BRIEF ITEMS OF NEWS INTERESTING HAPPENINGS OF THE WORLD FROM FAR AND NEAR. The Development# of Each Day During the Week Caught Fresh from the ltuny Wire# and Carefully Edited and Con densed for Our Header#. Thursday, Aug. 25. The treasury department has made an order prohibiting Indians from coming from British Columbia undor contract to pick hops in Washington. J. H. Hamilton, deputy Unitod States marshal, was ambushed and fatally shot on Long creek, near Crockettsville* Ky., by moonshiners. Henry G. Bissell, of New York, treasurer of "The Isle of Champagne" company, now playing at the Globe theater, Berlin, has been missing for two days and fears of foul play are entertained. The czar has issued a ukase forbidding the hissing of foreign artists or actors on the operatic or theatrical stage in St. Peters burg. Lord Salisbury has received from the kaiser a full length portrait of himself in naval uniform. It is to hang in the library of Hatfield House. The British steamer Clan MacGregor was tossed about in the Mediterranean north northeast of Tripoli on Aug. 9 by a sub marine volcano. The French government has received an official invitation from Washington to send a Bquadron to the great naval review in April in New York harbor and vicinity in connection with the Columbus celebration. Friday, Aug. 26. Sheriff Hill, of Nashville, shot and killed John H. Taylor, an alleged horse thief, who tried to escape after arrest. Five prisoners broko from the Lima (O.) jail. Four escaped and one broke his leg and was captured. Wisconsin lumber workers are leaving for the harvest fields of Minnesota and further west, owing to inability to come to terms with their employers as to hours of work. Miss Edith Philbrick, who with Miss Hilda Wood was murderously assaulted near Chiselhurst on Aug. 3 by Leonard Maaktelow, a half witted man, is not yot out of danger. Countess Pepoli Tattini, granddaughter of the great Murat, died at Bologna. The countess was intimately connected with C'avour, Mingatta and other Italian patriots : in emancipating Italy. Heavy rain storms flooded a part of Paris, including the basement of the Hotel de Ville. ! Tho water poured in torrents through the streets in the neighborhood and many per sons were driven out of their homes. Saturday, Aug. 27. James Owen O'Connor, tho founder Q{ tho ' now Shakespearean school, was taken to tho New Jersey State Asylum for the Insane at Morris Plains. The Italian societies of Newark have de cided to have a parade in that city on Sept. 7, and then go to New York to participate in the unveiling of the Columbus monu- I moot. Governor Abbett has issued a proclama tion setting apart Oct. 21 next, the 400 th anniversary of the discovery of America, as a general holiday in New Jersey. Three powder magazines blew up at Gainesville, Tex., Thursday. Loss, #150,000. It is announced that a large distillery will 1 soon be established in Chicago as a rival of the Whisky trust. Requisition papers have been issued by Mississippi for the extradition to Louisiana of Hopgood, the pal of Bunch, the train rob ber. The assistant secretary of the navy has announced the selection of the United States steamer Enterprise as tho nautical traiuing ship for Massachusetts. A syndicate of New York and Philadel phia capitalists are trying to secure the passage of a bill which will give them the right to build an elevated railroad in Boston. Monday, Aug. 20. Chairman Caldwell, of the Western Pas senger association, has received a commu nication from Traffic Manager Jay Cox, of the World's fair, urging him to have his roads consider at once what rates they want to make for the dedicatory exercises of the exposition. John Daily, of Now Brunswick, N.J., was arrested charged with stealing twenty-eight dollars from John Sheridan. The epidemio of dysentery which pre vailed in the village of Helmetta, N. J., about three weeks ago, and started tho rumor that Russian cholera was prevalent, j has made its reappearance. Miss Woodhull, the daughter of Mrs. Martin, nee Victoria Woodhull, arrived In New York from Europe yesterday and went to the home of friends on West Seventy-first street. It is rumored in Vera Cruz that there is cholera in Havana. Tuesday, Aug. 30. Judge Isaac H. Maynard, in answer to a letter from Chairman Murphy, of the New York state Democratic committee, declines to allow the uso of his name in connection with the nomination for chief judge of tho court of appeals. The British brig Khiva, from Jamaica for Camden, N. J., grounded on tho Colorados. Garret Fitzsimmons, of Newark, N. J., while smoking at an open window, fell to the ground and was killed. Secretary Charles Foster has returned to Washington. The British schooner Speedwell, of St. John's, N. 8., has been towed into Boston harbor waterlogged and abandoned. The fate of Captain Ellis and his crew of four rnon is unknown. Thomas Donnell, of the Locustville Base ball club, was struck in the ear by a pitched ball in a game at Lansford, Pa., and died within a few minutes. A company with 110,000,000 capital has been incorporated in New Mexico for the purpose of building a big dam across the Rio Grande for irrigating purposes. Wednesday, Aug. 31. The caravels Nina and Pinta, which have been building some time at Barcelona for the Columbus celebration, have been launched. Diamonds and other jewelry, valued at 250,000 francs, have been stolen from ex hibitors at the woman's art exhibition in the Palais de l'lndustrie in Paris. M. Bouree, the French minister at Brus sels, will succeed M. Waddington as minis ter to the court of St. James, M. Wadding ton retiring from the diplomatic service. A banker namod Brooks from Berlin, who was exploring in the Valley of Aosta, north ern Italy, with two guides, fell with the guides from a precipice and all three were killed. King William of Wurtemburg had A uar row escape from drowning while yachting. The royal party wore some distance from shore when a storm arose suddenly, and the toyal yacht was nearly capsized. | TO PREVENT THE DREAD CHOLERA. LTenuliiiu,. and Well Cooked Food Are the First Essentials. NEW YORK, Aug. 31.— The board of health ( of this city, contiuuiug its offorts to pro | vent cholera from entering the city or of , holding it in check in case it should reach | hero, have decided to retain tho services of the summer corps of physicians during Sep tember. All police captains have been or dered to have the men of their command act each as a sanitary officer and look to tho perfect condition of his post. | The board lias issued a circular descrip tive of precautionary measures in detail ; and hints for the prevention of the dread I disease. People are cautioned against the I eating of uncooked articles of any kind, and j are urged to repxrd cleanliness above all I else. All are cautioned to send for a doc j tor at the first sigu of the disease, and under no circumstances to becomo fright | ened. The circular is as follows: HEALTH DEPARTMENT, 1 NEW YORK, Aug. 30. F PREVENTION OF CHOLERA EASIER THAN CURE—HOW CAUOHT. Ilealthy persons "catch" cholera by taking into their systems through the mouth, as in their food or drink, or from their bauds, knives, forks, plates, tumblers, clothing, etc., the germs of the disease, which are always present in the discharges from tho stomach and bowels of .ose sick with cholera. Thorough cooking destroys the cholera germs; therefore, Don't eat raw, uncooked articles of any kind, not even milk. Don't eat or drink to excess. Use plain, wholesome, digestible food, as indigestion and diarrhea favor an attack of cholera. Don't drink unboiled water. | Don't eat or drink articles unless they have boon thoroughly uud recently cooked or boiled, and the more recent and hotter they are tho safer. j Don't employ utensils in eating or drinking unless they have been recently put in boiling water; the more recent the safer. | Don't eat or handle food or drink with un : washed hands, or receive it from the unwashed ; hands of others. I Don't uso the hands for any purpose when soiled with cholera discharges; thoroughly cleanse them at onco. ' Personal cleanlinoss, and cleanliness of the living and sleeping rooms and their contonts, j and thorough ventilutiou should be rigidly en | forced. Foul wator closots, sinks, orotou fau ; cots, cellars, etc., should bo avoided, and when present should be referred to the health board at once and remedied. | The successful treatment and the prevention i of the spread of this disease demand that its earliest manifestations bo promptly recognised and treated; therefore: Don't doctor yourself for bowel complaint, but go to bed and send for tho noareat phy sician at once. Bend for yoqr family physinan; sond to a dispensary or hospital; sd!)n to the health department; sond to tho noafebt police station for modicil aid. Don't wait, but sond at onoe. If ill in the street seek tho uoarest drug store, dispen sary, hospital or police station and domand prompt medical attention. Don't permit vomit or diarrheal discharges to come in contact with food, drink or clothing. Those discharges should bo received in proper vessels and kept covered until removed under coinpetont directions. Pour boiling water on them, put a strong solution of carbolic acid in them (not less than one part of acid to twenty of hot soap suds or water). Don't wear, handle or use any articles of clothing or furniture that uro soiled with chol era discharges. Pour boiling wator on them or put them lpfo it, and scrub tbem with the carbolic acid solution mentioned above, and promptly request tho board of health to romove them. Don't bo frightened, but do bo cautious, and avoid excesses and unnecessary exposure of every kind. By order of the board of health. CHARLES G. WILSON, President. EMMONS CLARK, Secretary. Beginning with today all vessels from in fected ports are quarantined and thorough ly disinfected. The Friesland, Circassia, Vendome and Italia have been detained. Although every precaution is being taken by the health officials, prominent physicians say that the only safety lies in the stoppage of all immigration from infected countries. Frightful Mortality in Russia. ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 31.— Tho official statement of deaths from cholora in Russia gives the total up to Aug. 22 as 107,047. These figures are undoubtedly too conserva tive. In many stricken districts no returns at all have been made, and in others the re turns have been incomplete. Complete re turns would have shown the number of deaths to have been 125,000 or perhaps more. Cholera In England. LONDON, Aug. 27.—-The Asiatic cholera has arrived in England. The steamer Gemma, from Hamburg, has entered at Gravesend, bringing several cases of the plague. Two women on the steamer have died from cholera, and another victim, a man, is improving. The news has caused great consternation at Gravesond and ex citement in London. A Cure for Cholera. BERLIN, Aug. 30. Fran Proinert, who was the first person in Berlin that con tracted cholera, has been saved by being inoculated with cholaride sodium, a prepd ration advocated by Professor Koch. Crushed by a Falling Boiler. CHESTER, Pa., Aug. 30.— At the Chestei ell works, by the falling of a boiler and scaffold, Bernard Mullen, forcmnn of the workmen, had four ribs broken and was hurt internally. A second man had a leg crushed into a shapeless mass, while the others were more or less injured. Several of them were removed to the hospital. For Mr#. Maybrlck'# Pardon. LONDON, Aug. 30.— A petition from Amer ica for the release of Mrs. Maybrick, who Is imprisoned for life under conviction of hav ing poisoned her husband, was forwarded i to Queen Victoria. The petition is signed by Mrs. Harrison, Mrs. Blaine and other well known American ladies. A Now Swindle. NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-W. H. Roberta, president; Neil McCallum, secretary, and Fred Stirtz, of a bogus bank at 10 Wall street, have been arrested. Their scheme was to buy goods throughout the country and give the bogus bank as a reference. Our New Treaty with England. LONDON, Aug. 24.— Pursuant to the terms of a recent treaty, her majesty has ordained that deserters from American merchant vessels at British ports are to bo surren dered to the American authorities. England Buy# Nyhan. HAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25. —News comes from Honolulu by steamer that fresh ex citement has boon caused there by the ru mor of the purchase of the island Nyhan by England. Judge Irving Dead. (JAPE CHARLES, Va., Aug. 2(l.—Judge L. L. H. Irving, chief judge of the Maryland court of appeals, diodathis home in Princess Anne county, Md. Judge ('oiuNtock Critically 111. SYRACUSE, N. Y., Aug. 30.— Tho Hon. George F. C'omstock, ex-chief justice of tho court of appeals, is critically iIL TARIFF AND WAGES. ! LABOR COMMISSIONER PECK ON THEIR RELATIONS. Be Say# the McKlnley Hill HUH Increased Workmen's Wages and Enlarged Pro duction In the Wholesale Business of New York —His Report Made Public. ALBANY, Aug. 29. Charles F. Peck, com missioner of labor for New York state, has issued his annual report. A large part is devoted to figures of interest in relation to the tariff. In order to prove whether "pro tection," as advocated by one political party, or "tariff for revenue only" would prove of advantage statistics have been gathered to show in every industry in the state the in crease or decrease of production and com parative increaso or decreaso in wages. Mr. Peck says: "The period covered by investigation in cludes the year immediately prior to the enactmont. of what is termodthe 'McKinley bill' and the year immediately following its bocoming law. That is, the data upon which the report hus been raado'was for the year commencing Sept. 1, 1880, up to and including Aug. 31, 1800, and the year com mencing Sept. 1, 1800, up to and including Aug. 31, 1801. "The methods employed to secure tho necessary data wore almost entirely those of the blank system. It was not the orig inal purpose nor is it now pretended that the data and statistics presented present any but purely wholesale manufacturing establishments. To have undertaken to cover the retail and custom manufacturing establishments of the state would have been a physical and financial impossibility. Some 8,000 blanks were addressed and mailed to as many separate establishments throughout the state, and of this number 0,000, or 75 per ceut., were returned—fully and correctly answered. The Increase in Wage#. "From the tables it appears that there was a net increase in wages of #0,377,925.09 in the year 1891, as compared with the amount paid in 1890, and a net increase of production of #31,315,130.08 in the yeur 1891 over that of 1890. "A simple analysis of this table further demonstrates tho interesting fact that of the sixty-seven industries covered 77 per cent, of them show an increase either of the wages or product, or both, and that there wore no less than 89,717 instances of indi vidual increases of wages during the same year. "While the 'industries' are but sixty seven in number the total 'trades' repre sented amount to 1,121, and give employ ment to 285,000 workingmen and women. Of the sixty-seven industries 75 per cent, of them show an increased average yearly earning in the year 1891, while the total average increase of yearly earnings of the 285,000 employees was #23.11. The average increase of yearly earnings of the employees in the fifty-one trades showing an increase was #43.96 in 1891 as compared with 1890. "In addition to the investigation of this special subject the bureau has continued its annual investigation of all labor disturb ances occurring in the state during the past year. The total number of strikes reported for the year 1891 was 4,519 as against 6,258 occurring in the year 1890, a decreaso of 1,739. Of the total number 4,519, 2,375, or I 63 per cent, of them, were in the building trades, a fact that seems to follow in uat nral sequence the results obtained in the special investigation of tho 'effect of tho tariff on labor and wages.' " A Statistician'# Ambition. The report closed as follows: "It has been my experience, as I doubt not it has been that of every statistician more or less, that one often fiuds himself tempted, un. consciously perhaps, to pursue an investi gation with a view to establish a precon ceived theory. "How often failure and positive discom fiture follow I can safely leave to those who have engaged in tho fascinating study of statistics. "To the true statistician, however, unin fluenced by social or political considera tions, the profession is an enviable one, and carries with it duties and responsibilities of the highest order. To him theories are as nothing; without facts to support them they become misleading and therefore worthless. Facts and truth are what he seeks, and having possessed himself of them he places them, hard and cold as they often times are, before the public, satisfied that he has done but his duty, and thereby at tained his highest ambition." General Hlauvelt Dead. MOUNT PLEASANT, N. Y., Aug. 29.—Brig adier General James P. Blauvelt died of paralysis at the Cockburn House, Mount Pleasant, in the Catskills, where he was spending the summer with his family. He was commander of the Seventh brigade, N. G. S. N. Y., ex-mayor of Nyack, ex-presi dent of the North River Steamboat compa ny and vice president of the Nyack Elec tric Light and Power company. Miner# Hurled Alive. LONDON, Aug. 29.—Forty-three of tho men imprisoned by an explosion in the Parkslip mine at Aberkensflg have been found to bo alive. Thirty-five of them have been taken out. The othor eight were too weak to bo moved and are still below. For the remain ing 103 miners there is no hope. Killed III# Brother-lu-law. V AND ALIA, Wis., Aug. 29. JohnD. Frailey was stabbed to death by Charles Chandler, his brother-in-law; both are well to do farm ers. Frailey was a Republican and Chand ler a Democrat. Both men had been drink ing and they quarreled along the road over politics. The Holler Exploded. BRANDON, Vt., Aug. 29.—The boiler in the electric light station exploded, and Adolphus Germond, fifty years old, was in stantly killed and his son Joseph, the en gineer, and Charles Hoyles, the assistant engineer, were badly injured. Dropped Dead. VINEYARD HAVEN, MASS., Aug. 29 —Cap tain William Cook, a retired va captain and a prominent citizen of this town, dropped dead at Grace Episcopal church of heart dis ease. Perished In the Flames. NEW YORK, Aug. 29.-Clara Morey, who was employed by R. A. Wagner, a tenant | of one of the buildings which fell in the i Wooater street fire, perished in the flames. , Demoll#lied the Saloons. TIPTON, Ind., Aug. 29.—Women armed ■ With axes demolished the liquor saloons in I Ihis city. Several arrests have been made. She Dropped Dead. HINQHAM, MMI , Aug. at).—Mis. Mary Ashmead, of Philadelphia, a Hummer guenfc I lore, dropped dead of heart treuhle. ' I DAWES TO LEAVE THE SENATE. He Will Decline Ke-elecliuu When Hi* Present Term Expires. J SPRINGFIELD, MASS., Aug. 27.—The Re , publican publishes today a letter from Sen ator Dawes, dated Pittsfield, Aug. 20, in which the senator announcos that he will not bo a candidate for ro-eloction to the office of Uuited States senator. In his letter, which is addressed to his fellow citizens of the state, Senator Dawes Hays: "I cannot J/Br v thus lay down tho jgJ / \ commission with \ which I have been 80 long intrusted VTTVV. Y) without expressing 'j, j., Af'k my profound grati ' tll(^e to m y native I state for the op " her in the most honorable position i \ ® n her ? ift ' un< * * or \ \ \ that uninterrupted v confidence and sup- SENATOR DAWES. port which have j sustained my ovory endeavor in the public I service. I shall take with mo into retire ment an unabated interest and abiding faith in the political principles which have I contributed so largely to tho prosperity and good name of our commonwealth." The Third Party. N E w Y ORE, Aug. 26.—The representatives of the People's party of the eastern states met at the Astor House and perfected an organization for the campaign. Qeorgo F. Washburn is chairman and Dr. A. S. Hough ton, of Connecticut, secretary. Eastern headquarters will bo established in Boston. A full state ticket will bo placed in the fol lowing states: Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New . Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The 1 state convention of the People's party of New York will be held at Syracuse on Sept. 27. O'DONNELL PUT UNDER BAIL. : Eight Hundred Homestead Strikers to Ho Arrested by the Carnegie*. ! PITTSBURG, Aug. 31. -Hugh O'Donnell, the Homestead leader, was put under bail j to answer to charges of conspiracy and ag gravated riot. He waived a hearing on the charge of riot and gave bail for a hearing. | The information was sworn out by the Car negie Steel company. Mr. O'Donnell was the only striker who was placed under bonds. The hearing will take place on I Thursday. Mr. O'Donnell said there were | no new developments in the strike, i Wholesale arrests are expected for the re- I mainder of the week. One of the spies em i ployed to watch the Homestead strikers says that forty-four informations have been made. He asserts that the papers in 108 other cases have been prepared. Secretary Love joy, of tho Carnegie com pany, did not deny the above as a state ment of facts, but he made the figures larger. He said, "Our attorneys have a list of 800 to chose from and we have evi dence against all." Thus far there have been considerably more than 100 warrants issued. THE BATTLE OF THE GIANTS. The Final Deposit* in tho Sullivan-Cor bett Flglit Hosted. NEW YORK, Aug. 26.—James Wakely and Charlie Johnston called at the New York office of the Boston Globe and deposited the final $2,500 of Sullivan's SIO,OOO stako yes terday. Corbett's money was put up with Phil Dwyer, tho final stakeholder, several days ago. Sullivan's last deposit will be placed in Mr. Dwyer's hands at once. All doubts as to Corbett or Sullivan not getting tho necessary backing are now atau , end. If either man, through accident, sick ness or any other cause, should default now, the stake money would be handed over to the man that entered the ring at 0:30 o'clock ou Weduesday, Sept. 7. The club is secured by a guarantee of $5,- 000 from each man's backers that their man will be in the ring. Naucy Hank* Will Try Again. INDEPENDENCE, la., Aug. 20.—Among tho many good thiugs billed for Rush park this week will be tho effort of Nancy Hanks to lower hor record of 2:07% on Weduesday. i The next day Martha Wilkes (2:09%) will start to lower the world's trotting record. An effort is being made to arrange a match race between Nancy Hanks and Martha Wilkes for one day later. Doble will pilot Nancy and Starr will drive Martha Wilkes in case the race is arranged. Iron Hull Assessment*. INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 30.— Judge Taylor has issued an order releasing all members of the Order of the Iron Hall from paying assess ments Nos. 179 aud 180, levied since the re ceivership was brought, provided assess ment No. 178, due when the suit was brought, has been paid. All who pay up assessments by Oct. 1, and who send in their reserve fund to the receiver, will share in all the dividends. A Cave of Death. COAL CREEK, Aug. 25.— A mountaineer arrived here, bringing information of the discovery of a hospital in the mountains which the miners have improvised in a cave. He says he saw twenty-one dead bodies there and a large number of wounded. J A Title uud a Fortune. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Aug. 31. H. B. Mc- | Clelland, a poor school teacher, has received j word from Euglish attorneys that he is the j only heir of his uncle, the late Lord William | Moore, of England, and is the possessor of that title as well as an estate of $2,000,000. j General Markets. NEW YORK, Aug. 30.-COTTON-Spot lota J dull; middling uplands, 73-16 c. Futures steady; August, 6.95 c.; September, 6.94 c.; October, 7.09 c. ! FLOUR—Steady; trading moderate; super fine, $2.15; fine grades of spring, city mill extra, 94.35 for We9t Indies. WHEAT—Oponod firm at advance, then | declined He. and at noon was weak; receipts, 202,275bu5h015; shipments, 250,053 bushels; No. 2 j red winter, cash, 81c.; August and September, i 80>^c.; October, 82c.; December, 85^c. CORN-Opened dull and weak and declined \ Vic. by noon; receipts, 70,400 bushels; ship ments, 39,123 bushels; No. 2 mixed, 60c. cash; August, 59c,; September, 67J4c.; October, 57% c.; November, 57^c. OATS—Opened firm and Vic. higher. At noon tho market was dull; receipts, 75,600 bushels; shipments, none; No. 2 mixed, cash, 39c.; September, 38^c.; October, 39c. RYE—Dull; car lots, 62(&64c. BARLEY—Neglected. MOLASSES— NominaI; NQW Orleans, 30@35c. for good to fancy. SUGAR—Refined in good demand and firm; cut loaf and crushed, 6 3-6<&5 5-6 c.; granulated, 4Vi®4>}se.; cubes, 4%@5c. COFFEE-Spot lots dull; fair Rio cargoes, No. 7, 143414%C. RlCE—Nominal. PORK—DuII; moss, 911.75Q12 for old. LARD—Quiet; September, 98.05; October, 98.01. BUTTER—Quiet; creamery, Bta e extra; |2(&24C. ; western extra, 24^ fir £ 0 1 K 5 m' ■ i And Hardware of Every Description. REPAIRING DONE ON SHORT NOTICE. We are prepared to do roofing and spouting in the most improved manner and at reasonable rates. We have the choicest line of miners' goods in Freeland. Our mining oil, selling at 20, 25 and 30 cents per gallon, cannot be surpasssed. Samples sent to anyone on application. Fishing Tackle and Sporting Goods. B\RKQECK'S, CENTRE STREET, FREELAND, PA.