WEST MS HI WASHINGTON
TURKEY'S EXPLANATION.
Th Saltan' Government Bay the Armen
ian Bit Beta Well Treated.
The Turkish government, according to re
liable Information received here, ho notified
tho signatory powers o( Its Intention to exe
cute to the fillip! extent the entire spirit of
the reform embraced In the treaty of Ber
lin. Tho measures to lie adopted, It Is learn
ed, will carry the reform not only Into the
six province of Turkey contemplated by the
treaty, and peopled ly Armenians, but will
embrace the entire empire. The authorities
at Constantinople hnve taken steps to coun
teract tho pul. Ho disfavor against Turkey,
due, It la felt, to a laek of knowledge of the
eon lltlons surrounding the Armenian
tronblea. The Information thus conveyed
how clearly the purpose and polley which
tho Turkish government has In view to ter
minate tho distressed condition of the coun
try. It Is pointed out that tho Armenian sub
jects of the sultan have retnlned their na
tionality, their religion nnd their wealth for
the Inst COD yenis, under tho protection of
the Ottoman empire, nnd thnt in no other
country havo tlio Armenians been protected
In this Independent exercise of nil their
rights nnd privileges. As an evidenco of
this, tho fact Is cited that fi:7 non-Mussulmans
are employed In tho Turkish govern
ment service at Constantinople nlone, while
the number of MiiHsultnnns in the govern
ment service Is but l.WMI. Considering the
difference In population. It is said thnt the
non-Mussulmans nre thus given a far grcnter
proportion of public employment than tho
Mussulmans. This same favor, It Is said,
holds good throughout (he populous por
tions of the empire, where the sultan has
sought to give the non-Mussulmans a full
share In government nil airs. Hut the nu
thorltli'S feel that there has been a lack of
appreciation and gratitude of the part of the
Armenians, and that they have risen against
the government, circulated reports calcula
ted to shake the stability of the empire, thus
ruining business and trade within and com
merce without.
Tho Armenian revolt was started, It Is said,
In order to secure autonomy In the nix pro
vince where tho Armenians are most
numerous. In these six provinces there are
HOO.OOO Armenians, while the number of
Mussulmans, as shown by ofltelal census is
8,000,(100 and then- are in nddttton 2,(100,000
Mussulmans not Included In the census.
That 800,000 people should seek to enforce
their rule upon a population ten or twelve
times as great, who are satisfied with the ex
isting government and their conditions, Is
pointed out as an injustice which the chris
tian world should lie loath to accept. The
fact that trouoles have occurred at Constan
tinople and elsewhero Is not denied by the
authorities, and they have appointed a com
mission there to try nnd punish the guilty
without discrimination. The commission Is
composed of tho most prominent of the
army and from the civil station. The entire
purpose of the authorities Is to pursue
such a policy as will restore peace and quiet
to tho disturbed country, and at the same
time commend itself to all countries as Just
and humane. It is said that the Armenians
themselves havo stood in the way of the ex
ecution of the reforms tinder the Berlin
treaty, by bringing such turmoil on the coun
try that any large measure of administration
was made Imposllblo,
DEALING WITH OFFICIALS.
Hereafter Chinese Anthoritict Will Be Held
Besponeibl for Outrages.
The state department has Just received the
final leport of the commission appointed to
investigate the Kucheng riots in China las
spring, and to secure the punishment of the
perpetrators of the outrage on American
missionaries. The report is a very volumin
ous dooument, fully Illustrated by docu
ments showing the ruins of the destroyed
property, the transport of the convicted
crimlnuls to the place or execution In bamboo
cages, the actual beheading with startling
exactness, and the display of the heads o(
the executed Chinese from trees nenr the
place of their crime as a wnrniugto the In
habitants against further assaults upon for
eigners. While the report Is of value as a faithful
reflex of the conditions lending up to the
missionary outbreaks, it has been anticipated
by the dopartment and Hecretary Olney, by
instructions to United Btates representatives
In China, has laid down the doctrine prno
tloed successfully in the enso of the punish
ment of the Kueeheng rioters, that hereafter
they are to insist upon holding the local
Chinese officials to acoount and personal re
sponsibility for outrages upon Americans.
ABK0K FOB THB WAESHIPS.
What the Carnegl and Bethlehem Com
panies Have Furnished.
The Naval Ordnance Bureau requires over
9,000,000 next year, of whloh 7,720,796 is
needed for the armament of new veaeela al
ready authorized. The annual report of
Commodore Hampson, chief of ordnance,
ays that since the last report 2,202.7 tons of
armor have been delivered, of which 1,075.27
tons are Hnrveylzed and 084. 84 tons re
forged by the Carnegie process. The follow
ing table shows the condition of the old con
tracts tor armor to October 1, 1896:
Armor delivered to October 1, 1896 Car
negie Co., 8,200.77 tons; Bethlehem Co.,
8,819.72 tons; total 17,020.49 tons. Armor de
livered einoa October 1, 1806 Carnegie Co.,
862.40 tons; Bethlehem Co., 1,400.81 tons;
total 2,302.71 tons. Armor still to be de
liveredCarnegie Co., 7 tons; Bethlehem Co.,
825 tons; total 232 tons.
Cuit. Hampson direct attention to the
fact that tho price contracted for the Keur
age and Kentucky armor is less than that
ol uny plate yet furnished the department by
the Carnegie aud Buthiuhem companies.
averaging 4651.72 a ton. Continuing he
ays:
"Great activity has been displayed by the
contractors in taking in hand the manu
facture of the armor under the new contract.
tip to the present the Carnegie company has
lorgea oa plates, rougn niaoninea 21 plate,
carbonized 61 plates and water tempered
two plate all of thicknesses ranging from
4 to 16 Inches. It can safely be predicted
that the construction of the new battleships
will not be delayed for want of armor. The
balllstlu tests of the Carnegie plana repres
enting lots of live and eight inch armor un
der this eoutraut held at Indian Head were
highly successful,
"The Carnegie company now claims a
yearly output of 4,800 tons of armor. Ex
perlmeuta. sU ou slab of D'Humy plate of
thlokueeses rauglng from one to eight iucbei
have proven failures. Experimental tests of
light shield plate and o) protective deck
plate composed of various steel alloy aud
subjected to different treatment bave been
continued and niuun valuable Information
' gained,"
. The Petroleum Market
The Standard ageuole on the 27th ad
vanced their quotation for Pennsylvania
crude S oeuts aud the lower grade were ad
vanced 1 cent. A ale of 1,000 barrels, Nov.
ember option, was made in the open market
at U1.17. At the ulose tLlo waebld for uaib
oil
The quotation of the Beep purchasing
agencies for orude In the various fluids are as
follows! Tiona, H.27; Pennsylvania, 1.17
Barousville, 1.07 Horning, 1.07i New
Castle, 02u; North Lima, tt&qj boutb lima,
due. aud Iudlaua doe.
The quotation ol the Producers' and B
("' OU ooupany fox Pennsylvania crude
fcvi.1T.
RUSSIA AND JAPAN WILLING.
they Will Aeilst the United State! in Pro
tecting the Far Beat.
It Is stnted by officials at Washington that
the Vnlted Mates will have the co-operation
and support of both Hussla nnd Japan In the
approaching issue over establishing adequate
protection for the fur seals of the North
Pacific ocean. The question Is about to be
brought forward, as two commissions, one
American nnd one British, have returned
after an Investigation of the conditions In
Bchrlug sea. Aside from the Information
they hnve secured. Assistant Hecretary of tho
Treasury Hamlin has recently madea report,
after personal Inspection of the seal Islands,
stating thnt If modifications of the Paris
awnrd regulations were not ngreed to "the
fur seal within one or two seasons will be
commercially extinct."
1 he Japanese government stnnds ready to
Join the I' lilted Htates In any plnn of seal
frotectlon, nnd ts desirous, niso, ol inciud
ng sea otters, which are being exterminated
from the Japanese islands. The co-opera
tion of Japan is said to be of much Import
ance to the rotted Htates, as the seal poach
ers and i Iran have fitted out mainly at
Japanese ports. A large trade with them
nas teen bum up at lokonnra ana Nagas
aki. Notwithstanding this, Japan feels it
to her Interest to suppress pirating. Many
of the Canadian poncliers go to Jnpnncso
Sorts ami eitner snip unuer tno Japanese
ag or tnke out sealing permits from the
British consuls there. The Japanese gov
ernment wants the prohibition made far
reaching, so that no doubt will exist as to
the permanent preservation of the seals and
otters.
Tho Itiisslnn government also, it can be
stated authoritatively, will welcome an ex
tension of the protection to the seals. It Is
pointed out thnt while Hussla owned Alaska
and the seal Islands now nttnehed to the
l ulled Htates. there was complete protection
to the senls, and that the destruction began
under the American management. the
policy of Hussla continues to be to protect
the senls on the ltusslan Islands of the North
Pacific, and there will be full co-operation
with the I nlted Htntes toward any concerted
action to thnt end.
YANKEE WAB SHIPS.
Largest Force Afloat Sinoe '68 to Our Show
National Teeth.
It is understood to be the Intention of Heo"
rotary Herbert to have the North Atlantic
squadron undertake a more extensive series
of maneuvers and drills than have yet been
attempted as soon as the ships can be
made ready. The experience gained in the
evolutions of the past summer and this fall
hnve resulted so satisfactorily In the educa
tion of officers and men in the handling In
combination of warships that the depart
ment feels Justine. i m putting them to sun
greater tasks, and unless there is a change
in the program and It should be abandoned
from fear of a misunderstanding of the pur-
fioso, which is in no sense warlike, the com
ng winter will see the assemblage of the
lnrgest and most formidable squadron which
has been under one command In American
waters since tho war.
The word has gone out to push steadily
the work of completclng nil of the ships which
can be made ready within a reasonable time,
and as many vessels will be put In commis
sion as can be manned. The North Atlantic
squadron will be reinforced by the addition
of such powerful craft as the monitor Purl
tan and the armored cruiser Brooklyn. It
was intended to put the Newnrk out of com
mission, but orders have gone out to have
her repaired at Norfolk within thlrtv days
without laying up the ship, which will then
be attached to the squadron.
A BULLETIN ON HOUSE INSECTS.
Valuable Pamphlet Issued By the Burean of
Entomology.
The agricultural department has Just Is
sued an instructive bulletin of 130 pages pre
pared by the division of entomology. I
treats of the principal household Insocts of
the United Htntes, giving an Interesting ac
count of their habits, upon what they feed
nnd the best method of exterminating the
little pests. Tho subdivision consists of
eight chapters, mosquitoes nnd Ileal, the bed
bug and cone nose; house illes, centipedes
aud other insect that are anoylng rather
than directly Injurious; species injurious to
woolen goods, carpets, upholstery, etc.;
species Injurious to wall paper.books, timber,
etc. ; cock roaches and house ants; small in
sects affecting cheese, hum, fruit and vinegar,
Insects affecting cereals, and other dry vogo
table foods.
The work displays an absence of any at
tempt to discuss the topics from a technical
standpoint and will be of great practical
benefit In those sections of the country where
housewives are bothered with Insects. The
bulletin was prepared by Chief Entomologist
L, O. Howard and his assistants, C. L. Mar
latt and C, H. Chittenden.
A BRUTAL CRIME.
A Missouri Woman and Htr Two Babes
Haoked to Pieces.
Mrs. Eva Winner and her two children, a
girl aged S and a boy aged 18 months, were
murdered at Richmond, Mo., Oct 27. The
woman' head whs cut with an ax and the
throats of the children were out and their
spinal cords severed. Bloodhound nre be
ing used to track the murderer.
The tragedy was discovered by a neighbor,
who, on passing the house, was attracted by
the actions of Winner's deaf and dumb child.
He found the mother' body lying In the
yard, where It bud been mutilated by swine.
1'he bodies of the children be found in tbe
house. There were evideuoes there of a ter
rible struggle between the woman and ber
assailant.
At the coroner's Inquest It developed that
tho husband, Jesse Winner, who is a coal
miner, was not at home when the family re
tired last night. There was evidence, how
ever, that he returned early in tbe morning.
Upon the recommendation of tbe coroner
Jury be was tuken into custody pendiug fur
ther investigation. The Winners came here
live years ugo from Tipton, O., and havo al
ways borne a good repututlou.
6H0T THE PROSELYTES.
Thrs Young Ilea Started To Break Up
Uormenism.
Mormon elder bave been holding meet
Ings in Elliott county, Ky., and E1U lsoin
aud his fuiully Joined the church. Friday
night, three young men of tbe name of
H narks, declared that tbuy would break up
tbe Mormon business, and started fur the
meeting.
They stopped at tbe borne of Bill Isora and
demanded admittance. They were admitted,
but when Isom learned their mission, he put
tbem out aud abut the door. The young
men fired through tbe doors and windows.
Lilt Isom was shot twice in the breast, and
Mrs. Isom was shot In tbe abdomen. The
Injuries to both are considered fatal. The
Hparkae lied after tbe shooting and have
not ueen oaptureu. ine aioruiuus are uiameu
fur the whole trouble and Indignation
agulnst tbuin i strong,
Tbe Next Cengrets Estimated.
Colonel W, P. Hutton, assistant secretary
of the Uepubliuau Cuugresalouul committee,
has prepared an estlmule as to the political
eoinplexlun of tne uexi Mouse or nopreseu'
tailvea. His conclusions are baaed ou ox-
baustlve reports from every voting precinct
in the United Males.
Coluuel button' estimate, which Is tbe
first that bat outue from the committee, 1st
ltepu' lluans. liiai Democrats, evi not classed.
22; Populists, 18; gold Democrats, 0 sliver
Democrat, ; silver Uepubliuau, S Silver
fusion. L Total. 867.
UIEST HI IMElllGK
RUSSIA'S INFLUENCE FELT.
The Port at Laet Beglne tho Work of
Beformi.
Since the recent visit of the Itusslnn am
bassador, M. do Nelldoff, to tho sultnn and
the long audience which followed, It is no
ticeable that there has been another change
for the better In the attitude of Abdul Hnmld
and his advisers toward the Armenians In
Particular nnd the reform policy In general,
t is Known that M. lie Nelldoff used Very
plain language to the sultan and It is appar
ent thnt the latter was convinced thnt the
ltusslan ambassador was in earnest. This,
supplemented by grave reports received by
the sultnn from the Turkish embassies at
London and Paris, pointing out the distrust
nnd irritation caused by the attitude of Tur
key, has brought about enger professions
upon the part of the Turkish government of
desire to honestly push the work of reform,
and. as a commencement, live Christian
deputy governors havo been appointed In
Armenia and It is probable that there will be
changes shortly In tho composition of the
Turkish ministry.
BFAIR'SEA8TEBaT WAB.
Troopi Pouring Into the Philippine I
lands.
The stenmer Vlotorin arrived at Tacoma
Wash., Oct. 30, from tho Orient, bringing
news thnt tho Hpnuish stenmer t'atallna
bearing 8,000 marine Infantry to quell the
Philippine rebellion, arrived lit Manila, Sep
tember 2S. They were to be followed by the
Montserrat, due at Hingnpore. Heptember 20,
with a battalion of sappers bound for Mn
nlla. About October U were due the An
tonio Lopez, with a battalllon of marine In
fantry, and the Isla Lur.on, with two bat
tattallons of cappers. The cruiser Isle la
Cuba, with more soldiers, was expected to
follow. The officers In command are under
instructions to use the most Vigorous meas
ures to stamp out tho rebellion nt once.
In Manila business Is nt a standstill. The
city Is surrounded by a strong gunrd of sen
tinels, and In one old town of Manila draw
bridges are hauled up at night. English
men, Americans anil Hpnnlards sleep with
loaded revolvers under their pillows.
Twelve hundred Insurgents hold the fort
nenr Cavlte, and have provisions for two
years. On Heptember 21 the rebels appeared
at Malnbon and were driven oil by the gov
ernment forces. The same day there was an
uprising In Tny Parish. The next dny the
soldiers were reinforced, making the total
number 1,200, and the rebels were dispersed
With great loss.
Tbe latest Ceyl-m papers note the arrival
at Colombo of Dr. ltl'al, leader of the In
surgents. He was being taken to Hpain on
the steamer Yslde Panay to stand trial. He
was Induced to go on board by the Philip
pine authorities under the Impression that
the Spanish government Intended giving
him a lucrative appointment in Cuba. Tbe
ship's others declared him a rebel, and he Is
likely to be sadly disappointed when he
reaches Hpaln.
Htorlcs of awful atrocities oome from
Manila, The woman who confessed tho
rebels' plot to a priest I under the protec
tion of the government, though the rebels
hnve tried to capture her. Hundreds of rich
natives have been arrested. Many are lieing
shot down in cold blood nt l.liminta aud
Cavlte in public squares. Pedro Hoots, a
vessel owner worth f2,000,00t, who was
slated for president of the prospective re
public, is in jail.
VENEZUELA PBESENTS ITS CASE.
It Brief on the Boundary Question How
Being Translated.
The Venezuelan government hae forward
ed to Washington tbe brief prepared at Car
acas by a commission ol nve eminent jurists
on the British Venezuelan boundary question
aud it will be submitted to the United Htates
commission as soon as tbe translation Is
completed.
The Venezuelan government named this
commission last obriiary. witn lr. tteljas,
dean of the diplomatic una judicial service
of the country, at its head. Tho brief Is said
to be a forcible presentation of the case.
Asldo from this brief, coming direct from
Venezuela. Messrs. Hcrugus aud Htorrow. the
counsel ol Venezuela, in Ibis country, are
Mkbout to submit tneir unai arguments. Here
tofore the documents presented bave cover
ed points of evidence, but tbe taking of
proof is now practically over, ana tne llnal
nrgumonts are in order.
A recent docutneut which bos caused much
comment among officials purport to be
written by a Jesuit priest. He presents the
English side of tbe esse, citing Cathollo au
thorities drawn Irom tbe Vatican archives.
The book was printed at Koine. The Ven
ezuelan officials say the views it expresses
have been fully met and overcomo in the
Venezuelan document presented to tbe
commission.
HOBS THAN 8,000 KILLED.
Fearful Armenian Mauaere Bodle Food
for Dog.
Advices from Harpoot, Eastern Turkey,
received in Boston confirm dispatches to the
Associated Press In regard to tne extent and
barbarity of tbe recent massacre at Egln.
These advices state that many of the dead
were left In the Btreeu lor aays a tne looa
for dogs, and large number were thrown
Into the Euphrates.
Tbe bodies were seen floating down the
river 40 and 50 miles below tbe city. In some
case whole famine were obliterated.
Exact statistics, of course, cannot be given
now. but it Is feared that 2. DUO is an under
estimate. All the testimony at baud concurs
in showing that the massacre was official,
and that it was wholly wltnout reason.
LI HUNQ CHANS IN P0WEB.
Appointed Chinese Minister of Foreign
Affslrs.
Telegrams from l'ekln announce tbe ap
pointment of LI Hung Chung as Chinese
Minister of Foreign affairs. The Ht James
Uazette save that LI Hung Chang, upon
leaving Houthnmptnn at tbe termination of
his recent visit to England, told tbe report
ers that bis ability to carry out tbe reforms
which be desired to have established iu
China depended upon his return to power
after be got borne.
Li has been reprimanded for naving en
tered tbe summer palace for tbe purpose of
paving a visit to the dowager empress with
out ouserviug tue uimi lurmttmies.
Fear Bnssia and Franoa,
A despatch to the Pall Mall Gazette from
Copenhagen relates to the enormous sum
which are being expended by the Danish
government upon tbe fortification of Copen
ttgen, says thut this work Is undertaken in
pursuance of a secret understanding arrived
at between Hussla and Prance, by which
Hussla guarantee the lutegrlty of Denmark,
and that, should a favorable occasion arise,
sbe will lnsuit upon part of Bchleswlg-Hol-
steln, inhabited by Dunes, being restored to
Denmark, in case a ploblsJlte of the Inhabi
tants expresses toe desire of tho people thut
tills step should be taken.
A small cyclone struck Madison, Wis.
about 10 o'clock Thursday night, carrying
away the opera bouse roof, blowing down
small bullillugs, trees, eleotrio wires, etc
The damage will run up Into the thousands,
No one la kuown to nave ueen injured.
Braillian Bandit Doing Damage.
An official telegram from Bio Janerlo ssys
that a larne armed band In the interior of
tbe Province of llaula, who several year
ago defeated a large detachment of troop.
have pillaged a number of farms, several of
them belonging to Italian. The Brazilian
troop pursued the band killed several. Italy
nas oiaae ugiuauus tor uutat
RUIN AND DEATH.
Awfnl Cyolone Sweeps Through the South
and Southwest
Tensas Parish, Louisiana, has again been
visited by a most destructive cyclone. The
atmosphere was heavy and sultry all day
Thursday, tho clouds growing blacker and
blocker, nnd nt 12 o'clock a terrific wind anil
rain storm reached I.nke Ht Joseph. Tele
graph wires wero torn down nnd a most un
satisfactory report comes here from the
lower part of the parish, where the tornado
originated, that the immense brick gin on
the Mound plantation, belonging to Mr. Joe
i urrvn, wns prncticaiiy destroyed, inn
course of the storm was from southwest to
northeast, striking Union lake at Locust
land, tearing down and destroying the public
bridge over Choctaw bnyou. Twelve cabins
on Locustliinil wero completely demolished
and one colored woman was Instantly killed
and several were blown Into the Inke.
The next place reached by the storm was
Johnsons Bend, on I.nke Ht. Joseph. John
sons Bend Is leased by Mr. A. Bland. The
gin house contained a great quantity of hay
and was totally wrecked. Hlx cabins were
In Its path and nil were blown to pieces en
tirely, nnd many timbers wero blown Into
i.nKe Ht. Josepn. neverai persons were iau
ly cut and bruised, but no lives were lost.
Mr. Bland had n number of hogs killed by
fnlllng trees nnd timbers. The tenants liv
ing in- the houses had their clothing and
household effects blown away. Telegraph
and telephone wires are down nnd the pub
He rond on I.nke Ht. Joseph front Is covered
with fragments of houses, furniture, cloth
ing, cotton, eoru and household effects.
Later reports show two deaths of colored
men at Mr. Wand's from lightning, and two
colored women and a baby from Locustlnud
wero drowned on Lake Bruen, where they
wero carried by the fury of the elements.
BANDITS KILL A WOMAN.
Mil. Chsrlei Slier Shot Dead and Her
Huiband Wounded.
Murderous highwaymen did bloody work
tist outside the limits of Norristown, Pa.
Mr, nnd Mrs, Charles Kiser, a young couple
of Norristown. wero returning from an after
noon drive when, lust before they reached
the borough limits, two men sprang from
tho roadside and seized the horses head. The
men were armed with revolvers and they de
manded of Klscr that he turn over to them
his valuables.
Despite the threatening pistols. Riser re
fused the demand of the highwaymen and
started to whip up his horse. Thereupon
the desperadoes opened fire. Klser was
shot through the arm and his wife was shot
through the head and Instantly killed. Un
daunted by the murderous effect of their fire
the highwaymen completed their work. They
dragged Klser from the carriage and robbed
hlin uf his watch and tbe money he bad
about him. The ruffians then rifled Mrs,
Riser's body of her gold watch and made
their escape.
Bleeding and fainting, Klser dragged him
self to a nearby houso and summoned as
sistance. He was brought to his home and
Is budly wounded. Klser was able to give
the authorities a good description of the
highwaymen and tho police of this borough
and Philadelphia are bending every effort to
capture the bandits.
BATTLE WITH BANDITS.
Pone Overhauls the San Antonio Stage
Bobber.
A dispatch received nt Albuquerque, N. M.
Oct 28, from Fort Stanton says that mem
bers of a hunting party which passed the
post, stated thut they learned from a ranch
man with whom they had camped Monday
night, about 30 miles northeast of the fort.
that one of the posses in pursuit of tbe out
laws wno nem up tue nan Antonio rtnite
Oaks stages, a few days ago, had come up to
them and that a pitched battle bad ensued.
Forty or fifty shota were exchanged. One
of the officers was Killed outrignt anil an
other Is thought to be mortally wounded.
There were lour men in tne party ot ban
dits. One was shot through tho body and Is
believed to be mortally wounded. He drop-
tied his gun and rode on to tne rear, stoop-
inir in his saddle, as though unublo to sit
upright Another was abut through the
right arm or hand, and wns unable to use
his gun. Tito gnng retreated, going sntitn
ward. Owing to the fact thnt they could not
leave their wounded anil dead to the coy
otes, tho officers were unable to follow the
robbers, but were making their way back to
tbe settlements.
TBAIN WRECKERS' W0BK.
A Paisenger Train Wreaked and On Man
. Badly Hart
On the Bradford, Bordell & Klnzua rail
road at Palens Hwitch, In McKean county.
Pa., a bad wrack occurrod Wednesdny even
lug. Passenger train No. 6 was speeding
alung towards Hmethnort, when it dashed
into a switch that nad ueen opened aud
spiked by train wreckers. The engine was
ditched and lies in the mud, Its wheels upper
most Two coaches were also derailed and
overturned. The passengers were terribly
shaken up and sustained many bruises, but
fortunately escaped serious injuries, ine
engineer escaped by Jumping, but tbe fire
man, James Dally, waa caught In the wreck
aud oovored with coal. When tbe coal was
removed It was found that bis feet was under
the engine, and be could not be freed until
Jacks were applied. Hi feet were badly
crusnea. ine switco. on examination.
plainly showed thnt a dastardly effort was
made to destroy life and property, but it la
difficult to ascertain what motive could have
led to the act The roud is a na-row gauge
and run through a wild, mountainous
region.
DIED AT AOE OF 116.
A Negro Woman, Born in 1760, Pane
Away In Chllllooth.
Catherine Cushenborry, a negro woman,
died In Chllllcothe, O., Oct 25, at the ad
vanoed age ot 116 years. Hhe was born iu
Fauquier county, va.. In l w, belonging to a
man bv name of Orey iu 1702, and at the age
ol 12 years she wns bought by a man by name
of Craigln, living at juooreiiuiu, vt. vu., unu
afterward was purchased by Mrs. Husan
Dyer, of Peudieton county, Va. Here one of
ber sons, George Herbert, who bad gained
bis freedom and moved 10 unuiiooine, iouna
her in lKt- and purchased her fur (126.
These facts are wen autueniicaieo,
t SWEPT BY A STORM.
Home Demolished and Several Perioni
Hurt by a Texas Storm.
A tornado originated about 6:15 D. m
Wednesday near Farmlngton, sixteen mile
outbwest ot Sherman, Texas, The first
destructive work was noted twelve mile
outbwest of Hherman, where the tornado
demolished a tenant house on the farm of
George Duke. No one was hurt, and the
toruado rose from the eartb, striking again
at a point about fuur mile souuiwent ot
Hherman, where It demolished a tenaut house
ou the farm ot James Karris, occupied by u
family named Hays. Four members ot this
family were aerluusly hurt, and it is reported
that O. W. lluvs' back is broken. Heveral
person telephoned asking thut searchers be
sent to look for the missing. The track of
the storm waa more than llfty feet wide.
TER8K TELEGRAMS.
Tbe steamship Havel from Europe brought
11.235,000 In gold.
llnnul,l luntnrv bulldillff la New Ynrlf
was destroyed by Ore. Loss, 125,000, fully
Insured.
Dr. Austin Flint, of New York, was severe
ly lulured in a bloyolo smash-up. H ool-
Udoa Wits a, woman orou.
DISIiEVIEWOHWOIIlo
SIMPLY WAITING.
Bnelnese People Will Do Nothing Until
After Taeidsy.
It (I. Dun A Co.' weekly trade review
says: A market without anything but poll
tics to rule Is not often seen. Business Is
linost abolished until after the election by
the extraordinary pressure for money, by
the Indisposition of anybody to sell who
thinks a grent chnnge for the better Is near,
py tne teeiing thnt It Is now ol no use to con
tract or buy when so little time remains be
fore a decision and by the general absorp
tion of business men In political activities.
The feature of the week has been the pres
sure In the New York money market In spite
of the heavy arrivals of gold, quotations ol
call loans nt 100 per cent or more have no
rem meaning, except mat, witn prncticaiiy
four holidays to come In succession, there Is
really no market.
vt heat has declined sharply nut i rising
again, closing about i tower for the week.
Heavy realizing of the spot sales, extreme
munetnry pressure In carrying supplies and
belief of foreigners that they can get whnt
they want ut lower prices by present nbsten
tntion, have materially helped the powerful
cmcngo influence whicn lias lanoren to de
press prices. But the evidence of grent de
mand abroad growl clearer, nnd while west
ern receipts are heavy, 7,5H2,ti27 bushels for
the week and 2H,760,U4l bushels for tho past
four weeks, njniust Ml,iri0,9li4 bushels lust
year, the enormous milling returns are of
especial value, showing that forcing order
are preparing a grent quantity of Hour for
export These returns, not heretofore given
elsewhere, will bo especially Instructive
whenever the market turn ou the foreign
demand. Atlnutio exports for four weeks,
Hour included, hnve been n,U2U,nbs; Diisneis,
against 6,256,4 12 bushels lost year. Higher
rices and actual famine in parts of India
lavea speculative bcnrlng, but are renlly
less Important to the American market than
the news of the decreasing supplies from
Itiissln.
Cotton has held up remarkably well In
spite of trade estimates thnt tho yield will be
close to 9,000,000 bales. The trade believes
such estimates erroneous, and also hopes
thnt the present prices will not be tound too
high If, with such a crop, there should be
good business In this nnd other countries.
he mills are selling stable goods somewhat
freely, nnd print cloths are a shade higher,
tint there is neither much sidling nor much
effort to buy goods of other description.
J he speculation III wool continues and nns
taken during the past four weeks 2S,321,I00
pounds, ngainst 2U.7H8.850 pounds lust year,
and 26,6.17,053 pounds in 1801, although less
than half the capacity of the mills is employ
ed. It Is a gratifying feature, however, thut
about twelve establishments have started
during the week, In confidence that business
will be lnrger herearter. there Is as yet only
a slight improvement in the demand for
light weight woolens. Iron has been bought
Inrgely bv speculators. 26,000 tons of bes-
seiner at Pittsburg raising the price to til 90,
large quantities ol gray lorgo raising tne
price to tlO 40, and 20,000 tons, nearly all
of northern Iron at Chicago. Finished pro
ducts do not change In quoted prices, although
quotations are less shaded than of late to
secure business, nnd there Is strong belief
that afttr a week there will be a marked
chnnge. The known orders deferred until
after election would by themselves suffice
to emnlov the work lor a considerable time.
Failures for tbe woek have been 270 in the
United Htates, against 27H last year, aud 40
In Canada, against 63 last year.
FREAKS OF A STORM.
Greater Part of an Arkania County Laid
Waste by Wind and Bain.
A terrific cyclone passed through the east
ern part of Jefferson county, Ark., Thursday
forenoon, doing great destruction. The full
extent ot the storm cannot be ascertained'
but It Is known to have been qulto extensive.
A short time previous a heavy wind passed
over Ashley county, delaying the train near
Portland several hours by the debris blown
over the track. It Is thought to Hnve been
oulv an earlier manifestation of the storm
wtiicii struck witn intensiiied inry near
Hherrlll, a small station ou the Althoimer
brunch, parsing south to north.
I's path was 200 yards wide iu some places
and not more than 100 in others. Nothing
stood before it aud barns, houses, fences.
stock and forest were carried nloug In Its
terrible vortex. It Is Impossible to ascertain
the number uf residences blown down or the
extent of tbe dumage to property. It Is
known thnt fifteen or twenty persons were
Injured, but no deaths have been positively
reported.
F0UB PEOPLE DROWNED.
A Eon Back a Surrey Off a Ferryboat
Into the River.
Two women and two children were drown
ed at the upper ferry, Hteubenville, O. Mrs,
John M. Hnyder and three children and a
friend, Miss Mary Puroeli, started to cross
the river Into West Virginia. They drove on
to the ferryboat, and when In midstream the
horse, in swinging nis nenu, caugni nis
bridle ou the shaft und iu a moment became
fractious.
The ladies, being unable to control the
horse, the surrey was uacaen over tne edge
of the boat Into the river. The cries of the
struggling women and children were heart
rending. The ferryman got out witn a
skill and worked heroically to save them In
tbe swift current, but be only managed to
suve Mrs. Hnyder.
Miss Puroeli s body was rescued after she
had sunk for the liut time, but by the time
she was gotten to tbe shore sue was Ueud.
Tbe drowned are Mary Hnyder, aged 18
veurs: Thomas It. Hnyder, 28 mouths; Don
ald P. Hnvder. 2 months; Mis Mary Pureed.
The bodies ul Alary and uunaid nuyder
have since been recovered, aud men are
dragging the river for the otnera.
BEVEN ARE DEAD.
Ths Oklahoma Cyolone Was More Sever
Than at First Supposed.
The known dead in Wednesday' cyolone
in Limoln and Payne counties, Ok., number
seven, with three probably fatally Injured.
Detn Is are still meagre and many omen re
ported dead mny swell the list of fatalities.
The dead are: William To lie, a farmer at
Tarney; Mlllward Tobe, his 10-year-old son;
soni M. T. Mullto, postmaster at Mitchell;
Mrs. M. 1. Alumni John neaongnt, two miles
northeast ot Mitchell; Mr. and Mrs. John
McLaughlin. Llnooln oounty.
Tbe Injured arei Robert Towers, neighbor
ot Heabrigbt', probably fatally) traveling
salesman named Trotter, fotully; Harrison
Jones, In Llncolu county, fatally.
Beported deaths at Krebes and Payne
county are uacuntlrmed. The scene ot the
damage is luiuua and nara oi access, mo
property dumage was heavy.
INNOCENT MAN HANGED.
Msnnow of Chloago Exonerate Hit Dead
Partner.
Julius Mannow. oonvlcted ot the murder
ot Carey B. Birch, was banged In the county
jull at Chicago, lie wrote a letter In which
he stated that Joseph V, ludrath, nis eompaU'
Ion In orline. who was executed June S. lost,
wo not guilty, claiming that .ho did the
bootlug himself.
On tha scaffold ha reiterated a eharg
made some time ago that Judge Uorton bud
led him to believe ha would woapa caUal
PUUUMUUWM i Sf WtHBk
AUTHENTIC CUBAN NEWS.
A Private Latter Tell of Mioeo't Attack on
Artlmlia
Private letter received In Philadelphia by
Saturday' mall from Iluvnna throw light
pon recent event Iu the Island of Cuba.
One letter In particular deals with late oc
currence in Plnnr del ltlo, and giro a very
upeiui view ol tne present Cuban situation.
'J his letter says that Antoulo Maceo ha
not nttempted to reach Havana province,
and that although he made an nttaca upon
the city of Artlinlsa. which waa partially de
stroyed, he did not endeavor to enforce a
ossage ol the famous troche. On tne otner
hand it Is stnted In the communication,
which Is from Cnpt Dcgardo, who recently
was in mis city aud who Is an officer ol "en.
Muceo's stuff, thnt tbe rebel armr In Plnar
del llio province Is not desirous of making
warm Havana and Mutnnzas at this time.
Both of these provinces are comparatively
ow snJ nut, and the effect of the copious
rains upon the soil is still detrimental to the
proper Handling of an army.
The letter reads:
"To be with the Cuban armv In Pfnur del
Illo does not mean that one is entirely cut
olt from communication with tho outside
world. Mnll system of the republic Is not In
operation In this province, but the carriers
of our commander tench Havana as do
rains In the (Jrnnd Central station.
"Among the accounts that furnished ns
with tbe most amusement was that pub
lished In the Dlnrio de la Marinn, concern-
ng an auaca upon Ariinusa a lew days ago.
near inui me same account woe sent lo tne
.'nlted Hlntcs nnd published as authentic
news. Hllil, after my visit to New York,
hilndelphln and Washington. I feel that the
renders of Amcrlcau miners bave learned to
discern the utllerencu between Spanish and
tuiwo news.
"At Artlinlsa the fight was well carried on.
and some uf our heavy guns were used to
splendid advantage. We did not attempt to
pass i no troens, fur It was not a pert of Uen
crnl Macro's programme.
"Artlinlsa was quite strongly Intrenched
and over 4, COO men were thero garrisoned.
Maceo did not attack with bis entire force,
but desired to give practice to the ar: tilery.
The enemy was nuiazcd, I nm sure, .for dur
ing nearly two hours' time there was no
response from tho town,
"lien. Maceo personally directed the at
tack. We retired in good order about mid
night, after the artillery of the enemy bad
shelled our position. I do not know the
enemy's loss, but our killed uumberfd 80,
nu leu no ueau on the Held, put carried an
he bodies away. Among the killed was
Mni. Perez, who you know well and ha been
one of our best officers.
.Maceo s force does not now amount to so
much cavalry, but it has been Increased over
2, six) since the arrival of tht two expeditions.
0KKAH0MA T0BN UP.
Tha Cyolone Doe Awfnl Work A Post-
matter and Hi Wife Killed.
A cyclone swept over a stretch ot country
twenty miles east ot Outbrle, Okla,, devas
tating a district several mile long and prob
ably a hundred yards wide. Tbe farm house
ot William ioby was first in tbe path of tbe
storm. The building was destroyed and
loby was probably fatally injured. Tha.
other membeos of the family escaped. Halt
a mile further north the Milchell poetofftoe
and store was lifted bodily into tbe air, car
ried a hundred yards aud dashed to tha
earth. The building was smashed into splint
ers ann I'ostmnsier At. r. Aiuinn and nis
wile, who lived in tha house, were killed.
They died clasped In each others arms. Two
stick were driven through Mr. Mullln'
skull, but there waa not a scratch on tbe
body of bis wife. The Mulllan oame here
from Rock Island, 111. Tbe farm house of
Abner Jones was also wreokod and many
smaller building wero de-troyed, trees up
rooted and crop destroyed.
THE BBEADSTUFFS FAMINE.
English Baker Advanos the Price of
Loavel Suflering In India. v
The price ot bread ha gone np hall
penny a loaf and the increase hi being acute
ly felt In the poorer districts of London
where many families have, in eonsequenoe,
been obliged to reduce their supplies.
The famine outlook in India is increasing
In gloominess. It is uot probable now that
rain will fall, aud the pruspeel are serious
In the northwest aud central provinces In the
Puujnub. The scarcity is extending to Beh- .
nr. At Bombay prices have risen heavily.
Large Imports uf foreign grain nre expected.
Abuut 80 lakhs of rupees have already been
given from the imperial revenues lor ad
vances of seeds, etc., and relief works in ths
northwest, central provinces, the Punjaub,
central India and Rnjputuuu are started, In
addition to the irrigation works which are
projected in the Punjuub.
'Tbe government will issue a detailed and
final forecast of the dlstresa In December.
CONSPIRACY IN HAYTI HIPPED.
Exile and Government OfBoiali, Too, Are
Implloated.
Tha New York Hun' correspondent in
Kingston, Jamaica, under dute of October
22. writes as follows:
Private advices received hers yesterday
from Port au Prince, 11 ay 1 1, report the dis
covery ut Aux Cuye of a conspiracy to over
throw the government Most of the exile
who recently returned to Hay ti are impli
cated, and so are many government officials.
It wo only by ine merest cuunae taut ine
police department obtained a clew. The
recent outbreaks of incendiarism are attrib
uted to these would-be revolutionism. Mr.
Bonzev. director ot customs at the port of
Aux Cayes, ba beeu arrested and many
other guvernmeut officers have been lodged
In prison, suspected of ooiupll Ity. The
conspiracy is said to have originated with
tbe cauallst section and color is given to this
by the fact that Mr. Buuzey is a leading
member of the party. Extreme disquiet ex
ists iu Port au Prluce.
BIZ WEBB KILLED.
Annother Horrible Mine Explosion Hear
Wilkesbarre.
A terrible explosion of goa occurred at No.
8 mine ot the Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal
oompany In Boutb Wilkesbarre between 1
and two o'clock Thursday afternoon. Biz
men are known to be dead and two Injured.
It Is nut yet known how many men were In
the mine at the tlm of tbe explosion, but
twelve are reported missing, and it hi be
lieved all of these nave pertsueo.
The causa of the explosion will possibly
never be kuowu. The mine was Idle Thurs
day. Usually there are Irom 400 to 600 men
employed in the mine, tlod they ail Dean at
work wnen tne expiosiuu uucurrcu iuv iuss ul
life would have been fearlul. The only men
iutbe mine wer tbe oompany hands and lira
boesees, who were at worn in the rook tunnel
changing the air course. ,
Dlsoovered Aathraoite,
Coal bos been discovered near Hudbury,
Canada, iu the Algoma district, which is be
lieved to ba Identical with tne anthracite
found in the region ot the Lehigh valley,
Pennsylvania, except that It contains no sul
phur. The extent of the deposit has not
been definitely uscertuluud, but as far aa in
vestigation bus progressed, it is known to
oover at least au area of 100 acre. Bain plea
f this ooal sent to Toronto bave been pro
nounced by experts to be of kou4 quality.
Bad Wrook in Ohio.
A Cinolnnatl, Hamilton Dayton coal
train ran Into switching train. '"