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FIRE the other night destroyed the
screen house, coal house, ore honss and
other departments Of the Isabella furnace,
at Isabella Station, Chester County, Pa,
together with valuable machinery. Loss
over 5000
Tue revolver shooting match for $1,000
between Payne and Bennett at New York
has been decided by Referee John S. Shep-
ard IN favor Of Bennett.
JoHN kEAwEIss, Charles Kranse and
Charles Hakelberg, or New York, were run
down by tie schooner Joseph Hay while
fishing in boat ia Princess Bay near An
nandale. n. y, the other morning Kea-
weiss was drowned. his body being recov-
cred shortly afterwards. Krauser and
Hakeiberg were picked up by the schooner,
the latter being severely injured.
THE failure of the manufacturers and
men TO agree on scale Of prices caused a
general shutdown IN the iron trade Eight
firms signed the scale OF the aIgam ated
Association. the others demanding a re-
ductton OF wages. With the eight excep-
tons all the trims banked their furnaces.
Many thousands OF men were thrown out
of work, the LOCKOUT causing other mills to
close.
Tue Gettysburg reunion-the twenty
fifth anniversary OF tue baltle-commenced
on the 1st with a very large attendance.
MRs. GENYo, seventy-two years of age,
living on the shore near ST. Adams bay,
Vermont, took her two grandchildren, five
and eight years, OF the bay IN a fiat bot
toned boat tue other night. Quite gale
was blowing aud the boat was capslzed and
all three were drowned.
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THE LATEST.

NEwBUReH, n. ", July 1.-The Forest
Of Dean Mine tragedy in the mountains on
the west bank of the Hudson, below High
land Falls, is being investig ated by Coro-
ner Miller. The victim was Thomas Cret-
telle, an Italian. He formerly worked on
the waterworks near Tarrytown, and
boarded with Mrs. Carmora, who has a
daughter of about eighteen years, with
whom Crettelle fell desperately in love.
Not long ago the pair eoped, and they
took with them S45J of Mrs. Carmora's
savings. She had warrant issued for
Crettelle's arrest, and he was found with
the girl at the Forest of Dean Mine, in the
Hudson highlands. When the officer went
FOR the Italian his companions took his
part and a fight occurred, in which
several shots were fred. The officer pulled
his revolver, but 1t would not go off. Then
he came 10 this city for deputy sheriffs
When these arrived Coroner Miller had
started an inquest on the dead body Of
| Crettelle, who had In the interval died
The mystery is, who killed himl The OFF,
eer could not have done so, because his re-
volver failed TO explode, and the inference
is that the Italians own friends must have
done it, Two of them-Alonzo Bornetello
| and Paulier Steadmanl-have been ar.
rested The girl has also been taken into
custody.
CHICAGO, July 1.-Cousiderable excite
ment was created last evening at the pam
Drama of Jerusalem at the Time OF the
Cruclfixion," caused by the wild antics Of
j. IL. Mcconnell OF Hinsdale, Ill. who after
looking at it in daZed way, faced the cen
trail figure Of the painting, dropped on his
knees and began 10 pray. Suddenly he roso
TO his feet and shouted; Satan is trying
TO mount with the angelsi' He then drew
a revolver and commenced firing at the
imaginary devil in the roof. Two police
men entered and he fred ut them, saying
unless he killed the first few policemen he
saw he would be hurled to hell The insane
man was overpowered and taken to the
armory. He claims to be on his way to visit
an uncle at Orrville, Pa.
CHICAGO, July Mrs. Naomi Fairchild,
the suddenly sell asserted widow OF the
rich lumberman, Babcock, who was mys-
teriously murdered at Gardner, ILL.,, sup
rosedly by his queer forty year-old sweet
| heart, Mss Sarah Dodge, appeared before
Judge Knickerbocker again yesterday and
made oath that Babcock owed her former
husband $4,000 borrowed money. The
inference conveyed was that Babcock,
whom every body thought bachelor mar
ried her to stave off payment. He was in
debted also to Miss Dodge, to whom he
was engaged several years. Mrs. Fair
child says Miss Dodge is not the slayer OF
Babcock, but refuses TO say who is the
murderer.
FRANKFORT, Kan, July "A car con-
tanning six pounds of giant powder ex-
ploded Saturday twelve miles south Of this
place, mangling the 13-year-old son and
little daughter of Ed. Musgrove, farmer.
The little girl will recover. The boys con-
dition is critical
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Yestibule Trains to Chicago.

Theyestibule trains is new factor in
western railroad transportation. 1t is
claimed for these trains that on account
OF their being connected by steel hoods
all danger of telescoping in case of acct
dent is removed, the train being prac-
tically one long car. 1t is certain that
the oscillation of the cars is greatly red
uced, and it is also certain that the yes-
tibule trains afford the greatest comfort
yet known to travellers. The adoption of
this style of train by the Chicago, Santa
Fe 81 California Railway between Kan
sas City and Chicago is strong bid for
the passenger traffic between the West
and Chicago. This new road is in many
particulars ahead of any of its older
competitors, and will undoubtedly be
the popular road to Chicago. 80
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THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary OF the Daily News.
CoNGREss.

COAGhEoss
THE Senate on the 18th proceeded with
the consideration OF the Legislative, Execu-
tive aud Judicial Appropriation BILL but a
quorum not being present adjourned. The
House resumed consideration OF tue Public
Land bill, and not being able TO secure q
quorum adjourned.
In the Senate on the 9th, after routine
business, the River and Harbor bill was taken
up and considered until adjournment Tue
features OF the House proceedings we're the
passage OF the Land bill and renewal OF the con-
slderation OF tue Tariff bill. Very little pro-
gress was made and at Eve O'Clock the House
adjourned.
lN the Senate on the 9s'h the Pension
Committee reported back eight vetoed pension
bills with the recommendation that they pass
The Army Appropriation bill was also eported-
and the River and Harbor bill considered at
some length. Senators Sherman Allison
Henderson, Colquitt and Berry were appointed
committee 10 attend the Cincinnati Centen-
NAL Exposition. The Army Appropriation bill
was then considered until adjournment The
House took up the Tarin bill and its considera-
ton dr1ited into political debate. The con-
ference report on the Diplomatic bill was
agreed TO and the House adjourned.
The Senate on the - II further consid-
cred the Army Appropriation bill but failed
10 reach vote on its passage. A Joint resolu.
ton extending certain appropriations thirty
days passed. After a conference report the
House went into Committee OF the Whole on
the Tarfi bill and a long debate ensued. The
House agreed 10 the Senate joint resolution ex-
tending certain appropriation thirty days an 1
al the evening session passed twenty-seven
pension bills and adjourned.
The Senate on the 3)th further con-
sidered the River and Harbor bill provision
was inserted making an appropriation for the
survey ora channel not less than l6l fee. wide
and fourteen feet deep in the beds OF the Des
PLANES and LaSalle rivers between Lake Mich
igan and the Mississippi river sufficient for
large steamers, from Lockport 10 a point at or
near Chicago. Several local bills and thirty
eight pension bills passed. Adjourned The
House IN short session further considered the
y riff h nrl 4
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bicycle, striking the ground heavily He
lay insensible four hours He vomited and
was dellrious. No bones were broken. but
he was fearfully bruised.
THE Chilcat Indians of Alaska are re-
ported insolent and troublesome. In row
with party Of prospectors the chief was
killed, when his followers demanded the
life of Chief George, OF the Sitka Indians,
who was escorting the prospectors. The
Chilcats fnally killed George and the
whites were fearing a massacre.
TIE monsoon rains of India are a fort
night overdue owing TO the DETECTION or
the current to Burmah, where heavy rain
has fallen fort days. The crop prospects
in Bengal, especially as regards rice, are
extremely serious on account of the
drought Prices are rising.
The Mexican freight depot and adjoining
buildings in Paso del Norte were burned tho
other night About seventy freight cars
were also destroyed, large amount Of
freight be ng burned. Loss about 500, 600.
PRINCE FERDINAND has RENTED the sem
tence OF Imprisonment imposed upon Major
Popoh, who was convicted of completely in
the frauds in the Bulgarian War Office.
The London Daily Nelcs saws that the
French Government has purchased Max
inns new repeating gun, which fires sixty
rOuDOS a minute.
ROBERT III. CowDREY, Union Labor can
dldate for the Presidency, has issued his
letter of acceptance.
JOCKEY WooD In his suit for libel got
one farthing damages at London recently.
He was accused of pulling Sir George
Chetwynd's horses by the Licensed Victuat-
rS Gazette
THE summer shut down in the flint glass
trade commenced on the 1st.
SIGNoR CAMPERIo, president of the Milan
African Society, has written letter to the
RUOrnad with the object of raising a sub
scription to equip an expedition to assist
Stanley, Emin Bey and Casatti.
QUEEN VICTORIA has given a7o,00a the
balance Of the won ms jubilee Offering. to
st. Cafherine's Training Hospital for
Nurses for the London Poor
TIE KreUz Zeitung asserts that Prince
bismarck has induced Russia to abandon
;he idea OF an alliance with France.
THE bear combination to break the maize
ring in Austria has failed. The bears could
lot carry out the operation and were forced
o purchase to meet their engagements
The bulls thereupon raised the price nearly
form.
BUSINESS was limited on the London Stock
Exchange during the week ended June 30.
out prices were firm In Paris, the money
market was active. AT Berlin and Frank
Tort 1t was improved and belief existed
that the worst of the depression was ended
CLEARING house returns for the week
ended June 30 showed an average decrease
d 34.1 compared with the corresponding
week of last year. In New York the de.
crease was AZ g.
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The number of presidential electors
in each state is equal to the number of
senators and representatives in con-
gress. The total number is now 4Ol.
The successful electors meet in each
state on the first Wednesday in Deem
Der and cast their vote for president
and vice-president. Certificates of
the vote cast are made out and sent to
Washington. These certificates are
openedin joint convention of the senate
and house of representatives on the
second Wednesday in February. If
no person has majourity of the votes
COZ, then the election goes into the
house Of representatives, which must
choose president from the candidates,
not exceeding three, who have received
the highest number of votes for presi-
dent. In the house each state has one
vote
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THTr wESr


TIE Republicans OF the Twentieth I'LL
nols district nave nominated q. w. Smith
TO succeed George r. Thomas.
STATE SENATOR ID. =. HAIL has been nomi-
mated Tor Congress 10y the Repu blIcans OF
the Third Minnesota district.
The Official canvass OF the vote Of the
Oregon Congressional election resulted as
follows: Hermann, Repu biican. ri, so; ohm
Nj. Geary, Democrat 25,4I3; George NJ. Mil
Ter. Prohibition, Iva Hermann's plurality.
74U7.
THEODORE CASTOR, farmer was at
tackled on his way home from Kingston.
Iowa, the other night by three brothers.
named Drost, who demanded his money.
He shot one dead, fatally wounded another
and thinks he hit the third. who escaped
SUIT has been commenced ~ Chicago by
j. Is. Mayo and franklin Spencer, stock
holders OF the American Exchange Ma
tional Bank, against David w. Irwin. TO
compel him 10 refund TO the bank $19g, 2Oo.
The suit IS an outgrowth of the celebrated
june wheat deal In loS7, which wrecked
the CINCINNATI Fidelity Bank AMI K L.
Harper.
FATHER F. X. WENNINaER, for more than
fifty years prominent Jesuit missionary,
died recently IN Cincinnati
RAINS about Oakland, Ill, recently did
houses were washed away
WErMORE & BAKER, dry goods merchants
of ST. Paul and Excelsior Mimi, have
made an assignment.
j. w. ToUsLEY, a real estate dealer. as
signed at Minneapolis, MINI, recently.
His assets were about $4,000 and liabili-
ties 500
The brass workers. strike at Cincinnati
has been declared of. The men QUIT work
several weeks agofor a reduction in hours.
but for want OF support the strike has come
10 an end.
Two young girls were drowned near
Freedom, ILL.,, recently, while trying TO
cross a swollen stream.
By the explosion of a boiler. in a saw
mill near Vandalia, H., the other day two
men were blown to pieces.
The Rosedale propeller, which left En-
gland some time ago, arrived safely at Chi
cage recently, having made the voyage
across the Atlantic and through the Lakes.
She VIII for the future run between Toronto
and Port Arthur
NEAR Brazil, Ind, the other morning.
NJ chael Williams and Allen Campbell were
run over and killed by an east bound Van
daha express tram. They were supposed
to have been intoxicated and to have laid
down on the track and fallen asleep.
THE Chicago Labor Assembly has
adopted resolution for working men to
swear off on beer for thirty days.
Two blocks at Branerd, MIMI, were de.
stroyed by fire the other night. The fire
arted in the Bacon planning mill. The loss
was $4,000, partially insured
REV. PATRICK JOSEPH CONWAY, Vicar
General and Rector Of the Holy Name Ca
thedral, Chicago, died or the LIST. For two
weeks he had been suffering from conges
ii, n OF the stomach and lungs.
JOHN PHILLfPs, United States marshal,
and his deputy were slain by Walter and
Wesley Barnett, two desperadoes, sixteen
miles northwest OF Eufalla in the Creek
Nation the other night. Wat Barnett
was fatally wounded. Wesley escaped.
A year ago three deputy marshals were
murdered near the same spot by desper-
ADDE'S.
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This is day for huuahing. So here
goes: lluTah for Cleveland and Thur
man! IIurrah for Blaine for his not
accepting! IIurrah for the log cabin
and the bar'l! IIurrah for HarrisOn's
Chinese record! IIurrah for Morton
and his ten millionsl Hurrah for In
gals and his letter! Hurrah for Har
per's Weekly, the Chicago Tribune and
the New York COmmercial-Advert
lIurrah for HarrisOn's old soldiers who
will not support him. Hurrah for the
republican platform without the pro-
hibition'plank! Hurrah for free wills
Ky and free tobacco! Hurrah for Ma
hone and Wise and Virginia. Hurrah
for Grant and Garfield and Arthur and
their tariff-refOrm ideasl Hurrah for
everything and everybody that will help
elect Cleveland and Thurman thisyear.
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Levi =. Morton's banking firms.
Morton, Bliss q Co., of New York, and
Morton, Ross X Co., of London, were
active in the syndicates that directed
the issue of government bonds during
and following the war; and the repub-
lican candidate for vice-president was
of course instrumental in having issued
the high-interest, longtime bonds that
have given the government so much
trouble. Had the syndicates been will
ing to have taken short-time or option
bond, the government could now be re-
ducing the public debt at the rate of
one hundred millions annually instead
of buying bonds at a great premium.
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H1RPER,S KEEETY

George William Curtis, the editor of
lIarper's Weekly, was for Cleveland
and Hendricks in 1854 and he is for
Cleveland and Thurman in 1888, and In
a leading editorial last week said: "No
friend of reduction of the surplus by
moderating the tariff tax upon the nee
essaries of life and raw materials could
support General Harrison unless he
feared some grave peril from the sue
cess of Cleveland. This is an appre-
hensiOn, however, which although
strong and natural in 1854, has now dis
appeared. Mr.. Cleveland made his
own platform in his message, and there
has been nothing in his administration
which has alarmed the business inter-
ests of the country. General Harrison
appears in the canvass as the represen-
tative of high and higher protection,
and of free whisky and tobacco, rather
than a lighter duty upon any class of
articles produced in this country. In
other words he is for an average tariff
tax of AZ per cent instead of 40 per cent
and of a profuse and consequently de-
moralizing expenditure of surplus IN
stead of leaving it in the pockets of the
taxpayers. His nomination promises
a clean canvass. The offensive elements
of personality were prominent in the
campaign of 1884 are happily eliminat-
ed, and we may fairly anticipate the
discussion of principles and policies
other than an exchange of vituperation
and scandals. This is great gain for
good politics, and in this respect the
campaign Of 1883 opens auspiciously. -
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TIE PLATFORM ScoREp.

The New York Commercial-Advertis-
er, a staunch republican paper, is not at
all pleased with the republican platform
and says that it is astonishing in its pro-
posals, un-repubIIcan and un- American.
The platform is liz direct contradiction
of the history, the principles, the teach
ings and the oft. reiterated promises Of
the party in whose name a conspiracy of
INSCRIPTIONS politicians has put it
forth. Lincoln would have repudiated
it with disgust and loathing because it
antagonizes individual liberty and the
rights of the people, in the interest Of
favored and would-be aristocratic
class: Henry Wilson would never have
assented to it; Salmon z. Chase would
have scorned it; Garfield, Grant, Arthur.
McCulloch and FOlger left words on
record which condemn its most vital
parts, and we mistake the character
and temper of intelligent republicans
of to-day if many thousand of them do
not condemn with their ballots. as
their representative newspapers have
through many months condemned its
suggestions in advance"
In another article headed: "What
Are We Going to do About It?'' the
same paper says:
What ale we, the people of the
United State, going to do about it? We
will tell you plainly, gentleman. monop-
olists who desire to tax us for your en-
richment and to make of yourselves
our aristOcratIc rulers, we are going to
enforce the American idea, which all
great parties In this country have hlth-
erto respected, and which only cranks.
anarchists and communists have VEN
tured 10 oppose
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-07-04

There are few farmers in this county
who are calculating on crop of
less than 1900 bushels Of corn and from
that all the way up to 5000 bushels.
Barber county never appeared to bet
ter advantage than it does to-day. The
corn fields are black; the shocks of
wheat, oats and rye are as thick as the
stumps in a Missouri clearing; the
grass is rich and waving; flax is good,
millet was never better; cotton is com
ing in splendid shape; the fruit trees
are loaded; all kinds of live stock is
sleek-fat; and there is not a growler or
kicker inside our borders.
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BEN HARRISON.

Dcn Harrison, my beau. Bon,
when first we were acquaint
The noighbors used 20 say, ben,
You'd ne'cr bc worth n cent.
Your Ernndpap helped you some. Ben.
Oid Tip was u,tcd sound.
hut you were counted scant. Ben.
Some thirteen to the pound.
hut now you're quite a swell. Ben.
Your path with roses strcwn.
Grcat GOSH says aunt Jcrusha.
How BIG that brat has grown.
Don't lct your luck deceive you. ben.
Bcstridc no ass foal.
Rcmembcr how the monkey farcd
That climbed urOn pole.
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Eagle: ut is said that lot of Tope-
ka fellows took it upon themselves to
instruct the Kansas delegation in Chi
cago, by wire, how to vote. And this
i'm face Of the well-known tact that the
governor and part of the supreme
court and other state officers were in
Chicago helping along the blunders
that were made. Hereafter the ring
should have an understanding, or other
wise all stay at home or all go. These
divisions are'annoying to the body of
the party, who make no pretentions
further than to follow; but It's hard to
go in several directions at the same
time.n
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Tie Newton Republican gives the
farmers OF Kansas a roasting. IL says
that nobody ever heard of the farmers
of Kansas township getting together
IN meeting to boom the agricultural
resources of that township; TO take
steps to advertise its advantages; to i'm
vite the attention to Il of visitors and
purchasers from abroad. The town
boomer sets forth that his is good
town; he does not advertise its draw.
backs or its calamities. The farmer in
a majority of cases, when heard from
at all, bewails his misfortune, present
and prospective, the useiessaegs of his
labOrs and the worthlessness OF his
possessions. just at this present .ime
Kansas Is on the eve of a bountiful
harvest. Travellers who have trayersed
the country from the Pacific to the
Atlantic. acknowledge that Kansas has
the best "show" of any state in the
American Union. If this means pros
perity to anybody it means II 10 the far
mers. How many of them are willing
TO acknowledge their good fortunef
How many are willing to give the de-
tails TO the newspapers? How many
are willing to brag on Kansas? We
have heard plenty Of them abuse the
state; how many win say a good word
for her now in harvest timer How
many win write for paper east west
ABBOT the Kansas victory? That would
be adrertisiss..g, sensible, business-like
advertising. How many farmers are
equal to such stroke Of bqsinesss
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A DISPATCH from Kronstadt, Transyi-
wanna, says tbata mob comprising 900 per-
sons made an attack upon legal commits
sion which was engaged in amalgama ing
small agricultural h Ii;ngs ia Fondvar.
twelve miles north of Kronstadt A Judge
and a notary were wounded. The m srn bers
OF the commission male their escape with
difficulty. A bvsfandcr was. killed.
The recent Presidential election in Mex
leo exhibited no opposition worth men
tioning TO the present incumbent, General
Diaz.
DEFAULTER PITcHER OF the Uuion Bank
OF Providence, K l., was arrested at Mont
real on the 10Th. lie had bought a ticket
on the Allan line, and had intended to leave
for England. He vas taken 10. his room
and cash notes amounting to 500, 600 were
found on him He took his arrest cooily.
TIE North German Lloyd steamer Wer.
ra, from Bremen for New York. which
recently went ashore at Dungeness. but
was assisted OF and taken 10 Southampton
and placed in dry dock, after beng exam
med and found all right, sailed for New
York.
NINE Government officials of Seoul,
Corea, have been beheaded in the streets
blythe populace. Foreigners have taken
refuge al the ConsHiates, The outbreak is
attributed to Chinese mitigation
TEMPLE, the American bscyclist, met
with a serious aco;dens while pracficsnz at
Amsterdam, Holland, recently. He was
going At ton sneed- when be fell from his