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Making Pearls to Order.

Whether the pearl has gone out Of
fashion because of the facility with which
artificial ones have been made is matter.
that may be accepted as in a great meas;
ure true, for the pearl is one of the most
beautiful of gems. In addition to the ef::
forts, successful, too, toward making
artificial pearls, efforts have also been
made from time to time to force the
oyster itself to produce the pearls by in
Producing foreign substances within the
shells, which have not been altogether
successful. In the South Kenslngtou,
Museum in London the writer has seen
several evidences of these attempts, as
we'll as shells which came from China
containing small images of Buddha. Ii
is said that these were originally nodded.
in tin-foil and then placed between the
she'll and the mantle of the oyster. The.
shells were then returned to their natural
beds, and after time layer of mother
of-pearl coated these figures and attached
them to the shell. In some instances
they are cut out and sold, and it is said
the Chinese priests claimed them to be
evidences of their miracle working
powers.-Denrer Neaos.
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PROMINENT PEOPLE.

SENATOR WoLCoTT, Of Colorado. Is thick
set of build, broad of body and short of neck;
CHAUNcEY DEPEw, the railroad President,
got dollar and q half for his first fee as d
lawyer.
GEORGE BANCROFT the historian, at the
age of ninety, retains his mental powers UNI
impaired.
A REPORTER who saw Rutherford B. Hayes
in Chicago says of him: 'He is aging very
rapidly"
PRINCE BISMARCK is a miller, a paper.
maker, brickmaker, an ironDlaster, coaF
miner and a brewer.
THIaTY-SEvEN former pupils of DR.. James
McCosh, ex-President of Princeton College,
are now college professors.
CAPTAIN TRIvIER, the French explorer,
says that the natives of Central Africa CAM
not be civilized for centuries.
GOVERNOR SCALES, of North Carolina, il
one of the largest men in his State, and
weighs nearly three hundred pounds.
MIR. BLA1NE's recent loss of an uncle, a
sister, and then son and daughter, has won
for him the sympathy Of the entire country.
Mr.. CLEvELAND's guaranteed income
from the New York law firm with which he
is connected as special counsel is So, 900 d
year.
LORD TENNYsoN says that since he became
famous he has at least 100, 900 applications for
his autograph. He has favored only 500 indi'
viduals.
LORD HIGH CHANCELLOR HALsBURY, Of
England, patterns after Gladstone as q wood
chopper. Telling trees is one of his particui
lar enjoyments
ROBERT BoNNER's sons sent the poet Whit
tier check for $1,000 for his poem, "The
Captains Well, written, in his eighty
year, for their paper.
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MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.

"LoHENGR1N' has been sung $50 tunes IN
Berlin since 1852
P. T. BARNUM says that 1,5OOoOo people
attended his show in London.
A NEW comedy being played at a follsn
theatre is called 1.-THE Influenza"
HENRY AUSTIN JONES, the well-known En-;
plish playwright. is to visit this country IN
March.
NEXT season Fanny Davenport promises to
o;ve Sardou,s "Theodora" the handsomest
production it has ever had.
Joan OF ARC" is to be produced in Lon,
don in May, with Bernhardt IN the tltie roii
and all the French scenery.
MARY ANDERSON has written to Wllham
Black, the novelist, confirming the report OF
her engagement to young Mr.. Navarro, OF
New York.
DRAMATIC representation of the adven-
lures of Stanley is being prepared for one OF
the English theatres, which will present IL IN
grand style.
THE Beethoven Society at Bonn, Germany,
has acquired the last piano used by the com
poser. it having been made expressly for him
by Conrad Graft.
CONGRESSMAN CRISP, Of Georgia, is the
son of an English actor of repute who played
in the old Park Theatre New York city,
many years ago.
IT is Joseph Jefferson's idea that the un-
happiness of the late Edwin Forrest arose
from ON irritable temper, which he had under
little or control.
HENRY T. F1NcK, the we'll known musical
critic, is busily occupied in the preparation
of n series of lectures on the history OF
music. which are ultimately to appear in
book form.
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A PLUCKY FARMER.
Seventy Years Old, Yet He Defeats
T. Two Burglars.

Seventy Years Old, Yet He Defeats
z. Two Burglars.
One burglar shot dead and another badly
wounded IS the story Of a struggle at farm
house, one mile east of Cresline, Ohio.
Shortly after nine o'clock Justin Frengle
and his wife, both over seventy years old,
were startled by rap at the door and the
announcement from some one without that
he had despatch for Frengle. The door
was opened and in rushed two men,
one Of whom grappled with Fren'
~ 80 - -, tLc st.c U.ner threatened Mrs.
Erengle with instant death if she made an
outcry. She screamed Justify, whereat the
burglar seized her, threw her to the floor ana
attempted to gag her while his accompHee
was in desperate struggle on the floor with
Frengle who is powerful man despite his
years. Frengle finally succeeded in drawing
his revolver from his pocket, but unable to
shoot his own assailant he took aim at the
man who was choking his wifo and
shot him through the heart. The man
struggled to his feet, reeled through the
room and fell a corpse just out
side the door. The other burglar then
released his hold on Frengle and started to
flee, but the plucky old man fired second
shot, which caused him to stagger. He got
away and disappeared in the darkness,
though evidently badly wou nded.
The body of the dead burglar was taken to
Crestline to await possible Identification.
The man was about thirty five years Of age
and probably a professional burglar. In the
struggle he dropped satchel that was found
to contain burglars tools.
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Washington.

THE House Special Committee on Worlds
Fair has reported in favor of building an
international Exposition in 1892.
The Judiciary Committee Of the House
has ordered favorable report to be made on
all international copyright bill.
A CALL has been issued for a convention
of colored business men of the United States,
to be held in Washington, for the purpose of
establishing permanent organization OF
colored business men.
THE Senate in secret session confirmed the
following nominations: Charles Emory
Smith, Minister to Russia; j. Fenner Lee, OF
MARYLAND, Secretary of Legation at Rio de
Janeiro, and George w. Irwin, Marshal for
Montana, and u number Of census superVls-
ors and army officers.
SECRETARY WINDOW has terminated the
contract between the Government and the
Commissioners of Emigration of New York
city.
The President directed Major Calvin {.
Sniffen, Paymaster, to temporarily perform
the duties of Paymaster-General of the
Army, vice General William B. Rochester,
retired.
THE President has issued a proclamation
directing the removal Of all cattle from
grazing upon what is known as the Chero-
kee Outlet in the northern part Of the Indian
Territory. The removal must be completed
by October l.
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LATER NEWS.

An express train, while passing through
Johnstown, Penn, struck and killed two men
and fatally injured another They were
walking on the track.
Mrs. IDA WALKER, saloon passenger OH
the steamship British Princess, which arrived
in Philadelphia from Liverpool, committed
suicide by taking laudanum and was buried
at sea the following day.
The count of the votes in Philadelphia
showed that John E. Reyburn has been elected
to succeed Judge Kelley iK Congress-
A SENSATION was created at McKeesport,
Penn, by the arrest of Mrs. Giles Collins
and daughter for shoplifting. Mrs. Collins
is the wife of a leading politician of Mckees-
port, and is well known.
A BoARDER who was living at the house of
William Taylor, near Phillipsburg, N. j.,
placed dynamite cartridge in the oven OF
the kitchen stove. Mrs Taylor was cooking
breakfast, and as she was about to close the
oven door the cartridge exploded, fatally In
turing her and her two children.
IT is proposed when the statue of General
Robert E. Lee reaches Richmond, Va, to
place it in a wagon to be drawn through the
city by rope mile long. Men, and women
even. are clamorous to have a hold of the
rope.
HOMER n. BRowS. a man sixty years old,
who had been confined in insane asylums in
Seattle, Wash, for twenty years by his rlch
brothers, has been declared sane.
THE bill establishing the Australian system
Of ballot has passed the Washington State
Senate.
MARDI GRAs was celebrated at Mobile,
Ala, by elaborate parades, Examinations and
q costume ball.
THE President has approved the joint res
olution congratulating the people of Brazil
on their adoption of a republican form OF
government.
JOSEPH GILLs BIGGAR, the well-knowr
Irish Home Ruler and member Of the House
of Commons for the west division OF the
County Cavan, died at London, aged sixty
two years.
In the Canadian House of Commons Mr..
Bausoleirs amendment to MIR. McCarthy's
bill for the abolition of French as an official
language in the Northwest was lost. Inc
amendment was that affairs should remain
exactly as they are.
RUSSIA has demanded of the Government
of Bulgaria the payment of 5000 600 roubles
arrears of money due on account of the Rus
sian occupation during 1873 and 1879.
THREE boys-Georgc Bailey, Norman Sco'
field and Frank Fairchild-were drowned In
Silver Lake, Ontario, by the ice breaking
while they were skating.
A DISPATCH received states that an explo
sion had occurred in a colliery near Liecize
France. 1t was not known how many live:
were lost, but already thirty-four bodies had
been recovered
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ACROSS TIE WIRES.
A Batch of Newsy Stories Told
BY the Telegraph.
Vitriol Thrown in a Girls Face
and Her Lover Shot,

The town of Erie, Penn, is excited over
all attack made by some miscreant upon Miss
Emma Fischer, a young lady of prominence
and respectability. On recent evening
Miss Fischer went to the door in re-.
sponse to summons, and man who stood
close by, with masked face, threw oil
Of vitriol in her face and ran. Dennis
McCarty, the young lady's lover, hearing Of
the outrage, set out to find the man.
About midnight McCarty heard CONVEX
sation in an old building, and, on being well
satisfied that he was on the track, attempted
to enter the door. The men on the inside
fired upon McCarty, who was wounded, but
the brave fellow pressed on in the direction
from which the shots were coming and or
dered the would-be assassins to surrender
They refused, and sent ball through Nc
Carty's body. He stood by the door, cutting
off escape by that channel, hoping that his
calls and the shots would secure help, but the
vitriol thrower escaped leaving the evidence
of the foul deed behind him. McCarty was
painfully, but not fatally wounded. Miss
Fischer's eyes escaped the fiery fluid, but she
will be disfgured.
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In the House.

44TH DAY.--After the journal had been
read and approved, Mr.. Chandler, from the
Committee on the Worlds Fair, submitted a
report, which. was ordered printed and re-
committed. . The consideration Of the rules
was then proceeded with, and after a long
debate they were adopted by strict party
vote of yeas 1G1, nays 145.
45TH DAY.-Mr. Dunnell, from the Com.
mittee on the Eleventh Census, reported back
the Senate bill providing for the ascertain
ment Of the mortgage Indebtedness Of the
country. Mr.. Dockery offered an amend
ment providing that Sections 13 to 16 of the
original Census Act shall apply to the pro-
visions of this act. The amendment was
adopted, and the bill as amended passed.
46TH DAY.-A resolution Of the Special
Worlds Fair Committee, that the Worlds
Fair bills be made special order for the next
Thursday and Friday, and that balloting for
site be begun on the following Monday, was
adopted. A number of bills and resolutions
were introduced. and some were passed:
47TH DAY.-The Pension Appropriation
lowing items: For the payment of pensions,
S91, 900, 761; fees and expenses Of examining
surgeons, 81, 900, ,000; salaries of agents, s72,-
600: clerk hire, S220, 600; fuel, $3.50; lights,
$3.50; stationery and other necessary ex-
penses, S25, 900; rents, 18,200. . The House
in Committee of the Whole discussed the
Oklahoma bill and the Senate measure pro-
viding for an Assistant Secretary Of War.
4STH DAY.-Mr. Adams, from the Judi.
ciary Committee, called up the bill to divide
the judicial district Of North Dakota into
four parts. The bill was passed. as was a
corresponding Senate bill, with amendments
providing for the division of South Dakota
into three parts. -. In Committee of the
Whole the Oklahoma bill was considered, the
Senate bill providing for an Assistant Secre-
tary Of War was reported favorably and
the majority and minority reports in the
contested election case at Atkinson against
Pendleton We're submitted.
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A RIOT IN KANSAS.
Sanguinary Election Fight in
the Town of Harper.
A Proposition to Issue Railroad
Bonds Results in Bloodshed.

A hundred men OF more have had des
perate fight with guns, knives, clubs and
various other weapons at Harper, Kan
When tie battle ended two men had received
their death wound and nearly dozen 9th
ers were cut, bruised OF shot, several of them
50 badly that there is little chance Of theil
recovery.
The trouble grew out of a railroad bond
election, and the stealing of their. ballot
boxes, which have not yet been founu Re
ports from the scene Of the conflict, which i:
seventy miles southwest of Wichita, agree
that a large number Of men were badly In
jured, the list so far as definitely ascertained
being as follows:
Tom Sabin, cowboy, slashed with knife,
efterward died; John Tilford, merchant,
mortal wounds, Robert c. Thomas, badly
cut probably fatally injured; Henry Morgan,
shot in arm, head bruised, John Mulyey, cut
in left side and hit with stone: Clarence
Logan, head badly bruised; Oscar Reed, shot
in the neck; Samuel Clay ton, left leg badly
hurt by bullet, amputation probably neces
sary; Silas Adams, dangerous knife *ouno
in the breast; Thomas Clancy, frightfully
cut on neck and shoulder, left ear cut
off; Mike Murphy, nose broken and left
eye knocked out! an unknown man from
Anthony, cut in the abdomen, injuries likely
to he fatal.
An election was held at Harper to vote on
the proposition to issue S100, 600 in bonds to
the Salina and Gulf road. The project wal
bitterly resisted by many Of the leading cit
liens, and as bitterly advocated by Others
For q week both parties had made every eft
fort to carry or defeat the proposition. :,
The fight over the bonds was complicated
and made bitter by the fact that Anthony,s
rival town three miles west Of Harper. prom
ised to issue the bonds if the railroad com
pany would locate its line at that place. Cit
liens living between the two towns We're also
deeply interested in the struggle, and wher
the election was held at Harper the towI
was filled with interested outsiders anxiou
to take hand in the matter
through Harper if the bonds could be voted
and had sent large gang Of graders ant
other employees to help carry the proJec
through.
Many stormy scenes were witnessed at th'
polls during the day, a. d half dozen fight,
took place, but a general riot was Preventa
by the GOODNESS of the leaders. When thi
polls closed it was believed that the bond
had carried. The ballots were not al
counted, and during the night the boxes con
tanning the votes were stolen and disposed o.
so effectually that they have not yet beer
found.
The only ward estimated as going agains
the bonds was the First and its ballots wer,
not stolen. When the affair became know
the next day there was great excitement Th,
railroad crowd had a number of arrests
made, and warrants were sworn out fol
others who could not be found. An effort
was made to arrest Tom Sabin, who has beer
a cowboy in his day. He made fight, and
his friends joining, a hundred men i'll few
minutes became engaged in desperate bata'
with the results stated above.
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An Ancient Decree.

A singular inscription has been found
by NJ. Lambakis in excavating around the
Iiachios Andreas in Athens. It's frag :.
mcnt of decree dating from pre.Eucll7
dean times, in which certain Kallicrates3I
is charged with the construction on the
Acropolis of a kind of railing aroun5,
some sanctuary or inclosure to prevent
any fugitive slave, garment stealer or
pickpocket Qopodyte) taking refuge
therein. The duty of watching over this
inclosure is intrusted to three guardians
chosen by turn from the tribe holding ting
prytsnea. L
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THE LABOR WORLD.

ATLANTA claims an increase last year o.
800 new industries, small and great.
HENRY GEORGE is said to be one OF the
fastest typesetters in this country
ACCORDING to the shop reports of the
Locksmiths and Railing Makers Union the
demand for labor is larger than the supply
at present.
The illinois Bureau of Labor Statistics has
decided to begin thorough investigation
into the system Of mortgages which prevails
In that State.
THE Atlantic ship owners have held meet
ing in Liverpool at which they arranged a
combination to defeat any possible strike on
the part of the stevedores.
The contract for three and half miles of
elevated railway in Chicago was let to Car
negie, Phipps & Co., of Pittsburg. The price
will be between ss0o, ,Oco and 81, ,OOo, 600.
The eight-hour movement is gaining
ground in London, but the Government re-
fuses to take part in the eight-hour dis.
cussion to be held at Berne on invitation OF
the Swiss Republic.
THE Knights of Labor in Canada will
petition the Canadian Parliament for the
appointment Of board of arbitration, to
which all matters in dispute between capital
and labor will be referred.
X Is dNllOuuCeu III CIlSlduu ludU oohH
Burns, the leader of the dock strike is COM
ing to this country for short rest, and to
study the labor problem here, upon the in
vitation of American labor leaders.
The Journeymen Bricklayers' Protective
Association, one of the strongest labor unions
in Philadelphia, after long and spirited
discussion defeated by vote of 1872 to 81 a
proposition making eight hours days work.
The German Socialists have abandoned
their idea of organizing a universal labor
strike in May owing to the favorable utter
ances contained in the recent rescripts issued
by Emperor William with regard to the
working classes
THE treatment of coolies on German liners
was the sub iect of question put recently In
the Reichstag, and the Secretary Of State,
Won Boetticher, stated in reply that the Ger
man Government saw no reason for stopping
tie employment of lascars and coolies.
THE fact that the labor movement is in
creasing again appears to be evident from
the fact that new trade and labor weeklies
are published at rate Of about three per
month. Since in 1887 the movement col
lspsed over thirty labor papers have died.
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THE NEWS EPITOMIZED.
Eastern and Middle States.

A SYNDICATE of English capitalists have
bought the rubber mills of Trenton, N. j.
for S150000.
The body of Hiram F. Sawtelle, missing
fruit dealer of Boston, was found in wood
near East Lebanon, Ne, and many strong
pieces of evidence against his brother Isaac
are in possession of the police.
JOHN CAMPBELL, of Ncwtown. Conn. A
wife beater, was taken out at night 10y four
masked citizens and flogged until unconscious.
THE National Bank at Lincoln, Penn.
which was plundered by Cashier Bard and
F. w. Hull, has closed its doors under the
orders of Bank Examiner Greene.
THE King of Italy has sent to Mayor Hart,
of Boston, communication thanking the
Board Of Police and Captain Cain and his Of
ficers who riSked their lives in rescuing
Italians at the recent fire in the city.
A TRUST in farm implements was formed
at Utica, n. Y, with q capital of 81, 600, 600.
Five large concerns form the eombin alton.
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FIFTY-FIRsT CONGRESS-.
In the Senate.

BOTH DAY-About six ty bills were taken
from the calendar and passed, among which
were the following: Providing for an Assist
ant Secretary Of War, with salary of $500
Authorizing the acceptance by DR.. w. j.
Hoffman of certain decorations from foreign
powers. For the relief of soldiers or sailors
who enlisted or served under assumed names
Appropriating 1925, 900 for revenue cutter
for services on the Pacific coast, with head
quarters at Astoria, Gre Providing for
thirty days annual leave of absence for Off
GERS and employees in the Customs service of
the Government who receive per diem COM
pensation. Also the concurrent resolution
to invite international arbitration as to diff
ferences between nations.
40TH DAY.-The Pacific Railroad Funding
bill was reported from the Special Commit
tee. Mr.. Blair continued his speech on the
Educational bill. The Senate bill to estab-
lish two additional land districts in the State
of Washington was taken from the calendar
and passed. The Senate then proceeded to
business on the calendar, and passed about
two dozen bills, among which was bill to
amend the Revised Statutes concerning the
regulation of steam vessels. and another to
enable the Secretary of the Interior to locate
Indians in Florida upon lands in severalty
-. Mr. Dawes presented over 40 petitions
from Massachusetts, stating that more than
S00 900 gallons Of intoxicating liquors are an.
nually exported from the United States to
Africa, and praying that that sort of thing
shall be stopped.
4lsT DAY.-Mr Blair continued his speech
on his Education bill. :. In executive session,
the British Extradition Treaty was ratified,
with two slight amendments.
42D DAY.-The resolution offered by Mr..
Chandler, calling on the Attorney-G General
for information as to the assassination of W.
B. Saunders, Deputy United States Marshal
in the Northern District of Florida, was
taken up, and Mr. Pasco proceeded to ad-
dress the Senate upon the case. Mr.. Blair
continued his speech on the Education bill
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A BOYS DOUBLE CRIME.
He Shoots at His Sweetheart and
Then Kills Himself.

Eugene Callahan, of Cheyenne, Wyo., the
sixteen-year-old son of poor Irish people, has
loved to distraction pretty little Maud Hall,
aged fifteen, whom he met at school. She
did not care for him and told him so. He
brooded much over the affair and the other
AFTERNOON, left home on horseback With his
revolver, saying if could not have Maud no
one else could.
Toward evening he met her coming from
church. She greeted him pleasantly and ne
RESPONDED affectionately Maud turned to
continue toward home when Callahan forced
his horse almost upon her and fred three
shots at her, none of which took effect. He
then rode a hundred yards away and killed
himself
The boy was romantic lad, who would
have nothing TO do with his hard working
brothers, but studied painting and music. His
sister, who had been a variety actress COM
mitted suicide with laudanum two years ago.