1 A PHILIPPINE SULTAN. I $5 , f Queer Facts About the Ruler of Sulu $ 3 and His Mohammedan Subjects. Americans have now a Sultan for a "follow citizen. His titlo it Sultan of Suln. We tiave annexed him, together with tho Philippine Islands. His subjects ore ' all devout Mohammedan. He is everything that a Snltan eh on Ul bp. Ho linn a harem nnd a grand vizier. Ho bowstrings his enemies and friends, and is in con etant danger of assassination. The Stilus ore a small (?ronp of isl ands stretching between Mindanao, the southernmost of the Philippines, and the northeast corner of liorneo, the second largest island in the world. They have a population of 4000 people, and an area of 930 square miles. The inhabitants of tho Stilus are -called Moros, It is their chief pecu liarity to be Mohammedans. Tho foundation of the race is Malay, as in the Philippines, but the Moros have been strongly influenced by Arab blood. In the seventeenth ccntnry an Arab flamed Said Ali conqnered the Sulu Islands and forcibly converted the na tives to Islamism. He and his fol lowers took largo numbers of wives, BEADSMAN OP THE SCLTAN Off SCLU, AMERICAN CITIZEN'. and thns added an Arabian strain to the Malay race. The Moros are governed by sultans and by hereditary chiefs called datos . The latter are often supreme in their own domains, but are supposed to give homage to the Sultan of Sulu. The Snltan lives as we expect a Sul tan to do. He has a great harem, replenished by periodical raids among all the Philippine Islands. He has a grand vizier, and a barber who tells him stories. ' The Mdros are not particularly obedient to their Saltan. Sometimes they kill him and sometimes they set up another in his pluoe. They are the fiercest and bravest of all the races in or near the Philip pines. Their skill in the nse of their carved knives, or barongs, is marvel ous. They have defeated the Span iards again and again with plain steel gainst firearms. Spain made no sort 3 MAHSIOUD, 8ULU BULTAN of effective occupation of the islands until 1871. Dean O. Worooster, the acknowl edged American authority on the Philippines, devotes considerable at tention to the Sulu Islauds, their rival Sultans and the blood-curdling fea tures of life there. A few years before the Spanish American war, the Spaniards deposed Mahmond, the rightful Sultan of Buln, ad appointed in his .place a chief. UUTAN of- WW.. i.MSSM tinder tho title of "His Excellency, Padnca Majasari Malanna Amiril Maninin Sultan Harnn Xarrasid." The Spanish had invited the right ful Snltan to come to Manila and be invested with his crown. Hemomber ing that a predecessor, who received a similar invitation, had been kept in prison for lifo by the Spanish, the Th fcr UorM. yacht Snltan did not respond. Thereupon, the Spanish put Harnn in his place. That did not worry the legitimate Snltan. Harnn occupied the palace in the city of Sulu, carefully guarded by Spanish soldiors. Mahmond oc cupied the rest of tho island with 10, 000 well-armed followers. Tho most interesting character in Suln is the old Sultana, mother of the Sultan Mahmond. Although born a slave she married a nrevious Sultan. She hastened his departure from this world with corrosive sublimate. When Harnn was appointed Sultan she scut him an offer of marriage, but he de clined it, as "he wished to die a na tural death." Mr. Worcester remarks that she has a genius for organization, but a mania for poisoning. While General Arolas, one of the few competent Spaniards, rnled the Snius they were fairly qniet. When he left his successor thought he could collect taxes from tho Moros. Ilavnn called them together and asked their decision. They promptly decided not to pay tho tax. On the day appointed for paying the tax Hnvuu presonted himself be fore the Governor with a large num ber of followers. They were admitted. Hnrun presented a large bag of pearls to the Governor. As he took them Harun drew a barong the Moro sword and split the Governor's skull to the ohin. The other Moros fell on the Spanish soldiers and slaughtered them all. Then they destroyed the town. The Snlu Moro is a born warrior. He disdains to work and expects his wants to be supplied by bis wives and slaves. lie has many excellent quali ties. He gives muoh time to the care of his arms and to perfecting himself in their nse. He trios to terrify an opponent by making hideous faces, uses his shield very skilfully and keeps his legs in constant motion, uo that a blow below tho shield may not disable them. In battle he is tho bravest of the brave. Absolute indifference to bloodshed is one of his most prominent charac teristics. He will cut down a slave merely to try the edge of a new barong. Sometimes a Moro goos head-hunt- AND AMERICAN CITIZEN. ing. This is oonsidored a very sports manlike proceeding. The hnnter takes with him a big and handsomely' worked basket, which he slings over his shoulder, as an American would a fishing basket. In this he puts the human heads which may fall to his skill. The Moros believe that he who takes the life of a Christian thereby inoreases his chance of r, good time iu tha world to come, lie who cues tak- ing the life of a Christian is sure to be transported at once into the seventh heaven. From time to time it happens that one of them wearies of his life, and desiring to take the shortest road to glory he bathes in a sacred spring, shaves off his eyebrows, dresses in whito and presents himself before a pandita (priest) to take solemn oath (jnramontar) to die lulling Christians, lie is then called a jurnnientado. He hides a bnrong, or kris, about his person or in something that he carries, and seeks the nearest town. If ha can gain admission he snatohes his weapon from its concealment and runs amuck, slaying evory human being in his path until ho is finally himself dis patched. So long as the breath of r life remains in him he fights on. Eye-witnesses informed Mr. Wor cester that they had seen juramentado seize the barrel of a rifle on being bayoneted and drive the steel further into themselves in order to bring the soldier at the other end of the piece within striking distance and cut him down. The number of lives taken by ono of these mad fanatics is sometimes al most incredible, but ho is eventually killed himself. His relatives bav n celebration when the news of his death reaches thorn. They soy that just as night is coming on they see lain riding by on a white horse bound for the kingdom of the blessed. General Arolas, the last Spanish Governor, established a guard house on the-only road leading into the city of Suln. Here every Moro coming from the country was compelled to halt and give up his arms. If he did not halt at once he was shot dead. "Accidents" often happened at the gnavd house, however. One day a Moro passed through and gave up his barong as usual. When be came out he claimed it. Before going away he handed some cigarettes to tho soldiors. They laid down their gnus to light tho cigarettes. Quick as a flash tho Moro whipped out his barong and sliced off tho head of the soldier near est him. Then he inflicted mortal in juries on two others and crippled a third for life. At last the sergeant got his rifle and shot the Moro dead. In one of the Sulu Islands there was a unto, or great boss. Unco a bullet struck bis clothes and he es caped uninjured. Thereafter he was regarded as having a charmed life, and the people worshiped him. He was very graoiona to the American travelers. One day a native rode past them on a fine horse. "Do you admire that horse?" asked the dato. "Yes," said the American. "Then you shall havo him," said the dato courteously, at the same time raising his rifle and shooting the rider dead. The Moros are fairly orthodox Mo hammedans, although they have en grafted on the religion many features peonliar to themselves. The Moros believe that the sun. moon and stars are the light of God, to "dominar" thewhota world. There are no other worlds than this in the universe, but there are beings who in habit the air above ns and the earth beneath our feet. They worship God, and die like ourselves. There is one God, namely, Toohan. He is omni present, omnipotent and omniscient. Without him we cannot speak. His form ia that of onr thoughts. Ani mals havo spirits, but they are not like the soul of man, and vanish into thin air when doath oomes. A Glsnt Moose. There is now in process of mounting at the Chicago Academy of Science one of the giant moose of whioh we are beginning to hear so muoh, the speci men being the gift of George H. Laf- hn, who purchased it of O, F. Pero let, a farmer. The measurements of this specimen are as given below, though I have not been able to verify them. The antler spread borders on the phenomenal. Length from tip oi nose to hind hoof, 16 feet and 5 inches; height, 7 feet 4 inches; around neck, largest part, 6 feet 3 inches; tip to tip of ear, 82 inohes; around lip, with mouth open, 43 inches; around muz zle, 28 inohes; antlers, inside meas urement, 60 inches; width of palms, 20 inohes; extreme spread of antlers, 74 J inches. Chicago Correspondence Forest and Stream. Consumption In Germany. During late years consumption has beoome muoh greater soourge in Germany, and at the Emperor's sug gestion hospitals and homes for pa tients suffering from diseases of the lungs are to be founded in those parts of the conntry where the disease is most prevalent. In Wiesbaden and the surrounding country the cases ol whole families dying of this complaiut are of frequent occurrence, and a hos pital for consumptive patients is to be founded in the Taunua Mouutains, in the high, dry district, as soon as the necessary funds are collected. Pull Mall Gazette. Statistics of the olass of '97 at Prince ton show that fifty-five members are studying or practising law, twenty, even are studying medioine and tweu-ty-three are in theological schools. DONE STATE GODDENSED AN INCREASED AWARD. Railroad Company rtTunei to Settle 1 Damage Caie-Jury Oranta Plaintiff Mots Than She at Firm Agreed to Atcspt. The third trial nf the suit nf Mrs. Elizabeth McCoffcrty ngnlnst the pcnnsylvnniil Hniliond compotty mine to a close Inst week nt Mntlor, the Jury returning; n verdict for the plnln tllf for $4,lt0. Thi; milt was brought to recover damages for the dntli nf Francis McCntTerly, n sun of the plaintiff, who wns a passenger nn the West Penn train that wns wrecked at Harbison station on April 1, isi'tf. Be fore going to trial tho defendant company refused to settle fur $2.t)i0 ami attorneys Tho following pensions were granted Inst week: Duvld Adnnis. Point, l to S; William 1). Wlnton, Wnrren, 8 to 110; George McO-cnry, Itimseln. $ to i: Amlrow J. Morrison, Tuientuni, $S; Joseph Miller, New Illoomllelil, $1 to $10; John Grumbling, New Florence, $s to III); Thomas H. Cooper, Rnnfnrd. is to $12; Wlllliim Komert. Howard, S.H to S; Delia Atlvrton. Plymouth, 18; Elisabeth Kelfer, Shurpshuig, IS; Su san M. Gorman, Mlililletown. IS; Eli zabeth A. Fluke, Sexton. IS; Lucie Myers, Slolton, $S; Rebecca J. Forrest, Grove city, 111!; Fnnnle E. Comptou, Meiidvllle, $12; John On fry. Soldiers' hom, Erie, $tit; Joseph M. Lynn, Henehi reek, Clinton, $0; Alex Han cock, Llvermore, $s; John Hartmnn, Allegheny, $S; Henry C, Orogo, Onr mlihnel, ti; John W. HmvnrJ, Moshnn In. Center. s to $12; Jnmes H. Mol oney, Ashvllle, Cambria, IS to $10; William P. MeCarty, Clarks Mills, Mercer, $8 to $14: William Wnrelmm, Leoehburg. IU to $12; Jacob U. Mlshler, Somerset, $1 to IS; John Btnnford, Siirueons Hull, Allegheny, $S to $10; OeorBt. W. Close, Purkwooil, Indiana, $S to $10; Joseph Hulev. Mines, Hlnlr, $1 to $s; Wllllnm M. Hehonlttp:, Anson ville, Clenrlleld. $tl to IS: Peter F. 'US tor, Tanomn. Indiana, $8 to $10; Dav id Jones, KhnrloyshuiK, Huntlnirilon, $S to $10; Buxnn Maria Putton, Corry, IS; Oeortro 11. Truby, Otinilslon. Fa vetto, $tl; Hunh M. Slrnwwlek, llutler, IS; Noah Hrnnor, Denton, Indiana. 110; John M. tlrovo, Mill Creek, Hunting don. $6; J. L. HurIiph, Outliers, Wash ington, I: Thnmns Miller. Burnlnmi, Mllllln, IS to $Hi; John Hrown. Mllrny, Mllllln, 111 to $; Nnney Praeken, Ad vanee, Indiana. $8; John Fleming. Fl derton, $H; William J. Allen, Comilen, IK; Thomas A. Hnlrd. Knights. $tl; M. H. Southwlik. Heaver Falls. $0 to IS; Aznrlnh StetTy, Indinnn, $6 to $10; Isaac Itenner, Detlaneo, $ft to $S; Dav id Hhook. JonhsouhtirK, $8; Catharine Itozell, Crooked Creek, $12. Two youthltil burglars were arrested nt New CiiBtlo the other evening by tho police. They wero Merrel Cook, aged 11 years, nnd Harold Jlose, aged ID years. The boys brok' Into the residence of George W. Hunter, n real extato dealer, by raiding n window, nnd Molo two revolvers, two pocket books, two rings, watches and other nt tides. When nsked what made them do It they promptly replied "Cl garett'S." Tho authorities have not decided what to do with them. Frequent burglaries nlnrmed Ptore keeper K. A. F.Hgor, of Haven Hun, near Shenandoah, nnd ho put loaded trap guns at the windows and doors of his shop. They served the purpose Wednexlny night, when young Mich ael Coyle, tried to force an entrance. Two of the guns went off when he forced a back door and tho shot shat tered his lott leg below the knee. Am putation was necessary, William Htttledg, fiO years of age, was shot Friday at his home In Snyre by John Henry, 2 years of ago, who had formerly boarded with Hutledgt nnd his young wife. Hutledge dlel Friday night. A jealous quarrel led, to the shooting-. Henry was arretted, and when arraigned pleaded guilty to "unlawful shootlna"." H claimed, however, that ho shot In self-defense. Caleb Covert was found lying In an unconscious condition In a coal bank at Portersvlllo, llutler county, a few days ago, with his head battered up nnd a big gash ncrnxa his forehead. A bloody coal pick with hair sticking to It was near. Covert almost bled to doath before medical assistance could reach him. He may tile. John Plsor Is suspected nf assaulting him. An unusual legal complication may result from the death of J. C. Van scoter, a wealthy Erie man, who was found dead In bed. A $100,000 suit Is pending against Vanscoter, the plain tiff being W. A. Ltmbert, nf Youngs town, O., who claims his wife's affec tions were alienated by Vanscoter, An effort will be made to hold the estate llahle. The Issue of $35,000 worth of bor ough bonds by Connellsvllle, to refund other debts, has been held up by the court, a preliminary Injunction hav ing been Issued at the prayer of a number of business men of that place restraining Council from Issuing the bonds. It Is claimed the highest bid der did not get the award. A gas well ignited while the pipes were being thawed out at Hrookvllle, a few days ago. William H. Jenks, the owner, and Alexander Hteft, an employee, were blown against the sides of the derrick and seriously burned and Injured. The derrick and other valuable proporty were destroyed. Klmer Fisher, 17 years old, while adjusting a belt at the Rochester cut glass works, at Rochester, had his right arm caught In the shafting and was whirled around three times be fore being rescued. His arm was al most torn from the shoulder. It had to be amputated. The safe In the station of the Pitts burg, Virginia and Charleston road at California, was blown open the other night, but tho burglars did not secure anything of value. This Is the third time that burglars have effected an entrance to the station. A tramp who had been ordered away from the hrfme of M. F. Kelly, a rallroal man at Iiellevernon, a few days ago returned and sot the house on fire. His act was discovered In time to save the house. The Washington county courts have confirmed the appointment of Jas. w. Drape, of Pittsburg, as receiver of the Washington Olass Manufacturing Co. of Washington, his bond of $100,000 having been duly approved and file J on record. Joseph Glbbs of Monessen was held up by colored men the other night and robbed of $1)0 and a watch. Kdwara uonlin, aged 26, was nearly cut in hulf and both legs were crushed from the feet to tho thigh by a freight train at Mcadvllle a few nights ago. In bidding his friends good by he full orr tne train. Fred Rose, a miner employed by the Berwind-White company, at Ho ratio, near Duliols, fell down Shaft No. 6 while at work and wai instant ly killed. He leaves a widow and sev. era! children. Frightened horses ran away with a stage coach down a stoop mountain road, between Mcrcersburg and McConnellsburg, and John Hultzor, a pasenger, was thrown out and ser iously hurt. FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. House. THIRTY-SIXTH TtAT. The Honso reversed the decision of the committee of the whole last Fri day when the appropriation for the support '.f the civil service commission was stricken nut of the legislative. executive and Judicial appropriation bill. In committee, where members do not go on record, tho appropriation was stricken out by a vote of 67 to 61. To-day w hen the roll was called the appropriation was restored, the mo. Hon tn strike out being defeated 95 t'l 110. The House, by special order, de rided to proceed with the considera tion of the nnvnl personnel bill as s nn as tno inn rir tho codincntlon or the Inws of Alaska was out of the way. About seventy additional pages nf tho Intter bill were covered, leaving al most ono hundred pages still undls- posMl nr. Til IHTY-FEVKNTH DAY. Tho House devoted Its undivided at tention to tho bill for the codlllcatlott of the criminal laws nf Alnslta. nnd when adjournment was had all but ten pages of the bill had been disposed off. THiriTY-FIOHTII DAY. The house to-day completed nnd passed the bill for the codification of tho criminal laws of Alaska, upon which It has been woiking Intermit tently for a week. An nmendment was cdoptod providing a high license sys tem In tho territory with n species of local option. It provides that a yearly license may be Issued for tho manu facture or sale of Hiiuor In ounntltles of not less thnn live gallons, not to bo drunk upon the premises, upon tho payment of n reo of $1,000. No license, however, can be Issued unless evidence Is produced before tho court showing" that a majority of tho white cltlsens within two miles of a place for which a license Is asked shnll consent. The amendment prohibits the sale of Honor to minors and gives every husbnnd, wlfo or child, parent, guardian, employer or other person Injured In person and property in conseouence of intoxica tion tho right to. exemplary damages from tho person who. by sale, may hnve caused such Intoxication. The sale of llipior by drug stores Is per mitted upon the preselptlon of a phy slclnn. The sale of llipior to Indians or half-breeds Is prohibited. THIRTY-NINTH DAY. The House passed the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill with out nmendment. The bill Is tho sixth of the regular appropriation bills to pass tho House. Seven budgets re mnln to be acted upon. The bill car ries $1,70",533, $l'J"i.4!t5 less than the es timates and $48,17f less than the cur rent law. All diplomatic and con sular offices In the Hawaiian Islands, Porto Rico and Cuba wore abolished by the bill. Mr. Cnrmaek (Dem., Tenn.) deliver ed a cnrefully prepared argument In opposition to the policy of the ndmln slratlon relative to tho Philippines. The President, he declared, was now waging war upon his own responsibil ity for his own purpose. This war for tho conquest of the Philippines was a crime against liberty, nnd tho curse of God was upon It. It revolutionised every tradition of tho Republic. FORTIETH DAY. Tho House entered upon tho consid eration of the nnval personal bill. It developed much less opposition than ns anticipated. The committee assorted Its purpose to offer an amendment to repeal tho law giving prise money to the nnvy. nnd this announcement met with wnrm approval. Tho speeches on the bill Avere tilled with glowing allusions to our glorious navnl victories In the late war, nnd Mr. Horry, of Kentucky, created a grent deal rf enthuslnsm by I his eulogy of Bcbley as the hero of Santiago, Senate. THIRTY-SEVENTH DAY. Senator Mason occupied the atten tion of the Honnte for nearly on hour and a half with a speech In support of his resolution declaring that the United States will never attempt to govern the people of any conntry with out their consent. In many respects the speech was one of the most not able utterances In the Senate thus far this session. Rugged In language, pointed and ef fective In illustration. Senator Mason commanded the attention of the Sen ate nnd of the galleries from the tlrst sentence of his speech to the apo strophe to liberty which formed his peroration. Several times spontane ous applause swept over the galleries. but under the stringent rules of the Senate it was suppressed quickly. It was several minutes after the conclu sion of the speech before the Senate could proceed with its business on ac count of tho confusion incident to the congratulations which Mason's com panions hastened tn extend to Dim, THIRTY-KIOHTH DAY. A climax was reached Wednesday In the dehate on the question of expan sion which Is in progress in the senate. Heretofore all of the speeches, with the notable exception of that of Mr. Piatt, have been in opposition to what Is presumed to be the policy of the ad ministration with resDect to the ac quisition of the Philippines. To-day Mr. Foraker (Ohio) addressed the sen ate In opposition to the declaration of the Vest resolution that the United States has no constitutional power to acquire foreign territory to be main tained as colonies. Mr. Foraker's strong assertion that the acquisition of the Philippines was temporary In character created a sensation In the chamber. He maintained, however, that we have a legal right to hold the Islands permanently. Prior to the speech by Mr. Fornkeii a sharp debate was preclpltnted by Mr. Allen (Neb.) by some remarks he made upon a resolution he had Introduced. Mr. Hoar (Mass.) and Mr. Gray (Del.) were drown Into it. THIRTY-NINTH DAY. The supporters and opponents of the peace treaty In the Senate had their first contest over that document to day in executive session. The debate technically was upon Senator Perry's motion for the consideration of the re solution of ratification in open session. There were no set speeches. It was a running debute. In which Senators Ilerry, White, Halo, Hoar. Vest and others, in opposition to the treaty, met Senators Davis, Frye, Teller, Gray and others, in advocacy of it. Probably 20 senators spoke. Speeches of some length were made by Senators Teller and Frye on the one hand, and by Hale and Hoar on the other. There were muny animated colloquies, and for a time an exceptional degree of feeding was shown. Little business was transacted by the Senate In open session. Sixteen bills on tho private pensions calendar were passed and a Joint resolution ex tending the thanks of Congress to Miss Clara narton and other ottlcluls of the Red Cross society for their beneficent work In Armenia and Cuba was adopted. FORTIETH DAY, In the Senate McLuurln, of South Carolina, took strong ground In a care fully prepared speech against a policy of expansion by this country, He cited as one of the principal reusons why the United States should not assume dominion over people who are widely dissimilar to the people of this coun try, the experience nf the South with the negro race. He advocated the adoption of the Vest resolutloh, de claring thnt this country could not maintain permanently ns colonics such territory as the Philippines, and held that it would he In opposition to the) spirit of American Institutions to da so. Sulllvnn, of Mississippi, and Pasco, of Florida, discussed the pending1 Nicaragua Canal bill, the former sup porting it and the letter opposing It, PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE. Houae. In tho House last Thursday those nominations for United States senntor wore mode: My Mr. Marshnll, of Alle gheny, Senator Quay; Mr. Dixon, of Elk, Ooorge A. Jenks, of Hrookvllle; Mr. Kenter, of Pbllndelphln, named Congressman Charles W. Stone, of Warren; Mr. Young, of Tioga, named Charles Tnbbs, nf Tioga; Mr. Allen, of Phllndslpbla, named J, F. Downing, nf Erie; Mr. Randall, of Chester, nnmcd Judge John Stewnrt, of Cham borsburg; Mr. Edwards, of Mucks, named Congressman John Dnlsell, of Pittsburg: Mr. Alexander, or Oenr flold, named Col. E. A. Irwin, of Clear field; Mr. Wilson, of Westmoreland, named Col. George F. Huff, of Greens burg. Senate. In the senate last Thursday Senator Cochrnn. of I.yromlng. on behalf of tho Democrats, formally placed Hon. George A. Jenks of Jefferson county in nomination for the United States semitorshlp. This opened tho gates, nnd Republican candidates for the senatorshlp were named as follows: My Mr. Fllnn, of Allegheny, Congressman John Dulzell. of Allegheny: by Mr. Welter, of Hertford. ex-Congressman CharKs W. Stone, of Wnrren: by Mr. Holtxworth. of Philadelphia, E. A. Ir win, of Clearfield; by Mr. Henry, of Philadelphia. Hon. Charles Tubbs, of Tioga: by Mr. Rice, of Mucks, ex Oongrossman George F. Huff, of West moreland. MINES A 11 D M1MLRS. Capitalize Purchase 8,450 Acres of Coal Land In Pennsylvania Entlmaled Number ofTona, 30,co3,ox. A number of capitalists, of whom Joseph II. Dickson, of Now York, is tho head, has purchased the coal pro perties In Bcritnton. Pa., of the Lncka wanna Iron and Steel Company, to gether with the mineral rights at tho Pine Mrook and Capouse mines. A company will bo formed to mine and operate these properties ill the Interest of the New York, Ontnrlo & Western Hallway Company. The number of acres secured covering these mineral rights is S4.VI, the estimated quantity of coal In this ncrenge being from 25, ono.uoo to 30.o.)0,iiiK) tons, little of which is subject to royalties. On the pro perties are two modern breakers. Tho coal is of the best quality, and In the past hns been shipped over tho lino of the D., L. ft W. Company. The new company will comprise a number of the richest and largest coal shippers. Pine Hrook shaft Inst year produced over 2iio.i)(io tons of coil, nnd the Cap ouse Mine exceeded 3n0,0i0 tons. The) two mines together employ over 1200 men nnd boys. Tuscarawas county, o., miners are at present muttering about the dis crimination In favor of West Virginia miners and the most conservative operators foar that there Is a strlko browing. During the early part of thn winter the output of conl for this county was up to the general average of past years, bnt of late It litis begun to slump. About six weeks ago when the local mines were working fullest tho renson wns that West Virginia miners could not supply the demands and tho surplus orders camo to this territory. New, however, We st Virginia miners hnve caught up with the de tnnnd and a heavy slump Is accord ingly felt hero. Officials of tho local mining assemblies throughout tho country say thnt unless Ohio Is given some protection ngitlnst West Virginia prices ror mining, ono or the biggest strikes In the history of the state will be the result. The fact thnt tho owners of the American Tln-PInte Co. In Indiana are about to build a railroad from Elwood to Anderson to connect there with the Chlcngo & Southeastern, leads to tho belief among railroad men that the tin-plate company has secured control of the Intter road and will put it on its feet. The tin-plate company wishes to reach the conl fields of Indiana In ordor that there may be no question about fuel In ense of a fnllure of natural gaa. J. K. Russell, road foreman of en gines on tho Pennsylvania road, repre senting a syndicate of capitalists, has purchased the William Hennett farm at Hillside, near OrtenHhurg, Pa., pay ing $22,000. The tract Is underlaid with coal, nnd It Is told that a big coal plant will be established on the farm. The tract contains 27i acres. Options on neighboring rich coal lands havo been taken, and It Is said dcala will ba closed within a short time. Tho Ohio Supreme Court hns affirmed the decision of the lower court In tho $S,000,000 Hocking Valley bond ensa . against (Judge Stevenson Burke. Tho decision gives tho bondholders the right to continue the suit to collect on th bonds. These bonds were issued in 1SS1 and bear 5 per cent, nnd were Is sued to purchase tho road and 10,000 acres of coal land belonging to the Hocking Coal and It. R. Co. John II. Thomas, of Niles, O., return ed from Duluth, Minn., where he has Just purchased seven-eights Interest In the Aetna mine. His property Joins the great Mountain Iron mine of the Carnegie-Rockefeller syndicate. Tho price paid for seven-eighths Interest In tho 40 ncres wns 1105.000. Tho Engineering and Mining Journal, In its compilation of mineral statlailcs for 18!)8, place the world's product of gold In the year at $25,218 954. To ed $04, 300.000, Russia .',-, 1:K"im, tho rd $114,300,000, Russian $.,136.000, tha WltwnterHiand $73,476,000 and Aus tralasia $01,480,000. The rates on coal from Philadelphia) to several ports are stated below: Charleston, Savannah, Jacksonville, Mrunswlck nnd Port Royal, 0 centa a ton. Galveston, IL.'O. Sagua, Havana, Mntanxus, Cay Francis and Santiago $1.90, and Vera Crus $2.35 per ton. Tho vessel Andrew Carnegie cleared from Ashtabula, Ohio, recently with a cargo of 6.000 tons of coal for Duluth. This la believed to be the largest curgt of coal curried on the lakes. The Bridgeport. Ohio, mines worked about one-third time last year, owing to the fact that their market in th bikn trade has been taken by West Virginia, coal producers. A six-foot seam of coal hns been found at Germnntown. III. A company was formed last spring to prosnect this territory. Henry Hcff Is president of the compnny. Cunndlnn Peat Fuel Co.. of Toronto. Ont.. Is making a fuel which the local paper says a trial on Central Ontario Ry. "proved to be equal to the best coal." Ireland Imports 1,000,000 tons of coal annually. The largest library of small bonks in the world belongs to a Frenchman, who bousts thnt lie can pack 700 of ItU pocket editions In a single poriiiutn-Uuu.
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