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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-01-23
FINANCE AND TRADE.
Dizziness Prevails and the Number
of Failures Increase.


of Failures Increase.
Many influences conspired to render trade
dull last week. 1t is season Of the year in
which business is generally dull, besides
|. (which the interruption Of transportation on
the h ghways and railways by the severe
snow storm in the early part of the week and
rain on Saturday would have been sufficient
to givt trade a depressed appearance even in
the busiest season. In the iron and wool
markets prices have been well sustained, al
though the demand for new supplies has been
rather slow. The num- or of failures increas-
ed an were excee iingly large.
the sp ,culative markets there has been
heaviness, accompanied by serious declines.i in
some line', particularly in wheat, owing
their stocks on the market, and there being
INSULT lent demand to absorb them. The
foreign demand for this cereal cont nu,s
light. The export trade shows that foreign
nations ars taking extraordinary quantities
of corn and corn-mea', oats and oat- meal
from this ountry that the depression in
those countries, AMI the unsatisfactory con-
dtion of Their industries in bringing them
rapidly to that state in which the wheaton
10 is unknown or a rarity, while life is sus-
tanned by III, coarser grains Hence, also
the decline in exports of fresh beef while the
exports of sailed and cured beef have in
creased.
In petroleum the market has been steady
and dull, CO ton has advanced 81 ghtly and
stocks have declined, not only on accoul 1T Of
probable decreased earnings, but because of
growing differences which may Gu inmate in
another disastrous war of rates unles few
leadingcompanies become pacified. The decline
in eastbound fregh.s from Chicag) was mark
ed and the distribution Of goods of all kinds in,
&C i've. Nevertheless the situation Is on the
whole bitter than it was last year at this time,
and notwithstanding the increasing depres>
sion In Great Britain and on Oh European
continent, America is gradually emerging
into the sunlight of brighter days in ira lie.
The improvement which has been going on
since last September, received check this
last week, but conf lence Is stronger than
ev r b fore for many months, and thu
check is in all prob ability not more than tenn
Dorary
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-01-23

ooh, think it must be so nice to be
connected with newspaper" said Miss
McFlynn to young Quilldriver, as they sat
ogether one evening.
Eyes, it is So" he replied; "but why
10 you think it isl"
"Why, it has so many advantages. !
hould think you would glory in its free
ION, the power, the liberty and all the
privileges of the press"
Certainly do. It's a pity, with all
Jour enthusiasm on the subject, that you
ire not n journalist"
II think so, too; but you know it is
,ard for woman to get recognition. l
hould be delighted to feel that the press
embraced me-"
ooh, you would, would you Grea,
scott! Wait till l turn down the gas."-
Boston l0st.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-01-23
Pig Iron Men ASitatcd.

The iron manufacturers throughout the
country are becoming aroused over the pros
poets of tariff agitation in the house. and
they are determined to stop it if they can. A
committee representing the eastern Pig Iron
association has arrived at Washington to con.
fer with leading men in congress in re e-elce
to the feeling in congress touching tariff legis.
lation at the present session. The commit
tee consists of Henry S. Eckert, President
Of the association. j. w. Pullman, of the
Crown Point works ON the Hudson river.
Ethelbert Waite, of the Irondal, furnace
West Virginia; W. A. Ingham, of the Rock,
hill furnace, Huntingdon, Pa, and james E.
Thott, of the E lge Hill furnace, Ph alelphis
These gentlemen declare that the iron manu-,
facturers Of the country preciate agitation
of the tariff this winter, believing that It
would have disastrous results upon the iron
industries, which are beginning to revive
from the long depression that has prevailed.
The purpose of their visit is to ascertain the
correct feeling here in reference TO tariff
legisations, that they may advise their asso-
Citations Us to the outlook and that their mem
bers may properly guard their inter against
the disturbance which they believe VIII follow
any attempt to revise the tariff at this time.
It Is well known here now that a very
strong fight was made against the confirma>
ton Of Civil Service Commissioner Eaton,
Senators Logan, Mitchell, pal and half,
dazen other leading Republicans set their
feoes hard against him, and it was by dint OF
strategy only that he pulled through. The
law requires that the minority party must
have one place on the commission, and the
Republican ms want to be sure that they have
a true blue man to represent them at this
time. They say that Mr.. Eaton is not Re>
publican, but Muswump, and a Mugwump
is most unpopular quantity that can be
produced in Washington.
The Pittsburgh public building question
is settled. Secretary Manning ordered SUI
pervising Architect Bell to award the con
tract for granite.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-01-23
RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.
The Caboose Rolled Down Bank
and was Burned-Two Lives Lost

The CabOose Rolled Down a Bank
and was Burned-Two Lives Lost.
A construction train on the Texas and st.
Louis Narrow Gauge railroad ran off the
track at Powels, nine miles east of Corse-
cana, Texas. The caboose, containing sew
eral workingmen, rolled down bank, caught
fire from the stove and was burned. VIM.
Holland, bridge bJss, was instantly killed.
Patrick Patton, bridge carpenter, jumped,
but was killed by car falling on him Tom
Baker, an other bridge hand, was fatally in>
jured internally. The conductor and several
employees were severely injured. but will re-
cover.
A collision occurred on the Baltimore s,
Ohio rai-roid, at Coburg, small station
seven miles east Of Valparai o, Ind. A
double header freight train ran into single
engined freight. The engines and several
freight cars were completely wrecked. The
engineer and fireman of the first double,
header were killed, while Mcmahon, the fire.
man of the second engine, was so fearfully
crushed that he cannet live. Gilmore, the
dead engineer, WIS burned to death.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-01-23
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Freaks of a Mad Monarch.

King Ludwig, Of Bavaria, IL again indulg-
ing in fantastic freaks ofidiocy. Herefuscd to
attend the royal family gathering at Chris
mas, end during most of the time since then
he has secluded himself in his castle of Hos
to see the face of any human being. He will
not even give verbal orders to his attendants.
HIS expresses his commands by means of
writing and requires that tie replies shal,
also be written, and at the services deman>
ded shall bs performed invisibly. His meals
and oil else that be requires must be left in
must retire before the king enters 1t is
limited that his insanity Is becoming
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-01-23
WRECKED BY AN EARTHQUAKE.
Religious Rites Employed to Save a
Town From Utter Destruction.

Religious Rites Employed to Save a
Town From Utter Destruction.
Mail advices from Panama of the 5th inst.
contain the following: At 2 o'clock on the
morning of December 2S, the Spanish city of
Amatillan a town Of 5000 inhabitants, sit :
uated IS miles south Of Guatemala, was
awakened by frequent shocks Of earth
quake, which continued all day until
seq P. M, when very heavy shock was
felt, and at $3.50 P. N, the heaviest
shock came, throwing down many
walls and houses already assured by the early
shocks. People were thrown down: the air
was filled with dust from the fallen
houses; shock followed upon shock, and the
frightened people rushed to the large plaza
in front OF the Church of San Juan, dragged
tie image of their guardian saint outside the
trembling walls of the church and erected a
temporary shrine in the middle of the square,
before which all Frustrated themselves One
hundred and thirtyone shocks were felt the
first day, principally from east to west,
eighty. one of which occurred between and
6:G6 m. The second day was nearly as bad
and the shocks continued for SINE days sub
sequently.
Amatilan was destroyed by "a thquakes
in $780, In 1916 it was overflow ed by the
rising of the waters of the lake, and again in
October, 1852, when the water gushed up in
the middle of the streets. Eight days after,
when the waters had subsidized, dead fish were
found everywhere; ike water became unfit to
drink, and many persons died eff feveres
Then again it was destroyed by earth
quakes in 1862. Lake Amatillan is supposed
to be the crater of an extinct volcano An
adjacent volcano, until recently quiet, seems
to be seeking a new outlet through hill
lying back of the inactive volcano of Pecayo
The volcano Of Fuedo, in Guatemala. and
Gzalea, in Salvador, not far away, which
have long served as the safety valves of these
restless regions, seem to have become stopped
up, causing much alarm to the people of
Salvador, who say that there was precisely
similar occurrence before their last great
EARTHQUAKE in 1878,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-01-23
Two Women Burned to Death.

AT Jordan station, Tenn, the residence of
Mrs. Miles was burned. Mis- Miles, aged "A,
and negress were burned to:ieath. Sam
Mcconnell; son-in-law of Mrs. Miles. saved
his wife and children. Mrs. Miles and two
young girls by lowering them from second
story window into the snow. They were in
their night clothes and suffered terribly from
birns and from the intense Geld weather.
Mr.. McConaell's legs are 50 badly frozsn that
they will have to be amputated.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-01-23
Killing Every White Man They Meet

The Apaches have killed John Hudson, {
prominent raLch owner and his hired man
VIM. Malone, in eastern Arizona. The In.
dams are said to be on the way to Mexico
and to be killing every white man they meet
The Mormons. of Pima, Arizona, have
asked Gov. Zu!ick for arms to protect them
selves from the Apaches. This causes mnct
comment as the Mormons have always beer
friendly with the Apaches. Some predict
that if the arms are furnished they will be
sold to the Indians,
Lord Delave. Beresford, the English noble
man who superintends the San Domingo
ranch in Chihuahua, Mex, has arrived
He states that before he LIFT the
ranch an engagement took place between
government s:outs and hostile indians, neal
Casas Grandes, and six scouts were killed.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-01-23
Nine Lives Lost,

A dispatch from Nantucket gives the de-
tails of q terrible wreck that occurred last
Saturday on an unfrequentei part of the
coast. During heavy snow squalI the large
three mast sooner. T. H. Welherspoon, from
Portland, Me-, to Boston, went ashc re and
was total wreck. Out of a crew of nine,
only two were saved. The mate had taken
his young wife, who was sickly, and her baby
on voyage, as she had presentiment be-
fore the vessel sailed and insisted on going
with him. Both were drowned.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-01-23
A Crisis in Greece,

The Greek Ministry have threatened the
King that they will resign unles he assents
to an alliance with Servia and the mainte-
nance of the army ON a war footing.
Prince Nlk.ta, of Montenegro, has gone to
Cons autinople to protest against the Bu ga
rian union and to demand an extension of
the territory Of Montenegro.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-01-23
Six Escaped Convicts Recapturcd.

About two weeks ago a number of convicts
escaped by tunneling four mines where they
were employed, at Coal Hill, Ark. James
Johnson, an cd farmer, appeared at the
convict camp with six Of the refugees all
standing in line with hands on each others
shoulders and keeping lock step. He and
five of his neighbors had captured the con.
victs while they were sleeping in hay
cfo,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-01-23
Prudential Succession.

Tie House Of Representatives, after voting
down amendments and substitute s, passed
the Presidential Succession bill as it came
from the Senate, by a vote of 1873 ayes to II
nays, The negative vote YVES composed Of
Republicans, wi two exceptions. The atfir-
native voc was made up of 14S Democrats
and 35 Repub cans.
AS President Cleveland will sign the bill as
soon as it reaches him, the Presidential sue
ce sion may be COILS. dered arranged for be-
yond any contingency except an earthquake
that would swallow up the seven members of
the Cabinet and the President at the same
time. The bill as it COS to the President
provides that in case of The death resignation
or inability of both the President and Vice
esident,' the succession to the Presidency
shall be in the annexed order, conforming to
the seniority of the several departments:
The Secretary Of State;
The Secretary of the Treasury;
The Secretary of War;
The Attorney General;
The Secretary of the Navy;
The Postmaster General;
The Secretary Of the Navy;
The Secretary Of the Interior;
They are to continue in office until the in
ability is removed or President elected. 1t
is made the duty of tie Secretary succeeding.
if Congress is not in session. to convene it
: thin :enty days. The laws prsvidnn for
new Gle ii are repealed, and the
Secretary who takes the vacant chair will
serve out the renla nder of the resu ar term.
The succession is only held to apply to Cabi-
net Ulcers confirmed by the Senate, who are
ligihle to the office of President under the
Constitution. and at the time are not under
Impeachment by the H.use of R"presenta-
tives.
In hundred years tn. Government has
not been in the extremity that would have
made the provisions of this law operative, if
it had been in force Such contingency may
not occur in a hundred more. And it may
within week 1t is beyond human ken.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-01-23

The schooner Mabel Dillaway, one of the
missing fishing vessels, has been given up as
lost She sailed December % on a haddock
fishing trip. was spoken Christmas Day and
has not been seen or heard of since. She car,
ried sixteen men, as follows: John Longan,
master, married; Jos. Martin, cook, married !;
James and Arthur Campbell, brothers;
Angus Chisholm, Angus McGinnis, Edward
Butler Whose wife del, leaving four small
chil1ren), William c. Ruth, John Young,
Patrick Downes, VIM. O'Conner. Edward
Thorborne, Michael Med maid, Lewis B
Rabbine and Samuel White.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-01-23
BEATEN TO DEATH,

Masked Men Break Down a Farmers
Door ana Beat Him to Death.
Three masked men appeared at the house
Of Samuel Robinson. who resides four miles
south of L'gonier, and demanded admittance.
Upon being refused they shot five times
through TIE door and then broke it down and
entered. They then demanded his money,
which they supposed was concealed in the
house This was refused. whereupon they
set upon him and beat him with chairs and
clubs in horrible manner, and it will in all
probability result in murder. Robinson is
about fifty years old, and resides with his
aged mother, who was too feeble to offer any
resistance. The vi lains then ransacked the
house from the cellar to the attic, but se-
ed DO valu ,bleS.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-01-23
DER EXPORT TRADE.
Comparative Statement of Bread.
stufTs and Cotton Skinned,

anu SOtlOh oIIpkDCu.
The Chief of the Bureau of Statistics re-
ports that the total values Of exports of
hreadstuffs from the United States during
the m nth OF December, 1885, and Tor the six
and twelve mon, hs ended December 81, 1885,
as compared with similar exports during the
c, responding period of the preceding year,
were:
1885. 1854
December, 5 1o,ll7,A9 s 1851 ,542
Six me nths, 52,9 S,732 s9700,50
Twelve months, 1919, 757,2GO 47,sl3. 4cS
The Chief Of the Bureau of Statistics res
ports that the exports of cotton
from the Unit d States during
the month of December, 1885. and for
the four months ended December 81, 1885, as
compared with similar exports during the
corresponding periods of the preceding year,
were as follows:
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-01-23
Shei man Formally Declared Elected
What the Thermometer Registered a
Various Points.

The thermometer at o'clock A. NJ. of the
18th, registered below zero at the following
points:
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-01-23

THE Lap1anders now number only
10000 SOILS, and are constantly de-
creasing.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-01-23
Stage Robbers Get Away With
$4,000,

General Howard has received a telegram
stating that the stage coach which runs from
Caderon to Fort Robiason was held up rear
Dawes City by masked highwaymen, who
stole the express box containing $1,000, in.
tended for payment for The soldiers at the
fort The driver and passengers were order>
ed to hold up their hands, and were meUaced
with pistols while the robbery was going on,
but were not injured. The stage and its oc-
cupants were tie allowed to proceed. After
it reached Fort Robinson a detachment of
cavity was ordered-out, and is now scower>
ing the country in search of the robbers. A
SINH ar detachment has been sent cut from
Fort Nlobrara, and telegrms have been sent
to Sidney, Cheyenne, Laramie, Deadwood,
and Mckinney. Gan. Howard feels conf
ent that tn, robbers cannot long remain at
Urge
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-01-23
Starvation,

The state Of desperation into which many
of the Irish iaboring people have BEEN thrown
by long continued privations was illustrated
by an occurrence at Lsmore, County Water
ford The Board of Guardians Of the Lismore
Poor LAW Union was holding its weekly
meeting, when crowd of laborers burst into
the room and in menacing language deman-
ded assistance for themselves and their fami
lies. They threaten that, unless hslp was
soon forthcoming, they would plumber the
neighboring farms in order to obtain means
Of subsistence.
Sherman Formally Declared Elected.
The senate and house met in joint session
to ballot for United States Senator Butter
field, of Ham ilton, was tn, only absentee
Roll call was ordered and the result showed,
Sherman, 81; Thurman, g., Mr.. Kennedy
then rose and said: st is hereby declared
that Hon. Sherman is elected to the United
States senate for six years from March 4sh
1887" The annouL cement was received with
great applause.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-01-23

Saranac Lake, N. Y.17
Portland, Me. 2
Fork Smith, Ark 4
Brownsville, Tex. u. q
Nashville, Tenn -. s
Indianapolis, Ind. 10
Cincinnati, Ohio. IL
'ittsburg, Penn. -. l
,ttawa, Ont. 30
Cleveland, Ohio. 8
Sandusky, Ohio. ... 6
Mackinaw City,. 1
Chicago. III. ....... y
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-01-23

Milwaukee, Wis. -. Q
Duluth, MINI. is
st. Paul, MINI. %
Des Moines, Iowa. ID
Davenport, Iowa. .16
Cairo, Ill. ......... 6
Fort Garry, MINI. 81
Leavenworth, Kan. 10
Omaha, Neb. Is
Huron, ID. T. rs
Bismarck, d. T. .27
Fort Custer, NJ. t.. 2
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-01-23
Ohio ASitated.

There Is great agitation throughout the
State over the letter Of Colonel s. X. Dom
avin, exposing members who are charged
with receiving money for their votes for Hem
ry B. Payne for Senator two years ago. TIE
matter has been taken up by tie weekly
country press in "a sensational a manner as
tie breaking out of war. Each local paper
takes up the case of the member or members
from its own counuy, and solicits libel suits.
None Of the accused members threaten &C,
ton, but a peculiar defense has been set up.
1t is held that the moneys received were not
for votes in the Legislature, but
for votes in he Democratic caucus, body
not recoguiz.i by law. There VS. no one
charged with receiving cent for voting for
Pay ne for Senator; but it was all for him as
the Democratic nominee in the caucus, and
the caucus was held two days after the Leg
islature assembled, and most of them, il not
all, were seen before they qualified.
There is also complaint that Donavin dis
eliminates in naming Some and not oth-rs.
He names only one Of the members from
Franklin county. There are many who were
in the deal who are not named. 7 e money
is said to have heen handled at the tim, by
prominent man from Wet Virginia, who Is
come; tied with the Standard Oh Company,
and no one in this State did any thing but
send in the orders that were cashei. Banks
ers say they were kept busy at the time
changing 500, $500 and $1,000 bills, fresh
from the press.
The special legislative committee appoint
ed to investigate Payne's election is composed
of the best men in the legislature 1t is made
strong with view TO the difficulties attend
ing such an investigation,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-18

dcrment ID Ia J.
She far in front when
the flag fell and others strung out long
on with and PetticOat last Hence Error led
ali The way and lengths, /amora second, neck
from Rroghton who neck before Petucoat sodcn;
who rode Pcttiat stupidity kept her under pull nearly all
the way entered to be sold for $1,000 She was
bought In for 81 sos.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-18
NETWORK CITY.

The Manhattan Temperance Association will begin its work
for the year at the Temple at $3.50 D. m
over 100000 pounds of buesh received at Full
ton market within week. Fully half Of this amount was
frozen for winter
The steamship Gaelic arrived at San Francisco Thurs
day from China and Japan with mails from Hong Kong
ngha Yoke hama which due TO arrive IN s Guy
for the first carriers delivery next Thursday.
The Produce Exchange yesterday issued its annual report
giving charter laws the several trade rules governing
business. and complete list OF members
About people around the fountain in the City Han
Park yesterday the antics OF half dozen naked
youngsters who bathing in the basin The solitary PARK
policeman supposed guard the entire park was not
in sight.
Twenty five young men, had passed the Civil Service
examinations employed by the Police Board on poDa
ton yesterday and twenty -four probationers were APP
pointed policemen.
Plans were filed in the of Buildings yesterday for
Cornelius vanderbts 100000 clubroom for the employees
of the New York Central STEM Maisonavc and Forty
hfthst c. H. Robertson A. j. Manning the architects
The business failures throughout the country during the
last seve days as reported O. Dun Co, number for
the Unted States lj2 for Canada 49, compared with
total OF rs last week and 100 the week before.
The steamer purchased from the Cunard
Line altered and repaired Chinese line. Ycscr
ay she Law at Pier River She will start on
her first trip on Tuesday under Captain Brough
The Iron Steamboat Company will close the tom
row. hourly trips COney Island and special exc IT.
sion Long Branch by the Taurus leaving West twenty
third st. at $50 Pier No North River at TO- and JEWELS
Wharf Brooklyn, 1890 feature OF the excursion
is the privilege given passengers of enjoying sail out to
the nghtsip Long Branch pier after the
first there being made at O'Clock The
boat arriving at New-York at 63Op III.