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Minor Notes.

III. H. Robertson, of Seottsburg, was relieved
by pickpockets, at Louisville, KY, on Monday,
of $500
The Robbins House, at Charlottesville which,
several weeks since, partially destroyed by
fire, has been rebuilt and again opened for bust
ness
A druggists association will be organized in
Jacksonville tomorrow. The object is to fix a
uniform price for the sale of drugs and medi-
cines.
James Lee, an old and prominent citizen of
Montgomery county died ON Monday. He was
county commissioner two terms, being elected
by the Democratic party
company has been organized to purchase
and reconvert the Catholic sisters academy at
Madison into hotel. for which it was first
erected, at a cost of $4,000.
The name of the sneak-thief who robbed
Aaron George the Fit. Wayne Saloon keeper
is Wilson ard he halls from Ada, o. He has
served two terms in the Ohio penitentiary.
Mr. and Mrs VIM. p. Harmon living near FL
wood, celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of their
wedding on Thursday. Nearly two hundred
guests were present, Judge Green, of Upton
acting as master of ceremonies.
Monday srfternoon-two young men entered the
store of Col. Snodgrass, at Watson, and stole a
small amount of money from his drawer. They
made their escape to j effersonyie and were cap
tured by officers Chapman and Cronan and
Marshal Cole. Letters on their person show
that they are from Chicago and are very hard
citizens
few nights ago f. c. Dubois, a travelling
man from Shelby O.. asserts he was robbed of
$40 while asleep at the Lutz House, Wabash.
| Dnbois accuses Will human, son of the propri-
etor Of the house, of the theft, and he is under
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SHAKING A WHOLE CITY.
Disastrous Powder Explosion at HaVana-A
Number of Lives Lost.

disastrous HOWder Explosion at AaVana-fA
Number of Lives Lost.
HAVANA, April 29,-Early this afternoon the
whole city was shaken by a terrible conclusion.
The streets were Immediately filed with fright
ened people, who believed the city had been Wis
tied by an earthquake. 1t soon became known,
however, that powder magazine at San An
tonic, on the opposite side of the bay, had ex-
ploded. Many houses in Havana suffered Sc
verely.
LATER.-The first explosion occurred in the
magazine at San Jose, not San Antonio ada
cent to the arsenal, in which were stored a large
number of grenades and shells. The force of
the explosion took the direction of the
gas works, and all the gas holders
of the Havana Gas-light Company and all but
one of those of the old company, were broken.
The second shock was heavier than the first,
and was caused by an explosion of gas
1t is impossible yet to say how many persons
were killed wounded Several bodies have
already been found 1t is known that there
were in the magazine detachment of twenty
soldiers and an artillery officer, who had been
occupied several days in removing powder The
military hospital, the San Ambrosio Arsenal,
and other buildings in the neighborhood suffered
the most damage. In Havana, balconies, win
dows and shutters in nearly every street were
shattered
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A Great Industry Once More on Its Feet

YOUNGSTOWN, O., April 29.-An adjourned
meeting of the stockholders and creditors of the
iron manufacturing firm of Brown, Bonnen &
Co, was held this afternoon. The attendance
was large about 81 $50, 900 of Indebtedness being
represented An adjustment of all difficulties I'M
der which the receiver was appointed was con
summated 1t was agreed to organize a new
company call the Brown Bonnell Iron Company,
with capital stock of 81, 200 600, for the pur-
pose of purchasing and operating the rolling
mills, furnaces and coal banks of Brown Bonnell
& Co. The board of attorneys appointed to
carry the settlement into execution are Jas.
Westerman, of Sharon, Pa; Henry Tod and c.
D. Heine of Youngstown G. c. Baldwin, of
Cleveland, and VIM, NJ. McCreery, of Pitts
burg. These vast rolling mills, furnaces and
zeal banks, under Receiver Brown, of Cleveland,
have only been operated part of the time but
have been profitable. The reorganization is ON
fair basis to the Youngstown Pittsburg,
Cleveland and Chicago stockholders. The credi-
tors are now fully assured and thousands of
working and business men in the Alahoning
valley are gratifed over the outlook
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Live StccK JOURNAL
We once experimental by hauling twenty four
large loads of the best manure upon two acres
of clay-loam land had it well cultivated into the
soil which had been worked in the ordinary way,
but was somewhat lumpy. This and the ad-
Joining two acres were to be sown to corn for
fodder. Upon the other two acres DO manure
was put. but it was plowed and cultivated till
the soil four inches deep, was as fine as garden
bed One and a half bushels of corn were
drilled per acre upon each piece drills sixteen
inches apart. When this corn was in blossom
and ready to cut, the unmanured two
acres stood eighteen inches higher than the
MANFRED piece On selecting two sample rods in
different places upon each piece, cutting the
green corn and carefully weighingit, the manfred
nured, but finely pulverized gave $50 pounds
per rod-the MANFRED giving twenty-five tons
per acre and the other twenty7eight tons per
acre. The cost of extra working was S. SO per
acre. Could there be any doubt that the extra
labor was well paid forl 1t must be evident to
every thoughtful farmer that the first thing to
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Religious Ballet Dangers.

San Francisco Argonaut
suppose every one remembers Emily and
Betty Rigl when they danced in the Christmas
ballet at the California Theatre in the old DAYS
At that time Joe Mcguire, Walter Campbell and
others used to sing in sort of special Christ
mas chorus at the same theatre-and what a
beautiful chorus it wasl On Sundays they used
to sing in the church choir. On Sunday re-
preached poor Joe Mcguire with the crime of
singing on the stage. In his gentle way he pro-
ceeded to justify himself, and told me, among
other things, that Emily and Betty Rigl were
the most religious women he had ever seen.
They had their rosaries always with them;
never failed to say prayer two between the
acts, and always crossed themselves before D
pas seul. l afterwards heard some of the others
tell the same story. / don't object to a man
saying prayer before he goes cut to cheat
another man in a simple but little business
transaction. But for a pretty ballet dancer to
invoke celestial aid, that she might rouse to
greater rupture the bald heads in front, has
always seemed to me like taking an undue ad-
vantage Of ones personal influence.
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LOSSES BY FIRE.
A Costly Blaze in the Dry-GOotis District of
New York City.

A Costly Blaze in the Dry-GOotis District of
New York City.
NEW YORK, April ga fire, causing loss of
nearly quarter of million dollars, occurred
to night in the dry-goods district. The fire
started in the ive-story building 62 and GA
Duane street, The building extends through to
Thomas street, where the flames were
first noticed by the police. Before the
fire department arrived the whole building
appeared in q blaze. A general alarm was sent
out, and for over two hours the fremen toiled
before the fire was brought under control. 1t
was prevented spreading to any adjoining build
lngs, and the long dreaded conhagration was
postponed. The occupants Of the building, with
their losses are as follows:
Basement and all floors on the
Thomas street side, Van Valkenberg
& I1eavitt, dealers in domestic goods,
loss, $150,0oO; insurance $l00, 900; they
carried stock valued at $3.50, 600. Second and
third floors B. H. Smith, cotton goods; loss,
$25 600: fully insured. Lewis Cox & Co., agents
for Brighton Mills loss, $25, 900; no insurance
The damage to the building is 1000; probably
insured.
After the flames were under control, a num-
Der Of reporters were standing near the build
ing when ladder fell, striking Samuel F.
Donnelly, sof the Sun, on the head. He is prob
ably fatally injured.
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LATEST NEWS FROM ABROAD.
An official Report Which Hints that
Civilization Is Not a Success.
Terrific Powder Explosion at Havana, Caus-
ing the Loss of Number Of. Lives
Miscellaneous News by Cable.
CONDITION OF THE CRoFrERs.
A Report Which Indicates that Civilization
Is Failure.

"A hCPOAt w tihb SIAilIdtAOh
Is Failure.
LONDON, April 29.-The report of the Scotch
crofters, commission says;
1.-THE severance of the laboring classes from
the benefits and epjoyments of property which
is large element of civilization, morality and
public order, and their precarious and danger
Gus condition as dependents capital as mere
recipients of wages, is a question engaging the
reflection of those who reason and govern. There
is larger, richer, and more active and enthusi-
astic Celtic community outside than inside Scot
land. Those outside transmit the affections and
passions of their race with greater warmth than
those inside
The Pail Mall Gazette seEerelvcrticises the re-
port and pronounces it "audacious, inasmuch'
as it favors agrarian revolution; strikes at the
chief features of our present social organization,
and describes the condition in which the i'm
mense majority of citizens spend their lives, as
dangerous and precarieus." The report teaches
the lesson that, to expatrate macontents only
increases the difficulty The next generation of
Irish and Scotch abroad will have acquired an
ascendency over those at home. But the time
is coming when the English abroad will also exer-
else an ascendency over those at home Only time,
danger and distress are needed to convince the
foes of England how vast a reserve Of English
strength lies dormant in the new EngIands
which encircle the world
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Export of WHISKY to Germany.

says whisky for foreign export is pouring into
Baltimore AS the time is approaching when
the dstillers must either pay the taxes and take
it out of boyd or send it out of the country they
are rushing it to the seaboard.
There is too much whisky in the country for
the demand, and distillers prefer to export it
temporarily. Most of itis going out in German
steamers, and the bulk of it will be sent back
when the demand improves, when the taxes will
be paid on it, Surveyor NALL has made requi
sition upon Collector Webster for the appoint
ment of four OF five special gaugers to gauge
whisky and make up the necessary records of its
exportation
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Signs of Trouble in Mexico.

LAaEDo, April 29.-Authentic advices from
Mexico are 10 the effect that General Trevino a
few day ago, received polite intimation to re-
port to the City of Mexico, to which he failed to
respond. A second and official summons was
met with an excuse, whereupon, yesterday, he
was given warning that unless he complied in
twenty four hours he would be taken under
guard. General Trevino could not obey, as it
means certain imprisonment and will create
revolution to free him. 1t is further asserted as
a fact that British steamer loaded with goods
for Vera Cruz has been ordered by telegraph,
while on her passage. to return her cargo home
without delivery, and that the Whitney, Nor
gan line steamer, has been ordered not to return
to American ports.
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Cable Notes,

The wages of shipbuilders on the Clyde were
yesterday reduced 10 per cent, and IL, 900 men
are idle.
The officials of Paddington railway station
London, have received threats that the station
will be blown up.
The convocation of the University of Oxford
has decided-404 to 32l-to admit women to
honor examinations.
Sir Michael Costa, composer and conductor,
died yesterday of apoplexy, at Brighton, after
weeks illness. He was seventy-four years of
age
The troop ship Crocodile, from India, is off
Portsmouth, England, flying yellow flag, but
there has not been fresh case of cholera since
she left Gibraltar. She will be quarantined five
days.
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ILLINOIS.
Quarterly Meeting of the State Association
of Sherihs.

of Sheriffs.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.
BLOOMINGTON, April 29.-About forty sheriffs
of counties of Illinois are in session here the
assembly being the regular quarterly meeting of
the State Association of Sheriffs whose object is
reform of the criminal code and mutual benefit
of its members in regard to their official du
ties The only business of importance yet
transacted was the appointment of a committee
of one from each congressional district to confer
with a committee of members of the Legisla-
ture with view to the amendment of the stat
utes. Ex-GonGessman Stevenson and Hon. B.
D. Lucas addressed the sheriffs tonight upon
points of law touching their duty to the people.
The present officers of the association are:
President, Sheriff Barber, of Iroquois; treasurer,
Sheriff Swain, of Mclean; secretary, Deputy
Watson, of Cook. Another session will be held
tomorrow.
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Drunken Army and Navy Officers.

WASHINGTON. April 29.-The announcement
few days ago that naval officer had been
sent to the Government Hospital for the In
sane with an attack of deiriu1n tre1uens, has
provoked an inquiry which viii end in another
army scandal 1t is ascertained that, owing to
the prevalent intemperance among officers here
special ward is set aside for their treatment
The hospital officials are very reticent on the
subject They admit however, that no less than
five officers have recently been locked up, for
the purpose of giving them a chance to recover
from their excuses. During the year good
many have been confined temporarily. having in
most cases been sent there by their relatives
and friends, though in few instances they have
presented themselves of their own accord, The
facts in these cases are not made a matter of
record. for the sake Of the officers themselves,
and the wisdom of this is pointed out by show
ing that the result has, in most instances,
brought about cure. There are said to be
four or five officers however, who have been
confined time after time An official investiga-
ton is threatened, and if If is rlgidly car
red out it will, in all probability result in
dishonorable dismissals from both the military
and naval service.
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Mr.. stoele's Decisive Action.

CINCINNATI, April 29-Late this afternoon
the employees of the News Journal Office were
paid off and discharged by the business man
ager, Charles NJ Steele, who gave notice that no
notice was recalled and the men gathered and
were put to work. The paper will be issued as
usual 1t is understood the cause of this course
of Mr.. Steele was a neglect of the other stock
holders to give him the support promised when
he assumed the management. Their attention
being called in this pointed manner to the case,
they have acted promptly in the manner de-
sired by the business manager.
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Beer in Germany.

Herman Roster, in Chicago Stats ze1tung
The breweries are under constant surveillance
of revenue officials and the beer is frequently
subjected to chemical analysis by health officers.
The retail vender is compelled to give certain
amount of beer-not foam-when ''glass" of
beer is called for. The receptacle is large
enough to hold foam and beer. OF the latter the
glass must contain three-eights of a liter-some-
able a beer-drinker to see whether he receives
the requisite quantity of beer the public sealer
marks every glass at the height to which tho
beer, exclusive of foam, must 60"
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Poison Before Cannibalism.

WASHINGTON, April 29.-Before the Jeanette
committee, this morning, Engineer Melville
was asked if he said anything about poison. or
f he had any poison with him on the retreat
He said he and DR. Amller frequently talked
about the proper course to pursue in an emer-
gency. and arrived at the conclusion that, under
no circumstances, was anything like cannibal-
ism to be permitted If an emergency arose
which would suggest cannibalism they deter
mined to take cyanide of potassium and put
themselves out of the way. AS amatter, of fact,
however, they left the vessel in haste and took
no poison with them.
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BIaine,s Popularity in Kansas.

TOPEKA, April 29-The Republican State
convention assembled at 3 P NJ, TO elect four
delegates at large to the national Republican
convention. Judge David Kelso was made tenn
porary chairman, and after appointment of the
until 730 p. M.
Upon reassembling the committee on perma-
nent organization reported Captain J. b. John
son for chairman. and Writ Walton for secretary
a vote was taken expressing preferences, re
sulting: Blaine 202, Logan 48, Edmunds IL,
Arthur76, scattering IL.
The delegates at large are as follows Hon.
Fl. p Blum, j. S. Merritt, j. A. Wood, A w.
Mann.
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Clay County Strikers.

7SpeCtaI 10 INC InulanapOl5 JOuTn8I.
kNIGHTsvIL1E, April 29-The miners central
committee have met committee of the oper-
ators for the purpose of trying to come to some
agreement but no adjustment of differences
could be made and the strike continues with
neither party willing to give in. Some parties
have been fraudulently collecting money for the
relief of the strikers. No one is authorized to
solicit or collect.any money or goods unless they
can produce credentials signed by the secretary
David Lawson
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proeramn,e of the Grand CIRCUIT.

ROCHESTER,, April 29-The stewards Of the
Grand Circuit Trotting Association to day agreed
sipon thefolowing programme ofdates, inclusive,
for the circuit races: Pittsburg, July 10 to Is;
Cleveland. July 90 to Aug l. Buffalo, Aug to
s. Rochester, Aug. u TO Is; Hartford. Aug. 26
30 90 Providence, Sept. . to 5; Albany, Sept
TO II. The classes and purses are as follows:
First day-2:2l trottng, 2:22 pacing, 2:3O trot
ting. Second day-2:25 trotting, 2:l7 pacing
223 trottng. Third day-217 trotting, free-fo1s
all pacing Fourth day--2:19 trotting, free for
all trotting 2:27 trotting.
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Steamship News.

New York, April, 29-Arrived: Bothnia,
from Liverpool; Canada from Havre; Grecian
werp.
LONDON, April 29-Arrived Erin, leasing,
State of Pennsylvania, and Anchoria, from
New York; Grecian, from Boston; Partisan,
from Portland
GLASGOW, April 29.-Anxiety is felt in regard
to the steamship State of Florida, which is sew
eral days overdue from New York. Detectives
are waiting to arrest a supposed dynamiter
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Atlanta constitution.
Old Dan had used his neighbors fence as fire.
wood, and was accordingly brought before the
court to answer for the same.
Have you any lawyer for defense?" asked the
judge, as Dan took his place
NO. sab, hab not, replied the negro. ''Kase
yo' know jedge, faint de fence what needs
lawyer, hit am dis POI niggah dat am in fer it; 1
spec yer better pint one fer him."
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That Mail Run.


G. Jay French's late order consolidating the
east and west mail trains on the Wabash rail
way is still wreaking disastrous effects. The
run gets the boys out at l o'clock in the after
noon and keeps them hard at it until O'Clock
the next morning. Then the boys have only a
few hours rest having to start back at o'clock
p. NJ. This makes the case extremely hard on
the boys of the line who live here. Two OF
them, Cowan and Borne, have resigned. The
others of the Lafayette boys on the line are
Moururn, Hyde, Burge and Provost.
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Sad Death of an Insane Woman.

PITTsBURG, April 29.-Last night, while tenn
porarily insane the wife of Hon. Robt. B. Car
nahan, of this city, eluded the vigilance of her
Watchers escaped from the house, and wander
ing aimlessly about in the darkness stepped
over the edge of rocky embankment almost 100
feet high and was dashed to death below. The
accident happened on a bluff overlooking the
Allegheny river, near Brilliant Station. The
body was found by the engineer of the Allegheny
Valley railroad about midnight Deceased was
fifty years Of age.
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The Author Identified.


John Hay, of fame and Cleveland, O., may
sit in his Little Brooches and deny being the
author of the story of 1.-THE Bread-winners" I'M
til his countenance assumes the hue of "a pre-
vious condition" without affecting my faith in
his authorship. 1t is John Hay from the first
word to the last and it is no one else, of said
Cleveland; for while Cleveland aforesaid is rich
in monopolized OIL and all sorts of monopolized
wealth, said Cleveland aforesaid is not rich in
penils
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Stove Factory lDestrDyed.

VANwEET o., April 29.-The Eagle Stove
Works caught fire this morning and burned all
day. though under control after few hours.
This the largest establishment of the kind in the
State Five hundred thousand dollars worth of
stoves were burned, besides the building ma
chinery, etc. The loss cannot be stated tonight,
but is well covered by insurance
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Flonrinc-MilI Burned.

Special to the IndianapOlis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, April pa large Touring mill,
ten miles from the city, the property Of Mrs.
Helen c. Baker, was fred by an ineendiary early
this morning, and was totally destroyed. It was
worth $S 900, and was insured. The ineendiary
was on horseback, and was tracked to this city,
but escaped.
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The siemens-nIartln Steel Patents.

CLEVELAND, April 29.-Abram S. Hewitt and
Edward Cooper, of New York, entered suit in
the United Circuit Court here against the Cleve
land Rolling-mill Company, for $500, 600 damages
claimed for infringement of the Martin patent
in the manufacture of steel during seven years,
the company paying no attention to demands
made for royalty. This suit interests every
mandatory using the Siemeus Martin process
in making steel
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FOREIGN MISCELLANY.

The House of Commons Agrees to a Com
promise on the Cattle Bill.
LONDON, April 29.-The compromise amend
ment proposed by Geo. j. Dodson, rendering
that portion of the cattle bill which eompels the
Priyy Council to prohibit importation of
diseased cattle obligatory for only two years
was adopted by the Commons-357 to 48.
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vim, Burnettsville upper; Olaf R. Olsen, assig
nor to Indianapolis Machine and Bolt Works, In
dianapolis pulley; John r. Payne Freedom,
drag saw; Joseph G. Rowlett Richmond, wealth
strip; Halbert Rust, Jetfersonville bale tie;
Frank w. Shelley, Anderson. brick machine;
Jacob Sickler, Otterbein, sand auger Abel B.
Teetor, Cambridge City, diamond holder for
stone-dressing tools; Geo. Ulsomer Haubstadt,
car coupling; L. c. Warner, Crown Point ele-
Vatpl. chain