Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 July 1892 — Page 2

f |)e JlemocratirSentiitfl RENSSELAER, INDIANA. J. W. McEWEN, Publisher

GREAT CAREER CLOSED

CYRUS W. FIELD, THE WORLD’S BENEFACTOR, DEAD. Troops Will Subdne Turbulent Idaho Min* era—Repetition of the Fearful bake Pepin Disaster at Peoria—Pasteur Sick with Cholera—Bonny Kate Castleton Gone, Bos'office Statistics. Prom tho records of the Postoffice Department It appears that there were 67,105 postofflees In the United States on June 30, Which is an increase of 2,770 over the fiscal . year ending June 30, 1691. During the past year 1,128 postoffioes wore discontinued for various causes. There were 223 resignations from the service and 33 removals. DOZENS ARE DEAD. Peoria Horrified by a Fearful Catastrophe on tho River. JI& Peoria. Hi, tho pleasure steamer Frankie Folsom was sunk in the river, Tuesday night, and of the sixty passengers aboard her twenty were drowned. At Lake View, a mile above the city, a representation of Pompeii was given. The Folsom, a Pekin boat, came up with forty passengers. Two or three couples Joined the party at Peoria, and fifteen got on tho boat at the park, so that the passenger list reached fully sixty. As the boat started down to the city she was struck by tho cyclone and turned, over. She was midway in the river and sank rapidly. Owing to the howling tempest the Cries of the passengers could not be heard. The Longfellow, with seventy-five passengers, from Kingston, passed her and ran to the foot of the next street. Her passengers were driven off and the boat made preparations to go to tbe aid of the Folsom, when her wheel broke and she was left helpless. Word was conveyed to the police station and Mayor Warner ordered every man to the scene. The Kock Island Road sent a special train tc the scene of disaster and small boats were put off to the Folsom, tbe hulk of which could be seen when the lake was Illuminated by the vivid lightning. Four persons were taken off at a time. It is known that there are eighteen drowned, of whom eleven are from Pekin- At tho time es thestorm over two hundred small boats were out, and at a late hour the occupants of but ninety-six bad reported. So it Is possible the death list will rea'h 104.

j, HARRISON SENDS THE TROOPS. The President Orders Regulars to Idaho from Several Western Forts. 1 The President telegraphed from Saratoga to the Secretary of W T ar In Washington to send troops to co-operate with the civil authorities In preserving life and property In Idaha Gen. Schofield thereupon telegraphed the Governor of Idaho that troop* would be sent at once. He also telegraphed Gen. Merritt at St. Paul to send three companies of Infantry from Missoula and telegraphed Gen. Huger ut San Francisco to sond all the Infantry that could be spared from Fort Sferman. In case other are necessary tboy will be sont from Fort Custer and Fort Spokane. Tho President's order is as follows: Lp_ The Secretary of }Var, 'Washington: i The Governor of tVe Slate of Idaho has called upon me, under section 4 of the Constitution, for assistance In suppressing a domestic disturbance which tho State authorities aio unable to control You will at once send to the scene of disorder an adequate force of troops from the nearest station, under an officer of rank and discretion, with orders to co-operate with the civil authorities In preserving tho peace and protecting life and property. 1 will reach Washington to-night Benjamin Harrison. COULDN’T STAND A WHIPPING. A 19-Year-Old Girl, Discouraged and Humiliated, Commits Suicide. At New Orleans, Evlyn Margoel, a girl of 19, committed suicide by shooting herself in the head. The girl was found In the fields, where she hud gone with the plilol In the drenching rain. She was taken to the hospital, where the case was pronounced hopeleas. The girl was tho daughter of a somewhat dissipated man. and was born at Atchison, Kan. Her father went South and gave her In charge of some New Orleans people, who promised to care for and educate her. She said she was dissatisfied with life and threatened to commit suicide. For this tho woman with whom she was living whipped her severely. It made her more discontented. She found a pistol, went to the field in the roar of tho house, and shot herself In the head. CYRUS W. FII LU DEAD. The Famous Projector ol tho First Atlantic Cable Passes Awray. * Cyrus W. Field died at 9:30 o'clock Tuesday morning at Dobbs Ferry. N. Y. There were In the room at tbe time David Dudley Field, Mrs. Dudley Field, Jlra, Isabella Judson, Cyrus Field Judson, F’rank Judson and the attending physician. Mr. Field had been suffering from physical and mental exhaustion brought on by the many troubles which have overtaken him during the pa6t year. For some days his mind wandered occasionally, but bis friends say that the stories seut out about his having lost his reason were maliciously baseless. The funeral services will be held on Thursday aftefnoon at tho house The Interment will be at Stockbridge Mass., on Friday. Mr. Field died a comparatively poor man.

Deatli Kate Castletou. Kate Castleton, the actress, died Sunday of peritonitis, at Lakeside, near Providence. Kate Castleton was horn la England about thirty-four years ago, and made her first appearance In one of the London concert balls. Dr. Pasteur Has the Cholera. The distinguished French scientist, Dr. Pasteur, is suffering from the form of Cholera now prevalent In Paris. The attack is said to {)e a mild one, but the frlend9 of the patient are very anxious. Bob Ford's Slayer Guilty. The trial of Edward O’Kelly for killing Bob Ford, the slayer of Jesse James, ended at Lake City, Col. The Jury was out only a short time, returning with a verdict of murder in the second degree Gov. Lincoln's Bones Disturbed. At Augusta, Me, the grave of Gov. Lincoln was broken open, and his bones were scattered over. The police have arrested William Larrabee as the alleged deapoller. Astor Xot Dead. A later London dispatch says: William Waldorf Astor is not dead. Guilty of Embenlement Ex-County Treasurer Charles H. Paul, who has been on trial In the District Court, at Hastings, Neb., on a charge of embez*ll ng $54,003 as Treasurer of Adams County, Was found guilty after the Jury bad been out two days. He was recommended to the mercy of the court s id •' < Straight Ticket In Arkansas. For the first time in ten years, Arknnsas Republicans bare put out a straight ticket aad refused to fuse with the third party. It was a big surprise to all. especially the Democrat* The ticket Is headel by W. G. Whipple for Governor and James Oates foi

- x • - v - BEST ON THEIR ARMS. Strikers In Possession of the Town and tho Works at Homestead. Late Homestead. Pa. dispatches say the situation Is very like that of several thousand terriers watching for several thousand rats to appear. There Is slim prospect from present indications of the “rats,” or Pinkerton men, who are referred to as rodents, giving the terriers an opportunity to use their fangs again. The next enemy to combat will be the regular State militia, and the 4.000 Carnegie strikers and their 4,000 friends, who made up the resisting and victorious force, say they are ready for them, and that they will give battle to any and all opponents. The strikers now have everything their own way. A bedy of determined men surrounds the mill and challenge tho approach of overy man who ventures too close to an Imaginary “death line.” a hundred yards away from the mill fences. Three thousand-men are distributed all over the town and so carefully are these lookouts deployed that not a soul can enter or leave the town without giving an account of himself. The prolonged and desperate battle between the Pinkerton men on tho two barges and tho locked-out employes ended, after a contest of fourteen hours, In the unconditional surrender of tho Pinkerton forces. At five o'clock tn the afternoon on the day of the assault, while bombs and lighted wasto were being thrown on the barge, a Pinkertcn man appeared on the deck and waved a white handkorehlef. This was the signal for surrender, and Jack Clifford, a heater's helper, rushed on board and tried to keep tbe workmen off. He was powerless to do so, and tbe choering workmen, with guns In band, rushed on board. Then tho landing of tho vanquished commenced. It lasted over an hour. They came ashore singly and In parties, and as they roached the top of the bank they were pounced upon by the crowd, beaten by clubs and rifle butts, kicked, knocked down and trampled upon. It was a horrible sight for the noncombatants. An angry mob lined the street on both sides. As tho men passed by, each In charge of two deputies, the mill men and their friends kicked them and threw some of them down. The Pinkertons begged for merev. Some of them bad pistol shot wounds In their heuds and three were seen who had their eyes shot out. Several were shot In the shoulders, arms, and legs, and could scarcoly limp along. They were finally locked In the Opera House, and tho wounded attended to. TROOPS ORDERED OUT. The National Guurtl, Eight Thousand Strong. Ordered to If oniestead. Governor Pattison lias ordered out the entire national guarj of Pennsylvania. Tho news was receive! at Homestead at about 11:20 o’clock Sunday rfight and It created Intense excitement among the comparatively sriialt number wl}o heard Jt. The strikers were appalled. They hardly seemed to realize what was said to them. Each man who hoard it asked ia a dazed way: “Is that so?" They went to headquarters aud were gathered there in a large crowd at midnight It was announced that officers of the national guard have been in town under tho guise of reporters, planning an atlack. and tbe slrlkers become furloua All correspondents and other strangers were ordered out of town. Reporters were not allowed to telegraph to their papers. The live* of the correspondents were believed to be in actual danger. One reporter telegraphed Ids paper the following: “For God’s sake handle this thing delicately as regards headlines, for I have already receivod warning to quit town. The tone of to-morrow's paper means everything to me. I will stay here just as long as Lpossibly can and wire you situation by buljetins.” RED-HANDED PREACHER. A Georgia Minister and Two Deacons of His Cliurch Arrested lor Murder. Atlanta. Ga, special: Officers from this city have just unravelled tho mystery connected with the murder of Dr. A. N. Sloane, which occurred in McDonough, this State, several months ago. They have arrested Ben Bdvlns, a nogro preacher and BMtor , of a Methodist church in McDonougtfpfcnd Henry Harrison aud Jim Shatter, two of tho deacons of the church, for the murder. Blivins, according to the confession of one of the men, did the shooting, the other two being in his company. It is thought by tbe detectives that the murder was a conspiracy on tho part of tho members of the church. The prisoners will lie kept In jail In this city, as they would be In danger of being lynched If returned to McDonoughGUARDED BY MILITIA. Florida Troops Called Out to Defend a Jail Against a Negro Mob. Shortly before midnight Tuesday night a mob of seven hundreds negroes marched to to the Duval County. Florida, jail in squads. They were all heavily armed, and immediately took up positions about the various entrances to the prison. The negroes claimed they had received positive Information that the whttes intended lynching a negro confined In the Jail who Is charged with having murdered a man Monday. The jail officials quickly notified tbe Governor and troops were ordered to march to the jail, where they are now stationed. When the negroes saw the soldiers they scattered, taking up positions in groups in the vicinity of the prison. CARNEGIE REFUSES TO TALK. He Is Greatly Agitated Over the Events at Homestead. A London dispatch says: A correspondent found Andrew Carnegie, who has been naklng a tour of Scotland, at Braemar, in ffber-'eenshtro. He-appeared to be in excellent health, but was evidently laboring under great agitation, so much so that Mrs. Carnegie, who was present, was endeavoring to soothe him and to draw his thoughts away from the tragic affair at Homestead. Mr. Carnegie positively declined to make my statement. He has within the last day hr two sent and received numerous dispatches by cable, aud there is no doubt -hat Mr. Carnegie has been kept fully Informed of events on the Monongahela.

CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR, Over 20,000 Delegates at New York to Participate In the Convention. Thousands of delegates to the convention of the societies of Christian Endeavor huve si rived in New York. Over 20.000 have ilready been assigned to various hotels and boarding houses. In all nearly 30,300 delegates will participate In the pro:eedings of the convention. Col. King Must Hang. The Supreme Court of Tennessee met at Jackson. Tenh., to render a decision in the celel rated IL Clay King murder case. The Insanity of the defendant was held as not being, proven, and the theory of self-de-fense was not sustained. The prisoner was then remanded to the Sheriff of Shelby County “to be kept In confinement until Aug. 12, when, between 8 a. nu and 2 p. m., he should be' banged by the neck until dead.” Escaped Through a Sewer. Nine long-term prisoners escaped from the State prison at Boston. Mass, through the sewer in the middle of the yard, which is the receptacle for all the filth from the prison. They had to wallow through filth for nearly 1,030 feet before reaching the mouth of the sewer, which Bows Into the Charles River. One of the aien, Felix Gouldlng. was recaptured. Toledo Dry Goods Store Destroyed. Neuhausel’s dry goods store, one of the oldest and largest establishments of Its kind In Toledo, Ohio, waa completely deitroyed by fire Loss, $150,000; insurance, 1100,000. Portland Has a Big Fire. Sunday eveninrat « o’clock tIOO.OOO in property slool upon the block bounded by

Washington, Stark, Sixth and Serentn streets, Portland. Ore- Monday morning at 6 -o’clock only smoldering ashes remained to tell the tale. About $46,000 oi this amount will fall upon the Insurancs companies; $57,000 will come out of the owners’ pockets. It has been ten years since Portland residents witnessed a fire soremarkable fori tbe rapid spread of tbe flames and the Intensity of tho conflagration. RAVACHOL EXECUTED. The Paris Murderer and Anarchist Lose* His Head Under the Guillotine. Ravachol, the anarchist and murderer, was guillotined In Purls early Monduy morning. When tho prison van reached the scaffold Ravachol was asked If he desired to say anything. He replied that he would address the crowd, but Instead of spenkins be began to sing an Indecent song and danced., to the refrain as well as he could with his ankles strapped The officers In charge soon tired of this burlesque arid gave tbe signal to JL Deibler. The executioner's assistant* at otic* seized Ravachol. whereupon the latter's demeanor suddenly changed. Ha dropped his assumption of indifference and struggled furloissly. but was speedily Dverpowered and borne to tho fatal block. Even while being tied down on the plank he continued his futile struggles, utteriup meanwhile the foulest epithets and purses The indecent and blasphemous tirade was cut short by the swift descent of the knife, and the bead of the notorious robber, incendiary, and murderer rolled Into th< basket The crowd witnessed the horrlblr sight with the same indifference that hue characterized its conduct throughout and it was evident that no sympathy was felt for the man who hnd pretended to commit crimes in the interest of tbe people THIEF PROTECTED BY LAW. A Bookmaker’s Clerk Steals 813,000 and Cannot Re Punished. Washington special: The firm of Lynn. Hill & Heath, bookmakers, in settling thelt accounts last Tuesday found that there was a balance of 611,000 la bank, but upoc Inquiry at tbe bank It was ascertained that this sum had been withdrawn by Frank Barnard, the general manager of the firm. An investigation showed that the receipts from July 4 were missing, which makes the sum about $13,000. Barnard has been in tbe employ of the firm about seven years and the members being compelled tc be absent from the city on various occasions, the money in the banks was deposited in his name. Barnard secured the services ol an attorney, who informed blm that as the money was made in an Illegitimate business und was practically under his control, there was no law to punish him. Tbe firm will probably take no action at law upon the matter.

WAS A BLOODY BATTLE. Eighteen Men Killed and as Many More Wounded. The struggle between the union tpiners in Coeur d’Alene and tbe mine owners, which was patched up about two months ago, broke out again Monday in the town of Gem, and resulted in a savage fight between union and non-union men at the Frisco and Gem mines, in which eighteen men were klllod and as many more wounded, seventy non-union men taken prisoners and the Frisco mill blown up. Tho fight lasted several hours. The Governor has ordered out the militia. A firm In Missoula. Mont., has received an order to ship forty coffins to Wallace Immediately. A LAWYER’S MURDEROUS WORK. Two Men Shot at Atoka, I. T., by a Drunken Attorney. At Atoka, L T., R. M. Moors, a lawyer, entered tho tJnitcd States Commissioner’s Court at 9 o'clock Wednesday night and commenced shooting at Marshal Fox. Before Moore could be disarmed he had fired several times. Marshal Depew was shot once in tho leg and twice In tho abdomen. He will probably dla W. H. Mcßride was hit by two bullets and seriously wounded. Moore was arrested and looked up. It Is believed that he was drunk at the t mo. Fusion Carries In Kansas. In the State Democratic Convention for the nomination of Electors, Congrossmen-at-largo and a fall State ticket In tho State House at Topeka, Kan., the vote on the resolution to Indorse the fusion ticket resulted 222 for and 176 against, and tho motion was declared carried amid cheering. At tbe election In 1890 tho Republicans cast 115,025 votes, the People’s party 106,9T2, the Democrats, 71,367, and the Prohibition party 1,230.

Rurned Wires and Batteries. At New Orleans the other night, fire occurred In the Western Union Telograph Office, burnlngoutthoswitchboard and bat-tery-room and doing other damage, and cuuslng an entire suspension of business for over three hours. The flames were quickly subdued, but not before the entire cable an 1 telegraph system was burned out and rendered useless Religion Drove Him Crazy. Pliny Cole, a well-known resident ol Warren, Pa., has become violently Insano over the subject of religion. " He professes to be able to see and converse with angels, and claims to hear thorn play on harps. No Food for Forty Days. Mrs. Curtis, who resides In Groencastle, Ind., with her brothsr-ln-law, J. J. Curtis, In the last forty days has not taken altogether ono gill of food and water combined. She suffers from caucer. Dr. Jackson Alive and Well. Authentic Information has been received at Cincinnati that Dr. Sheldon Jackson, United States Commissioner for Alaska, reported murdered by the Yukon Indians, Is alive and well.

MARKET QUOTATIONS.

CHICAGO. CATTI.E—Common to Prime 13.50 <8 6.00 Grades 3.60 @6.00 Sheep—Fair to Choice 4.00 @ 0.00 Wheat—No. 2 Spring ,77!4@ .78 Cohn—No. 2, new 40 & .50 Oats—No. 2...; 32 @ .3214 RTE—No. 2 72 @ .74 Buttek —Choice Creamery 20 @ .21 Cheese—Full Cream, flats .02)4 Egos*-Fresh ; u @ .15 Potatoes—New, per brl 2.00 @ 2.75 INDIANAPOLIS. Cattle—Shipping 5.25 @ 5.25 Hogs—Choice Light 3.50 @ 6.u0 Sheep—Common to Prime 3.00 @4.75 Wheat—No. 2 Red 75 @ .73 Coen—No. 1 White..’ .50 & .02 Oats —No. 2 White 2*5 @ .36 ST. LOUIS. Cattle 2 3.00 @ 5.00 Hogs., 3.50 <5 6.00 Wheat—No. 2 Red 76 @ .77 Cohn—No. 2 46HS’* .46>4 Oats—No. 2 2a @ .31 It ye—No. 2 .70 @ .72 CINCINNATI. Cattle 3.00 @ 4.75 Hogs*..., 3.00 @ &.oo Sheep 3.00 m 5.25 Wheat—No. 2 Red 76 @ .77 Coen—No. 2 43 @ .so Oats—No. 2 Mixed 33 & .34 DETROIT. Cattle 3.00 ® 4.50 Hogs 3.00 & 5.50 Sheep... .... ... 3.00 @4.75 Wheat—No. i Rea .82 @ .83 Coen—No. 2 Yellow .so @ .61 Oats—No.2 White, 2)4 @ .37 froLEDO. Wheat-No. 2 .si @ .33 Cobs—No. 2 White m @ .52 Oats—No. 2 White 2*3 @ .35 Rye • 73 @ .75 „ BUFFALO. Beep Cattle—Com. to Prime.. 4.00 @ 8.00 Hogs—Best Grades 4.00 #6.50 Wheat—No. 1 Hard 33 @ .39 008N —No. 2... .S 3 @ 56 MILWAUKEE. W heat—No. 2 Spring .73 @ .75 Coen—No. 3 45 @ ,7 Oats-No. 2 White 2*4 @ '.35 «ye No. 1 .70 @ 78 BAELEY—No. 2 .61 at 62 poBE-Mes. u ;s g n f 6 „ NEW YORK. Cattle 3.50 @ *OO • 3.00 @6.25 Coke—No. 2........ 57 @ 59 Oats—Mixed Western 36 @ .39 Butteb —Creamery ig @ .21 Pona—Old Mesa 11.75 @12.75

CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR.

ELEVENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION IN NEW YORK CITY. Wonderful Growth of the Societies All Over the World—Delegates by Tens of Thousands Participating at the New York Convention—No Drones. All Active Members. New York correspondence: Tho eleventh International Christian Endeavor Convention, which convened

iii Madison Square Garden, is probably the largest religious conference ever held in this country. Nearly twenty thousand delegates are attending. There are many delegates present from Europe, Asia, Africa. Australia .and Canada. The address of wel-

FRANCIS F. CLARK.

come from Brooklyn’s pastors was delivered by Rev. A. C. l)ixon. Tho response in behalf of the trustees of the Christian Endavor Society and delegates was made by Dr. Merrill E. Gates, Amherst College, and Rev. Pratt, pastor of Williston Church, wh'ch was the birthplace of the Christian Endeavor Society, responded. He concluded by presenting Chairman Clark a gavel made from the pulpit and corner stone of Williston Church. Tho’annual report of General Secretary Baer was presented. It stated that the regularly reconiod societies number 21,4180, while those unrecorded would bring the total to '25,000. The number reported at last year’s Minneapolis convention was 16,274. The total metpbership is 1,370,200. New York leads In

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number of societies, Illinois third, lowa sixth. The banner for the greatest proportionate societies was awarded Manitoba. The banner for the greatest number of societies was awarded Ontario, Illinois was awarded the banner for having the largest number of junior societies. The report of tho committee appointed at Minneapolis last year on closing

the World’s Fair on Sundays was agreed to. A resolution passed instructing the Chairman and Secretary of the convention to present the Senate a memorial to the effect that tho eleventh annual convention of Christian Endeavors, 20,000 strong, and representing 1,200,000 peo-

people, respectfully request that the United States Senate in connection with tho House take such action as will compel the commissioners of the Columbian Exposition to close the gates on Sunday, and prohibit the sale of intoxicating liquors on the fair grounds. H.lnfc<»ry of the Society. The Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor is one of the most striking phenomena of the last quarter of the most phenomenal century of human history. It was born in humble surroundings, amidst “the common people," as the result of the quickening of the spiritual life of a Congregational Church in Portland, Me. It was bom of necessity. The whole theory of the society is that the Christian must be trained into Christian manhood. It is the idea for which the industrial training school stands, which teaches apprentices how to work by working, how to use tools by us : ng them, how to exercise hand, and foot, and eye, and brain in order that these members may become in the highest degree efficient and serviceable in life’s vocation. It was Feb, 2, 1881, that the Rev. Francis E. Clark, the young pastor of Willis'.on Church, Portland, Mo., called his young people together and presented to them the constitution of a society which it was proposed to organize and which he decided to name the Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor, and from that the society has grown to its present proportions.

The equipment of the organization is simple. There are three special committees, lookout, prayer meeting, and social, and the bulk of the society 1 ! work is accomplished through these channels. As the founder of the society had no idea of its great extensive power in its striking adaptability, no special effort was made to found branches. Gradually, however, the fame of the new organization spread through the community and througt New England. Before Ihe close of 188] a second society was established al Newburyport, Mass., and a little later a third in another church in Portland. The remaikable growth of the organization is illustrated by this official table of membership of the.united soe'e ics: Societies. Members In IRBI '. 2 6( In 1882 7 48] In 1883...., 66 2.871 In 1884 156 8,901 In 1885 253 10,96* In 1886 850 60.00 C In 1887 2,314 140,0 W In 1888 4,879 310.00 C In 1889 7,672 485,000 In 1890 11,013 600,00 C In 1891 16,274 1.008.98 C in 1892 (on record Jan. 1.) 18,500 1,100,001 Over thirty denominations are in this great army of young people. The society has its stanch adherents in every quarter of the world. Dr. Clark, the founder, has made two trips to the other side of the Atlantic for the purpose of putting the organization upon a firm footing in England and on the Continent. Advices have just been received from Chester, England, which give glowing reports of the second English national convention. One church could not hold the vast throng that attended.

World’s Fair Notes.

The Kentucky Building will be atypical representation of a Southern colonial mandon. More that one thousand men are now at work on the mammoth Manufactures Building. The Swiss National Council has appropriated 120,000 francs *524,000) for an exhibit. The celebrated blue grass of Kentucky will be displayed in the exhibit *Moh that State will make.

WHAT PROPHET FOSTER HAS TO SAY. A Storm of Considerable Energy In the Upper Missouri Valley About the 18th— Drouth Conditions to Continue la Parts of the South. 'Meteorological Matters. My last bulletin gave forecasts of the storm wave due to cross the continent from 11th to 15th, and the next will reach the Pacific coast about the 16th, cross the Western mountains by the close of the 17th, the great central valleys from 18th to 20th, and the Eastern States about the 21st. This storm will bo at its greatest energy in the Upper Missouri Valley about tho 17th and ltrth. A wave of cooler and more pleasant weather, moving eastward, will cross tho Western mountains about the 19th, the great central valleys about the 21st, and the Eastern States about the 23d, Drouth conditions in largo localities will continue in,, many parts of the Southern Statute,‘while in Northern sections and iri '-fibiintries of more thin 2,000 feet elevation, the weather will be more seasonable. j Unususlly severe hurricanes may be expected in West Indies and on the Gulf of MexicOyduring July and August, and while these hurricanes are on the Gulf we may expect sudden cool periods in the Northwestern States. Local Forecasts. Weather changes move from west to east across the continent, and eaoh local forecast is made for within 250; miles east and west of the magnetic meridian mentioned, and for all the country between 25 and 60 degrees of north latitude. These local weather changes will occur within twenty-four hours before or after sunset of the dates given: SANTA FE, DENVER, AND BLACK HILLS MERIDIAN. July 17 —Warmer. July 18—Storm wave on this meridian. July 19—Wind changing. July 20—Cooler and clearing. July 21—Fair and cool. July 22—Moderating. July 23—Warmer. GALVESTON, KANSAS CITY AND MINNEAPOLIS MERIDIAN. July 17—Moderating. July 18—Warmer. July 19—Storm wave on this meridian. July 20—Wind changing. July 21—Cooler and clearing. July 22—Fair and cool. July 23—Moderating. ATLANTA, CINCINNATI AND LANSING MERIDIAN. July 17 —Fair and cool. July 18—Moderating. July 19 —Warmer. July 20—Storm wave on this meridian. July 21—Wind changing. July 22—Cooler and clearing.* July 23—Fair and cool. Coal anti Ca b >n Notes. In order to form a 25 .to 50 foot coal vein from vegetation would require 200 to 400 feet of fallen vegetable decay. The vegetation from which geologists declare coal is derived grows in swamps where there is an abundance of water, but not sufficient to cover the vegetation entirely while it is growing. Therefore, in order to produce even 210 feet of the coal-forming vegetation, the suriace of the swamp water would necessarily have to gradually rise ut least fifty feet, as the vegetable decay would accumulate, otherwise the vegetation would soon be high and dry above the water, where it would not grow. It would not do to say that this vegetation began to grow and accumulate at the bottom of a lake fifty feet deep, gradually filling up the lake with the vegetable remains, for that class of vegetation will not grow in such a lake. Geologists say that hard coal is formed of soft coal by volcanic heat and great pressure. In this they are prolably correct. Then the hard coal is formed by the heat and pressure driving off the water and the lighter oils of the soft coal. In that case all the dirt, the incombustibles, the gravel, rock, pyrites of iron, etc., would remain in the hard coal and we would have a greater proportion to the ton of this dirt in hard than in soft coal. But every person who has used hard and soft coal knows that the proportion of ash or dirt in the hard coal is not more than one-half what it is in soft coal. This is positive evidence, irrefutable, that instead of coal being formed of vegetation in a swamp it fell as cosmical dust. The heavier forms would settle quickly in deep water, and therefore we have the hard coal with but little ash or dirt in it. The lighter forms would float longer, settle slower, reach the shallow waters near the shore, and contain more dirt than the anthracite or hard coal. When our coal beds were deposited the Mississippi Valley was the shallow part of (he seas, as the south end of Baffin’s Bay now is the shallow part and near the shores, and the region of New York and Pennsylvania hard coal was in the deep sea. On this line of thought nothing but harmony is found, while on the vegetable line of coal formations all is chaos. Almost universally fire-clay is found under beds of coal, and instead of it benig a vegetable producing clay, it, as a rule, fell on vegetable growth, smothering and killing it. In northern latitudes this clay is found under great masses of carbonite, the two deposits being in and covered with great masses of solid glacier ioe, witn not a particle of evidence that any vegetation evei existed there. There are no abraded mountains near these deposits from which they could have been carried.by water. Prof. Vail says that this fire-clay under a carbonite deposit is found between massive beds of glacier ice, and being a geologist he declares that his brother geologists are utterly confounded as to where this clay and carbon came from. The only reasonable inference is that this fire-clay and carbon fell as the snow and was deposited on the glacier ice. This will be further discussed hereafter. Sulphur and pyrites of iron are found in coal in large quantities. The iron is no, always between strata of ooal, but is often found running in various directions through the coal veins. Did vegetation produce these iron pyrites also? They are formed by a union of sulphur and iron, and which, both being minerals, must have had the same common origin as the other minerals of the earth. - Astronomers say that in the nebulous era of the earth there was a coming together of matter from space, and iron, sulphur, silver, gold, carbon and other minerals and metals must have been among the original materials that compose the earth. If this sulphur and pyrites of iron necessarily were original materials, how came they in the coal if the latter was formed of vegetation? Astronomers are no doubt correct as to the matter of the earth being condensations from space, but they are probably in error as to the matter having fallen together suddenly, and it is more reasonable that the carbon, sulphur and iron fell to the earth together in later geological ages, and this I will endeavor to prove. Copyrighted lm, by W. T. Foster.

M'EWEN, Chairman.

WEATHER FORECASTS.

MILITIA ON THE MARCH.

STATE TROOPS ORDERED TO HOMESTEAD. The Entire Force, About 8,000 Men, Hurried to the Beene or Action—Homestead Wild with Excitement on Keceipt of the News. May Bo a Fight. The entire division of the National Guard of Pennsylvania, about 8,000

SHERIFF M CLEARY

with the strikers. On- receipt of this request from the sheriff, Governor Partison, as Commander-in-chief of the National Guard, at onee issued the following order: George K. Snowden, Major Goneral, Commandin'! National Guard of Pennsylvania: Put the division un *er arms and move at once, with animunliion. to tho support of the Sheriff of Allegheny County, at Homestead. Maintain the pcaca Protect all persons in their rights under tho constitution and laws of the State. Communicate with me. RorEifT E. Pattison, Governor. To Sheriff McCleary the following telegram was sent: Will.am H. MeOleary, Sheriff of ALoiheny County. Pittsburg: Have ordered Maj. Gen. George R. Snowden with a division of National Guard of Pennsylvania to your support at once. Put yourself in communication with him. Communicate to me further particulars. Roukrt E. Pattisox. Governor. Gen. Snowden, with the Adjutant General and Quartermaster General, at once proceedod to formulate the ordors for the mobilization of the guard. The News at Homestead. The news that the Governor had ordered out the State troops created great excitement at Homestead. It was not received until 11 o’clock at night, and most of tho strikers had gone home. Those who remained on the streets' hastily gathered together and discussed

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the meaning of the new move. “Will the soldiers protect the ‘black sheep’ if Carnegie tries to start up with non-union men?” was tho chief question. Many of the men who lingered on the streets refused to believe that the troops had been called out and said that it was like all of the wild rumors that had been circulated every nigh*. The hot-headed strikers were at first disposed to be a little defiant, and there were occasional declarations that even the militia would be opposed, but when it was learned that the division ordered out numbered 8,000 men, the declarations promptly gave way to, “Oh, well, we have beat the Pinkertons,any way; they did not dare to come,” and thus consolation is found in the reflection that the most hated enemy of organized labor tho Pinkerton guards—had been obliged to confess defeat and give up the battle.

THE LOSS AT ST. JOHN’S.

One-Half the Entire Town In Ashes and 10,000 People In Tents. A stable at the head of Long's hill in St. John’s, N. F., caught fire. The wind was blowing a strong gale from the west and rain had not fallen, for three weeks. The adjoining houses rapidly caught and in a few minutes Long’s hill was a sea of flames. Flying embers ignited houses hundreds of yards to the leeward, and so rapid was tho work of destruction that there was no time to haul down a sufficient number of houses to break the march of the fire. The Market House, the Commercial Bank, the Athena?um Building, St. Andrew’s Church, the Temple Club House, the Chamber of Commerce Building, the Telegram Building, the Anglican Cathedral (.cost $500,000), the Methodist College, the Masonic Temple and St. Patrick’s Hall all fell before the flames. The waterside mercantile premises were attacked, and the shipping began to get out from the piers to the middle of the harbor. The Anglo-American telegraph office became untenable, and communication with the outside world was cut off. The sea of fire which swept Water street rendered all attempts at saving property futile. A few hundred people who had the temerity to remain indoors were compelled to flee to the rear and make their escape from piers aboard vessels that were waiting,swinging to their lines ready to drop out of danger. The buildings on Water street were built of stone and brick, but those buildings fell almost as quickly as the wooden structures in other streets. Having expended its fury to the eastward, where there was nothing more to destroy, the fire began to edge northward 'up the slope on which the town was built. Cochrane street, leading from the Government house to the harbor, the town’s handsomest thoroughfare, fell a victim, only a few dwellings at the top escaping. The Methodist church on this street escaped, but not so St. Patrick’s hall. Successful efforts were made to prevent the fire from creeping across to the Mercy convent, but the Congregational Church in this neighborhood could not be saved. Two-thirds of the business part of the town and one-haif of the entire town —throe-fourths of the value of the town —has been destroyed. Nearly 10,000 persons are sheltered in the Parliament house and under sheds and tents in Bannerman’s park and other open placee. The town is enveloped in a dense smoke from the surrounding woods, which seem to be all on fire. The Kilbridge Catholic Church, ihree miles out toward Bay Bulls, was totally destroyed.

Masculinities.

The Emperor of Ch'na has ten men to do nothing but carry his umbrella. Sweet-meets— Two fond lovers In a first embrace. Deep thinkers—Visitors in a coal mine wondering whether they will get out alive. Every man who has money is abused for not buying the things other people want to get rid of.

THE SENATE AND HOUSE.

WORK OF OUR NATIONAL LAW. MAKERS. Proceeding* of tho Senate and Hon*, at Representatives Discussed and Acted Upon—Gist or th» Busiuoss. The National Solon*. In the House, on the (iih, vi.o conference, report on the river and harbor bill wo® agreed to—l6l to 85. The motion made by Tracey of New Y'ork to refer ihe silver bill to the Uommittee oa Ranking and. Currency wss loft—yeas. 43; nays 15a Mr. Williams of Massachusetts moved to reconsider. Mr. Bland moved 1o lay thelatter motion on the table. Mr. Bland’s motion was carried by a viva voce vote—--146 to 32—but Mr. ru- ey demanded th» yeas and nays. The sundry civil approlula^ lon blll tnndned to the Senate front the Committee on Appropriations, carries. » aßgrerating r 76,797,768, an Incroass of C11.5i4.816 over tlie House bill. Included ,A?rnn„ lt ' cre: ‘~ 0 u " appropriation of 55,10.1,000 in aid of the Wor.d’, Fair. On ihe 7th. the House passed a resolution to investigate tho Uoiuosjtoad conflict,, and the Oates resolution regarding the Investigation of the Pinkerton system was reported favorably. The I’enato was addressed by Senator rainier and othors upon theHomestead riots. Items in the sundry civil hill appropriating $300,090 for the Government exhibit at. the World's Fairand $320,000 for tho Naiional Commission were passed. Tho select House Committee on th® Columbian Exposition made a supplemental report on the Ith, advancing additional reasons in favor of lho proposition for an appropriation of $.5,000,000 in aid of the Exposition. The committee says the appropriation is to be made on condition that $lO,000,000 has been provided and actually expended by the local corporation in preparation for the Exposition, and that tbe necessary excess over $15,000,000 will be raised by the citizens of Chicago. The committee is of the opinion that the Government will in all probability not only rocoive back into the Treasury as Its proportion of tho net proceeds of the Exposition tho full amount of said $5,000,000, b' dt a largo sum in addition thereto, Mr. ’ Hill made a speech (practically his first effort in the Senate) in explanation of a bill introduced by him changingthe date for the dedication of tho World’s Fair Buildings at Chicago from the 12th to tbe 21st of October, and the Senate paid him the compliment of immediately passing the bill without the formality of referring It to a committee. In the Senate on the 11th, Mr. Peffer offered a joint resolution, to lie on the. table, limiting the term of office of the President of the United States to one term. Mr. Quay presented, in order that it might be printed in the Record, the statement of the employes at Homestead The attendance in the House was larger than usual. The following measures v ore passed: For the construction of a bridge ac:oss the Missouri River at or near Omaha; appropriating $250,000 ftr tho publication of the reports of the eleventh census. Mr. Herbert. Mr. Lawson, and Mr. Doiliver were appointed conferrees on the naval appropriation bill. Mr. Whoelerof Alabama submitted theconference report on the military academy appropriation bill Mr. Holman and Mr. Robertson opposed the report on account of the large appropriations, this bill being the largest over passed by Congress for the military academy.

men, has been ordered to Home s t e a d to support Sheriff McCleary in suppressing tho riots at that place. This action of the Governor was taken ton receipt.of a dispatch from Sheriff McCleary saying that he was utterly unable to raise a posse of sufficient size to cope

General Outlook for Corn Is Not Good Oats In Fair Shape. The Farmer’s Review this week contains the following: CORN. In Illinois the corn crop is in anything but a desirable condition. Out of the alternate. counties reporting, only one gives the condition as good, all of the other correspondents giving either poor or only fair. This fair means below an average, and in some cases 25 per cent, below. The ouilook in Indiana is somewhat better, nearly 45 per cent, of the correspondents reporting the prospectsfor the corn crop as good, the others reporting fair, with the exception of about one in seven, which report poor. The crop is behind on account of lateness in planting, but is making up for it in rapid growth. In Ohio the outlook is a little below that of Indiana, about one-fourth, of the correspondents reporting the outlook for this crop as good. The others about equally report fair and poor. In Michigan the crop is making rapid growth and in about half of the counties reporting is a full average or above. Of the remainder, two-thirds report fair, and one-third poor. The corn crop in Kentucky is in very fine condition, all of the correspondents except eight reporting fair and good, most of the counties being an average or above. In Mississippi about one in five report the prospects as good. 15 per cent, report poor and the others fair. In Kansas and Nebraska the crop is reported as fair or good, with the exception oi a very few counties, where the season lias been particularly unfavorable. In lowa 12 per cent, report the condition as good. 42 por cent, report fair, and 46 per cent, report poor. In Wisconsin the outlook, is very unfavorable, two-thirds of the correspondents reporting it as poor, and in some cases less than half a crop. In Minnesota the "crop is in from fair to poor condition, while in the Dakotas. half of the correspondents report good and others fair io poor. SPRING WHEAT. Very little spring wheat has been sown in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, JMichigan, Kentucky, Missouri and Kansas, but the little sown is generally in good condition. In Nebraska the outlook is fair. In lowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and the Dakotas the crop is generally reported fair and good, in a great many counties being above an average. Taking the twelve States as a whole, about 92 per cent, of the correspondents give a favorable report. OATS. The oat crop is in good shape over most of the country, all of the correspondents, with the exception of about 15 per cent., giving a favorable report. In Illinois 43 per cent, report the outlook as a full average or above, 25 per cent, report it fair, and the rest poor. In Indiana the crop is in fair shape, with few exceptions. In Ohio about 70 per cent, report the outlook at from fair to above average. In Michigan and Kentucky the outlook Is good, but in Missouri nearly one-half report the outlook as poor to fair, the. rest average or above. In Kansas onehalf report the crop fair to good, others poor. Two-thirds in Nebraska report fair to good, the others poor. In lowa, one-fourth report the crop in poor condition, the others report from fair to above average. The crop in Wisconsin. Minnesota, and the Dakotas is generally an average or abov«j. ,

Following Is a showing of the standing of each of the teams of the different associations. NATIONAL LEAGUE. w. L. i?c.| W. K £c.. Boston. 52 21 .712 W ashlngton.34 39 .466Brooklyn...so 25 .6(17 Chicago. no 38 .441 Philadelp’ia4s 29 ,fi(JßiNew York... .31 41 .431, Cincinnati.. 43 30 .589 St. Louis... .29 45 .892; Cleveland.. .39 33 .542 Louisville.. .28 46 .378 Pittsburg. ..36 39 .480iBaltimore... .20 53. .274 WESTERN ASSOCIATION (REORGANIZED). w. L. t?c.| W. L. sc. Omaha l o l.OOOlMinneap'lig. o 0 .000 Indianap'lis. 1 0 1.000, Kansas City. 0 1 .000 Columbus... 0 0 .OWToledo 0 1 .000 ILLLNOIB-lOWA LEAGUE. W. L. t?c. W. L. t>c. B.L-Mollne.ll 7 .611 Bocktord... 9 10 .471 Joliet 11 9 .550 Jacksonville 6 11 .353 WISCONSIN-MICHIGAN LEAGUE. W. L. ¥c. W. L. Ish.-Neg.....i6 ll- Mi Martinetta. .l3 li .542 Menominee .14 10 .583 1 Marinette... 9 16 .360 Oshkosh 11 * Bay., u 15 348

CROP REPORTS.

On the Diamond.