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Awful End of the Driver of a Waj on Load of Nitro-Glycerine.

Till- Tlil \CIil ROUS STUFF EXPLODES.

The t'tiloft nn:it* Mini Is Itcrnlly Tom to I'lfMM's—A IEItS1 \\:»y Wri-rli in Ohio iu Which Nine .Men Arc snlri to. l) ivc t'ciishcd.

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riTTHi!I*I:' II. Pa., July IS.- Two hundred ]"of nit rn-jrlyccriiic which S. i. Higlcv. a torpedo man, wa.i taking to the 'nnt Morris oil field in a wo-horse wagon, exploded near Washington, Pa., about o'clock a. in., Friday, blow.ng iiigley to atoms, killing tlic horses ami wrecking the dwellings of LecMinton and Mark Hughe*». Sr. The concussion shook every h*uisi* in Washington and caused great excitement. A singular feature of tin* explosion is that although there were a number of people in the vicinity in the time, all escaped with slight injuries. Higley was 40 years of uge and married. 0HI YI:N\K, Wyo.. .Inly IK—Two men employed at. the Hock Springs mines were shooting at a mark on the company magazine. The magazine blew up, half a ton of blasting powder and 500 pounds of dynamite exploding. Hoth men were killed. The eastern part of the l!oek Springs mining camp was badly \v eeked and a number of women and children injured by falling glass and furniture.

NINK MK.N KIL.F.KD.

LIMA. O., July is.—A telephone message received here from Kenton at p. m. says there was a bad wreck on the Chicago & Erie railroad at Hepburn. a slut ion ft miles cast of ICenton. Swift's refrigerator meat train, east bound, running special, ran into the work train pulling into a siding, killing nine laborers and injuring many others Hoth locomotives were in ruins, with ten or twelve cars. The telegraph wires along the Erie are down ea»t of Kenton and west of Marion, and further details cannot be learned.

CAHSOX, Nev.. .July IS.—A logging train in hake Valley railroad was ditched Friday at a lumber camp ou hake Tahoe. Three men were killed, and Fred Johnson, engineer, and Charles Forbes are both badly hurt.

SLAIN BY CHINESE RIOTERS.

An KnuiUh Customs Officer and ti Mltis»iomiry slain at Wnhsicli. SAN FI'.AX- t"' o, July IK—The steamship Helgie arrived Friday from China and Japan. The shnnirhui Mercury of June announces the murder of English Customs House Officer A. \Y. Green and of Mr. Argent, a member of the Methodist mission, by Chinese rioters at Wuhsieh. A number of houses were burned during the riot. Th ladies of the mission were taken aboard the steamer Tchsing by Capt.

Cain, while the bodies of the murdered men were taken, aboard the ITnited States .steamship I'alos. It appears Argent wa knocked down on the street bv a sbme from a boy's land, and the mob fell upon him, sliat tering his head with a large slab. Circen was reported to have had his throat cut by the mob. It is reported that a Canton woman in the latters household was murdered by assassins after she had killed three of their number with a sword.

A KENTUCKY LYNCHING.

1'ranU Uos*imus Suilrrs Iicuth at the Hand* nl' a .M iddic*iioi ou^h Midi. JIii)i)i.i:.5,:oi("n!ii. Ky...luly 15.—At 3 o'clock a. MI. l'ninU Kossimus was taken from tlie jail and lynched by a posse of tinned citizens. Thursday afternoon Kossimus and Liles Johnson fired upon the police who were attempting their arrest and wounded 1'atroluian Tucker and I'oliceman Dorsey Williams. Thiv escaped but were recaptured. .Inhnson escaped lvnchinjr through beintf jailed at l'iueville.

Cliiimpion IMver of tin: Worlil. KANSAS CITY. Mo.. July 18.- Joseph Leuvcnmarl is the name of the champion hijrh diver of the world. He is a native nf Stockholm, Sweden. At o'clock Thursday heuvenmark dived s:i feet :''i inehe lake at Washington park, near this city, boating the world's record. The dive, was a complete success. The world's record was made by (i. A. Ulake. tit Lambeth Itath. London, in October. 1»SS. Tlie height was led inches.

Morgan »nd the Catholic S-h....!r \YA^iiINi• Tox. July IS.—I'ndor the ordor of Commissioner Morgan hereafter contracts with Indian schools conducted by the Ca-tholies **ill bo made directly with the schools instead of through' the mission. The comtnis* sioner sets forth fully the grounds for his action in a letter to Father Chappellc in which he declares that the officers of the bureau are aggressively antagonistic toward the government and himself. iltnino Improving Daily.

IUk llAititoi Me., July lS.—Mr. Blaine is constantly improving in health. His physician says: "The improvement lias been much inoro rapid lately than

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'I HE EDITORS.

Oniocr* Cliimt'ii »jr th© Nutiona1 Convention at St. Paul. ST. I'ATL Minn., July IS.—The last day of the National Editorial association was confined to the reports of committees and the election of oflieei*^. The legislative committee recommended that active steps be taken to secure such legislation a.s will repeal the present law which permits the government to print return requests on envelopes. The resolutions adopted tendered the thanks of the association to the railway officials, the citizens of St. Paul ami all who have taken pari in the entertainment of the visitors. The new otlicers selected are as follows: President. \\. S. Capellar. of Ohio tfrt vice president. 1». 15. Price, of Wisconsin: second vice president, T. Sambola Jones, of Louisiana corresponding secretary. J. M. Page, of Illinois: secretary,\Y. Kennedy, of Pennsylvania: recording secretary. Miss Virginia Clay, of Alabama: treasurer, A. howrie, of Illinois.

Mr. Cappeller. the new president, is proprietor and editor of the News, published in Mansfield. ). lie is a stanch republican, has been a newspaper man for ten years and an active politician for twenty years, lie has been frequently honored by the republicans of Ohio, and has held many positions of public trust.

At the morningsessionthe legislative committee made a lengthy report tin the libel laws of the country and urging the adoption of a uniform law.

The meeting1 closed with the banquet at the Hotel Lafayette at Minnetonka in the evening. The editors \yill visit Minneapolis and Duluth on invitation of these cities, going thence to Yellowstone park. A place of meeting for next year has not been selected yet.

DAMAGED BY THE STORM.

Mluuesota und Colorado Farmer* SulTer Scrioti* MINWKAFOLIB. Minn., July 1$.—Specials from various towns in Stearns, Sherburne and Henton counties show that much damage was done to crops by hail tjrms that accompanied the tornado at Superior Thursday evening. The track of the hailstorm was from SL Joseph, passing over St Cloud, St. Augusta and Fairhaven, in Stearns county. Here it crossed the river and struck Haven, Sherburne county, and the southern portion of Kenton county. The storm was to 5 miles wide and destroyed or seriously damaged 'J.ftOO acres, or 50,000 bushels of wheat. Farmers in this belt have suffered in this way for three successive seasons and are left almost destitute now.

COLLINS, Col., July 18.—A seven? hailstorm visited this section Thursday nighi. completely destroying the wheat and other crops in a strip of country 0 miles wide by :20 long. The loss to the farmers will be in the neighborhood of $50,000.

TEACHERS ADJOURN.

Lunt Unv'-i S.'sslon oT tin* I-Muentloiml vrtitlou at Toronto. TOHONTO. (int.. .1 lily IS.—The International Educational convention has adjourned. The next session will be held in Helena. Mont.

The elementary education, department of the .National Kducational association on Friday elected the following oilicers: 1'resident. Mrs. Julia Tuthwiler, of Livingstone. Ala.: vice president, I'rof. T. I!. C.iult, of Tacoma. Wash.: secretary Miss L. Sticlinet. of Cineiiuiati. 1. The followingnamed were electi'd oilicers of the higher education department: l'l-esident, l'rof. Hates, of Amherst college, Massachusetts: vice president. 1'resident Uogers. of the Northwestern university. Kvanstou. 111. secretary, President Coulter, of tin' Indiana university. The music department elected the following otliecrs: 1'resident, X. L. lllov-r, of Akron, (.: vice president. Mr. Fitzpatriek, of Kansas City: secretary Clarence Hurchard. of Chicago.

BASEBALL.

IU«sult OF tti«» (iiiuii'.s I'lu.vori in VARLOAS Cities on l'rl«i»y. Rain caused a postponement of all but two National league games on Friday. Scores were as follows: At Pittsburgh—Pittsburgh. ti: Chicago, 2. Au Cleveland--Cleveland. 1-: Cincinnati, S.

Western association*. At Sioux City— Sioux City, Milwaukee. 1. At Min-

from ti platform m-apoli!—Minneapolis. Duluth, 2. high into the At Denver- Denver. i:i: Kansas City, 2. American association: At lioston— lioston, Louisville. 2. At Baltimore—Haltimore. H: Columbus, (1. At

first, and he

is more hopeful and confident about himself." It is learned that Mr. ltlaine was closeted for an hour with an attorney who visited here several days a^o. thus showing that he atteuds to busmos wheii necessary.

Washington Waslmgtoii. 2 Cincinnati. 1. lllinois-lowa league: At Itockford— Hwkford. Pi Vdar ltapids. 2.

Wisconsin league: At Marinette— Marinette, I: lircen llav. 0. At Oshkosh —Oshkosh. ti: Fond du Lac, o.

FoUoweri In Hlomiln's I'ootHtepw. NIAOAH.V FAI.I.S, N. Y., July 18.— Samuel J. Dixon, of Toronto, Ont., walked across the Niagara gorge over the whirlpool rapids Friday afternoon pn a three-fourths inch wire cable. The trip wtis lirst made from the Canadian to the American shore, and after a short rest he walked out a distance and performed some ditlieult gymnastic feats, lie afterwards performed the same feats near the Canadian shore. Over 5.0110 persons witnessed the feat. l'roluctIon of I'rrcloui MctnU.

WASHINGTON. July is.—A census bulletin shows that the production of bullion during the year lSSH was: Oold, l,.V.I0,sG'. ounces 1'nited States coining value, s^ii. 744. Silver, .'1,354,851 ounces: Fnited States coining value, E00.3Wi.USS. Total. United States coin* ing values, SU'J.T3-. In gold this is nearly 28 per cent, of the world's product, and iu silver II per cent.

COSTLY BLAZES.

The City of Santiago Chill, Heavy Losor by Firo.

PROPERTY WORTH $2,000,000 Bl'RXED

Two llusinoss lUocks in Lynn, MUM., la ASIH'K, and Another I'artially Humeri—

Sorlous I'iroH iu Othvr IMutres.

11KAVY I.OSS AT SANTIAGO, CIIII.T. SANTIAGO. July IS.—This city has been visited with the severest lire ever known in South America, the loss being estimated at more than S2,00l),00(1. The liritish legation was consumed, including all the archives and personal property of the minister. The tire started in a restaurant.

LV.N'.V, MASS., VISITED HV 1-1 UK. LYNN, Mass., July 18.—Two of the finest business blocks in this city are in ruins and a third badly damaged as the result of a lire Friday night. When the fire started everyone thought Lynn was to have a repetition of its memorable experience of November, 1SS9. It originated in the same district as the former fire, and for a time threatened to sweep in the same direction.

The fire broke out in the third story of Make's brick block at t):50 and in twenty minutes had spread to the fivestory brick block adjoining, owned by Strout Hros., and threatened the entire street for a distance of 200 feet. A general alarm was sounded and aid was called from adjoining towns and cities. The Strout and lilake blocks were in ruins at 10:30 o'clock. The Currier building, a magnificent five-story brick building, was badly damaged.

It is estimated that the loss on the two blocks destroyed and that of the Currier block, partially burned, together with contents, will reach nearly SOOO.OOO. The lilake block marked the boundary of the big fire of 1S81I on Union street and at that time received a severe scorching. The Strout block had been occupied only four months and was erected on the site of the Spinney block, destroyed in the big fire.

The fire of lSS'.t burned over eighty lu'res, including tilt business part and shoe manufacturing center of the eitv. Some 300 buildings were destroyed, among them the Central Congregational church, the Uastcrii railroad station, fifty brick blocks and factories and 150 dwelling houses. Twoliundrcd families were rendered homeless and s.000 workmen thrown out of employment. The money loss was ^1.25().tli)n. wtl.l. c'ANf'Ki. rrs poi.ictr.s.

NI'.F.NAII. Wis., July IS. Dispatches received at this point state that serious forest fires arc raging along the Milwaukee. Lake Shore .t Western railway in northern Wisconsin. One insurance company with state headquarters in this city has ordered all its policies canceled along the line of railway. The Aniwa manufacturing plant, which was burned at Aniwa Thursday evening, is said to have caught from these fires. The burning of this plant inflicts a loss of S3U.000, with an insurance of $25,000.

UKAVY I .OSS IN A KENTUCKY TOW.V. Lofl.svil.l.K, Ky.. July 18.—Nearly the entire lusincss portion of Glasgow has been destroyed by fire. Woods' saddlery shop, the newspaper oflice, Morris & Co.'s dry goods store, Holes' hall, the post office, the Ganly house and other stores and several residences were burned. The loss will reach $150,000, and the insurance is about onehalf of that amount.

FI.AMKS IN A Kl.Ol'Itl.Vfi MII.tK'-." MINNKAI'OUS, Minn., July Is.—The flour mill owned by Christian Hros. iK Co. was damaged by lire Friday night to the extent of 75,000. The cause of the fire is unknown, but it originated in the dust room, which was destroyed. The main damage is caused by water. The mill had a capacity of 2,500 barrels.

AX IOWA FA!!MKit's MISFOHTfNE. JlAltsiiAt.i.Towx. la., .July IS.—Fire Friday destroyed the large barn of E. II. Hoes. Two stallions, a number of other horses, 3.000 bushels of corn, several hundred bushels of oats, seventyfive tons of hay and main* farming implements were consumed, nothing being saved. The loss is over §12,000 insurance, S2.200. ty%

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CHICAGO, July IS.—While Mrs. Eliza Ilaiser, with her two children, Milberna, a girl of 11, and Lawrence, a boy of 14, were crossing the. tracks of the I'au-Ilandle road at One Hundred and Nintcenth street in n. buggy Friday afternoon a south bound passenger train crashed into the vehicle, wrecking it and instantly killing Mrs. Ilaiser aud her daughter and badly bruising the boy. Mrs. Ilaiser had the curtains of the buggy drawn in anticipation of

PRICE 2 CENTS.

Highest of all in Leavening Power.—U. S. Gov't Report, Aug. 17, 1889.

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I)! :'S OF INI'lMiMATION.

A h.va'i syndicate has purchased tlia Colorado tin mines for 8)00,000. A company is forming to build a railroad from Pierre, S. 1J., to Denver.

In many parts of India there has been a scant rainfall and famine is expected.

Klias l'hipps, of Itoone, la., who was shot by his son last Saturday night, died Friday.

The United States warship Mariou has been ordered to liehringsea to help in keeping out tlie seal-hunters.

Mrs. John (ijttVney died Friday at MarshaP.towi. In... under circumstances indicating that she had been poisoned by morphine. l'atrick Kennedy, of Aurora, 111., fell from a Chicago, liurlington ,V Quiney passenger train near larislol station Friday and was dragged to death.

Kev. Stun Small, the evangelist, is to be managing editor of the new Evening Herald of Atlanta, till. The paper will be a pronounced prohibition advocate.

The government of Nijni Novgorod in liussia will petition the imperial government for a loan of 35.000,000 to supply seed and breadstulTs to the suffering peasants of the province.

At Jewitt, Tex., Thursday J. H. Fletcher attacked J. 1. Iiussell and was fatally wounded by the latter's son. The two men are farmers and had been enemies for some time. A bloody feud will result.

a rainstorm and did not see or hear tho '^'stress in Ireland during

approaching train. coming linancial year by #600,000.

The secretary of the treasury has awarded a silver life-saving medal to Mi'bel Mason, daughter of the keeper of the Mamajuda lighthouse, Lake Erie, for heroic conduct in saving Thomas Jones from drowning iu the Detroit river May 11, IS'.IO.

The Mille Lac Indians in Minnesota declare thev will kill the first white man who attempts to cut tin acre of grass on the reservation. The land was open for settlement some time ago and there are now 300 settlers iu the region.

WHO HANGED HER?*

Mysterious Mnrrier of llumUoino'Voting Woman in KANSAS CITY, MO., .Inly lb.—Mrs. William \YrijrU\w tlu- hand-soim* voting wife of an .*kU r!y fanner near Liberty, Clay county, Mo., was found hanginjr Kritlav morning in an orchard, lior fret 1* inehe* from the jrrouml. he hail been handed by some one. as there -vas no way in which she eouhl have j"ot to the limt unaided. The leaves were not dis» turbed and the noose about her nocl wa of the regular haiigsman's ort. J* was not possible for her to have ad» justed it herself. She had quarreled with her husband, but no suspicion attaches to him. The coroner pronounces the ease one of murder, but no evidence against any one has yet been secured. (IOIHI Crop l'rospi'cts in Ireland.

IJO.VDON, July l*.—The governor of the Hank of Ireland, presiding at the annual meeting of the .stockholders o1 Mat institution, congratulated them upon the fact that tfood reports wore received every where as to the crop prospects in Ireland. There was reasonable ground for hope of a pood return of all kinds of farming* produce as well as of cattle. Me was hopeful of the early dawn of an era of peace aud prosperity for the country.

.*• MoKlnloy's Plan*. WiiKKMNfi. W. Va.. July 1*.—In an interview Thursday Major MeKinley said he would open the campaign In Ohio at Woodsdale. alnuit the middle of August, and average one speech a day thereafter until election.

A MoritJn Itunk IMHIM.

PALATKA, Kla., .Inly l^.-r-The First national hank of I'alatka suspended payment riilay owing to a heavy run made upon it and its inability to make temporary loans iu New York. Tho liabilities are about .yj()(),00U and the assets undoubtedly roach that figure, but cannot be realized ou immediately

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their full value. The capital stock of the bank is SI50,000.

llobbiMl III* Wife mid llcr Mother. Woiiritv, Mass., July is.—The embezzlement of Charles \V. Gilbert, son-in-law of the late Alderman True, will amount, it is said, to from Sl.),uuu to £•25,001). His wife and inolher-iu-law are the principal sufferers. The money was lost in stock gambling in the bucket shops of lioston. His whereabouts are still unknown.

Struck by a Train.

I'ETKitnoiio, N. II., July lb.—A train on the Fitchburg railroad ran into a horse and carriage at Little Moloney crossing, near Fast Jnffrey, and instantly killed Miss Florence T. Taft, of Greenville, and slightly injured Mrs. Asa S. Kayinond, of Kaat Jail'rey.

To KWiwo lUntr«iH» in Ireland. LOMIOX. July in.—Mr. Hulfour proposes to increase the grant for the ra»

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