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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-10-09
A Grand Display OF Pittsburght
Leading Business Houses.

A Grand Display OF Pittsburgh's
Leading Business Houses.
PITTSBURGH, PA. October 4.
The buildings on all the principal thorough
fares of the smoky city were covered with
flags and decorations, and the sidewalks were
50 picked with humlnity that the mass
moved like solid ,dy. The city was liter
ally given up to thu grocers, bakers, provi-
sion dealers and manufacturers generally,
for Their long projected display, and it was
without doubt one of the most successful
demonstrations of the kind ever attempted in
the city.
The weather was most p-opitious, and the
bright sun which shown after the early
morning fog had lifted, unobscured by the
heavy columns of dense smoke which for
merly derkened the city, gave brightness &c
to the decorations that even the old residents
Of the city could appreciate the wonderful
change which had besn wrought. From the
earliest hour crowds of people commences
arriving in the city, and long before the
time announced for the parade, early as il
was the streets were blocked with the PEI
destians, while gaiy trimmed wagons repre-
senting every branch of business in the city
fonnd the greatest diff ,ulty in reaching the
points where they had been assigned. Tn
procession moved along the principal street
to Homewood Park where most interestin!
| program was carried Oue.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-10-09
TURKEY AROUSED
BY England's Plain Language The
Franco>Isussian Alliance Checked.

CoNsrANTINoPLE Octob.r g.
The proposed Franco>Russian alliance at
the Court of the Sultan for the discontinue
of England has been checked seriously by the
recent plain-spoksn language OF the British
Cabinet. The Port, within the last f,w days
has shown more friendly disposition toward
England, and if the latter only used the
same golden arguments to alay Turkish ir-
ritation with respect to Egypt as that which
Russia does for the purpose of creating ir>
ritation, a good und srst lndiny beten Eng
land and Turkey Gull soon be arranged
The Porte is now fully alive to the danger
lurking under the mask of Russian friend
ship.
The defenses of Err 'roum are receiving
the greatest attention, auI new earthworks
are being rapidly constructed. A large nun.
Der of Krupp guns intended for A ,rian, pie
with great quantity Of ammunition, were
shipped off two days ago for transport by
the Trebiz >nde rout, Orders have been is
sued for the creation OF large DO iy of Kur-
dish cavalry, to be properly trained as regu-
lar troops. Very gloomy views are taken
mere III resp9ct OIL Ine general siIuaIion,
Sir John Simmon is, the Governor of Malta,
considers it impossible for the present crisis
to pass away without war. Hs is an old
Crimean warrior and commanded, as a
Turkish Pasha, brig lde of Turks. He has
a very great experience in Asia Minor af-
fairs, aud &C ,ording to his opinion the Rus
sian advance through Anatola could only be
prevented by the presence of foreign army
posted on the Taurus, really to strike Oh THE
Russi IN fl ink as the invaders marched across
the great central plan, having left fool fol
| the investment of L z,roum. The Sultan j.
paying marked attention to General Sim
monds
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-10-09
SHOT BY AN ASSASSIN.
West Virginia Farmer Murdered
on His Own Threshold


Joseph Baxter, aged 50, well-to-do
farmer residing about two miles back from
the river near Proctor, Wetz,l county, w.
Va, opene the front door of his residence
and stood for moment upon the steps while
his wife went to the we'll short distance
away fort pail of water. When Mrs. BAx-
ter had reached point about twenty feet
from the door an assassin who stood in the
ehadow of large tree fifty feet from the
house, fired two shots at the unsuspecting
husband with a Springfield rife. The first
shot missed its mark but the onl struck
Baxter at the blss of the neck, cutting
OIL the windpipe, fracturing the spinal col-
umn and passing out at the back. Baxter
fell almost upon the body of his son, who had
followed the parents to the door, and in>
stantly expired. The wife at first thought
her husband had played some joke upon her,
but too quickly she real z,i the horrible truth
ana sprlnging upon horse she galloped
mile through the darkness to the house of
Constable ONeill, who, when found, was too
cowardly to go back to the SC sne of the muir.
der, while the little sou left alone with the
lead body of his father rang the alarm> /, oil
Tor two hours before help arrived
All the evidence point to John Newman,
the cousin of Baxter, as the murderer. there
having been feud bet een tn families since
away back in the seventies. Newman, who
lives but half mile from Baxter. was ar
rested and sent to New Martinsville under a
strong guard.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-10-09
FIGHTING THE STANDARD.

The Independent Rcfiners Pool
Their Issues.
Alta nesting held in G eveland the org IN
IL ltion of tn, i1ep,l l,at Pssr ,leun R,6 Is
ers' Bureau was completed. The organic L.
ton is conp,sel of thu p-incipll in le-
pen lent reiners of Cleveland, Pitts
burgh, Oh City, Titu'vil,, Buff llo,
Corry AMI M,r,esta. BY indepen1,
emit reflners, of course, is maant those ref lers
not connected with thu San larI Oil Com.
plny. Is is expl lined that the
organ z,tion is in 10 sense Consolidation
but is a poolin. of interests. An Elk ,cutive
Committee has been elected to govern prlc IS
and a Freight Commission chosen. The sup.
plies Of all the members of the organ z ,tion
will also be secured through the Executive
Committee and it will be the business of the
Freight Commits sion to see that the members of
this Bureau get as good rates as are obta ID
by any competitor in the bu iness. 1t is esti-
mated that the capacity of the stills of the
united concern will not b, far from $1,000
barrels
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-10-09
ANOTHER CUTTING CASE.
A Texan kidnapped and Confined in
a Mexican Dungeon

| Another intern ational episode has come tt
| light which may become as famous as th'
Cutting case. Last Friday two workmen a
the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe round
hcu'e, at Calvert station, near Ell Paso, saw
Two Mexican offic ,rs pursuing man shori
distance above the roundhouse. The officers
hred at the fugitive six times, and finally
overlook him. They were seen to strike the
man on he head several times with their re-
Voivers After seiziug him they did not
carry him to Ell Paso, but crossed the Rio
Grande by fording, holding the prisoner be-
tween them. The officers sid til, prisoner
was an escaped Mexican thief, and ath ugh
the Santa F. workmen knew the Mexcans
had no right to pu sue the fugitive into
Texas, they did not interfere because the
fugitive was an alleged Mexican.
Now comes the discovery that the fugitive
was an American named Columbus Brown,
born and raised in California. It seems
Brown had been charged by a store keeper
in Paso del Norte with an attempt to steal a
shawl, for which he was convicted on the
storeke per's statement AMI sentenced to
work on the streets. Part of his duties was
to light the street lamps, followed by a
mounted guard. H, sought the first oppor-
tunity to escape, and was pursued as previ>
ously stated. When the Santa Fe workmen
saw Brown it was after he had been cruelty
beaten. HIS face was covered with blood and
be was iorcib,y dragged along by the two
officers. Brown did not speak, was out OF
breath, and seemed to be unconscious of the
presence Of any one except the officers. Not
being able to distinguish TIE mans features,
the statement was readily accepted that
Brown was Mexican.
Tho whereabouts of Brown since his kid
Mapping is a mystery, and the efforts to as
certain where he had been incarcerated thus
far have failed. Two reporters crossed the
river last night and triel to ascertain from
the prison guards the names of the officers
who had pursued Brown into Texas, but the
guards said it would be very improper in
them to say anything. The afr air has aroused
a great deal of Indignation, and there is talk
Of niicting the Mexican officers as soon as
their names are ascertained and then formal>
Iy demanding their extradition. The repor-
tiers had ascartained that Brown had vehe-
mently denied the charge of the theft laid
against him, but appeared to be without
friends and money. Consul Brigham has
taken hold of the case and is trying to find the
present whereabouts of Brown, who,
ne thinks, is incarcerated in one Of the wins
lowless cells of a prison.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-10-09
\ TRAIN FALLS THROUGH A
TRESTLE
Cars Wrecked and Burned, and
Eight Men Badly Injured
Valuable Outfits Destroyed.

A Canadian Pacific passenger train went
through trestle bridge, us miles east o.
Winnipeg, Sunday morning. Five cars,
including the mail CIR and four passenger
coaches, were badly wrecked, and afterwarl
burned completely by fire clus2d
oy the upsetting of stoves. A
sleeping coach only ESCAPED un>
when the rear brakeman felt the train going
ne uncoupled the sleeper. A wild scene
followed. The cries of the passengers who
we're caught in the mass of debris reached
the ears of the occupants of the sleeper and
rev them to the scene. Steam was Kissing
rom the engine, which was badly broken uo
and it was found that tn, cries issued from
The vicinity of the engine. All was confusion
and chaos, but after an hours work by the
lninjured passengers and train han IS the in
iu .ed were tak,n out of their terrible posi-
Jon amid the blazing and smoking debris.
Following are the casualties:
Engineer F.bberly, fatally scaldei about
the arms, head and shoulders.
JIG. Lyons fsem,n, bldy SC lldsl about
the legs.
j. B. Shaw and Joseph Beauville, two
lumbermen from the Georgian Bay district
travelling together, both scalded about the
lower exit entities
C. A. E Shave, of Montreal, left foot
badly burned.
William Gray, bagg ,geman, cut about the
head and face.
George Pearsof comm ercial traveller of
Montreal, leg badly scalded.
.. Farrell train hand, badly bruised.
Six bsgs Of mail matter were lost, and five
rescued. All the baggage was destroyed,
,mong it being many valuable outfits, in
Guiding jewelry and papers belonging to
President Sutherland of the Hulson Bay
Railway Company, who was just returning
rom ENGLAND
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-10-09
LATEST CROP RETURNS.
Corn Well Matured and Safe from
Fross-The Wheat Movement.

Corn Well NIatured and Safe from
Frost-The Wheat Movement.
The crop returns for the week, in a general
way, show that corn is we'll matured
throughout the entire western belt. aud suf>
ficiently SO to withstand the heavy frosts Of
the last three days Of the week. In NJ ssouri
and Kentucky the corn is ready for husking
and cribbing. In Iowa and Illinois husxing
will begin about October 10. The reports
showing the average yield vary but slightly
from the former estimates, which are con-
siderab!y under thos, of the preceding
five years. In fifteen Illinois counties four re-
port twenty bushel to ths acre, five report
twenty five bushels, three thirty bushels,
two forty bushels and one sky bushels In
seventeen counties OF iowa one reports ten
bushels, three fifteen bushels, two twenty
bushels, three twenty-five bushels,
one thirty bushels, four thirty
five bushels, one forty bushels,
and two forty-five bushels The averages
continue good for Ohio, Indiana and Michi-
gan and | w in Wisconsin, Missouri and
Kansas. P.owing for the fall sowing of
wheat is progressing, and in many portions
of Illinois, Missouri, Kansas and Kentucky
is completed and some seeding has already
been done. The wheat movement in Dakota
is now light, great deal Of wheat having ais
ready been marketed. The ruling prices are
50 to S. cents per bushel. The movement is
slow in M mes ota at s. to 63 cents. In Illi-
nois very little wheat is being sold, with
prices g. to rs cents. In Iowa the wheat
movement is fair at so to 60 cents. In Ohio
considerable wheat is being marketed at is to
7Sc Ia NJ ssouri the wheat movement has
fallen eff with ruling prices 50 to re. In
Michigan wheat is freely marketed at 90 to
73,. In Wisconsin there is fair movement
at G5 to 75c.
The tenor Of the reports show that hogs
generally are healthy, with somewhat
lighter run than usual, while cattle are look
ing better with improved p,sturaye.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-10-09
THE MORMON INFLUX.

Hurrying to Philadelphia Before the
immigration Laws Are Enforced.
Since the pauper Law has been construed
IN New York to prevent the landing OF Nor
mon pro e,ytes from Europe at that port
special agents of the Latter-Day Saints have
selected Philadelphia as the best place to es-
cane from the restrictions of )tham. 1t has
been learned that numbers OF women
with sprinkling OF men nave
quietly landed there under the care
of custodians and taken their way
West to Salt Lake City without the inte'fer"
ence of the collector The converts are care
fully instructed, especially the English
speaking portion, tosteer clear OF questionsrs'
particularly those of the reportorial order,
and to ind C ,te, if they are questioned closely,
| that they cannot speak Engl 81. Ell >rt' are
being made to hasten the arrival of as many
| as possible, and to ges them started to Utah
bsfore the authorities the % takesiny de;isiv'
| measure, to cau,s the r detention. 1t l.
stated that on the 18Th OF this month large
Number will embark from l. verpool fol
A,serica, arriving probably on the 25.h, tn
announced intention being to box them up II
cars at the emigraat depot and conway tnen
| Yes'.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-10-09
The War Not Ended.

Ell PAS) Tex. Oct 6.
News has been received which confirms
what has been feared for several weeks -that
hostile Apacies are still out and the capture
of Geronimo did not end the Apache war.
Lieut.. Britton Davis recently of the United
States army, is now manager of the Cerrolitoa
ranc', in the State of chihuahua. Eight
hostile A?aches raIded the ranch during hi,
absence and drove away twenty mules. He
started III pursuit, and after following the
thieves for several days, under the impress
sion that they were rustlers, c,ms up with
them only sixty miles from this city, in the
State of chihuahua. Hs was emaz I'd to find
that they were Apaches ten in number A
sharp battle ensued, but none of the Lieu.
tenants party was seriously hurt.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-10-09
LYNCH LAW.
MURDERER OF THE LOGAN
FAMILY
dragged From Jail by Mob and
HanSed-Failure to Extort a
Confession,

r. ?. Wallac,, the murderer of the Logan
family, of five persons, father, mother aud
three children, was taken from Jail at Sseel>
vile, by mob and lynched. The guilty
man had been taken to Steelvile from Cuba,
No., where the horribl crime had been perpe-
tratei, for fear that he would be summarily
dealt with by the enraged citz,ns of Cuba
Friday morning, October LIST, mob gained
an entrance to thu jul, se:z,d Wallace.
dragged him from his cell and strung him
up. lie was cut down after being allowed to
hang fora short tina in OF Ter that confess
sion might be forced from him He refuse
to own up to the crime and before the crowd
could hang him up again the Sheriff gained
possession Of him and hurried him back to his
cell. The crowd was prevailed upon to dis :
persa and it was supposed that the law would
be allowed to te:ie its course.
Monday nigat, however, second and SUE
cessful attempt wa, ma lie to mete out JUS
tice to the murderer. A maskei mob of
about one hundred men quickly gathered
around the j,il at midnight and de-
manded entrance of the jailor. This
doors. A delegation Of three members was
sent to bring out the prisoner while others
were detailed to guard the yards leading to
the scene. Wallace was awakened from his
sleep, dragged out to the infatuated mob AMI
asked if he had anything to say. He responds
ed by strongly protesting his innocence, still
sd1ering to the story that it was the negro
Vaughn who was guilty.
This angered the mob more than ever and
with shou6 they produced rop,, enc end
o. which they placed around the mnrderers
neck the other end being thrown over the
limb Of tree standing near the Jail. The
prisoner still protested his innocence and
appealed for mercy, but without avail.
Strong hands grasped the rope and Wallace's
body swung in the air. Another chance was
not given him to confess, and in few Minis
utes he was corpse. The mob then dispers,
ed and the jail officers cut down and took
possession of tie body. There is no cus to
the lea iers or the participants in the lynch.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-10-09

When Secretary Bayard returns he will
Ind Mr.. Sedgwick's final report on his desk.
Il is made up CHI ely of extracts from Mexi>
ian statutes and records. 1t will be use ul
10 Mr.. Bnyard, not only in the prosecution
of further negotiations in regard to the claim
of extra>territorial jurisdiction as applied by
Mexico to American citiz ms, but in the prep
aration of the review Of the Cutting episode,
which Mr.. Bayard will make for the use OF
President Cleveland in connection with his
annual message. Secretary Bayard has not
receded from position in the Cutting case,
as has been represented. and Minister Man
ning's first business in Mexico will be to re-
s,,me the negotiations begun by Minister
Jackson with view to guarantee that If the
extra-territorial jurisdiction statute is not
/ repealed, it shall never be enforced in the
J case Of any American citizen.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-10-09
The Eire Waste.

The September fire loss in the United States
and Canada, according to the estimate of the
New York Daily Commercial bulletin, was
sG,50O,0 slight decrease from the average
September 10 of previous years. The fire
-ecord contains mention Of 12) September
Tres, where the reported loss was $4,000 or
more. There we're twelve fires of over $780,,
300 during the m nth. Up to October the
aggregate fire waste in 1886 was $50, 900, 900,
against 81, 100000 for the same period of
1885. So that with October, November and
December yet to hear from, there is no likes
ihood Of lower figure than 800, 600 to
oe charged for fire in 1885,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-10-09
Steamboat Disaster.

Tie steamer LII Mlscotte, bounl from
Grand Tower, Ill, to Clps Girirleau, No.
exploded her boilers opposite Veeley's Land
ing, was burned to the waters edge, AMI
A)atei nearly mile below Williard's Land
ing where she lodged on the shore.
The towboat Elgle was in sight OF thu La
Miscotte when the expo siol took place aud
rendere valuable assistance, rescuing all who
were left alive. Ths Eagle took thrty-five
persons to Cape Girarlelu. No list of pas
sengers could BIZ obtained as the gister W as
lost and the excitem mt is so intense among
the survivors of thu Off :,r3 an l crew that nc
one can tell who was on board.
Out Of the crew Of twsnty fourteen
are saved and the total loss Of life is placed
at bstween eighteen and twenty-five.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-10-09
Foreign Affairs.

Affairs in Europe, according to the CABLE
dispatches received, are of more tranquil
aspect than they have been for som, time.
bulgaria has accepted the terms of the Car
with the proviso that Bulgarias independ>
ence be gu iranteed, General Kaulbars de-
manded in return that Bulgaria give an ex,
piicit reply inside of "a hours Lord Church.
Ill said on Saturday that he hoped for peace,
out England ought to support Austria. A
member of the late LIBERAL Cabinet stated
that Gladstone was more sangu ne than his
followers of an early return to power, Tae
English Government has, it is said, decided
that coercive measures will be necessary in
Ireland bsfore 1887, and their introduction is
looked for in this autumn's session of Par>
lament General Villacampa and Il of his
followers were condemned to death for their
share in the Madrid revolt.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-10-09
Volcanic Uphcaval.

A volcanic eruption has occurred at Niapu,
one of the group Of Friendly Islands. Niapu
has population of SO. A Gamer has been
dispatched to ascertain the present condi~
ton.
The disturbance destroyed every village on
the Island of Niapu. The inhabitants escaped.
The island is covered twenty feet deep with
volcanic dust and at one place new bill, 200
feet high has en- formed
Two shocks of earthquake were felt
throughout Balta, one Of the Shetland Islands
Monday night.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-10-09
THE NATIONAL DEBT.
A STATEMENT OF THE CONDI.
TION OF THE UNITED STATES
TREASURY.
Receipts and Expenditures During
the Month of September.

The public debt statement issued by the
United Stat Treasury for September shows
decrease in the total debt, less cash in the
Treasury since September 1 of $10,627 ,013.
The following figures show the condition of
the Federal finances on the LIST inst:
LII
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-10-09

The workshops and attached build
ings at the Nilliers dry docks at Swan
sea have turned.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-10-09

The tin. plate works in South Wales
arc being closed. throwing out of em-
plovment l. 900 men.