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NO MEAT IN TOWN.
Butchers Strike Against n Decree of Court
People to BE Starved Into Submis-

Butchers Strike Against n Decree of Court
People to BE Starved Into Submis-
sion.
All the butchers of Danvillc, Va, are
on strike against the city, The stalls
were all closed Monday and no meat
could be obtained for love or money in
town of $1,000 Inhabitants. The cause
of the strike was the arrest of a butcher
charged with selling unsound meat con-
trary to city ordinance, This butcher
was tried by the mayor and fined,
and, in accordance with the law, sent
to Jail for five days, the minimum pun
ishment. For this the butchers struck.
They say thoy can't stand such law,
and their object seems to force the coun-
Gil to abolish the obnoxious statute.
They intend to starve the community
into their terms. There is howl among
the people, who are good pork and beef
eaters, and it is great hardship on sick
persons who require meat. The butchers
are determined to hold out.
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News Items.

E. L. HARPER has renewed his agita-
tion for pardon.
THE latest in the way of trust is
nitro-glyccrine combine.
TIE Society of the Army OF the Po-
tomac held its reunion at Portland,
Me.
THERE is a boom for General Miles
for the Presidency. started, it is said, by
army officers. . ..l,. .--r
CHIEF ENGINEER MENocAI, of the
Nicaragua Canal, says the work will be
completed in five or seven years.
IT is said Peru, Brazil and Argentine
Republic have formed triple alliance
against the aggression of Chilli.
FoI the first time when Congress was
not in sitting, the Stars and Stripes
floated over the National Capitol on the
4th.
BULGARIA has refused to pay tribute
to Turkey.
THE assessed value of real and per-
sonal property in New York City for
1890 is Sl,6l5, 40, l67, an increase over
1889 of $50, SCI, ,5I4.
TIE Official Gazette, of the City OF
Mexico publishes telegram from GEN
eral Ezeta, the Provincial President OF
San Salvador, announcing his taking pos
session of the Presidency after the death
of Menendez, who was killed while de-
Tending the Presidency.
SIGYoR CoRTI has been appointed Ital-
ian Consul at New Orleans.
ST. LouIs Citizen Census Committee
have determined to demand recount Of
the city population, and will send rep
resentatives to Washington to lay the
matter before the Census Bureau.
The Halifax Bermuda Cable is fin.
ished. .s ..,er
DR. CHARLES BARLow, of Ponghkeep-
sic, N. y, has tasted for forty-fye days,
and has reduced his weight from 2i0tc
201 pounds.
Two British torpedoboats have ar.
rived at Halifax, the first vessels Of the
kind ever on that station.
In anticipation OF the Worlds Fair be-
ing held in Chicago in 1898, the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor, through Its
president Samuel Gompers, has issued
a call for an international congress Of
workingmen TO be held in connection
with the Worlds Fair.
The Hungarian harvest promises 70 -
the best in the last ten years
An American named Stephen Smith
was arrested In London for the theft q
the jewels OF tho Duke and Dushess Of
Edinburgh. which were abstraeted from
their apartments at Elinburfh &pefnH
their absence at The 0po1.n< = =.
| Elsctrlcal ExhibitieA
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PECULIAR OCCURRENCE.


Darkness Comes Over Chicago In the Mid
die of the Day, and the Lake Rises Four
Feet.
At Chicago the weather was very sui
try and oppressive the morning of the
14th, though the thermometer did not
indicate a higher temperature than
about SO dogress at any time. About
noon the sky was covered with very
dark clouds, and it became necessary to
use artificial lights in the offices. The
darkness was accompanied by a sharp,
cool breeze from the lake. Though the
wind was not heavy, the water on the
shore quickly rose four feet, very un-
usual occurrence, and it was supposed to
indicate an unusual disturbance at some
point on the surface of the lake. The
water at the same time was very rough.
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PEPIN'S:DEAD.
Eighty-Five known to Have Been
Drowned,
And the Number May Extend Beyond
One Hundred-whole Families Perish.


The loss OF life in tho disaster on
Lake Pepin, Mimi, is greater than any
other single calamity that has ever yi46
tied any part of the Northwest. Still
St Clouds cyclone ofsa few years ago
was disastrous in the extreme, but it is
as'nothing beside this. The list Of dead
already numbers eighty-five, and may
exceed one hundred. The excursion
steamer, Sea Wing, of DIAMOND Bluff,
had carried party of 200 or more excur-
sionists from Red Wing to the camp Of
the First Regiment Minnesota National
Guards, which was just below Lake
City. When the day was coming to
close, Captain Wetheren prepared to re.
turn his boat-load to their homes. Mn y
among them feared an approaching
storm and asked that he postpone his de-
parture until after the storm had blown
over. Thinking the storm would not
prove serious, he would not consent, but
at about eight o'clock started up the
lake toward Red Wing, nearly all of the
over 200 passengers being on board. The
wind was blowing gale into the teeth
of which the Sea Wing tried to make
her way, but the gale was too strong for
her. An attempt to beach her failed,
and over she went with her great load
of passengers. The barge Jim Grant,
which was in tow, and on which about
one-fOurth of the excursionists had
crowded, was also seized, her awning
being crushed in and the passengers
thrown into the water. The barge had
broken loose from the steamer and
drifted down opposite the town and
those still on board, about twenty in
number, were rescued. The steamer
drifted in back of the point aud sank
with most of those on board. Many
were saved, however, and tho heroism
of a few can not be two greatly praised.
Corporal b. l.. Perry, of st. Paul, COM
PEELED the spectators to assist him
and saved the lives of eighteen of those
who were still clinging to the wreck.
He went out on the lake when tho
storm was at its height and seemed to
know no fear. Others there we're like
him and over sixty were rescued from
what seemed certain death. Small
boats cruised around for several hours
and picked out some three score Of
struggling, but still living, victims of
the storm. As soon as the word reached
the camp volunteers were called for,
and every one volunteered to assist in
rescuing the living or searching for the
dead. Adiutant-General Mullen i'm.
mediatcly took charge of the regiment
and the search was begun and car
ried on, body after body of men, women
and children, in some cases almost of
whole families, was taken from the
water, some of them alive, others un-
conscious but not dead, and yet others
from which the breath of life had for
ever fed. An invaluable aid in the
work, both Of resuscitating and laying
out the dead, was rendered by the ex-
cellent ambulance corps. which had been
but recently organized.
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FRIGHTFUL DISASTER,
Hundreds Thrown Into River and Several
Drowned.

A terrible accident occurred in Dart
mouth, N, s., by which a number of pco.
pie were drowned, but the exact num-
Der of victims is not yet known. Tho
disaster happened by reason Of chain
attached to ferry-boat slipping out Of
place and allowing the front of tho
bridge to sink and precipitate a
crowd Of 600 or 700 men, women and
children into the water. The people
were crowded there, waiting for the new
ferry steamer Annex, just arrived from
New York, to dock. When the steamer
got within two feet of the landing a
number of persons jumped on board,
and at that moment the accident oc-
Cured. The outer end of the bridge
went down suddenly, and the horror
stricken crowd slipped off into
the harbor as though they
were descending slide, piling on top
of each other, shrieking for help and
scrambling for means of safety. For
some minutes there was confused mass
of men and women and children strug-
Cling in the water, but the acci.
dent had hardly happened before
dozen brave youths and men
leaped to the rescue without wal
ing to throw aside their clothes
The drowning people were rapidly
passed up to the men standing above on
the wharves, and the rapidity with
which the rescuers performed their
work resulted in great majority OF
those who fell in being saved. Owing
to the confusion it is impossible to tell
who are missing, but the number can
not be large. Divers are searching un.
der the water for further victims. Four
dead bodies so far have been recovered.
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MANGLED AND BURNED.
A Lake Steamers Boiler Xxx
plodes at Chicago,


At Chicago frightful explosion oc-
Cured Friday night on the steam.
or Tioga, one of the largest
steamers on the great lakes. Thir-
ty-eight people were aboard the
steamer at the time. When tho work
OF rescuing survivors, which commenced
almost instantly, was we'll under way,
only two persons could be found who es.
capped unhurt. To make matters worse,
fire broke out on the wrecked vessel,
and huge volumes of fame
and smoke impeded the search.
ers for the dead and dying. The
bursting Of the steamers boilers
was the cause of the catastrophe. 1t was
in the Chicago river at the foot of Wash.
ington street, that the explosion oc-
Cured. This locality is in the heart of
the business section of Chicago, and the
terrific shock of the explosion brought
people running in terror out of the tall
buildings blocks away. Most of tho
victims were Chicago stevedores who
were unloading the vessel. Only three
of the Tioga's crew were reported on
the list Tho fire proved a stubborn
one, and made it impossible at the time
to Worthy the report that the boilers had
exploded. A statement was current
that the explosion was due to another
cause.-the accidental lighting of large
quantity of combustibles in tho narrow
confines of the Tioga's deep hold. In
the hold near the steamers stern was
where the fire held sway. Through tho
bursts of fire could be seen a great Jag
cleft in the Tioga's decks and cabin,
and aloft on the tall smokestacks dan.
gled a huge framework of timber fan.
tsstically swaying backward and for.
ward, telling of the terrific force of tho
explosion which sent it there from
thirty feet below. There was much
congratulation on an excursion
steamer close by on the
fact that the Tioga was purely freight
carrier, and that no passengers what
ever were aboard. Up to 1880 p. M,
nine dead bodies had been taken from
the wreck, and five or moro wounded
had been conveyed to hospitals The
victims were now more accessible, the
fire having been extinguished by the
in-rushing of the river when the Tiogas
stern finally settled to the muddy bot
tom of the river.
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vated plateaus forming natural parks, Of which
the most ceeTatedis the Yellowstone Nation.
al Park. The present population of Wyoming
IS estimated at from 10000 to 1900 whites. The
Indians are all on reservations, are peaceful,
and are being educated to mechanical and farm.
ing pursuits
Stock rSsing is the most important industry.
In 1888 therange stock numbered 2 000 600 cattle,
l,O0, 600 sheep and goats, and 100000 mules and
horses, all worth in round numbers SIS 900, 900.
The grazing lands represent about one-half the
area Of the new State.
The new State Is rich in minerals, 10000
square miles of its surface being underlaid
by coal bearing strata alone. The output Of
coal In 1889 was 1,Sl3,d20 tons. Besides
coal there are iron, deposits OF soda,
sulphur, salt, slate, gypsum copper, tin,
mica, marble, sandstone, magnesia and
other minerals. Both lode and placer gold
mines abound. Extensive placer mines have
been discovered during the last year near the
head Of the Big Sandy river, and company has
been formed to construct canal to work the
mines by hydraulic methods. The oil fields are
extensive, covering belt thirty miles wide and
200 miles long. Mineral springs Of different
kinds have been found in various sections, and
some Of them have become popular resorts.
The farm products are alfalfa, from two to
three cuttings year and aggregating about
five tons to the acre at a value varying from $40
to SIS per ton, oats which yield from thirty five
to ninety bushels to the acre, wheat, which 10
gathered from thirty to tfty-tive bushels to
each acre of ground, and barley, an acre OF
which yields about fifty bushels, Potatoes
grow to perfection and ordinarily the crop from
single acre is from 500 to 800 bushels
The Union Pacific railroad traverses tho
southern border of the new State, and has sev.
eral branch lines to the north and south.
There are schools wherever there are enough
children to attend, and good teachers. Wyo.
ming is larger than New England, and has
more natural resources of all kinds. It's wateI
poweris unlimited, and the facilities for manu-.
featuring industries are Of the best. At the
present time there are ten organized counties
in Wyoming Cheyenne is the capital and the
largest town.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-07-19
THE EDUCATORS.
Archbishop Ireland Pleads for
Religion i'm Schools.
He Says the Instruction Given in the
Public Schools Tends to De-
str0y Religious Faith.

Interesting Sessions OF the Departments
Hints and Suggestions by Many Leading
Teachers.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, July 11.-Archbish-
op Ireland read long and vigorous
paper on THE State School and the Par
ish Schools Union Between Them
Possible?' at the educational conven-
tion Thursday morning. "There is dis
satisfaction" he said, with the State
school as at present organized. The
State school, it is said, tends to the
elimination of religion from the minds
and hearts of the youth of the country.
This is my grievance against the State
schools of to-day Believe me, my Prot
estapt fellow-citizens, that am abso-
lutely sincere when now declare that
l am speaking for the veal Of Protes-
tantism, as we'll as for that of Catholic
ism. | am a Catholic, of course, to the
tiniest fiber of my heart, unhinching
and uncompromising in my faith, but
God forbid that desire to see in Amer
lea the ground which Professionalism oc.
cupies exposed to the chilling and de-
Wasting blast of unbelief. Let me be
your ally in stemming the swelling
tide Of irreliyion the death-knell Of
christian life and of christian civiliza-
tio1-the fatal foe Of souls and of coun-
try"
In the afternoon there were sessions
OF four of the departments in connec-
tion with the convention. The depart
ment of elementary schools opened at
three o'clock, Mrs. Kettle A. DItton, of
Cleveland, presiding. Geology in Ed
ucation' was the subject of the first
paper, prepared by Alexander Winchell,
of Michigan. 1t was vigorous plea for
science teaching among children. Prof.
Guttenburg, of Pittsburgh, ably treated
the subject: "Science Training in Pri-
mary and Grammar Grades" In a paper
entitled Prison Schools and Mining
Camps" Miss Julia s. Tutwiller, of Ala
bama, told of her work among those
classes.
L hN III ~ otSSlou vi Jut cuu
cational and manual training depart
mont was held, Andrew J. Kickoff pre-
siding. The report of the committee
was taken up. 1t consisted of sugges-
tions in regard to the nomenclature to
to be used and the best exercises to be
introduced in the course of manual
training Sub-reports were introduced
by Mr.. Ordway, of New Orleans; Ahder.
son, of Cleveland, and Sayre, of Phila.
delphia.
"lligh School Work in Drawing" was
the chief topic discussed in the art de-
partment. Papers were read in rela-
tion to the subject by Rhoda E, Selleck,
of Indiana; S. E. Fay, of Massachu-
setts, and Walter S. Goodlough, of Ohio.
The principal idea was the necessity of
introducing drawing in high schools as
valuable adjunct to general studies.
President Parsons, of Indiana, opened
the normal school and was followed by
F. l.. Soldan, of Missouri, who read a
paper entitled "Diclicns in Education. y
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Funeral of General Fisk.

CoLDwATER, Mich. July t2.-The re-
mains of the late Clinton B. Fisk, the
Prohibition candidate for President Of
the United States in the last cam
paign, arrived at his old home
from New York this afternoon and
were inferred in the family lot
of the old village cemetery. The town
was in mourning, and business was
generally suspended. The townspeople
turned out en- masse and escorted the
remains from the train to the grave.
Brief services after the ritual of the
Methodist Episcopal church took place
prior to the final interment.
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MANCHESTER, n. H., July 1.-THE
Granite State Provident Association is
again in hot waPr, and sheriff has
placed an attachment upon all of the
property found in New York. Tho ac.
ton is based upon the affidavit of DR..
Dofrman, of New York, to recover $500
alleged to'havc been obtained from him
by false representations. The suit is
the first of fifteen suits, tho aggregate
claims amounting to S25, 900. The COM
plainants allege that the company has
obtained 1000 subscribers in New York
and brooklyn, and has not made sin
gle loan.
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groom. Inc GER HENRY NJ STANLEY.
emony was performed by Very Rev
George Bradley, D. d., Dean of West
minister, Very Rev. Frederick William
Farrar, d. D., f. r. S., Archbishop OF
Westminster, and Right Rev. William
Boyd Carpenter, Lord Bishop Of Ripon.
The service was fully choral. A great
crowd congrega5ed about the abbey and
loudly cheered Mr.. Stanley and Mss
Tennant and the wedding guests on
their arrival. Miss Tenants dress
was of white corded silk,
trimmed with white satin and en-
broidered with pearls and orange
sprays. She wore a miniature of the
Queen, which had been presented by
her Majesty as wedding gift The
representative Of King Leopold, of Bel
GUM, was Mr. Stanley's best man. All
of the officers of Stanley's last expedi-
tion into Africa were present at the
wedding. ....
Mr.. Stanley, who reached the abbey
first, rose upon the entrance Of Miss
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the service his voice was almost inaudi-
BILE, showing the results of his illness.
Miss Tenants voice was clear and
steady, and only faltered as she repeated
the words: In sickness and in health. :"
At the conclusion of the ceremony
the happy pair passed through the nave.
which was crowded with people of all
ranks and classes, and entered their
carriage at the north portal. The
carriage was drawn by pair of
superb roans, and was driven di-
rectly to Whitehall terrace the resi-
dence of the bride. 1t was followed
by long line of private coaches,
headed by that containing Mr.. and Mrs.
Gladstone. The people who surround
ed the north entrance TO the abbey in
great numbers gave three hearty che .rs
for Stanley and his bride as they
emerged from the church, and all along
the route thousands on the pavements
stood and cheered them and the Glad
stones as they passed.
LONDON, July 12.-The Queen ha.
presented Mr., Stanley with a miniatur,
likeness of herself, set in diamonds
Accompanying the gift is an autograph
letter highly eulogistic of Mr.. Stanley's
services in the field of exploration and
wishing the explorer a happy welded
life
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-07-19
GAINED FABULOUS WEALTH.

The Tin Cup (Col.) Discovery Vastly En-
riches u st. Louisan-He Wont Broke
on Wheat in 1885. But Now Owns I'm
told Millions.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 1l.--On February
%, 1855, a day familiarly known to local
grain operators as "black Friday" Mr.
benjamin W. Lewis, of this city, was
hopefully bankrupt. To-day he is the
owner of what, if preliminary reports
are verified, will prove to be one of the
richest mines in the world, and one
which has an estimated value of $751;
00O 600 for 1000 feet. Mr.. Lewis writes
that If the vein holds out but one week,
he will have all the wealth that man
can desire. Lewis was very rich once
up to the time of his failure, but
unluckily was caught with 5000, 900
bushels of long wheat on the event.
full day when the market dropped nine
cents. He was ruined with dozens Of
others here and in Chicago, and friends
subscribed $50, 600 to give him another
start in life. With this Lewis started
West, located at Tin Cup, Col, and lost
nearly every cent of the money in un-
lucky mining investments. He was
down to his last dollar when this Sec
ond Galconda burst upon his view.
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RACED WITH A STORM.
Passenger Train Pursued by a Funnel.
Shaped Monster-Death and Devasta-
tion In Minnesota.l


tion In Minnesota,
Aeyclone swept over portion of Min.
nesota and Wisconsin Sunday afternoon.
1t first touched the earth on the farm of
James j. Hill, president Of the Great
Northern railway, wrecking several
buildings and killing three laborers and
many head Of blooded stock. At Vad.
nor's Station, on the st. Paul and Du-
lnth road, six miles from ST. Paul, elev.
On persons are reported Killed.
At Kohlman's, at the foot OF
Kohlman lake, eight miles north,
hotel was blown down and five
guests killed. Tho storm passed into
Wisconsin in the region Of st. Croix
Falls. Wires arc down in every direc.
ton, and it is extremely difficult TO get
definite information. All the physi-
clans and reporters in St. Paul have
gone to the scene of tho great storm.
One of the most thrilling events of the
great disaster was tho race with the
storm King of the regular after
noon passenger train on tho St.
Paul and Duluth road. As tho
train drew into Vadnors Station
great storm was seen raging about two
miles northwest. A tremendous cone
shaped cloud was swishing along at a
terrific pace, and looked like a water
spout The conductor seeing tho APP
preaching storm, ordered the train to
move on Immediately. Tho engineer
threw open the throttle and the cars sped
away. The passengers ran to the win.
dows and some of them to the platforms,
but tho train men showed them back
into the cars ordered them to shut down
the windows and keep their seats. Tho
train soon attained an awful speed, at
least mile and a half minute, and tho
cars seemed to take great leaps through
the air, and rocked back and forth like
ship in an angry sea. Tho cyclone
struck the station and smashed it into
splinters in less than a minute after the
train passed, and the run to st. Paul,
six miles, was made in less than four
minutes,
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VIII Affect 10000 People.

New York, July ll,-Fully 300 more
workers on garments will be locked out
of their shops on Saturday. The osten-
sible reason for the lockout is that a
boycott has been placed on the firm of
Alfred benjamin & Co., which is a MEM
Der Of the association. 1t is asserted by
members of the Clothing Cutters Union,
however, that the proposed lockout is
due to an agreement between the cloth
ing manufacturers and cloak and suit
manufacturers to disrupt the two unions.
Probably %, 900 persons will be affected
bv the lockout