other nations,
mere is certainty no secure ground lor tne
belief that an act of congress could now
ridge an inequality of UD per cent, be
tween gold and silver at our present ratio,
nor Ib there the least possibility that our
country, which has less than one-seventh
of the silver money In the world, could
Dy its action alone raise not only our own
but all silver to It lost ratio with gold.
"A change In our standard to sliver
monometallism would also bring on a col
lapse of the entire system of credit. Our
present standard of value Is the standard
of the civilized world, and permit the
nly bimetallism now possible, or at least
that Is within the Independent reach of
any aiiiaie iinuuii, iniirc-c, iunruui inn,
nation may be. While the value of gold
as a standard I steadied by almost uni
versal commercial and business use, It
does not despise silver nor seek It ban
ishment. There la a vast difference be
tween a standard of value anil a currency
for monetary use. The standard must
necessarily be fixed and certain. The cur
rency may be In diver form and of va
rious kind. No silver standard country
ha a aold currency In circulation: but an
enlightened and wise system of finance
secures the benefit of both gold and sliver
as currency anu circulating meaium uy
keeping the standard stable ana an otner
rnrrwu-v fit nar with tt.
"In conclusion, l especially entreat tne
peoples representatives in tne congress,
who are charged with the responsibility
nf Inaumiratina measure for the safety
ncl prosperity or our common country, to
promptly and effectively consider the ills
of our critical financial plight. I have
suggested a remedy which my Judgment
approve. I desire, however, to assure the
congress that I am prepared to co-opernte
Wltn tnem in periecunu; any otner nieus
nre promising thorough and practical re
lief, and that 1 will gladly labor with
hem in every patriotic enueavor to tur
her the interest and guard the welfare
of our countrymen, whom, In our respec
tive place of duty, we have undertaken
to serve.
(H'aneit) urovbr lt.evelhd.
"Executive Mansion. December 3, 1S46."
A TOWN HELD UP..
Three Robber Had Soma Cltlien Stand
and Deliver.
A special from Birch Troo, Mo., snys that
a series of sensational highway robberies oo
curred at Mouteer, near tout city, about A
o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Three mon rode
1.... . 1. 1II1A ..lln,.., t r.-. ... limn- -nll-n .11-
I1ILU IUU Utile llilv. v- .i'--iii 4-iiilM l
rwt to the store of ( harlca Met Icllnnd, which
also contaiu the pout office, while the other
were stationed on tlio street to Keep guard.
Una of the robbers nt tho atoru pointed a
rllle nnd overawed all those pres -nt, telling
them to turn nut their pockets, while hit
companion gathered up tho proceeds. They
also robbed the post onice oi tne cam box.
Among those held up were O. V. Davis,
principal of the school, who lost (15 Sim.
McClelland, John I.itllo, Joseph Luulun uud
an unknown man.
Rev. Louis Denies, pastor of tho Methodist
church was standing on tho depot platform.
nnd one of the robbers made him give up ull
the money he bad. After robbiug tho pa-tor
one of the men covered the bystander, while
the others took possession of MuClulloud'a
norscs.
They fired two ehots while In the store.
They then left In a southei ly direction. They
aro well mounted nnd armed. From their con
versation It U thought they intended to hold
up the westbound pas.-wo(fer train due at 5:11
p. m., but so many people being in town
they were evidently afraid to try It, A posse
has been organized and ha started in pur
suit. STORK IN ENGLAND.
Shipping Demoraliied and Serloni Aooi
denti in London.
Aterriflogale prevailed throughout Eng
land and off the ooaat Friday morning. Outward-bound
vessels were driven back to the
porta from which they bad galled, and other
soilings were postHined until the weather
should become more favorable. All out
door work in the shipyard at Bristol wua
BUHtiended owing to the violence of tho Rule.
The atoamer Mujestl'!, which aalled from
Liverpool for New York, Wednesday, was
dutuiuud at Queenstown owing to the delay
to the channel packet with the mall.
Many accidents ooourred in London
through fulling chimneys, masonry, tlgns,
abutters, etc. The telegraph wired in the
north of England are all prostrated.
' Durrtnt Halt Hang.
Judge Murphy denied the motion for a
new trial in the caae of Theodore Durraut
eouvlutud of the murder of Blanche Lauiout,
and ordered that be be turned over to tho
warden of Han (Juentlu penitentiary until the
date fur pausing tha death auntunoo upon
him. -
READY FOR A SIEGE.
Armenians Fortified in Zeltonn Awaiting
Their Enemies Ths Sultan Fsan
Deposition.
TuiilHh offlclalB mo apparently doing
everything possible to suppress news from
the province except that which la favornblo
to the government. The utmost secrecy Is
tilisetved regarding the movements of'the
Turkish troopa operating from Mnrash on
Zcltoun, ami as the latter place Is now re-
portod to bo garrisoned by quite an army ol
Armenians, the complete silence aa to what
la going on In that district causes much In
terest, as well as considerable anxiety for the
satcty oi tne Armenians, aimougn tue iurx
IfIi commander ho lieen doing everything
possible to Induce the Insurgent to sur
render.
If Armenian reports are to be believed, the
Turks will have to lay siege to Zeltnun be
fore thoy will have any chance of capturing
the town, which I said to be well supplied
with provisions and ammunition. On the
other hand, the Turk profess to believe that
the Armenians of Zeltonn will surrender on
the appearance ol the Hultnn's troops.
Ill renMiniJ hi 1 1 ' Dunnu - l- ir-'-ii'-i nr-
petil, the C'rar haa waived Ituasia's eluitn for
the passage of a second gunrdshlp through
the llanlanellea.
It Is learned from a trustworthy aourcw
that the Hultan Is In hourly fear of deposi
tion. Ills eoiirtlor warn him that the power
have decided upon this action, ami that they
want the second gunrdshlp admitted to tlie
Dardanelles In order to provide the neeea
eary force to carry It out.
The Herman Ironclad Magen has been or
dered to Turkish waters.
The Ilrltlsh consul nt Moosh reports to the
Foreign office that the relief work nt Hassoun
la at a standstill, and that the country is In so
disturbed a condition that caravans nro not
able to leave Moosh for HiiHsoun.
The representatives of the powers, some of
whom huve been awaiting Instructions from
their government in regard to putting addi
tional guard boat In the Hoephorua, now
aeem to be unanimous In their insistnnce
upon the Issuance of permits for tun admis
sion of these boats.
The withdrawal of the British gunboat
DryBd from the entrance to the Dardanelles,
where she was awaiting the necenary firman
allowing her passage through tlto straits,
waa only a temporary measure taken on ac
count of the fact that the palace people hod
Inflamed the fanaticism of thn Mussulman
population here, and that serious rioting waa
planned to commence as soon aa the wur
ehlps entered the llosphorua.
THREE LABORERS WILL DIE.
Remarkable Occurrence In a Sugar Re
finery. Three men will die aa the result of a re
markable accident In the Mollenhauer sugar
refinery, at the foot of South Eleventh Btrect,
Williamsburg, N. Y., Monday evening. Two
other narrowly escaped with their lives, and
may be laid up for some time. The fntnlly
Injured am Herman Fucks, Thomas Kolif
ninn, and Thomas Levy.
Mullenhauer'a refinery, shut down last
Thursday to take account of stock and put
tlio machinery and iMiilers In condition. It
was announced thnt thn refinery would re
sume operations Tui-sdny. Mouiloy evening
at 7 o clock a numlicr of char.-onl burners
were ordered to begin work !n the under
ground charcoal pita which, when In active
operation, are generally closed,
Flvo mon went Into thn pit, whlcb hre 20
80 feet in extent, the roofu being 16 foot aliove
the flooring. As the till -k fuuu of the char
coal, which had accumulated for several
days, struck the men, they fell down Insensi
ble, one after another, In single file.
The two men nean-Bt the sunken door
were pulled out and revived after a time,
and went to their homes very lit Fellow
workmen broke the windows from the out
aide of the pits, and lifter the atmosphere
had cleared hauled out Fucbs, Kohlman and
Levy.
Fuchs and Kohlman were tnkon to the
Homeopathic hospital and Levy to the East
ern District hospital, and it la reported that
the men will surely die.
PROTECT USERS OP "ROYAL"
Baking Powder Company Wins It Cast
in United State Court.
The decision of Judge Bhowalter in a re
cent cose that came up before him sustain
the claim of the Royal Company to the ex
clusive use of tho name "Royal" as a trade
mark for its baking powder. The special
Importance of this decision consists in the
protection which it assures to the millions of
consumer of Royal Baking-powder. The
excellence of this article has caused it to be
highly esteemed and largely used almost the
world over. It high standard of quality
having always been maintained, consumer
have come to rely implicitly upon the "Royal"
brand a most wholesome and efficient. If
other manufacturer could sell under the
name of a well known, reputable brand, in
calculable damage would be done to the pub
lie by the deception. The determination of
the Royal Baking Powder Company to pro
tect the users of the Royal baking powder
aval nut Imitator bv a rigid prosecution of
them make such ltultutions of it brand ez-
trumaly rare.
A FRIGHTFUL EXPLOSION.
On Thousand Ponndi of Nitro-Glyoerin
Let Oo.
Ono thousand pounds of nltro-glycerlne ex
ploded at tho mngozine of the Humes Tor
pedo Company, two mile south of Butler,
ra., at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning, and
(ioorgo Beater and Louis Black lost their
Uvea. There were two magazines, 100 foot
apart, but nothing is loft to murk the spot
but two grout holes.
Bnetor evidently was In ono of tho maga
zines, as not a ehrcd of his hotly can be
found. Block was evidently in or near tin)
factory, port of his body being found in the
wreck of the buildings. Ilia legs are miss
ing, and Ilia mangled left arm waa found 300
yards away in thu woods. Their mangled
horse was lying between the spot where tlie
two mngurJues stood, and the buggy wns
scattered through the woods, shroda of the
blanket being found in the truos.
Black was 20 year of age. while. Bcstoi
waa 23, and leovea a wifo and child.
Another Hatfield Murderer,
Near Williamson, in Mingo county, W. Va.,
Toy Hatfield shot Don t rain four time with
a Winchester, Instantly killing him. Hat Hold
Is only 14 years old and is the son of Devil
Anau Hutlleld, well-known over the country
owing to his late foud with thu McCoy. The
trouble arose over a young girl whom Hut
lleld wua in love with. The affair ho caused
the greatest excitement, Hullluld is at his
father' home and the authoritiea have been
notified not to uttompt to make an arrest.
The ilatllulds uru danguruua people and blood
will How before thoy surrender, A posae
will probably be formed to ntuke the arrest.
Crulg waa a young man and was well known.
The Next 0. A. R. Enoampment.
The next eucutnpmout of the Grand Army
of the Republic was fixed by tho administra
tive council to be belli In St. Paul, September
I to 4, of next year. Thu nuvul parade will
ooour on thu opening dayi the regular grand
purade of veteran uud societies on Septem
ber 2, and on tho last two day the regular
sessions for business will tuku place. Min
neapolis, Duluth und other cities In Minne
sota will aid St. Paul in raising the necessary
$76,000 fund fur the expense, of the encamp
ment. An explosion in the barrack at Teguci
galpa, Honduras, killed four soldiers and
terioualy wounded about 20 others.
KEYSTONE STATE CDLLING3
ABSCONDED.
Altoona Building and Loan Aiioolatlqn
will be the Heaviest Loieri.
City Pnllcllor William A. Ambrose, of Al
toonn, has absconded. He left Friday,
November VI, presumably for Plitaburg, and
Itiee that time no trace whatever can bo
learned of his whereabouts. The amount nf
fhortage In his accounts Is unknown, but it la
.alii the figures will aggregrntu tlft.OOO or
20,000. The dowiifull of Mr. Ambrose haa
jaused a sensntlon for ho wnsone of the most
Widely known Inwyers In that section of tho
state. Resides being solicitor of the city, he
was solicitor for three prominent locnl in
stitutions, the Hecurlty, Mutual nnd Provi
dent building and loan associations nnd the
Htnte building nnd lonn association. Bi side
looking after these public Institutions, he cn
oyed a largo ant) luernr-va law practice, and
was one of the most highly r?sected citizens
of Blulr county.
A bad freight wreck occurred on the Balti
more A Ohio railroad at Demmler station,
two mile west of McKeesport, a few minute
lieforo midnight Monday. It wns caused by
the breaking of nn axle on one of the cars of
fast freight Not IW, enstbound. As a result
17 enrs were derailed, severnl of them tele
scoped nnd overturned nnd both trucks were
torn up for a considerable distance. Traffic
wns continued by using the Pitudnirg A Lake
Krle road, which parallels the Jlitltlmore A
Ohio nt thnt place. No ono was hurt.
The extension of the Bi'llefontn Central
Central railroad from Htnte College to l'lne
(trove Mills. Is beginning to take definite
hape. The rights of way have been record
ed and part of the grading completed. The
extension will go through a rich fanning t ud
mineral country, with prospects of further ex
tension into btone nllev. In Huntingdon
county, nt present untouched by railroads
ami teeming with mineral aim woooiuuti
rlclns.
Fire brokn out Hundnv In thn enrpen
tor shop department of thn Alnx engine
works In Corrv, and before the 11 r depart
ment could act effectively the entire concern
was gutted, ine plant wns ownl nnd
operated ,y R. 8. Rattles, of (liinrd. The
loss is estimated at 020,000, and it is pretty
wen covered by insurance.
At 1 o'clock Htindtiy morning flrnbroknotit
in the Methodist Kpixcopnl church at Reaver.
J he building Is a iirlek structure located on
tho public Htpiure. The tlntunge done If
nliout 4,000 or $5,000, fully Insured. The
furniture, organ, ami unrary were about
ruined. The par-tor of thu church is Rev.
Dr. C. A. Holmes.
Rov. W. A. MoClvmonds. pastor of tht
Fetor Creek United Presbyterian Church In
Washington county, has resigned, thereb
ending a long-idi'inllng dlsMcutiuu in tht
congregation.
At Reaver Falls Harry White, solicitor foi
the Masonic national university, reports thai
ho Is receiving $200 per day ami has man)
promises of more ns soon ns everviiitng i
permanently and certainly arranged.
While shooting nt n mark with a Floberl
rifle Hatunlav, a little son of Thomas Wultou,
of Brady's Rim, near Beaver Fulls, accident
ally shot his little sister In tho back, making
a unngerouB wound.
The Presbyterian church wns redodleated
nt Sharon Huuday. Rev. E. R. Douehoo, ol
Pittsburg, conducted the evening service.
Rev. Mr. Edilv. of Comiellsvllle. addressed
the congregation in the morning.
Hiram M. Umliel, of Mnrkleysburg. was
found unconscious in a L'nlontown hotel.
having blown out the gas. Doctors think be
may recover.
Tho denth warrant of Roliort Mosohy was
received at Washington on the 8d. Ho will
lie hanged on Feb. 20 next, instead of Feb.
27, as first announced.
Edward Lelifliton. nn 8-vear-old boy of
Beaver Falls, crippled himself for life ny fall
ing on a double-bitted ax.
Joe Balkoka nnd John H. Stanton wore ar
rested at Johnstown for swindling various
merchants.
James S. Wallace has been elocted steward
and Robert Artman engineer by the Mereer
county poor directors.
Washington county sheep damage fund
having been exhausted, payments for sheep
killed by dogs have been suspended.
The thirty-third annual session of the
Teachers' institute of Lycomlug oounty, will
be hum in Aiuucie, uoc. to.
Tho Teachers' Institute of Center county
Will meet ui ucuoiume, iuonuuy, uec. to.
Peter Yarlslnus, a Hlnv, was crushed to
death under a car of coal at Sharon.
The Hotel Main, nt Washington, has been
pun-nag -d for imuuo by ueorgo w. Roberts,
Ho may build a theater on thu site, but can
not do so until the expiration of tho looses,
wuicn nuve two yeura to run.
After undergoing repairs, St. John's Ger
man Cntholiu church, of Altoona, was re
opened Sunday with Impressive ceremonies.
Bishop Phelan presided, ami Rev. Fathers
Kliiutt ana Mcciirtny aciivereu tne sermons.
Tobias Evans, u farmor, was accidentally
nnd porlmps fatally shot near West Newton,
by David Shelkey whllo they wero preparing
to go ou a Hunt.
Verstlnc A Kline' lumber mill, nt Brook
villo, together with u large quantity of lath
and shingles, wns destroyed ny nro. i.oss,
c2U,uuuj no insurance.
Isaiah Whitby died at L'nlontown from
lo-kjnw, caused by wounds received from the
accidental discharge of ills gun whllo ho was
hunting a row days ugo.
A mad dog at Falrhnven, bit Miss Dnwson
on the arm antl bit twq other doga and a
horse before it was killed.
Youngstown will be mnde a first-class post-
office on January I, and the ntllcee at Hazel-
ton and Briar UUl will be mudo sub-stations.
The Beaver Falls Council appointed four
mora policemen, making six lu the town, be
cause of the Increase of lawlessness and rob
beries.
The H. C. Frick Coke company haa bought
from Samuel Hunter 100 acres of coal loud in
Unity township, Westmoreland county for
$'JO,000.
Thomas Brlggs, familiarly called Undo
Tommy, a well-known ruftamun, waa drown
ed in Couewungo creek, near Warren on
Saturday.
The fnrmere' institute of Center county
will be held at Reberaburg on January 14 and
15, and at Uuionvllle on January 10 uud 17.
The bursting of the banks of the Erie canal
caused the furnace and work at Sharp
ville to olose down.
Russia' Black Sea Fleet.
A dispatch from St. Petersburg says it la
reported there that seven worship aud nine
torpedo bout, forming the armed reserve of
thu Black sea fleet, aro anchored at Sebasto
pol. It 1 asserted lu nuvul circle In St.
Petersburg that a month ago, when Russia
assumed that Great Britain might enter the
Hcllspont alone, order wero sent to Subaato
pol to arm the vessels, raise their crows to
the full complement uud hold their iluet in
readiness to sail upon 24 hour' notice.
Mrs. Itena White, wife of Lieut Cheater
White, formerly of the revenue nutter Bear,
who ia aold to nuve eloped to Ronton with au
autruas, oommeuccd ault for divorce lit bun
Fruudaoo.
TRADE IS SLUGGISH.
Piling np Oood Under the ErTeot of Advanc
ing Prloei li Now Making Itself Felt.
11. O. Dun A Co. say In their weekly re
view of trndo! "With nit the shrinkage In
present business and price it I encouraging
to find but a small Increase In failures. Id
abilities for the four weeks of Novomliot
were 1 12.000.2113, agnlnst 10.581,II78 Inst
year. Manufacturing llnhllltli-s wore 3,.
BflO.IWl, against i),242,H. Inst year, but
trading liiihllltles wero only n,72H,U12,
against $7,207,807 Inst yenr. Failures In the
L'lilted Slntes for tho week have lieen 824
against 8nft Inst yeiir.imd 62 In Canada against
40 last year.
"Riisluess Is still sluggish, as If gorged by
excessive buying when prices were advanc
ing. In nearly every brnneh stocks not yet
distributed to consumers stand In the way of
new orders, and comtietltlon of a producing
iwi-u iiiikoij Hxcoeumg tne prceout ucmnuu,
puts down price that decline, retarding
business yet more. After the holiday's men
look for a larger demand. Financial Influ
ences have not hindered, and rarely has the
opening of a s -ssion ol Congress affected
business so little.
"Wheat has advanced about a cent for the
week. Corn move from farms bus freely
than a year ago, the low prices hindering.
"Iron nnd its products are lower, an
thracite No. 1 at ei8, plate at 1.5, and bar
nt 1.8 cents nnd bessemer pig $12 nt Valley
mills, with billets at 111.50. The average of
all quotations In gif per cent below the high
est point In September, but actual sales are
frequently made Ik-Iow quotations. Small
demand lias broken the bnrlied wire com
bination, and the two nail and the two bar
associations are now In session to consider
their policy. Rails have not changed, while
bessemer pig has declined t S ntnljliillets tfl
per ton. The stock market has been weak,
partly Iweause of sale by London nnd partly
because of disappointing return of earn
ings." REBEL PLOT FRUSTRATED.
Chines Lay a Clever Conaplraoy to Captor
The City of Canton.
Mali advices received by reliable persons In
Boston from Canton, China, give details of
nn attempt to capture the city of Cnnton by a
secret organization fur the purpose of estab
lishing an Indei-ohdeut government. The
writer saysi
"The plot ripened Oct. 17, when tho atten
tion of the 1'nltcd Stub consul wns
called to a suspicious telegram from a
Hong Kong firm to Its branch In Canton
concerning tho shipment of certain pack
ages. Tlie authorities were notified and
the packages, which proved to be five bnr-
rois or pistols ami ammunition moeiett
"cement, were seized on their arrival.
On the same steamer from Hong Kong came
400 men, who expected to aid In the revolt.
The officials, however, captured 76 of them.
Tlie revolutionists had no weapons, but It
was learned that they were to be supplied by
friends entirely. 1 his seizure, of nrms and
the capture of those Implicated thwarted the
attempt, ana the authorities are now making
diligent search for the leader, as well as for
more weapon. It Is said that there are
thousands In sympathy with the movement.
The Hong Kong papers speak of it as a "pa
triotic movement, and worthy of support.
The plan of the organization, whlcb or
iginated In Hong Kong, was first to capture
the city treasury, next to demolish the vic
eroy's palace, und then storm the city. Tlicy
next expected to proclaim nu Independent
government and to take measures to hold the
citv.
"i no movement nas uivoivcu tne t. inisi-
Inns to a considerable extent, and groat ex
citement prevails, especially Inside the city
near a chapel, which had been used, un
known to missionaries a a sort of rendezvous
for Rome of the conspirators.
More Armenian Butchered.
A siiccial to the London Dully New from
Constantinople says that 200 Armenians' were
killed lu Kalsarlvch. A massacre occurred
at llaasuu Kahleh In the vlllayet of
ErKcroum. The Armenian monastery was
sacked and burned, and the bishop, the vicar
and other Inmutea were killed. Hlxty-three
Armenian were butchered at Zellch, and 27
at Hansen Kuhieh.wlth every accompaniment
of lugenluu cruelty.
Tht Power Disagree.
A dlsnntoh to the Pall Mall Oazerte from
Rome say that much excitement has been
caused there by the statement freely made In
diplomatic 'circle that Russia and France
have withdrawn from the concert of the
powers regnrdlng the Turkish question, and
mat ertorts are being mane to noiu a Euro
pean conference, probably nt Vienna.
MINERS AGREEMENT.
Tht Operator and Miners of the Pittsburg
Dlitriot Com to Term.
"This agreement, mado and entered into
this Dth dny of December, 1893, by and be
tween tho coal mine operator and con)
miners of tho 1'lttntiurg Rnllroad district, Is
thnt the price of mining coal screened over a
one and one-half inch screen shall be 04 ocntf.
per ton of 2,000, from January 1 to March 1,
anil 70 cents from March 1 to Decemlier 81,
lH'Jll; and that the day and deadwork scale
agreed to by the Joint convention of October
10, il uud 12, 1HM, Is hereby realllrtned uud
becomes a part of this agreement.
"It Is further understood nnd agreed that
this contract ia contingent on tho following
conditions:
"That ull store owned by coal companies
nnd individual coal operators I si abolished in
accordance with a Joint resolution of October
12, W.ib, as follows:
"That ull stores owned by conl companies,
nnd known as company stores, be abolished
January 1, WW!, und that after that ditto no
mine ownur, superintendent, mlm, clerk oi
mine boss shall bo directly or Indirectly
Interested lu or connected with such stores.
"That a committee of five operators nnd
five miners shall be appointed by this con
vention, to which shall bo referred all ques
tions of difference arising under this con
tract. "The pay days shall be on the 10th and
25th of each month. On tho 10th tlie mlic rs
shall be paid tho wages earned during the
last fifteen day of the preceding month, nnd
on the 25th the wages eumed during the first
fifteen days of the current month: provided,
however, thnt nothing in this contract shall
shall be construed to prevent operators who
now pay every two week rrom continuing to
do o."
TELEGRAPHIC TICKS.
Jacob Emg and Henry Sand were fatally
wounded by a boiler explosion at New
Athens, 111.
The British steamer Madura, which sailed
from Hamburg Nov. 14,for Port Royal, S. C,
ha been lost in mid-ocean.
It Is said that Chief Justice Fuller has been
offered $50,000 a year for 10 yours, to act us
counsel for the new railroad pool.
A mass meeting at Trenton, N. J., Friday
night memorialized Congroas to recognize
the Cubans us belligerents, aud criticized
tho attitude of Ptiuiduut Cluvcluud lu the
mutter.
"Diamond Sum" Cnsncy, whoso record us
an export thief is lntoruutioiiul, was convicted
at St. Louis of stealing -3,000 worth of dia
monds from i'lon-uoo McClelland, and was
teutouued to three years lu the poultoutiury.
R. W. Traoey, a telegraph operator from
Eliulru, N. Y., is under arrest at Cleveland,
Ohio, charged with obtaining money by false
pretense. He duped proiuiiiwit pvoole with
fake tclegruius.
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON..
CONGRESSIONAL
Summary of Important Meataras Before
Both Bomei.
sr.rnwn PAT.
Mr. Burton, of Ohio, Introduced ft bill In
the House for a $2,fioo.0;H1 pithlln building at
Cleveland. Senator Stewart, populist, of Ne
vada, reintroduced In tho Senate bis bill for
the free coinage of silver. It went to the
fliiniico eotniiilttc". Mr. Powers, Republican,
nf Vermont, Introduced Into tho House a bill
to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy
throughout the United Stntes, Representa
tive I-lvlng'toii, of Georgia, Introduced Ini
the House a resolution providing for a lolnt
House and Senate eoininltti-e to investigate
the Great Rrltlan-Veneituelnn boundnry dis
pute. Mr. Phillips, Republican, of Pennsyl
vania, Introduced In thn House the same I Ilk
be introduced during the Inst Congress auth
orizing the appointment of a non-pnrtlan
commission to collect Information aud con
sider and recommend legislation to meet the
problems presented by labor, agriculture and
apnui.
Tmnn dat.
Among thn bills Introduced In the Senate
Were the following! Bv Mr. Voorheea. Indi
ana Defining eont"tnpt of the United Btates
courts nnd fixing tho miixmlum punishment
therotor at a line not exceeding $500 at,ds
Imprisonment f-u not more than three
months. It n!so gives, under certain con
ditions, the right of trial by jury and an ap
peal to tlie Supreme court. Milking tin.
minimum pension for disability for to widows
of soldiers) under tho law of lmiO $12 per
month. Mr. Soulr", of Washington Appro-
rlatlng $M7,000,000 for coast defenses. Mr.
'offer, of Kiiiisim For the establishment of
postal savings depositories. Mr. Perkins, ol
ullfomiu t-or the appointment of a non
partisan commission to collect Information
and to recommend legislation on problems ol
labor, agriculture and capital. Mr. Lodge,
of Massa-'husctts To prohibit the Immigra
tion of persons between 14 and BO years, who
enn not read and write the English or some
other language.
Mr. Allen, the ropullt Senator from Ne
braska, made a speech In favor of recognis
ing tne lu'-ati revolutionist as belligerents,,
and aiding tln-m "In all lawful ways'' to se
cure the independence of the Lsiitnd aud to
establish a republic there. No action wua
taken on Mr. Allen's resolution to carry out
his views, and it went on the calendar, where
It will remain unless taken up by a voto of
the Senate. Petitions for the recognition of
the Independence of Cuba were presented
from the Stat -s of Ohio nnd Florhlu and
were referred to the commutes on foreign
relations.
and Stone and Wnlrath left Chicago. Later
Stone returned nnd was implicated lu the
murder of a father and son named Pruntv.
Three men are now serving life sentences at
Joliet for the crime, but btone was not ar
rested. Ho tells of a murder at Dunkirk. N. Y...
where Dtiffey stabbed a pall, Buffalo Jack,
four times, and btirl'xl him In the woods. An
other murder was committed nt Union City,
ra., the victim being au old man named Mor
ion or Norton. Another murder was com
mitted by the trio near Youngstown, O., the
vptiin wing a resident oi Asntnnuia.
I he last murder committed by Stone.
Duffy nnd Wnlrath was on April 20, 1895, on
a Peunsylvnnln freight train. At this time
Stone wns shot nnd did not get medical aid
until South Bend was reached. The next
dcsiswitn act of the trio was the robbery of a
Grand Trunk train In Michigan, where five
WBtehe and some money were secured. I wo
of these watches have been Identified since
their arrest here.
FOURTH DAT.
During the morning nour In the Senate
many, bills were Introduced and referred to
the committees, among them one by Mr.
Mills, Texas, to provide for the coinage of
the silver in the treasury, ond one by Mr.
Chandler, (N H.), to provide, in connec
tion with other nations, for the unlimited
coinage of gold and silver at the ratio of 1 to
l.VX. Mr. Galllnger, N. H-). offered a reso
lution declaring it to lie "the sense of the
Senate that it is unwise and inexpedient to
retire the greenback." and It waa referred to
the committee on finance. The resolution
offered last Tuesday by Mr. Call, Florida,
for the precognition of a state of publle war
between tho government of Spain and "the
government proclaimed, aud for a long time
maintained by force of urms," by the people
of Culm, protesting uainst "the barliarou .
manner in which that war Li ceing conduct
ed, and authorizing the president to "take
such steps ns may tie expedient, in his Judg
ment, to secure the observance of the law of
war, was taken up, and Mr. Call addressed
the Henate. At the conclusion of Mr. Call s
remarks, the resolution wua referred to the
committee on foreign relations, nnd the Sen
ate proceeded to executive business.
At 1.30 p. m. the Senate adjourned until
Monday.
FIFTH DAT.
Tho new printing law was the occasion of
a recession ny tlie house today of it action
on Tuesday with regard to the president's
message. Mr. 1'nyue, republican. New York,
stated thnt when tho mcasnge was read he
had moved thnt 5,000 cojdes bo printed for
the use of the house. , IIo had since lenrned
that the now printing law provided for the
printing of 10,000 copies for the bouse. His
motion, ther -fore, was not necessary, and he
moved that the voto by which it waa adopted
bo reconsidered. Agreed to. Mesars Yerry
(democrat. Arkansas) and Boatnor (demo
crat, Louisiana) appeared at the bar and
took the oath of otU -e. Speaker Ri-ed an
nounced the appointment of the following
committee on mikago: Jb-ssrs. A. B. Wright,
of Massachusetts, chairman; J. A. Barhum.
of California: Orlit. id Burn il. of Illinois, aud
George C. Pendleton (d-un.s-r.it) of Voxos.
Vurious executive documents and report
wero laid before tho house by Speaker Reed
and oppropriutely referred. Delegate
Murphy, of Arizona, introduced a bill grant
ing statehood to tho territory ho ivpr.enta.
The measure is similar to that passed t-y tho
last house. At 12:30 the houso adjourned
until Monday noxt,
THE GENEVA EXPOSITION.
The Fineit Eleotrioal Exhibit Ever Seen is
n : i
XlUlUlbUU.
The Swiss National Exposition, which be
gins on Mny 1 next and terminate October
15, bkls fair lu the tnuttor of interesting
novelties to surpass ai-y national display
made since our centennial. A full account
of its scope la glv:n by United State Consul
Rlilgley ut Genoa In a report to the State De
partment, uud he says tuat Swiss residents
In America are Invited to make exhibits.
Probably because Tbeordorn Turuttlni, mayor
of Geneva, uud the moat distinguished elec
trical engineer in Eurojie, la president of the
exposition, the electrical exhibit will be the
finest ever seen. Tho River Rhone uppliee
12.000 horse-power to be electrically irons
juilted six miles to tho grounds.
There will be a traveling footpath operated
by electricity, traversing tlie great mochlnury
ball, horseless cubs drawn by electricity; op
plltmcis for uorlul navigation, a multiplying
valve pump, proe isse for mukiug fabrics and
pujier, tests of strength of uietals by electri
city uud uiuny other electrical appliances.
l'rof. Pietot v,ul display hLs invention) for
producing imenso co l; showing a- temper
ature of 415 degre-s Lclow zero, and will ex
hibit the uses of this low teuiaiiuure, such
as lu thu purification of perfumes and chemi
cals, tho euro of dypeiisin by u cold Turkish
butli process, dlsiufcctiug and the production
of ou Illuminating gus no limes more power
ful thitu ordinary cuul gas. Other feature
will be a Swiss vlllag-t. an aquarium whom
the spectator Is bem-atli tho wuter.uid a Him
alaya railroad, wherein the travelers climt
to tli- top ot a grout luwor by luvOiia of a cuj
ruunuiK upon o coble.