I
I WITH I
COWBOY POSSE ATTACKED.
Thy Wr Trailing Band of Redskin Who
Hid Been Stealing Calllt Three Nava
Joi Kitted and Several Wounded.
Telegraphic advices from Holbrook.
In tho northern part of Arizona, near
the Navnjci Indian reservation, state
tUat a liTiHiily conflict occurred there
on Hominy between n band of red
skins nuil n posso of cowboys organ
ized to suppress tattle sloiillng l)' tin
Indiana. Details nro incogcr. nnd It Is not
known whether tin whites suffered
n loss. It la revrted flint throe red
skins wore killed nml n number
wounded. The battle took place In a
lonely cnuyon of the San Francisco
mountains shortly before sundown.
Tho Indians hnil rounded up n num
ber of range initio, bearing tho brands
of members of tho posse 11 ml wore
making camp for tho night, prepara
tory to driving tho cattle Into tholr
reservation on tho following day. Tho
whites mot 11 hall of bullet from nti
nnibush ns thoy descended tho trail
of tho canyon, lint fonml oovor readily,
flKlit liin Hi I ml In 11 fashion continuous
ly till dark, when tho rod escaped,
lcnvlng tho eottlo.
There la ronsnn to believe that
n limn it tho doad Indiana Is 0110 of t In
most notod 'modlolno mrii" of tho
trlho, In which case fnrthor bloodshed
may ensue. Report from other
8onrooa nay that tho Indiana on tho
reservation havo lonrnod of tho con
11 lot nml nro growing restless.
Tho Xnvalos hove not yot forgot
ton tho nppnrontly unjust killlnar of
five of tholr trlbo two years ago by ft
similar posse nml It Is expected tiioy
will rise to avenge tholr fancied
wrongs.
NEW STORAGE BATTERY.
The Inventor Claim) It It Superior to Any
thing of tho Kind Offered by Edison.
Walter Scott Hlrowger of Roches
tor, X. Y the Inventor of tho auto
matic telephone switch, which nave
Hue to the automatic telephone ex
change In use In several localities,
has Invented nu electrical storage bat
tery that he says boats anything of
the kind ever olTored by Kdlsou and
the other electrical experts. Mr.
JUrowgcr's buttery can be charged to
nil amperage so tremendous In power
that It would molt other storage bat
teries, lie nlxo has Invented, to go
with this battery, 11 substance to take
the place of the India rubber casing,
which U sniHTlor to rubber for the
purpose nail Is 1)0 per cent cheaper
uud more desirable.
It Is suttlcleut 111 point of Illustra
tion ns to tho value of this Invention
to say that Mr. Strowgor stands ready
to take the Empire Express train from
Rochester to Xew York by his battery
nnd system of electric power over the
Xew York Central railroad, lie says
his battery takes only one-half hour
to charge. He bus disoovered ft now
gas, similar In Illuminating power to
acetylene, but without Its dangerous
qualities, the residue of which, when
made on a I a rue scale, la of more val
ue than the gas Itself, the proceeds
from the gale of which will defray nil
the expenses of manufacture.
MUST LOOK TO CONGRESS.
Attorney General Elkin'a Opinion on New
' Pennsylvania Commutation Law.
In An opinion to Governor Stone
Thursday, Attorney General Klkln
passes upon the constitutionality of
tho recent commutation net of the log
lslnture, regarding convicts In Penn
sylvania, lie says the legislature hits
power to enact such law and It Is ap
parent that nil prisoners In the state,
come under Its provisions. Sir. Klkln
holds that the act repeals nil former
legislation, which conlllcts nnd take
the place of the communatlon net of
May 21, lsit!). As to the federal pris
oners In Pennsylvania, he states there
la no provision In tho new commuta
tion act which la applicable to them,
and United States prisoners must,
therefore, look to congress and the
president for any shortening of tholr
Imprisonment.
A Stickler on Tariff.
When United States Treasurer Rob
ert opened his mnll Tuesday one of
the first letters waa from a mnn In
Toledo, O., who did not sign his name.
He stated In the letter tlint while In
Buffalo recently he taught a lead ;
pen.cu rrom a lanaoian, paying -'
cents for It, He learned later, to his
humiliation, that the pencil had not
paid duty, and therefore sent a one
cent stamp as payment of the duty.
England's Greateal Rival.
Admiral Sir Edward II. Seymour,
British commander In chief of the
China station, was tho principal guest
of the China association at Its annual
banquet at Shnughl. In the course of
a speech protesting against any policy
of trade exclusion, the admiral said
Great Britain had three powerful rl
rals. the United States, Russia and
Germany. Of the three, the United
States was the greatest of her trade
rlvols, but the rivalry was not In con
flict with Great Britain's policy, of the
open door. Germany wns a keen com
petitor, both as regard trade and sea
power. Great Britain, some day,
would have to reckon with the latter.
Russia wns sot only extending her
territory but was repressing trade.
Admiral Seymour Insisted on the Im
portance Of holding and defending
Shanghai, In order to preserve the
prestige of the foreign nations.
4MB mmmm
England Fortifies.
The British government ban decid
ed to establish a naval station at Ar
gentina Bay, Newfoundland. Forts
will be erected and dockyards laid out
8t Pierre can be seen on the noriaon
from Argentina. This way have a
bearing on to Frmcfc shore dispute.
LATEST NEWS NOTES.
Tlift Nntlonnl City bank of New
York shipped .")( ),ihJ gold to Germany
on Saturday.
The Newark Crucible Steel com
pany, capital JUKl.iHMi, has been Incor
porated In New .lersey.
A tornado Is reported to have shak
en up the town of Adrian, Minn.,
wrecking many building.
The president has sinned the com
mission of Gideon C. I In lit x, to be dep.
nty assistant 1'nltod States treasurer.
Syracuse university conferred the
ili'Stvo of doctor of divinity upon the
It -v. Milton Buck, 01' San Francisco,
ful.
Thomas ami I.yon Wnde. brothers,
died In great numiy after drinking Iih)
bottles of lemon extract, lit Seymour,
la.
The New York slock exchange has
listed Ml'.ihsi.imhi Pennsylvania Coal
company's collateral trust 4 per cent
bonds.
The Modern Woodmen of America
have selected Indianapolis. I ml., for
the next national convention to be
held lu lM:l.
The choiiilato factory of ltunklc
Bros., New York, was destroyed by tire
Sunday. Loss, $J."n,isi; iuxtircil. It
employed l.MJ bunds.
Rev. Bitrris A. Jenkins, pastor of the
Christian church, has nccepted tho
presidency of the Kentucky univer
sity nt Lexington, Ky.
Xew York Is building n stale hos
pital In the Adirondack to cost JUKI,
iHHi. where patients with liwlplent con
sumption will be treated.
The week's celebration of the fourth
hundred and fiftieth anniversary of
the foundation of Glasgow university,
Scotland, wns Inaugurated Wednes
day. John G. Woolley, Prohibition candi
date for president in IImhi, has started
on a trip around the world for the
purpose of collecting data 011 the tltpior
tralllc.
Itev. G. Campticll Morgan sailed
from Liverpool Mommy for New York.
He conies to the 1'nltotl States to take
up the work of the late Dwkxht L.
Moody.
Too czar Is known to be the rich
est sovereign In the world, but ho Is
probably also the richest man. ns he
lias an Income of at least f lO.ono.niHl
per n aim in.
Dr. Joseph M. Brltton. of Newark,
In. I., has tiled suit in the circuit court
in ltloomiiigton, against Id men, charg
ing them with wliltecapplng him ID
years ago.
Miss Ktlle Freeman Thompson, a
graduate of Boston university, lias
been elected to the chair of Greek In
Karlham college, a 'Junker Institution
at Richmond, Ind.
The will of Mrs. J. I. t'arinody. one
of Kvnnsvllle's (Iud.l wealthiest wom
en has been tiled for probate. She di
rects her husband to erect a home for
old maids nnd widows.
Vlneengo Tolelto, Caligula Salvntore
and Antonio Mcschottl, Italian labor
ers, were Instantly kllliil Sunday by a
train 011 the Philadelphia iV Rending
railway near Xorrlstowu.
The old rolling mill nt Helena, Ala.,
has been purchased by F. L. Clark,
former general manager of Amerlcnu
Sheet Sleel company, and will bo con
verted Into a cotton tie plant.
St. Helena Is to have n university
extension. The Cape university Is go
ing to send examiners to the island
for the young Boor prisoners who are
studying to enter the university.
Cnlllos, the insurgent leader In I.n
gutm province, Manila, has Intimated
his willingness to surrender a hundred
gnus to Gen. Sumner nt Santn Cms!,
and to give up the remainder lu three
days.
An explosion lu n cartridge factory
lu the suburb of Los Moiilhicaux,
France, resulted In tho loss of lo lives
nnd the Injuring of about 20 persons.
A majority of those Injured were
women.
Mall advices from China report the
foundering of a Chinese passenger
boat bound from Chusan for Xing
Pow. Df the ti.H passengers nbonrd the
vessel nt the lime of tho disaster ft!)
were drowned.
It Is claimed that Southern Pacific
by the use of Texas oil ns fuel can
save $;i.im(i,u0 per annum In operat
ing expenses. The saving to south
western roads Is expected to aggre
gate $!),imm,uimi.
The vacancies on tuo ataff of Lieu
tenant Genera! Miles hnve been tilled
by the assignment of Lieutenant Col
onel M. P. Maus as aide-de-camp, and
Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Reber as
military secretnry.
A deal consolidating the Birming
ham (Ala.) Railway. Light and Power
Co., the Consolidated Electric Light
Co. nml the Birmingham Gas Co., was
concluded Wednesday. The new cor
poration will hnve a capital of $10.-
IKHVMXI.
Shnrp Nose, chief of tho northern
Arapahoes of the Wind River reserve
tlon, Wyoming. Is dead. Sharp Nose
was tho war leader of bis tribe and
urged going on the war path at the
slightest provocation.
The steamer Hero, one of the Belle
ville and Kingston line, Ontario, was
burned to the water's edge Friday.
All Iwuids nnd several passengers were
In bed, and had narrow escapes, sonic
Jumping Into the river.
H. A. Everett nnd K. W. Moore,
of the railway syndicate, Cleveland,
havo returned from Xew York and
confirm the statements of their coutrol
of street car lines between Wnrren, U
and Port Huron, Mich. Tho total
mileage Is iJiit) mllcg. They also cou
trol tho Toledo light plunt.
Former President Orover Cleveland
and his family ore domiciled In their
summer residence at Tyrlugham, In
the Berkshire hills. Mr. and Mrs.
Cleveland will occupy the room which
was occupied by George Washington
after the battle of Saratoga. '
A letter to Surgeon General Van
Reypen, of the navy, from Yokohama
stutes that the navy's new hospital at
that place Is about completed. The
building occupies a commanding loca
tion. The Japanese government has
given a perpetual leaae for the alte
occupied by the hospital
BIG RAILROAD DEAL COMPLETED. !
IRONCLAD AGREEMENT.
Combination of Two Billions Nagolallom
Between the Union Pacific and 8L '
Paul Practically (losed.
There Is no longer nny doubt that
liegcMiitlons are lu full swing for the
ihlainlng by the Colon Pacific rnll
road of nn Important Interest In the
Chicago, Milwaukee ft St. Paul. An
olllclnl statement to that effect was
given out Saturday.
Tho project contemplates a more
complete harmony among the grent
railroads of tho Northwtst than even
that anticipated by the settling of the
feud over the control of Northern Pa
cific and the conscitieut assurance Unit
the Burlington deal would work no
harm. Not only the I'nlon Pacific nnd
the St. Paul nro concerned, 1ittt the
Chicago He Northwestern railway, a
Vntiderbllt properly. h reported to
have nu interest lu the pending
scheme.
It Is regarded ns possible that bank
ers lu the deal have obtained nn op
tion or agreed on a price with private
owners of St. Paul nnd will proceed
on that basis to make nn offer to
the rest of St. Paul fdinrehidilers. K.
II. llarrlman Is credited with being
the directing figure In the movement,
which Is expected to affect every rail
road running west of Chicago and St.
Paul.
An Ironclad ngreeinent to end rate
wars nnd other complications Is ex
pected to spread over nil the roads
In the Northern group, including Hie
Northern Pacific, the Burlington, the
Milwaukee Sc St. Paul, the I'nlon Pa
cific, the Northwestern nnd the Grent
Northern lines.
To the southwest the Sanla Fe will
operate hand In hand with the South
ern Pacific, the Pacific Mall and Oc
cidental steamship lines, controlled by
the Southern Pacific, to take care of
the Santa I'e's transpacific business.
The deal will be financed nt the
eastern end by the national city bank
of New York.
DR. UNGER CONVICTED.
Sentenced lo Prison for Conspiracy to De
fraud Insurance Companies.
Iir. August M. I'nger nnd F. Way
land Brown, tried in Chicago for con
spiracy to defraud insurance companies
through the death of Miss Marie Ie
feubnoh, were found guilty nnd sen
tenced to the penitentiary under the
Indeterminate act. Frank II. Smiley,
Indicted wllh Unger nml Brown, plead
ed guilty and turned states' evidence.
The evidence lu the case showed
that I'nger, Brown, Smiley nml Miss
Hcfcnhiich entered Into n conspiracy
by which Smiley was to nppenr ns
the ntllnuced husband of the woman.
She wns then to be 111 nnd apparently
die. leaving the Insurance, which In
cluded one policy In a stock com
pany and two lu fraternal organiza
tions, the total aggregating $..", MM).
The woman lu her will said that she
desired her remains to be cremated.
The woman became III nccordlng
to program, but did not rally and died.
The stnte declared that the woman
wns murdered. It wns shown that all
the Insurance carried by tho woman
was assigned before her dentil, and
that her will was drawn up after these
assignments hnd been made.
NATION'S COAL PRODUCTION.
Last Year's Total F.va Per Cent Over
That for 1 899.
Tho yenr 1IMX) was another record
breaker for coal production, closlug
the century Willi the largest produc
tion recorded. Returns to Fdward W.
Parker, statistician of the United
States geological survey, show the
total amount of coal lu HUM) to hnve
been 2ii7.!ln.iNiil short tons, nn Increase
over IH'.ii) of in.stMi.iMHi tons, or n little
over 5 per cent. The value of this pro
duct wns $L".l7.irjti.lMt, ail Increase over
is:: of $41,s1.i,imni, or about It) per
cent.
There were only three states whose
coal produce lu I'.MHI was less thtiu lu
IN'.hi, Maryland. Oregon nml Idaho, the
latter having an output of only 'JO tons
lu IV. witli no reported product lu
Itslii. Owing to the strikes which oc
curred lu the anthracite region of
Pennsylvania lu llXMj the production of
anthracite decreased nbout 3,000,0(10
long tons, tho product of 1000 being
fM),08S.S2 long tons, against 0:t.944.47
long tons In lS'.m. This decrease was
more than made up for by an increase
of nearly o,500,(IO0 short tons (nlxiut
4.IXH),iHHH) long tons) In the output of
bituminous coal.
Fros Text Books lor Chicago.
Freo text books will be distributed
among the pupils of tho first four
grades In the public schools of Chi
cago. By a vote of 13 to 3 the board
of education passed a resolution to
this effect Wednesdny night. The
board has appropriated $91,000 for tho
purchase of the books.
FORCED THE RECEIPTS.
Postmasters' Salarlea Will Not Be Increased.
They Boomed Their Business.
The postmaster nt Indianapolis and
Louisville will not be allowed an in
crease lu salary of Jfl.ooo per year,
tlie law giving this additional sum
when the receipts of their ottices ex
ceed rutU'O0 per yenr. Post muster
General Smith Is cons-ldernlily dis
gusted with these two ottlclnls, and
will not be In a hurry to raise their
salaries when thoy lire legitimately
entitled to the same. The postmasters
at Indianapolis and Louisville boomed
their owu receipts to the I.VIO.OOO limit
for a year to get the additional $1,000
lu salary. Shortly after wards the re
ceipts fell off at boMi places.
German Miners For China.
The German government Is organis
ing In the Rhine provinces a large ex
pedition of coal miners who wHI go
to exploit the coal mines In the orov
Ince of Shantung wbeu peace has been
restored lu China. Kacn miner Join
ing the expedition pledges to render
serrlcea in the mine for five years.
CONVICT PARDONED.
Sensational Attempt to Escape Thwarted al
the Point of a Rifle Brave Deed
of a Convlol Reward sd.
At the state farm, Richmond, Va.,
a highly dramatic scene took place
Saturday which changed the position
of II. Qulncy Bnllley from Gint of ft
convict to n free limit. Gov. Tyler
nnd the penltentlnry board were on n
visit or Inspection, and four convicts
took ndvnulnge of this to nltenipt. nn
escape. They seized rlllcs belonging
to Hie guards and made ft dash for
1 1 bets y lu full view of the governor
nnd Ids potty. Tho giinrils nnd of-
llclals were so nsimilsheil that the con
victs got n good srtnrt.
Bailey seized n rllle nnd BtaHed In
pursuit. A line race followed. Bailey
gained on the fugitives. Twice they
warned nml threatened to kill I1I111
him If he came nearer. This did not
frighten the man nnd he cornered the
hadcr Just ns the mnn was preparing
to kill him. He leturiicd to the form
with ids prisoner nnd wne cheered
by the olllelals.
The guards finding out that the
other men were getting too far nhntd
of t hem 'turned louse the big blood
hounds of tho farm. For two hours
the pursuit was cotHlntieil, nml Gieii
the big dogs pushed llio fugitives so
closely that the latter hnd to clliub
trees, leaving their lilies on the
ground. The convicts wero soon
brought In nnd will receive live years
additional sentence for their attempt
to escape. The governor directed that
pardon papers be nt once made out
for Bailey.
NO THIRD TERM.
President McKinley Stales Positively Thai
That he Will Not Accept Nomination.
President McKnlley has given out
a personal statement In which In' says:
"I regret that the suggestion of a
third term has been made. I doubt
whether I mil called upon to give It
notice. But there are now iinestlons
of the gravest Importance before the
administration nml the country, nnd
their Just consideration should not be
prejudiced .11 the public mind by even
the suspicion of the thought of a third
term. In view .therefore, of the re
iteration of the suggestion of It, I
will now, once for all, expressing n
long settled conviction, that I not
only not nml will not be n candidate
for a third term, but would not accept
11 nomination for it If It were tendered
inc.
"My only ambition la to serve
through my second term to the ac
ceptance of my countrymeii, whose
generous confidence I so deeply ap
preciate, nml then with them do my
duty lu the rnuks of private citizen
ship. "WILLIAM M'KINLEY.
A STRANGE MALADY.
Eight Year Old Boy Suffering From Dystrophy.
First Case Known In Ohio.
The first case of niusculnr dystro
phy known to the stnte medical au
thorities has as Its uufortunnute vic
tim 8-year-old James Parsons, now n
patient In the city hospital, Cincinnati.
A most extraordinary feature of his
disease Is that while apparently strong
nnd robust, yet a gust of wlud makes
him lose his ciulllhiiuui and many
times topple over. This disease, so pe
culiar In Its nature, is hereditary and
Is ascribed to I lie degeneration of the
muscles which the connecting tissues
of the body replace nnd fatten. A re
traction of these connecting tissues
occurs Immediately nfter the degener
ation and causes n shortening and stiff
ening of the limbs. Physicians who
hnve a knowledge of this disease
claim that In a period of nbout live or
six years the present strong condition
will have entirely passed away and
thnt the child will be a mere skele
tou or shadow of Its former self, and
that his tongue will have shrunken
so much that his SHcch will not be
plain. Another peculiar feature about
the child Is that when standing there
Is a curvature to his bnck of nbout ISO
degrees, and when sitting down n cur
vature of eiiial degree and in the op
posite direct Inn occurs. If the lad
wishes to rise ho extends bis feet full
length to the renr, and, placing his
weight upon his hands, he gradually
drnws his feet forward until they
rench bis bands. lie then, hand over
hand, climbs his legs until ho Is as
erect as his condition penults.
Tho Ind has a younger brother nnd
sister similarly nlllleted. The eating
of sheep glands Is prescribed nnd
recognized as the most successful
treatment. Photographs of the lad
In various positions havo been taken,
and will, together with elaborate des
criptions of his disease, be sent to lead
ing medical Journals,
CABLE FLASHES.
The Sultan I bra ham, of the prov
ince of Wndal, In the Soudan, has been
mumssluntcl.
The Duke of Counnught will be In
stalled as Grand Master of the English
Free Masons on July 17.
Iir. Thomas Barlow, London, said
Sunday night that ex-Governor Pin
tree's condition was unchanged.
Sir Cavendish Boyle, the new gover
nor of Newfoundland took tho oath
nnd assumed the administrative duties
Monday.
The Rev. William Booth, general of
the Salvation army, has returned to
Loudon on account of Illness. He Is
lu a serious condition.
Mrs, Botha arrived and Is located nt
a hotel near Schereiilngeu, at The
Hague, Friday. Sho had a conference
with Mr. Kruger lu the afternoon.
For the first time In a generation an
English firm by Imperial Urndo gets a
eoutruct for a Turkish cruiser. Here
tofore,' like contracts were awarded to
Germans,
The Yukon telegraph line from Port
Simpson up the Skeeua river to Haxle
ton, Is finished. The first message
wu sent Saturday from Port Simpson
to the mayor of .Vancouver, a. C.
BRITISH GOLD 10 ICS! THIS.
GREAT CORPORATIONS.
English Ctp tails t tasking Control of In.
dtper.dent American Sleel PI. nil Alter
Cambria and Pennsylvania Companies,
British capitalists hnve corns to
America wltn a view of buying nil
good steel companies outside of Mor
gan's trust. Their plan Is to get con
trol of lite several plants. They buy
us Investorsbut us speculative In
vestors. Representing a group of English
capitalists nml Ironmasters, Arthur
Kecne nud K, Windsor Richards came
to the Culled Stales. Mr. Kecne Is
president of I lie Loudon lily bank,
which lias fiji 10,000,1 M 10 deposits; head
or the head of the litike of Ievou
shire's great sleel and Iron works, nod
one of the most expert Ironmasters.
Mr. Richards In also a practical sleel
man. They spent two months Inspect
ing the independent steel mills, visited
the Pennsylvania, Bethlehem and Cam
bria plants nud took a trip through
the West and South. Close upon their
departure came the nniiouticcment
that tlie f 1 1 l.i m lo.ooo Pennsylvania Steel
slock had been sold to "Investors."
There Is every reasoii to believe that
the englishmen were the purchasers.
While there Is some question ns to
who owns the plant, there Is no doubt
thnt Its owners have olTcred to sell it.
The report that the Pennsylvania' rail
road has bought a majority of tlie
stock Is a little premature. Indications
nro that Bethlehem Steel, which Is
passing Into the hands 01 Charles M.
Schwab, will eveiilually land lu British
hands.
THREE GREAT COLLEGES.
Over Hall Million Dollars Donated Columbia
To Have Department for Chinese S.udy.
Girts amounting to i.Tl,D00 have
been made to Columbia, Princeton anil
Vnssar colleges, according to an
nouncement made ut the animal com
mencement made lu those colleges.
Prince tun receives the largest amounts,
aggregating ?:ilO,(liiu. of the ?'Jihi,
oiiii needed for the proposed gymnas
ium, $1.-0,0110 has been subscribed.
The must remarkable gift is that of
$loo,oiii to Columbia university for
the establishment of a department for
the study or the Chinese language.
Columbia nlso received 101,r07 from
alumni. Tlie gifts to Vnssnr. are $110,
(Mill from .Mm 1. Rockefeller, to erect
a dormitory to be named Elizabeth
liavldsoii hall, In memory of Mr.
Rockefeller's mother, nud $10,ooo
from Hcleu Gould for ft scholarship
in memory of her mother, Hcleu Day
Gould.
THE MINES MUST PAY.
British Government Has Decided to Tax Them.
$250,000,000 for War Expenses.
A dispatch from Loudon says: The
British government bus decided to
levy $ J.IO.OOO.ooo on tho Transvaal
gold mines to pay liulf the cost of the
war. Sir David Barbour, formerly
financial minister for India, who was
commissioned to report upon the tax
able capacity of these mines, advised
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain to
levy 17ri,Oiio.li( mi, but Mr. Chamber
lulu after consultation with Lord M li
ner, increased the maximum In the
amount stated.
This recommendation Is certain to
cause consteiiiatloii among tlie Kalllr
stockholders, who fancied that tlie
Idea of taxing the mines, which are
mostly owned lu England, had been
aba niloiied.
As these very gold mines were the
real underlying cause of tlie war.
many have maintained thnt their Brit
ish owners should bo innde to benr a
large share, at least, of Its heavy bur
den. Chlnoso Exclusion Act.
Agitation to renew the Chinese ex
clusion net which will expire lu May,
1IKVJ, has already been begun by the
labor organizations through tlie Ameri
can Knights of Labor, and a strong
tight against Chinese labor Is in sight.
An appeal has been nddressed to con
gress to re-eunct tlie law nnd 100,000
copies have been circulated through
out the country. If tho act Is nllowed
to expire the termination of the treaty
with Chlua on December H, 1IHH, Will
make It possible for Chlnnesn to enter
the United States. The Knights of
Ijlbor express themselves ns hopeful
of tho re-enactment of tlie law by the
house, but look for a fight In the sen
ate. They will urge, congress to not
only renew the net, but to make It
permanent and applicable to all Ori
ental races.
Plant to Cost $1,000,000.
Tho rarkersburg Iron and Steel
company Is preparing to spend $1,000,
ooo lu the equipment of one of the
finest sheet steel plants In tills coun
try. The capacity of the plant Will
be between 1.1,000 and 'Jo.ooo tons an
uilillly, but when completed it will be
so constructed that this output may
be tripled without any additional cost.
The products ure to be Hue sheet Iron,
pickled and cold rolled for specialties
and the output of tho plan: for the
next yenr has been sold. The plant
will bo equipped with modern machin
ery nnd will be one of tlie finest lu tho
country. Nothing is being overlooked
to get ojit tlie product and no money
is being spared.
Will Exchange Specimens.
It Is announced that as a result of
the efforts of Morris K. Jesup, presi
dent of the New York chamber of
commerce, an arrangement has been
reached by which the New York
Museum of Natural History and the
South Kensington, In England, mus
eum will exchange exhibits. The
latter, at Mr. Jesup' request, la send
ing to New York a batch of specimens
and photographs, deallug with Items
In the British collection not possessed
by America, and Mr. Jeaup has prom
ised to send some rare specimens here.
REACHED INTO NOVA SCOTIA.
Commercial and Industrial Interests Com
blned Steamship Llnsi Part ol Enterprise
Vanderbllt million nre behind a
great financial scheme to control tho
commercial and Industrial Interests of
Nova Hcotln. Tlie first step In the en
terprise has been taken In the Incor
poration of tlie Dominion Seeurltle
company, with a cnpltnl of $1,500,000.
Dr. Seward Webb Is president of tho
company nud the directors nre John
Jacob Astor, S. It. Callaway, until Into
ly president of tlie New York Central
nnd now president of the Atnerlcnn
locomotive compnny; Edgar Van Ft
ten, second vice president of tlie New
York Central, nnd Percy (ietutnoii,
pitsidciit of tlie Rutland railroad, a
Ynnderbllt property. The company
will control many of the Novn Scotia
transportation nnd Industrial com
panies and n well-equipped steamship
service between this city nnd Nova
t'.cotla Is a part of the plan.
TWO DAYS WITHOUT FOOD.
Schoonor Wrecked Women and Children
In a Pitiful Condition.
The schooner Cznr, bound to Labra
dor, with fishermen and their families,
70 persons altogether, were driven
nshore on Cabot Island, on the north
coast of Newfoundland lu n dense fog
and gale Sunday night. Four men
were di'ow lied nnd six others were
Injured, but the women and children
were all landed saTcly.
The survivors were on the Island
two days without fond. Then another
vessel passing townrd Labrador sight
ed their distress signals, rescued them
nud landed them on the mainland,
whence they will return homo on
board a mull steamer.
The Czar became n total wreck nnd
those on board of her lost nil their
belongings. The women nud children
were In n pitiable plight when they
reached the island, being aroused nt
midnight nud being nble to secure only
a little of their clothing.
MONEY IN A fAKfc.
Uncle Sam Disposed ol Dynamito Through
Publication ol a Yarn.
At the close or the Spanish war 7.
200 pounds of dynamite which had
been used In charging submarine
mines to protect the harbor was stor
ed In Ft. Wadswortli, N. Y. It has
remained there sluee, though the gov
ernment several times advertised for
bids, wishing to get rid of it. No one
seems to want the RtulT though, for
no bids cmiio. A day or two ago Maj.
Adams, who had the dynamite In
charge said he had decided to explode
It lu tho Narrows nnd lie thought of
doing It on July 4. Tlie story wan
printed nud John J. Donovan, a
quarryman, decided he could use the
dynamite in his business nud offered
,'1 cents n pound for It. Ills offer has
been nccepted and n feature of the
Fourth of July celebration has thus
been spoiled.
LIGHTMG S DIRE WCRK.
Chicago's Fir Marshall Stunned Regains
Consciousness and Saves Hit Family.
During n storm Wednesday night
I he residence of Fire Marshal M. R.
Drlscol In South Chicago wns shatter
ed by lightning, just ns the mnrshnl
was preparing to answer a call with
tlie department to another residence
which hnd been set on lire by the
lightning. The fire marshal was
stunned and left unconscious by tho
stroke. His wife quickly revived him
by sprinkling water on his face, but
wlille she was thus engaged the fire
cut off the exits In front nnd the fire
marshal upon regaining consciousness
hnd to carry his wife, lier mother nnd
ills children to n place of safety. Then
lie directed the department In Irs work
both upon his own residence and the
neighboring house first struck
Oregon Coming Homj. .
The battleship Oregon nrrlved nt
Honolulu May 30, bound from the
Orient for San Francisco. As she was
dropping her anchor off port tlie chnlfl
broke, seriously Injuring Chief Boat
swain J. E. Murphy, one of the men
who helped Hohson sink the Merrl
mac at Santiago. One leg wns broken
nud Murphy was dashed against
some machinery, receiving a danger
ous gash on the head.
Financial Crisis In Japan.
Mnll advices received at Victoria,
B. C, by the steamer Klnshlu Maru
says the financial crisis Is still rag
ing In Japan, though It has somewhat
abated. Various banks and com
mercial houses have declared them
selves bankrupt, amoiig these being
the Kwiumal Borekl Kalsiia. Vis
count U'atnuube, minister of finance.
Is going for a trip to Europe and the
Cnlted States for about a year and a
half with the object of studying the
financial aud economic conditions.
The .Inpnnese government proposes
to Issue exchequer bills to the amount
of 0,1100,000 yen.
Got Pension lllogilly.
John W. Booge, a prominent citizen
of Pocohontas comity, la., said to be
wortli S.'tO.OtH), wns convicted la tlie
United States court Thursday of
rrnudulently receiving pension money
under tho name of John M. Brown.
Ho was sentenced to six months In
the penitentiary, sentence to date from
November 1, BKHI, uud fined $l.rU0.
Deaths Among the Boers.
The "Dally News," London, gays sta
tistics, with names, showing an enor
mous death rate among the Boer refu
gee at the Pretoria race course. Tha
race course has been used as a refuge
camp since the occupation of Pretoria
by tlie British under Lord Roberta
about a year ago. The report gives the
number of deaths at the camp during
the past three weeks respectively as
30 for the first week. 24 for the second
week, and 2i for the third week, a
total of 80. The number of refugee
at the cams Is 3.12.1.
THE MAHKET8.
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drain, floor and Fd.
Wssht No. 9 red
Bye No. i ,
Coss No. 1 ysllow, sr
No. 9 ynllow, studied
71 TIW
coif el
47 4'H
4(1 41
mixed ear
Oats No. 9 white
No. 8 wbltn
Fi.ors Wlntor pnliMit 8
FsnoT Ntmlglit Winters 9
HatNo. 1 timothy 14
Clover No. 1. 1(1
Fr.i No. 1 white mid. ton.... IS
brown middlings IS
llrnn, hulk 16
Btraw Whrnt 8
Oat 8
SH tr
SV 81
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8 M
IS 00
11 00
IS 50
IS SO
18 US
9 00
9 (rtt
Dnlrf rrnitantt
ErrrrB Elgin ertmmery ) 91l 9J
Ohio Prciimnrv 1
Fnney eoiiutry roll IS 14
Cnr.rs Ohio, now I
New York, uew 10 lO
1'aultry, em.
nnns-por h 9' 10'
Cnirsrss dmwd H 1
fcaoe Pn. nnd Ohio, fnwh I3' 1
Prnlls unit Yrg-etiililftfc
Osr. pKAX per bushel 9 9 1 W
I'otatobs Fnney white, V Int.. s 90
C aiisaok per bn'rrol 1 40 1 6"
Onions per box I t) 1 60
nii.Tinntt
Fl.orn Winter Patent 9 9 f!0 4 M
t iif.at fto. reu 14 Id-
Const mixed 45 4.1.1-
Oats 8:1 8l'v
Eoos V1'4 U
llCTTXH Ohio crenmury. l 20
PHILADELPHIA.
Fiorn Winter nnteut i 8 23 9 9 41
Vh.at No. 9 red T 75V
... 7 7.vi
... 45 442
... 8i'i 84
Cons No. 9 mlXHd
Oats No. 2 white. ...
lll'TTKB Creninerv, extrs Ill 19l
Koue Pennsylvania llmts. is f 14
NEW YOKK.
Ftorn Pntents
W iSHf No. 2 red
Coss No. 2
Oat No. 2 White
lluTTxn ('rennii'ry
Eoi btuto aud l'enun.
.9 4 0)3 4 2!
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LIVE STOCK.
Centrnt Stack Tsrils, Itiit Lltj.rtf, !.
CATTLE.
Frlme hrnw, IMO to HiOO lbs.. .9 5 to 9 00
l'rime, law' to H00 lb S 70 5 SO
Medium, UW to JJOO lbs 5 4 J 8 60
Fnt heifers 6 Id 5 .SO
butcher, WSJ to 1000 lid. 4 61 4 9)
Conmion to liiir IN 4 81
Oxen, common to fnt 8 0) 4 73
Common to good fnt bulls A cows 3 01) 4 68
Mllcli cows, enoh 2J OJ 60 00
Extra nillvh cows, each. 87 SO W 00
Boos.
rrime medium wolglits. 9 8 03 8 17W
best heavy yorkers unit medium 6 OJ 6 IS
Oood to choice puckers. 0 12 6 1a
Oood pigs nud light yorkers.... 6 1'4 6 IS
l'ius, common to good 4 60 S 50
Prime heavy bogs 6 IT) 5 93
Common to fair 6 W 8 61
Houghs 4 10 S SO
Stags 4 OJ 6 00
IIXEP.
Extra, medium weight wot her. 8 8 809 4 0)
Oood to choice. 8 60 4 00
Medium 8 00 8 60
Common to fair 1 00 2 Oil
LAUDS.
Lnmbt clipped 5 23 8 4)
Lambs, good to choice, clipped 4 80 4 78
Lamba, common to fair, clipped 8 00 4 SC
Hprlug Lambs 4 OJ 6 OC
CALVES.
Veal, extra 9 8 00 f 8 25
Veul, good to choice. S 00 6 75
Veal, common to fair 4 0J S 00
Veal, common heavy a 74 8 00
DISTRIBUTION IS IMPROVING.
The Weekly Review ol Business Conditions
Finds Them Satisfactory.
B. O. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of
Trade to-morrow will sny: Continua
tion by the agricultural bureau of re
cent private estimates of the wheat
crop has given to business a tone of
greater confidence. Ketall operations
both east and west nre larger and dis
tribution of merchandise by the whole,
sale trade is Increasing In drygoods
nud boots and shoes. The labor situa
tion is gradually mending, with the
appreciation of the fact that In some
directions manufacturers would be
glad of a temporary shutdown of
works.
Pig Iron production on June 1 was
nt tlie rate SU.'tto tons weekly, ac
cording to statistics compiled by the
Iron Age, This is about the antici
pated Increase for Slay nnd estab
lishes a new high water mora, exceed
ing the previous record of 813,380 tons.
An Interesting feature of the situa
tion Is the decrease of furnaces In
blast to -.YJ, which Is 44 less than were
actively employed February 1. liks),
when the weekly output was 2bS,014
tons. Although new orders for pig
Iron have been light in recent weeks,
actual deliveries on old contructs must
have reached a heavy total, for fur
nace stocks on June 1 were hut 407.723
tons, a decrease of 30,.'ti5 tons during
May.
Hensonnble weather has somewhat
amused the drygooiU market. There Is
not yet much activity that dealers are
overwhelmed, but the various divisions
of manufacture are fairly occupied,
and heavy supplies of print cloths at
Fall Itiver have decreased. Lower
quotations recently established had a
helpful effect, but the temperature
was more potent for good. Forward
ing of footwear from Boston have
averaged over loo.ooo cases weekly
for some time, and shops are well en
gaged. Fall contracts are beginning
to receive attention. Prices are steady.
Retailers ore receiving better grades
of glased kid shoes without higher
quotation Local Jobbing trade Is
very active, fcarcity of heavy aole
leather sustains prices, but light
weights nre dull and weak. .
Wheat deollued to a more reason
able level with withdrawal of specu
lative support. The government re
port of condition of June 1 wns chief
ly responsible. A crop this year equal
to the greatest ever harvested was In
dicated by the otlkMul statement aud
as department figures have generally
proven below the Until yield, there
was heavy sclllug of options, with a
fall below 80 cents fur cash wheat at
this city. Foreign buying promptly
decreased wltn the prospect of more
satisfactory terms. Atlantic exports
for the week, flour Included, were 2.
039,083 bushels, against 4.020.144 the
ore v Ions weawk