Greenfield Evening Republican, Greenfield, Hancock County, 17 June 1895 — Page 3

PLEASURE TRIPS,

Numerous Excursions the Coming Summer at Reasonable Rates.

Whether the tourist's fancy directs hiui to the New England States or the Atlantic seaboard to the South or to the lake region of the North or to the Rocky Mountains and the wonderland beyond the Mississippi, he will be given opportunity to indulge his tastes at a small cost for railroad fare this year. There will be low rates to Baltimore over the Pennsylvania Lines in May, account the American Medical Association to Decatur, 111., account the German Baptist (Dunkard) meeting, and to Pittsburg for the Presbyterian General Assembly. There will also be low rates over these l.nes to Meridian, Miss account the General Assembly Cumberland Presbyterian church the same month. In June excursion tickets will be sold over the Pennsylvania Lines to Omaha account the National Jr. O. U. A. M. to Chattanooga, Tenn, for the International Convention of Epworth League to Cleveland, Ohio, account the National Republican League Meeting, and to Roanoke, Va., for the German Baptist meeting. Excursions for July include low rates over the Pennsylvania to Baltimore for the Baptist Y. P. Union Meetine to Asbury Park for the L. A. W. meeting, and to Boston for the Chris-: tian Endeavor Convention, and to Denver Col., account the National Educational Association meeting. In August excursion tickets will be on sale over the Pennsylvania Lines to Boston, account the Knights Templar Conclave The sale of low rate tickets will not be restricted to members of the organizations mentioned, but the public generally may take advantage of them.

The Asbury Park excursion will doubtless attract many to that delightful ocean resort. Atlantic City, Cape May, Long Branch aBd all the famous watering places along the New Jersey coast are located on the Pennsylvania Lines, hence this will be a desirable opportunity to visit the seashore. The Denver excursion Will be just the thing for a sight-seeing 3 tunt thro' the far West, as tickets will b3 honored going one way and returning a different route through the most romantic scenery beyond the Mississippi aid Missouri rivers. Variable route privileges will also be accorded Boston excursionists, enabling them to visit Niagara Falls, Montreal, Thousand Islands and St. Lawrenca Rapids, the White Mountains, the Hudson River territory, and to return by steamer on Long Island Sound, after sight-seeing at Newport. Narragansett Pier, Nantucket and the Cape Cod resorts to New York and thence through the agricultuaal paradise of the Keystone State, along the Susquehanna and Juniata rivers, over the Alleghenies, around famous Horse Shoe Curve, through historic Johnstown and the coke and iron regions of Western Pennsylvania. It is also expected that Boston excursionists over the Pennsylvania Lines will be privileged to return via Baltimore and Washington if they so desire.

In addition to the above, there will be plenty of other cheap excursions over the Pennsylvania Lines to various points. As the season .is some weeks away, arrangements in detail have not been consummated, but it is certain that no railway will offer better inducements ihan the liberal concessions in rates and privileges that may be enjoyed by travelers over the Pennsylvania Lines. This fact may readily be ascertained upou application to any passenger or ticket agent of these lines, or by addressing F. VAN DUSEN, Chief Assistant Gen. Pass. Aet., Pittsburg, Pa. apr6wd-t-s-tf

REDUCED RATKS.

Excursions over Penusylunuia Linos Dur-

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Season of 1895.

Liberal concessions iu fare over 'the Pennsylvania lines have been granted for numerous events to take place this summer in various parts of the United States. In addition to local excursions tiokets at reduced rates will be sold over these lines as given in the following paragraphs. Excursion tickets may be obtained at ticket offices on the Pennsylvania System and will also be sold over this route by connecting railroads. Some of the points to which tickets will be sold and dates of sale as follows:

To Cleveland June 18 and 19 for the National Republican League Convention good returning June 22d inclusive.

To Chattanooga, Tenn., June 25 and 26 and 27 inclusive, account Epworth League International Conference good returning fifteen days from date of sale. By special arrangements return limit may be extended an additional fifteen days.

To Denver, Colorado Springs, Maniton or Pueblo, Col., July 3, 4 and 5 account National Educational Association Meeting. The return trip must be commenced July 12th 13th, 14th or 15th unless by special arrangement the return limit is extended to Sept. 1.

To Baltimore July 16th and 17th good returning until August 5 inclusive account the Convention of Baptist Young People's Union of America.

To Boston, July 5th to 9th, inclusive for tbe National Christian Endeavor Meeting. Return limit may be extended by special arrangement to August 3d.

To Boston August 19th to 25th inclusive account Triennial Conclave Knights Templar. Return limit extended to October 3d by special arrangement.

To Louisville, Ky., in September, for National Encampment, G. A. R. One cent per mile. Reasonable return limit.

The reduced rates over the Pennsylvania lines will not be restricted to members of the organizations mentionel, but may be taken advantage of by the public generally. Any Pennsylvania Line Ticket or Passenger Agent will furnish desired information concerning rates, time of trains and other details to applicants, or the same may be obtained by addressing W. H. Scott, ticket agent, Greenileld, Ind., or F. Van Dusen, Caief Asst. Gen. Pass. Agt Pittsburg, Pa. may21dwtf

There is more catarrh In this section of the country than all other diseases put together, and until the last few years was supposed to be iacurable. For a great many years doctors pronounced It a local disease and perscribed local remedies, and jb.y constantly ^falling to cure with local treatment pronounced it incurable. Science has proven catarrh to be a constitutional disease and therefore requires constitutioaal treatment.

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TREASURY CONDITION

Receipts For June Show No Improvement Over May.

ESTIMATES FOR THE YEAR.

She Deficit Will Be About 845,000,000. Notwithstanding This There Will lie No Special Session of Congress or Another Issue of lJonds—Treasury Oiliciuls

Satisfied With the State of Affairs.

WASHINGTON, June 17.—The treasury receipts from customs and internal revenue so far during the month of June show no improvement over last month, while the disbursements remain practically the same. The receipts from sugar importations are surprisingly lower, and the expected large increase from whisky witiidrawis has not materialized.

For the first lialf of the present month, the receipts from customs amount to $6,224,725 and from internal revenue $5,197,085, making the total receipts from customs for the eleven and a half months of the fiscal year $146,843,(587, and from internal revenue Sources $136,954,163. During the last five months the receipts from customs have been as follows: January, $17,361,916 February, $13,334,691 March, $14,929,729 April, $12,453,086 May, $12,474,558 June, estimated, $13,000,000.

During the same months the returns from internal refenue sources have been as follows: January, $9,034,964 February, $8,860,480 March, $9,854,977 April, $10,648,88 May, $10,754,053 June, estimated, $11,000,000, making the total receipts for the year, from customs, $153,618,962, and from internal revenues $142,757,077. The present deficit of $48,400,950, however, is likely to be reduced by cutting of expenditures to about $45,000,000 for the full fiscal year. Notwithstanding this showing for the year's operations, there is no expectation from any source of an extra session of congress or of another bond issue before the regular meeting in December.

Today the gold reserve amounts to about $99,500,000, with an available cash balance of nearly $184,000,000, which is regarded as ample to meet all ordinary demands. The spirit of confidence and security which pervades the treasury department at this time is largely due to the provision in the last bond contract, obligating the syndicate to protect the gold in the treasury from withdrawals for export.

The ability of the syndicate to carry out this provision lias been amply demonstrated during the last several months, when the rate of sterling exchange has at times ruled far above the" export point. This obligation can not be discharged, until Oct. 1 next.

At the present time the syndicate owes the government about $7,500,000 on its contract, and while the entire issue of bonds has been taken to London deliveries will be made only as fast as gold is deposited.

TERRIFIED THE INHABITANTS.

A Five Hundred Pound Meteor Falls Into a Lagoon.

TACOMA, June 17.—A special to The Ledger from Port Townsend, Wash., says: Saturday night at 8 o'clock Chimacum, a small farming center four miles from here, experienced a terrific explosion and jar, the result of the falling of a 500-pound meteor, which burst with aloud noise at* the height of 100 yards, and after causing a small sized cyclone of several minutes' duration buried itself deep in the muddy water of a neighboring lagoon.

The meteor struck the bottom with force enough to break crockery in farm houses three miles away, creating terror among residents who believed the end of the world had come. Ten hours after the occurrence the waters of the lagoon were still bubbling and seething and were found to be hot enough to readily cook eggs. Systematic dragging of the lagoon failed to bring up any traces of the celestial messenger which is believed to be buried deep in the earth.

Newspaper Train Wrecked.

NEW HAVKN, June 17.—One of the most serious accidents in years on the Consolidated road occurred yesterday, when the newspaper train from New York jumped the track at Spring street. The brake hose burst. Engineer Higgins called for brakes, but the headway was such lie could do nothing. The train, which was running at 50 miles an hour, was all smashed to pieces. The engine left the track at a frog, rolled over three times and the cars were piled on top of it. Higgins and William Campbell, the fireman, were injured internally. They will probably die.

Drummer Charged With Kinbezzlement.

NASHVILLE, June 17.—Mortimer Bartlett, a drummer from Philadelphia is under arrest in this city, charged with embezzlement. He was arrested on the receipt of a telegram from B. J. Linden, chief of police of Philadelphia. What the amount is is not known. Bartlett will not talk, will not tell who he travels for and refuses to do ,Qr say anything until he hears from his father in Philadel phia to whom he sent a message. Bartlett is well dressed intelligent and does not seem worried over the affair.

Ariueninii Keforms Delayed.

CONSTANTINOPLE, June 17.—Upon the appointment of Said Pasha as grand vizier the powers have granted the porte's request for further time to consider the Armenian scheme of reforms. It is stated that Turkey has given a reply, acceding to the principle of European control, but asking tliut the period of control be limited and suggesting a three year limit.

The Innocent Party Killed.

MEMPHIS, June 17.—J. S. Melbourne, a well known contractor of this city, was shot and killed yesterday evening by Sam Edgerton, 'a jealous negro, who attempted to kill his mistress, Susie Locker at Pontotoc and Hadden avenue. Mr. Melbourne was passing by at the time and received two bullets intended for the woman. Edgerton was captured.

A Candidate for Senator.

JACKSON, Miss., June 17.—Hon. Charles E. Hooker of this city, who, for ginany years ably represented the Seventh district iu congress, has authorized the announcement that he is a candidate for United States senator to succeed Senatqr George.

SUGAR INDUSTRY IN GERMANY. The Kwichstag Asked to Enact New Laws of Protection.

WASHINGTON, June 17. Consul Muth at Madgeburg, Germany, has sent to the state department a report on the preliminary sugar law of Germany. He says the German government has come to the relief of the beet sugar industry by submitting to the reichstag a preliminary law which provides that until July 1, 1899, the rate of export bounty now in force shall continue. Under the sugar law of 1S91, the rates would have been reduced after Aug. 1, 1895, and after Aug. 1, 1897, the export bounty was to have been discontinued.

Germany, he says, now pays a lower export boimty than any other competing country, aud any reduction would have been suicidal. The country is now in a deplorable state, and nothing will save it from serious loss unless growth and unnatural extension are checked. Germany will probably make another attempt to abolish or regulate the bounty system internationally, but Mr. Muth doubts if a satisfactory understanding can be reached. Many conferences have been held recently with a view to improving the sugar interests, but as yet nothing lias been accomplished. Unless an international agreement can be readied he predicts the following basis on which the new sugar law will eventually be constructed:

The export bounty will be increased. To reimburse itself for the extra expense, the government will increase the internal consumption taxes and the duty on imported sugars.

A tax will be levied on the output of raw sugar factories, manufacturing in excess of a fixed maximum per campaign year. The rate of this tax to increase with the increased output. Factories producing less than the maximum per year to be exempt from this tax. •A contingent limit to be established for each factory calculated on the average output of the last five years. If a factory exceeds this limit, it must pay a very high tax on such excess, probably as much as the export bounty will amount to.

Meanwhile the preliminary law continuing the present bounty will enable the government to thoroughly consider the sugar question. A new law will then be submitted, which will answer the various demands of local interest throughout the empire.

ROBBERY THE MOTIVE.

An Old Farmer Murdered and His Body Hidden in His Barn.

EKTE, Kan., June 17.—The body of Farmer Peterson, a bachelor, about 60 years of age, who lived alone, was found by neighbors hidden in the manger of his barn. The body was covered with hay and old horse blankets were thrown over the hay as if to cover up all traces of the crime.

The neighbors had missed the old man around for about a week, and becoming suspicious, went to his house. They found it unlocked and no one in. Tlie condition of the furniture indicated that there had been a struggle, and the searchers" went'to the barn where they soon located the man's body. The old man is thought to have had considerable money, some of .which lie had intended to invest in a few days, but none of it can be found. There is not the slightest clew to the identity of the murderer.

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Mount Stkuling, Ky., June 17.— Montgomery couirty had another killing Saturday a:ternoon at Johnson slariou, on the Kentucky and South Atlantic railroad. James Whitaker met Newt Anderson on the road and put five bullets in Anderson's body, killing him instantly. Whitaker came to-this city at once and gave himself up to the officers. He says Anderson has repeatedly threatened his life.

Nebraska Crops All 1 tight.

OMAHA, June 17.—Nebraska crops are in better condition than they have been for years. The indications are that the corn yield of the state will be something enormous. It is 80 per cent of the crop of tho entire state. Much of the corn was planted late within the present month, yet it is already sprouted and flourishing. The small grain will be a full crop.

League of Central American StateB.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, June 17.-Vice President Dento Franco Baca H. Just has been installed as the president of Nicaragua in the temporary absence of President Zelaya at Amapala to Confer with the presidents of Honduras, Salvador and probably Guatemala as to the formation of a league of Central American states.

liispectliiff Waterworks.

NASHVILLE, July 17.—One hundred df the leading citizens of Evansville, Ind., are in this city to inspect the wacerworks system, haying been sent by the city of Evansville, that is preparnig to overhaul its water and sewer system to prevent a recurrence of typhoid fever, which is extensively prevailing in that city.

Two Traders Murdered.

SYDNEY, June 17.—The natives of the Solomon islands have murdered two traders. Head hunting is rampant on the island. The British admiral there has been ordered to repress the excesses.

Admiring Our Cruiaer.

HAMBURG, June 17.—The United States cruiser Marblehead is the great attraction in the harbor here and is visited and admired by thousands.

BASE BALL.

Standing of the Different Clubs In the National League.

The following is the standing of the different clubs in the National League: Won. Lost. Per ct. 14 .641 23 15 .605 Pittsburg 27 18 .600 Cleveland 26 18 .591 26 21 .553 Cincinnati 23 20 .535 22 20 .524 2 2 21 .512 3 1 21 .600 19 22 .463 St. Louis 15 31 .326 Louisville 7 35 .167

SATURDAY'S GAMES—New York 2, Cincinnati 16 Baltimore 5, St. Louis 0 Philadelphia 16, Pittsburg 6 Brooklyn 10, Louisville 8 Washington 9, Chicago 3 Boston 6, Cleveland 5. '•,

Indications.

Increasing cloudiness warmer in extreme northwest portion easterly wind*.

RAILWAY STATISTICS

Annual Report of the Interstate Commerce.

YEARLY INCREASE IN MILEAGE.

There Is Now 233,533 Miles of Track in the United States—Decrease in learnings. Nearly Two Thousand People Killed

During the Year and S3,433 Injured. Recommendations Made.

WASHINGTON, Juno 17.—The seventh statistical report of the interstate commerce commission for the year ending Juno 550, 1894, has just been submitted.

In the introduction especial attention is called to the peculiar conditions affecting the operation of railways during the year.

First, the report- covers the last four months of the Columbian exposition, during which time there was an increased passenger traffic.

Second, it covers a period of widespread and unprecedented bn "ess depression.

Third, on June 30, 1894, 192 roads, operating upwards of 42,000 miles of line and representing about one-fourth of the total railway capitalization, were in tlie hands of receivers. The effect of these conditions is apparent in nearly all of the figures presented.

The total railway mileage in the United States on June 30, 1894, was 178,708, ail increase during the year of 2,247 miles. The increase during the previous year was 4,897. The percentage of increase during 1894 was less than for any preceding year for which reports have been made to the commission, and it is not probable that the year ending June 30, 1895, will show much improvement. The number of roads abandoned was 16. Tlie total mileage of all tracks was 233,533 miles.

The total number of railway corporations on June 30,1894, was 1,924, an increase during the year of 22. The number of roads not in operation was 77. The movement of consolidation during the year on tlie basis of mileage involved has been the greatest ever known, 15 roads, representing 1,734 miles, have been merged 22 roads, representing 2,352 miles, have been reorganized and 14 roads, representing 1,590 miles, have been consolidated. A classification of railways on the basis of operated mileage shows £,that 44 roads, and with a mileage of over lfOOO miles operate 100,547 miles of line, or 57.30 per cent of the total mileage of the country. Ninety roads operate 72.900 per cent of the entire mileage.

On June 30, 1894, the total number of locomotives were 35,492, an increase during the year of 704. The total number of cars reported was, 1,278,078. The increase in the number of cars during the year was 4,132, as against an increase of 1^,864 during the previous year. This falling off in the ratio of increase is due to tlie fact that then railways have during the year destroyed a large number of old worn outwears. During the year 1,579 locomotives and 30,386 cars were fitted, with train brakes, and 1,197 locomotives and 64,185 cars were fitted with automatic couplers. Seventy-four and eighty-one hundredth per cent of the total equipment is still without train brakes, and 72.77 per cent without automatic couplers.

The total number of railway employes on June 30, 1894, was 779,608, a decrease as compared with the number on June 30, lbV3, of 93,994, or 10.76 per cent. This is a smaller number employed than in any years since 1890. This decrease is due, the report states, to the heavy falling oil' in traffic and the endeavor of the railways to economize.

A. new feature in this report is a table giving a comparative statement of the average daily compensation of the various classes of railway employes for 1892, 1893 and 1894 was $10,796,473,813, or $62,951 per mile of line. This is an increase in the amount of outstanding capital during the year of $29,238,403. The amount of capital stock was $4,824,075,659, of which $4,103,584,146 was common stock, and $730,491,493 was preferred stock. The luuded debt was $5,356,583,019. The amount of current liabilities was $605,815,135.

The amount of railway securities held by the railways as an investment was $1 ,544,058,670, a decrease during the year of $18,963,563. The amount of stock paying no dividend was $3,066,150,094, or 64.43 per cent of the total amount. The total amounts of dividends- was $95,(375,976, or an average rate on the dividend paying stock of 5.41 per cent. The amount of bonds paying no increase was $650,573,789. The amount of miscellaneous obligations paying no interest was $53,426,264, and tlie amouut of income bonds paying no interest was $210,757,554.

The number of passenger carried was 619,688,199, an increase over the. previous year of 26,127,587, and was occasioned by the world's fair travel.

There was a large decrease in freight traffic the number of tons carried being 636,186,553, as against 745,119,482, in 1893, a decrease of 106,932,929 tons.

The gross earnings of the railways for the year were $1,073,361,797, a decrease as compared with the previous year of $147,390,077. Passenger revenue decreased $16,142,258, and the revenue from freight traffic decreased $129,562,948. The amount of operating expenses was $731,414,322, a decrease of $96,506,977. The largest per cent of decrease was in the operating expenses assigned to maintenance of way and structures, and to maintenance of equipment, which shows respectively a decrease of 15.12 and 17.72 per cent.

The net earnings were $341,947,475, a decrease of $50,883,100 as compared with the previous year. The income derived from sources outside of operations was $142,816,805. The amount of fixed charges and other deductions from income was $429,008,310, leaving a net income of $55,755,970 available for dividends, and decrease as compared with the previous year of nearly 50 per cent.

The amount of dividends paid was $95,575,976, a decrease of only $5,353,909 from the amount paid the previous year, The fact'that nearly the normal amount of dividends was paid notwithstanding the great decrease in income available for them and that the payment of tho amount stated entailed a deficit from the operations of the year of $45,912,044 is noted.

The revenue derived from the carrying of passengers was $285,349,558, and the revenue derived from freight traffic was $699,490,913. During the year 1,823 railway employes were killed and £3,422 were injured, as compared with

2,727 killed and 31,729 injured in 189SL This marked decrease in casualties is part due, the report says, to tlie decrease in the number of nieu employed and the decrease in the volume of business handled. The increased use of automatic appliances on railway equipment also may have rendered railway employment less damj-vous.

The number of passengers killed was 324, an increase ol' 25, and the number injured was 3.0.J4, a decrease of 195. To show the ratio of casualty it may ba siated that one employe was killed oat of every 428 in service, aud one injured out of every 33 employed.

In concluding the report the statistician renews the recommendations madet in previous reports in regard to the desirability of requiring annual reports* from express companies, corporations,, companies and persons owning rolling" stock used in interstate commerce, corporations, companies and persons owning depot property, stock yards and elevators used by interstate carriers and from carriers on water that compete with railways for traffic.

Reference is also made to the question of requiring the railways to report freight earnings by commodities. On account of the present depressed financial condition of railways it has been decided to let this matter rest another year, although there is no question as to -s tlie desirability of such reports.

CHARGED WITH BLACKMAIL. A Prominent Attorney and an Alleged tective Locked Up.

TOLEDO, June 17.—M. C. McEnerney, a prominent young attorney, and C. P. Hayes, an alleged detective, are behind the bars here charged with blackmaiL These two men have been working up cases under the Winn law against keepers of houses of disrepute and have already filed some 20 of these cases in the common pleas court. The law in question provides that liquor shall not be sold in such places and where a conviction is obtained in a civil action, the offenders are subject to a judgment of $350, half of which goes to the informers.

McEnerney and Hayes seem to havd a gone into the prosecution of these cases as a business venture, but some of tha women keeping these houses now charge the pair with working up cases against them and then offering to settler for a sum of money in cash, and one of the women has a receipt for money wliich she claims was paid for the settlement of such a claim. This is the* first time that cases have been pushed under the law in this state aud the predicament of the men at the bottom of it has excited considerable interest. I'

HEAD-E..0 COLLISION.

Two l'assenger Trains Come Together in South Carolina.

CHARLESTON, June 17.—A head-enct collision occurred at 1:05 o'clock Sunday morning between two passenger trains on the Charleston and Savannah railroad at Yecasse. The engines were telescoped and completely wrecked, Engineer William Black breaking his leg. Four unknown colored tramps who were stealing rides on the frout trucks were ground and cut to pieces.

The mailcar of one train was torn tor shreds, but Mail Clerks C. P. Crowffc and J. P. Beard escaped injuries. The passengers were terribly shaken up and thrown, about, but escaped serious harm. A relief train sent from Savannah, accompanied by Doctors Charlton and Duncan, ministered to the injured. The wreck occurred through the negligence of an operator in giving orders.

Shooting Afl'ray ill a Church. waf/tin

HUNTINGTON, W. Va., June 17.—At a church social j.ust outside the city Saturday nignt a number of parties engaged in a -iglit inside the church house' and Creed Harvey, a well known citizen, was shot through the heart, dying1 instantly. Mrs. Amy Lunsford waa seriously injured by being struck on th«r head with a stone. Jack Ward and Rhoda Perdue, the murderers, leaped through the window and made their escape to the woods. A large posse are now scouring the country for them.

Seven Skeletons Exhumed.

BRIGHTON, Colo., June 17.—The skeletons of seven persons—four adults and three children—have been exhumed in a field about a mile and a half from here, near the old trail where it crossed the Platte river. The character of the. skulls indicate they were white people, and it is believed they are the remains of a murdered party of emigrants, probably a family massacred by Indians and buried by subsequent emigrants. No means of identification were discovered. -----

Echo of the Strong Mine Explosion.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., June 17.— The second trial of Robert J. Lyons of Bull Hill, resulted in a verdict of malicious chief in aiding in blowing up th* Strong mine, and fixed the damage afe $4,100. The jury found the defendant not guilty of assault with intent to moK. der Samuel McDonald, the foreman o£the mine. The penalty for the crime of which Lyons was convicted is one to Ml years' imprisonment.

Drowned While Trying to Sim His

ANNAPOLIS, Md., June 17.—W. H. Kerr, of Ilchester, Howard county,. Md., was drowned from his yacht. Watauga, yesterday afternoon in attempting to save his 6-year-old son, who1" had fallen overboard. The boy was res-* cued by Captain Burtis of Annapolis, and Mr. Kerr's body was recovered soon, after. Mrs. Kerr and a party of friendr-' were aboard the boat.

Escaped Prisoner Captured.

WINNIPEG, June 17.—William Farr, fr Canadian Pacific railway engineer, who is charged with the attempted cremation of his wife and children, in order that he might marry a well known young woman of this city, has been captured near Vancouver, from where--1 he was about to sail for Australia. Farr escaped from jail here while awaiting trial.

Timothy Hay Crop a Failure.

DAYTON,O., June 17.—Reports to ThflK Journal from 50 points in the Miami!) valley show that there is not an acre of land that will harvest a half ton ot timothy hay. Hay is now retailing here at $21 a ton, and will be $lv higher by June 1 next year Farmers^ will build silosto cure corn fodder to* livestock.

Hoy Accidentally Killed by Plcnicke*

INDIANAPOLIS, Juue 17.—The 9-year-old son of Hugo Miller, secretary of tb# International Typographical union, sho'. and killed yesterday by a party picnickers shooting at a target. killing was purely accidental

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