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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-29
The Eruption OF Mt. Etna.

Ff INC fSNf ~ una
CATANIA. Aug. n.-It is now four weeks since
Etna began TO give evidences OF the outbreak
with winch ii Is being convulsed. and during
the intervening period it has been In u con-
slant but varying state al eruption. For the
first three weeks the progress made by the
lava streams was 81 considerable, and tho
damage done was so widespread. that tho
graycst anxiety WAS felt for the safety OF the
various villages that lilo MT tho base between
Cutania and the seat of the eruption. NicOlosi.
Brontc. and Helpasso wero at one time in i'm
minent danger Of being invaded aud over
whelmed by the incandescent. molten streams
that poured down in their direction.
On the LIST inst. tho eruption showed signs
Of abatement, and during the following three
days it Icsscned to such an extent as 10 give
rise to hopes among the frightened peasants
that their hour OF trial had Inssed. IN tho
4th inst. however. a sharp shock OF earth
quake was felt ut Cntania. and Immediately
nftrrward Monte Crosse was seen to break
out with Increased violence. The whole dis.
trirt was convulsed with spnsmo lie throbs.
aud the atm"srher. was filled for miles around
with II hot. mIddentnE dust. that continued to
fall for several hours and wrought great dam
ago among tho vines and other produce.
Masses OF incandescent rock OF considerable
size were elected to n height of half a mile.
and were accompanied by denfening rum
blings and by showers OF volcanic bombs. the
noise OF explosion OF which. as 1t ECHOED and
redchoed amid tho gorges and mountains
around. reminded one of nothing so much as
that which usually forms the finale OF Il Cigan-
tic pyrotechnic display.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-29
Labor and Wage.

The Waters and Rartenders' unions yes.
terday reported that they had endorsed the
Central Labor Unions resolutions advising
members OF labor organizations not to Join
the militia. The piano makers made a SIM
liar report. and the silk ribbon weavers COM
planned that some of their members who were
in the militia had to 60 to Buffalo Ito shoot
down poor strikers" They will hold a meet
ing tomorrow night at til. West Side Labor
Lyceum to consider the matter.
Tho electric .wiremen reported yesterday
that they would parade on Labor Day 800
strong. and the foundrymen reported that
they would send 500 men to Joinin the parade.
The Central Labor Federation will have no
parade. but will hold a picnic instead at
Brommer's Union Park, l"}d street and Willis
avenue. at winch 40 singing societies will be
also be represented at tho picnic.
A letter was read at the meeting OF the Cen.
trial Labor Union yesterday from idwardK King
oftho Type Founders. inviting thu delegates
in the name of the Central Labor MON to at
tend Il service OF the Church Association for
the Arrangement of the Interests, Il Labor in
Trinity Church next SUNDAY evening. The 1t.
Rev; Hugh Miller THOMPSON. d; p. LII D..
Bishop OF mississippi. will preach the sermon.
and the writer Of tho letter says that he Is .
very, radical speaker" The invitation was
accented.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-29
Sir George sim In a Peck OF Trouble.
From he san Francisco Chronicle

from ne snn fIpH''Co tHfOHtCfe-
For goodness sake. come In and take n
share OF our domestic troubles" exclaimed
Sir George Dibbs, Premier Of tho colony Of
New South Wales. as ho sat Yesterday In u
large armchair. surrounded by n mountain Of
baggage. buffalo horns. and curiositics picked
UP by the way.
Man IL born to trouble. as the sparks fly
upward. Last night We ciambered over sew
eral freight trains on o voyage Of discovery
searching for our train. At 5 o'clock this
morning we had u collision at Sacramento with
n freight train. Both engines were knocked
out OF running and We were delayed two
hours. No. no one was seriously hurt. but We
were bumped about, and my arms are sore.
Your railroad management Is a~bominable.
and | am surprised ut q business nation per-
hitting 1t. Look at the quantities Of !Amerl-
cans who GO over to Europe to spend, their
millions in European travel. Not only do you
discourage Europeans from visiting your coun.
try. but you drive out your own. wealthy
classes, You lose lots OF money that way.
This policy OF every one. for himself and the
devil take the hindmost in railroad travelling
loses YOU q good many million dollars"
At this moment Sir Georges valet an
nounced the loss Of three trunks. including
his own.
We'll. I'm glad you've lost your box. George:
4. will interest you more in the pursuit OF ours.
What's tlintY Twenty-Five per cent. extra to
get our linen washed by tomorrow morning |
Pay it. George; don't argue: pay out all We
have; we must get home"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-29
Message. from Vessel. Mt Sea.

From N. Philadelphia Puzzle Ledger and Daily Transcript
Mr.. George W. Childs has earned many
'thank-yous' in his time. hut never n more
sincere one than We gave him to-day said an
officer Of the navy yesterday who was ordered
to report on board the Constellation when in
the chesapeake.
And why Because the message brought
by the pigeons yesterday told thar the vess ell
WAS Uecalmcd or Cape Henlopen: and instead
Of passing Cane Henry. as was cXnected it
would to-day. it would do well if 1t was there
by Tomorrow or even Sunday and this knowl-
edge allowed those on shore belonging to the
vessel to spend the mean time among friends
or at home instead of waiting III. uncertainty
and suspense among strangers III some town
on the bay. And the know edge. was gained
by the offer OF the prizes which brought the
birds into service.
1t was SO entirely new for all concerned to be
able to count upon the movements u u vessel
at sea with any degree Of certainty that 1t
almost amounted to a revelation. But the nd
vantage there was in it was appreciated to the
fullest extent. The Constellation has been ont
for four days. and the superintendent Of the
Naval Academy at Annarolis has had the re-
port in Cart. CheSter's own hand OF the where
anouts OF the vessel each morning. the prog
ress made during the preceding twenty-tour
hours. and the outlook for the following day.
The result Of the experiment has been SO en-
tircly satisfactory that 1t is exceedingly doubt:
full IL no allows the vessel TO again go out OF
sight without its complement Of winged mes
sengers to bring the daily reports to shore.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-29
INIORML lion ron TEA CHEERS.
Some Surprising Replies to Tn cir E1ami
milton Papers.

English as She Is Taught" was issued by
ono of the largest Publishing houses. It's un-
conscious. wit surpassed the effort, OF those
who would be witty. Some. indeed. thought 1t
the work Ola great genius in humor. But tho
book was what it claimed to be-nnswers given
by the children OF our common schools TO
questions put to them ut examinations.
While the writer was one or the examiners
for teachers for - county, in the state Of -.
he. on examining the narcrs sent in by would
Of English as She Is Taught" Thus:
Q.-What invention aided in making posi-
BILE the discovery Uf America?
A.-Thn invention Of the steamboat.
Q.-Nnme five Of the most prominent cities
Of the Northwest, and state the cause OF the
Importance of eurh?-
Ala Crosse. Fonduiac. Mi waukcc. RACINE.
Cincinnati. All but Cincinnati are noted for
their water w,rEs.
Q.-What were some Of the principal causes
Ct the America Revolution ?? .
A.-The opposing principals OF popilnr and
aristratic government were at the bottom Of
Q.-Name five countries represented in the
All-American Congress.
A.-Japan. France. England. Venezuela. Gau-
Q.-Why have the inhabitants Of the polar
region six months Of day and six months Of
night.
X.-The earth revolves SO slowly, at the polls.
tho earth being smaller at thut point.
Another gave this answer:
A.-The earth revolving on its axis only
reaches them once II year.
And another gave this answer:
A.-Because 1t Is so far from the centre OF
the earth that the sun is on the other side Of
the world six months:
A sound produced by the vocal organs Is
a diphthonX.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-29
TIE NEW MEy At HoMEsTEAn
The Rev. Mr.. Banks Fails to Verify O'Dsn-
neiI's Stories About Them.

From me Pin.Iuroh bfsp1,ch.
The Rev. Louis Abort Banks Of Boston. an
over ms AN unfnltering friend of labor, and who
within recent years has attracted widespread
s shs,s sWsati ny system sis sSrii s Inc "S Naw af Enslan ar ion
S SaS Sask T ir"m u na a5a,ss%si' M Sis'fBs snss OH ws mt
to Homestead on Thursday afternoon.
satisfy % my , eurios sfs."" Mr. !" i an%s', saia .% }%ss | 70
Hugh U'Donncil and burgess Mciuckie were
In Boston some time ago went to hear them
tel Of tho Homestead strike. Iheir stories
the subject | was positively convinced hat the
men who had gone into the mill to work since
arc being subjected to NIL sorts Of outraGes. l
beloved that men were hcins chopped, to
n n'sSdf ou 81 ' thasf r tns s nSW m mon ,r,e w mr,,' a una /, sa to
operate tho great concern. However. l came
to SEQ for myself. and now l am heartily glad I
Well. tel mo what you found there" tho
We'll: am going to write about what !
b. ia not ys nna Nh 'he stIri's tom ,on, IN ihs ST ny
am not a steel expert. hut in my judgment
the work being turned out is first class, 49,.
own request / was shown through the dining
rooms and examined the food MS it was leing
p snoSsn upon Isr thu the v tsSlSs; 1t sn wn i a snSs,snl' ,a
they appeared to ME like the Kitchens OF n
flrst-clnas hotel.
ri made a careful examination, OF the sleep.
ing apartments. | had the hunks opened for
my inspection. and | can shy cleertully that
tho hunks were clean and comfortable.
Another matter. and one in which 1 was
m NJ. Ban ,nsc .Sid' IVA Ms w inyef soii in thy Ss
East that the company was running u speak
easy In the mill for thu benefit of the working
men, We know hut littl" OF speak.rasies IN
the East. and was anxious to see one. !
asked to be shown to the place. but, ! was
told by the authorities that they did not
have n spenk-casy on the premises. l was
slow to believe what they told me in tho
face OF the, other stories told us.
and l decided to investigate tho matter
on my own account. | took Mr.. Catch into my
confidence. and had him ~ to Superintend-
ent Potter and II. possible. secure for me a
small drink Of liquor. Mr.. Potter was anxious
to send up town and get the liquor for me. but
he assured my messenger that there was none
in the works. That convinced me that the
spenk-easy story was not vel! founded.
However" the Row. Mr.. Banks concluded,
1.-THE mills at Homestead are working. and 1
am glad ! went there and saw the conditions
for m ySnlEh
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-29

Triton. Ind. Aug. 2S.-Since the arrest Of
Mrs. Ben Vice and Mrs. Frank Fouch at Wind
fall on Friday for dcmolishing the front Of
two saloons. another woman has Teen added
to the list. On Saturday morning Mrs. Rich.
ard Huston was put under bonds for the same
offence. Raids were made. on the saloons by
these women. and each time they left album
dant evidence OF their visit. The women were
armed with axes and they attacked tho glass
fronts. cmmplet"ly destroying tho large vim
places and several Kegs Of whiskey were
spilled about the floor. In one Of the saloons
a costly sidehoari was ruined. The bonds Of
the women were placed at go In each case,
but they had no, trouble in finding plenty Of
feht' The cas-, t." The bitter end. but the frie y
OF the women do not seem alarmed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-29
POOR COTTON SPINNERs.
Hard Times for Them In FnGland-ralk Of
Reducing Wages.

LONDON. Aug. 22.--The crisis In the cotton
TRADE is increasing in gravity. The loss sus-
tained in the operation OF certain plants
amounts to n fourth to three-eighths Of O
penny in the pound. The operatives refuse to
accept a reduction In wages. and maintain
that u reduced output Is the proper remedy.
Tho Cotton Factory Times. commenting on the
proposal for short time with reduced wages.
says II believes that u the workers had been
copied il. but 1t Is doubtful Il they, would now.
A writer in the Manchester Guardian says the
chief difficulty ID to he expected from tho par
yenu section q employers. originally workers
themselves. who seem hent upon crushing the
Tie Guardian dcprecates such an effort, and
holds that experience touches employers and
employed must cooperate In reaching a modus
vivendi sooner or later. 1t ur.cs employers to
secure the good will Of the workers at once.
assist in minimizing disaster, II this course
had been pursued earlier. tho eight hours
agitation. now such an absorbing problem.
might have been avoided.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-29
HI. Father III the English Army.

1t was learned yesterday that John Ross
Fitzpatrick. IL 'longshoreman. who was
drowned while bathing in the East River at
ths foot OF Pacific street. BROOKLYN. on Satur-
day evening. was a son Of Capt. William Fitz-
patrick oftho Seventy sixth REGION nj. English
West Indies. Young H. ,ane to
America about Q yearn." Il - YORK on
tho whurves in Brooklyn 20 have
had trouble in England. n,..,n lrccssitatod
his leaving tho country. The body Is still at
the Morgue.. aud unless claimed 1t will be
morrow.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-29

BOISE. Aug. 15.-An immense glacial field
has been discovered in. the .~uneXplored region
Of Central Idaho by +. Is. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
gist and mi%neralogist. Under the date OF Aug.
8 he writes rs follows:
"As | came over the divide into Big Greek !
snw awav to the west. among the high noun
tuins, what appeared to be a glacier. Inquiry
at Big Creek developed the fact, that though
two q the men In camp had lived there several
snow. They also told me many had tried It
and failed. All had tried to take horses with
them. l determined to 90 on foot.
AS ! advanced the signs OF tho white man
decreased until they, disappeared altogether.
The country through which l made my way
was the widest and. toughest OF any through
which ! ever travelled in point Of grandeur
and. picturesque beauty. The view from the
the United States. u.
.'Benenth the glacial field / found a series Of
glacial lakes. The glacial fields are quito OK.
tensive. They probably cover nearly AS great
an area, though, not, so thick. as the great
ElaGini fields OF the Ai 2; ne AnnmnmlnSe her S ,IeScn
were receding, four stationary. and only one
advancing. None that ] saw extended moro
than 1000 feet below the snow line
The writer says that tho glaciers are located
about thirty-tive- miles southwest oi Shoup:
amid q number Of very high peaks that are not
down on the mans,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-29
His Name . Household Word.

From Rt 81. Pad PioHser PTo'.
Years and years aco." said tho loluacious
travelling man as he rested his feet on one OF
the best chairs in the lobby. "ther" came TO
pocket. To-day his name is hoard 10 every
hamlet in the country and 1t Is FAMILIAR to
every school boy and girl IN the United states;
anything of a sensational CHARACTER,
"It must have been Carnegie" said the shoe
no: It was jay Gould" said the clothing
salesman. u.
Columbus" said another.
You are all wrong" said the first speaker.
well. then. who was iii" asked tho clothing
salesman.
John Smith"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-29
BurnIng OF u Biz Lumber Mil.

PETosKEY. Mich. Aug. 2s.-Fire started yes-
terday morning in the lath room Of the North.
ern Michigan Lumber Company's factory a
EEendsrags. seven miles north Of Petoskey.
Peters is tho principal ~stOckholder in the com.
pany which employs over 100 men. The ioss
will be over 500,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-29
When Nature

Needs assistance II may DO best to renderit promptly.
but ono should remember to use oven tho most perfect
remedies only when needed. The best and most sim
pie and gentle remedy Is tho Syrip OF Figs. manufao-
tured by the California Fig syrup Co.-Aiv.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-29

The leading EDslish. papers refer to the New York
CsntrArs unsurpassed train ser vice ~ the marvel Of
thtl progressive AgA-kdN
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-29

From New York to the summit OF the Catsktlls In lust
three hours, via New York Central snd OTIS BlsyAtipH
kA~lwsyA-AaN
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-29

IDAHO CITY. Aug. la-While making n tour
through the central portion OF the state 10
s soatb 1 MaGSG and Ya I.yeiI 10 f thausnnd Eo. Of m l"s
OF comparatively unoxplored country. Your
correspondent visited Florence and ,Warrcns.
ago. supported thousands Of people. but which
are now worked out. At Wnrrens George
Hisb9ld is running a i'yeistamn mill on Vile NIKE
near the Little Giant with profit. ,rrosr.c,ors
earnest. Several locations have been made
lately. and. although but little DEVELOPMENT
has boon done on them. they give, promise OF
people OF that section are very confident that
much will he done In the way of development
capitalists are already looking that way. and
some investments have already been made.
Florence. northwest Of Wsrrens, Is nov a..
ever known. as high as S3.U0O having been
aaseI tn Hsf ah tm 2 Of one aa, man nu ah' pr has been tot dis.
posed lodges that cross the gulches. and de:
them. At one, place u shaft is down thirty
feet feet an" sS,s the f Finr srs sak M,Ii o Sad Is yssS tle be in a
again ifiIed With = large and busy population.
At Idaho City the company formed for the
to ascertain whether there is gold, in the bot
tom OF the pothole. have the shaft down thirty
feet. ana day ana hl9ht shilts arc az work.
Washington mine. Gambrinus district. IL now
coming out. Two or three days ago twenty
tons OF very rich silver orc were shipped to
Omaha for reduction. The ton-stnmp gold
mill at tho mine is running right along,
Placer miners OF Boise Basin have had n
much better water season than for many years
past. and most Of them have done well,
The trouble bot ween he Cuur d'Alenc, mine
miners having been forced to, yield by mill
tary authorities after they had committed
many murders. No more trouble Ia feared.
City and Banner. arc looking unusually well.
and some sales will undoubtedly be consum-
mated within the next few days.
feet. and some of the ore coming out Is worth
500 per ton. while tho Trade Dollar is FRO.
feet. and will cut the ledge in . few days
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-27
Another Mckinley BilI Victory

Que more victory fur protection and
the Mckinley bill When a heavier
duty was put on cotton ties ma lie of iron
a cry went up that this meant ruin to
the planters in the South The tariff
previous to the passage of the Mckinley
act was 81 per cent, which was the
equivalent to from Sll to Sl2 per ton
At that time the lowest price these
ties we're ever sold at WIS % cents pei
uou I'd. The duty under the new law
was made S33 50 per ton. AMI on Thurs
day Of last week Messrs. A. r. Whit
ney & Co., announced that they are sell
ing cotton ties, made Of steel. far supe-
rior to any iron tie ever imported, a: 2
cents per pound.
Te reporter Of New 70 k city Mr..
Whitney said: "When the duty was al
most tIebled they said we couldn't make
cotton ties in this country, and tina. we
would simply drive 'he pl,uters to ruin.
As soon as the Mckinley bill was passed
many plants have started, and now you
see the result. There are now 80. 900
tons made here which were formerly i'm
ported, and the price is lower than it
ever has been before
When cotton ties were entirely unpro-
tected the price was as high as six cents
per pound. Under the 35 per cent
duty it was two ami one half cents. and
now. under what was called an excessive
duty. the price is only two cents per
pound and better article is produced
than ever before. So. instead of ruin
lug the Southern planters. this part of
the Mckinley law has reduced the cost
to them of a necessity, established an
American industry. aud given employ
ment to American workingmen
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-27

1t will be glory enough for one reign
If Pope Leo XIII shall succeed in fore
ing the French Catholic clergy to recog-
nize aud support the French republic. =
They have been hitherto, during the
whole twenty-one years of its existence,
its worst enemy. The Pope issued a
circular to them in February, commend
ing the republic to them as the uphold
ers Of law and order. Many paid no
attention to the circular. Now, howev-
er, in his new brief, his holiness directs
the recalc,rants in the most unmistakable
terms to uphold the republic of France
He says that public tranquility and
the common welfare" are the supreme
criterion of stable government, and
that wherever government stg-ds the
test Of this criterion it must receive the
support of all good Catholics.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-27

The constitution Of the State provides
that all civil officers appointed by the
Governor, except those therein excepted,
shall enter upon the discharge of their
duties in the month of May. This pro-
vision was doubtless inserted to insure a
harmonious md systematic plan. In
the new school law it is provided that
the school commissioners shall enter
upon the discharge Of their duties in
August. which is in direct conflict with
the constitutional provision. Upon this
rock it is thought the new law will be
wrecked and declared void, as it will
likely will be taken to the court at an
early day. In the event of the nulliica-
ton of the law. the present school boards
will serve out their terms without inter-
ruption, according to the provisions oil
the old law.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-27
Half Rates to gettysburg Via.
Ia. K. r.

On Thursday. June 2nd, 1892. the
High Water Mark" Monument will be
dedicated on the field of Gettysburg
This monument marks the highest point
within the Union lines reached by Pick
ett's troops in the memorable charge oil
July 3rd, 1868. The monument has
been erected under the auspices of the
Battlefield Memorial Association. The
de1icatory ceremonies will be highly in
teresting, consisting of speeches. poems,
music. and military exercises. A large
number of veterans. both officers and
privates, will be gathered on the historic
field and the occasion will be a most
memorable one.
For the benefit of those desiring to at
tend, the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany will. on June LIST and 2nd. sell ex-
cursion tickets from all principal stations
on the lines to Gettysburg at a single
fare for the round trip. Return cou-
Don, will be valid for use until June 4th,
inclusive.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-27

While workmen were engaged in quar-
rying rock on Cannon Hill, near Frede-
rick, for the building of the elevator
company, a cave was discovered among
the massive limestone rocks which
abound there. The assure indicates
that genuine cave is not far off, the
assure beng eight feet long, widening
to about fourteen feet at the bettom, va
ryiDg from one to two feet in width. -
Below the opening there is an endless
variety of stalactite formations of beauti-
full white. with tan background. The
company will at once commence to ex-
plore the cave further.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-27

The printers of the country have done
a noble work for the disabled and vete
ran members of their craft in the erection
of the admirable Home for Printers at
Colorado Springs. To Messrs. Childs
and Drexel belong the honor of baving
initiated the work, aud to the union
printers throughout the nation is due the
credit Of having carried it to completion
1t will be a fitting resting place for those
who have become helpless 10 the pursuit
of the art aud trade of the iypesetter. for
many reasons one Of the most exacting.
Us it is one Of the most important, of
calliDgs.