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FOUGHT THE SHERIFF.
Rioting and Bloodshed in the Penn
sylvania Coke Regions.

Sheriff Mccormick, Of Fayette County,
Penn, had desperate battle with the coke
strikers on a recent morning at Leisenring
No. 8, also known as the Monarch works Of
the Frick Company. The Sheriff and his
deputies had made twelve evictions when the
Sheriff was attacked by Hungarian woman
named Glashgo. She fred at him with
revolver several times, wounding him IN the
leg. He closed with her, and after desper-
ate struggle took the weapon away from
her.
The woman became infuriated, and acted
like mad person. She caught up an ak and
attacked the Sheriff, cutting him seriously
on the foot. The Sheriff then shot the
Womar, inficting perhaps fatal injuries.
As soon as the woman fell Hungarian
caught up another ak and tried to kill the
Sheriff. The Sheriff shot this man in the
mouth, wounding him severely. He was then
attacked by other Hungarians, but was res
cued by his deputies after he had shot anoth-
er Slav in the thigh.
The Glashgo woman, after being wounded
forced her way into house where an evlc-
ton was in process, and renewed her attack,
this time on the Sheriff's deputies. She was
knocked down with a club. One other man
was shot five times by the deputies, but was
not fatally hurt.
Company G, Of the Tenth Regiment, came
TO the aid Of the Sheriff, and the distur Dance
Ced5eQs .-.
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PORTUGAL has yielded to Great Britain's
nItjmatum. and has consented to the free
passage of the Pungwe River, in Africa.
THE body of Field Marshal Won Moltke
Law in state in Berlin, Germany, and was
viewed by the public.
JSF1UENzA is epidemic at Christiania,
Sweden. Over three thousand persons have
been afflicted with the disease. The death
rate has increased ten per cent. A number
of schools have been closed, the theaters are
deserted and the staffs Of the police and the
postal departments are greatly reduced IN
strength.
THE death of the Grand Duke Nicholas, an
uncle of the Car of Russia, took place. He
wns field marshal in the Russian army.
He was born in 1881, and was married in 1856
to Princess Alexandria of Oldenburg.
The Chilian insurgents monitor Huascar
has been sunk by torpedo.
THE striking weavers at Bradford, Eng
land, have returned to work.
THE French Ambassador to Russia has
rendered his resignation.
THE influenza epidemic is becoming Of an
alarmingly severe type in Yorkshire and
Lincolnshire, England. In many of the vii
lages of these counties every household has
DeeQ aLGaCkeu ny Ilc ulsedSs, an1 oooono "a c
becoming much more frequent.
The manager and six men employed in the
iron works belonging to the Rothschilds at
Wilkowitz, Bohemia, have been killed by an
explosion.
The Regent of Manipur, India, has taken
to the hills and the British troops have taken
his capital.
MINISTER CARTER has resigned from the
Hawaiian Cabinet, and the people are clam
oring for republic. 1t is said that the life
of the Queen is in danger.
Hon. C. C. COLBY has resigned the port
folio of President Of the Priyy Council of
Canada.
ApyIcEs from Samoa state that e1-King
Tamasese is dead. He had been suffering
from Bright's disease. 1t was Tamasese who
was declared King by the Germans when
Malietoa was depoSed and Mataafa took his
place as the representative Of his family in
the rivalry for the crown. This was the
origin of tho famous Samoan conference at
Berlin. in which the United States played 80
prominent part.
THE funeral services over the body of
Field Marshal Count Won Moltke took place
in Berlin in the ballroom Of the General
Staff Building, in which building the veteran
died. Emperor William, the members of the
Royal families of Germany and the German
generals followed the hearse to the railroad
station.
AN explosion occurred in dynamite fac
tory at Cengio, near Genoa, Italy, by which
five girls were killed and fifty persons were
| injured.
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A 100000 THEFT.
Astounding Story Of Robbery Told In
New York Court.

Astounding Story Of Robbery Told in
a New York Court.
A startling story o. robbery was brought
to light the other day, at New York City,
in the Supreme Court before Judge o. 'Brien.
Charles H. Holmes one of the firm of j. H.
Laharee. &, Co., wholesale tea and coffee
dealers applied for a writ OF injunction to
restrain Stephen H. Olin and the Union
Trust Company from paying $50, 900 life in
surance money held by them in trust.
1t appeared that Arthur C. Gilman, who
committed suicide at Flushing, Long Island,
on December Is last. had been taken into
the company's employ as q clerk at 81
week. He was careful and said to be trust
worthy, and was advanced to SIS week.
In 1894 he was given one-tenth interest
in the firms business. From that time he
commenced a systematic course Of robbery.
After his death it was discovered that his
pecuations amounted to 3222, 1874 SO. The
firm found several of his life insurance poll
cies aggregating $50, 000 payable to his
wife, Bessie L. Gilman These were turned
over to Olin with the understanding that
they should go to make good Giman's steal.
ings, as alleged if suit should show that
was right
Olln collected the money deposited IL IN
the Trust Company, and awaited develop
ments. The firm was on the point Of fail
ing. when Holmes advanced $4,000, which
saved them. He took an assignment Of
the interest Of the other partners in
the life insurance money. Upon in
vestigatiop, so Holmes claims it was
shown Gilman had paid the premiums on the
policies with the money he stole from the
firm. Thereupou Holmes demanded the
money from Olin, who refused to surrender
it, and as charged, said he intended to turn
it over to the widow. Hence the suit for
writ Of injunction.
Affidavits were submitted by book experts
showing that Glman's course had been an
astounding and systematic one. He had
robbed the firm from the time he became
member of it, covering up his thefts with
marvellous skill
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LATER NEWS.

Six double, two single tenements and q
stable in Brooklyn, N. Y, were destroyed
by fire. Forty families, comprising seventy
five persons, were rendered homeless. Loss
over 500, 900.
The annual dinner Of the American Pro-
tective League was held in Madison
Square Garden Concert Hall, New York
City. More than 500 guests sat at the four
seen tables on the floor Of the hall. Speeches
were made by Cornelius n Bliss Secretary
Noble, Vice. President Morton, Major Nc
Kinley, Senator Aldrich, Senator Hiscock,
Senator Dolph, Congressman Dolliver and
others.
B. HUTCHINSON, 'Old Hutch was
caught heavily in margins in Chicago, Ill.
and his trades were ordered closed out His
liabilities are placed at between 81, 600, 900
and $3, ,0OO,O0O. He was at his Office early In
the morning, but suddenly disappeared.
TIE Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Rail-
road was sold at auction at Topeka, Kan, TO
E. NJ. Sheldon, for the New York Trust Com
pany, for s25, 232, ,0OO This means that the
road has been purchased by the Rock Island.
In the wreck at Waring Station, Ohio, In
which five men lost their lives, 81, 900 in
United States Treasury notes were burned.
The loss will fall on the United States Ex-
press Company.
The White Squadron arrived in Hampton
Roads, Va, from Port.au-Prince. - 81
TWENTY acres vera burned over in Chat
tanooga, Tenn, entailing loss of $3.50, 00O-
Campbell 6 Co.'s furniture factory was de-
stroyed, together with the East Tennessee.
Virginia and Georgia Railroad Company's
freight building and seventy-fiye freight
cars and several other buildings.
The private bank Of W. T. Cumminga
Houston, Texas, suspended. Liabilities and
assets unknown.
MINISTER YEN, the Chinese representative
at Washington, said that the Emperor's rs-
fusal to receive Senator Blair as Minister 10
China cannot be construed&as indicating an
unfriendly feeling towards che United
States. Secretary Blaine telegraphed ths
situation to Mr.. Blair at Chicago, and ths
latter will return to Washington at once.
FRANCIS R. FAvA, son Of the Italian e1-
Minister, is seriously i'll at Washington.
A PLAGUE Of locusts is threatening Age-
ria and other parts of Northern Africa.
THE Canadian Parliament was opened and
Peter White was elected Speaker without
opposition. .r..
A DISPATCH from Iquique says that ths
Gillian Parliamentary forces have occupied
Copiapo and 800 Balmacedists defending
the place have fed: ,..
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Washington,

SUPERINTENDENT PORTER, Of the Census
Bureau, published bulletin about the rela-
tive economy Of cable, electric and animal
motive power for street railways. 1t states
that electricity is cheaper than cables or
horses for street railways.
SENIOR MANUEL DE J. GALvAN, formerly
Minister to Washington from San Domingo,
has returned to the Capital in the capacity
OF special Commissioner to endeavor to
negotiate a reciprocity agreement between
San Domingo and the United States.
BUILDING INSPECTOR ENrw1sTLE reported
to the District Commissioners that it will
cost about $50, 600 thoroughly to repair and
reconstruct the Shoreham, Vice-President
Morton's hotel, the StarwayS Of which re-
Gently gave way. The hotel will have to be
closed for several months.
JUDGE ELIAS S. TERRY died at his resi-
dence in Washington, aged eighty-!our years
He came of a Huguenot family which settled
III South Carolina. Judge Terry was born
i'll Charleston.
THE ~ per cent bonds redeemed by the
United States Treasury amount to total to
date of SIG, 055 $50.
COMMODORE FoLGER, Chief Of the Naval
Bureau of Ordnance, has just completed the
preliminary arrangements with thu Dupont
Powder Compani, for the erection at New
rort, R. l., Of q plant for the manufacture
of gun cotton. The Duponts will erect the
plant free of expense to the Government &C.
cordIng to the naval designs, and are pre-
pairing to make the new smokeiess powder in
large quantity.
s. D. MILLER, the son Of the Attorney
General, has been appointed to the place
lately vacated by Mr.. Tolman, Chief of the
Division of Requisitions and Accounts OF the
War Department, and has been designated
as his private secretary by Secretary Proc
tor.
The convention OF the Association OF
Medical Superintendents Of Insane Asylums
began at the Arlington Hotel in Washing
ton.
THE Chinese Government has informed the
Government Of the United States, through
the Department Of State, of It's unwillingness
to receive ex-senator Henry W. Blair as
Minister to China from the United States.
ATTORNEY MILLER has received
the report of District Attorney Grant at
New Orleans on the killing Of tho Italians In
the Parish Prison there last month. be I'M
mediately sent the report to Secretary
Blaine.
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AVENGED BY COMRADES.
The Lynching of Gambler Hunt BY
Soldiers at WalIa Walla.

The Lynching of Gambler Hunt BY
Soldiers at Walla Walla.
d.. Hunt, the slayer Of Private Miller.
who was lynched on a recent evening by SOL
diers from the garrison at Walla Walls,
Washington, was struck by sixteen bullets,
four of which entered his head. Early in the
evening Sheriff Mcfarland received inteiH-
gence that an attempt would be made
to lynch Hunt. and, in company
with Prosecuting Attorney Blanford.
he repaired to the garrison and
told Colonel Compton what they feared and
asked him to assist them. This he promised
to do by having check rolls called after taps
The Sheriff returned and engaged number
of extra guards, but all Of them had not ar.
rived when q crowd Of probably seventy
soldiers appeared and demanded that tbs
officers open the doors Of the Jail. When this
demand was refused the soldiers began work
on the door with hammers and chisels. Find
ing this slow work, they threatened to use
dynamite.
Further resistance being useless the doors
we're opened and thirty or forty cooked re-
volverS were levelled at the heads Of all In
side, while the keys to the cells were DE-
manded. These were given them, and when
Hunts cell was shown them they quickly
took him out in the Court House yard and
shot him. Excitement was intense, and
crowd of 1000 people surged about the street
in front OF the Jail until after midnight.
Immediately after the shooting the SOL
diers went to their quarters, and it will be
difficult to identify those concerned in the
shooting, though only a portion OF them
were masked The soldiers actually took
charge of the town and would allow no one
to pass along the streets in the vicinity OF
the Jail. They compelled merchants to put
out lights.
Hunt, who was gambler, met Miller In q
saloon. The two began drinking and wera
soon involved in quarrel. Hunt drew hSa
revolver and fatally shot the soldier. 4.
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South and West.

THE Detroit (Mich) Street Car Company
backed down. 1t appointed two lawyers to
confer with the strikers committee, and they
agreed to the demands Of the men. The city
presents a holiday appearance in conse-
quence.
CHEF OF CONSTRUCTION BURNHAN, of the
Worlds Fair, Chicago, ILL.,, appointed G. B.
Atwood, of New York, designer-in-chief.
NELSON BRAY, a desperate awaiting trial
for arson and burglary, was shot through the
head and killed BY Jailor Hall, while at
tempting to escape at Versailles, KY.
WAITEs MARTIN, colored, was hanged in
the Jail yard at Columbia, s. c., for the
murder of Alice McLeon, white woman.
Bill Miles, colored, was executed at Pickens
S. c., for the murder of Jake Griffin. Ed
mund Holloway, also colored. was hanged at
Manning, S. c., for the murder Of John w.
Dubose, white.
Mrs. BETTY HARRISON EAsroN, sister Of
President Harrison, was mortally injured,
and Miss Moore, her niece, badly shaken up
near Cleves, Hamilton County, Ohio, by a
buggy accident.
GENERAL H. P. VAN CLEvE died at his
home near st. Paul, Minn. He was born in
Princeton, n. j., on November %, 1909, was
educated at the United States Military
Academy and served with distinction in the
Civil War.
Mrs. JOSEPHINE BARNABY, widow of J
b Barnaby, of Boston, who died suddenly at
Denver, COL, was killed by drinking from
bottle of poisoned whisky sent from Boston
by some unknown person. MIR. Barnahy was
a wealthy clothing dealer.
FULLY 1000 of 5000 men employed at the
Michigan Car Company's Works. Senator
McMillan's big concern in Detroit, Mich,
II .pthi thau
could lay their hands on when the police ap-
peared. The strikers then attacked the steel
and spring works, to compel the employees to
quit The latter refused, however, and a
pitched battle ensued, ending in the with
drawal of the strikers.
TURNKEY TEHRER shot two prisoners who
were attempting to escape from Jail at Mon
roe. Mich, killing one instantly and fatally
wounding the other.
The Traders and Farmers Bank of Mont
gomery City, Mo-, is closed, and the cashier,
Captain H. w. Covington, has disappeared,
leaving shortage in his accounts of $4,000.
In the Methodist Church at Burlington.
n. c.. the pastor dropped to the pulpit floor
and died in the midst Of his sermon. He
was the Rev. r. R. RicSs. He had about
half finished his sermon when he suddenly
turned very pale, ceased talking, and SINK
down behind the pulpit.
MAYOR WAsHBURNE's first official act on
entering upon his duties was to issue an
order to the Police Department to close up
every gambling house in Chicago.
BUSINESS at GAINESVILLE Ohio, is paralyzej,
owing to general strike in the building
trades.
PoNcHo, the famous Piute Indian, who
piloted General Fremont across the Sierra
Nevadas. died few days ago at the Pyramid
reservation in California. Poncho was a
Mexican veteran and wore a bronze medal
presented to him by the Government.
A SERIOUS wreck occurred on the Balti
more and Ohio Railroad at Gaithersburg,
Md. A west bound express train ran into
an open switch and into side tracked freight
train. Two postal clerks ami several pas
sengers were killed.
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PROMINENT PEOPLE.

Ex-SpEAKER REED Is at Rome.
SENATOR ELECT FELTON,, of California, b
worth about a, 100000.
DURING his lifetime Barnum sold 80 0OQ-
900 tickets to his shows.
GENERAL GREELY finally decided to retire
from the Signal Service.
henry NJ. STANLEY is richer by $l10, 600
as the result Of his lecture tour In America.
Ex-senator INGALLS, will soon start
stock ranch few miles south OF Atchison,
Kan.
HENRY E. ABBEY, the impressario, began
as cornet player In theatre at AKron,
Ohio.
SENATOR MATHEW STANLEY QUAY. sf
Pennsylvania, earned his first money saving
wood. ...t
LORD STANLEY. of Preston, Governor. Gen.
eral Of Canada, is al enthusiastic player OF
foot ball.
GENERAL HAwLEY declares that he would
much prefer a seat in the Senate to q Cabinet
portfolio.
THE most beautiful unmarried royal girl
in all Europe is Princess Ahx, OF Hesse-
Darmstadt.
KING HUMBERr, of Italy, has sent 500 to
each child left an orphan by the steamship
Utopia ulSdStei.
Mr.. JUSTICE STEPHEN, who resigned from
the British bench week or two ago, Will
have pension Of Sl7, 500.
TIE Sultan Of Turkey Is reported as say
ing that if it were not for his duty to his
subjects he would emigrate to America.
LR. GREENE is still in the active practice
Of the Isw at Louisville, Ky. He served In
the Black Eawk war, and was admitted to
the Bar in 1881. -
THE new Earl Granville is a pale-face lad
of nineteen. He is at present student az
Eton, and canbot take his place In the House
of Lords until hs attains his majority.
NEaEKEa the Few Treasurer Of the United
states is a short stout man, with round
and rather ford face marked by q black
mustache. he is aboutforty years old.
Br11 Nys and James Whitcomb Riley,
who fell out year or tFo ago Wnne on
lecture tour because Of Riley's over fonones
for the flowing bowl, met ID Indianapolis
few days ago and made up. -
WHEN Mrs. Ye Cha Yam, the wife OF ths
Corean charge d'afPaires at Washington ar
rived in this country few years since sha
knew no English. Now she can converts
fuently in the language on any current TOPIC:
Hon. DAVID A. WELLS, the statistician
and writer on political economy, has been
awarded gold medal by the jurors OF the
French EXPOSITION Of 1889, in recognition OF
his contributions to economic science and
! literature. -
TIE latest freak OF the German Emperor.
before setting out on his travels, was to bring
up the torpedo boat Potsdam and manoeuvef
her Ii person on the Spree, in the presence Of
an enormous crowd Of much astonished
spectators.
HENRY n. SMITH, the journal clerk OK ths
National House Of Representatives, is con.
sidered the most able legislative expert In ths
country, and his knowledge Of parliament
tary law is unexcelled. He has held his placs
for twenty wears.
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THE NEWS EPITOMIzED.
Eastern and Middle States.

AN abandoned woman, found murdered
and horribly mutilated in Water street
dive, gave rise to the belief that Jack the
Riper,n the butcher Of Whitechapel, was at
large in New York City. The police have
description Of the murderer
Two Italian laborers were killed and four
others seriously injured in railroad COL
lision near Rock Point Penn.
MRS. MARTHA HALL, aged sixty-fve, of
Lowell, Mass, who had one leg and her
nose broken and her spine injured in the Old
Colony Railroad accident at Quincy, was
awarded sl1, 900 by the arbitrators
WALTER TIcE, twenty years old, and
Charles Christie, aged eighteen years or
South Camden, N. j., were drowned In the
Delaware River. They were in sauboat
with twelve other young men.
JOHN POWERS and John Bulger were ia.
tally stabbed on the streets of Newark, n.
j., by Michael Rosa, an italian.
Ex-PARK COMMISSIONER SrEARNs, OF
Brooklyn, veteran of the war and com
mitted suicide by stabbing himself through
the heart at his home. He was fifty years
old. and for several months had been suner-
ing with insomnia.
A LAMP suspended from the ceiling in the
uOuSc VI IuiS. OOIu SO4i oNi, e1V Iva
ington, Penn, exploded, fatally injuriug
Mrs. Conrad and her two daughters, aged
fourteen years and twenty-one months re-
spectively.
SOME unknown perscn broke into the
stable of Jacob Kermerer, near Murrays-
vile, Penn, the other night and poisoned
four imported stations, valued at $4,000,
and then cut up the carriages and harness.
HARRIsvILLE, N Y, thriving village on
the route into the Adirondack forest was
practically destroyed by fire, the loss being
estimated at 100000.
DEACON J. ELLERY PIPER, a wealthy resi-
dent of Hyde Park, Mass, was killed q .ow
days ago by train.
The Centre Block in Franklin, Penn, was
destroyed by fire. The losses aggregate
$4,000, partially insured. 1t was the
largest fire that has occurred there fol
years.
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THE LABOR WORLD.

BOSTON mattresses have union.
LONDON has 200, 900 factory girls.
NEBRASKA has the Eight-hour law.
The Molders' Union has 80, 600 men.
WOMEN BARRIERS increase in London.
FRENCH yards are busy on war ships.
OMAHA, Neb., will have a trade school.
: CANADIANS are bowling against Chinese
labor.
INDIANAPOLIS stonemasons work eight
hours.
AUSTRALIA will have an eight hour move.
ment.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA has Woman's Trade
Union.
NEBRASKA railroads must use automatic
couplers.
NASHVILLE Tenn.) harnessmakers use a
union label.
A NUMBER Of New York barber shops now
keep open all night.
THE Miners Convention at Paris repre-
sented !, Zoo, 900 men.
A BROOKLYN Plumbers and Gasatters'
Union has over 700 members.
LABOR is more productive at present than
at any other epoch Of history.
P1rrsBURe bricklayers want s4.50, nine
hours and eight on Saturday.
THE colored barbsrs, OF Evansville Ind,
have formed a labor organization.
SAN FRANCISCO builders worth sl0, ,OOO,-
600 have organized to fight the union.
SAN FRANCISCO unions talk Of free labor
bureau and cooperative establishment.
TIE clerks employed on railroads in Indt-
ana have organized an Assembly OF Knights
Of Labor.
The women stenographers and typewriters
propose to form an organization for New
York City.
CHICAGO park employees want car fare
when they are sent to remote parts OF the
city to work.
LANCASHIRE, England. has 95, 900 children
who will be affected by the law raising the
age Of half-timers to eleven years and twelve
the year after.
SINCE December, 1899, the laborers EN-.
ployed BY the municipal authorities of
Buenos Ayres have not received their wages.
They are now on strike.
IT is said that the wages for Shorthand
writing and typewriting has fallen from an
average Of s25 to an average OF S. per week
since women entered the field.
THE Liverpool dockers' strike was telling
stroke. According to the annual report re-
Gently published, the Leeds and Liverpool
Canals profits declined s95,OOO in conse-
quence Of it.
GERMAN workingmen at Cleveland organ
lied union to which only those who can
speak German are eligible. 1t will combine
trades unions and have insurance features
and take political action.
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MANIPURIS SUBDUED,
Twelve of Their Villages Burned by
British Troops.

Information reached Simls, India, that
the British columns advancing on Manipur.
under Generals Lockhart and Turner, when
within 81 mt of a large native settlement in
the Bhngri Valley, halted and sent scouts
forward to inform the Manipuris that the
British Generals were awaiting proposals Of
peace from the insurgent tribes. The rebels,
however, refused to answer this peaceable
suggestion and the British troops were or
dered to advance.
The British columns pushed forward and
burned twelve villages which had been oc-
cupied by the rebels. The latter, in great
force, retreated to the hills. The British
force then shelled the hills with shrapnel
shells killing and wounding large numbers
Of the enemy. The latter is now believed to
have been completely cowed.