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wTIEELING,wEsT JANUARY % 1886

way and could not get out; he died shortly
alter being removed until the tale be-
barne too narrowing to listen to. Arrived
at the outskirts OF one part of the
town, where the houses are built on
the edge OF a cliff, almost perpendic-
ular and forty.five feet to the first
plateau, the officer pointed to one
OF which the gable end had disappeared.
''There,n said he, 1.-TWO girls were in the
kitchen when it was shaken down. Both
rolled with the debris to the bottom Of
the cliff where you see that pile-one was
killed; the other, thank God, escaped
without injury" and taking of his hat he
piously crossed himself. "This girl has
since become a heroine, and all visitors
to the ruined city are constantly impor-
tuned to allow themselves TO be intro
duced.n
Passing round under the edge Of the
mountain lie showed me where number
of houses had been built under the shadow
Of the oyerhanging cliffs now buried with
all their inmates. Many bodies are still
remaining under the ponderous rocks.
The odor is peryading and sickening to.
the passer-by. -.
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BALTMosE, Jan. 2l-The Baltimore
Manutactmer's Record, in showing some
of the signs OF improvement in manufac,
turing interests through the country will
publish tomorrow a list Of the leading
enterprisesthat have eresumed work the last
four weeks. The number OF hands EN-.
ployed by these concerns ascertained by
special reports is about ninety thousand.
The estimated number employed by small
er works lately started up and not given
in the list is fully ten thousand, making q
total OF one hundred thousand men that
have gone to work in manufacturing en-
terprises since January l. In addition q
large number of miners, 10000 in one
Pennsylvania county alone, have COM
menced work within the last few weeks.
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FIGHT FOB A GAVEL
M rnE i1IINoIs Ire1sLAruRF.
Speaker Halne. Resign. Because Neither
Party wanted Him, whoroupon Free
Fight Ensues for Possession of
the Gavel he Laid Down.

sPRtSoFiELp, ILL.,, Jan. 21.-At 1910
Speaker Haincs, OF the House, resigned
his position, saying that it seemed the
Democrats did not want him and it was
very evident the Republicans didn't want
him, and he would therefore have to as
ume his old position as an independent
party. As soon as he laid down the
gayel there was free fight for its possess
ion. Representative Pike, Of Bloomington,
a six and a half footer, Republican, rushed
forward and seized the insignia OF author
ity, but no sooner had he grasped it than
McAlcoy, OF Coranyille, and S. @. Camp
bell, Of Mclean, collared the giant and
hurled him from the stand, while Baker,
Of Sullivan, wrenched the gavel from his
hand. For five minutes pandemonium
would have been considered orderly
alongside the hall Of the House Of Repre-
sentatiyes.
At last, however, motion made by
Messrs. Graft and McNally, Democrats OF
Chicago, that Mr.. Cronkite, Democrat Of
be made temporary Speaker,
which was put in the turmoil and carried
unanimously. Mr.. Cronkite took the
chair and gavel, called The house to order
and on motion the House adjourned until
lO o'clock tomorrow morning.
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BALTIMORE, Jan. 2l.-Thc Association Of
Potters OF the United States met again to.
day. The Committee on Statistics re-
ported there were now-29S9 kilns in opera
oninthe United States, ndthatin compe-
tition with English factories areproducing
only forty percent Of the ware used in this
country. The Committee on Machinery
reported fayorably on the question oi
oiferinga handsome reward to the invent
ors OF machinery, for such machinery as
will tend to reduce the cost and loss in.
volved in the manufacture Of pottery in
the United States.
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cENrRA1 ono FRosrs.


Ten Percent OF the Orchard Trees Badly
Damaged.
SPRINGFIELD, o., Jan. 2l-"The damage
to the orchards and timber in this part Of
Ohio can hardly be estimated, y said an in
telligent farmer to correspondent to-
day. 'The ice which has formed
on the trees by the rain falling on
them and freezing as it fell has so weighed
them down that hundreds Of the finest
fruit and timber trees have been entirely
ruined. Young growing trees and sap.
lings Of all kinds have many Of them been
weighed down to the earth by the weight
OF the ice, and so this ice has remained on
them ever since Friday evening OF last
week. They will never regain their up
right shape and are consequently nearly
ruined. Fully 10 percent Of the trees
in my orchards are ruined. Where a
tree was forked 1t often split down the
middle. The orchards are Uttered with
broken boughs and limbs which have bro
ken. The peach trees have suffered worst,
owing tothe brittle quality Of the wood
and thefact that so many OF them are old
decayed wood. The timber has also suf-
iered severely, many trees being ruined.
The only consolation is that the buds of
the trees are all right and are not liable TO
ininrvu
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A CHICAGO police justice has handed
down an opinion Of interest to two large
classes Of citizens of this free Republic,
The point Of the decision is that free
lunch is free lunch, and may be eaten Of
sParingly or bolted by the handful accord,
ingto the taste Of the free luncher; that
the prOyider oia free lunch may object to
aman coming into his house for tho mere
purpose Of eating free lunch, never
spending enough money there to pay ioi
cooking the lunch. The court made the
very strong point, however, that the Oh,
lection was not to be plantedon the lunch.
efsnose, or in his eye, or on his ribs, but
must be delivered in a mad and gentle,
manly way,
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 2l.-It was rumored
at the Capital late this afternoon that Sem
ator Bowen, of Colorado, dropped dead
while leaving the Senate after adjourn
ment. The report caused decided SEN
sation until 1t was proved to be without
foundation. Later in the evening it took
new shape, and this time the report was
that Representative Bowen, OF Virginia,
had died suddenly in tho Capitol. Upon
investigation this rumor also was found
to be farce, Mr.. Bowen being asleep ut
his hotel when inquiry was made there us
to the truth ofthe report.
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American society of oIylI Engineers.

NEW YoRk, Jan. 2l.-The annual meet
ing Of the American Society of Civil En-
gineers is in session here today. The
report Of the Board Of Directors showed
there had been twenty meetings held
during the year; ! ,140 volumes have been
addedto the library, the total being now
l5,000 The Treaslrer's report showed
tho receipts were $4,000. The Norman
prize was awarded to j. Christie for a
paper on Experiments on the Strength
Of Wrought Iron, and the Rowland prize
to Hamilton Smith for a paper on "Water
Power With High Pressure and Wrought
Iron pipea.n
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NO cAusEFon ALAnN1.
Two Alleged Gases of Cholera in st. Lou
Nature Of the Cases.

Two Alleged Cases OF Cholera In st. Louis
Nature of the Cases.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 2l.-A sensational ac,
count Of two deaths here last Sunday
which are ascribed to cholera, is publish.
ed this afternoon, but is not creating any
alarm. The facts in the case seem to be
that Wolff Pinknon, Russian Jew ped
dler was7taken sick last Sunday morning
with symptoms resembling cholera. He
was removed to the city hospital during
the afternoon, where he died, DR.. Dean,
the hospital physician, assigning native
cholera as the cause Of the death. As a
simple precautionary measure the mans
personal effects were destroyed and the
room he had occupied idmigated.
The other case was that Of a colored
man, George w. Evans, who died OF what
his physician pronounced cholera di.
arrhna. He was fireman in the engine
room OF Shenkle, Harrison & Co. He had
been sick several days. There was moth.
ing in the .case to attract attention, but
the authorities seem disposed TO ascertain
who Pinknon was and where he came from
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THE CRITICAL MoMRNr AGAIN.
Tho Expected Outbreak In the Hooking Val
ley to Take Place Soon.

ley to Take Place Soon.
COLUMBUS, o., January 2l.-This morn
ing the condition Of affairs in the Hooking
Valley is reported critical in the extreme.
1t is believed that the tinal crash is now
about to take place Notwithstanding the
cold weather. Superintendent Carr, OF
the Hooking Valley railroad, has iniorma-
ton that meeting of the miners will be
held this afternoon at New Straitsville.
The object is thought to be to take imme-
diate action against the operators and eli
ther compel them to comply with their 10
cent demand or make their lons-contem-
plated attack.
At Longstreth and Carbon Hill the stri-
kers arc well organized and fully equip
ped with arms, and ut given signal, it is
supposed, they will join with those at
New Straitsville, where the outbreak Is ex-
pected to occur.
Tue No. 5 mine is still on fire, with no
present prospects OF lit being eKtinguished,
and now the Rand mine adjoining has
been abandoned oil account Of its being
filled with gas and smoke, which made 1t
impossible for the miners to work. The
Superintendent of the latter mine has
asked the miners generally to assist in
putting out'the fire in the Troy mine, but
they refuse to consent to any of the min.
ers assisting the syndicate in any manner
until that corporation has recognized the
Miners Union. Rumors were aiioat last
night of an attempt to blow up house
with dynamite at Longstreth, but such
was not the case. A member Of the Leg
islatute with Mine Inspector Bancroft, are
announced TO be present at the meeting
this afternoon, the former, it y alleged,
being sent by the General Assembly to
reason with the miners and endeayor to
persuade them to abandon all unlawful
measures, but reliable information dis
putes this, and says they arc really in
sympathy with the strikers.
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Bloody Fight.

LouisyILIE, Jan. 2l.-A bloody cutting
sfray occurred in down town coal Office
this afternoon in which John King, white,
was fatally stabbed and John Neal, Hiram
Fields, both colored. seriously wounded.
Fields and King, rival coal peddlers, had
a quarrel and were fighting when Neal
ran in and stabbed King in the back.
Butch" Sanders, white, came TO Kings
assistance and together put the negroes TO
flight. Knives were used freely. King
was cut in the back and shoulders and will
die. Fields has a dangerous cut in the
neck and head. Neal received serious
stab just over the heart.
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TIE r1omT nENEwEp.
Ryan Tackles Sullivan aud Makes tho Cham
pIon "Ysap."

plon '1Np,"
NEW YoRK, Jan. 2l.-The Nail and Er-
pres says this afternoon: 1ttranspired to-
day that before the division of the money
made yesterday, at the Coleman House,
Sullivan and Ryan struck each other and
were only prevented by their friends from
a rough and tumble fight Sullivan sal
for long time with his head bowed down
about to his knees. Ryan walked in and
then the war began.
~ am sorry" said Ryan, "that the
match did not come to close"
$50 am l. said Sullivan.
81 can whip you right now and here,
said Ryan. "You are among your friends,
but | want TO teach you lesson"
"You can't replied Sullivan.
"Fm ready put up your hands, John,
sail Ryan, and Immediately he let his
right out and planted q terrific blow on j,
Sulliyan's nose. Sullivan, who was un.
prepared for the onslaught, let9o his left
but missed Ryan. Then he tried his right
but Ryan met him with a cross counter in
the region OF the ribs which made the Bos
ton boy yelp. The backersinterfered and
the whole thing was put to stop, not be
fore, however, the furniture was destroyed
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'wAmnoroS. Jan, 9l.-The National
Woman Suffrage Association hold a sec.
ond secret session TODAY, Miss Anthony
presiding. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: President,
Elizabeth Csdy Stanton; Vice Presidents,
Susan B. Anthony, Matilda Joslyn Gage,
phDebe W. Cousins, ReY. Olympia
Brown, Abigail Scott punayay, and act
ing honorary Vice Presidents for each
State and Territory. Reports and letters
were then read presenting suggestions as
TO the future work OF the Association.
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sayings I,nnk Gone up.

JAMESTOWN, MRRcER Co., Pa, Jan. 2l.-
The jamestown Savings Bank closed its
doors yesterday morning. The officers ol
the bank are now busily engaged making
a thorough examination Of the books
There Is supposed to be n heavy defalca.
ton WHICH may reach $1,000, The Cash.
Ter, it Is said, Is missing, There is great
excitement among citizens, as tho bank
had o long list Of small depositoIs.
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CHICAGO, Jan. 2l,-Tho Daily Mt,rs
Rockford, ILL.,, special says: a sensation
was produced to-day by the arrest Of
Gideon Cooper and VIM. Largon on q
charge of completely in tho murder Of
Marshall s. Pritchard, Collector Of Taxes,
in January, 1870. The arrest were made
on information furnished by James Banti,
iorger in the State Penitentiary, who
confessed to the Judge Of the Circuit
Court here, and claims to have been an
eye witness to the murder. His testl.
mony duplicates two other persons, and II
is very explicit. The murder was for
money, and heretofore there has been NO
clue,
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AnnnI.inn on Tin. .pihtn.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2l.-Tho Secretary
Of the Treasury decided the question
pending for some timeinvolying duties on
tin.plate. The law put a dnty Of one cent
per pound on the article commercially
known as tin.plate. 1t was contended by
the American manufacturers Of sheet
Iron, which to some extent comes into
competition with the larger sizes OF tin
plate, that the commercial article Of tin.
plate Is restricted 70 certain sizes and
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wnxrsB4HRE, Pa, Jan. 9l.9slster
Theresa, niece of James G. Blaine, died
al St, Mary's Catholic Convent here, at 4
o'clock this morning. Fathers comertord
and o' Haran and many OF her associates
In religion were at her bedside. The best
medical science was p7werless to stay the
rayages OF her disease which ehe contract
cd while on . recent visit to Washington,
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"A slight Dlasronse,

LINCOLN, Ma, Jan. sl.-Hon, Church
Howe positively denies the report that he
received $4,000 as member Of the Ma.
tioaal Republican Committee for this cam.
paign in Tennessee. The following dis.
patch from Pittsburgh to-day Is In re.
Sponse to one sent 70 Chairman Jones, Of
the National Committee:
"0ne thousand dollars was the amount
furnished you by the National Committee
for the Tennessee campaign.
Signed B. +. JoNEs.n
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IS his message Governor Jackson tells
the people that the disease from which
they were suffering was lack ofsupple-
mental assessment. When that came
along the patient was seized with iuri-
Ous convulescence. II his party in the
Legislature agrees with the Governor
there will be no relief from the order Of
the executive branch sitting as court
anil legislature. This will be very
serious disappointment to the people, and
they will make note Of it.
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MADISON, WIS, Jan. ,2l.-ool. John O.
spooner, Of Hudson, was nominated for
United States Senator by the Republican
caucus this evening. The first ballot
stood Spooner 81, Fairchild %. Amid
great enthusiasm, q motion to make the
nomination unanimous was carried. a
committee brought Col. Spooner before
the caucus, He was received with the
,t,;IinSt rlffariuo .1 1F4,H
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A PERSONAL HxpRRIENcE.

This officer said he had permission to
spend the Christmas holidays with his
family at Albania, and had few friends
to dinner. After dinner the friends left
and he sat talking with his wife and chill.
dren, when suddenly one end OF the room
rose up three feet. The shock threw the
whole family to the floor, with the lamps
and other articles on the tables aud
shelves. They remained in total darkness,
dazed and wondering what had happened.
Presently he supposed 1t was an earth
quake and called 70 his wife and children
10 come into the street. He reached the
street door and the street was In total
darkness. The aif was filed with the
dust Of crumbling buildings. Afraid to
90 out he stood shlyering and undecided,
when q second shock came and the
kitchen fell in, killing two servants. A
piece Of wood fell'upon his wife, breaking
her leg, He then carried his wife out
over piles ot ruins,
The narrow, dark slreetswere so changed
by the debris that 1t was hard to recognize
them. He reached the open fields where
he found that many had preceded him.
He left his wife with friends and returned
for his children. He brought three the
first trip and then the other two. All the
way, while crawling over piles Of ruins, he
heard the cries Of those who had been
caught and GOULD not extricate themselves,
Every voice was familiar. He met neigh.
bSrs, telling each other Of the loss Of rela,
tiveG and friends, The horror OF such an
experience was unparalleled.
The night was spent in the open fields
shiyering on the ground, entertaining iears
and suffering grlei, terror and a horrid un,
certainty, for not even at daylight did they
learn the full extent Of the loss sustained
throughout the city. AS followed my
guide ] was regaled with such recitals a
tsHere two bodies were dug opt,n "a mar
and wife over there -four children OF
this side" "one man caught In the door
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CIVIL l,Ianrs SUIT
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Citizen Insane.
Probably Fstal Accident.

At Atsteubenyiiie- Citizen Insane
Probably Fstai Accident.
Speetal Di,pateA to tie Lntalli9eaoer.
sTEuBESvILLE, o., Jan. 2l.-Last Thurs
day night Welday Walker and Hanniba
Lyons, colored, were denied admission
to the Massey skating'rink. They brought
suit before Justice May under the Civi
RightsIlaw, and asked for SlOO damages
Atthe hearing yesterday evening the de
tense offered no testimony, but denied tn,
tonstitutionality Of the law. This after
boon the justicegave his decision that by
reason OF the palpable violation OF law
both parties were entitled to Sl5 damage.
each, with costs. Both sides gave notice
ofappeal. Alhthe rinks now issue invita-
tons.
Miss Lavina Daton, daughter Of ]. D
Daton, and sister OF JGdge Daton, Of this
city, died thismorning, after a long illness
OF consumption. She was q lady OF rare
accomplishments, and for q long time held
to the hope OF recovery.
Last night Charles Floto, aged about &C
years, fell from car OF lumber, and re-
ceiyed internal injuries. His condition
to-day is serious.
Stanton Post G. A. R., will give a carni,
val at the Fifth street skating rink to-mor.
row evening. Eighty costumed ladies and
gentlemen will take part.
David Mccullough. director in the Ex.
change National Bank, and prominent
farmer Of Island Greek township, has been
adjudged insane and will be taken to the
asylum at Columbus. Nervous pro.tra-
tionderanged his mind.
gAIn.the hearing of the. case OF Charles
Conroy and Tom Mcdonald, on charge
otstabbing with intent to kill and wound
George Irwin in disreputable house
Saturday night, the prisoners were held
in 81 900 bail each and sent to Jail, as were
three women belonging to the house, held
as witnesses.
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VOLUME XX1ITI. UMBER 1870.

tack in tumultuous rush; directed prin
cipally upon the side Of the square held
by the Huzzars. This side OF the square
was broken at one time during the tight.
| The officers attribute this disaster to the
unruly conduct OF the camels, which got
powder burned and became .uncontroll-
able. The line was speedily reformed and
the discipline OF the men was splen-
did throughout the action. Astrong and
deadly fire was kept up by the Huzzars
and mounted infantry, while the artillery
maintained an enfilading FIRE which piled
the dead Arabs up in heaps. The space
in front Of the British right flank was a
Yeritable slaughter pen, and when the
Arabs were finally repulsed they left 500
of their number dead upon the field. The
number OF their wounded able to march
or be carried from the field is esti.
mated at 1000. Most Of the cas-.
ualties on the British side occurred
during the break in the line OF the HUI
zars. The British took their own and the
Arab wounded to the wells at Stabacas.
Most OF the wounded are reported doing
well.
Gen. Stewart, with-the remainder OF 1.-THE
troops, is progressing toward 5ietamneh.
During the nigh the Arabs threw up small
earthworks, intended to intercept Gen.
Stewards march, but were captured and
the works destroyed by detachment Of
English troops.
A special giving additional particulars Of
the battle says: The battle was a fearful
hand to hand fight. Most Of the Arabs
were armed with spears and protected by
spiked shields of OK hide. They rushed
to close quarters and swarmed over the
bodies OF their dead and. wounded com.
rades. The English troops after the tirst
few rounds had been fired fought with
shortened sabres and with sword
bayenets welded at halfarm length. Col.
onel Burnaby was killed by the thrust OF
an Arab spear, which entered his neck
and severed the lugular vein. When
General Stewards horse was shot the rider
fell to the ground and was badly shaken.
but he soon recovered and obtained an.
other horse. The English soldiers had
neither food nor water since the night be-
fore the battle.
LONDON, Jan. '22.-4 A. M.-All the
papers contain columns OF de-
scriptions and comments regarding Gen.
sbattle. The papers Unanimously
extol in glowing terms the heroism Of
the troops, and unite In culogizing
Col. Burnaby, who is described as dying
ike British "bull dog" with his right
hand elenohed In death about the throat
ofthe Arab whose spear was thrust through
The Colonel's neck.
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wApEsA, MINI, Jan. 9l.-The bank OF
wadena, owneiby E. S. Case, closed its
doors this morning and made an assign
ment TO A. Murray, cashier OF the Mer-
chants Bank here. The assets are S2s, 600,
liabilities $50, 900. 1t Is thought not more
than twenty cents on the dollar will be
paid. lTheibank has not been considered
In very good shape for some time, and de-
positors have been quietly Withdrawing
funds. The Cause OF the failure Is at.
tribnted to outside speculation.
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Ei Mahul,s aIu,,lnent,.

MERAw1, EoYrr, Jan. 2l-The Black
Watch regiment has arrived and an ad.
vance is daily expected. The Arab news.
paper, Nusret, publishes Ell Mahdi's letter
to LieutenantShendy ordering him to take
all his troops TO Berber, where, with 5000
warriors, he shall attack the English forces
at Mount HaInrnd, north OF Berber. The
paper publishes another letter from III
Mahdi to 0sman Digna, urging him 10
capture Suakim, and thereby enable FL
Mahdi to procure aid from Arabia by way
OF that point.