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-. So., % aud n rOurteenrh street
D.o-,KR RYAN preached a sermon Sun

p.o-rKR RYAN preached a sermon Sun
-, pAD Diabt on the subject OF the interms'
Iay 5i.,. ante ,lsts Of the dead that seen' by our
a'"I ' ,.nor, TO have stirred up considera'
toeI r..lry among the Methodist people oil
p'' .i,v Hs seems to have grazed pretty
w '-'.s Nv" M the doctrine Of PurgAtory, from
q s',S s,roppu, yr lie makes his defense, how
',., through one Of our reporters this
',',, ,0,,1jDr, and quotes John Wesley and
IAN Ht., Authorities, in support OF his POSI-
Vl' ware a little afraid that Brother
Wv, Wv, ma saded into deep water in tack
I,a %aI mi, subject The Methodist Church
~ n's ss,nnoved to be prs.eminently sound
% 'bs doctrine Of heaven and
" r.n Is membership generally go
',,,,, s on both places, and never stop
% ~ !, halfway condition. The good and
'ss n bad pass to their deserts as soon as
,S., n. have done with the thinGs OF time
'nJ r ,spse. This is plain doctrine, and
nv 'Dvbody can understand it, but this thing
Il !. ~ Intermediate place both for the good
,,1 " ,bsbal-neither heaven nor hell-has
.,mstbipV too hazy about 1t for general
,,nn,sbensigu. The Catholics believe In
, pprs,.ory for those finally destined Tor
'bs better country, on the ground that no
ana, M not even very good people, is free
.ooupb from the imperieCtIons OF this
vo,lJIyStste to enter at once on the Joys Of
ts,ysp, The wicked, however, they as
,l,n 10 their final destination at once.
Tb,, doctrine, too, Is plain and under.
r,udlbls, and it seems as II Brother
RYAN ought to hold to one or the other OF
,bs,s doctrines, and not suspend a final
l.,OOsition Of both the good and the bad
h, lens Of thousands OF years, We are
,l,,jd ths! be has been reading DR..
Thomas, OI Chicago, VINO ls 70 DO tried
some Of these days for heresy, and who
knows bu. what we may have Q trial OF
Me- same kind here in West VlrginiaP
The fac! is that this doctrine Is the
lue,sst speculation. A number OF writer's
rsDuted for their mystical lore have tried
tb,r hands on 1t In vain, and left the
world without a particle Of light. 1t Is
Ons oil the subjects that the learned and
profound men Of modern times have by
common Conssn! rsmltted to the domain
Of the unkuuwable. They have classified
ituG speculation without data for even
an nninion.
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ON TO OKLAHOMA.
ANOTHER MOVE To COLOMBO the
IADIAN TERRITORY.
rho CommisulOnol General OF the Land
once Reports a. 10 the Title 10 tue
Lands which Il 10 Designed 10
Oeeupy-PFODOssd Action Of
the Department.

WARRINGTON, April 25.-The attention
Of the!secretary OF the Interior was recent
ly called to circular issued by the Freed
mems Oklahoma Association Of st, Louis
], Milton Turner, President, and Hanni
bal O, Carter, General Manager, This cir
CulAr promised one hundred and sixty
acres Of land to every freedman who
would 60 and occupy the public lands o.
Oklahoma, Secretary Kirkwood at once
referred the circular 70 the Commissioner
General Of the land office, who In his re-
port says:
There has never been period Of time
since the acquisition by the United States
Of the territory ceded by France that any
lands embraced within the limits OF the
present Indian Territory has been open
10 settlement or entry by persons
whosoever under any said public land
laws. In one Of the Indian treaties, that
with the Seminoles, March, 1856. about
2, ,100, 900 acres Of land were ceded to the
United States In compliance with the de-.
sire oil the United States TO locate other
Indians and freed men thereon.
The freedmen referred to by the Com.
missioner OF States were former slaves In
the Indian tribes. Miscellaneous inmi.
would be unauthorized and illegal, With
reference to the statement contained In
the circular there are l40O0, 900 acres OF
public lands In this territory to which the
Indian title has been extinguished, and
which await the settlement and oCcupa.
ton by the freedmen OF the United States.
The Commissioner says; ut 10 not true
that there are public lands within the
meaning OF the public land laws. The
term public lands 10 sometimes In q gen.
eral sense 10 designate lands, the legal
title TO which Ia In the United States, In
contradistinCton to lands which are the
private property otindivldual citizens and
the lands belongingto 10 the United States,
but which have been appropriated To any
special use or reported for any purpose by
an act Of Congress or exetu 10 proclama-
tiou, or withdrawn ior disposal by law.
full authority, are not public lands In
legal aud proper sense those words as EN-.
ploYed 10 define land which are subjet to
disposal a & 70 the public "a I and open to Occupa.
The report concludes aS follows: For
many years efforts have been made byde.
signing persona to effect ingress into the
Territory for the purpose OF despoiling
the Indians of the patrimony secured
by the most solemn obligations. AZ these
unlawful and dangerous Efforts have been
thwarted BY the prompt action Of the Ex.
ecutiye under his constitutional duty 10
enforce the laws, the present attempt to
make use Of the colored people Of the
country 10 the same direction by deluding
them with fictitious assurances that new
and congenial homes can be provided
In the Territory, deserves especial repre-
baton, since It's only effect must be to In.
volVe an innocent people in criminal con.
spiracy, and to subject them to diaap.
pointment, hardship and suffering.
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DIsRAELls pusH
HOuOrn to the RemnIns Of the Ex.Pre.
InIaF.

HOnOrn 10 the RemHIns OF the Ex.PFe.
InIeF.
LONDON, April 25-The Queen will send
a wreath from Osborn which, with others,
will be placed on BsaconsAeld's coffin.
The mourners will assemble in Hughen.
don Manor House at 8 P. NJ. Tuesday,
which will be half an hour before the fu.
neral. The funeral procession, the coffin
being placed upon wheeled bier, on quit
ting Manor House, will pass down the
Bloping pathway on the eide OF the hill to
the church, where II will be met by the
Vicar, who will then commence the burial
service. As the remains are brought
through the nave To the chanCel the organ
will play Beethoven's funeral march. The
coffin will rest In front OF the altar while
the Vicar reads the first portion Of the
ritual and will then be taken out through
the south door, The organ playing, 20,
Rest In the Lord" while the mourners
will quit the church for the vault at the
east end, where the interment will be
concluded In sight ol the assembled peo-
pie.
II Ia stated that q proposition will be
made In Parliament for the erection Of
National monument to record the name
and services OF Lord BeaConsheld.
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WASHINGTON, April 25.-seCretafy Blaine
went 10 New York last night, 10 be absent
until Wednesday OF Thursday. Secretary
Window went TO Baltimore on Saturday,
and has not yet returned. Very little
business was transacted In the Depart.
menta to-day, aS all were closed at noon,
10 order to permit the employees TO pattl.
Cipate In the FArfsgut ceremonies.
Internal revenue receipts to-day, $723,'
400 Of; customs, S78l, ,4S2 40,
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TRADE TALK.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO MIR.
CHANTS AND MANUFAOTURERS.
A New Thing IN the Iron Business ut
PIItSburgh-ImROEtant Movements In
RAiIFoad Circles B-WoFEIngmen
RIIII IBIrIEInE-CFOpH In Kan.
SRs Rnd Missouri.
STORING AND HANDLING IRON,
Success Ora Recent experiment In Pitts
buFgh.


PIrTsBvRGH, April ga flW months
ago some Pittsburghers organized and set
on foot venture which is now in success.
ful operation. The Union Storage Com
panY, during the briei period 1t has been
in operation, has met with most enCour.
aging degree OF success, The system,
though not new one, was an experiment
here, and the encouragement received by
the promoters will eventually justify them
In adding warehouses; In connection with
the metal yards which they have at pres.
ent, The establishment Of warehouses
here must, with the extensive business In.
terests In Pttsburgh, recommend itself.
The system 10 briefly described as follows:
The medium ot the transaction Is termed
an iron warrant" and is negotiable pa.
per, representing fixed value In that II
calls for the delivery OF q certain number
Of tons OF pig iron TO the holder oi
the warrant. 1t is transferable by
endorsement, aud payable on demand,
just as bank certificate OF deposit would
be In the hands Of the proper holder.
This, 1t Ia obVious,at once converts the pig
metal into A ! collateral security Tor al
money transactions, Tor the reason that II
endorsed to the purchaser II becomes his
property. The chief point OF importance
Of the system 10 that 1t does not neCessitats
the removal Of the metal, nor does II In.
volve any expense or delay In converting
1t into security as above. By this means
II would appear that the producer Of pig
iron should be enabled to control oil need.
ed capital at advantageous rates; and not
be compelled to adopt the ruinous policy
Of forced sales, The adoption Of this sys.
tenn Of manipulation, owing to the facility
with which transactions can be effected,
should establish a much better regulated
and more healthy market, q result by
which both buyers and sellers would prof..
1t. Much interest IL manifested In its fu.
ture development, and increased storage
facilities are contemplated. At present
the storage yard is located near the Val.
ley railroad shops.
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NEW YoRK, April 25.-A Toronto dis
patch says; Mckee Rankin and
Manager Shepherd, Of the Grand Opera
House, had a lively fst fight in the laltef's
office to-day. Bhepherd's face getting
caught In chair he demanded to have
the hght out In the room. Rankin deolIn.
ed and Shepherd had him arrested, but he
was soon released. Playing a pfIAted
copy Of THE Danitee" is said to be Shep'
herds otfenSe,
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A Weeks Trade In the smoky City-NO
a0 li0SR. ..#. ..


ptrrsBuRut, Pa, April 2S.-Ths magni.
tude Of the trade ot Pittsburgh is fairly In.
diCated by the following figures, which
embrace one weeks operations. Fifty
iron and steel relling mills, containing
over one thousand pudding furnaces,
turned out over 1900 tons; thirteen cru,
cible and seven open hearth steel works
produced 1000 tons; thltteen blast far.
naCes two more bulldlng) produced 5000
toms Of pig; two Bessemer steel works,
1000 tons. One Of these, The Edgar
Thompson, turns out q finished rail- eVety
minute. u A.. .,..L..y.....-
Goal shipments by rail, 100000 tons
and 1900 600 bushels. The 0,60O ovens
produced 10000 tons Of coke.
There we're manufactured, lamps, etc.,
1 100 tons; lamp Chimneys and ftaeclofs,
1000, 900; window glass, 24,00O boxes oil
iliLy ieel each; sales and fe.eales Of petro'
leun, 1000, 900 barrels, .....
Transfers oi cattle at the East Liberty
Stock Yatds-Beeves, 1000; hogs, 1880
sheep 1900. ..s...... j..
This does very well for Q city that Il
thought In come quarters 10 be In "
dotAge,
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The Celebrated Author aud LectuFer Ex
plres Suddenly OF Heart Disease
Sketch Of Ills Career.

The Celebrated Author aud LecIuFeF Ex.
plrss Suddsnly OF Heart Disease
Sketch Of Ills Career. '
BoroS, April 2j.-James Thomas
Fields, poet, author and lecturer, died sud.
denly this morning, In the sixty.lourth
year oil hls age, oI hesrt.disease. Ills
vile was reading 10 him when he expired
10 hlsChAir
fMf Fields was born al Portsmouth, N.
Il 10 1917, on the last day OF the year.
lie hW been connected with literature In
one capacity or another ever since 1881,
when, In bic fourteenth year, he entered
Boston book house as q clerk. His emil.
nent literary talent soon made itself ap.
parent, and we dnd him at the age Of
eighteen the poet at the annual reunion OF
ths Boston Mercantile Association, on
which occasion Edward Everett was the
orator. Soon after attaining bis mSjority
be became a partner In the publishing
ttm Of TlCknor K Reed, and in 1874 OF lie
I1ccessOr, the firm Of TiGknor 4 Fields.
This house was always celebrated Tor the
excellence Of the works 1t dealt In, and
through Il were issued the writings OF all
Tho distinguished American auth0rs. In
1854 Mr. TiCknor died, and the firm was
changed to FiGlda, Osgood 4 Company.
Nj. Fields withdrew from the firm In 1870,
and devoted his time to leCturlng aud
writing for the magazines. He WAS for
several years editor VI the atlantic Monthly.
HepublShed volumes o poems In lS49,
1851 aud 1858, and In 1873 a volume OF
feminiHCenCes Of authors, with which
class OI men he enjoyed a wider
and more intimate acquaintance
than any other person. The title OF
hI work was Yesterdays with Au.
thon," and 1t was followed, in 1877, by a
volume o. lighter gleanings from his writ
ngO, collected underthe appropriate title,
"underbfush." His last volume was
printed last year, by lloughton, MiGlin 4
Uo. tue successors, several firms removed,
o. me various tEmB In which MI, Fields
had been a partner, This book ysarAlled
"baIiads and other Verses, and wNS non .
posed oI a selection from HE former nnh.
lielled works and later writings, Mr..
Fields was a gentleman Of rare cuinrs In.
dIelatlSable Industry and rare purity NJ
'tle, and his death will be a setions bs. @
feSvenent 10 hlB large circle Of irienJs.
EhlHh included almost every author Of
lame n this country aud many abroad a. AZ
well as HIl others who same In contact
With him ln the course Of the long and
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CINCINNATI, April ga gentleman in
the western part Of the city purchased
some fish, and on cleaning them ball Of
singular worms Was found embedded In
the backbone. He took them TO DR.. Rowe,
who pronounced them genuine triChine,
aud found on further Investigation that
the fsh were inll Of trichins. This 10 pro.
nouuced by physicians, a very singular
case, and the first instance known here
where these parasites have been found in
fish.
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.RormldabIe nlrlGe Of CabInet Makers

DETROIT, April 25,-Two hundred and
thirty Of the two hundred and forty cab.
met makers employed at the Pullman car
works In this city struck to-day for an ad.
vance Of ten per cent. The wages now
paid are from $3.50 to $2 90 per day. The
demonstration Is very quiet and respect.
iul A committee was appointed to wait
on the Superintendent, who promised an
answer as soon as he could hear from
headquarters at Chicago. The same de.
mand was made last week and refused.
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The b. d O.T Extension of the IIempaeId
branch,

hEuuGns
CoNNRLLsvrLLE, April 23.-Second Vice
President Keyser aud Chief Engineer
Randolph, Of the Baltimore i Ohio rail.
road, have been here for the past two days
looking over the ground for the purpose
OF fixing upon point for the eastern ter.
minus Of the Hempleld road, the building
Ot which Is now an assured fact. The
right OF way has been secured for the
construction OF branch road from this
place to the Morrell coke works OF the
Cambria Iron Company. This branch
leaves the main line just south Of town,
spans the Youghiogheuy and crosses the
tracks OF the Fayette county branch and
the Southwest railroad at height OF forty
feet. Work will be commenced on Mon.
day. The West Yough branch OF the
baltimore & Ohio, exteI ding from this
place 10 Dawson, now about com.
pleted, will probably be the eastern termi.
nus ot the Hempheld road, though this is
undecided, the Baltimore 4 Ohio manage.
ment contemplating the advlsAbility OF &C..
leCting the Morrell branch above men.
toned.
Both these small branches open up i'm.
mense bodies Of foe Coking coal. As soon
as the latter Is completed, the Cambria
Iron Company will Ahip all their coke
over the Baltimore & Ohio road via the
Somerset 4 Cambria.
g. M. seapell, Mastsro Transportation
bf this division OF the Baltimore 4 Ohio,
left for III. Louis yesterday, TO meet with
the transportation men OF the entire road
and arrange q summer sChedule.
The town Council contemplate the cree.
lion Of new public buildings Those now
dignilled with that name are cramped and
mean, wholly unworthy Of the size and
growth Of Connellsville. The subject is
worthy Of consideration, aud by all means
should be fayofAbly considered.
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indiAnsai their DeVIitFy ,AEaIn" "PerIIOhs
pOAIiI0n 0fbettISfs.

BISMARCK, April 25.-E. II. bly, arrived
home, having hoated In a yawl 2O4
miles down the Little Missouri. lie
reports two men killed by The Indians al
Ferry Point, on ThutadaY. The hunters
are oil driven In from the vicinity Of Bu.
ford, and cavalry has been sent out In
pursuit Of the hostile Indians.
IN Monday party oil YanktonaB
crossed the river with several horses
stolen from fanChmen, Fifty hosliles have
driven all the men from Bly's lower tie
camp on the headwatefs OF the Little Mis-.
souri,, and troops are 10 be sent for theiE
protection.
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HsllAits, BeaVer VRIIey d Ehnvnoa
Railway,

F' heu'tT valley q RhntFnaa
Railway.
Stlie Independent
We are informed that with a view 10.
Shd The building Of this road a syndi.
s.'s' :. composed Of the Atkinson Btotbetp,
Sti SeOty Miller and Hiram Hastings, Of
Noble county, and ]. II. Sullivan, Of thls
p pIa'e' e has contacted for the purchase Of
as Iasj Eastern N e Ohio Railroad from Cumber.
u ,IuG ~ y Washington, In Guernsey county,
!" SaIcI ille portion between Cumbef..
Iuu And Point peasant-S disianrs ni
ton. i" SUCCESSFUL opera
Nails ials pGrshls ia an important move.
IL INV. F,..S0ui,a Snu as gives line already graded
S,I,1 t,t1espott @ ln Harrison county, wbsTe il
Su ,OsI SC9ect connect with the TuscatGVas Valley
tS.ui ~ Anu oy short extension 10 RowsSs.
po,t0r I SVGM WV connect also with the Don.
TNS NS 4, ,sIey narrow gauge, and over Il
e nnoIe narrow gauge SyStem oI
Siue@ls'a ESoisNe N Ohio; and az il Ala has
s5@S,,,...iiihl,..' se, either BY way Of sSrShsViile i ol
7Sfy 7Sfyrotl,,e} scou1. o. lie heretofore boastst
Beivs,s ,s'VyITIInlcal V,IIlcal route to Bellaire, ihI
10 bsSs ~ S,'ey Company may now CLAIM
Vay VEN soSSs,,iy 'ae Key Of the position" for rail
Tbs Co,ute CSoUuuec!lona In Southeastern Ohio
VoiE ny Sn3s. expects 10 pat some Of II
dIyI ""N'' grading within the next sixtl
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A CURIOUS STORY
Called out ny Recent Trial In Mary.
land,

called out By Recent Trial In Mary
land.
CLEVELAND, April 25.-Tyler, the Baltl.
more postmaster, just fined 5000 for kiss.
Ing one Of his lady clerks, Is a native Of
Ravenna, Ohio, and was the first Colonel
Of the famous Seventh Ohio Regiment,
beating President Garfield for the position.
When he went into the army be was
halter In Ravenna, o wid0wer, and left O
6ve.year.old daughter named Mary, who
was placed 10 charge ot her mothers peo.
pie. Subsequently Tyler had her taken
10 Cleveland and placed In the Cleveland
Female Seminary, In charge OF Mrs. Pen.
dleton, dear friend OF the Childs dead
mother. To Mrs. Pendleton Tyler gave
$50 10 deiray his daughters expenses, but
from that time on be has wholly
ignored her. Friends furnished mon.
ey for the education Of Mary,
who grew 10 be an accomplished lady
and musician. She married young
Olevelandmerchant named 9tebbins. He
fell sick and after their means had been
exhausted Mrs. Stibbins became hotel
waiter In Michigan. Cleveland friends
discovered this state of affairs, and finally
secured home for them In Kansas, In
oil these years Of youth and struggle the
daughter and acquaintances oi Tyler have
repeatedlo written him for assistance or a
word Of recognition, but neither has he
given. A few years Ogo Tyler was at pAines.
Vile, o., attending reunion OF his regi.
ment. Several gentlemen from Cleveland
at the gathering endeavored to get an ex.
PLANTATION OF bis strange conduct, but not
one word Of satisfaction would he give. II
ls said that when Tyler was reappointed
Postmaster at Baltimore these facts were
brought before President Hayes, and that
he expressed great indignation over them,
but the pressure was 80 strong he felt
Compelled 10 make the nomination.
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CLEVELAND. o., April 25.-"They all do
It," The newsboys struck on the Leader,
aud 80 hSye't the night soil men. The street
railroad strikers in the lead will put on
some vehicles tomorrow, In opposition to
the street cars. The Iron Founders Asso.
citation adopted resolution offering the
molders q ten per cent raise over March
prices, the offer 70 hold TO. tho 28Lh inst.
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PITTSBURGH, April 25.-A meeting ot the
Directors Of the Pittsburgh L Connellsville
Railroad was held here to-day, J. B. Wash.
ington was elected Treasurer and Geo. A.
Berry Director, vice o. Donnelly, resign.
ed. j. b. Washington was also elected
President OF the Mount Pleasant 4 Brad.
lord Railroad in Mr.. Donnelly's place.
John King, Jra and Robert Garrett were
breseut at the meeting,
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KANSAS CtrY, Mo-, April 25.-Reports
from Southern Kansas and Western Mis-.
souti give glowing accounts Of the wheat
crop. The rain 10 said 10 have been ger.
erai, and the weather 80 advantsg geous
that the season is two weeks earlier than
usual. Winter wheat Ia now seven inches
above ground. II is claimed the winter.
killed wheat will make no preCeptibls re.
duction in the cfop,
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MONETARY CONFER
ENGE.
No Prospects for n sucCeASfal Issue
The English Delegate.

NO FfObpeoIh IOF bucCehAIuI Issue
The English Delegate.
PARIS, April 25.-FremantiC, Deputy
Master and Comptroller Of the English
royal mint, expected here wednes.
day, TO represent England at the None.
tary Conference, said he had been in.
Btructed simply to take notes and report
to his government, especially avoiding any
expression OF opinion that might be taken
10 imply aCquiescence in the principles
Of the convOkers Of the conference.
BERLIN, April "a The National Zeiiun0'S
correspondent OF Paris, says: There Ia no
prospect Of the success oi the Monetary
Conference, and In view OF the present
attitude the Powers, decision to postpone
or even close the deliberations may be
expected shortly.
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New YoRk, April ga poorly dressed
but bright looking girl about sixteen years
Of age, was arrested while lettering about
Tony Pastors Theatre Saturday night.
She said she was waiting Tor her cousin,
Jas. Lewis, and that her name was Louise
Douglass; and that she came from Boston
To be an actress. She was locked up as q
runaway, having told different stories
about herself.