The Beaver Herald, 1895-06-20

A Philadelphia Vessel Kscapos After a 5!oit Ilcnmrkiihlo Kxpitrlrnrrx. Philadelphia, Juno 13. The bark bark-Cntitio - Cntitio bark-Cntitio Wandering Jew, which sailed from this port Juno 1 for Havana laden with 251,000 gallons of crudo oil In cases, returned to port yesterday. Sunday night, when tho vessel was 70 miles south-southeast of Capo Hattcras, tho wind suddenly died out nnd a huge whtto jet drew rapidly near. It was a mammoth waterspout making directly for the vessel's bide. All hands became panic stricken, but before they hnd time to movo it was upon the vessel nnd none remember further until nwnkcnlng from a sort of dream and finding their vessel an al almost - most almost helpless wreck and nil hnnds, inllors nnd officers, badly bruised and crippled. It wns decided to run back for tho Delaware capes. This, in tho vessel's damaged condition, wns at attended - tended attended by many difficulties, but sho reached the capes Wednesday night nnd wns seen b tho tug Campania, which went to her assistance and took her in tow. NKW llANICINtl LAW. Snturilny tn lift n Itnlf Holiday to Contmrr rlnl Institution! In hU I.mils nml Kuimus t Ity. Kaxsah Citv, Mo., Juno 15. Tho now law making Saturday afternoon a half holiday In s6 far as It rola'tes to commercial paper goes Into effect 1'Vidny, June 21. Tho law was sug suggested - gested suggested by tho bankers of St. Louis, who desired to closo on Saturday after afternoons, - noons, afternoons, and tho object was to mako bank paper duo on Saturday fall duo on tho day before, but in this thoy failed. The law nppllcs only to Kan Kansas - sas Kansas City and St. Louis. Hank clerks can take a half holiday if thoy wish on Saturday, greatly to the Inconvenience of their employers, and creditors will get forty-eight hours moro grace on bank paper. It was tho intention of tho bankers to havo tho notes duo n day In advance, but tho law Is so framed that.i note which falls duo on Saturday caunot bo protested uutll Monday. cAiti.i: i.txi: at auction. Uoiul holders of the Tenth Htrnet Linn In Kaunas Clly Tired of Their llurden. Kaxsah City, Mo., Juno 15. L. C. Krnnthoff, attornoy for tho bondhold bondholders - ers bondholders of tho People's Cable railway, hot ter known ns tho Tenth street line, has asked Judge Philips in tho United States circuit court for an order au authorizing - thorizing authorizing tho sale nt auction of the property. Tho property em embraces - braces embraces n big power house and shop at tho corner of Tenth street and Euclid nvcnuu und tho cablo line ruunlng on Tenth street from Main street to Hrooklyn avenue, and south on Brook Brooklyn - lyn Brooklyn aveauo to Twenty-seventh street. Tho dobt of tho road Is nearly 81,000, 81,000,-000, - 000, 81,000,-000, in round numbers, nnd its not rev revenue - enue revenue is said never to havo been suffi sufficient - cient sufficient to pay tho interest on tltT bonds. It is usually from 80,000 to 812,000 be behind - hind behind at tho close of each year's busi business. - ness. business. CUIIAN riLlltUKTI.ItS. Tim Kxprdltlon Which Slipped Away from tho Florida Coast Lauded on the Cuban Const. Ni:v Yonic, June 15. A special to tho Herald from Havana, Cuba, bays: "In "Information - formation "Information has just reached here to the effect that the Cuban filibustering ex expedition - pedition expedition on the tug George W. Chllds, under tho command of ticn. Cnrlos Koloff and Gon. Serafln Sanchez, which slipped away from the Florida coast on last Thursday, has landed tho party with all their arms and munitions of war at a point near Aguadores In tho province of Santingo do Cuba." The revolutionary party has Issued a proclamation intended to cheer up tho adherents of their cause. Thrcatcued Haco War. Auousta, Ga., June 15. Telegrams from Mount Carmel, S. C., tell of a threatened race war. Itcccntly Doo Sanders, a noted desperado, wns killed by T. G. Halter nnd John L. Tcrrant while resisting arrest. He opened firo on them and they shot him down. Sanders was a negro leader and the negroes threaten war. The authorities of Mount Carmel have appealed to the governor for help and he has ordered tho Abbeville rifles to the scene. That section of the country is thickly bet bet-tied - tied bet-tied with negroes, nnd if there Is nn uprising there will bo grave trouble. KANSAS MAN IIONOKOI. Joseph O. Klccs, of Lawrence, Klrcted Head of tho United Workmen. Chicago, Juno 15. At to-day's re reunion - union reunion of tho supremo lodge, Ancient Order of United Workmen, tho follow following - ing following officers wero elected: Supremo master workman, J. G, Hlgs, of Law Lawrence, - rence, Lawrence, Knn.; supremo foreman, J. G. Tate, of Nebraska; supreme overseer, W. S. Itobson, of Texas; supreme recorder, W. M. Sackott, of Pennsyl Pennsylvania; - vania; Pennsylvania; supreme receiver, John J.Ackcr, of Now Yorlc One Dollar Wheat. St. Louis, Juno 15. Ono dollar was paid for cash wheat in St. Louis yes yesterday. - terday. yesterday. It consisted of n car load of tho first new wheat of tho 1S'J5 crop raised in Missouri and graded ns No. 3 red. Willie this wheat was of such excellent quality, it is understood tho j'leld when threshed was only ton bushels to tho aero, where at least twenty bushels hud been looked for. lies .Mollies Not Yet Dry. Des Moines, la., Juno 15. The su supremo - premo supremo court has ordered a btay of pro proceedings - ceedings proceedings ngaiust the mulct saloons till next Wednesday, when the question of a stay of proceedings for six months will be nrgued by counsel. This al allow, - low, allow, the fifty-six baloons in Dei Moines to live till next Wednesday. District Judge Spurrier ordered there closedat once. rittsburch Wauls u Com en t Ion. PjTTBiiuiiaii, Pa., Juno 15. Tho may mayors - ors mayors of both cities wero Instructed to call a mass meeting for Juno 27 to formulate an Invitation to the national republican convention to meet here next yenr. It Is proposed to raise n fund of 8100,000 to defray tho expenses of tho convention. It was stated that Pittsburgh had ample aecommotlatioi'.s for ulL

.flit Cincinnati. SI 3l ,M! AS PhllAilolp'n. 10 SO .47 .MO llrooltlyn l 21 .175 A.1 Washington 18 SI .10.' .NM. M. I.cmls ,.,tlk SI .311 A17 t.otilwlllo... 7 3.' .171 WMrrii Limkiio. At tvnnsm City Itimis Cltv, At Minneapolis tiutliinnpolK, : ToleJo, I. 10, Mlnncnp- oils, a Milwaukee Milwaukee, D. Gratut Knpttls, t1 At St, l'jul St. l'tnl. 10; Detroit. 9. STANIIINO Or TIIK CI.UUS. w. i. r. 0.1 iv. Ik r. o Inulnnnpolls sn 13 MlntipjtollH..lu II llnttul ll'ti' k IV IX Uoirolt 17 It) AW St. llliL 1H ll .4f .MS Mllwnukro. IS 10 ,4Kf Mi Kansas City IS 21 .40.' .4M Toledo 13 Si ,371 Western Assort itlnn. At Lincoln -Orntihn, 0; Lincoln, 4. St. Joseph Dos Moines. 13, St. Joicph, 1. STANIIINO Of THE CI.UIH. V.'. t. P. C Lincoln '.'3 IU .CU7 w. i. r. c. Hcs Moines 10 17 .' Pcorln SI II ,MU Omntm IS n .Wi Qulncy 18 17 .514 Itnckford. . n ID .III .371 .S3J .lnoksonlllo 13 SS SU Josoph . 8 SI No Nepnrato Hehools for Catholic. Wixxii'KO, Man., Juno 15. In the Mnultoba legislature yesterday after afternoon - noon afternoon Attorney-General Slxton gave notice of a motion betting forth Mani Manitoba's - toba's Manitoba's reply to tho dominion govern government's - ment's government's demands that soparato schools should again bo established In Mani Manitoba. - toba. Manitoba. It Is a direct refusal of tho de demand. - mand. demand. Tho reply Is in tho form of n memorial addressed to his excellency, tho governor-general of Canada, in council. Miss Wanaiuaker Married, PiiiLAiiKi.i'iiiA, Juno 15. MlssWnnn MlssWnnn-maker, - maker, MlssWnnn-maker, daughter of lion. John Wana Wana-maker, - maker, Wana-maker, ox-postmaster-gcneral, was married yesterday afternoon to Mr. Ilnrclay Warburton, of this city. Tho ceremony took pluco at 4:30 o'clock at Lyndenhurst, tho homo of the bride's parents, at Cheltou Hills. Tho wed wedding - ding wedding wns a very quiet affair, only tho immediate friends of tho families being present. A Crnzy WomHtis Heed. Nkyaha, Mo., Juno 15. Mrs. John Thllhower, nged 60 years, cut her throat near Sheldon, this county, yes yesterday - terday yesterday morning. Her mind wns un unbalanced - balanced unbalanced by sickness. Sho was found lying in her front yard with a deep gash In her throat nnd a bloody butcher knife by her side. It is thought she cannot possibly recover, although bhc failed to sever tho jugular vein or any artery. . ltrtlhors In Trouble. Kansas City, Mo., Juno 15. Hen Jocobsand Molvln M. Jacobs, brothers, lato of Sarcoxlc, Jasper county, Mo., wero arrested In this city yesterday on tho charge of obtaining money by false pretenses. Tho complainants against the two inon are P. M. Ilnzcll and Charles Caruathan, both promi prominent - nent prominent Jasper county business men. It Is alleged that they obtained 8300. Will lie Decided Monday. Topkica, Kan., Juno 15. Warden Ilruco Lynch came over to the penlton penlton-tlnry - tlnry penlton-tlnry yesterday and will not return un until - til until the supremo court has mado Its de decision. - cision. decision. Chnso and his fellow officers remained in full charge of tho penlton penlton-tiary, - tiary, penlton-tiary, though no objection was Inter Interposed - posed Interposed to Lynch going about tho prison at will. It Is understood the supremo court will hand down its decision on Monday. Would Not Accept Diplomas. Nkliciu, Nob., June 15. At tho Gates collcgo commencement hero five members of tho graduating class on the btagc refused their diplomas be be-causo - causo be-causo C E. Pascoe was also permitted to graduate with them. This is tho result of a feud and thorc will be much trouble over the affair. Tho five rof users were hissed roundly by the audience. Indians Assault n Woman. GUTHHIK, Ok., Juno 15. Little Man and Hcd Lodge, two Cheycnno Indians, were arrested at tho Indian issuo house nenr Watonga nnd thrown into Jail in this place. They wero arrested on tho charge of assault, their victim being an aged woman by the name of Hays whoso home Is In G county. Colombia Will Iln Neutral. Washlnotox. June 15. Gen. lien lien-gifo, - gifo, lien-gifo, charge d'nffatrsof Colombia, says that Colombia will maintain strict neutrality to the Ecuado rlan uprising, and that tho sensational cables in Now York papers stating that Colombia was about to intervene, were wholly unfouuded. .lerry Hlmpton favors W. A. Harris. Topkka, Knn., Juno 15. - Jerry Simp Simp-bon - bon Simp-bon spoke for silver for two hours In Hamilton hall last night. In an Inter Interview - view Interview ho pronounced himself In favor of ex-Congressman-nt-Largo W. A. Harris for governor in 1893. TKLKOKAI'IIIO lllCKVlTir.. The Kansas supremo court will render a decision in tho Wnrden Chaso mutter next Monday. Robert Jones, assistant postmaster at Now Market, Mo., is under urrest charged with opening letters. The democratic congressional cam cam-palgn - palgn cam-palgn commlttco Is preparing to send twelve able sound-monoy advocates in into - to into tho northwest. Tho supremo lodgo of Knights of Honor, In session at New York, elected John Mullins, of New York, supreme dictator, and 11. F. Nelson, of Missouri, buprerne reporter. A number of tho citlzcnr. of Kansas City, Kan., met in muss meeting and adopted resolutions protesting against the action of tho school board of that city in discharging all Catholic teach teachers. - ers. teachers. Secretary Hoko Smith has decided that homesteaders may have a year to make delayed payments on their lands, in caso tho entryman Is unable to pay on account of any caubo which ho is unable to control. The Missouri druggists In conven tion at Excelsior Springs, elected J. M. Love, of Kansas City, president, and Edward Orenr, of Hrcckinridgo, secre secretary. - tary. secretary. Tho P. T. A. elected W. & Llndsley, of St. Louis, president, und A. S. I'orker, of Kansas City, secretary

A Fall Rlvjr, Mass., Harncsi Factory I Destroy iN UNDER rj Destroyed. WOMEN THE DEBRIS. rour Klllcdhnd Two fatally Hurt Tho l'roprlotol Itcsruod In at'rlttral Con- riltluiUl'lHinr I'.ronl: bulla tlio Itulus. Fai.i. Riv :n, Mass., Juno 15. A new boiler in th basement of tho Landov harness shr , a four-story building on County atrv't, exploded this morning jsoon after hivtcon employes had gono to work, bbwlng out tho cntlro end of tho structure nnd allowing tho upper floors to settle Into a mass of ruins. Of tho employes, nearly all women, four wore klllci nnd two'fntally hurt. Flames Sroko out In tho ruins soon after tho Explosion and they begnn to burn brlfkly. Tho firemen rushed to tho sccnu and mado heroic efforts to rescue tie Imprisoned work people. Shrieks ,from the gills In tho ruins wcromtyglcd with tho cries of their friends ,'lio hnd hurried to tho scene. Ambulance calls wero sont out hur hurriedly - riedly hurriedly nhd every physician who could bo reached was sent nt onco to tho secne, while offices mid houses In tho vicinity wero turned into temporary hospltaU. At 0 o'clock tho firo had been checked, but vi still smoldering and tho work of rescuing went on with great difficulty. At 0:30 o'eloek tho first body, that of a woman terribly charred, was removed nnd soon tho other bodies wero recovered. A girl named Jnlbert and her sister-in-law, who worked side by side on the third floor, escaped, ono unhurt and the other with slight bruises. They suid that there was a torrlblo re report, - port, report, fotlowed by a shock. Then tho roof sccaied to lift and then fall, com completely - pletely completely demolishing tho whole build building. - ing. building. She and her blster-ln-law wero thrown into the middle of the road. Tho latter was badly cut abput tho face and arms. Henry Langlcy, the proprietor, was rescued in a critical condition and has been removed to his homo for treat treatment. - ment. treatment. Tho shock broke In tho windows of the Stafford mill and Injured several of the operatives. tiii: Toiitcco cr.iir. Millions of Cut Wiirm I'reylnit Upon the riant In Ohio mill Kentucky. Cixcixxati, Juno 15. Local dealers in tobacco arc growing apprehensive lest tho discouraging crop report, which nro contlnunlly arriving from the tobacco districts, prove to bo cor correct. - rect. correct. It is a serious faot that millions of cut worms nro preying upon the to tobacco - bacco tobacco plants. I'rom tho homo of tho white burley, Higglnsport,llrown coun county. - ty. county. O., comes tho roport that plants on many farms and even in tho beds are being devoured. Kentucky Is also a considerable loser. In Owens county it is reported that swarms are cutting down tho vegetntiou In tho gnrdens and corn Is lost as soon ns It appears above tho ground. The samo alarming reports come from nil over Kentucky. The state commissioner of ngrlsulture in Kentucky gives tho condition of the tobacco crop at 03 per cent., and an ncrengo of only 80 per cent, of the usual. Prices of tobacco at this time nro greatly in advance, and nro helling higher every day, under an active de demand - mand demand and competitive bidding. ON A HritKK. A Hnl of Wliinfilmco Indians Causing Trouble nt Sioux City, la. Sioux City, la., Juno 15. Tho resi residents - dents residents of the eastern part of this city have been having serious trouble for bomo time with a band of 100 Winne Winnebago - bago Winnebago Indians, who came to town n short time ago to sell gooseberries. After pitching their tents the aborig aborigines - ines aborigines went on u prolonged spree, and for days it has been dangerous for anyone to approach the camp. The redskins have already been notified by the police that they must return to their reservation In Nebraska, but have disregarded the warning. There aro so many of them nnd they aro in such a reckless condition that the offi officers - cers officers are unwilling to interfere with them. Opposed to n Monetary Conference. llniii.ix, June 15, Tho National Zci Zci-tung - tung Zci-tung yesterday says that replies have now been received by tho government from tho majority of the federal gov governments - ernments governments to tho former's Inquiry re regarding - garding regarding tho expediency of nn interna international - tional international conference for tho settlement of the currency question. It is added that while several answers do not Im Imply - ply Imply opposition to the proposal, not one of thorn manifests a real desire for a conference. Tho replies, it appears, generally indlcato that such meeting will be fruitless. Needs hit More Names. St. Louis, June 15. A special from Lebanon, Mo., sayb that Chairman John W. Karris, of tho Lacledo county democratic committee, has received favorable replies from the chairmen of fifty-two county democratic commit committees - tees committees to his circular asking them to sign a call for a state silver convention, lie needs hlx moro to mako a majority nnd expects to receive these by Saturday night l'our Victims of n Slurderer. Natchez, Miss., June 15. At Natchez island plantation a few miles below hero this morning It. W. Dawson, n shanty boat fisherman and all uround tough character, shot and killed Frank Macklln, manager of tho plantation, a negro woman and a boy, and later killed a brother-in-law of Macklln who was pursuing him, IPCalls Will Not lie There. Toi-eka, Kan., Juno 15. Ex-Senator John J. Ingalls has written a letter to P. II. Coney expressing his sympathy with ree silver bentiment, but saying that ho will not be able to uttend tho conference to bo held here Juno 25 on account of another eugagement.

OKLAHOMA NEWS. Noblo county Is Ihe first to conplaln of the chinch bugs. Tho lumber for a new school house atPcrklii'lson tho giound. Tho Iudl.ins nro kicking nbout tho row over In tho Creek country: Tho Olna nml Iowa Indians havo eoncludeiftheir spring ghost danco, It Is hntd the Hutchinson Southern railroad will c English steel rails. lilshop llmolui will soon begin the erection of a slouu church at Newktrk. The assessed valuation of Hlntno county has Increased 8115,805 wlthlu tho p:ist year. , John Hlttoll of Stillwater, was sent to the penitentiary for felx years fir counterfeiting. The member of the Wyatt gang v.-ho Is spoken of us "the ghost" is supposed lo be Hill Doolln. Wo-Sho-Hoon of the Klcknpoos, vis visited - ited visited Oklahoma City one day rccoutly. Ho Is one hundred yctim old. The Pottawatomie Indian jecelvcd nnotheJ payment of 7 5) each, from the government, last .veek. The InhabltnnlH of Avis have rccenl rccenl-lv - lv rccenl-lv beet, amusing theinhelveb by throw ing rotten eggs athtreet auctioneers. Louise Miller of Hennessey, who was born shorlly nfter Oklahoma opened Is now it bright romping girl of six years. John 11. Heck, the Cherokee attorney who was sentenced lo the Albany pen penitentiary - itentiary penitentiary for Ihe fraudulent use of tho malls, is dead. Mrs. Surah Slcwartot Indlamipolls, Intl., Is looking for 'her boy, Uevn Stewart, Who lb thought lobe lost in CsMiihomu. Ituscli, the faster, who has boen de declared - clared declared imuuc by the Enid authorities, bays tho Lord commanded him to jump Into a well. The custom of the Indians bedaub ing their Mces with pulut is bald to bo dying out. Tho squaws will soon catch It Civilization is surely coming. Tho acreage of cotton in the bin ok jnck regions is neurly double that of last year, und, according to the Okla Oklahoma - homa Oklahoma City Journal, the crop is look look-lug - lug look-lug fine. The Cheyenne nnd Arapahoe Indians nro leaving the lowlands aud seeking high ground. They anticipate the vis visitation - itation visitation of great floods in the nenr fu future. - ture. future. ' Tho commencement exercises of the Agricultural college at Stillwater oc occurred - curred occurred on the 10. Thu annual sermon was prcnbed by Ilov. Huwley of Ok Oklahoma - lahoma Oklahoma VUy. The Guthrie Cupllul snyb the effect of the CuunliiRhoin decision will be lo make the receivers In Oklahoma pre present - sent present their bills only at the regular session of the courts. Instead of diminishing the gold fev fever - er fever grows apace In tho vicinity of Arap Arapahoe. - ahoe. Arapahoe. People nro rushing pell jnell, Along the banks of the stream the camps are only a few feet apart. The organ in the church at Klldare was levied upon by u Chicago firm. It hnd been purchased on the install installment - ment installment plan. A member of the chinch cume to the rescue und paid up the dif difference. - ference. difference. Numerous letters are pouring in from Indiana, Illinois, Ohio nnd Ponn Ponn-bvlvuuia - bvlvuuia Ponn-bvlvuuia to Okluhoma people telling them about tho terrible drouth in tli east. The Okluhoma people havo con concluded - cluded concluded to stay where they are. The house of Mis. Hurleinan who ivcs uear Orlando wns, struck by lightning during a heavy rainstorm ono day Inst week. There wero In thu house nt the time fifteen persons iione of whom were hurt. A tornndo and heavy rain storm visited the seetion of country twenty miles west of Peiry Sunday night. Twonty or more houses ore said to havo been Mown to pieces and several people hurt, a Mrs. Hammer, a widow, fatally. A Hennessey dispatch says: Mrs. Wilhile of the MeShca-WlHiUe case, was buried Sunday on her claim eight miles south of town. The services were held nt the Hnptlst church in this city conducted by the Salvation Army. Postmaster McSheu, has turned the ofllce oier to his bonds bondsmen. - men. bondsmen. The Guthrie woman who wns asleep for three week awoke Thursday und lb apparently none the worse for her long siege with the diowsy god, She bays she buffered no p.ilu und doe not thlpk her ltlp Van Winkle perform performance - ance performance amounts to much, and says sho has not tl'o slightest ideu what brought on tho spell. A special to the Wichita Eagle, dated tho 12, wiys of the territory: Com, Kaffir corn, sorghum, und other farm and gnrdcp beed planted four, six nnd eight weeks ago have ull come up iu the past ton days, und are growing finely. Continued reasonable rains will make a crop iu this country such ub the f unions Arkansas valley never raised. Thtmsauds of ueres of broom corn lias been planted in the hist two weeks nnd lhb(Ulls are still ruunlng every hour of tho iliy, wbejn it is not ruining, putting in more nfjUT'' The harvesting of this crop this fall will ' give work and cash to more people than thu wheat crop would have, had it not fulled u. " " ""

veloped In the last few days. Steps were being taken to pi-event the discaso spreading to tho town. Ukohok Andiikws, negro wlfo mur murderer - derer murderer of Helvldcrc, N. J., was hanged in tho jail yard there on tho 13th. At tho general Lutheran synod nt Hagerstown, Md., on the 13th the board of Sunday schools submitted its report. It showed 12,33.-1 sahools, si.SOO officers and teachers and 170,703 scholars. The collection for tho past year was S140, S140,-032.24, - 032.24, S140,-032.24, the amount for benevolences be being - ing being S33.837.48. While the llrltish vessel Wny Not was on its way to the island of Jersey recently fire broke out in the hold. While bailors were attempting to quench the Humes a bucket was dropped overboard. A boat was low lowered - ered lowered to recover It and tho captain jumped Into the boat and wns followed by the crow. The deserted passengers wero greatly alarmed, but they handled the Why Not as bst they could and succeeded in beaching her near Er Er-quay, - quay, Er-quay, France. Tho llrltish consul at Erquay will take tho matter up. A i.atk dispatch from Hankow.China, said that riots wero general In the province of Szehun, and in at least six cities all foreign property hnd been de destroyed. - stroyed. destroyed. Others were threatened. So far us could be learned tho foreign in inhabitants - habitants inhabitants were all safe. Tiikuk was a fight between union nnd non-union workmen nt tho man mansion - sion mansion being erected for P. D. Armour, Jr., at Chicago on the 10th. A desper desperate - ate desperate con filet raged for fully fivo min minutes, - utes, minutes, hammers, wrenches and all sorts of tools being used on each other's heads, when tho foreman waved a white flag, signed an ngreenicut pre presented - sented presented by the trades' council and dis discharged - charged discharged tho ten objeetlbnablo men painters who repaired to a drug storo to havo their wounds attended to. Uiu'oiits from llellairc, O., bald that tho 4,000 miners In that county nt a mass meeting voted to accept tho 51 cent rate. They will resume work as fast as operators aro ablo to renew contracts. So mo may bo compelled to be idle until fall. Thk grocery of J. A. Hutchinson, at Lowell, Me., was entered recently by burglars and 330,000 in cash, stocks, notes and bonds stolen. Tho safe was not blown open, but some ono who knew the combination opened It and, ufter robbing tho box, locked it again. Tiik rains of tho 0th wore general throughout tho north and west. In Minnesota tho storm was particularly severe, wind and electricity destroying property in many places. Tin: Juno government crop roport, issued the 10th, made tho condition of winter wheat 71.1 and of spring wheat 97.8. Tho condition of oats was 84.3 per cunt. Kane, Pa., was reported surrounded by fires and points that last week's fires did not burn were being burned over on the 10th. A largo force of men was at work trying to prevent tho llamcs from spreading to oil and other valuable property. At Sugar Kuu 1,500,000 feet of logs and l,000cords of bark belonging to ono man und 3, 3,-000,000 - 000,000 3,-000,000 feet of logs belonging to an another - other another had been destroyed, and the peo people - ple people of the place barely had time to re re-movo - movo re-movo their household goods. A ToitXAlw swept tho district of Mo Mo-tola - tola Mo-tola in tho province of Locce, Italy. Property to the amount of 1,000,000 llrcs was damaged. Gold has been reported found In paying quantities on Hoggy creek, homo 14 miles bouthwest of Arapahoe, Ok. Hundreds of men wore on tho ground staking off claims end a min mining - ing mining town has been laid out and platted. Tho strata of gold was on an average about 7 feet below tho burface and very easily gotten out. Evkuv saloon In Des Moines, lo., was closed on the 10th by order of Judge Spurrier, of the district court. Tho judge held that the so-called con con-seut - seut con-seut statement lucked sufficient signa signatures - tures signatures to entitle tho saloons to open un under - der under the mulct-law. An uppeal will be taken. Stmkixo miners In tho Pocahontas region of Virginia wero being evicted from the houses they occupied in large numbers nnd the excitement there was inteuse. The officers chop their way through tho barricaded doors and re remove - move remove the furniture to the street. It was thousrht that serious results may bo tho outcome. A H uliioaii accident on tho Erie & Pittsburgh railroad occurred 47 miles from Pittsburgh on the 12th. A pay car and a freight train collided at Ma Mahoning - honing Mahoning Junction, wrecking both. Threo persons wero reported fatally Injured aud several others bcriously UurU

slated mat the sultan's health has suf suffered - fered suffered on account of his anxiety ovct the Armenian question and other diffi difficulties, - culties, difficulties, and that symptoms of paraly sis have appeared. Piu:siih:xt Ci.kvki.smi on tho 12th issued a proclamation wnrnlng all peo people - ple people in tho United States ngainst violat violating - ing violating the neutrality laws by taking part In any armed expeditions from our shores for tho purpose of attacking the Spanish forces In Cuba and giving notice that all such violations of tho laws would bo rigorously prosecuted. Aiiout 1.500 delegates were present at tho gathering in Memphis, Tenn., on the 12th in the Interest of free sil silver. - ver. silver. Senator Turpic, of Indiana, was made permanent chairman, and mado a lengthy bpeeoh. Alexander Delmar, of California, and Congressman Joseph C. Sibley, of Pennsylvania, also made speeches. Tho resolutions committee included W. J. llrynn, of Nebraska; Senator Jones, of Arkansas; Senator Harris, of Tennessee; Senator Tillman, of South Carolina; Senator Marion ltutler, of North Carolina; Alexander Delmar, of California, and Senator l'urple, of Indiana. Tiik replies to a circular letter sent jut to 120 democratic editors of Ohio showed that ninety favor free silver And the other forty were divided in their views. Tiik government cruiser Raleigh has been ordere'd to patrol the Florida coast and to enforce strictly the neu neutrality - trality neutrality laws by stopping all filibuster filibustering - ing filibustering expeditions from the United States to Cuba. If the measures taken prove insufficient then active steps will be taken on shore to prosecuto those who havo aided in illegal ways tho warfare against a friendly nntlon. Tiik Iowa populist state convention met at Des Moines on the 11th and nominated the following state ticket: For governor, Sylvester Crane, of Da Davenport; - venport; Davenport; lieutenant-governor, A. It. Sterrctt, of Humboldt; supremo judge, I. W. Ivory, of Mills county; superin superintendent - tendent superintendent of instruction, E. J. Stason, of Sioux City. Tho platform reaffirms the principles of tho Omaha platform, denounces the lalo decision of the su supreme - preme supreme court on the income tax, the acts of the government by injunction in tho interests of corporate wealth, and the issue of interest-bearing bonds. Miss Susan 11. Anthony, who has re returned - turned returned to San Francisco from tho Yo Yo-semlto - semlto Yo-semlto valley, denies the report telo telo-graphed - graphed telo-graphed from the east that she had re resigned - signed resigned the presidency of the National Suffrage league. She says she has not resigned, nnd does not intend to do so. It was said that Maj. McClaughroy, of Illinois, would be warden of the new United States prison at Leavenworth, Knn. MISCELLANEOUS. SECiiKTsnY Hokk Smith has' rendered a decision that will bo of interest to many western homesteaders. Tho case in question was that J. A. Walls, of the Alliance laud distriet.Nebraska, who requested an extension of tlrao for making payment on his preemption claim. Tho land office refused tho re request. - quest. request. In his decision Secrotnry Smith reversed this dcclslou and called atten attention - tion attention to a recent act of congress which extends tho timo of final payment for ono year in cases where tho entryman Is unable to mako payment on account of nny cause which ho isunnblo to con control. - trol. control. FnKiiniticit Patk, n colored balloon balloonist, - ist, balloonist, mado an nscension nt Mnrcellus, Mich., and found his balloon leaking. He dropped into a trco and then fell to the grouna and way killed. Two small boys named Poyor wero drowned while playing on logs in the river near Menominee, Mich., recently. One fell In the water ond the other lost his llfo endeavoring to rescue his brother. The bodies havo not been found. A hah freight wreck occurred on tho 11th 3 miles eabt of Kane, Pa. A heavi heavily - ly heavily loaded eastbound freight train on the 1'hlladolphiu & Erie, while running at a good rate of speed, was ditched and nineteen cars piled up. A car of oil wns iu the wreck and took flro im immediately, - mediately, immediately, burning the nineteen cars. Ono man who was beating his wav was killed. Post OrricK IxsrKCToit MECiinx, at Denver, Col., received telegraphic In Information - formation Information from Santa Fe, N. M., of tho robbery of a stage on a lonely road between 'Frisco and Luna, near tho Arizona line. It was reported that tho stage was attacked by armed bandits. The uir.ount of tho plunder secured was not known.

Tun war deparment has granted a medal of honor to Capt. Clinton A. Cllly, of the Second Minnesota volun volunteer - teer volunteer Infantry, now a resident of Hick Hickory, - ory, Hickory, N. C September 20, 18(13, on tho field of Chlckamauga. Capt. Cilly saw a regiment not his own leaving the line of battlr. He dashed after it, seized the colors nnd rode back into the battle, followed by the regiment, which from that time did effective Bcrvicc. Assistant sVriaKb.Y "nnriAn' A. Misakxs, who has been attached to tho international boundary commission during tho last three years in its work from El Paso, Tex., across the burning deserts of New Mexico, Arizona and California, has made a valuable col collection - lection collection of specimens of birds and mam mammals, - mals, mammals, many of which are absolutely new to scientists. It is reported that ho has collected nearly 20,000 speci specimens - mens specimens of curious Ufa which will bo added to the' Smithsonian Institution at Washington. Tiik review of tho fruit conditions of the country for tho calendar year 1894 by the pomologlst of tho agricultural department at Washington is printed for tho first time in the year book now almost completed. It characterizes tho season as a peculiarly disastrous and unprofitable ono in most lines of fruit culture. The average value of apples per barrel p .pj.-ted was about 20 per cent, less lh;n In 1893. Peaches were almost a total flil.ro in tho commer commercial - cial commercial peach district of tho south, except 'In Florida and Texas. Tun year book of the United States department of agriculture will prob probably - ably probably be ready for distribution by Sep September - tember September 1. It is a substitute for the former annual report of the de department. - partment. department. Assistant Secretary Dab Dab-ney, - ney, Dab-ney, says, in regard to tho book: "Tho purpose of the department has been to supply a book which would, bo of value to every farmer. Tho government prints 500,000 copies of this publication at a cost of $300,000. Of these 500,000 c6pies senators and representatives get 470,003, only 80,000 being reserved for distribution by the department." Tiikrh were about 2,000 sots cf ex examination - amination examination papers of all kinds In tho civil service commission's office nt Washington to be marked, whlj from 5V 5V-000 - 000 5V-000 to 0,000 more wero expected Jn a few days, from tho examinations held for clerks all over tho country. Tho office force consists of thirty examiners, but n. number of these have to bo assigned to other work from time to time, caus causing - ing causing delays In finishing tho papers. Tho full force can mark from 800 to 1,000 papers a week, but tho recent post post-office - office post-office examinations cannot all bo marked up before August 1, William J. Hltowx, aged 70 years, was rccoutly released from tho Indiana penitentiary, having borved a term of twenty years for the murder of a rival suitor of the woman to whom ho after afterwards - wards afterwards became engnged. A few days ago tho white-haired ex-convict was married, near Now Huffalo, Mich., to Miss Millie 12. Jameson, who was his afllanccd before jealousy furnished tho motive for his crime. During tho long lapse of time she romalncd truo to him, her ono purpose, apparently, being to accumulate a fortune sufficient to sup support - port support herself and Jlrown during iife. A hkmahkaiili: convention will take place in London this month, under tho auspices of Mtss Prances Willard. To Tomato - mato Tomato delegates from South Africa, Japan, America, Australia, New Zea Zealand - land Zealand and Canada, many of whom are already on their way to England, will attend to describe how tho crusado against intemperance and impurity is progressing throughout tho civilized globe. Meetings on an enormous scalo will assemble at Albert hull, and women will bo tho only speakers on tint occasion, On tho Sunday no fewer than 200 pulpits will bo occupied by women.

Tiik United Society of Christian En Endeavor, - deavor, Endeavor, tho general body which has directed tho growth of Christian En Endeavor - deavor Endeavor throughout tho world, held Its annual meeting nt Itoston recently. Tho old officers were re-elected. Oknkva, a thriving Uttlo town 33 miles south of Fort Wayne, lnd., in tho center of tho gas belt, was almost wholly destroyed by fire, , more than thirty business houses nnd dwellings being burned, tho total losses being $7.-1.000. Skciiktahv Morton has dispensed with tho division of microscopy in his department. Tho secretary indicated that In his next annual report to con congress - gress congress ho will recommend legislation to cut off meat inspection oxecpt for tho foreign trade, the cost of all Inspection to bo paid by tho parties owning the meat, thus relieving tho government from expense nnd responsibility In the matter. At tho East Stdo school at'Evanston, III., on tho 13th, 2O0 small children were badly frightened by tho falling of a section of planter from tho celling of one of tho rooms and a panic fol followed - lowed followed In which several were injured. Tiik chief of police of Youngstowu, O., has ordered tho closing of every kind of business place on Sundays. A lMlK.soMKNAi, hailstorm destroyed thousands of acres of grain In the western portion of Hansom county, N. I)., on the night of tho 12th. The storm was 10 miles long and 0 miles wide. Hailstones as big as hens' eggs fell to the depth of 0 inches. Mkasi.ks were reported on tho 13th ns raging in the United States jull at Muscogee, I. T., ten cases having de