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CONDITION on TnE NEGRO

Constantly Improving Southern Manmfac'
turers Prefer ColOrsd skilled LabOrerS.
CHATTANOOGA, TENN, July 2G.-ThC
tradesman has instituted an inquiry Will
reference to the value Of negro labor in
dustrial channels In the South. The In
quiries were sent to'three hundred lead'
ing manufacturers, representing blast
furnaces, rolling mills, miscellaneous
iron works, mines, lumber mills, saw
mills, etc. Replies were received which
represent 5000 negro employees OF whom
$500 arc skilled. The average wages
paid common negro labor is 81 10 pei
day, and skilled labor runs from 81 70 to
81 25 per day, though several cores
pondents pay colOred puddlers, heaters
and rollers az high as 81 and s. per day,
and many furnaces pay Us high as 50 90
The replies, without single exception
show that there Is no difference ut all
between tho pay Of whites and blacks
for the same class OF work. The manu-
faCturers are practically unanimous in
the opinion that for common labor in
the Southern States, the negro is more
efficient and useful than the white, and
without an exception they declare them.
selves well satisfied with the negro in
the factory and announce their deter
minatlon 10 continue him in his place
Many state that hp is making progress
in skilled work. The tTadeSpan adds
that the condition OF the negro Ia con:
stantly improving, and us an industrial
factor his usefulness is now recognized
nv all
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eighty TONS OF FOOD
Forwarded from Chicago to the
Starving Locked-out Men
AT SPRING VALLEY MINES.


Cmrwo, July 9G,-Mayor Cregierr
Congressman Frank l.awler and other
members Of tho relief committee left
here this morning with eighty tons ol
proysions and supplies for the starving
,rEed.out coll miners Of Spring Valley
m, There are about 1000 idle miners
in tine district, making, with their famt-
lies. utGOOO souls,
The arrival Of tho train there this
afternoon wns greeted with great dem
onstra,ioas Of joy, Everywhere there
were evidences oi the most plnchIng
poyerty and dcstitunon, Men, women
and children were most scantIly clad In
the cheapest Of materials and there was
n great Icarth Of loot gear among them,
TGcir faces bore unmistakable evidences
oi plnrI,ing nunger. These people have
been locked out nearly three months
ndare absolutely on the verge OF star
1,uliOu-
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A PRRILOUs PASSAGE.
A ships Crew Have Thrilling Experiences
Among IGebeFgA,

PHILADELPHIA, July 96.-The bark
Iyigitut which arrived here yesterday
from Ivigtut encountered remarkably
stormy and perilous passage, occupying
in all iorty.eight days, during which
iorty'seven icebergs were passed, She
sailed on June 9, and on that day be,
came fast jammed in an Ice pack, the
area Of which could not be determined
from aloft. As far as the eye could
reach, nothing but long waste Of thick,
ly packed ice could be seen, Little or
no headway could be made, For seven
long days and nights amid great suffer,
ings, the battle with the Ice continued
and finally the craft found herself glid-
ing through clear water once more. On
the following day the Thermometer gave
indications Of Ice again, and it was but a
short time until twenty-five tremendous
monsters loomed up in full
view: On the fifteenth seventeen bergs
equally as large were sighted, and on the
sixteenth five were seen. Favorable
winds carried the Iyigtut beyond further
distractions OF the kind,
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MURPHY on PROHIBITION.

The HNnuiacturo of Liquor Cannot be
Prohibited, hut Men eau Quit Getting
Drunk.
CmcAoo, July 26.-The well.known
total abstinence advocate, Thomas A.
Murphy, in lhccity. When asked to.
day what he thought Of the Prohibition
movement, which he has always op.
posed, Mr., Murphy said; "The prohibl-
ton cake is dough. knew It would
prove 10 and hope they are belnning 10
find out. You cannot legislate a man So
brr.
"l maintain TINT it is against NIL rea.
son. Only think Of it-teIling a man
he shall not produce an alcoholic bevef-
ago when the natural tendency OF every
fruit Of the garden andorChardig toward
fermentation. You can never prohibit,
hut men can quit getting drunk, II they
will
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Charleston Itep,s.

Sptcldl DlgpaIcR 2 Ne INGe7I0fFpET,
CHARLEsroS, W. Va, July 2O.-The
safe Of the KanaSha Paper Company,
on the south side Of the Kanawha river,
was opened last night and about $40 in
cash and some valuable papers wore alb,
stracted. The work was done by an
Phil Leist, brakeman and baggage
master Of the Chesapeake 4 OHIO, this
morning was instantly killed by being
struck on the head BY a timber OF the
tipple freight car. He was attending to
a brake at the time but was knocked of
the car. Mr.. Leist was about q years
Of age and unmarried. His parents re-
side at Barboursville,
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TUE CONDITION OF TRADE.



The Demand for Iron.
New YoRE, July 2O.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'s weekly review OF trade says: The
business outlook had on the whole i'm.
proved during the week, bnt Thursday
tho assignment OF an important dry
goods commission house with liabilities
over $4,000,000, occasioned some dis.
quiet. But the general tenor Of sdyices
IL engoqraglngl crop prospects improve
and the probability oi large foreign dc.
mand the apprehended financial diff.
entities did not arrive; the great indus.
tries seem to be getting a stronger posi-.
ton; and the railway situation Is, at the
least no worse.
Latest accounts indicate decided i'm,
proyement in wheat prospects In Da.
kota and Minnesota, the yield being
estimated pt p00pp, 900 bushels against
60,000, 900 last year. New wheat Is NOV.
ing freely and beginning to affect for.
eign exchanges, and In confirmation oil
past estimates old wheat in large quan.
titles continue to come forward. The
price has advanced only t, corn and oats
. each, aud hog products have declined
d fraction. Sugar has declined a quarter.
"Famine" is imminent; the consump.
tion has been sharply reduced by high
prices.
OIL has risen 20 cents per barrel ior
refined and 5Sc for crude. The general
agerage Of prices Is a shade higher than
a week ago. There seems 10 be a real
and steady Improvement in the condi.
tion Of the great branches Of industry.
The demand for iron has so far in.
creased as 10 cause q general stitIening oi
prices during the past week. Bar iron
Is. tenth Of cent higher, and nails
stronger. The business In structural
and sheet iron Is very satisfactory, but
the demand for plate is a shade less ur.
gent. The official report shows that the
production OF pig, 3,6G7, ,767 gross tons,
WIS the largest In any half year in the
Country's history, and while stock In.
creased about 200, 900 tons, the Consump.
tion was but 10000 tons less than ip tile
last bali Of 1883; 1871 900 less q north.
ern irohl apparently, and 6l,O0O tons
more OF southern iron. But production
has been In excess OF the demand.
The signs Of improvement In the
woolen business are less clear but manu-.
lacturers have been buying more freely,
and there has been some increase In the
orders for goods. The confidence In a
large fall trade Is undiminished. There
Is feeling that the force Of foreign com.
petition will be less felt hereafter. The
monetary supply is at all reporting
points ample, and the complaints oi
slow COLLECTIONS are fewer Than usual.
The huslhesb failures number 2l8, as
against total Of 20s last week and 200
the week preyius. For The same week
last year the figures were o2I.
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stabblnr ARRAY In a sLln.

Special DlSpatcA 10 he I'Ltsllt1eneeT.
PorNT PLEASANT, W. Va, July 26.-
William McClintic aud John Jones, q
couple of song and dance men on show
boat lying near this place, were coming
down the river in skitf yesterday even,
ing accompanied by three other show.
men of Of the boat. McClinlic and
Jones began quarreling about whose
turn II was GROW tho boat, but theothers
present supposed they were only in fun
when suddenly the two men got up
from their seats and clinChed, and bc.
fore any one could interfere MCCllntiC
stabbed Jones three times. MCClintic
then jumped into the river and attempt.
ed to escape by swimming for the op,
posite shore, hut he was soon oYertakep
by the officers and safely lodged In fall.
IN the last stab received by Jones the
knife was broken OF in his shoulder.
blade. 1t Is not thought possible that
Jones can recover.
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THROUGH 4HB State.
Events Of Interest in West Viz,
gtnia and Vicinity,
RELIEF FOR THE SUFFERERS
Organized at Parkersburg-C CHARLES
ton Items-cutting Array In a
skiG-A Large Budget Of
Interesting News.


PAREERsRuRo, W, VA, July ga
public meeting Of the citizens OF Parkers'
burg, called by Mayor Gibbens, was
held tonight at the Court House, to
take actions for the relief Of the flood
sufferers on the south side Of the Little
KanswEa river, Judge ], NJ. jackson
was made chairman and w, 7. w, Barbe
secretary, Resolutions OF sympathy
were adopted and the following solicit
Ing committee appointed: +, Staple
mann, II, 2, Moss, A. B, Graham, @. NJ,
Smith, F, .. Boggs, ], r, Mehen, vii.
liam Bently. B, +, Stewart, John Hogan
and s. T. Wells. Also the following
distributing committee; Levi Stephens,
G, D, Gibbens, Rev, Samuel Cotton, Rev.
NJ, A, Davidson, ], A, woodward and s.
T, Foultz, Mayor Gibbons was make
treasurer OF the relief fund, No special
effort was made tonight TO raise money,
but 5000 was subscribed. A telegram
from Augustus Pollock, OF Wheeling,
was read, giving $25.
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royal GRANT DEBATE,
The Great Discussion in the
British Parliament
GROWING VERY INTERESTING,
MIR, Rradlaugh Strikes From the
Shoulder = Lord Churchill De-
tends Royalty-A Battle With
the Dervishes brewing,

LONDON, July 26,-When the debate
on the royal grants was resumed in tho
House Of Commons to-day Mr., Brad.
laugh said he found difficulty in discuss
ing the question, Much OF the argument
in favor OF the grants was based on the
erroneous idea that the crown under tho
civil list acts from George surrendered
its private property In exchange for a
civil list, Neither George ! nor his sue
cessors, Mr., Bradlaugh declared, sur
rendered anything, The present royal
family never surrendered anything Of a
farthings value to the country, The
committee, Of inquiry had ELECTED the
TACT that during the present reign the
savings upon certain classes under the
civil list act, instead OF being applied to
defray the charges Of other CLASSES, had
been handed 10 the Queen, without the
authority OF Parliament and in breach OF
the statute. [Cries Of "Hcar, hear"l
Right Hon. w, II. Smith said the
government leader had denied that the
alleged savings Of the Queen were over
100000 pounds, but he declined to
show how much money had either been
saved by the Queen or drawn by the
other members Of the royal family from
all sources. Mr.. Bradlaugh said there
ought to be nothing 10 conceal, The
fact OF the concealing led 10 exaggerated
ideas. The refusal Of the government to
disclose the wealth amassed by royalty
justified the aversion Of the country TO
royal grants, [Cheers,
Lord Randolph Churchill argued that
the original demands Of the govern
ment were just, besides being In con-
formity with precedent, II burdens
were thrown upon the crown, not in.
tended under the civilized list, 1t would
Impair the credit OF the nation and OF
Parliament. Mr.. Bradlaugh had ques-
toned the title Of the crown to lis es-
tates, but successive parllaments had
and none OF the greatest
lawyers had ever yet Challt ged the
crowns title. He reminded 0 House
that Sir Henry +. Ponsenby, h II NIajes-
ty's private secretary, a few years ago
denied reports chat the Queen was max
ing immense investments in ground
rents and stated that she had not g, ,0OO,-
zoos TO invest in anything.
Mr.. Labouchere's motion to adopt his
substitute for the report OF the royal
grants commission was rejected by a
vote OF 20S to l16.
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INDIANA GAS FIELDS.
The Standard OIL Company 0obbllng Up
All the Leases.

The Standard oil Company 0obbllng VI
All the Leases.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 2G.-The Standard
oil Company Is endeavoring to get con
troll OF the natural gas lands in Indiana
evidently with the intention Of controll
ing the entire gas field ultimately. II
will be necessary sometime soon for The
pipe line companies Of tndiapapoNg, Ia
layette and other cities To slnk wells ID
new territory, and unless they secure
leases for this purpose they WILDE Who'll
ly at the mercy Of the Standard OIL Com
pany. Large numbers Of leases have
been taken In the best territory near In
dianapoliS within the last two days ant
itg believed WI bo found that tht
able land elsewhere 1.-THE hooSier gal
half
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A Victim, of tho Flo, d.
spectaI DlspaleA Q ne MtelllQaIea,

Special DtSpGIeh 70 The IRtelltQaIeer.
PARKERsBURo, W. VAo July 20,-Tht
body of %Tobe" Bailey, whdwaS drowned
atthe mouth ofTucker's creek, ,Wlrtcoup'
ty, a week ago this morning, was found
to-day about 10 o'clock between Wells
lock and the mouth OF Standing Stone
creek. The funeral occurred this after.
noon, the interment being in Evans
graveyard. The body had been searched
for by everybody for q week, but It
could not be found until to-day when
the waters had subsidized.
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Ilrhnnllnn nt I.r.irhlI Ilnin,.

JyrERsoN CRY, Mo. July 2O.-At {
late hour last night tho Railroad Com
missloners. agreed upon a reduction o.
general freight rates In the State. A re,
duCtion In grain rates for local terhina
points, amounting on an average to near
iy 10 per cent, has been agreed upon BY
all the Missouri Pacific and Chicago 4
Alton roads. All other lines will have
similar rates. From Kansas City east
tho live stock rate will average reduC
tlon Of ID per cent, The reduction II
coal rates "a principally ot local impor
tance and embraces haul Of 4ity.llyI
miles cast Of Kansas City. The cut u
AhOtit 10 pBr cent,
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THROUGH THE STATE.
Items and Events OF Inisrest Cleaned from
Exchanges.

items anu Events OF interest CLEANED from
Exchanges.
A catfish with a silver spoon IN la
stomach was caught near PaFkershurV
recently.
II Ia reported that the Bank Of Pied.
mont will shortly be made a National
bank and do business under the name oil
the Davis 4 Elkins National Bank.
MI. Mont Miller, well known %
one Of the clerks AZ tho White
Sulphur Springs i6f several seasons,
Comnitled slicide In Birmingham, Ala,
on the 9Th Inst.
RonCeverte Is 10 have a military com.
pany. Forty members have bepp en-,
rolled and the following officers elected
MA. Rowan, Captain D.Y, HuddeBton,
First Lieutenant; and w. d. SlaYen,
Second Lieutenant.
The house and contents Of Sam Nc.
Cluny, OF Greenbfier county have been
destroyed by Are, The lo6S was about
1000 and there was no insurance. The
fire was caused by hot ashes. Mr.. Nc.
Olnny, In attempting 10 save some Of hiE
property, waS badly burned about the
head, ""
There wRg u peculiar case at Mountain
Lake Park q few days since, Mfs. Thom'
~, ol Baltimore, an aged lady who hal
been iavofite al the Park for several
seasons past, remarked one morning
that Mountain Lake Park would DO
good place 10 70 70 Heaven from" Thai
nlghtahe TOOK sick and died,
The Hawks Nest QQAl Company'l
property, In Fayslle county, has beer
leased by the commissioners In thC
Gredllots' suit against the company Il
Mt. William n. Page for term OF fiileet
yeatS al q minimum royalty Of SS,OOt
per year, with the option 70 purchase
ihp property within two years At sl25,
OC6
II IL reported that Emmona RlAine
the son oiseCretaty oi State blaine, WHIT
was recently put q the head Of the man
ag6meht Of Ihe West Virginia Central
better known "a ex-senator Davis road
% engaged 10 be married 10 Mf. Davis
youngest daughter, Grace, . very ptelt
gifl, who has Just returned home iron
an European trip "a 4 finish 10 hpt edu
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ives Itomandsd 70 jail.

NEY YOak, July 9O.-Jadgo lngrahaIn
after listening 70 the argument in the
Ives case dismissed the writ Of habeaG
corpus and romanded tho prisoner 10
Ludlow street fall. The motion was fOr
the dismissal ol the criminal indictments
against Ives, nine Ia number, The
court 10 Diminishing tho writ said that il
Vould not consider such motion while
the prisoner was locked IN Under an
order ol arrest Oh civil proceeding.
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COME 70 GRIEF.
An Emberller and Forger Exposed In Gin.
cinnati.

An Embezller and Forger Exposed In Gin.
cinnati.
CINCINNATI, ONO, July 2O.-Charles
Dewey who was arrested a few days ago
on a charge by Jennie Park that he had
stolen diamond earring from her while
riding in a carriage has been put 10
much trouble by other accusations both
here and elsewhere. Several gentlemen
assert that he had induced them to pay
advance premiums on life insurance and
that he failed to give them policy. He
has admitted that he received and used
the money, about $40 in each case, and
he Is liable 10 prosecution for embezzle.
ment, The police have also been asked
by the Detroit authorities TO hold
Dewey until they can get q reputation
for him on the charge Of forgery.
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TaoY, n, " July GO.-ThO house d
Joseph Gordon, about fyo miles from
KoCsCvillc, was visited by q tramp TO.
day, who demanded money from MI,
Gotdon's l8.year.old daughter, who was
alone, On belhg telI That thsre wal
none In tho house hS clicked her until
she was unconscious, and then sol fire
10 the house. The gill returned 10 con,
sCiouSness Just In time 10 crawl from
under the falling roof.
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AT THE MOUNTAIN CAPITAL.
Tho President Puts In busy, Rainy Day u
Dnhr Rnrl.

The president FutS In u BuSy, Rainy Day al
Deer Park.
DEER PARK, MD,, July 90.-The PresI'
dent is occupied this rainy day in con
sidering knotty pardon cases presented
by the Department OF Justice, Attorney
General Miller brought over n large bun.
die Of papers this morning, some Of
which require an early decision, aud the
President took them up to the exclusion
OF other business.
Reports about Attorney General Mil.
Ter having u certainty Of the Supreme
Bench appointment are notCreditGd here.
1t is said that the President has reached
no conclusion regarding Justice Mat.
thews successor. The Attorney General
insists that his visit relates solely TO the
current business Of the Department. He
Is the guest OF Senator Davis, and may
return TO Washington Saturday.
W. II. Tremmel, Of Huntington, Ind,
was among to.day's visitors. lie con.
tented himself with seeing Secretary
HalfOrd about the Huntington postof.
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A BRAVE CARPENTER.
He suffers Fatal Injuries to Save House
from Hurnlng,

He suffers Fatal Injuries to save House
from BurnIng.
BALTIMORE, MD., July 20.-.John Myers
carpenter was at work on building
this morning when gasoline stove ex'
ploded within, and the dwelling was
threatened with FIRE. He rushed into
the house grasped the stove around
which the flames were leaping and
raising II to his shoulders ran out into
the street. The gasoline poured down
his back and arms and soon the flames
were burning his flesh, but he Clung to
his fiery burden until he had conveyed
1t where it could do no further damage.
His sole thought was to save the house
from destruction. When he had drop.
ped his burden he was suffering intense
torture. The by.standers extinguishel
the flames. His back and arms were
literally roasted and the blood ran In
streams from his burned body, There Is
little hope Of bis recovery.
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CINCINNATI, O., July 2B.---A dispatch
from Paris, KY, says that James Kelly,
COlored, WHO made a criminal assault on
Mrs. Peter Grow, wife Of q section boss
on the Kentucky Central road, was
taken from jan at 9 o'clock this morning
BY q mob and hanged 10 a bridge near
tho town. Kelly had been fully identi.
fled by Mrs. Grow and was MARCHED lntp
jail BY some nelghbon. y
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NATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION.
The Delegates Gathering Mt White Sui
phur spriugs-The Wheeling Delegation

The Delegates Gathering Mt White Sui
phur sprIpEs-The Wheeling Delegation
on Hand.
Special Dtpatch TO he IatelliOaeer.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va.
July 26.-The prospects for tile meeting
next week OF the National Bar Assocla,
tion are very aattering, About l7t
lawyers attended the meeting Of the
Virginia Bar Association held yester,
day and the day before, nearly all ol
whom will remain for the National
meeting.
H. l. Russell, A. ]. Clarke, Col. Rob.
ert White, Guy Il. @. Allen and B. s.
Allison are here from Wheeling.
There are over 900 guests at the hotel.
The praises Of Kralner's band are heard
on every side,
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Mhaalinr an I,l,aA,n,...

AcorreSpondent Of the ISTElLioERcEp
writing from Taylortown, says, Joseph
MCGivern yesterday disposed Of five.
SixthI ai his 800 acre lease TO j. D. Nc.
Cam, Barney Calling, Joseph Story and
two prominent Wheeling capitalists,
He still retains one.Blxt6, TIE three
former are old drilleEE, One feature ol
the transfer binds the leseo 10 begin on.
eSRtIOnB within 100 days. Should tic
Mlddletown venture prove good, this
farm cannot fall 10 ralGe oil In paying
quantities. Several Wheeling men have
Invested In territory here the last week
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Ex-senator Stbrtnp p,nd.

Hon. John W, Morgan, Of Pine Grove,
wetzel county, died at his home yCstOr.
day morning Of paralysis, lie was over
seventy years Of age. Mt. Morgan had
been q ar6sldent Of That county ior many
Year,, was D highly respected citizen and
q man Of considerable wealth. He was
A member Oi the West Virginia State
Senate for several TERMS back IN ibe
early days oi this State. lie leaves 4
widow and q large family oi children,
who have all arrived al their majority,
There was no better man living IN Wet.
lel county, and Ia his death tie public
BuBtAing q RfOAt loRg.
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CAlGo, July 9O.-Advices from the
front state that three columns OF Der.
wishes ate marching to reinforce tho
bcls' The columns are followed by car.
a,yons conveying provisions. II Is be.
.lsvcd that when these reiniorCements
enect a junction with tho main body Of
,SOcIs ,i grand attack will bs made upon
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BRAzll, ISD,, July 26.-The miners
near Clay City, and ut Lancaster machine
aud pick mines, respectively, have
called Il mass meeting for tomorrow.
They are mining semi.block oil yearly
scale, but the striking block miners OBJ
iccL to them working aud are using
every argument to get them to strike.
The meeting tomorrow 1t Is thought
will result in a strike. About four
hundred minors are involved.