)
5 Pai
Sa a
gates representing tha different
were as foilowa :
© emporary officers:
. president; William Wilson, secretary. A
day's session.
7 kinson, Hapter, Jas, White, Ho
ir. A
3 Z
E WORKERS
WIN THE DAY AT THE MINERS’ |
CONVENTION.
NANOS A fin ADIOURNENT.
Adidresies at a Mass Meeting at the Opera
House Last Evening.
DuBots, Pa.. Dec. 28, 1803,
“A ‘convention of miners was held bere
yesterday for the purpose of establishing
@ permanent miners’ organization. The
meeting took place iu the Ath’: elnb
rooms at the Long Avenue hotel aw 1 del:
egates were present from Clearfiel 1, Cen-
tre, Indiana, Jefferson, Tioga, C amibris
and Elk counties. The number. of dele
mines
: Bloomington, A; ons
Hountzdale, 27;
- Tioga, 10;
Philipsburg, 2
eashire, 3; Osseche, 6;
CObesteriiald, 3; Jefferson, 1
" Coaldale, 2; Kyler, Colorado mines, 4;
Mountan
Fairmont
Patton. 5; Baltie, 2; Vietor, 2,
dole, 1; Colorado, 1; Troy, 4
1; Decatar, 2; Parner, 1:
“(Glen Fisher, 2; Glen Campbell, 4; Hors:
tio, 13; Hastings, 9: Bathmel, 1; DuBois!
5; Reyooldsville, 1; (Gearhart 1. A’ i
15,000 miners were represented.
The meeting was called to or jer nat 10 y
o'slock by the election of the fo Howirg
Harry Northover,
committee on credentials was then spr
pointed and awaiting their report the ccn-
vention adionrned to one o'clock P. M
At the siternoon session the tollowiny
' business was transacted: Thomas Corry hy
was elected permanent president oof
John Maoagher permanent secretary. A
communication was read from Dhstrict
' 5, wishing the convention God speed in
their noble work. A committee on rules
‘was appoivted and they proceeded te
draft roles for the guidance of the eon-
vention.
The chairman then selected thive
miners to act in conjunction with Editors
Kinsloe, of the Philipsbarg Bitaminous
Record, and Allen, of the Houtzdala Ad-
Vance, as a press committee.
The committee on rales then repor tad
as follows:
Fragality, 40
! Ts
1. No delegate shall be allowed to talk
Jonger than five minutes on one sabjact,
mor more than onoe nntil all delegntes |
have been given an. opportunity to speak.
2. No delegate sball be. entitled to
. ypore than ofie vote on apy sehject with |
the exseption of that of organization.
3. The hours of convention to be from
Oa x tol2y and lp M200 ) P.M.
The report was adopted ss read.
On motion it was decided that the sec-
retary onl! the roll of delegates and each |
person named give in detail his instroe- |
tions on organization.
About two hours and a hall were son-
sumed in discussing the merits of the
soversi organizations suggested. The or-
ganizations named were the Knights of |
Labor, United Mine Workers and the |
| meeting the
Pederstion of Checkweigh Panda. No
vote was taken and at 5 r. M. the eonvern-
i
| particalar, w 5 held 1 the opera honse |
| Tharaday aveninz.- The
? 3lnt ; : Cr : La
: 32432201 i of Has zation as they should, sua $i port Ho
| ine, presided, Woe. Meagher, ol Hontz [hey onglit to, buyers of coal wand 1
|
{ presviant of the Philipsbnrg Checkwein h
i
It
tion adjoarned aotil ¥ o'clock this morn. |
ing.
The delegates showed by their earpest | reighboring districts. and contend=d that
words that they had come to do business | | bad the DuBois miners teen
snd there is no doubt tnt what soma form | the
"of orgavization will be decided on at to ! offered.
Sacretary-Treasurer Mo- | parent lack of
Bryde, of the Nations! UC. M.W.of A,
snd T. A. Bradley, district president, ad that it was want of con
George Harris, of the M. aud L. A. A.
were present, and wers given the priv
Jeges of the floor.
A geveral mass mesting, to whieh all
miners, laborers and citizens are invited, | the fanit ae the minera sthemse ves. He
will be held at the opera house this ave- | closes by presenting the U. M. W, of A.
ping at 8 o'clock, and addresses will be | as #n orgacization worthy the contidence
. delivered bo T. B. McGuire and James | and snpport of the miners,
M. Kindy, ot the General Execative | that i! sa a body they would join it, and
| otan 4 by it, they woulil thereafter have
Board,
Bryde
W. A.
ights of Labor, and Pat Me
T. A. Bradley, ofthe U. M |
DuBois, a Pa, Dee. 29, 1893.
The mivers’ convention met yesterday
wosish at 9 o'clock and was not loog In
getting down to business. Representa
tives of! the Knights of Labor, United
Mine Workers of America and Check-
weigh Fund Association were present.
On » the representatives of the |
associatibns
roerite of | their respective organizations
The morhing session was devoted ex-
closively the discussion of the sccisties
bd closed about 3:30, when a
balled. A preliminary vote of
tion on choice of orggnizations
M.
“wo vi He Thos. Currie, O'Shanter, U. MM.
A.
One vote 6G. A. Foster, Philipsburg, U. M.
Three voups-- £4. Sweeney, Bloomington, Ul
A.
ee. nly-sdven votes—Jos. Faston, John Jen-
EB
atzdale. Co
Two votesi- Jos. Haghs, Chesterfield, ¢ LEA,
One vote—l FE. Roansley, Chexte rile 4. C PF. A.
One vole—{W.. E. Burgan, Oscerzia, U5 Av
| that has placed the micers in the condi
| ty, wea the next speaker, and for a man
| wii
were graoted fifteen min- |
utes sack. to lay before the conventivn the |
| permitted to grow ap,
A.. ;
One vote smtJORN McKinley, Osceola, K. of Li
One vote —1 eo. Hartzhorn, Philipsburg, 1.
A.
MM. W.
Fourteen dotes— Jas. Swee ne Jolin L vous,
Lewis Davis! Tioga, U. M. A:
{Two votes Wm, Wilson, Yiawk Ran. K. of
Four votes-John_Holmes, Kyler, U. M. W.
Five Gm Wi Pyles, Peter Carrons, Pat-
ton, U. M. Wi
Two votes-{ Thos Butler, Osceola, U. M. W.
Two votes
F. A. : .
Two votes—{Robert C ales, Philipsburg, U. M.
A. v
One vote— Michael Conway, Philipsburg, U.
One vote—Wm. Ross, Philipsburg, C.
vole—John Batemair, pola, U.
2 J
or Jotes tion Mensforth, Troy Mine, iL
"One Vote—Wm. J. Rodgers Clenrfield, U. M.
WA w agers C
Pavid Turnbull, Philipsburg, ©
N wv.
| delegutes in sttendarca af the convention | wee
me Vote —Jax, Flanigan, Chareld, kK. of L | sd as against working en, and po ted
uw Een, H. Sitti, Mave His yy | ont the fact that exch jenr thes eondition
WA Js. Cosgrove, Phitipdbunz, 1. M.| or the workipgmen was growing wore, |
‘and that it would contimne to grow Sores
JF nr ve - hi Fir Kine Glen Campbell, © 'antil & terri le anid bloody revolution
A, @ 1 a the woriivy
i otiJohn Reese, Frugaitty, -C. MW would be the result, nilesa the :
2; otis Theos, Regan and Jos. Terry, Fru:
\ men nt once took the Te iu hiaed, and
[Thirteen ese FoF. Tyler, John Fuge, P|
SEeeney he J gins and Monmn {iovd, by orean'z dae,
Fomtio, 1 M. yo i sali al { by the Linlhit and bY
i Five i Richardson, Hastings t | thre wh J A
i. A. © ifal metbode.
ime vote- Lewis Goazion, Hastings, 4 F. A.
0 me vote—E. LL. Moor, Rathmed, UM W,
porpected the eves
pr River
The ue x! speaker TRS _Jumen Fastob
Pwr votes Evan Kear Glen Fisher, TU. M. | pres dent of the Hoatz inle Check
YL ro | men ass: ssistion. He #poke of the. an
E Ome vet Wm. Faton; Gearhart, 17. MW
in : | tagopism eX tiny
; tne vote T. R. Davis, Homtio, U. 31. W,. A | zations, and content deed tint theo shonid |
The regular ballot on choice of or}
ganization resulted as follows: U pited | energies and. flusnces of the warginZmet
Mine Workers of America, 67: Check: | should be expendsd In fighting their |
weigh Fand Asociatiop, 39; Knights of] nomics instend of quarreling wins |
Labor, 5. On motion tha choice of the! eelvee. He spoke of the tM.
first association was made unADIMONS| pr 4 and the great good that won! 3
and the delegates resolved to retornip i. tf gli the miners in the 1 nied
home and work for the success of hel States would st once join the re nizA
same. ition, Te-right ioe PD Bote miners were
A vote of thanks was extended | to the Bored u refuge; were
newspapers of DuBois for their reports © ot | zation that wonld give them freedom
the convantion. Also, to Mr. Nihil, ot {he Fight tn express their ORIDIODS W AHO!
the Long avenne hotel for the nse of the 2, : : :
hall: to the officers of the cenvention, as: a P
Messrs. Bradley, Kenney, Harris
MeoBryde.
A resolntion was n=
recitipg the tyranmca
i] by the Bell, Lows x X
company 1
aud pledging each dei, ‘= to gO ‘hee |
call attention to’ the m-thods employed |
and pledging morai support and fiosncial |
aid to the Dn Bx sis miners and apy and ail
victimizad they decide to,
unite with the organization, : |
On the s
Bradley the method ag
ted in the convention |
between hibor OrZany
be one organization only so shat the
iF pred an yr al
PECL HTP,
cRBryvde was
a0} nasker, He explan
| pinstry in
woasly adopted [20 anon ut tha
thods adopted
+3 Coal Minto
fhe treat of its employes
men shoald
suggestion of district presi dent | i
raed upon to bring | oy
the miners repros:
into the organization will be by and |
throagh the several check wairghman asec.
ciationsg.
The Philipsburg delwgstion met in the
evening after adjournment aad issued |
a call for 8 mass meeting to be held 0 | py ryet;
Philipsburg Monday next at 0 Gleloek | Coa! 1
A.M. to take steps towar da joining the |
organization 1u a body :
The“convention, whi
tions,
fonling prevaliing batween the
[Lewis
tint the Teoel SURE ERTY
Becnige of prices in tae buffsio
3 5 id 3 +
el thie flieg ©
fie had examin
‘rade Journal for n year past, sod
5 . id :
mreh to his surprise he nnd that the
i quoted p prices ii 1 th J arial for Reyn
le pratty warm at deville sont we ya higher when the
adjonrped with the best. of jyetron was made than they were
Say i age” The remainder of
of th a soveral forms of organEations. | mainly taken ap with HH
hs Meeting at the Opera Honse | the * rine {
: FAI Of
$ Ih il
A was meeting for the benefit of the | orgRization,
sd a
Cen on
mighty
of maingtaiog betler
10 germral, and for the Ia Bois miners in 3irotion
vetlel
bmilding Wall 4d if the miners wold Sinw.
¢ ol Bld wages |!
fairly well filled. Tins. Carnie,
Af
| dale, acting as secretary. The stage was | mrich eure «abla to copter! tha ms
| ocenpied by P. MoBry de, secrotary treas vig!
arerofthe UM. W.of A, T
district president of the same argant
Hon, | Louis Gosziao, of Hastings,
Haeton, president of the Houte iale check
Henry Northow
t pr
A Brad! ey, tent d ios
buyer, and pid thie oper
miuer. Mr.
MeBrnde haar,
speech was listen i to with jrep futerast,
spoke for san
|
1
Wa | the soale of wages paul the
i
i
ar in ASRGelation,
AD CONTRIBUTIONS FoR IRE UNINPLOYED
Hustioge,
hn Lyons, of Tioga eounty. i
i
Agsgaeiaton,
Jems Swesney,
Frank Richardson, of |
of Arnot, and City OWicials, Police and Firemen will Centribule
One Per Cont Par dosla
Patio bristly stating the atjactas of os] Pui ADT PIA . Dae 24
president istrodnoad M-. | lication : Motilay of ipa!
ad in favor of the right | the Cit. z-us’ Retief commiiten
=i sea the pal
“help iy
’
| Bradiey, who arga r and
and dnty of working men to organiza; | the apemplavad of the oly $57.004.74
spoke of the recent re Tnetion in thie and | i has been a
| and indy ii Theeotir of Pub y:
organized ‘Safety Peter hing anole that Anri:
nhuor: ted ansiess fro
redaction would - not hava been the continidanes by trosy La
fla referred at length to the sp- | contribute one por want. 7
wr fidence= existing on the! galary to the faund, and | eads of the var.
ia mivers, and asserted 1008 city departman®s « ud police snd tire. |
nionti of hie |
» part of the DaBe
ia fe sir that each had of tha other sum of $20,000 w.il be ot tributed from
this source alote
= igeR
tion they are. For this conditios, be
WAR AND PESTILENCE.
argned, the operators wera rot as much
The City of Rio is Being Bombarded and Ysiiow |
Fever Has Appeared
Brevos' Avess, Dec. US —atest ro
ports from Rio‘Javeiro are that the city
is being violently bombarded. A namber |
of persons have been killed by shots fron |
the insurgent vessele. Heavy fire in re |
turned from the government forts and the |
severity of the cannonading has greatly
alarmed the popnlace
closed and business
suspended. Yellow fever in
form hans made its appesrance.
Jenths have already occurred.
end seeerted
{ little foar ‘of & contionation of the system.
A. niue Sweeney, of Arvot, Tioga counp-
~All abops are |
makes the claim that he is not a
gp ker, made a remarkably good speech.
Ho spoke na & citizen and a miner. As a
eitizen he addressees himasel! to citizens,
baviug «il the righta of other citizens. As
a miner, be claimad tie nght to come
A speak to the DuBois miners for
ita worst |
Five
In Favor of State Hanks. i
Wassrsaror, Dec. IX he sub com. |
mittee of the hoase ¢
here nt
the reason that the rednetion they had
Aces ple 1 and the conditiors they bad ing and currency, to whi eh waa commit.
was affecting bis | ved the guestios of repealing the state |
—.the ecmpany for which peo DARK tax, di ivided on the matter, «Co x|
voconditional repeal, |
#rpings LT f
{ { .} favorin
worked asking the men to accept & radge- | end.) lavonng
AUGRItes GO bank |
tion for uo other ~eason than that the |
wage scale in the DuBois district had |
been lowered ter; per cect. He closed
by appesiing $0 the miners to orga: zal
reported in favor of conditional repeal.
| baye just been obtained. It
{ ten per cent. tax bat provides that the
aad to do 0 80 at once. X
Frunk Richardson, of Hastings, was issue of state back rotes sbail be con
: | find to the state wherein the backs are
tha next speaker. He @eferred to the cou o
dition o* England years and years ago, ! neorporated. If used outside they are
sud protested that if the raipers of Dua |
Bois and other places in the Coited 3] alte The banks and bankmy ASSOCIA |
States did not arouse theriselves to the | O°" are authorized to issue circulating
conditions which surrounded them, their | notes nader certain magulatiops. No
lot will be as bad as tbat of the English | | ! bank or backing association will be al
miners years ago. He appealed to the lowed to pledge or hypothec ite, lor any
fathers before him to take sction ‘hat | Pigeen cironlating notes issued ander
would result in protecting their e008. GD i this act. The comptroller is given power
daaghters now, ard to s greater exlent in | 17 ool for special reports at aay time he
the fotare. He spoke of the boasted | ™*7 Bugire,
freedom in this country, and yet in Du | Still Clro!'mg Arvund.
Bois snd other sections there wers ban-| NewYomx, Dec. 28--At midaight
dreds of men who had evea eo much free- Schock was leading ip che bicyele race.
dom that they didu't dare preside. at with & score of 1.232 miles, 4 .aps, Waller |
meetings beld for the purpose of counsid- | gecond, 1,216 miles, 5 laps, and Martin
ing their wrongs. third, 1. 193 miles, 2 ) laps.
Louis Goaeziou, of Elst al Oue More “Assignment.
Frenchman, was the npext ‘speaker. | Norsistowy, Pa, Dec. 28 —Jacob G.
He spoke of the inequality of some | Landes, an extensive flour and feed deal- |
of! the lsws — the manper of their | er, made an assignment to<sy to N. H.|
‘epeals the
enforcement as aasine the Sonia ue Iarzelece. .
| of [daho, was 1 this city todsy,
i ment ine.
x
and hie |
i from & painler
f detinring
dence in them- | men will do likewise It 1s expected the |
has been entirely |
{on tral
| a famy'y named
ia verdict
{ and Warner (New York) aad Hall (Mion. |
{and Now Epgland railroad was 1:34 (M6 :
{ The provisions of Hal 1 anid Warner's bill |
t This ra
| gubinct to A ten per cent. tax of the face i
world’s record of 1,466 miles and 5 laps
APROTEST FROM THE WEST
DAHG MAN'S OPINION OF THE]
linea aast of Pittsburg apd Erie fcr No
SAYS IT WILL RUIN THE LEAD MINES.
Sev king tn Seevre a fl oneeried A-iien of
sod Lumbermen A
John W. Borge
return.
Harke's
ar tH r FrrE ol 03
i lis purpnee in £03
fron, Coal Lead
New Your, Dee 2X
ing this evening to Wesenington
miss on Hera wis
forripg with the officials of promivent
mintug companies with reference to con. |
ecepitratedd efforts 1p secu chaages. 0
tha W
ment thet 17 i¢
fle retterates the tule.
.d ore goes on the free list
the ledid men wil be raped He aus
thst 1 combination of the iron, con!, lead
mada to protest sganst th presage of
the bl
¥ TROUBLE
ceetaty of His Own Parhy Wit
Viclating Eicclion Laws > :
PYVILLE, Pee.” 28 —Canuty
Mis inar E ol oy a aa F. Allen
Lise tern of offices shoal
sexta] here to-day
rest ary of
i1taa Aen
sotion luwe
ed and Woun
Waters
vo Dee. 2% Tha Breziln
is anthorty for the state
iuergent oraoser,
ate Talimaldar a, was ed to-day 10
t rt ment forts
r tha report OF
’
t steamer, i Aleora,
wrpmant fnrces. The
rel Boge
heir loss in killed apd
tack and prisones:
SINGULAR DEATH OF THO & ITMEN
Their Bodies Were Found 1m 3 Phuadaiphia Lod
ng Mousa Side 5 Side
Pi Jane
3 Sarab
{ avery, aged Hi), ware foun found thas
mornipg side by a the parlor of the
dging honee. The women Lad
san Elan Sines (net
former's ke
Satanxiay wlen
Mme, Niosso.
atopy anowad aseh tad Jad from drop
5 Livery wagt to dail on
s
de fa dear! disease,
sonditions
were mmiiar in eneh Cae,
Naw the New Englasna Terminal.
Naw Youx, Dee. 28.-This afternoon
papers for the appointment of a receiver
tor the Ne aw « Eng gisnd Terminal railroad
filed with the United!
Affixed to
wera
mnnssioper Shields
Tan XM mpia nt
of the stockholders
the company meolvent.
To Select a Design
H iis RG, Pa. Dec. 28. — Next Tues.
{ay tae Board of Pabhe Buudings and
Gironads will select a design for the mon-
rea or
ine of
ames: to ba erected at Cherry
Capos Place to mark the bonndry
Pean’s purchase from the Iudians. The |
legislatare appropriated 21.500 for this
purpose,
Men for Piexeto’'s Army.
PaiLADELPHIA, Dec. 27. — An agent 1s
hate securing reernits far Peixati’s army
Ha claims to huve secured a oumber of
| men who are willing to igh for the Bra-
giltnu government. {hay are to receive |
850 per wonth and mast cot expect pen-
alun 1a case of ipjary
The Jury Says Nos Guilty. :
“Ixpranaproris, Ind. Dee. 28. --The
jury mn the case of Auntie Waguoer, who iT
Koesters, to-day rendered
of not guilty.
The Lease Raufied.
New Youx., Dee. 28 —The total vote
on tha question of lease of New York
in favor and 8,983 aginst prope Bition.
sified the lease. :
Onalified ae Receivor
OR — Commissioner
»
New Yorx, Dec
Shields was
ce of thi New York and New Eng
land ail sad 1a $100,000 bonds.
Aud Carell Too.
-Jacxsosvinig, Fila, Dee. 28. Pug riiwet |
Corbett was ead this afternoon on
retarung to the city frome ba training |
He signed a bond in the sum |
| of $1500 wt appear before the criminal
ecoart, Jan.
quarters,
Ane her Wheel Record Broke.
New Yomrx, Dec. 29 —In the bicyele |
‘race Schock; at 8:30 rp XM, broke the!
‘made in 1891 in 142 hours.
able feat was accomplished in nearly |
| 2515 hoars less time than the record held |
| by Martin, who was then third in the
present contest. |
Niw Yorx, Dec. 29.—AS miduight, in|
the bicycle race, Sobock led with 1474 |
Sfles; Waller second 1437 miles. 2 laps, |
' Martin third 1359 miles 2 laps.
| marotogs of R729.130; 4 decrease 10 eX
lis position
Amir
pie at Enpres doz oR
wera affidavits.
for the murder of five members of |
ashified thia afternoon as Te.
| satisfactory during
P8 | voyage here. Before final judgment upon
This remark-| 1,0 utility of the gun shall be given
PENNSYLVANIA STATEWENT.
Report of the Earnings of the Company for Month
of ‘November.
Prainspeneura, Dee. 28. —The state
ment of the busnass of] all lives of the
Peansylvenia Railroad Compsoy, all
yember, 1803, as comparyd with the same
month in 1892, shows a (fecrease 10 KrOSe-
penses of $531 S¥7; 4 decease 1n pet earn
197243, The {leven months of |
1843. aa compared with [the
of 1992, ahtows a decreads 10. rose earn:
ings of 31,534,542; a defreasis 10 expenses |
ings of 8
(of 1,006 787; a drorensd 10 pet earings of |
27 750 i
. 3
All hpes west of Piftsbarg sod Erie
1803 sa porupared with the
axme month in 182 stp
§ yr, November,
gross earnings of JEITHIL a Jecrecea 1b
.
eX penses of ¥I3571; 3 decrease 13 Le
s Ts
earnings of Sond 322 a pt le Wey months
fo RIL. x8 compar witls the RTD
pen wi 1 1X9
BATT
Ew ntiznw
rope of 8140 808
How i locreata 5 RT ne }
1
of 8: ls (deacnasa In eX
uit enn i
ierense in
2 : t
PUSILIST MITCHELL ARRESTED.
He Ses Bonds to Appeir Before the Criminal |
Court Nex! Week !
gsosviree Fin, Dee. 28. Pai
RAILROAD M
THE -LEHIGH AND CENTRAL
=nme period | v
Lt Arnold, of
R OF NEW JERSEY.
WILL ABROGATE A CONTRACT JAN. 1.
{ Officers of the Railroad Brotherhood He
“strained irom ‘Ordering » Strike, :
Easton. Pa, Dee 19 The iabigh
allay riti road will o-wme its contrast with
the Central Railroad ft Nev Jersey Jan.
1, of which its trsius ran to and from the
| Gentrai'a station in Jersey City, and will
renew the arrangements with the Peunn-
syleania, which existed prior to the Read.
| ing deal. The Lehigh Valley bas its own
vad a Lo J
i Uecreske 104 ile to the Jersey City yards and docks
bat po passenger facilities. It passenger
trips will leava ts man line: st West -
Newark apd uss the Penney I vania road
3 from there to Jersey City.
BY ORDER oF T™E COURT.
{ Railroad Brotherhood Sficers Restrained from Or
dering or Encouraging a Strike.
Terar Havre, Ind, Dee 29.— Grand
Vactor Sargeant and Grand Seeretary.
tha Locomotive Firemen's
od, have heen served with an
Brocherh
iartey Mitehell was arrested (hos |
ey ' order straning them from ordering,
snd nin ted f
» eriminul const
ar trial hafors
which meats 13 this
next Tossdsy, Mitchell wae, bow
mms diately released op bal, Tis]
4 that 5) tt 1! sie; De
i
i allow
Tha ob- |
| advising or encouraging ‘a strike
IN Lrtnern Poe in
1 moat ug with ithe: men
« the legality |
za fHghtivy
ope and Las been |
i Pwo Latugh
shont the Duval Atliletic |
"An appin wmbion wii he made. to the |
airenit adart for a writ of Lisbeas corpns,
which proceeding will bring abot a fiual §
of the case,
COVERNCR MITCHELL SAYS NO FIGHT.
Hie Hus ho Auihority lo Interfere in the
Corbett. Mitenell Match,
| gaven
s———— ——
New Yous, Dec. 20.--A especial to the |
Even Flonds
“It does look as though the Cor-
bast tA ited ol meating
nz Sun from Jacksonville,
ARIE:
will not take place
of the Duval ¢inb are 0
Tho arrest of the prin-;
cipais was questioned to define the law
anid get
o! the cononty
nere. Managers
a state of pane.
conrt, that the
mutch as Jdeec sribad in
legal wet.” Gov
“If the case
meut would not be ap dl
arbor Mitchell says:
a declaration from Judge Baker, |
aT sgh a ee | creasing the growing demand for honest.
- Oss |
. pron -1 and intelligent government in American
articles of agree- |
| oitine and to discaes methods for ecombin-
wn the
sr even comtan-
on the system.
ratiroad
| Grand Muster Sargexot says be will not
the conit’s order
to iuterfere wth
i hig duties, :
Colliston of F relight Traine.
Pexx Havex Junction, Pa, Dee. A
Valley teuins collided here
! thié morning R Svesking one engine and
freight cars awl tearing op the
track. Ouze nike was badly in-
ared,
’
CALL FOR A NATIONAL | CONFERENCE.
| Municizal Ciubs of I 1 eating Cities to Meet at the
Ogaker City in January:
PrirapeLrHia, Dea 230 The Maniei-
pal League of Philadelpiys, co-operiting
with the city olib of New York, has is
t sned a call for a naticoal conference for
for the good of zity governmest, to be
! held here January 25th and 26th. The
prin-ipal objestd of the conference wili
{ be to determine the best mesns for ine
| ing and organizing triends of reform.
1s sab. ;
mitted to the supreme court, as 0 last re |
sort and (that oourt «
no authority to prevent the: fight T wil
fia governed by it;
erned by the decision «
i the slate.” :
THREE nied AKD SEVERAL Wiss: NG.
An Eigiosioa al Southampton Dock Damiged the
Steamer Paris.
Lospes, Dee. 29.—-An
the Soeatlampton
aulerably daz maged the steamer Pare
when an explosion
Leame.. The pile Soanded 1wto the air and
fell on the Paris, i
and smashing her cargo stood aud carry-
jug away. the rats
workmen,
the Lospilal
TILES.
Carried Glass in His Arm.
Srancey, Pu, Dae. \20.—A most peen
lar expariencs 1 sirgary transpired here
yaster ny.
of Congressman Wolverton, of this place, |
‘had a piece of glass extracted from his |
arm that he received in an sochlent five |.
years sgo by being thrown against the
zlaes door of a car on the Sanubury divi-
ston. The piece of glass measured four
incnes long and five eights of an inch
wid» at ope aod, tepering to a pont at the
other. Although enflering more or less
pain ever since the glass was not dis:
covered until the point ‘was forced
through the surface, just below the shoal.
der Wednesday by his being agin jolted
against the mde of a/car, cnusing the
wound in which was s found the glass.
Suicide of a Prominent Merchant.
PurLapenruia, Pa, Dec. 29 —- William
J. Lioyd, formerly a prominent hardware
merchant and latterly president in the
Lioyd manufacturing company, committ-
od suided by shooting this morning. The
company was unsncoessful sud ths fact,
conpled with alter effects of an attack of
lagrippe, 18 supposad to have prompted
the deed. He sold cut his inierest in the
company last spring.
Jim Huarrows' Coffin Empty.
Litre Rock, Ark, Dee. 39. — This
" moroing while laborers were emhuming
bodies of the dec:aswd state convicts, to
remove them to the new prison cemetery,
leeicles that T Dave | gor om he Crosby Shot by Dominican Troops
bat [will not be gov. |
if any other court |
FIRED ON AMERICANS.
Without Cause.
Nzw Yors, Dec. 9.—The steamship ©
George A Clyde arrived to- day from San
| Domiogo, with inforrostion about sn out.
| rage perpatrated upon American sesrmen
| by the Ssn Domiogo autboraties that is
® | likely to raise internstionsi complications
| between thie two goveromenta.
accident at
focks vegterday oop. |
’ Pd Officer Brooks, of the American
Ww o : : taba! * | Henry Crosby, wera shot dnd seriously
orkme eet vi h :
k riving & huge tabular | 1njnred by Sa Doaungo soidisrs.. The
I'wo seamen, Carl Crosby spd
| Crosby was tryiog to make the port of
| Aza, which 1s ninety miles from Sso
smaging ber port side |
|
i
Dominge City, on December 11. The
| esptain lost his bearings snd spprosched
This evening divers | yy, oor of O11 Azan, ten miles distant
“had reco vered three mutilated bodies of |
i from Azna.
Two of the workilen are in |
The first officer aud fonr seamen got in»
aod several are reported | [to a boat and pulled for the shore. When
| 306) varda out a file of soldier: in the ani.
form of the Dominican government CRIS
| nosing dows to the beach. When they
| reac ched the edge of the water they drew
Anson Wolverton, a brother | up in line and leveling their carbines st
the men 10 the small boat fired two vol-
loys.
The sailors alind for the schooner
where it was found that the first otficer
had received a ballet in the shoulder
and that a seaman had been struck by
several balla. A bad wound in the back
mude it doobtfal if the man would
recover.
The captain hoisted sail abd ufter -
tinue reached the port of Azusa, From
there he sent information of the outrage
io the vew United States Counsel Gen
eral at San Domiogo City sod to the
United States authorities at Washington.
No explanation or satisfaction was given
the American skipper by the Dominican
government. The schooner was flying
the Stars and Stripes in plain view. -
Informstion was also brought by
George Clyde in relation fo
reported oatbreak in that country
and the killiug of General Joaquin Cane
poe, who, it was reported, bad been
sassinated by government people,
caused his immediate famiiy to be kK
The information brought to-day
that General Campos was the only :
killed, but instead of being killed ty
ders of President Heauresx, he was
Jered by one of the conspirators squinet
they found *he cuffiu empty in which Jim |
| Burrows, the train robber, was burried
two years ago. Itis thought that the
{ bandit may have escaped.
"An Unsatisfactory bo Test.
Prrxacumsreo, Dee. 1 —It bus tran-
i apired that the dy I gun of govern.
ment cruiser, Nictheroy, did not work
the tests cn her
turtber tests will probably he made.
Flteen Drownsd.
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 29. —Fifteen persons
were drowned during a fog to-day. The
fog was very dense and came from the
| east ‘English coast across the sea and
throughout the Netherlands.
I the SOvergmet.
Dau Daly in “Brookville
BrooxviLns, Pa., Dee. 29.
of New York, who ie od
Tom MtCarthy, of DuaBoisy
this afterucon with his 88
Brennan. Mr. Daly 1s 1
ments to give a boxing and ;
hibition on New Years eve.’
the maoly art will have sn opps
seeing Mr. Daly perform. They b
idea of what MoCarthy is and by
| this exhibition can jadge they
“A Mail te Cost 81 ,00,000,
Jorxsrowx, Pa, Dee. 29. —The ¢
bria Iron company bas begun the
tion of a steel rail mill whica it is
mated: will cost $1,000,000.