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Prffslunol, Jan. 27.-It Is reported at
Braddocks, Pa, that the Edgar Thompson
steel works will resume work within the
next two weeks, giving employment to
several thousand men. 1t is expected
when repairs are completed that Carnegie
Bros. & Go. will submit a reduced scale OF
wages TO tho workmen and that it will be
accented by the latter.
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rnr uN1YNllsIrY AluN1N1.


A sliinIy Attended, lInt Enjoyable Meeting
Last Night.
The Alumni Association Of the State
University was called to meet at the Nc
Lure house last evening at half past seven.
1t was considerably later than that hour
when about score Of the members assem-
bled in the hotelparlors. Among them
were Mr., J. H. Hawthorne, President Of
the Association, W. G. Brown, IT,, Of
Ktngwood, II. ]. Snively, Of Grafton,
Major j. N. Lee, late coinmandant OF
cadets, and Hon. J.s. w. Dean, Of Upshur
county.
Prof. I. G, White, ofthc University. was
not able to be here, as expected, owing TO
sickness In his family.
The meeting was very harmonious and
the general interests OF the University
were informally discussed. On the sub
ieot oil co-education Of the sexes in the
University a vote showed those in favor
TO number thirty and those opposed
thirteen, President Hawthorne was ap.
pointed to present the views OF the Asso-
ciation on This subject before the House
Committee on Education, and commit
tee Of three was named 70 draft mcmor-
ial to the Legislature concerning various
subjects pertaining tothe interests Of the
University. Another meeting will be held
to-day.
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WEST LlpeRrY objects to the propos-
ton to turn into a Reform School the
Normal school ut that place. Like objet-
ton may be expected from like propo-
sition with regard to any other Normal
School. There is a difference in schools,
and the Normal kind is more desirable
than the other to have III community.
|. is, therefore. easy to understand why
West Liberty arises to make few re-
,,o,Ls
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EVA Anrs, "ENonM0Us lErAGNER.' .
Ills Fee in the Electoral Commission Case.
Not Even Ills Hotel BLl PAID.


Not Even Ills Hotel Bln PAID.
New YoRK, Jan. 27.-Ever since 1877
stories have been floating about the coun-
try about William NJ. Evarts' big fee for
his argument before the Electoral Com
mission. The history OF his connection
1@itlItile case has just been made public.
AIr. Evarts was in Washington attending
to n case before the Supreme Court He
was about ready to start for home when
he received call from Zack Chand-
ier Chairman Of the Republican
National Committee, and such other
members of the committee as
were in Washington. at the time. Mr..
Chandler said TO Mr.. Evarts that they de-
sired him to argue the Republican case
before thn Commission. Heinquired who
was TO bein, the case with him and was
told that tue iPres.dent-elect desired him
ID take entire charge and select his own
assistance. Mr.. Evarts said he would re-
main. Then Mr.. Chandler said:
''Air. Evarts, our committee is poor,
owing to the enormous expense that has
attended the canvass aud we cannot offer
you a very large retainer"
This il as much my matter as yours"
said Mr.. Eyarts: "In fact it is the concern
ofcvery citizen. There need be no ques-
tion'about fees. should have remained
without their being mentioned. Consider
that paJt Of the case settled"
lAfr. Chandler said the committee would
at least provide for his hotel expenses, to
Shich Mr.. Evarts assented. He was in
Washington thirty days or more, retain
ing iuriag that time the parlor and bed
room tat Wormley's which he occupied
when Chandler called on him. AS he was
senior counsel there was a great deal OF
conierring at Wormley's, and necessarily
a large number Of minor bills for meals
and entertaining were charged to Mr..
Eyarts account. When Mr.. Wormley
presented It to the National Committee
Mr.. Chandler was away and subortlin-
ate complained about the amount. Nir.
Wormley told Mr.. Evarts, who said, "0h,
well, let them pay what they can and Ill
giveyou q check for the rest" 1t cost
him between $500 and $500 to make Mr..
Wormley whole. Mr.. Chandler alter
wards learned of this and wanted to make
It sht, but Mr.. Evafts said it was already
right and refused all tenders from the
committee. This is the whole storyofthe
enormous retainer which induced Mr..
Evarts to plead the Republican cause in
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FoRr WAYNE, 1Sp, Jan. 27.-At two
o'clock this morning four unknown men
broke into the postollice at Huntington,
Ind, for the purpose Of burglary. They
were confronted by Max Baumgartner,
night marshal, who shot one through the
body, killing him instantly. One OF the
burglars shot Baulngartner in the bacS
with a revolver. His recovery is doubt.
ful. Tho burglars then stole o horse and
sleigh and escaped, leaving their dead
comrade behind.
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INDIANAPOLIS, ND, Jan. GA fire at
the Insane Hospital this morning was
gotten under control alter destroying the
engine rooms, laundry, bakery and some
smaller apartments. There was no panic
among the seventeen hundred patients,
most Of whom watched the fire, and no
one was injured.
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con VERSES urENgss
Causes an ohio Democrat to Assume II smIl-

ing Countennnce.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Jan. 27.-An Ohio
Democrat was encountered today with a
broad grin on lis face, He confded to a
correspondent that it was the amusing
antics of the Hon. George L. Converse
that made him indulge in this quiet style
OF laughter. Converse, he says, has be-
come monomaniac over his Cabinet am-
biti0p. ae has been dropping informa-
ton in several directions that Governor
lioadly has no chances whatever; that
politically he has been SO false all around
that he has no friends or credit There
lore the member from the Capital district
contends that he is tile only Democrat In
the State who can reconcile the party
factions.
He dotes on this word factions" He
utters it with his eyes turned sorrowfully,
like Beatrice Cenci, aud with with his
cold, clammy hands grasping yours with
the sympathy Of a village undertaken. 1t
has also leaked out from several sources
that Converse is trying TO get Pend!eton 10
believe that in return for his influence in
behalf OF his monomania that he (Con-
verse; will compel the Payne faction to
make Pendleton unanimously secure in
the mission To, the Court of st. James,
1t was explained by some who knew
Converse, that he does not SO much ex-
pect Mr.. Pendleton's acceptance. OF the
proposition as he hopes and desires his re.
fusal, for then he would declare that Mr..
Pendleton's faction was ilnplacablp, and
unwilling TO accept overtures for concilia-
ton and lying down together like the
lion and the lamb. The assertion Of Mr..
Converse as to Governor Hoadly's pros.
poets being entirely destroyed Is corob-
Grated by what is said by Mr.. johnson, his
law partner, who has come here after a
sojourn in New York. He has lot it out
that Cleveland's mind is not budged by a
hOom
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LONDON, Jan. 27.-Edmund Yates, edi-
tor of the lforid, recently convicted on
charge of libelling Lord Lonsdale, has
written a letter from Holloway prison.
the alleged interview with him
recently published in New York is wholly
fictitious, and the interview with Lord
lIonsdale likewise utter nonsense.
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NEw Yonr, Jan. ga committee of
Irisll-American residents Of this city to-
day sent the following despatch TO United
States Senator Riddlebcrger, Of Virginia,
for his speech md vote on the Bayari
resolution: "Irish.American citizens of
New York welcome your speech Of yes
terday. They willn soon forget it."
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wmtE the British are not making much
healway in the line OF chewing up the
Mahli's men Mr.. Gladstone placidly re-
sumes his bucolic pastime OF chopping
wood at IIawarlen. II he could only
make the children of the desert fly as he
does the chips! Every blow OF his AK
would be "a famous victory" Meantime
the Mahdi isn't cl,opping any wood-he is
moving down the British tender-feet.
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PARIS, Jan. 27.-Ga Bias makes sensa-
tional statements about the London ex.
plosion, Il declares positively that the
authors Of the explosions arc tho same
men who mnhe the dynamite attack on
the London bridge and Cover street rail
way station. The cliief organizers OF both
plots, Gil Bias asserts, have been for
long time past and are now employed in
the English printing Office in Paris, and
until recent date lodged in st. Dawes
quarter, Paris, where they manufactured
the internal machines used in the diaboli.
cal work. When everything was in readi-
ness for the preparation Of the contem-
plated datrocitics, continues Gil Bias, picked
men, who were to lodge and set the
machines, departed separately by different
routes for London, each carrying one or
more Of the machines. This was six
weeks ago. Gil Bias says no one OF these
speaks French and no men,
bers OF the entire band ever attended
A Anarchists meetings in Paris.
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TIM new Council gave the public an
agreeable surprise. Its work is TO be COM
mcnlrd in several respects. The Boards
elcrtcd are composed Of good timber, and
wiIIbe expected to rcnderetllcient service.
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TIE thieves who are operating in the
State House seem to regard lawmakers as
the fit prey OF the freebooter. They ought
to have compassion on gentlemen who
have it in their power to leave the Peni-
,entiary without food and fuel.
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If the dynamiters take it into their
heads to form IN alliance offensive and
defensive with FL Mahdi, the British War
O9ico may as well make arrangements to
anchor the Isles well up the Ohio river,
far beyond the danger limo.
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,Yh,,t 1t Turne,I out to BE.

MONTREAL, Jan. PA supposed in
formal machine was found in the postohice
last night. 1t was carefully guarded by
the police until this morning when an in
vestigation was held, which resulted in
the discovery that tile dreaded machine
was the cover OF water closet.
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Precautlon Against Accident.

LONDON, Jan. 27.-Thc roof of West
minister hall will be examined before the
public is admitted into the building. Al
though it is believed the roof is not dam
aged, tho police have prohibited persons
from lettering in tho outer Courts of Guild
nall, usually public ionnging place.
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when neglected or improperly treated
often degenerate into cancer. BY our new
and improved treatment without knife,
caustic or saive, we cure the worst cases
in ten to thirty days. Pamphlet, refer.
ences and terms, three letter stamps.
Worlds Dispensary Medical Association,
683 Main street, Buffalo, n. Y. 7
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ISan unemployed moment the Wash.
ington correspondent Of the New York
Tine, tells a pretty little fairy tale about
the licndsh design OF Bad Man Elkius to
put his fatlcr.in.Iaw in Cleveland's cab
mel. 1t has been no secret that Elkins has
"conjurcd" Cleveland and reduced that
lucky mans will power to complete sub.
lection. But it has been well understood
that Elkins intended to thrust himself
into the Cleveland cabinet in order to
keep Blaine posted on the family affairs,
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PlTrsBuRdH, Jan. 27.-Ata meeting of
the Railroad Coal Trade Tribunal to-day
Joseph D. Weeks, Secretary OF tho Vest
ern Iron Association, was chosen Umpire
to. decide the rate Of wages to be paid the
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DYNAMITE has begun u difficult kind Of
work in London. The Dynamiters will not
feed the Irishmen against whom they
have raised prejudice and whose work
Iypamitc has taken from them.
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PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Jan. 27.-Chief
Engineer Melville, Of Arctic fame, Issued
to-day an address to the American people
wherein he expressed tho belief that the
timeis now ripe for makingof final and
successful voyage to tho north pole.
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wAsuMoroS, Jan. 97.-The Board Of
Supervising Inspectors OF Steam Vessels
to-day adopted a rule requiring all bsrges
In tow OF steamers TO carry proper signal
lights. This rule applies 70 the lakes and
seaboard, EN
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PrTTsnuRcH, Pa, Jan. ga German
named Hines, while working near the tly.
wheel pit Of shonenbergcr's nail mill, this
morning, accidently stepped in and was
literally torn to pieces by the machinery.
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sTEunhN NvILLE.
crI.alnal rrlal. sss-.A NA.urnl ca. E.

Criminal Trials s.t-A Natural Gas Ex.
plnsion.
Special Dt.patch to Me Eaie'ItgeHeer.
SrEvpESvrLLE, o., Jan. 27.-.rhe trial oi
Timothy Kelly for burglary and larceny
llas been set for Thursday ofthis week
Charles Conroy, cutting with intent to kill
and wound, Wednesday Of next week
Tom Mcdonald, same charge, Thursday Of
next week.
AT tie residence OF William Nath, at
East Liverpool, yesterday, leakage in
the gas pipe running through the clothes
pressNyis accidently set on fire, destroying
d large quantity OF ladies fine clothing.
The force Of the gas burst open the press
door and communicating to the walls,
burning number OF picture cords, and
causing the pictures and large mirror
to fall 10 the floor, breaking them. Loss
800.
Late this evening while the construction
train on the Panhandle road was gather
ing up workmen near Golfers Station,
who were cleaning up Saturday nights
wreck, It was met by the west bound
freight. Both trains were running slow.
Both engines were damaged, as were sew
eral cars, and travel was delayed six hours.
Fireman Thomas Bryan, of Pittsburgh, On
tlIewcst bodnd train, jumped from lis en-
gine wl,ileion bridge No. %, to the creek
beles,.s distance OF twenty-five feet re-
clisiHts3 3aalisss in his back and hips, but
will Recover. Engineer Mcbride, Of the
construction train, was slightly bruised.
No cause il given for the accident.
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Topeka, KS, Jan, 97.-Tbe vote in the
Senate to-day for United States Senator
WINS: John j. Ingalls,, 80; Geo. w. Click.
]. In tho House, ingalls,, lO8; Click, s;
o. w. Blair, 4.
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MooRE-Ou Tuesday, January n, 1855, nj 1910
=. ", n his residences, No 9Il5 chapline street,
CHARLES AooRE, sA., aged 7lyeafu. EinOnth and .
days
Funeral Thursday at 2 P, N, from hls late real,
dsuse Friends Of the family are invited,
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ro pefend CunnInellnn,.

LIVERPOOL, Jan. 97.-solicitor Quilliam
has been engaged to defend Cunningham,
now under arrest for completely in satur-
days explosions. Ample money has been
placed at the Solicitors disposal. =
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SHARON, Pa, Jan. 27.-Tho Stewart
Iron Company has notified all hands that n
general shut down will take place next
Saturday, Scarcity OF orders Is the cause
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DuBLrS,Jan. 27.-Asfondon correspond
ent of the Freeman's Journal telegraphs
that 5000 1rishmen are out Of employ
ment in the east end OF London, and that
demonstrations against the Irish have be-
gun,
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nIAItRIED.
DIED.

AcvAY-HAI.L-O january IS, 1855, at the M.
aenGe Of aud BY Rev. y. ". shOlt, Mr.. WILIiAM
n. MoVAYand Mis- ALLlE B. HALL
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oTILLWATEN UItEFk,
INDIAN TERRIToRY, Jan. p.

To Qe Adiutant Generutct ate Dtpartmcntg 81
Missouri: 81
The boomer colony has come to terms.
They willleave the country for the near
est point on the Kansas line. Troops will
be sent with them. Reinfoscements from
Coheyvlle turned back to the Kansas
line when within sight OF this place, on
the approach Of troops, and are hurrying
atof thecountry. Willsendtrvops tolook
for men coming from Wichita by way Of
Hunneywell. We have troops sufficient
[signedl HATcII.
[Signedl sAuGER,
Rrir Gen. Gnm'd'p.
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$1,000 90 we offer to anyone detecting
even trace Of common grease In Strung
Genuine Wax Soap.
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oacei Nos. IS aud 81 Fourteenth street.

Mn, Conn and Mr.. Einerty, both "hon-
o,1bIs gentlemen" might fight it out with
Jynamite. That might not be parliament
,ory, but it would be decisive.
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TAE wont soap,' Az your grocer lor \.
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Tho Boomers collapse.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. g7.-The fol-
lowing dispatch announcing the failure Of
the Oklahoma boomers has been received.
FoRr LEAvENwoRrn, Jan. 27.
To he .Adjutam General, Washington, D. c, /:
The following has Just been received from
Gen. Hatch at Saltwater. l have stopped
the troops en- route to Caldwell until 1 re-
ceive further orders.
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CLEVELAND AND HENDRICKS.
The Houses of Congress, in Joint Ses-
sion, Count the Votes for President
and Vice President.
The Ceremony Proceeds Without Ex'
element, and Cleveland and Hen
bricks Are Declared Elected.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 11.-In the house to-
day. at a few minutes before IL o'clock. the
speaker pro tenn. requested the members to
clear the first two rows of seats for the ac-
commodation of senators. At precisely IL
the senate of the United States was an
nounced, and headed by Mr.. Edmunds and
the officers of that body, the senate fled In
and took the seats assigned them, the presi-
dent of the senate seating himself by Acting
Speaker Blackburn. Senator Edmunds, in
, calling the assembly to order, said:
The two houses of congress have met in pur-
suance of the constitution and laws and a con-
current resolution for the purpose of executing
the duty required by the constitution and laws
In the matter Ut counting the electoral vote for
president and vice president OF the United
States, cast by the electors OF the several states.
for the term commencing on the 4th of March,
1885. The tellers appointed by the two houses
| will please take their place.
Senators Hoar and Pendleton and Repre-
sentatives Clay and Keifer having taken
their places at the clerks desk, Senator Ed
munds said:
The president OF the senate will open the Ger.
~titicates OF the several states in alphabetical
order and now opens the certificate for the State
of Alabama He hands the chairman OF the
tellers on the part of the senate the certificate
from Alabama received by mail, and to the chair.
man of the tellers on the part of the house OF
representatives the certificate received by mes
senger.
Thu certificate was read by Senator Hoal
and announced ten electoral votes for Grover
Cleveland for president and ten electoral
votes for Thomas A. Hendricks for vice pres
ident. Senator Sherman asked unanimous
consent that only operative parts of the Ger.
~titicates be read, the formal parts being in
spected by the Lellers. This was agreed tc
and only the statements of votes cast read
RESULT OF THE COUNT.
Following is the result OF the count
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1ha ,.rti ;C,to fron, Ne,y Vorl- ,vos rooI Inv
'" yin ""' 'S"" w
Clay OF kentucky, ana as some vague rumors
were in the air this morning that trouble
would ba MADE ovar tho co,,p+ipp of tho vote
~ - 'o'o
or New YORK, q murmur OF rellet went up
when Mr.. Clay finished the reading and an
no,,nced that the certificate of electors ,y.s
- 80, cnt'N,- -"
certineo ny droVer oleVeiaho, governor. A
slight manifestation OF applause was prompt
' ,y sun,ressed nv Senator Edmunds who ar
=
uered The sergeant-at-arms 10 arrest any per
son who disturbed the order of the proceed
4 inps nv apnlause or other manifestation
- - -
senator Eathuhus theh rose anu saiu:
have now opened the certificates of the elect
| ors Of all the states, and their votes have been
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Oiiio abolished the contract labo,

Ohio abolished the contract labor
system in its Penitentiary y year ago.
and the Legislature has been confront
ed at its present session with the prob
lem Of how to employ the prisoners.
u has| been settled by the passage Of a
bill providing for the introduction Of
the piece system This has been re-
peatedly tried, but has always proved
expensive and unsatisfactory. New
Fork. where there is great opposition tc
prison labor. where il completes witt
free labor, Is also wrestling with tht
question.
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THE CANADIAN PosToFF1cEs.

OTTAWA, Ont, Special Telegram, Feb. H.
Postmaster General CARING laid ON the table OF
the house this evening the annual report of his
department. Mail travel has been increased by
aboat one million and a half miles. The con-
veniences. of remitting by money orders has been
extended between Canada and other countries.
There was II general increase Of business both
domestic and foreign. The report states that
the time has arrived when a postoffice savings
bank can be be established in Manitoba. The
expenditure was upward of half a million more
than revenue. The postmaster general states
that as regards u letter passing between the
United States and Canada, a uniform charge
would, no doubt, be acceptable to Canada, but
he was OF the opinion that doubling the rate OH
newspaper matter would exclude from the news.
paper post many classes OF matter now included
therein. The registration fees would have to be
reduced to 10 cents and drop letters to two
cents. All these changes would be necessary te
harmonic the Canadian with the United States
rates, and would not be satisfactory to the
public OF this country,
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There is but very little sentimental
norsense. at the West regarding muir
sderers.s before or after conviction. The
trouble herei is TO control the impotence
Of the people for justice, which they are
very apt to think, cannot be obtained
BY due process Of law, Hence the
numerous lynchings, some Of which are
scarcely loss reprehensible than murder,
and give communities which indulge in
them . very bad name where law and
order prevails. But the remedyi is with
the people themselves. They make their
rwn laws, and choose judges and other
officers to execute them.