mm EHHI I REBELLION.
TROUBLESOME COLONISTS.
Ftsret Fighting la Indie In Whloh stany
Hstivei r Killed.
In consequent of the rapid spread of
the revolt at Simla, India, from 12.000
to 15,000 natives now being under arms,
the government haa ordered the re
servo brigade to assemble under the
command of Col. Wodehouee. The
British regiments will walt events at
Rnwal Plndl and the native regiment
t Mardan. The stan will remain for
the time at Nowshera. Ft. Chakdara
I strong enough to resist any attack,
ant it has a good supply of ammuni
tion. Th onlv fear In that the garrison
mav become 'exhausted by constant
fighting. The tribesmen are sending
forward fresh relays continually. A
reeonnolterlng column a few days ago
found the enemy In grpat force block
ading the rend to Chakdara. During
the fighting a hundred of the enemy
were killed and the British had four
teen wounded, among them Capt. Bnld
wln, who km severely wounded, and
l.leut. Keves. who received a slight
wound. The enemy followed Up the re
tiring column and attacked the camp
In a half-hearted manner, being easily
repulsed by the garrison. Gen. Wood,
with everv available man, started for
the relief of Ft. Chakdara, and the gar
rison hns been notllled of his Intention
by hellogrnph. Heavy fighting la es
pected at Amandara.
800 Rebel! Killed.
Offlcal dispatches at Lisbon from
tjsurenzo Marques, South Africa, con
firm the reports of recent fighting be
tween the government troopa and the
rebellious natives in Oazaland. The
battle took place July 21 near Chlm
butu, the capital of Gazaland. The
governor of Portuguese F.aat Africa,
Col. Albuquerque, with a email Portu
guese force routed 7.000 rebels. The
Portuguese losses were two killed and
ten wounded. The natives lost 800.
At Cape Town the government
troops have captured all the enemy's
positions north of Twalskloof. Among
the British losses were Bergts. Hall
and Mercer, who were killed. Chief
Lukajantjes, who led the rebels, was
killed with many of his followers. A
general surrender of the rebels is ex
pected. Pighting in Egypt.
The Egyptian intelligence depart
ment has received word of heavy tribal
fighting up the Nile between the t)er
vlshes and the Jaallns. The Dervishes,
under one of the generals of the khal
ifa, defeated the Jaalons In a pitched
battle and occupied Metemneh on July
1. The losses on both sides were very
large. The Jaallns are said to have
lest 2,000 killed. .
FOUR LIVES LOST.
A Coupling Fin Placed in an Open Switch by
Train Wreckers.
Train wreckers got In their fiendish
work at Thornton,. Ind., last Friday,
when the Chicago express on the Big
Four ran Into an open switch, which
had been plugged by a coupling pin,
and was ditched, four lives Being sac
rificed. The dead are Engineer Beth
Wlnslow of Greensburg, Ind.; Fireman
B. Crlckmore of" Indianapolis, and two
tramps, names unknown. The injured
are Henry Pljbe. Cleveland, O., who
was badly scalded and will die, and
Charles Cavenlr, Cleveland. O., who
was probably fatally scalded and
crushed. The escape of the seven mall
clerks Is miraculous. None of them suf
fering more than slight bruises. Ex
press Messenger John Edmonds of
Bellevue, Ky., had charge of the ex
press car and was thrown violently
against the head end of the car, but
escaped with a few insignificant
scratches. The passengers escaped
with severe shaking up. Theme In the
sleepers were not even awakened.
'. Pijbe and Cavenlr were discovered
lying under the front platform of the
mail car. Both were badly scalded and
terribly crushed. Neither will recover.
They reside in Cleveland, and from
their position it is thought they were
stealing their passage. The tramps
were stealing a ride on the front end
of the baggage car. It was a deliberate
plot to wreck the train, as a coupling
pin had been driven into the switch so
as to hold It open and throw the train.
The engine and tender, the mail, ex
press and baggage cars were thrown
from the track and wrecked. The
coaches and Wagner sleeping cart re
mained on the track, and none of the
passengers were seriously hurt, al
though they had a lively shake up.
There Is a strong suspicion that those
Interested In the mining situation had
something to do with the train wreck-
' lng. The opinion Is entertained at the
headquarters of the Big Four road that
. the train wreckers had hoped to de
stroy a coal train about due. General
Manager Bchaff has offered a reward
of (500 for the arrest and conviction ot
the wreckers.
GREATER THAW HIAOARA.
Water Being Harnessed Capable of Developing
a Tremendont Hone Power.
The greatest water power plant In
the world Is to be In operation within a
few months, if the plans of the corpora
tion controlling It meet with no ob
struction. It Is Intended to take power
from the St. Lawrence river and, by
means of a system of turbines of 5,000
horse power each, operate an electrlo
plant of almost Incalculable strength,
'The plant Is in an immense building
near Massena, N. Y., on the United
States side of the St. Lawrence. The
'Bt. Lawrence, In the neighborhood of
Massena, has a fall of 56 feet in a dis
tance of about seven miles, and the
Grass river at Massena Is 00 feet lower
than the St. Lawrence. The plant Is to
be even greater than that at Niagara
Falls, because with all the force of the
long rapids of the St. Lawrence behind
it there is to be practically no limit to
Its potency. As showing the general
confidence In the enterprise, $3,000,000
worth of bonds have been underwritten
by an English oompany to build the
piam.
Claims Against Ipaia.
A prominent Washington official,
when asked for an estimate as to the
aggregate value of the claims already
nied by Americana against the Gov
eminent of Spain as a result of the In
surrection in Cuba, said the amount is
In excess of 175,000,000, and Is steadily
growing. A large proportion of this
sum is represented by demands for In
demnification because of property de
stroyed or injured by Spanish soldiers,
An Inventor's Profits.
A decision was filed In the United
States court at New Haven, Conn., by
E. E. Marvin of Hartford, who was ap
pointed by Judge W. K. Townsend as
master to take an aocount of damages
and profit in the case of Mrs. Harriet
H. Wefles of Chicago, formerly of Wa
terbury, against the Waterbury Manu
facturing Company. It waa alleged
that the Waterbury concern waa In
fringing on a patent buckle. The mas
ter now finds that the complainant has
suffered damages of $19,010 ana costs.
TERSE TILE0BAM8.
Col. Fred Grant has resigned his po
sition as Commissioner of the New
York Police Force.
The President has appointed Major
Moses Handy, of Illinois, Special Com
missioner of the United States to the
Paris International Exposition of 1900.
Thomas Renboraer and William But
ler were drowned In the Mississippi
river about twelve miles southeast of
Wabash, Ind., when seining for fish.
Ex-United States Senator Doollttle.
of Wisconsin, died Tuesday at tha home
of his daughter at Edgewood, near
rrovtdence, R. i of Bright disoaao.
He waa 82 years old.
A non-union Iron worker was killed
during a riot at Scottdale, Pa., Satur
day. His name was William T. Cum
tilings, and he was a recognized leader
of non-union workmen.
Thomas W. Zimmerman, one of the
best known hotel men In the country,
died at Cincinnati Saturday. He was
55 years old. For years he wag mana
ger ot the Burnet house.
Samuel Lewis, aged 92, said to be the
oldest Iron master In the United States,
I dead. He founded the Allentown
(Pa.) Iron works In 1864. Mayor F. E.
Lewis of Allentown Is his grandson.
During a test for speed on a trolley
road, operated by the Pennsylvania
railroad, between Burlington and Mt.
Holly, one mile ot the seven-mile run
was made In the unprecedented time
of 48 seconds.
Adolph Wise of Union Hill. N. J.,
while walking In the streets the other
day touched a telephone wire that had
been blown down by the storm and
had become crossed with an electrlo
light wire. He was roasted to death.
Reports have reached Juneau from
Prince Lungl's St. Ellas expedition.
The reports come from Yakutat and say
that all preliminary arrangements nad
beeen made for the climb and that the
party had already made good progress.
Paskuelle Dadarlo was hanged In the
county prison at Philadelphia Tuesday
ror the murder ot Modestlno Monro. The
victim of the murder was a three-year-old
child. The crime waa one of the
most brutal In the police records of
Philadelphia.
The 10-year-old son of Richard Fal
lon was found In a dark room at his
father's home In New York with a
heavy ball and chain attached to his
leg. The parent had adopted this
means to keep the lad away from evil
associations.
The president has commissioned T.
V. Powderly as commissioner of immi
gration. Powderly's nomination had
been sent to tne senate, nut was not
acted on, and the President, therefore,
has filled the office by a recess appoint
ment. The Metropolitan Electric Company
of Chicago failed the other day. The
liabilities amount to about 35,000: as
sets, (100,000. The concern Is capital
ized at 1300,000. poor collections are
said to have been the cause of the as
signment.
The members of the administration
believe that Judge Day, Assistant Sec
retary of State, Is much more likely
than Mr. Reld to become Secretary of
State In the event that Mr. Sherman
should And It necessary to relinquish
the duties of offlce on account of ill
health.
Leslie G. N I black, editor of the Daily
Leader, of Guthrie. Okla.. fell from a
street car In Cleveland, alighting on his
bead. He died shortly after. He was
major on the staff of former Gov. Ren
frew, or that territory. He was en
route to Washington.
United States Minister Baker has
cabled the State Department that
United Btates Consul Otto Munch-
meyer, at San Salvador, committed sui
cide there a few days ago. Mr. Baker
says that he will appoint a Vice Con
sul to take charge of the office.
The President and Secretary of War
have decided to establish a military
pest In Alaska, to be garrisoned by a
company of troops. It will probably be
placed at Circle City, and the govern
ment Is anxious to establish It before
the winter begins in that region.
Max . .Grugo, a blacksmith, of Pitts
burg, waa at his forge the other day,
when the bellows burst and the hot
ccals were thrown Into his face, badly
burning him. He was sent to Mercy
Hospital, where It was discovered that
one of his eyes had been burned out.
A dispatch from Constantinople says
that, as the result of the Initiative of
Germany, backed by Austria and Italy,
a clause has been drafted for embodi
ment in the peace treaty whereby Eu
ropean financial control will be estab
lished at Athens. The various foreign
offices are now considering the clause.
While postal employees were trans
ferring mall from one cart to another
at Berlin recently, In front of the post-
office one of tne parcels exploded, in
juring on employee severely. The ad
press on the package could not be de
ciphered from the fragments. The po
lice are making investigations.
A curious misdemeanor has been es
tablished by a criminal court at Berlin.
A professional marksman was arraign
ed before the court for mortally wound
ing hla fiancee with a pistol while per
forming the William Tell trick. The
judge sentenced htm to six months' Im
prisonment for "pandering to the popu
lar lust for excitement."
Snow fell at Mlddletown. N. Y. Wed
nesday, while several persons were
prostrated by tha heat at St. Joseph,
Mo.
Representatives of Eastern hop buy
ing firms have been In Chohalls, Wash.,
several days and displayed great eager
ness to make contracts for the 1897
crop. Laitt week the best quality sold
for 7 cents, but now S',4 and even 10
cents a pound Is offered, and the latter
figure has been rerused by several par
ties. The prospects for the growing
crop are exceedingly good.
There Is a growing sentiment at El
Paso, Tex., against consumptives flock
ing to the southwest, and the desire for
sanitary measures against persons with
that disease is rapidly gaining ground.
Thousands of consumptives from the
north and east come to the mild and
dry climate of the southwest every win
ter and since their disease Is known to
be Infectious the people are In dread of
It.
A dispatch from St. Petersburg says
that at least 150 persons have .perished
in the recent floods at Kertch, In the
Crimea. Kertch Is a fortified town on
a tongue of land forming a peninsula
of the same name, noted for Its mud
volcanoes, on tne Btrau or xenikale,
connecting the Bea of Azov with the
Black Sea. Its site is that of the in
dent Pantlcapaeum, the residence of
the celebrated Mlthrldates. The modern
town is of recent origin. In 1827 it was
declared a free port. The government
has established a naval yard there.
A daring hold-up took place near
ocean port, N. J., Tuesday. Lillian
and Louisa Blackmur, sisters of Henry
B. Blackmur, a real estate agent, whose
office is at New York, were dragged
from a wagon, beaten and robbed.
Their assailants, two in number, were
in bicycle costume and rode wheels.
They secured about $50 and soma
jewelry.
The Ward line steamer Bcguranca,
which arrived at Havana from New
York on Sunday, brought a conalarn
ment of 150 hollow logs, about 15 feet
In length with the ends, although closed
showing clearly that they had been
uatntea rea lor tno purpose pf disguise,
LRRGE SUMS Of S iiiitSE
THE COLD FEVER.
Capital Making Preparation to Develop tha
Riches of tbt Zlondyka.
Neither the prospect of suffering the
hardships of a trip to Alaska nor the
shortage of a supply of provisions Is
deterring the adventurous gold hunter
from making preparations to seek his
fortunes In the Klondyke. The mills at
Seattle are running day and night Ail
ing orders for supplies. Some men who
had purchased their tickets for pas
sage on board of steamers going north
from San Francisco for 6500 were ame
to resell them for $1,500. so great Is the
demand for accommodations In order to
leach the gold fields.
Expeditions sre being fitted out all
over this country and In Canada; Great
Britain Is very mtcli interested, ana
Australian gold hunters are already ap
proaching the land of unknown wealth.
That areat Interest Is shown by
American capital In the development of
the newly discovered gold field Is shown
by the organization of various compa
nies which are asking the public for
subscriptions to their stock.
The following companies are located
In New York: The Alaska-Klondyke
Yukon-Carlbou British Columbia gold
mining developing company, $5,000,000;
the Philadelphia and Alaska gold mln-Ins-
syndicate. $500,000: the Exploration
syndicate. $100,000: the Kootenay-Carl-
bou mining and Investment company,
limited, $2,600,000; the Yukon-Klondyke
gold mining and trading company,
115.000; the Acme development com
pany, $150,000; total. $13,375,000.
From all reports, the Immense
amount of gold which Is b. 'ng found on
the Klondyke warrants the Investment
of American capital. James R. Keene,
the well-known wan street operator,
has declared that the principal obstacle
to be overcome In this new mining dis
trict Is that of transportation. This
fact has become apparent to all practi
cal men who have studied the situa
tion. .
LEADER ARRESTED.
A Warrant Served en Patrick Dolan While
Loading a Band of Striken.
The miners' strike took a sensational
turn Monday morning, when Patrick
Dolan while leading 600 strikers
through Turtle Creek. Pa., on their
way to the Plum Creek miners, was ar
rested by Constable R. B. Speer. who
served a warrant, charging Dolan with
riot and unlawful assembly. The war
rant was sworn out by Operator De
Armlt. Dolan waa soon released on
$500 ball, furnished by Nicholas Oehm.
At Monongah, W. Va., the wives of
the Polish and Italian strikers attacked
some of the colored men who are In the
mines with sticks and attempted to
keen them from going to work, but
when they were threatened with arrest.
they desisted and returned to tneir
homes. The mining situation In the
Fairmont region Is not materially
changed. The mines at Hutchinson are
running about one-half their full force,
those at Fiitchard about one-tnira
their force, and seventy-five men are
working at Monongah. Monongah and
O'Donnell men ssy they will dig no coal
until the strike Is settled. J. A. Flck
Inger, superintendent of the Monongah
mines, posted bills notifying the strik
ing miners to vacate the company's
houses, claiming that new men would
be here to go to work at once. The
miners think that this is an attempt to
force them to return to work, and claim
If the houses have to be vacated that
they will camp out before they will re
turn to work.
At Pittsburg a uniformity agreement
was drafted by coal operators Wednes
day. It contains 21 sections, and when
signed may speedily settle the miners
strike.
SELLINO BONDS.
Thieving Treasurer Resorts to a Hovel
Bcnem to obtain Liberty.
A novel scheme to secure bond Is be
ing worked by ex-Treasurer Joseph
Bartley, of Omaha, Neb., who Is In jail
waiting the result of his appeal to the
supreme court on his sentence of 20
years In the penitentiary for looting
the state treasury. The amount re
quired by the court's order to secure
his temporary liberty Is $125,000. He
has been unable to obtain this in the
regular channels and has started to
buy his bond outright.
Men have been sent to different wards
of the city with offers of $10 for each
$1,000 bond signed by him. In this man
ner $100,000 has been secured in small
amounts ranging from $1,000 to $5,000.
Every person qualifying for any sum
receives $10 per thousand on the spot.
Secession In a Ohnroh.
Rev. Dr. Herts, of Trinity evangelical
church, Milwaukee, married a negro
and a white woman In the sacred edi
fice a few days ago and the result la
the secession of nearly half the mem
bers, who on Sunday held services in a
hall. When the negro and his white
bride drove up to the church there waa
an ugly demonstration. The bridal
party was treated to a storm' of hisses
and epithets, and for a rew minutes re
sistance waa offered to their entry. Rev.
Mr. Herts appeared and by a short
speech quelled the disturbance. The
ceremony had no sooner been perform
ed, however, than a atorm broke loose
among the large congregation. Young
lady communicant were especially
bitter.
Oppose Hegro Offlce-Holder.
The appointment of Harry A. Rucker,
a negro barber, for the Internal Col
lectorshlp of the State of Georgia has
brought something less than 1,000,000
applications for the deputy collector-
ship. The entire staff of his Atlanta
barber shop nas been included In the
Hat. In Athens, where Pink Morton, a
negro, nas been named for postmaster.
the citizens have arranged a system of
boycotting which will be unique, even
If It Is not effective. Judson Lyon, an
other negro, has been promised tha
postomce at Augusta, out a large dele
cation of cltlzena. headed by ex-Sena
tor Walsh, will probably appear before
the senate to oppose nis connrmatlon.
Paper If ill Bnrntd.
The extensive plant of the Badger
Paper Company at Kaukauna. wis,
was destroyed by fire Monday. The
loss will be $250,000, with Insurance of
about $200,000. The mill was one of the
largest In the northwest, and was built
In 1884. It consisted of a large brick
and stone building, 200 by 176 feet In
dimensions, with several additions. It
was owned by Frombach St Vilas.
Tb Prssidsnt'l Vacation.
It Is President McKlnley's Intention
to remain at Lake Champlaln until
August 23, when he will go to the Q.
A. 11. national encampment at Buffalo.
From Buffalo he will go to Ohio, whera
he has promised to attend the reunion
of his old regiment and alao to be
present at the wedding of the daughter
of the late President Hayes, September
22. Unless there should be an urgent
demand for his presence In Washing
ton the President will return to Buf
falo, and there go aboard Senator
Henna's yacht for a few days' cruise
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.
The Coal and Iron Indnitrttt Present lorn
Difflcnlties.
J. G. Dun & Co.'a wceklv review of
trade reports:
Dispatches from almost every north
ern city of Importance report without
exception Improvement In business and
from Detroit to Seattle and Portland
splendid crop prospects. The task of
adjusting the business and Industries
of the country to conditions created by
a new law nas progressed with gratlry
Ing rapidity and ease. Even the In
creasing strength of striking coal min
ers probably forwards the adoption of
tne unirormity plan, which promises
to remove most of the causes of such
struggles. Some confusion Is caused
by events seemingly contradictory: by
closing of large cotton mills when
many other works are stnrtlna and bv
decline In some prices when others are
advancing, but the balance la unmis
takably on the right side.
The most Important event since the
passage of the new tariff, which was
generally anticipated a week ago, has
been the marked Increase In forelan
demand and advance In price fo
wheat, the latter has risen 4Hc during
the week, with western receipts for the
first time exceeding Inst year's and
western railroads besieged for cars and
with Atlantic exports or 1,718,738 bush
els. Hour Included, for the week and
6.361,178 bushels In four weeks, against
6,917,865 bushels last year. With heavy
contracts for shipment exceeding 1,200,-
mo bushels on a single day, Liverpool
reports of a shipment from America to
Northern Bohemia and with French
markets excited, speculative sales here
have little Influence. With crop news
still favorable producers may realize
something like $80,000,000 more than
last year on wheat, which means a
great difference In purchases by agri
cultural states.
The Industrial sky la partly over
clouded by coal and Iron difficulties
and by the closing of some large cotton
mills. Having run for months far ahead
of consuming demand on cotton bought
at comparatively high prices the mills
see ahead a large crop and cheap cot
ton, and It is but the rational way to
halt production, clear off accumulated
stocks at the season when vacations
are common and begin the new year on
its own DRS1S.
Selling of wool at Boston, where the
speculation has been most active. Is
suggestive, amounting to 8,848.000
pounds for the week and at three chief
markets to 11.984,600 pounds. Sales for
four weeks have been 46.109,200 pounds,
22,538.600 pounds beln domestic.
against 7.211.350 pounds In all Inst year.
Delay in the Iron Industry Is partly
because wages have not been settled at
all works, though at many, and partly
because steadily rising demand does
not yet raise prices. In some products
prices are a shade lower, notwithstand
ing a larger demand, owing to competi
tion between works, but bessemer is a
shade higher. In structural work,
plates, sheets and bars for the enor
mous operations of agricultural Imple
ment works, tne demand Increases, and
for rolling stock owing to the abund
ance of crops.
Failures for the week have been 2.16
In the United States, against 281 last
year, and 28 In Canada, against 40 last
year.
ADVICE TO NEGROES.
A Southern Jndgs Tells Them That This is a
White Man I Country.
The special term of court recently
called at Decatur to try the negroes,
Lewis Thompson and Walter Neville,
narged witn assaulting Nellie Law-
ton, a 12-year-old white girl, and Rosa
Burford. their Blleaed accessory, con
vened the other day, Judge J. J. Banks
presiding. The crime occurred five
weeks ago and a lynching was only
averted by the removal of the accused
to Huntsvllle, where they were guarded
ny troops. Judge Banks told the jury
that the county must be cleared of all
semblance of delay In the administra
tion of justice. Turning to the specta
tors, he told the whites he would al
low no demonstration of violence. .Tie
then warned the negroes not to gather
around the Jail, saying that If their aid
Is needed to protect the prisoners they
would be sent for; but that they would
be Imprisoned If they Inflamed the
whites by going armed or making
threats. "Now you negroes go home,
and stay there," concluded the Judge,
"or you will get Into trouble. This Is a
white man's country, and a white man's
court, and you negroes must keep In
your places."
Crashing Weight of OfAce-Beekers.
Borne idea of the size of the vast
throng of office-seekers that has called
upon the president since the 4th of
March was conveyed to the visitors at
the White House the other day when
they saw a number of workmen lifting
up and strengthening the floor of the
large lobby just outside the president s
office. This floor had sunk no less than
tour Inches from the weights Imposed
upon It. It lies directly above the vast
East room, and so cannot be supported
from beneath without disfiguring that
splendid apartment. A plan has been
prepared by Col. Bingham .the super
Intendent of public buildings and
grounds, for suspending the floor from
the heavy roof beams above.
Orovor Signs a Petition.
Grover Cleveland, by signing his
name to a paper, has provided Prince
ton University with a saloon. Twelve
names were necessary to keep open
the saloon, the license of which expired
on the first day of May, and Mr. Cleve
land waa the twelfth. "The Princeton
Inn," the resort so fortunate to get one
of the surviving former Presidents, Is
about 1,200 feet from the corner of the
college campus and is in the center ot
college life at Princeton. "Princeton
Inn" waa opened six years ago by a
stock company consisting of wealthy
university alumni. It has been run an
headquarters for visiting friends of the
university.
United States is Backward.
Charles H. Cramp, the Philadelphia
ship-builder, returned from Europe on
the St. Paul Saturday. Mr. Cramp
went to London mainly to attend the
session of the British institute ot Naval
architects. He said he found great
eagerness on the part of every coun
try to build a navy, except Russia and
the United states. Japan la making er
forts to build a new navy. She Is now
having 14 large battleships and several
small crafts constructed In England,
Abondanos of Hay.
Reports received from the New Eng
land, Middle and Western Btates by the
Hay Trade journal snow tne condition
al average of the hay crop to be .94
that of the whole country .92, with 2
per cent. Increased acreage, Indicating
tne largest crop grown in many years,
On this account It Is thought there will
be a large attendance at the national
hay convention, to be held at Pittsburg
on the 10th, 11th and 12th of this month.
Ssrioni Bnnaway.
Ex-Postmaster James S. McKean of
Pittsburg had what waa probably the
most exciting ride or nis life in Atlan
tic City, Sunday, and saw his driver
killed before his eyes, while he himself
and the party of friends who accom
panied were burled benetlh the debris
of the wrecked carriage and mora or
less severely shaken and bruised up.
RESENTS ABUSE.
la
American Clttisf Drafted Into tha Army
Is Plaesd In Prison.
Ambassador Whits at Berlin Is Just
now giving close attention to a matter
which promises to Involve some diplo
matic complications. It Is the case of
Alfred Weanling, son of a naturalised
American citizen of New York. Young
Wessllng, while vlsltlna? Germany last
spring, was drafted Into the German
army. He protested that he had made
a formal declaration of his Intention to
become a citizen of the United States,
although hla naturalization had not
been perfected. His protest was abso
lutely Ignored and he waa enrolled In
the Seventy-fourth regiment, stationed
In Hanover. Recently, for the petty
offense of chatting, he was struck a
violent blow by his sergeant. Enraged
at the Injustice, young Wessllng felled
nis tormentor to the ground and fled.
Late at night he reached the United
States Consulate at Hanover, com
pletely ragged out and half starved.
United States Consul Crane nersuaded
him to surrender to the authorities, and
he Is now awaiting trial on a rharae of
assaulting his superior. This offense Is
punishable In wartime by summary ex
ecution after courtmartlal and In time
of peace by several years' Imprison
ment. Ambnasador While Is endeavor
ing to secure his release.
JAPAN IS ACTIVE.
Will Send fifteen Hundred Well-Drilled
Emigrants to the Hawaiian Islands.
A letter written by an Intelligent
Japanese official In Japan to a former
Japanese oHlcer at Los Angeles con
veys the Information that the Japanese
government win forward to Honolulu
In the latter part of July 1.500 emi
grants. Those Individuals are now in
the garrison at Neegata, being soldiers
In the Japanese service, and will go on
shore In Honolulu as simple citizens
Dut drilled and ready for military duty
at once. In addition three large men
or vCdr aro already prepared to leave
Ynkohoma to arrive at Honolulu at
about the time of the landing of the
so-called emlitrants. It Is an open
secret on the Asiatic coast that the ad
miral In charge of the English fleet
there will find It convenient to order
some of his ships to cruise In the vicin
ity ot the Hawaiian Islands about that
time and the game of bluff to be played
by Japan will be backed by the English
blue Jackets If necessary.
Hawaii and Japan to Arbitrate.
The Japanese government has ac
cepted the offer made by Hawaii to ar
bitrate the dispute between the two
countries. The state department has
been Informed of the offer and the ac
ceptance. The subject of arbitration
will Include not only the difficulty over
the landing of the Japanese Immi
grants, but also will Include other dis
agreements between the two countries,
the most Important of which la the
sale tax Imposed upon a Japanese li
quor largely Imported and consumed
by the Japanese in Hawaii.
PB0H ACROSS THE SEA.
Recent experiments In Paris with the
Roentgen rays have been successful In
detecting food adulteration, and espe
cially in tea, corree ana pepper.
The commercial treaty between Great
Britain and the Herman zollvereln,
which has been in force since May 30,
1865, waa denounced by Great Britain,
and ceases to be operative a year
hence.
A dispatch from Lisbon says that the
situation of Oporto is alarming. Mln
Isters fear an attempt at revolution.
The Governor of the town haa been dls
.missed and replaced by Augusto de
Cost M no, a naval omcer.
The British Foreign Offlce notified
Ambassador Hay that Great Britain
accepted the proposition of the United
States for an International conference
on the question of pelagic sealing In the
Behrlng Sea, to be held In Washington
during the coming autumn.
Severe shocks of earthquake disturb
ed the West Indies recently. In soma
cases the vibrations continued a full
minute. Great damage Is reported to
have been done at the Islands of Anti
gun, St. Christopher and Guadeloupe,
In the Leeward group.
FULL 07 WORMS.
Yonng Han's Stomaoh Abonndi with Slimy
Reptiles and Lizard Eggs.
Howard Overly, a young farmer of
Providence township. Pa., has been ail
ing for several months and his case
was a puzzle to the physicians. Dr.
Frew, of Paradise, who haa lately been
attending him decided to give him an
anthelmlnlc the other day, and a few
hours later Overly comenmced to vom
it with astonishing results. There were
24 lizards, ranging In size from two to
three and a half Inchea lang, many of
them dead: 40 lizards eggs and many
worms thrown from his stomach. On
the farm on which Overly resides Is a
large spring from which he haa been
accustomed to drink for years, by ly
ing flat on his stomach, and It Is sup
posed that he In that way swallowed
the lizards and their eggs.
Weyler and the Rebel!.
Captain General Weyler, It Is an
nounced, will take the field in a few
days to direct personally military or
ganizations in Havana Province
against several bands of Insurgents
from 60 to 200 strong. This step is due
to an attempt on the part of these
bands to reunite.
Orders have been Issued that Major
Justo Ojeda and the Prefect of the
Ranch El Portuguese shall be shot for
trying to prevent the surrender of
Major Juan Calangas, the Insurgent
chief, and a number of cavalrymen
who recently gave themselves up to
the authorities. It is reported that Ma
jor Calanges, after his surrender, took
the field with hla forces and surprised
an Insurgent camp, machetlng several
members of the force stationed there.
forming a Boer Trnst
A new form of trust, more compre
hensive than the Standard oil monop
oly, and Involving a capitalization fully
twice aa large. Is now going through
the preliminaries ot organization In
Philadelphia, Pittsburg. Detroit, Mil
waukee, Bt. Louis, Rochester and Bal
timore, and other large cities of the
country. The projectors of the new
trust are working the country by states
and making their propositions to all
brewers and maltatera having a well
established business In the main cen
ters of populutlon.
Had no Use for a Brake.
Daniel Meehan, aged 19 years, met
death In a strange manner while coast
ing on his blcyole down a ateep hill at
Philadelphia Friday. At the foot of
the hill, a low stone fence marks the
boundary of the Wlsuahlcken creek,
which, at that spot, Is ten feet deep.
Meehan lost control of his wheel,
crashed against tha wall, plunged
headlong over It Into tha creek, and
waa drowned.
JOHN P. LOVELL DEAD.
founder of Famons Oompany Sao
combs to Paralysis. -
Tha venerable John P. Level', fonnder -hi
the arms company bearing his name, a oom
pany known all over the world, baa last
died at his summer home. Cottage City.
Mass. Ha suffered a paralalia shock from
whloh It was hoped for a time h would re
cover, bnt a vigorous eoaetttatlon was not
match for tha encroachments ot advano
lng years. John Prince Lovell was bora
in jsast Bralntree on July n, 1820, and
was therefore In hli 78th vesr. He was
an Instance of a rolling stone gath
ering no moss, for he tried several
trades before finally settling down to
gunamlthlng, at which he became' one' of
tne most expert and finished workmen la tha
world. He apprenticed himself to A.F. Pair
banks, a Boston gunsmith, who In 1840 gar
TBI I.ATI JOHlt r. LOVZLta
Mr. Lovell a half Interest In the business.
Mr. Fairbanks died the following year. Mr.
Lovell took another partner, but la lfMi
bought out the latter. He later added sport
ing goods of all descriptions to his stock, and
the company has steadiy grown to its present
mimmoia proportions, nr. Novell sueo
fully weathered every panlo, never failed
and never was saed. As hli sons beeame ot
age to enter buslnets they were taken Into
the Ann. Mr. Lovell was connected
with numberless secret and charitable
organizations. He waa the first man to boy
a ticket on the South Shore (later the Old
Colony) railroad when It was built, and bad
been a continuous ticket holder ever
since. He has long been the only
survivor of the original ticket
holder?. Mr. Lovell. st the completion of his
60 years In 'business, was given a golden
business jubilee anniversary which was one
of the notable events, of East Weymouth i
where he has lived for more than half a
century. Mr. Lovell leaves a widow and
five sons, three of whom are members of
the company.
PROTECTION PROM PIRATES.
The Oovsrnmsnt Asked to Provide Safety to
Ships taden With Gold.
The Treasury department haa been
asked to detail a cutter to head oft a
piratical expedition which la supposed
to have been organized in Asiatic, porta
to plunder returning Alaskan treasure
ships. The request for protection cornea
from P. B. Weare, President of the
Alaska Transportation Compsny, with
which concern Ell Gage, Secretary
Gage's son, is associated. The steamers
of that company leave Bt. Mlchealfl
August 5 and 15 and September 15, and
a special convoy is desired for the
steamer Portland, which will bring a
large amount of gold to the United
States. If serious conditions prevail,
such as are indicated In the advice
which have reached Washington, It
may be necessary to retain the Concord
for service in the Eastern Pacific as a
protection to steamers carrying Alas
kan gold; The revenue cutter service
Is competent for protection for tha
present.
TOO MUCH SPORT.
An Effort to be Hade to Celebrate Kemorla
Day on the Sabbath.
The members of the Grand Army of
the Republic, In New oYrk, are promot
ing a movement for the change of.
Memorial Day from May 30 to the last'
Sunday In May. The subject Is to bo
submitted to the national encampment
In Buffalo, August 23 next. If the en
campment acts favorably upon It it is
believed that the change will be made. .
"The day," said a veteran, "Is rapid- ,
ly becoming one for the enjoyment ot
outdoor sports, excursions and picnics.
It Is, In fact, becoming like an ordinary
holiday, and there la danger that tha
true meaning of the day may be loat.
There seems to me to be Inconsistency
in -decorating graves of the nation'
dead and hurrying to a ball ground or
a horse race."
Amsrlesn Looomotlvos in Demand.
The Baldwin Locomotive Works ot
Philadelphia recently booked an order
for 20 locomotives for Japan. Thla, with
orders already received, makea a total
of.50 for that oriental empire. Thirty
ha've Just been shipped. Of these IS
were for the Government roads and 12
for a private railroad corporation. Tha
order Just received la for the Japanese
Government.
It la stated by the officials of tho
Baldwin Worka that there la practical
ly no serious European competition in
this trade; that prices can be mada
much lower than those offered by Eng
lish, German or French manufacturers.
The reputation of American locomo
tives In some countries, especially In.
China and Japan, has brought about a
competition there among manufactur
ers so strong that the prices are even
closer than on locomotives for domestic
markets.
Intsrnal Bevonna Reoaipts.
The preliminary report of the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue for tha
year ended June 30 shows that the total
recelpta during that period were $144,
619.508, a decrease of 1211,106. The re
ceipts from the several sources of rev
enue are as follows: Spirits 182,008,558,
Increase 11.338; tobacco 130,710,297, de
crease 11.311; fermented liquors (32,472,
162. decrease $1,312,073; oleomargarine
$1,034,129, decrease $185,302; filled cheesa
$18,992 (law not in force In 1896); mis
cellaneous $367,283, decrease $89,829;,
banka and bankets (85. decrease (49.
Planning Big Strike.
Local union No. 1 of tha United
brotherhood of cloakmakera met at
New York a few days ago to complete
arrangements for the big strike of tha '
organization scheduled fur August 15
next. All present were In favor of tha
ordering out of the 12,000 cloakmakera
of the city. Jacob Silverman stated
that he received $1.35 for a full week's
wages. The operators who were form
erly paid (5 cents for Jackets now get
18 cents, and operators on capes ara
paid 7 cents, while they formerly gut
35 cents. The 2,300 knee-pants makers
on strlks are hoDeful of returning tik
work next Monday on tha terms de
manded by thm. The manufacturers)
seem anxious for a settlement.
Charon Wrecked. ,
An explosion of gas took place 'in Sl.
loam methodlst episcopal church, Phila
delphia a few days ago damaging to tha
extent of (8,000 and Injuring tha paato
and the Janitor.