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LONDON, August lG.-The Mark Lane
Erprcs in lis review OF the British grain
trade during the past week says; "Un.
settled weather has retarded harvesting
which now will be very late. Wheat has
ruated and mildewed TO an extent greatly
affecting the quality, and everything
points 10 n deficiency in the wheat crop.
English wheat is 6rmer and prices are
against buyers. Sales Of English wheat
during tho past week were Al, l2O quarters
at 325 81 against 700 quarters at 33s Id.
during tho corresponding period last
year. Foreign wheat trade Is animated
and purchases arc only OF retail nature.
Corn on spot 10 against buyers. Fourteen
cargoes Of wheat arrived, three were sold,
ono withdrawn and seven remained.
Trado forward was quiet. To day the
market waa very fra but quiet. English
wheat was ls dearer and foreign I'd dearer,
flour 3lGd dearer and corn Gl dearer,
beans and peas are steady. Barleys are
unsteady.
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fully, but earnestly, demand the said
Councilmen Immediately to resign thar
positions as such.
Letters were read from Captain W. D,
Hall, Squire William ii, Hall, DR.. ]. N,
McWhoiteT, and other prominent citizens
OF the county, regTettipS their inability to
attend, but expressing sympathy with
and pledginR their support to the objects
and aims Of the meeting,
Mayor BrAnnon was called for and made
Q graceful speech, thanking the people for
their appreciation Of his efforts to do his
duty, and copRratulatiug them on their
sarnestness in aiding in bringing about q
needed reformation in the administration
Of municipal affairs. W. B. MGGaTy, Esq 4,
prominent young Catholic lawyer and
Democrat, and mail agent between Olarks-
burg and Weston, and W, s, OBrien, q
we'll known school teacher, and others,
made short addresses after being frequent
ly called, and all were loudly applauded,
BENEFITS APOLOGY,
At this period Of the proceedings the
whisky men, who had been watching
their opportunity, began calling for Louis
Bennett, the Prosecuting Attorney OF the
county. He worked his way up to the
stand, and white IS a sheet and shaking
like an aspen, instead Of Joining in with
the spirit Of the meeting, made long dis.
connected harangue or apology for the
reason he had doue no better than he had.
But 1t fell mighty fat on the audienpeT
despite his apology. He asserted In sub,
stance that he had been the best ProseCut-
ing Attorney the county ever had, The
saloonkeepsrs and their few friends were
the only onea who responded with ap.
plause, The great mass OF the audience
who were In favor Of the observance Of the
law, declared that for an officer whose bus,
iness It WAS 10 enforce the law against
whisky men, 1t was very singular that the
only friends he had In that vast audience
were among the supporters, upholders,
defenders and pRrtlCipators In lawlsSsness,
Brannon was again called for and in o
brief but happy effort annihiliatel Ben
nett, and his arguments to the great de-
light OF the audience. AS the meeting
was not called In the interest OF liquor
men, Bennett was considered out oil place
and was not allowed to speak again, as q
motion was made to adjourn which was
emphatically carried, despite tho frantic
appeals OF Bennett's friends to get him a
chance to speak, which, 1t was almost
universally conceded, was done in the
hope oil breaking up the meeting in a
row.
No such event ever before created such
intense excitement in this county or
town, and as tue matter now stands, the
indications are pretty certain that the
bourbarism that has ruled this section
with an iron heel for years pas. will
soon be dethroned. Aud trus men ilon
all parties will unite to accomplish the
0ood work. EXCHEOuHR.
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powDEnLY INTERVIEWED
On tho Knights of Labor Strikes aud Lock
nnlN-lLnllIlnn :

On tho Knights of Labor Strikes aud Lock.
0utS-POiltlcs.
NEW York, August lO.-Tne Herald to.
day prints two column interview with
Mr.. Powderly upon the coming conven.
tion Of the knights oil Labor to be held at
Richmond.' Mr.. Powderly says: "Anar.
chists never can have any influence in
our organization. Anarchy means de.
struction oi law and order-the breaking
Of social ties and fabrics. Our organiza.
tion aims at maintaining law and order,
and believes in substituting good laws for
bad ones, and establishing more firmly the
social and political ties which bind our
people to each other. Mr.. Powderly said
that he thoughti 1t would be necessary for
the convention to take definite action III
regard to strikes. "At the Cleveland
convention we placed check on boy.
cots and strikes-so much 80 that few
have occurred since then. No sooner did
our order place its strong hand on the
strike and boycott than tho employers Of
labor began to strike and boycott.
Over two hundred lockouts have 90.
CURED since the employers got the idea
that members Of our organization could
not strike without violating the laws Of
the order. have always opposed strikes;
l always will, except as a last resort; but
the action Of some employers Of labor
since the Cleveland convention has made
1t absolutely necessary for US to take
some action to protect our own members.
Whatever legislation is enacted will be
well regulated whether 1t relates to the
strike or the boycott. Our insurance
laws will undergo an entire revision. A
committee on revision Of our laws and
constitution are now in session in Phis.
delphia. There never will be a political
party called the Knights OF Labor, and
members Of the Knights OF Labor may
one day cooperate with other thinking
men in forming party that will keep the
country stiaight In the lines marked out
for II by the founders Of the Republic"
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BAY OlTY, Mlcu., August lO.-one
week ago Ethbsrt MiCheson, aged II
years had finger bitten by a pet dog, and
the dog died. It had exhibited
unmistakable signs OF hydrophobla.
No attention was paid to the wound until
last night. Tho young man had retired,
apparently In his usual health, but soou
awakened the family with his bark
ing and growing. Physicians wero sum.
moned, and at once pronounced the case
hydrophodia. His paroxysms we're 40
violent and desperate he had to DO Chloro.
formed. The boy has been removed 10
the county jail and ID manaoledt to his bed.
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plrrsnuEon, PA, August 17.-Commu.
nication by the Western Union Telegraph
was entirely cut Off in all directions to.
night, shortly before IL O'Clock, by a tmall
firB In tho rear Of the switch board In
the main office. The loss was
slight but The Inconvenience was was
great, az every wire In the Office
was more or less damaged. AT ons o'clock
this morning the management had sue.
Ceeded In establishing communication
east and west for press service and by
daylight II is expected that all the wires
will DO 10 operation. The cause oi the
IRE was lightning, as a storm prevailed at
tho titnb.
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NEw YoRK, August 1G.-An application
was made this morning in the Kings
County Supreme Court by Mr.. Whitaker,
Deputy Attorney General, for the appoint.
ment Of receiver for the Whilestone
Savings Bank, which lie says has become
insolvent He thought the bank should
be enjoined from doing any more bust.
ness, aud the superintendent should be
directed to take possession Of the bank.
Judge Barrett took possession oil the pa
nara
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Attempt Ia As.nsslnnte an Attorn,y.

AroHIsoN, KAN, August lG.-Au at.
tempt was made early yesterday morning
TO assassinate j. F. Tufts, Assistant At
torney General Of AtChison county. Tufts
was recently appointed 10 the office for The
express purpose OF prosecuting saloon.
keepers under tho Prollibitory law. Sat.
urday ne secured conviction. Yesterday
q keg, containing twenty-five pounds Of
powder, mixed with nails, was exploded
on the porch beneath his bedroom win.
dow. The windows were badly shattered
but no one was hurt. Governor Martin
has offered $3.50 reward for the perpetra'
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HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.


A CHARTERS Iron Worker Drawn Through
the IIolls-A slckenlng Sight.
PITrsBuRGu, August lG.-A horrible ac'
Cident which resulted in the death Of an
iron.worker named John Cumnins, oc.
Cured This morning at the works Of An.
derson, DsPuy 4 Co., ut CHARTERS. Mr..
Cummins had just come to the mill, and
was employed as greaser at the train oil
rolls. The train had bean started, but the
water pipes which were used 10 cool the
rolls and the couplings were Clogged up In
some way or other, and Cummins took a
stick and commenced hammering on the
pipe 10 start the flow Of water. No one
was near the rolls at the tina and 1t Is not
known JUS. what happened, but 1t 10 sup.
posed that the end OF the stick caught In
some way In the couplings, drawing Cum.
Minis into them. He weut in headforemost.
The space between the couplings Ia
about five inches. Through this the body
Of Cummins was drawn, crushing the body
In irlghtiul manner, aud COMPRISING Il
into thin mass OF flesh. Then when The
body passed through, the feet caught uu.
der the couplings and he was drawn back.
BY this time the other workmen caught
sight OF the unfortunate man, and 10 an
instant the rolls were stopped. The body
was taken out and the coroner was notl.
fed. An inquest was held at noon to-day
and q verdict in accordance with the
above facts was rendered. Cummins was
married man and was about 70 years Of
age.
The accident was one of the most uhock,
ing ones in the city for soms time, and
raised considerable excitement at Char.
tiers. The body, after being taken out o.
the rollG, was removed to sn undertaker's
II was crushed beyond all ssmblancs oi
humanity.
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WgsroNs whisky war seems to be q
much more than ordinary affair. Unless
wo are seriously mistaken, the healthful
public opinion of the town has good
reason to be excited. The law has been
deGed and It's ministers and makers have
sided with the law.breakers. The action
Of the Council was wonderfully bold
There are not many law.making bodies
tha. would repeal a law To save delin'
quenIs already on the way to punishment
As the ordinance now stands 1t is mere
farce, and doubtless was 80 intended to
DO. Not tic least deplorable feature Of the
affair is that 1t makes bad blood in the
town and may lead To graver troubles,
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peach him for doing his duty the Council
was compelled to resort to the dodge OF re-
pealing the ordinance.
ORDINANCE REPEALED.
So on Thursday evening last, an i'm
mense crowd gathered at the Mayors
office, and the council cooked and prlmed,
acting apparently under the advice and
counsel OF w, G, Bennett, the paid town
attorney, and the saloon keepers lawyer
in the courts, repealed the former ordin-
ance and made the tiue for selling liquor
only 81 for each odense, and limited the
time OF sale to within one month, and
made no provisions for imprisonment II
the fine was not paid. Tho former Iordin-
ancs permitted q fine Of not less than $40
but II could go to 500. In other words
the council literally wiped the statute
from the book,
The outburst OF indignation over this
open svowal OF the council for free
whisky despite law and order, was de-
nounCed on every hand and many threats
Of mobbing the officers were made, but
better counsel prevailed, A large crowd
OF both town and country people held 3
meeting at the mayors Office and called
an indignation meeting for Saturday last
at 2 p, NJ, and the notice of twenty-tour
hours brought In from 1000 to $500
people from the county.
Following Is q copy Of the hand bill that
was circulated:
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TERRInLE rEsrIMoNY.



Remarkable Scene In n brussels Court of
Justice.
BRv'sRLs, Augustl6,-An extraordinary
experiment, unprecedented in judicial an
mails, was gone through here to-day at the
Hospital St, Jean, in connection with the
case Of the woman cut in pieces by mid.
vile, Rodelt and her lover, MasQuelier.
The former, who denied all, tried to throw
disCredit OH Masquelier's confession by
stating that he was physically incapable
OF cutting up the body in the manner de-
sGribed by himself, In consequence Mas
quslier was requested by the authorities
TO cut up to-day at Saint Jean Hospital
the body OF dead woman lying there for
dissection, Masquelier sssented, and the
experiment took place to-day before the
judges and a crowd Of medical authorities.
MssQueler was at first terribly moved, but
recovering from his emotion he took up q
kitchen knife and chopped the legs, arms
and head olf the dead body exactly as he
described, The terrible operation lasted
twenty-five minutes, and filled the Wit
ncssea with horror, while convincing the
judges Of the accuracy Of his confession.
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II, 4 o. shut out ofNcw York,

NRw YoRK, August lO.-The New York
& Baltimore Transportation Company to.
day refused to accepted business from the
Baltimore & Ohio railroad. Tho reason
stated is that the Pennsylvania railroad
owns the canal through which the Trans.
portation Company's boats run and It has
forbidden the line from taking Baltimore
4 Ohio railroad freight. Freight Agent
Rose, Of tho Baltimore 4 Ohio railroad,
says that this action practically BuSpsnda
the Baltimore & Ohio freight business
from New York. The railroad will Try Ia
make arrangements with some steamship
line, but none haa been made vet
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New YoRK, August lO.--The following
was the visible supply Of grain on ,Au.
gust ii!h, 90 compiled by the New York
Produce Exchange was; Wheat, %, S,lOO.99i
bushels; increase, 1,7l4,i2O bushels
Corn, D,0B3,67l bushels; inCtease, 1905,
225 bushels. Oats, 2,5ll .9Sl bushels; ir
crease 52O,7jO bushels. Rye, 4DO,2ll bush,
Ella, increase, 00,304 bushels. Barley
2l7, ,l3O bushels Increase, 0i,24O bushels
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baltimore Again Defeated.

LOUISVILLE, KY, August lG.-The Bait.
imores were defeated in the third success.
slve game to-day by the Louisyilles.
Catcher Conway was injured in tho sec.
ond inning, and retired. Fulmer took his
place. Ramsey was taken sick IN the
iourth inning and also retired. Hecker
pitched the last I've innings. The Louis.
vilIes bunUhed their hits and ran bases
well, thereby winning the game. Score
Innings ysn..o.,..."-.., ! 2 . 46G7SO
BAlumOTe."",,. ..,,.,.~. 0 . 0 D. !
EIrned runs, Louisville, 2; Baltimore,
2. Two base hits, Wolfe, Manning.
Three base hits, Wolfe. Muldoon. Struck
out, by Kilroy, s; by Ramsey | F; Hecker,
4: Wild pitches, Hecker, l. Umpire,
Walsh,
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NEWS BY THE CABLE.
p ROTEsTAN mrs oENsUpEp
by tho London Times" for ObOylug the
Authorities ChuFchllps Irish scheme.
RIotIns at Dungannon-Land PuF-
chase Hill-Tsrribls Testimony, q

LONDON, August l6.-The Tinrsceusures
the Protestants OF Belfast for their refusal
to submit to the authorities, Referring to
the report that Lord Randolph Churchill
is preparing an Irish measure, the Times
says he will have long and arduous task.
The nature OF the local government pro,
posed must depend in some degree upon
the action Of the Irish people and possibly
upon the action Of the Irish convention at
Chicago, But 1t ia quite certaip that mo-
thing like statutory parliament will en-,
ter into Lord Rsndolph's scheme, and
that the development OF county govern,
ment on an elective system will be applied
on the same principles to all parts ot the
kingdom,
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Dublin, August lO.-At Dungannon to.
day bands oil Natio9allsts paraded the
Protestant quarter OF the town shouting
for Home Rale, and cursing the Queen.
A riot broke out and several persons
were injured, The police had to force
their way between the Protestants and
Catholics thus preventing a desperate
fight One Nationalist was arrested with
q knife in his hand. A renewal Of the
rioting Ia feared. Party feeling Is intense.
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EnginS Wrecked,

CaioAuo, August lO,--LaSt evening a
switch engine Of the Lake Shore road ran
Of The tracks near the Tlily.GBt street
crossing. An examination sh owed that q
switch had been misplaced by some I'm
known parties. The locomotive was pull.
cd back TO the track and proceeded d few
blocks south, when II again left the railI
through another switch which had been
opened 9t that point. The second attempt
70 wreck the engine was more successful
Than tile tlFSl, and II required nearly ilvr
houis 70 pull the engine, which was bad
y dlsal led, back on TO the tracks. There
n9 clue 70 tho perpetrators Of tho mis-
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TuR New York Star says the people will
build a Grant monument and they will
build It in Washington. This shows that
the Star has been reading its INTELLIdEN'
CIR and Is guided by the voice Of wisdom
The idea Of rich New York passing round
the hat is enough to make the dead rise
from the grave. -
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Now sIlvOr COrtlllCntSA,:

WARRINGTON, b. O., August 1O-1t ID
learned at the Treasury Department thai
the new silver certificates authorised al
The last session Of Congress will not bG
ready for issue bsiore November, The 81
certificates contain vignette oi Martha
Washington, the g certificates Q yiRnelte
Of Major General Hancock In fall unliofm,
and the $40 certificates o vignslte Of Vice
President Hendricks. The design Tor The
81 silver certificates has not yet been se
ieCted. II 10 said that either Genera
Grant or General Mcclellan will DO 90
leCted 90 the vlguette.
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At DetrOit-Detroit, 4; st. Louis, s
Earned runs, st. Louis, 4. First base hits
Detroit 2; St. Louis,9. Errors, Detroit, 4
St. Louis, ..
At Ohicsgo-ohicago, A; Kansas City
2. Earned runs, Chicago, 4 F; KaugaB City,
|. Base hits, Chicago, 0; Kansas City, 8
Errors, Chicago, o; Kansas City, Q.
At Washington-Nsw York, 2; Wash.
ington, 4, Earned runs, New York, q
Washington, 8. First base hits, New
York, s; Washington, 10. Errors, New
York, 8; Washington, 9.
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SNcial OLVulch 70 nc IRllVlJtNctr,
Pr, PLEASANT, W. VA, August 16.-Last
Friday night Hon. James b. Msnsger,
Republican, and John N. Myers, Prohi.
bltionlSt, engaged in O joint discussion at
the Court House, Myers charging the Re.
publCanB with being In opposition 10 the
temperance cause. AT least elk hundred
people we're present and listened aLtent.
iyely 10 Myers one hour speech, after
which they engaHed In cheering and ap'
plaudlng MenRRer as he proceeded 10 bkin
hlm, henagsr's speech was one oi the
ableSt eyer delivered IN the Court House.
and his utter annlhilation OF Myers has
added another laurel 10 the brow Of thii
rising young slAteemat,
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CnlcAoo, August lG.-The cloaing week
Of the great Anarchists trial opened this
morning insu1erably hot with scarcely a
breath OF fresh air in the court room.
Every inch ofspAcc within four walls was
occupied by spectators. Mr.. Foster re-.
sumed his speech this morning by de-.
Claringhe was mot there 10 defend Anarchy.
When he expressed the sentiment Satur.
day he expressed the sentiment OF his
associates. The verdict ought not to be
based upon tho statements Of any counsel.
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cigar Makers, Strike.

New YORx, August 1O,-The strippen
in twelve Of the fourteen shops Of the o.
gar Manufacturers Association, resumed
work to-day. There arc about 800 o.
them. The bunch makers will start In
tomorrow and the rollers on Wednesday,
The two other firms still employ The
knights Of Labor cigar makers. The To-
baCGo workers employed In the large chew
ing and smoking factories have formed q
Union and applied for admission into the
Central Labor Union. They claiin mem
berShip OF six thousand.
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neither aide would say much, but it Is uu.
derstood that the woTkmen will demand
10 percent advance for the gatheTeIs.
President Cline expresses the opinion that
the demands will be granted. A manu-
iacturer who was spoken to said there was
no indication OF the factories starting at
the usual time, September /, as are has
not been put in the furnaces. Neither
side seems to apprehend contest.
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TERRIFIC EXPLOSION
or u Boiler-Flve Men and Boys Instant
Killed,

.. Killed,
CHICAGO, August l6-The Times Ash
land, Wis.,, special says: This morning
this city was startled by a terrific explo,
sion ocCasiousd by the bursting Of a boiler
in the carpenter shop OF Periner & Web.
sser. The boiler.house was demolished
and five men and boys instantly killed
and two wounded as follows; Willie Peri
ner, Alex. Psriner, sons Of the senior
member OIL the firm; Joseph Mclaughlin,
foreman OF the shopi W. johnson, wood
turner; Aug, Olsen workmen, killed; N.
Perens, fireman, slightly injured in the
leg and Ben Bailey severely, He Is now
In the hospital with fair show to recover.
The cause Of the explosion was q lack Of
water in the boiler, Saturday the boiler
was blown of and pumped up after clean
ing, As usual fire was built this morning,
when II was found thrt the injector would
not work, While trying to fx 1t the ex.
plosiou occurred. Mclaughlin, the fore.
man, leaves wife and three children.
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Tue Republican voters OF the Second
Senatorial District, composed Of Marshall,
Wclz,l aud Marion counties, are called
to meet in convention at Warrington,
Saturday, September 4, at 1880 A. NJ" to
nominste a candidate for State Senator.
This time the nominee oughtto be elected.
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WnS the London Times finds fault
with tho Belfast Orangsmen, it is fail
inference that the 0rangemen have moi
been behaving well. The Times has not q
very soft aide for Catholics or for the Ma
tioaalist cause. Americans who have nc
inherited prcjudices on either side ofthe
sec.arian dividing line desire only to see
fair play and the triumph Of the right.
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Preferred Death to Life without Her Lover.
INDIANAPOLIS, ND, August lO.-lda
Kerr, a divorced woman, quaneled with
her lover last night and to-day took sixty
grains Of morphine, from which she died.
She left the following note, addressed 10
Louis Rose, her lover!
Lou, l love you, and can not live happy
without you. | now put myself out ol
my misery. have no one 10 care for
but you, and you have sllghtsd me, SO
remember that ! loved you better than
my own lie, Oh, lou, ! do hate 10 give
you up, but ! have got TO do 90. 30, by.
BY. l will take chances Of finding rest in
the silent grave. 1pA KERR."
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NKw YORE, August i0,--The two and
three story brick buildings al Nos, gOi
and glO Elizabeth street, used by tho
Brush Electric Light Company az light.
ing station for q district covering two
miles, was totally destroyed by Are thla
evening. The entire district lighted from
the station ID In darkness,