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NEWS IN nnIEF.


1t Is stated that POwderly will not server
his official relations with the Knights oil
Labor.
Congressman Randall Is improving, and
1t is expected he will bs about In less than
week.
Frederick Smith, on Akron, O., book.
keeper, has disappeared. He .la charged
with forgery.
Kent Thomas, an actor, was struck by
the roller OF a drop psCnrtain, In Marion,
Ind, and dangerously hurt.
The sheds otthe Pullman Car Company,
at Jersey City, with five cars were de-
s;royed by fire. Loss 100000.
A planning mill, sash and blind fac.
tory, q hotel and other buildings were de.
Btroyed by hre at Long Island City.
Mrs. Marinda Bennett's dress caught
6re while driving 10 buggy near Crest.
line, o., and she was fatally burned.
John P. Evans, convicted Of destroying
ballots at the election In Cincinnati last
fall, has been pardoned by the Governor.
Fifteen Caseu Of the disease supposed 10
be yellow fever have occurred at Biloxi,
Miss, since the beginning Of the sickness.
ZupE & Co.'s iron milla at pittsburgh
we're destroyed by fro. causing loss Of
500, ,OOO aud throwing $50 mon out oil EN-.
ployment.
Envlish war vessels on the Atlantic and
Gulf Coast have been ordered 10 report at
Halifax, TO protect English interests In
the fisheries.
Geronimo has notified General Miles
that bis baud were out Of provisions and
ammunition, and would give up tnelr arms
and surrender Internationally.
The Tobacco Exchange building at
Petersburg, Va, was destroyed by ate.
Ohitf OF the Fire Department. 7. II.
Curtis, was severely injured by falling
bricks.
Senator Frye publicly denies the pub.
liBhed story that he had made certain 70.
marks In ABpeeGh about Mr.. Blaine. He
spoke Ia the highest terms oil that distin.
gulBhed gentleman.
Agnes Virginia Sullivan, vile Of Daniel
Sullivan, known 90 Dan Sally the actor,
has been awarded Allmony at the rate oil
twenty dollars per week aud counsel fee
oil $500, pending her action Tor divorce, by
the supreme Court Of New YOtk,
Governor Gray opened the Democratic
campaign In speech al LoganSport, lnd.l
Saturday evening, In which lie declared
he had no faith In the civil ssrVlCs law
that II was not intended that DemoCfatl
should get Into power through civil Ger
vice examinations,
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MIonArL pAvIrr pEr1ANr.


lIo Dhres tho British Government to NIOlost
tho Chicago Convention Orators.
OMAHA, Sept 4,-MiChael Davitt is rest
ing for two weeks in Omaha preparatory
to his trip to California, where he will be-
gin his lccturing tour Of the United States.
He is accompanied by ]. D. Malone and
James Rourke, Of Dublin. Mr.. Dayitt
was to-day asked for his opinion as to the
threatened prosecution by the British De-
psrtment Of Justice OF the Irish subjects
OF Great Britain who spoke at the Chicago
League Convention. Mr.. DaYitt in reply
said:
n would like very much To have the
British Government do 80 stupid thing,
but they won't do that. They have too
much sense. | do not doubt that the Brit
ish Government had It's own reporter at
the convention, but the assertion that the
speeches delivered In the hall differed
from the reports Of them In the American
papers 10 not true. They were Bubstanti-
ally the same as printed Ia the newspa.
pers. Neither Mr.. 0'Brien nor myself
is a member OF Parliament. The two
members who spoke at the convention
were Messrs. Redmond and Deasy. It is
probable. and according to the law, that
they may be investigated at the bar Of the
House Of Commons for speaking so as to
lncite Irish subjects TO rebellion OF this
country. They could be prosecuted on
that charge II the evidence warranted.
cannot cay they will be prosecuted, but
should be grati6ed II the Government
took tho latter In hand. II would help
our cause immensely"
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ANARCHIST PICNIC
FOR TIE BENEFIT OF "AIARTYRs"
OF the Causo-NIrs. Parsons Wild rawlings,
Her Demand for Revenge In ease tho
Convicted Consplrators Suffer the
Death Penalty on the GallowS.

CHICAGO, lLLs, Sept. 5.-Three thou
sand Socialists and their sympsthizera
took the train for Sheffield this morning
to attend the picnic given by the socialls-
tic Publishing Company for ths purpose
OF raising money for the defense of this
condemned Anarchists, Prominent among
those there could be seen General Par
sons, brother OF A, h. Parsons,
Balthazar Spies and other Of the
former leaders. The fRthar OF Oscar
Neebe also attracted attention. Admir-
ing crowds gathered around Mrs, Parsous
aud Mrs. schwab, both talking loudly
and deGantly Of anarchy, present aud to
come. After speeches by French and Ger
man speakers song in German was sung
to the tune OF the "Marselllaise" with
great enthusiasm, and then Mrs, A, r.
Parsons stepped to the front, being greet
ed with great applause. She was
as pronounced as ever in her BpeeCh,
bitterly denounCing the whole proceeding
Of the court. II thesO men are hung 1t
will be foul murder, II they are hung
and you people do not resent 1t powerfully
and so that 1t will be remembered for
many years to come you are unworthy TO
be called men. In the words OF Thomas
Jefferson that were quoted at the Hay
market on that historic night. Resist.
anCe to tyranny is obedience 10 God
II the men who have ground
you under their feet for 80 long are not
tyrants, who are2 Ityour late action has
not been obedience to God, what has 1t
beon2 When the convictions OF our
glorious martyrs went abroad all oyer the
world, Kings and Queens Clapped their
hands, and why? Would they have
done 80 on hearing Of tho conviction
OF any ordinary murderers? No indeed.
1t is because they know their own weak.
ness and fear our strength that they re-
joiCo In the downfall OF our heroes, II Is
your duty and l demand Of you to echo
the crash Of those seven sGaiold traps by
q counter crash that all this country will
hear, and hearing tremhse, You know
that 1t Is for you and our glorious prinCi-
pies that those men now suter in their
Gells. See that their pressntlon does not
go unrewarded."
The similarity Of opinion between the
speaker and the audience WAS eVinCed by
wild and prolonged cheering and the
waving Of many red flags in the hands Of
the excited Anarchists. No more speech.
making occurred and tao day found an
end with much beer accompanied by
repetiLions Of the MArsellaise aud CopiouB
nnttaFinp nj red hSVg.
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rrRl,IpLE pLuNGE
OF CrazUd bridegroom from Moving
TrnLn 10 Ills Donth.

OF CrazUd bridegroom from II Moving
Train to Ills DcHth.
READING, Sept. 4.-"Thia trains going
straight ipto the river; gee the lights dane
ing out yonder," exclaimed a young man
named Levi Brobst, aged 80, on the mid.
night express last night, which speeding
toward Reading at the rate Of 35 miles per
hour. He had suddenly jumped from his
seat. His terrified young bride hastily
arose arose grabbed him by the coat and pitsS.
ously pleaded him to bs seated, that all
was going on well, and that he was near
to hia old home once more. "No, let mo
90. Pm tired OF riding; I'll leave the
train.
The young wiic maintained her hold on
her now desperate husband, and looked
for assistance to Mrs. High, an elderly
lady Of the wedding party, seated behind
them. Mrs. High also took hold VI Mr.,
Brobst and tried to sooth and restrain
him. 1t was no use, however. The power
fully built young man made u mad
plunge from the women, but only the
pale, frightened wiie's hold was loosenei.
Mrs. High held on to hiR coat tightly, but
Brobst literally dragged her until the gar,
ment tore, and Mrs. High fell back vio-
lently to the car floor.
Realizing that he was free, aud before
any OF the now startled and amazed pas.
aengers, many OF whom had been aroused
from slumbefs could interfere, young
Brobst shrleked at the top OF his voice,
"Good.bye, Gussie," ierked open the
door, gained the platform and leaped out
into the darkness as the train thundered
ahead Down q steep bank OF rocks near
Annville, young Brobst rolled, while his
wife swooned aud tainted on the seat.
The train was quickly stopped aud back
ed. Brakemen with lamps found the man.
Rled and bleeding body down among the
boulders. He was lrighttully hurt. When
brought to Reading he died without hay.
ing uttered word, and after Coroner Dem
hart had held an inquest the dead body
was sent home to Sladngton, Pa, where
bis parents had been joyiully expecting
the wedding party. Mrs. Brobst was
utterly overcome. Her maiden name was
Miss Gussie LetIlsr. Last Wednesday
they were married In good style In West
Point, Neb., and thelE wedding trip East
was 10 visit Mr.. Brobst's parents at Stating.
ton.
The young widow said: ~ noticed
nothing strange about my husband until
we reached Chioago. The excitement oil
our wedding and his coming home alter
q ten years absenCe made him nervous.
He acted strangely and lost hia appetite.
Coming Last on the Chicago limited he
became worse, tried to have him eat,
and he said his appetite was gone. He
became pale and then his mind wan cred.
Alter we left Harrisburg for Reading he
became worse 80 suddenly that | became
alarmed, However, never dreamed he
would ever end his young life in 80 fright
iul a manner. He was out OF his mind,
poor boy"
Brobsts wallet, containing $500, was
lost IN his terrific leap, and has not yet
been recovered. The tragic affair created
the most intense excitement
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Dlsnstrous lumber Fire in Michigan.

EAST SAGINAW, Sept. 4-The latest re-
ports from the mill fire at Zilwsukee make
1.-THE most serious in tho valley for years.
Twenty acres oil buildings and lumber and
shingles woro entirely consumed, and
hugs piles Of slabs are still burning. On
the docks were piled ten million feet OF
lumber Of different grades, and Of
this only only one million remains. Two
mill on shingles were burned, aud thou
sands OF cords Of slabs. 0ne quarter
Of the mill tramway, the docks, the saw
and shingle mills, three drill houses and
dwelling houses owned by the company
were destroyed. The loss Is as follows
On mills, $4,000; drill houses, $4,000;
shingles, $500; docks and tramways,
$l5, 0On; on lumber about Sl0S,00O, and on
houses Il 900. The insurance on lumber
and shingles Is s65,O0O; on mills, docks,
&C., 10000, divided amapg nearly thirty
com mpanies. A. T. Bliss, Of the firm, is
out Of tho city, being on his way from the
Grand Army meeting In San Francisco,
and nothing eau be learned regarding re.
building,
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indians on the war Path.

sr, PAUL, MiSSp Sept 6.-A Pioneer
Pres Helena, Mont, special says; The
officials Of the War Department are exer.
CIssd over the recent raid Of Indians upon
the stock OF the Grows al Custer Station.
Il 10 said the commanding officer at Fott
MagInnis has received ofdOts 10 hunt up
The desperados and the scouts from Fort
Asslniboine are out. DepredALions by
Indians from over tho line ale exciting
much attention from our Indian Depart
ment A special from AsSInlboine says.
Some GroSvsnlres Indians arrived here
last night With six sCalps Of Blood lndlanl
who had been Killed. The BloOds had
stolen horses. Upon arrival here the vii
lalnOus band engaged In q scalp dance.
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KNIGHTS OF LABOR ORGAN,
A Secret Circular on the sublect-soOps of
the Paper,

the Paper,
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 4.-Following Is q
copy Of secret circular issued yesterday
to knights OF Labor throughout tho
United States:
NOBLE ORDER OF THE KNIGHTS or LABOR
OF AMERICA,
OFFICE OF THE GENERAL SECRETARY
rREAsURRR.
10 he order lOhetvsr found, greeting;
PHILADELPHIA, August 20, 1885,
At tho special session OF the General
Assembly, held in Cleveland, o., May %,
1886, the committee to whom was re.
terred tho proposition OF instituting q
public newspaper, submitted the follow
Ing recommendations which were ordered
to be sent to every local assembly for their
action In the matter, TnRt public jour
nal OF the order Is necessary, which shall
be an exponent OF the principles of the
order, thoroughly educational in its re.
latiOns to labor, nou-pRrtisln aud nom
political; that not more than one'tourth
Of the space OF the paper should be allot-
ted to advertisements, and that these adj
VGTtiaemsnts should be confined largely
to concerns OF Legitimate cooperative
nature, and should bs printed on one side
Of the leaf only.
That Rs the object OF our aspirations Is
the attainment OF justice, IL is the opinion
of the committee that the title Of this
public journal should express It's scope,
and We recommend the adoption Olthe
name Equity as its title, with q sub-head,
THE Official Journal OF United Labor"
that u per capita tax Of 80 centa be levied
on the membership Of the order to abso,
lutely gu4ran.eea sure basis for the pub.
licat!on OF the paper; that when the paid
In subscriptions shall amount In the sum
nj 100000 the General Executive Board
shalt BE- authorized to proceed with the
oil the newspaper with
proficient editor and sufficient number
Ot ablo associates, who should comprise
the stat, aud that the publication depart.
ment should be plaCel In tbs hands Of
selected for ability, all to be ap.
pointed by the General Executive Board
IRON members Of the order; general su-
pervision over the publication to be vested
In the General Tx jGutiyu Board.
At ~ VnbAhlNtGA thNb bAu Audulhk SApuu-
sos Of the publication, based on an ulLi.
mate circulation OF 500, 900 copies, would
amount to $3.50, 900 per ann9m. The most
approved appliances would be acquired to
meet such a circulation; $4,000 would be
required to procure an improved perfect.
ing press, type, &C., necessary to meet the
printing Requirement OF the order. The
necessity for a public journal, which will
be an exponent Of the principles Of The
order, and through which matters OF pub.
lie interest could be reviewed and attacks
is manifested 10 all members.
You are therefore requested to take action
on the following propositions aud submit
tho result to this office: Shall the journal
be issued weekly, asa public newspaper
Shall 1t be by compulsory or voluntary
subscription2 Shall the subscription prizes
be 80 cents or 81 per aunum2
by order Of the General Assembly.
FRLDERICE TURNER,
General Observation-Disclosures
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nebridcs Islanders slnnrlltered.

SAN Francisco, CAL,-sept 1.-The
steamer Maraoa arrived to-day from sgd
ney, Australia. She brought the news oI
the arrival otthe German warship Alba
tross, from among the Hebridcs Islands,
where she has been for the purpose ol
furnishing the natives for tho murder ol
German subjects at the leland Of Leneur.
A crowd Of armed natives who had gath.
esed on the beach were fred into and a
hundred or more killed. The village Of
Tombolouga, on the Island OF PentaCost,
was then onbarded and many more ma.
tives killed. When q landing was effected
at the latter place portlona OF human bod.
les we're found, but most OF the bodies had
apparently been carried away. On both
Islands ali the native villages that were
found we're burned. On Lpneur q man
named Klein and on PenteCoBt a man Of
the German schooner Upoli had been mur.
dOred by natives. Before the AlbAlross re.
turned 10 Sydney Bhe ls reported 10 have
proceeded 10 the Caroline Islands and
and hauled down the German flags flying
there. .Ha.l..-.---.--.-. -.....-.....-
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A rA11Y.lro TRAGEDY.
Plunged Into n IsaYlno by n tunnwny Team
Two Kiiled-TlireO Fatally Hurt.

Plunged Into IlaYlhe by n Itunnwny Team
Two Kliled-ThreO Fatally Hurt.
KlNosrowN, PA" Sept. 4.-Llte last
night q pleasure party riding In q tally.ho
coach over the mountains near this village
met with q ftiShiul accident which
resulted in the instant death Of two
Of the occupants and the fatal In.
Jury OF three others. The party left
potlsville about 2 p. N. for tho purpose
OF taking q ride over the Blue noun.
tain. Il consisted Of John Williams, aged
" years, and George Crooks, aged q
years, from Reading; Charles Murphy, 70
yeAfsi Miss Mary HlgginBp23 year6 Kate
Clayton, % years, and Carrie Holden,
from POtLsville. Suddenly the four horBea
that were drawing the coach became
frightened al some object, just as they
were passing deep favinB. The driver
could not control the excited animals and
they ran away.
Alter going about 200 yards the lally.ho
was upset and thrown down the ravlns,
turning over several times before reaching
the bottom. The terrified horses we're
discovered by some men on their way
home. From appearances they concluded
that an accident had occurred aud ran
In the direction from which the horses
came, II was not long before groans WefO
heard from the deep favine. And
alarm was sounded and In short time
help was At hand. Upon oyefturning the
coach II was found that John WilIIaml
and George Crooks were killed and ChaS
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IT Is the general understanding that to-
days County Convention will nominate
for legislature the two gentlemen suggest
cd by tho Ohio Valley Trades Assembly
This seems to bO the desire Of the party,
and doubtless the Convention will act &C.
Cordinply.
There has also been developed deter
mtnation to complete the ticket by plac'
Ing on II two well.known business men
who would be acceptable to all elements
In this connection the names Of MeSsrs.
Augustus Pollack and Nelson L. Whitaker
have been mentioned, aud mentioned so
generally and favorably that there Is some
danger Of these gentlemen being nomi.
nsted. We say danger, because the IN
TELLGEScER is authorized to say for Mr..
Polack and Mr.. Whitaker that In no case
could either OF them accept the nomina.
tion or serve II elected.
EiCh as the head Of au important in.
dultrial establishment feels that he could
not absent himself during tho term Of the
Legislature without such business sacrifice
as tho party aud the people will not de.
maud. The people Of Ohio county and OF
tue State would be fortunate II they could
secure the services Of these representative
men, but 1t must be remembered that as
the directors ol large COnCerns they arc
not masters OF their own time. The IN.
TELLlGEScER would be glad II they would
consent to serve, but accepts their declina.
tion as conclusive. Other good men will
have to be found and, II possible, induced
10 Rnrye.
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ANOTnEH SHOCK


OF Earthquake ut Charleston and Other
Points Saturday Night,
CHARLESTON, Sept, Al p. M.-This
city was shaken again tonight, 1t was at
$3.50 O'Clock, Though person might sup
pose our citizens would become RCcus
toned to this sort Of thing, it is evident
they have not yOt learned TO like 1t, The
shock was nothing like as severe as 1t was
last night. 1t more than met all require.
ments, however, and startled the shaken
up people.
None but the whites appear as yet to
know how to take these Yisitationa. But
the blacks are nearly all Affected alike by
it. They have only to suspect renewed
shaking OF things on which they tread,
when they ruah with common impulse
to the parks, and such shouts and plain
tive prayera as there ascend are enough
to break down uubeliet,
No damage Is as yet reported from the
shaken city's populace tonight. But the
shock was by no means merely local
one. Telegrams are in already from
Columbia, this State, and Savannah and
Augusta, Ca, showing that they shook
als0-Oolumbis at 9:27. with fifteen sec.
onds' continuous vibrations, which cleared
the buildings OF occupants; Savannah at
$3.50, with sufficient severity to drive hun
dreds out Of dOors for the night, aud Au'
gustR scarcely perceptible tremors.
lnOharleston this evenings shock lasted
only five seconds. But 1t was enough,
just when aud where these phenomena
will give place to tho storms of wind we
always get at this season along the coaat,
is question OF the liVeiiest interest TO all
citizens who own or occupy houses In the
cities BY the sea,
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DETROIT, Sept. 5.-LaBt night at half
past nine in Bellvllle, Mich, Bert Nc.
Connell fourteen year old boy was killed
by farm hand named Charles schmtt.
SOhmltt was quarreling with Benjamin
Smith, whom lie unBnCCeRsfully tried
toshoot, the ball striking young Nc.
Oonnell In the breast causing In.
slant death. sChmitt was at onCo
arrested. Il. was with great dilllCul.
" that lie was rescued from the bysiRnd.
eta. An intutiAled crowd soon collected
with the purpose Of lynChing, and only
gave up the search when II was learned
that the murderer had been jailed In
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pofeatoA tIle Cnnndlnn..

New CASTLE, Pa, Sept. 4.-Tho Nocks
in a we'll played game here, to-day, de.
isated the celebrated Maple Leafs, Of Can.
ada, who recently defeated the Philadel.
phias. Tho score was to2. The um.
pire was member Of the Canadian nine,
but the NoCks won notwithstanding. The
game broke up by Kissing the Umpire oil
the ground. Power and Winterniiz were
both unfit to play, the former Dsing almost
disabled, while the latter had 10 contend
with broken finger, but they played
their parts well Notwithstanding and re.
ceived applause from the spectators.
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r.lIln I.nn,.lln III iln rnr,n1h.

LONDON, September 4,-A conference
will be held at BOnAr Bridge, southerland.
shire, Scotland, on September 92, Tor the
purpose Of forming a Celtic League. There
will be present Dr., PArr Jones and ptlnCi.
pal Jones, Of BAla College, who will repre-.
sent WAlesj OompOnBfs Sexton and
Chance, who will represent Ireland, and
COmmOnefs Macdonald, Oonyboar, South.
etlAnl and Cameron representing the
Highlands, The gentlemen having the
movement In charge have received from
many parts Of tho Kingdom cOmmunlCa.
tons IN which the writer's promise 10 Join
the League,
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A CliANK,s rREAK.
lie Attempts to CrGhlatO Himself by Crawl
Ing Into Fiery Furnace.


Ing Into n Fiery Furnace.
NEw York, Sept. 4.-Arthur Powell, en-.
ginecr in South Brooklyn factory,
opened the door Of the furnace and at
tempted 10 crawl into the dre. ue was
pulled back before his hairwss more than
BcorChed. In Rn instant more he would
have been undergoing cremation. lie
fought desperately against being saved,
and was taken to an insane asylum,
Treatment there has improved his mental
condition, aud he talks nationally about
his novel attempt at suicide. His motive
was 10 condemn himself L0 a prolonged
duranCa In purgatory. A year ago he had
the bodies 0itwo children CreInatvd. lie
was q convert to that system oil dealing
With the remains Of the dead, aud hO
therefore sent the bodies oil the children 10
Washington, Pa, whence they were rs.
turned as ashes. Powell was pleased
with what he had done, until the recent
publication Of Pope LsO's denunClation ol
cremation.
lie is a devouE Roman Catholic, and
though his priest sought 10 convl nee hin
that The matter was not ssrlonB, lie CaIng
10 the conclusion that h9 had damned
the two Children's souls TO eternal tor
inent. His desire was 10 share With
them the consequence Of his act. Unable
10 pet assurance that his own body would
be burned In case he committed atiiCldt
In an ordinary way, he resolved 10 &C.
Compllsh his purpose by leaplng into the
lBfy furnace,
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General Stcrslary.'Crsasu


New YoEK, Sept. 4,-several Of the
master plumbars having heavy contracts
on hand have bees pushing them through
before starting in conflict with the union.
To-day notices were posted 10 all their
shops similar TO the others which oCGa-
stoned tho lockout In other shops. The
Of 200 master plumbers arc idle.
The master plumbers say that the sole is.
sueis whether they shall bs permitted TO
run their own apprentices or not.