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John Wesley's Career.

John Wesley, the founder Of the Metho-
dist Church, was born at Epsworth, in Eng
land, June II, 1903; graduated at Oxford
with distinction; became a deacon in
1725, Fellow Of Lincolns College in
1726, and was ordained priest Of the Church
. Of England in 172S. He became deeply i'm
pressed with the necessity for changes and
reforms in religious matters, and at Ok
ford associated with his brother and
Others who from their devotion were termed
In derision, "Methodists" and the ''Godly
Club" John Wesley adopted habits OF great
austerity, and studied and tasted to such an
extent that he seriously injured his health.
In 1735 he went with his brother, Charles
Wesley, to Georgia as q missionary to the
Indians. During the voyage he became ac.
n quainted with a number Of Moravians
with whom he subsequently CO.
operated. Returning to Europe, he
visited Count Zinzendorf at Herrnhut in
1888, but. owing to some difference, sepa.
yated from the Moravians in 1740. Prior to
this he had commenced preaching in tia
0pen air, and at Bristol, England, had LAD
tie foundation of the Methodist Church,
which is now said to embrace in England and
America at least four million members.
He possessed great powers Of endurance,
Travelled extensively on horseback, and con-
tinuing his system of field preaching, deliv-
cred several sermons in the course Of one
day. He was very benevolent, and was the
author Of numerous religious works. he
died March q 1791.
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PROMINENT PEOPLE.

GENERAL BANKs began life in a shoe fac
tory.
SECRETARY WINDOW left s15O,OOO to hi,
wife
GENERAL MILES is an accomplished b.
cycle rider.
GEORGE W. CABLE, the novelist, is skill
full ethnologist.
DE LEssEPs, the great French canal max.
er, is now eighty years old.
STANLEY says that lecturing is more tire
some business than exploring Africa.
EDMUND NEY, Of st. Louis, is grand
nephew of the famous French Marshal.
THE estate of George Bancroft, the histor
ian, is expected to foot up nearly 5000, 900.
GEORGE THOMAS KEPPEL, sixth Earl OF
Albemarle, is dead He was born in 1799.
MAYoR-zLEcT EDWIN s. STUART, Of Phil
adelphia, Penn, is prosperous bookseller.
ADMIRAL L. H. PINzEA ALVAREZ, com.
mander-in chief Of the Spanish navy, Is
dead.
MILAN will probably be requested to re-
sumo the Servian throne soon to prevent
revolution.
SENATOR QUAY, Of Pennsylvania, hn.
been informed by his physician that he has
QeafC disease.
DARLINGTON BOOTH is one Of eleven chill
dren all heartily devoted to the work OF the
Salvation Army.
PROFESSOR PALMER is the third graduate
of the old Western Reserve College to as
sumo chair in Yale.
EMPEROR WILLIAM, Of Germany, at 9
public dinner appealed to his people to stand
by him in all his efforts.
MURAT HALsTEAD, the journalist, has ten
living children seven sons and three daugn-
ters-and has buried tw. sons.
Twoof Fenimore Coopel's daughters now
old ladies, live in Cooperstown, N. Y, in the
very heart of the romantic country that the
novelist made famous.
ABE GOULD, brother Of Jay Gould. will
have charge of the purchasing department OF
the Union Pacific and Missouri Pacific Rail
roads under the proposed consolidation.
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THE SACK OF IQUIQUE.
Two Hundred Women and Children
Perish in the Ruins

Two Hundred Women and Children
Perish in the Ruins.
Additional advices received from Chill say
that the bombardment Of Iquique by the in
surgents was productive Of, great loss Of life
and heavy damage to property. When the
rebels entered the city they attacked the
stores and houses in six Of the prin-
cipal squares and completely wrecked
them. The buildings had afforded shelter
to large number Of women and children;
but the insurgents needless Of the rules gov
erning civilized warfare pursued their work
of destruction, regardless Of the frantic en-
deavors Of the helpless occupants to seek q
place Of safety. It is known that 200 women
and children perished in the ruins of the
sacked buildings.
The insurgents seized the custom house,
and then pillaged all the principal houses in
the city. After General Soto, the COM
mander Of the Government forces, had sur
rendered the city, the rebel leaders landed
more troops from their vessels for the
purpose Of holding the place, and dispatched
q force into the country, with the object
Of meeting and engaging the Governments
troops.
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South and West.

THREE assassinations in six weeks Is th'
record at Leon Junction, Texas
WHILE three men were returning from
work cn q hand. car at Santa Cruz, Cal, tht
car Jumped the track and passed over their
bodies, killing them instantly.
NEARLY every building in Yuma, Arizona,
has been destroyed by flood.
GEORGE BAcHNANN, a wealthy German
hanged himself in Chicago, ILL.,, because his
bride of three days, beautiful Polish girl,
had deserted him.
The rolling mills at Joliet, ILL.,, have bssn
shut down indefinitely, and 1000 men are
thrown out Of employment. The company
refused the demand Of the men for sliding
scale.
J. c. ARNOLD, guard at the United States
prison on McNeips Island, Washington, aud
two prisoners, Charles Clemson and Charles
Barrett were drowned in thu Sound while
attempting to reach the main land in sail.
boat. which capsized during squall.
THE cable of the incline at the coal mines
at Whitehall, Tenn, broke on recent morn
ing as the miners were going to work, and
the car dashed down the mountain. Two
men were killed instantly and eleven in
jured, some fatally.
TIE boiler in the sawmill owned by James
Fugate, at Hainley's Switch, Mo-, exploded
mysteriously. jefferson Cobb, Charles Cobb
and man named Dowdy were killed.
AT Gray's Station, near Barboursville,
Ky, Abner Mitchell killed John Woods and
in turn was shot to death by John Ingle
The cause was an old quarrel.
A FIRE which gutted the retail dry goods
house of Byram s. Sullivan, Indianapolis
Ind, did sl00, 900 damage to stock and build
ings.
THIRTY-THREE cases Of diphtheria and nu,
merous deaths are reported from Baraboo,
Wis. All passenger trains run through with
out stopping.
In the terrible gale which swept the lower
James River few nights ago twenty -four
oystermen, mostly colored men, were
drowned at points in Virginia just above
and below the mouth Of the Warwick River.
DIpHTHER1A is spreading rapidly in Mil
waukee, Wis.
THE Australian system Of voting has been
adopted by South Dakota.
AT Lima, Ohio, Mrs Frederick Niehaus-
myer, aged thirty, became suddenly insane
through worry over sick baby, and taking
the child from its bed jumped into cistern.
Both were drowned.
BETTE SANDERsoN an aged colored
woman, and her two grandchildren, all liv-
ing in Nashville, Tenn, have died from the
effects Of poisoning administered by some
body unknown.
The bodies Of five men who were frozen
on the extension of the Great Northern Rail-
road in Montana have been recovered. This
makes seven victims of the storm. The men
frozen were all unknown laborers.
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Big Crop From Two Kernels Of Corn.

A Kansas paper says the entire supply
of Jerusalem corn in that State came
from two kernels. These produced the
seed from which five bushels were raised
the following season, and the next crop
amounted to 500 bushels.
The plant grows to the height OF about
three feet, and resembles broom corn or
sorghum. The grain is white and answers
every purpose which is served by Indian
corn. It makes sweeter and better bread,
and is delicious when boiled, after the
manner of oatmeal. In wet weather 1t
runs to stalks aud grows six feet high,
without any grain to speak OF.
It produces best when the season is
dry, and after the plant gets start it Is
said to be absolutely imperVious to the
influence of drought and hot winds. The
farmers of Western Kansas are preparing
to engage in its culture next season to O
large extent.-Nsw York Daily Conts-
0lnt
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A Remarkable Congress.

Tue Fifty-frst Congress, In the opinion OF
many veteran legislators, has bean the most
remarkable Congress since the war. Its
actual working time exceeded that OF any
time Of all except the Fiftieth Congress- and
in the number Of measures brought to its
attention and the number, variety and i'm
portance of those act3d on it likewise sur-
passed all previous Congresses
Even in its mortuary record the Congress
was renarka ble the call Of death having
summoned no fewer than twelve Of its
Representatives and three Of its Sem
ators. The list contains the names
Of Senators Beck, of Kentucky;
Wilson, of Maryland, AMI Hearst, Of Cal
fornia, and Representatives W. D. Kelley.
Samuel j. Randall, and Lewis F. Watson,
of Pennsylvania; S. C. Cox, David Wilbsr,
and WILDER J. Nutting, Of New York; Rich.
ard Townsend, of Illinois; j. NJ. BurneS and
James P. Walker, of Missouri: James Lairi,
Or Nebraska; Edward j. Gay, or LOUISIANA,
and James Phelan, of Tennessee.
Many of the bills enacted into laws appro-
priated an unusually large amount Of money.
and the expenditures authorized will exceed
those of any peace Congress since the
foundation OF the Government. The total a2-
preparations made by tho Fiftieth Congress
were, during the first session, s395 337, ,5l6 and
during the second session, S422 626, 343, or al
aggregate of $Sl7, 7,935, 1853, while the appro-
priations for the first session Of the Fifty
first Congress were $780, 627, ,697 and those
of the second session will PROBABLY bring tbs
total appropriations for the Congress to
billion of dollars.
A comparison Of the work of the Congress
lust closed with that Of its immediate prede.
cessor makes the following exhibit
Bills Introduced-In the House in the
Fifty-flrst Congress, 14,033 against in the
FIftieth Congress, 12, 654, an increase Of 1879;
joint resolutions, 279 an increase Of 10; Sen
ate bills, 5l29, against 1000, or an increase Of
1929; joint resolutions, 169, an increase Of a.
Bills Passed-By the House, 114S, of which
1913 became laws, and by the Senate 1906
bills, of which G73 became laws, making the
total number of laws during the Fifty-6rst
Congress 2l66 as against 1924 in the Fiftieth
Congress, an increase of 1862. The Senate
also postponed indefinitely GIG Senate and
eighteen House bills, this being eauivalentto
defeat. During the Fiftieth Congress 16l
bills were vetoed, and during the Fifty-frst
Congress fourteen.
In addition to this work there were eight
cen contested election cases. The House
seated eight of the Republican contestants.
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THE NEWS EPITOMIZED.
Eastern and Middle States.


THE inhabitants of Johnsonburg. Penn,
are fleeing from the town, four deaths from
smallpox having occurred.
The ice jam in the Hudson River seriously
obstructed travel on the New York Central
Railroad.
AN explosion Of gas took place at tn
works. Several tons Of hot metal foatet
from the converter in which it Is kept befor'
it is turned into the moulds and fell in
shower over the men, painfully burning
some fifteen of them. George Townlier ant
Charles Rutter were fatally burned.
The ashes of Henry Meyer, Of Slater
Island, were scattered to the four winds from
the Statue of Liberty in New York harbor
according to his dying request.
FIRE at Hermon. St Lawrence County
n. Y, burned eighteen blocks. causing
loss estimated at S75, 900. A high wind pre-
vailed at the time of the fire. and all Of thu
business portion of the town, except sn
stores and one hotel, was destro yed. Int
origin of the fire is believed to have been In
cendiary
JOHN COPELAND, a wealthy storekeepet
of Parnassus, Penn, fatally shot his wilt
and then tried to kill his two children ane
himself, but was prevented by neighoors
Copeland is thirty-two years OF age.
AT Williuantic, Conn.,. two girls, Mar
garet O. Brien and Nellie Lynch, were cross
Mg the railroad track when they were
truck by the Boston express. The OBrler
rirl was instantly killed AMI the Lynch CIR
fatally injured. Both were horribly man
gled.
FIRE wiped out the home and crsmatei !
the two Young children Of Henry c. ko"en
the Northfield district Of Littleheld, Conn.
The United States Life Saving Station at
Dutch Plains, N. Y, together with the life
boats, apparatus and all the belongings OF tne
crew, was destroyed by fire caused by hgnt
ming.
JoHNH. GOULD, one Of the most extensive
furniture dealers in Philadelphia, Penn, mas
failed. His liabilities are between S225, O0o
and s25O.OOO.
AMOS DAVIS, accountant for N. D. CHASE
&, Co. lumber dealers at Haverhill, Mass: :,
committed suicide. He had severe attack
Of la grippe.
AJUDeMENr for $500, 900 against the Ken
lucky Union Land Company, at Louisville,
KY, has been obtained by j. K Todd q
Co., of New York City.
THE fire in the weave shed of the RenfreU
Manufacturing Company at North Adams
Mass, entirely destroyed the she'd with the
machinery, stock, etc, entailing loss Of
fully $500, 1000.
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TWICE HANGED.
The Rope Breaking. William West
Was Executed O. Second Time.

The Rope Breaking, William West
Was Executed Second Time.
William West colored, who murdered John
Crouch and his aged wife and their imbeciled
son last May, paid terrible penalty for his
crime at Washington, Penn. With blood
oozing from wounds in his neck and
side, inflicted by himself in a
gallows he was strapped to plank and car
ried to the scaffold. When the trap was
sprung the rope broke and the wretch fell to
the ground writhing in agony. Then the
rope was again adjusted about his neck and
he was slowly strangled to death. He denied
his guilt to the last.
The execution was horrible and slcken-
ing affair. West had always declared that
he would not hang, and when the watch was
changed on the morning Of the execution he
drew the blanket over his head and inflicted
severe wounds in his neck and side with a
spike. When the new guards discovered him
be was unconscious and would have bled to
death in short time had not his wounds
been dressed.
Then race began between death and the
Sheriff, as it was feared West would die In q
few hours. He, however, regained con-
sicousness, and at half-past two he was pre-
pared for death. He was too weak to walk
and had to be strapped to board to be
taken to the scaffod. Against this he fought
desperately and would not let the guards
dress him. He was overpowered, however,
and finally after dose Of chloroform had
been administered to him, tied to the board,
and carried, weak, bleeding and almost life.
less to the scafold. When the trap was
sprung the rope broke and the man fell
to the ground in heap. The wounds in bis
neck had been reopened and blood was flow.
ing profusely. 1t was a asickening sight Ina
few minutes another rops was procured and
a third attempt made to send the man into
eternity-one by himself and two by the law
the first two being horrible failures, but
the latter was successful.
A brother Of the murderer, BAIL West,
witnessed the execution. He had a revolver
In his pocket when he entered the Jail yard,
but it was taken from him. He insisted
that his brother was insane, as he had been
suffering from progressive paralysis, but he
made no further demonstration.
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Washington.

The President tranmittei to the Senate
copies of papers relating to reciprocity ar
rangements between the United States and
Brazil.
The President sent to the Senate the
nomination Of Senator Henry w. Blair, Of
New Hampshire. to be Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary to China.
SECRETARY FOSTER attended his first
Cabinet meeting. At the request Of the
President he decided to remain in the city
until after the adjournment of Congress. He
said that he anticipated making very few
changes in the Treasury Department.
THE Navy register, or the register of the
commissioned and warrant officers of the
Navy and of the Marine Corps, which has
been in the press since the first Of the year,
has just been issued.
HENRY L. BRYAN, Private Secretary to
Mr.. Bayard while he was in the Senate and
at the head of the Department Of State, has
been appointed Secretary Of the new Bureau
Of the Americas Republics.
SENATOR McPHERsoN's house in Wash
ington was robbed recently. After dinner
jewelry valued at $l400 was missed from
Mrs. McPherson's dressing-case.
THE President issued general order to
the Army, fixing q maximum limit for the
punishment Of enlisted men in time of peace
for all crimes and offenses within the juris-
diction of courts-martial. The >egulation
contenplates uniform degree of punish
ment throughout the service and the in
hibition of excessive sentences.
THE United States Supreme Court has de-
cided In favor OF the Northern Pacific Rail-
road in the big land cases
THE President made the following nomi-
nations: Henry C. Ide, of Vermont, Land
Commissioner of Samoa fvica Harry p
Atherton, declined); Willard D. Tillotson, Of
at Kanagawa.
THE public debt statement shows an in
crease in the debt o. So, 994, $50 during the
Treasury is S63, 413, III, q decrease during the
last month of about Sc, 100000.
THE Postal Subsidy bill passed. by Con-
gross authorizes the Postmaster General to
contract with the owners of American built
vessels, Differed by American citizens, for
carrying the mails. The contract is to ba
equitably distributed between the Atlantic,
Pacific and Gulf of Mexico An appropria-
tion Of 81 $50 000 is made for the payment of
subsidies to vessels with which contracts are
made.
MRS. HARRIsoN'S plans as to the renova.
tion and enlargement of the White House
suggest the use of the present mansion as a
private residence and the erection Of an
official wing on the west side, the addition to
be counterpart of the original structure
and connected with it by colonnades and
conservatories. The cost of tine proposed
improvements will amount to $3.50, 900.
The Postal Subsidy bill is law. It has
been approved by the President.
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LATER NEWS,

EDWARD d. MOORE, of Machiasport, Me-, i
as member Of the State Board of Agricul-,
ture, was gored to death by a bull in hiss
barn. ... ....
A DISASTROUS explosion occurred near
Wilkesbarre, Penn, in the Nottingham COL
liery. Reese JONES' Thomas Jones' John Nc
Raney and Polander were fatally burned.
The damage to the colliery was consider
able. ..
AT Horse Creek mines in Walker County,
Ala, Dr. W. J. Matthews shot his wife five
times, killing her instantly. he was jealous
and had been drinking
TIE big pontoon bridge across the Missouri
River, at st. Charles, No., was destroyed by:
the heavy food and ice, and swept down the
river. Four men were carried away with
the wreck. /,
TIE President sent to the Senate on the
final day the nomination Of Richard 8. Ber-
lin, Of Nebraska, to be member Of the Mis-
souri, River Commission. The nomination
was confirmed.
THE President, among other bills on tho
last day Of the Congressional session. ap-
proved the Legislative, Deficiency, Indian,
Consular and Diplomatic Sundry Civil.
Pension and Agricultural Appropriation
bills, the joint resolution providing for tho
organization of the Circuit Courts Of Appeals,
the act incorporating the National Conserve
tory Of Music Of America, the Copyright
bill, the act providing for refunding bonds
of the District of Columbia, the act provid-
ing for printing the agricultural report for
1891 and ninety-two private pension bills
TaK French artists who refused to send
their pictures to Berlin are now exhibiting at
the Stuttgart Exhibition, Stuttgart, Ger
many.
TRAFYIc on the railroad between Vienna
and Trieste has bean interrupted by ava
lanches.
THE Berlin Germany merchants have de-
cided to make an exhibit at the Worlds Fair
in Chicago. -,.
A CONSPIRACY Co capture the Government
was discovered in Hawaii; there is dead
lock over the appointment Of Cabinet by
the new Queen.
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Foreign.

The Portuguese Government has signed
provisional contract with a syndicate of
bankers for a loan Of $50. 900. 900. guaranteed
by tobacco monopoly for thirty-ffve ysA's,
for the consolidation Of the floating debt
EXPRESS FREDERICK, of Germany, reached
London from Paris; precautions had been
taken to prevent trouble mt her departure
from Paris, but no hostile demonstration was
made.
THE Roumanian Ministry has resigned.
THERE is a deadlock In Hawaii between
Queen Lilliuakalani and her Cabinet, who
have refused to resign at her request. As q
consequence she has not yet named her sue
cessor, Princess Kaiulani.
THE Peirayacs pine forest, near Mentone,
France, is on FIRE. An Alpine battalion
made unsuccessful attempts to exinguish
the flames A sergeant and two privates
belonging to the battalion were su8ocated.
A REVOLT against Portuguese rule has
broken out in the island Of Bissao, once ths
stronghold Of the Portuguese slave trade in
West Africa.
The French Chamber Of Deputies has de-
cided to suppress every kind Of betting on
races. Both the selling of Paris mutuels
aud bookmak1ng will be forbidden. The de-
cision has caused tremendous sensation
among sportsmen.
DR.. ARMAND JEANNoUTor, Of Paris,
France, claims to have cured 600 patients
suffering from tuberculosis by giving them
daily inhalations Of prussic vapor and thus
poisoning the bacilli.
The German Government has dismissed
from its powder and military equipment
works at Spandau 1900 employees.
THERE ara 5000 men, women and children
ut present employed on the erelief railways in
Ireland.
The state of siege has been resumed in
Buenos Ayres; business in the Argentine is
at a standstill.
SWEEPING economies are proposed by the
new Italian Ministry.
TBREE battalions Of infantry and the en-
tire Fourth Regiment, forming part of the
Chilian Government troops stationed near
Pisagua, have shot their officers and declared
in favor Of the revolutionists.
THE laborers on the relief railroad works
ut Clifton, Galway, Ireland, have struck for
an increase Of wages.
THE banking firm Of Gayette & Dulard,
at Bercy, France, has failed with liabilities
Of 81, 100000.
SHIP owners have been warned by the
German Government not to send any raw
material to the Chilian insurgents.