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DEATH m QUICKsAND.
The Terrible Fate of NInn IN u Well on
Long Island.

The Terrible Fate of NInn IN Well on
Long Island.
James S. Parsells, who was night dispatcher
in the New York Postofice met terrible
death in Wocdside, L. I. Parsells recently
built a house at Eoodsidc for himself and
family, and had driven well in the yard,
from which tile water supply for the house
was obtained. In order to secure 81 greater
force of water, Parsells decided TO add Sec
ton of pipe to that through which the water
was drawn from the ground. About 4 o'clock
he began 10 dig hole two feet in diameter
around the well pipe. lie had dug down about
fifteen feet, and was near the end OF the pipe,
when he felt himself sinking, and at once
shouted to his son, who was above, to throw q
rope TO him. He had struck quicksand, and,
before a rope could be thrown to him, he was
down to his waist in the sand. His son
quickly summoned help, and in few minutes
half of the population of the village was on
the spot 4 rope was finally thrown down to
the sinking man. who placed it around his
body but all the efforts of those above to pull
him out were unavailing, and he gradually
sunk until his head only could be seen. DR..
Wood obtained a long rubber tube, one end of
which lie managed to insertin Parsells mouth,
through which air was pumped to keep him
alive, while dozen men were digging around
him. but, after nearly five hours of suffering,
the unfortunate man died from exhaustion.
Some of the men who were digging came near
sinking into the quicksand and meeting u
similar fute.
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Horse-Flesh for Dogs Food.

Had Solomon lived in Pittsburg he
would doubtless have refrained from say
ing that There is nothing new under
the sum-" The latest novel practice in
dulged in here is that of feeding dogs on
horse-fesh. Mr.. Adolph STICKY, Of 1920
Carson street, South Side, has one of the
most valuable kennels in the State. 1t
could not be replaced for less than SO. 900
to 50, 500, and it only consists of eight
animals During the Winter Season Mr..
STICKY feeds his dogs almost entirely on
horse-hesh. He buys his stock at the
Red Lion horse market at from 50 to So
head The horses are taken to the
Twenty-sccond Ward where the dogs are
Kept on the farm Of William Vannessen.
They are killed and dressed like beef.
The meat is packed away in salt and fed
to the dogs in its raw state. Horse-hcsh
is held by Mr.. STICKY to be healthier
than other meat, and is much cheaper
tPittsburg Dispatch.
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GROUND TO PIECES.

Fatal Effect of Collision Between n
Railroad Train and Street Car.
ii car of the Broadway and six-Street Horse
Car Line, in Camden, n. j., was struck and
partly demolished by West Jersey Railroad
passenger train at Walnut-street crossing a
few minutes before O'Clock P
The driver, John Walls, aged 80 years was
ground to pieces and three passengers were
injured
Mrs. Hester Pennington, 80 years old, was
cut OIL the head and side and bruised. She
was also hurt internally and now lies at the
hospital in dangerous condition, being still
unconscious Mrs. Hull had leg broken and
was injured on the side. May Darkin, aged
six years, had her legs cut and bruised and
her lips cut. There were several other pas
sengers in the car at The time, but they cs-
capped with severe shaking up.
During the day the crossing is in charge of
watchmen, but after night fall it is unpro-
tectcd. Driver Walls saw the train coming
and attempted TO stop his car, but could not
avoid u collision.
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BURIED BY A LANDSLIDE.
Five Italian Laborers Crushed Beneath,
Tons of Culm.

Five italian I.borers Crushed Beneath
Tons of Culm.
By the caving-in of a vast quantity of culm
which had been undermined by a force of
laborers at ELEPHANT, Pa, five Italian labor
crs were buried underneath many tons of the
stuff.
The men were employed upon an Ontario,
Curbondale and Scranton construction train
and were removing culm from the side of the
pile for ballast. When the slide commenced
il was seen by foreman, who yelled at the
top of his voice and number of the trainmen
escaped in time.
intense excitement prevailed in the town.
the report having gone out that S. men had
been buried beneath the huge mass: The Ia
borcrs on the ground, reinforced by about 90
additional men summoned from another point,
were soon engaged in the work of removing
the culn, with the hope of rescuing their five
fellow-workmen. They quickly reached two
ofthc buried men, who were found TO bealive,
but badly injured. IttoolS nearly half an hour
10 reach the other three, and all were found
litelcss.
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WORK AND WORKERS.

The gardeners strike in Newport, Rhode
Island, is ended the employers agreeing to
nine hours as a day work.
TIE strike of the granite cutters at Hal
lowell, Maine, and the stone cutters and black
smiths at Quincy, Massachusetts,, have been
settled in favor Of the men.
THE granite cutters in Providence, Rhode
Island, have refused the offer of the employ
ers for 29l cents per hour for nine hours work.
The men want 80 cents per hour.
a COMPROMISE has been effected between
the Granite Cutters Association and the strik-
ing cutters in Quincy, Mass. and the cutters
will return to work. The quarrymen are still
out.
An EFFORT is being made in Detroit, Mich,
to bring the bosses and strikers together to
arbitrate the strike matter. The former are
said to be ready to pay % cents per hour, while
the strikers demand 30 cents.
ABOUT $50 carpenters are on strike in
Paterson, New Jersey, for ten per cent adj
vance i'll wages and eight hours on Saturday.
They now work nine hours day. 1t is ex-
pected that about 800 will stop work if their
demands are not conceded.
A CHICAGO newspaper says that the Trade
and Labor Assembly has received information
that agents Of the combined coal companies
Vi lllS lNdlliil CIVIL e
now engaging men to take the place Of the
miners, who, it is expected, will 60 on strike
i'll July or August
A CONTRACTOR building an annex to the
PoSt-oifice in Detroit, Michigan, is employing
non-union carpenters. The Strike Committee
has notified him that il he persists in employ
ing such men they will call out over 10O0
bricklayers The United States District At
torney has assured the contractor that he will
protect his men with United States Marshals.
ABOUT one hundred men on the Lowell
system of the Boston and Maine Railroad are
on strike. They include two gangs of yard
men and one gang Of spare men. The yard
men want Sl.50 per day each, instead of S1.40
The spare men get Sl.25 per day and ask for
the same pay as is said to be received On the
division. The men will be discharged and
their places filed.
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MORMON ELDERS WHIPPED.
How Florida Fathers and Brothers Trea'
Leaders and Their Proselytes.

How Florida Fathers anu BrOtners ITeut
Leaders md Their Prose1ytes.
There have been two Mormon elders tramp
ing through Washington and Holmes coun-
ties Ella, distributing their religious tracts.
They went by the names at Elders James and
Maxwell They have proselyted to consid-
cradle extent, especially among unmarried
females. a party of some eight women were
secured to 90 West last week.
Among them were the two comely daugh-
tiers of Abram. King, living in the scrub six
miles from jacksonville. When it was found
they had left the father and eldest son with
three neighbors. one whose wife was in the
party of converts, pursued the MormonSS, and,
on capturing them, tied them to trees, and, after
stripping them, 6oggcd them numerically.
They then loosened them and began firing on
them. The human targets ran OF into the
swamp as fast as possible and have not been
The young women returned home, and every
one of them was,well switched, their parents
making each one whip the other. Williams
erriug wife was well whipped and then dqcked
in fish pond, and then, as she promised to do
better, was taken home.
King grimly says the Mormans have no bust
ness near him. and that buckshot will take the
place of oak withes next time, The neighbor'
hood has been intensely excited over the event.
as there is no doubt that the elders perlshed
In the swamp,
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1lGTH DAY.-On motion of Mr.. Morrill,, Of
Kansas, the House insisted on lis amendment
to the Senate Dependent Pension bill. and u
conference was ordered. The House then went
into committee of the whole tMr. Grosvcnor,
of Ohio. in the chair,) OH the Tariff bill After
considering sixteen of the l56 pages of the
bill, the committee rose, and the House au-
journed.
1l7TH DAY.-Mr Mckinley o. from the
Committee on Rules, reported resolution pro-
vidiny that hereafter the House shal meet mt
eleven O'Clock; that after the reading OF the
journal and the disposal circumference reports,
the House shall go into committee Of the whole
on the Tariff bill; that the bill shal be read
through, commencing with paragraph Ill, and
shall be open TO amendment OH any part OF
the bill following paragraph 10. and that on
Wednesday next at y noon, the BILL with
pending amendments, shall be reported 10 the
House. The House then went into committee
OF the whole (N[r. Grosyenor, of Ohio, in the
chair on the Tariff bill. The reading Of the
bill consumed the remainder cf the day, and
at its conclusion the committee rose, and the
House, at 5.l5 took areccss until eight O'Clock,
the evening session being devoted TO the con-
sideration Of private pension bills.
11STH DAY-Thc House wcnt into commit.
tee of the whole-Mr. Grosvenor, Of Ohio, in
the chair-oM the Tariff bill. y number OF
verbal amendments were. OH motion OF MI
Mckinley, made TO the bill At five o'clock
the House took recess until eight O'Clock,
the evening session being devoted to the con-
sideratien of private pension bills
10TH DAY.-Thc House was engaged on
the tariff bill and several unimportanta amend
ments offered by Mr. Mckinley. During de-
bate on one of the amendments Mr. Bynun,
of Indiana, referred TO Mr.. Baync, of Penn
sylvania, in language which the republicans
construed into violation OF the rules, and he
was summoned before the bar of the House
for censurc The Speaker administered the
censure as directed by the majority, TO which
Mr. Bynum replied that he accepted the CEN
sure as a decoration" Representative Bling.
ham reported bill making uniform rate of
cent for every four ounces oil second-class
mail matter returned by ncwsdealcrs 10 pub
fishers. The House then adjourned
10th DAY-Mr. Wilson, of West Virginia,
made an explanation Of the conversation be-
tween Mr. Bynnm, Mr.. Campbell, Of Pitts
burg and himself. after which Mr.. Baync said
the trouble grew out Of a misunderstanding
on the part of Mr.. Campbell. Mr.. Baync
added that he believed Mr.. Wilson incapable
of making IL false statement, whcreupon that
gentleman said he did not feel it was ncccs-
sary for him 10 pursue the materany further.
The tariff bill was further considered, and
all amendments except those offered by MIR.
Mckinley were voted down. The House at
5:I5, adjourned.
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OVER THIRTY lives LOSE
Frightful Powder Explosion in Hav'
ana, Cuba.
The Venezuelan Consul and Four Fire
Chiefs Among tho Killed-Tho In
jured Over u Hundred.

Chiefs Among tho Killed-Tho H.
jared Over Hundred.
At eleven o'clock P. NJ fire broke out in
Yasi hardware store, in Havana, Cuba. In O.
short time the flames reached barrel of pow
der in the building, and terrific explosion
followed. The whole structure was blown to
pieces, and twenty-five persons were killed
Among the dead are four fire chiefs.
They happened TO be in front of the build
ing at the time Of the explosion. In addition
to the killed, over one hundred persons are
injured. The explosion caused thewildest ex-
element throughout the city, and thousands
Aocked to the scene ofthe disaster. The gov
ernor general the civil governor nnd all the
principal authorities of The city were promptly
on the ground, and did everything in their
power to aid the injured and cilm the griei,,
stricken relatives of the victims. Several
houses adjacent to the wrecked building we're
damaged by tie explosion.
Gangs of men are at work on the debris
Many human limbs have been taken from the
ruins. The relatives of missing persons sup
posed to be in the ruins arc gathered on the
spot, and rs the bodies are brought out the
scenes are most distressing. The conduct of
the authorities is the subject OF universal
praise The highest officials have incurred
personal risk in conducting the search for the
dead, ind have offered the use Of their own
carriages 10 convey the injured TO the hospital
Yas, The proprietoro the wrecked hardware
store, has been arrested.
1t is feared that there are several more VIC
Tins in the ruins. Over the thcaters and the
Chamber of Commerce and many other build
ings flags are hanging at half:mast. Every
where are signs of mourning. Up to the pres
ent time the number of dead is thirly-ionr,
many of the injured have expired during the
dow
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MARKETS.

lour-City Mills, extra, Sl.75
ass 90. Wheat-Southcrn Fultz, 9l@92.
Corn-Southern White, 46@47c., Yellow
lSM49c. Oats-Southern and Pennsyl wanna
S:s;g3Sc. Rye-Maryland and Pennsylvania
6iI62c Hay-Maryland and PENNSYLVANIA
156o@S1I.c0. Straw-NNEeat, 75o@$S.5o.
B,tter-Eastern Creamery, lS@20c., nearby
receipts l2@l4c. Cheese-Eastern Fancy
Cream, 1l@ll4c., Western, 9@loc. Eggs
l1Glllic. Tobacco, Leaf-Iuteri9r, 1@S200,
Good Common, S.O0@S400. Middling, 5@37 90.
Good 10 fine red, S@S9. Fancy, l0@Sl5.
New RK-Flour-Southern Good to
choice extra, $3.05@S15. Wheat--No. White
a7@9S. Rye-Statc 5S@60c. Corn-South-
ern Yellow, 424@43ic. Oats-White. State
53sGD3ic Rutter-State, 1S@lSic. Cheese
State 9s@1Oc. Eggs-l3t@ iIc.
PHILADELPHIA : Flour - Pennsylvania
fancy, 4.o5@4.75. Wheat, Pennsylvania and
Southern Red, 5000. Rye-Pennsylyania
5S@6ilc. Corn-Southern Yellow, 42@12ac
Oats - 32@33c. Butter = State csc.
Chcesc-New York Factory, 10@l02c. Legs
State, l2@12Ic.
CATTLE.
BALTIMORE Beet-$L75@$500 Sheep
s4.53@$5.75. Hogs-S4 .0O@S4.50.
New observation-disclosures Sheep
S550@$575. Ho"s-S4.30 65.
EAST LIBERTY-Beef-S4.50 Sheep
S5.00@6.25. Hogs-$4.5 0@$4.55.
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THE METHODISTS SOUTH.
Rev. Drs. Hnygood and Fitzgerald cleo
ted NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of,the Bishops.

Rev. Drs. Hnygood and Fitzgerald cleo
ted Bishops.-Sketciics of,the Bishops.
The Methodist Episcopal South General
Conference at st. Louis, elected Rev. DIR.
Atticus G. Haygood, of Sheffield, Ala, bishop
on the first ballot, and Rev. DR.. Oscar P.
Fitzgerald, of Nashville, Tenn, bishop on the
fourth ballot.
After some preliminary business, Bishop
Cranberry, the presiding officer, called the
special order and requested the delegates to
enter upon the election prayerfully, and with a
due sense of the Importance OF the occasion.
THE NEW BISHOPS
Attcus Green Haygood was born in, Wat
kinsville, Ga, November 10, 1889. HetJyas
graduated at Emory College, in that State, I'M
1889, and licensed to preach in the Methodist
Episcopal Church the same year. In 1S70-'75
he edited the Sunday.school publications of
the Methodist Episcopal Church South, and
in 1876 was elected president of Emory Col
appointed general agent of the John F.
Slater" fund in 1883 for the education of the
colored youth in the Southern States, and has
since devoted himself to that work and to
efforts for the progress of the negro race. In
1882 he edited the Wesleyan Christian
Advocate. Emory College conferred on him
the degree of D. D. in 1870, and the South
western University Of Texas that of LII. D. in
1854. DIR. Haywood is the author of "Go or
Send, an essay on missions: "Our Children, -
sour Brother in Black, !" "'Close the Saloons, ~
and Speeches and Sermons" He also edited
Sermons by Bishop Pierce" lie received
to-day the largest majority ever given in the
election of a Methodist Bishop. He is the
second man in the history of American Metho-
disln who has been elected to the bishopric
twice, having declined the first of the Office
Joshua Soulc being the first. Or. Huygood is
not member of the General Conference, and
his elevation to the episcopacy under all the
circumstances by one OF the most represent
tative religious bodies in the United States is
very significant.
DR.. Fitzgerald has for twelve years past
been editor of the Nashville Christian Advo-
cate, the organ Of his church. He has seen
service in the West, having been for years a
leader among the Mcthodists of California
He is native Of North Carolina, of Irish
extraction, and is a genial gentleman and
popular writer. His books have obtained a
wide circulation. and under his administration
the Christian Advocate has advanced from
circulation of 1000 in 1878 TO $4,000 subscri-
bers in 1890.
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DISASTERS AND CASUALTIES.

A TRAIN on the New York Central Railroad
struck and killed Edward Valois, an artist III
New York.
II. H. HAsLETT, a merchant of Harrisburg,
Pa, fell dead while riding his bicycle. Heart
trouble was the cause.
THE mixing house of the Excelsior Dynanl-
tic Works, ut Bay Chester New York, was
blown up. One employe was injured.
THE Department of Health in Chicago has
been notified of two pronounced eases OF iep-
rosy in the Chinese colony in that city.
Miss HANNAH LEWIS, aged about 60 years,
was struck and killed by train, near Lans-
downe Station, Delaware county, Pcnna.
EDWARD MANIFOLD, q deaf mute, while
walking on the railroad near Sellcrsyillc Pa,
was run down by train and decapitated.
Mrs. GLEN AnLERs, of Ivanhoc, n suburb
of Cincinnati, died from what is supposed to
be poisoned sausage Two of her children
were affected, but they will recover.
MYRIADs of worms, resembling the army
worm, are making their appearance in the
southern and eastern parts of Lancaster county
Pa, and are ravaging the grass fields.
C. NJ. WHITAKER and G. NJ. Stubs we're
crushed to death in granite quarry near
Monrovia, California. They were loading
two-ton rock when the derrick broke.
A TRAIN on the Northwestern Railroad ran
into an open switch and collided with gravel
train, near Elgn, Illinois Engineer Ryan
and Baggageman Brooks were badly hurt.
A FALL of rock occurred in a tunnel which
is being driven at Park No. Colliery, near
Park Place, Pa, killing John Cobuski and
Michael Vocintz and severely injuring Peter
Basco.
DURING heavy rainstorm in Reading, Pa.
one of the largest of the city sewers caved in,
and Robert Keppleman, aged 10 years, was
drawn into the opening and drowned. The
rainfall was the heaviest for years.
A cAIssoN at the new bridge at Louisville,
KY, capsized, killing G. P. Mitchell, assistant
superintendent ofthe work. Three other men,
Charles Saunders Edward Branham and
Joseph Wayne, are missing. Five others
were seriously injured.
A LOCOMOTIVE and five cars of construc.
ton train, on the st. Louis, Kansas City and
Colorado Railroad, left the track near Clayton,
Missouri, Richard Jones, engineer, and Rich.
ard Shelicraft, conductor, were killed, and
Arnold Garfield, fireman, fatally injurad
THE wife and daughter of President Hall,
Of Clark University, were found dead i'll bed
at their home III Worcester, Massachusetts,
accidentally sufocated by illuminating gus.
The cause was a leaking gas.burner with cleo.
trio lighting attachment.
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DEPUTY MARSHAL SHOT,


United States officer the victtn, of q
County Constable.
William Bcane,a United States deputy mar
shall, WAS shot and killed at Gap Mills, Mon.
roe county, w. Va, by Henry Eglcston, a
county constable. Eglcston had an attach
Amcnt for some personal property belonging to
Beanc, and us the latter was driving along n
e Fcera Court s" Egc ST stoppod ie m
and levied on the carriage. Bcanc said he
would not bcintcrfcred with in the discharge of
his duty and WAS procccdingto drive on,when
Eglestnn said he would take the rig, ard draw
ing a-reyolycr, he shut Beanc, who died in o
couple of hours. Egleston is in Jail at Union.
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FIFTY.FIRsT CONGRESS.
Senate Sessions.

10TH D.AY.-The House bill appropriatins
$4,000 for public building Mt York, Pa.,was
passed When the Silver bill was taken up,
at one O'Clock, Mr.. Teller made speech in
opposition 10 the pending measure. Without
concluding his speech, Mr.. Teller, at halt-past
two, yielded to Il motion 10 60 into executive
session. The doors were rcopcncd ut $40, and,
on motion of Mr.. Ingalls, the Silver bill was
laid aside informally till tomorrow. Among
the bills passed were: Senate bill for the relief
of Major Goodloc, paymaster United States
Marine Corps, crediting him with sums lost
through the dcfulcution of his clerk. Many
ofthc bills that were reached on the calendar
were laid aside, OH the suggestion of Mr.. In
CALLS that the senator's who reported them
were not present. The frequent repetition. OF
this formula, with the point of sarcasm which
marked its delivery, created some amusement
in the chamber. Finally, on his motion, the
Senate, at 4.30, adjourned.
10STH DAY.-The Senate resumed consider
alton of the Silver bill, and MIR. Teller con;
tinucd his argument. Mr.. Cokenext addressed
the Senate in favor of the free and unlimited
coinage of silver. AT the close OF Mr.. Cokes
speech, the Silver bill went over till to-mor-
row. And then, after a brief executive session,
the Senate adjourned.
10TH DAY.-In the Senate, Mr.. Sherman
introduced his substitute for covering into
the treasury the funds now nelu lUr inc re-
demption Of national bank notes, and Mr..
Plumb offered an amendment, which led to Il
debate in which these Senators and others
participated The bill wcni over without
action. After brief executive session the
Senate adjourned.
10TH DAY.-ln The Senate the bill was
passed uppropriating 100000 for the erection
Of monument ard statue Of General L: 5.
Grant in Washington city. The Senate, after
debate declined to reconsider theyote passing
bill for the protection Of ishin the Potomac
river. Mr. Blair, from the committee on edn-
cation and labor, reported the Morrill, bill to
extend further aid to the system Of agricnl,.
tural colleges established by Mr.. Morrillsbill
of 1862. The Senate then adjourned.
lllTn DAY.-Mr Hale, from the Committee
on appropriations, reported back the annual
naval Appropriation bill, and gave notice
that he would ask the Senate to take it up at
an carly day The Silver hill was taken up
1T l2:40 and Mr.. Do!ph addressed The Senate
On motion of Mr.. Wilson, of Iowa, it was or,
dcred that the Senate bill snbjectins imported
liquors to the provisions Of the laws of the
several states shall he taken up tomorrow
after the routine morning business. After 4
brief executive session, the Senate adjourned.
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Ex.Gov. J. STERLING MORTON, of Nebras-
ka, father of the Arbor Day for economic tree
planting out that way, says that more than
ttUO, GOO, Goo trees planted by human hands"are
growing i'll that State.
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LOVED THE SAME GIRL.
Two Young Lovers Fight with Pistol,
Until One is Killed.

Until One is Killed.
A duel to the death was fought at Scale,
Ala, between Louis Smith and Edward FL
kins, travelling salesman from Montgomery,
Ala. a year ago the two men quarrelled on
account of young lady both were paying
attention to. They did not see each other
until Friday, when they met on a country road
by accident Both drew pistols and opcnctGi
struck Elkins in the breast, killing him
almost instantly. Smith is thought to be
futally wounded
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GEN. ALGEE told Seattle reporter the
other day that The urited States could raise
an army often million men wit!iia sixty days
quite sufficient To lick the word.'