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THE LABOR WORLD.

MINERS are now idle two thirds the time.
PITTsBURG sends lamp chimney s to Cn na.
THERE are twenty-five State Labor
Bureaus.
THEY say the %" strike cost the company
$3,5o0,oG).
ST..:.-ETEa, Labor candidate for President,
got Isl, QUO votes
NV ENGLAHD's cotton spinning industry
isfIen2lae"al'y prosperous.
II Wis, cnsm The a:erage wage of skilled
mechanics is s6il.l per year.
Tie manufacture Of terra Gotta goods la!
just now tegan at Springfield, Mass.
THE New York Confectiopers' Union has
1GS menu ers and owns $3.50 in cash.
THE workmen in the glass works al
Charleroi, Belgium, have gone on strike.
New YORK has now but $50 labor unions
against more than 6JO this time last year.
WOMEN in San Francisco earn on an aver.
age So more week than they do in Boston
ANEW YORK Court has decided that a
strike is no excuse for not fulfilling con.
tract.
ACFNSUS Ct the compostors Of the United
Kin dom shows that they number about
6o,t0l.
INDUSTRIAL training is found to be the
essential bass in the edu .ation Of the
Indians
The English naval engineers are putting
forth claims for increased lay and more
RAPID promotion.
CANADIAN mariners, in convention at
Toronto, declared that the lake trade d es
not pay any more.
THERE is continued complaint abroad
about tie limited supply Of stokers for
marine machinery.
r- Of IN
Atlanta, Ga, are set down at Si.05. In
Richmond, Va, they are $3.R
The New York Central Rai'road is trying
the patent pillar clocks which indicate the
length Of time between trains.
THE Schuylkll Nenn.) coal miners are in
danger OF starvation from the stoppage OF
the colleries because of the mild winter.
OF the II 900 people arrested in New \ ork
city during the quarter ending January !,
nearly one-half were without occupation.
The window glass trade of Europ, is in a
bad way. Six of the largest firms in it have
gone into bankruptcy in the last half year.
THE coal production of this country for
1855 is placed at 2O,O0O,00o tons. Divide
this among 2S0,0T miners and the average
would be 430 tons each.
THE incorporated companies Of Birming-
ham, Ala, representing mainly manueac.
turing, mining and land COMP Lanies, have an
aggregate cap;talstocs OF over SI5,uoU.o0.
- TnE daily wages paid t. James G: Blaine,
Jr., during bis apprenticeship at the machine
shops of the Maine Central Railroad amount
to eighty cents. TIL S is at the rate of ten
cents an hour for every working hour.
Miss MARY PERRY, q sewing girl of
Bristol, Me-. has patented a chair Tor the use
of employees in sewing factories. The chair
has an adjustable back and is designed to
IT, val ~
less prevalent.
came into existence September ;, 1887, and
has eight locals and over $500 members. The
initiation fee is SO, the dues 40 cents month.
At first the hours Of labor were 100 per week.
but are now reduced to Sc. Wages we're -
per week, but are now $l3
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THE NEWS BPITOMIzEl.
Eastern and Middle States.

AN unsuccessful attempt was made to de-
stroy big New York city brewery with
dynamite. The explosion was terrific and
damaged the houses for a hundred yards
around. Several persons were hurt
THE Pacific Guano Company Of Boston
has assigned, with liabilities of 81, ,0OO,OOo.
ALLEN s. GooKIy, head cashier Of the ele'
waited railroad companies, in New York city,
is short in his accounts and has fled; Inc
defalcation will be made good by his bonds
men.
railways in New York city are estimated as
follows: Car companies, Sll7, GOO; strikers,
$50 400: retail trade, S1.500,O0O; theatres,
S! Coo; saloons, $4,000. Total, 81 ,7O1,OOo.
THE Standard Oil Company's glue factory
at Constable Hook, n. j., was totally de-
strayed by fire Loss, $500,
THE steamer Haytien Republic, which was
the bone of contention in our recent en-
broglio with Hayti, has arrived at Boston.
WYETH a. SoN's large wholesale drug
store and several fine residences were de-
stroyed by fire in Philadelphia, causing a
loss of about s5OO,01U. One fireman was
killed.
UNITED STATES detectives succeeded in
capturing gang of eleven counterfelters at
Rranchton, Penn. A large quantity of bogus
COlu NaS lOuuu.
A CENTRIFUGAL machine used by the New
York Tartar Works in drying acids burst i'll
Gowanus. Brooklyn, killing two men and ILL.,
juring three.
AN attempt was made to blow up tene.
ment house in New York city in which lOO
people were sleeping.
EDWARD j. PHELPS, United States Minis
ter to the Court of ST. James, has arrived in
New York.
MRS. JOSEPH GRoNER, of Tarport, Penn,
made a call on a neighbor. While she was
away the house caught fire and Carrie and
Joseph. three-year-o twins, were burned
to aeath.
EDWARD D. GRAIL, business manager of
the Morning Call. at Harrisburg. Penn,
died at his fathers house on South Pitt
street, of blood poisoning caused by excessive
smoking of cigarettes. He was in his twenty
third year.
JAMES OLIVER, of Industry, Me-, died a
few days ago. age ninety.s He was vet
eran of the War of lSl2
THE eightieth anniversary of the birthday
of Abraham Lincoln was celebrated by va
rious clubs in New York city, Brooklyn,
Philadelphia. Jersey City, n. j., and New
ark, N. j. Speeches were delivered by Cen
eral Porter, Congressman Butterworth, Bou-
telle and S. Y. White, Theodore Roosevelt,
Warner Miller and Others.
GEORGE DIMocK was killed by his eleven.
year-old son, at Carhondale, Penn, during a
rehearsal of private theatricals, in which the
father was the villain and the son the hero
of the play.
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TREASURE SEEKERS SLAIN.
Eight Mexicans Murdered at the
Mouth OF b Gold Mine. ~


A dispatch from Cheyenne, Wyoming,
says: A party of eight Mexicans, trading
overland, reached this city six weeks ago..
They were richly dressed, splendidly out
fitted and lore every evidence of being
aristocrats. Don Miguel Martinez was
the leader, and gave evasive replies
when questioned concerning the party's
mission. 1t was whispered that they bad
come to look up gold mine located by
Spaniards 2U years ago. The men spent
money freely and gamb!ed heavily. When
the party left for the north they were FOL.
lowed by pair of curious cowboys
Mexican Monte" local character, de-
clared The travellers had informed him they
were going for the mysterN Us hidden god
and were guided ty chart that had leen
in Don Martinez's family for centuries. The
party were almost forgotten until George
Keller returned from the north TO
purchase supplies for horse traders. He says
that while chasing some horses the horse
hunters could not resist the temptation
10 look for the abandoned lodes. They
were successful, stumbling upon what
seemed the main shaft. They came upon
the bodies Of the eight Mexicens frightfully
nangled. The Castillians had found their
mine, but Americans were in possession Of il.
They claimed ownership. and a hand to
hand struggle ensued. Knives and SIX
shooters were used, snd the indications were
that three whites had been killed. The
bodies had teen eaten by wolves
The fight took place on q high canyon.
mexican Monte" was enraged over the af-
fair and says the Mexicans will come In
force to claim their rights ~
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SAMOA And THE SAMOANS.
A Look at the Land and the Pe0-
ple So Much Talked About.
The Interest Which This Country
Has in Samoa.

It is probably safe to say, asserts the San
Francisco Chronicle, that n5ne-tenths OF the
people Of this land are in a state OF intense
geographical darkness as to the location OF
the Samoan Islands. A good many people
imagine that the islands ara few hundred
miles west of San Francisco. but lots Of other
ordinarily well-informed folks dispute that
statement without, however, being able to
afford any specific information as to the
location of those little cora-founded mud
heaps over which SO much diplomatic fuss IS
being made.
Pacific Ocean and include within the bounda-
ries of your ring the functions OF the thlr-
teenth and fourteenth parallels OF south lati,
tude and the one hundred and sixty-nine and
one hundred and sevcnty-ttird meridian Of
longitude west of Greenwich, you will lind
that You have fenced around that portion OF
the globe in which Samoa is to be found
The little irregular r-shuped dots on the sur
face Of the ocean are the islands over which
not few people are worrying. Nine OF
the islands are inhabited. These are the
prizes There are a number of smaller
and comparatively valueless islets, but
they are rarely heard Of The islands which
make up the Kingdom of Samoa are called
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The House.

ferente on on Samoan affairs held in Washing
ton in 1851 Ivy the representatives
OF Great Britain. Germany AMI the
Unit d States, together with addition.
al correspondence on tile subject were laid
be ore the House The Army Appropria-
tion bill was then considered. The pending
Quest on was ON the point Of order raisel
aga nst the clause appropriating S5OO, 600 for
the purchase of movable submarine torpe-
docs The Chair sustained the point OF order
on the ground that the item for tor
pcdocs belonged to tho Fortliication Dill,
and the clause was therefore stricken OUT.
Amendments were adopted appropriat.ng
Sl5,ULfO for tests to be made in converting
existing ordnance into topedo howlZersi the
same sum for the purchase OF lani near
Watervliet Arsenal for proof-fr:ng, and the
bill was passed n he Aericu'tur Appro-
pr!at on bill passed.
4!IrH DAY.-Mr. Baker introduced in the
House for reference to the Committee on
Ways and Means bin 10 regulate commerce
between the United States and foreign
countries. . The House then went into COM
mittee of the Whole on the fostoflice APP
Ir priation bill. Mr. Blount explained the
provisions of the bill. 1t appropriated, he
stated, SS.i, 59G, 344, of which 1t was estimated
that see, us would be provided by the
department from itS own revenue.
5OTn DAY.-Thc Speaker appointed Re-
presentatives Ermentrout and Baker to act
as telers for the House in counting the cleo
toral vote On motion Of Mr.. Co.'S veil, the
House insisted on its amendments to the Di-
rect Tax bill, and conference Was ordered.
-. Mr. Grosvenor offered a resolution relat-
ing 10 recent events in the Second Con-
gressional District Of Arkansas which cul-
minated in the assassination Of John NJ. Clay
ton, of that State . BY vote Of Isl to 81
the House decided to consider the contested
election case of Smalls against Elliott Of the
With South Carolina District
5lsT DAY. The Smalls. Elliott contest was
further discussed, Mr.. Smalls himself speak
ing. Mr.. Townshend introduced bill ap-
propriating s50, 900 for q special display Of
the farm products of the United States at
the Tars Exposition. :. Mr.. Sayers reported
the General Deficiency bill. which was the
last Of the regular appropriation bills. 1t
appropriates Sl4. 4.5iS, ,3Sl A hill was passed
to pay SStOO to Charles F. Swain, master OF
the Eark Phiena Of New York, for going
TO and rcscung shipwreckcd seamen from al
uninlIabited island near Cape Horn.
SD DAY.-1he House resume the cons:d-
Grafton Of the Smal!s-Elliott contested c.ec-
tion case, and after along debate seated FL
lott by q vote Of 14J to 12G. "A bill to
amend the natura i2ation laws was favor
ably reported. The House then went into
Joint session with the Senate for the count
ing of the electoral votes.
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South and West.

Henry DIECKMANN, prominent member
of the Merchants Exchange OF st. Louis, has
gone to Canada, leaving a shortage Of $780,.
y00.
- JAMES Ross, colored, has teen hanged al
Brandenburg, KY, for the murder OF Bene'
dict Rhodes, an old farmer.
THE Legislatures Of ten Western States
have resolved to investigate the dressed-beei
combine"
THREE men were killed in the mine of the
American Mining and Smelling Company al
Leadville, Col.
HAYWOOD HANDY, colored, who shot q
young white man named Charles Stewart.
was lynched by mob at Shreveport, La.
THE Chic and Western Coal and Iron
Company, of Columbus, Ohio. has failed.
The company was capitalized for IS, DOC, 0O(
in bonds and $1,000, OU0 in stock.
j. BORDEAUX and his four children, rang
ing from six to fourteen years old, died
from eating poisoned cabbage at Shelton.
Washington Territory.
A COAL tar boiler at the Creosoting Brick
Works in Chattanooga, Tenn, exploded,
causing the death Of Charles Falls and fatal
injuries to his son. Both Of the men were
covered with coal tar and the body of the
former was burned to charcoal.
THE postottlce at Amlty, Ark, has been
robbed of 5000.
A coLoRED woman in Henry County, Va.
on going to the field to work carried her in
FAINT with her and laid it down in fence
corner near where she was employed. In 8
short time she saw her cabin, in which she
had left her two older children, on fire. She
ran to save them, but was too late. They
were burned up Returning to get her only
remaining child, she was Mortified to find
that hogs had torn it into fragments.
FIVE children we're killed by the caving ir
of sand bank at Ysleta, Texas.
R. P. c. WILSON has been nominated by
the Democrats of the Fourth Congressional.
District of Missouri to succeed James N.
Burnes, deceased.
The popular vote in Nevada on the bill lie.
CALLING the sale of lotteries resulted in the
defeat Of the measure by about 4O0 majority.
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Ap1A HARBoR FROM AMERICAN CONSULATE.
Tutuila, Opolu. Manua, olosinga, on, Ma, Ma
mona. Anuu, Savaii and Al olima- OF these
islands by far the most i'm portant is Opolu,
and its great port, Apa, is the capital city OF OF
Samoa. Opolu is the second island in size; 1t
is about thirty-eight miles long and little
less than eleven miles broad. At Apia is the
seat of government, and within the city
limits are the residences Of about. all the
foreigners on the island. Greatest in size IS
Savaii, being about forty miles long and
twenty miles broad. The greater portion SIl
two mountain ranges of volcanic
origin. In the interior # the island there
are numerous lava eds and consequently
there is dearth of animal life. The inter
est of the United States, however. is at
present centered principally on the island OF
Tutuila, because treaty rights have there
given us possession Of the harbor OF Pago.
Pago. The island is fully II mil les long, and
at its greatest width measures about 5 miles
The harbor of Pago-Pago is on the south side
of the island, and the indentation made by 1t
almost makes two islands Of Tutuila-
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a SINGULAR FATALITY.
A Bar Of Soap Wakes Slumberin&
Geyser-Four Cinnamon Killed.

A Bar or soap wakes q Slum DertuH
Geyser-Four Cinnamon Killed.
News has been received at Cheyenne, Wy
oming, of a most singular fatality by which
four Cinnamon lost their lives. They were IN.
Canyon City, near the Yellowstone Parkr
and vi Sing had established a wash.
house in tent directly over boiling spring.
He had hot water constantly, and was doing
q good business In the new mining town.
Wednesday he and three other MongoliaDs.
who came from adjoining camps. celebrated
their Chinese New Year. They carried fire.
crackers, and made offerings to Joss by GET
ting drunk.
vi Sing had been cautioned about the,
boiling spring and told that it might be q,
slumbering geyser. For this reason his wash.
ingtubs were put on the other side Of the
tent so that soap might not disturb the quiet
of the boiling waters. No one knows just
how vi Sings bar of laundry soap got over
turned into the boiling spring. It is more
than probable that some mischievous miner
emptied the soap in the slumbering geyser.
That night there was a sudden spouting Or
boiling water, q tent flying through the air.
and some piercing yells. The miners rushed
up and found the geyser pouring water TO a.
height Of over q hundred feet The bodies
OF four Cinnamon, scalded to death, We're
found later at some distance from the scene.
The geyser spouted for three hours and then.
s1lbsided.
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EOneiOn.

A FAMINE ami epidemic of typhus fever
prevail in Doboka, Hungary. Ten persons
have died and the distress is spreading. The
calamity is attributed to a failure of the
potato crop.
Count ToLsToI has rendered his resigna.
tion as Russian Minister Of the Interior, and
it has been accepted by the Gar.
HEAVY gales have bcen raging on tho
English and Irish coasts A building fell
near Bolton, crushing number Of cottages
and killing six persons At Pembroke n
ferryboat caps;zed and nine persons were
drowned.
TEN THOUSAND of the unemployed laboring
class rioted in Rome. Italy. 'hhe mob looted
banks and shops, smashed windows and street
lamps and attempted to build tiarrlcadeS 10
pr tect themselves against the troops. In the
fight that followed scores of the rioters we're
Tereaded, also dozen policemen. The mill
tary were isally successful in dispensing the
mob.
A TERRIFIC snow storm shrouSh'
out Scotland, accompanied by-aigh "lnus
and extremely low temperature. The tele-
graph wires were Frustrated.
THE bark Theodore Behrend has Eecn
wrecked at Texel. England. Ten persons
were drowned. including the Captain and his
family.
WHEN neighbors of William Tubbs of
Gosfeld, Canada, entered his house few
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seen above the waist Tor below the knee.
There is but one design and that is followed
strictly in all cases. Samoan laws against
tattooing are very stringent and violations
are nunishal le ly imprisonment and heavy
fine The cliiefs and principal men wear
garlands of flowers around their nccks and
some of I'll Elm indulge in tho additional
adurnmcnt impaired by head dress of
leaves. The men dislike work. and they do
rs little rs possible. This is probably due to
the fact that there is but little labor needed
to produce sufficient on which to live well.
Ali the labor on the big plantations is done
by slaves, who are imported from the Salo-
mon Islands and Fiji.
The women are small and not bad looking.
Thoy are generally clad as the men are; but
there are three or four new styles Of semi
European costumes us,d by few. The wo-
men arc also tuttooed, but there is less OF it
than in the case of the men. Many of the
natives speak English, and they ara oil re-
ligiously inclined. Family prayers ar SO twice
every day. and Sunday is day Of unhrok.
Ell rest. Nothing can I've bought on that day.
Tic churches are filled at every service, and
every one joins heartily in the services,
which are conducted principally by English
Wesleyan Methodist missionaries The Sa-
moans are very fond of music, and they sing
with an enthusiasm that occasionally spoiis
the harmony.
The Samoans have recuiar variety OF
what they call dances. There is but little
real dancing, however, for tho performers
are s'atel the greater part OF the time. EliZaS
beth Scott rarker thus describes soma o. tne
Ounces she saw on the deck of an American
man.of-war ut Apia: "Tha& Is per-
formed mostly in sitting posture. and con-
sists M -c0nceivnLle motions Of the head,
56tlv and arms, the rear rows furnishing the
music by clapping hands in various measures
and in perfect time. The movements of
the eight dancers were performed with the
utmost precision and grace, and throu sh
it the whole party sang. Many of
their wild melodies are really beautiful.
Every figure of the dance has its significance
Some, as loading and firing a gun. sewing,
rowing, were palpable, but the greater part
was unintelligible to us This performance
continued for an hour or more, after which
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SAILORS ENGULFED.
Fifty-two Men Perish in a Collision
off Beachy Head, England.

The three masted iron steamer Glencoe,
bound from Liverpool for London, collided
off Beachy Head, England, with the British
bark Largo Bay. She sank with all on
board.
She carried no passengers, but her crew
numbered tifty-two, including twenty-three
Cinnamon, all Of whom perished
The force Of the collision was 50 great
that the foremast Of the Largo Bay was
pulled out and fell across the deckhouse,
crushing it A wild tempest was raging at
the time and snow was falling so thickly
that it was impossible for the lookout on
either vessel to see the lights of the other un-
til the collision was inevitable.
The Largo Bay would also have sunk had
she not been provided with water tight Sec
tiuns. The suddenness of the shock dazed the
crew Of the bark. They saw nothing further
of the steamer, but could make out her crew
struggling in the water. It was, however,
impossible to render them any assistance all
of the Largo Bays boats being smashed.
The wind blew with such force that the
sails of the bark were torn to shreds, and O
boy was carried overheard.
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Washington.

TIE "protocos" official minutes) Of th
conference on Samoan affairs, held in Wash
iDCton in 1851, together with additional cor.
respc ndcnce on the subject have been laid
before Congress by the President
THE President has nominated Carroll D.
Wright, of Massachusetts,, to be Commits.
sioner of Labor.
MRs. CLEVELAND held largely attended
reception at the White House.
JOHN A. P. EDGERToN has been dismissed
from the position US one of the Civil Service
Commissioners by President Cleveland.
RrAR ADMIRAL BANCROFT GHERARDI,
commandant at the Navy Yard. New York,
has leen ordered by tho President to com.
mand the North Atlantic squadron, relieving
Pear Admiral Luce, who goes on the retired
list.
COLONEL HENRY J. HUNT retired),
Governor of the Soldiers Home in the Dis
trict of Columbia, died fow days ago from
O complication of diseases. He was in his
sixty ninth year, and was appointed Governor
THE Senate has confirmed the nominate on
Of Colonel John G. Breckenridge to Le In
spector-Gcneral of the United States Army.
TIE Agricultural Department bulletin just
issued makes the proportion OF cotton already
marketed Sab per cent.
The President has nominated Adlair E.
Stevenson, of Illinois, to be As>o ;iate Justice
of the Supreme Court of the District of,
Columbia, vice William NJ. Merrick, de-.
ceased.
Ara caucus. of Republican Senators the
Southern question was discussed.
a STATEMENT has been prepared by the
Cnitel States Treasury Department which
estimates that the House Tariff bill would
reduce the revenue about Sis. 0J0,00J, the
Senate bill about 5000, ,n0l. The reductions
by the House bill wonhl he on the internal
revenue sl7,Glo,234, on tlrif $50, 1oi345.
The reductions by the Senate bill, internal
revenue S3i,95,7SO, tariff Sl3,976,SS1.
THE President has transmitted to Congress
the State corresr ondence with England and
otner governments RELATIVE 10 the Behrlng
sta fisheries
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A APRIEsT MURDERED.
Killed By a Lunatic Whom He Had
Berriended.

Father Ashfield, one Of the priests Of St
Pster's Cathedral, Memphis, Tenn, was as
sassinated by Will Reed, semi-lunatic, the
other morning at o'clock
Reed had been befriended by the priest,
who had got him out Of jail. where he was
confined for lunacy. Reed appeared at the
door OF the fathers house at night and called
for him. He was sent away by Father
Moran. Next morning the sexton heard C
noise at the door and found Reed there. The
sexton then went for policeman, and while
be was gone Reed slipped in. rau to Father
Ashfeld's door and knocked. When the
priest opened the door Reed stabbed him in
the heart. Reed was put under arrest st.
Peters Cathedral is one Of the largest
churches in the South.
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wounded

4 BAND OF fifty prominent ladies made |.
crusade OH a saloon AMI gambling house at
frosser, Neh., demolishing the entire estab-
lishment. They attucSed the building when
it was crowded, with their aprons full Of
Jumps of coal breaking every window-glass
and clearing out the establishment. The in:
the loungers were husbands OF the women.
Whisky and beer flowed freely into the gut
ter.