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Died IN A BURNING MINE.
Silver Miners Meet a Horrible
Death in Bohemia.
Escape Cut Off and the Victims
Perish in Flames.

A terrible disaster has occurred in the ia
nous Birkenberg silver mine at Prizibrem,
a town Of Bohemia, celebrated for its rich
silver and lead mines. A fire started in the
mine, when 500 miners ware below. The
employees made a frantic effort to reach
the shaft of exit. Their cries could be heard
even above the roar Of the fire, and thou.
sands fastened to assist in the rescue.
Many escaped, and in the first confusion
it was believed that only forty men were
missing. But g house-to-house inquiry
among the miners families revealed the
fact that nearly 200 miners were left in the
pit. The number is known to be at least as
high as 175
The flames were supposed to be finally sub
dusd at the time when the first rescue party
went down, but after fourteen bodies were
brought up the fire started afresh. Water
was pumped into the mine, but the machin-
cry was Inadequate and the fire increased.
When the flames seemed to abate some
what rescue party went down and returned
with eleven more dead bodies. They said
that they could hear shouts and
groans far off in the mine, but
that the smoke was so thick and the
heat 50 intense chat they did not dare ven.
ture in. None Of the party would return.
and two hours passed before foreman could
find seven men to go down with him.
The foreman and the seven men tried to
make their way in the direction where the
shouts and groans had been heard, but the
heat was sitting, and heavy smoke and fire
finally obstructed all progress.
About 100 yards from the shaft the party
were suddenly enveloped in gust OF dre
and smoke from side gallery. Four men
fell unconscious Their comrades tried to
drag them away, but wers compelled finally
to run for their lives ani leave the men to
die.
This rescue party heard no sound in the
galleries save ths cracking Of the fire. All
Of the woodwork near the shaft had been
burnt away.
The four survivors said the fire evidently
bad followed the miners from the entrance
to the end of the galleries The foreman
says there was no doubt that all the men
who were left in the mine were dead.
The heat beyond the point where the four
miners were stricken, he said, would have
been fatal and the smoke was sitting. BE
saw tools and garments abandoned In the
haste of flight, showing by their positions
shat the men had fed away from the shaft.
Immediately after the foreman's return
with the remains OF his party the fire started
up again despite the work OF the engines.
Thousands of men, women, and children sur
The list of the LIS miners believed to have
been left in the pit and burned has been
posted, 80 that il any Of the number had
escaped his friends might come forward
with the information. Not name has been
erased, however, and the continued inquiry
of the police in the city has been frritless.
One hundred families have been deprived
OF all their male members by the disaster.
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PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT.
Pensions Cause an increase tor Last
Month of 81, 623, ,374.

Pensions Cause an increase tor Last
Month of 81, 623,374.
The United States Treasury Departments
monthly public debt statement shows an in.
crease in the aggregate OF the debt last
month amounting to 81, 623, 374, Un
usually heavy pension payments in May,
which for the month amounted to
100000 in May year ago, brought
about this increase in the debt
during the month. There was an increase
Of $3.50 in the interest bearing debt and a
decrease Of S. 5l3, 533 in the surplus cash in
the Treasury and decrease Of SS99, l49 in
the non.interest-b bearing debt. The total
debt less Sc, 0O5. 1897 net cash balance in the
Treasury and the s1OO, 600, 900 gold greenback
redemption fund is SSt3, 1888
National depository banks hold SIS, 6O5,..
329 of the Treasury surplus-an increase OF
about $3.50, 600 since May l. Treasury gold
coin and bullion assets aggregate S27l, 527,-
09l. or about s2,0O0,OO0 less than on
May l. Silver assets aggregate A43, 429,
sos an increase of nearly s., SOC, 900 during
the last month. Against these coin and
bullion assets there are Sl7l. 765, 729 in gold
certificates, $3.50, 904, 002 in silver certificates
and S97, ,391, 9S6 in silver Treasury notes out
standing.
Government receipts from all sources in
Nav aggregated s2s, 49S. 79S against s27,-
All, ,425 in May, 1891. Custom receipts last
month were Sl3, LII, ,39l, or a million and a
quarter more than in May year ago: and
internal revenue receipts were Sl3, 05o, lo6,
an increase Of fully three-quarters OF mil
lion over May, 1891.
The coinage of the mints during May ag-
gregated S, 3ss, 900 pieces, valued at %, o19, =,
27O. or this amount "a, lis, 9o0 were IN Soio
pieces: $9l6170 in silver, and Ut ''SoV LII
minor coins
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In the EouSe,

10TH DAY.-The consideration of the
Sundry Civil bill was again resumed.
Amendments were adopted in Committee OF
the Whole prohibiting the opening on Sun
day Of the Government exhibit at the
Worlds Exposition, and that no intoxicat-
ing liquors shall be sold at any time in any
Government building.
10th DAY.-The Sundry Civil Appropria-
ton bill was passed-The Postoflce bill
was taken up--Mr. Stevens reported bill
to place iron ore aud scrap iron on the fres
list aud to reduce duties on manufactures OF
iron and other metals
12lsr DAY.-The Legislative, Executive
and Judicial Appropriation bill was reported
and placed on the calendar-The House
then went into committee Of the whole on
the Postoface Appropriation bill.
122D DAY.-Discussion Of the Postal Ap.
preparation bill was continued.
123D DAY.-Ths House resumed the con-
sideration Of the Postoffice Appropriation
bill. The pending amendment to increase
the appropriation for free delivery $500, 900
was voted down. thirty-four to 13i.
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THE NEWS EPITOMIZED.
Eastern and Middle States.

GENERAL A. D. STREIeHr died, few days
ago, at his country home, near Indianapolis
Ind. BE was born in Wheeler, N. Y, on
June II, 1929.
THE May convention Of those New York
Democrats who opposed the action of the
February convention, was held in Syracuse.
Cleveland's nomination was strongly urged,
and the delegation elected to Chicago was
instructed to vote as unit though left un-
instructed as to candidates.
GENERAL HORACE PORTER announces that
the fund for the Grant monument in New
York City is more than complete.
THE people OF Johnstown, Penn, OBJ
served the third anniversary Of the great
hood Of 1889 in fitting manner by unveil-
Ing beautiful monument which has been
erected by the citizens Of the town to the
unknown dead who lost their lives in th at
terrible catastrophe.
AT Newport, r. l., Governor Brown and
the other State officers elected in April last
were inducted into Office in accordance with
the ancient ceremony OF ELECTION Day"
The weather was fine and crowds witnessed
the Inauguration.
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Foreign.

THE worst Of recent reports as to tho
anarchistic condition Of Venezuela are con-
frmed. Repeated dynamite ousrages have
spread terror among the citizens OK the cap.
ital. Two cadets and an officer in the mill
tary academy have been killed by bomb.
S1aNoR GIoLrrTI, the new Prime Minister
of Italy, announced to the Chamber OF
Deputies at Rome that the members Of the
Cabinet had offered their resignation to
King Humbert, but that his Majesty had
refused to accept. The King Of Portugal
has accepted the resignation Of the whole
Cabinet and charged Senior Ferreira to
form another Cabinet.
THE prohibition of the entry Of Russian
Hebrews into Germany has been withdrawn.
THE cholera epidemic at Sringar, in the
Vale of Cashmere, caused 1900 deaths du.
ring one week, A terrible panic prevailed
among the people, the horror Of the situa-
tion having been increased by great IRE,
which had destroyed 2oO houses ana ,9 mace ae
8O,OO0 persons homeless. Food Is held at
famine prices, the crops in tha district being
almost failure.
A DESTRUCTIVE fire at Moscow, Russia,
threatened for time to sweep through ths
whole city. The Fire Department found 1t
impossible to subdue the flames, and when
the fire had burned itself out three streets,
containing sixty houses, were in ruins
AGAIN Honolulu, the capital city Of the
Hawaiian Islands, is arouss1, the excitement
being caused by the arrest Of twenty persons
charged with treason. The persons arrested
are, from information received by Marshal
Wilson. members os.the Hawaiian Protec-
tive Association" and have for their object
the overthrow Of the existing form OF gov.
ernmsnt by depodng Queen Liliuokalaui an1
establishing Hawaiian Republic.
IowA's gift of -four, provisions etc., to
Russia has arrived safely at Riga.
EMPEROR W1LLIAx OF Germany re-
viewed the Berlin garrison; his Empress and
the Queen and Queen Regent Of Holland
were present.
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FIFTY-sECOND CONGRESS-.
In the Senate.

104rK DAY.-The debate on Morgan's
silver resolution was resumed and continued
until o'clock, when, at the suggestion Of
Mr.. Morgan, Mr.. Stewart of Nevada,
moved that the Senate proceed to the con.
sideration Of his Free Coinage Silver bill.
Mr.. Morgan demanded the yeas and nays
which resulted-Yeas twenty eight, nays
twenty. So the Free Coinage bill was taken
up and discussed.
105rH DAY.-The Stewart Free Coinage
bill was made unfinished business Among
the bills passed were the following: To re-
classify and prescribe the salaries Of railway
postal clerks. Also thirty private bills and
pension bills, including one giving pension
Of $50 month to Tendoy, chief Of the Ban
rocks Shoshones and Sheepeaters tribes Of
Indians as "a faithful and valued friend OF
the white settlers in Idaho"
l06rH DAY. Mr.. Sherman made speech
on the Stewart Silver bill, which occupied
the entire session.
10TH pAY.-The Diplomatic and Consular
Appropriation bill was reported. It carries
1,7l0 045, an increase OF 1921, 800 over the
bill as it passed the House-Mr. Sherman
finished his speech on the Silver bill and MIR.
Stewart began one.
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LATER NEWS.

! The Pope has written to the bishops OF the
province of New York reapproviug Area.
Bishop reland's Faribault scheme.
The Prohibitonists of Pennsylvania met
| in State Convention at Scranton. One OF
their first proceedings was to take ups col.
lection Of 1850 to defray expenses. plat
form was adopted, unrsssrvedly denouncing
the manufacture and sale Of alcoholic
beverages, favoring tho issue o: money
directly to the people instead OF through
corporations demanding a judicious pro-
tective tariff, advocating womsn suffrage
and demanding that the Worlds Fair be
closed on Sundays.
THE Wisconsin State Prohibitionists in
convention nominated T. c. Richmond for
Governor. A platform was adopted favor
ing the points of the Bennett law.
FIRE destroyed three .fourths Of Coquille
City, Oregon; loss, $4,000.
RIVAL Highbinder societies had a battle
with pistols in the streets Of Sacramento,
Cal. Two Cinnamon were killed.
THE Illinois Prohibition State Convention
met at Springfield. R. R. Link, farmer,
was nominated for Governor by acclama-
ton. A resolution was adopted declaring
in favor of closing the Worlds Fair on Sun
day and against the sale Of liquors on the
Fair grounds.
EAST DURANGO, Texas, has been COM
plstsly wrecked by hurricane, not a house
baing left standing. The house Of Tom
Wishers was crushed like an egg shell and
his wife and his six children instantly killed.
A baby escaped unharmed. the only sur
viyor. About twenty people were seriously
injured, some fatally.
TIE centennial of the admission OK Ken.
lucky into the Union was celebrated at
Louisville by public meeting in the morn
ing. and by banquet in the evening. The
Tooth anniversary was also celebrated at
Lexington. A delegation of Philadelphians
presented pictures Of Carpenters and Con-
gress halls to the State.
COLONEL W. B. REMEY, Judge Advocate
General of the Navy has been surveyed and
condemned by Naval Retiring Board
under the thirty years clause and Secretary
Tracy has recommended his retirement.
GENERAL EpPA HUNToN, appointed
United States Senator from Virginia to
succeed the late Senator Barbour. has been
sworn in. Mr.. Hunton was escorted to his
desk by his colleague, Mr.. Daniel. He took
the seat to the extreme right OF the Cnair
formerly occupied by Mr.. Mills, of Texas
who has moved into the seat Of the late Mr.
Barbour.
SIR Huzo, With odds at forty to one against
him, won the Eaglish Derby; La Flecne' the
favorite, second, and Bucsntaure third.
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TORNADO IN KANSAS.
It PIOwed a Ruin0us Pa tn
Through Wellington.
Hundreds Of Buildings Wrecked
and Many Lives Lost.

A tornado plowed its way through tho
business part Of Wellington, Kan, few
nights ago, causing immense destruction Of
property and great loss of life.
A heavy storm Of wind and rain preceded
the tornado about half an hour. A few min
utes after 0 o'clock the tornado struck the
town coming from the southwest. Every
body was indoors, AMI the tornado sweps
along with loud roar. unseen.
Washington avenue, the principal business
street, is lined on both sides for blocks with
ruins Fire broke out in the wreck Of Colo.
mel Robinson's blocks, and Mrs. Susan Sash.
er was supposed to nave perished in the
flames.
A solid block OF buildings, containing half
a dozen stores and the Monitor, Press and
Voice printing Offices, was made tumbled
heap OF bricks and mortar.
Just across the street laborer named
Tanning was killed, and other bodies were
supposed to DO in the ruins there.
Hundreds Of dwelling were either de-
stroyed or more or less damaged. The town
was left in darkness broken mains having
made it necessary to shut of the gas to pre-
vent fire.
Seven bodies were taken out OF the Phil.
lips House ruins. Two members OF the Sal
vation Army were expected to die from
injuries received.
At Squire Smiths residence seven persons
were more or less injured. The Hon. James
Lawrence, candidate for Attorney-General,
had an arm broken. Walter Forsyth was
dangerously wounded. Tae streets we're lit
tered with tin roofing, cloth awnings, broken
glass, and timbsrs.
The Standard and Mail offices were
wrecked, the Opera Hou:e AMI dozens OF the
best business buildings were unfoofed and
school building and churches we're destroyed.
Fifty persons were said to be dead In the
ruins, and the wounded, many OF whom
were not expected to live until morning,
numbered 125 or more.
The Wellington foundry was liftei from
its foundations and dashed to pieces. The
Strain carriage factory was crushed like an
sggshell, and caught fire.
The Grand Army hall was transformed
into hospital, and as fast as the dead and
wounded were recovered they were taken
there.
The storm cloud was accompanied by
waterspout, which burst over the town.
The water fell in deluge anG seemed to
threaten the destruction of the little that
was left standing.
Soon after the water ceasel falling fires
burst from the wreckage in half a dozen
places. The ruins Of the Phillips House were
soon a sheet OF flames, and then blaze
arose over what had been the Strain car
.riage factory.
The Fire Department was powerless.
owing to the inability Of the hremea to get
their apparatus through the streets, which
were piled high with the ruins.
The property loss was estimated at $780,
700. Two hundred brick and wooden build
tngs were destroyed.
The Salvation Army was holding meet.
Ing in its barracks. The frail building was
blown away and its inmates hurled in every
direction.
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TEMPERANCE NEWS AND NOTES.

Drunkenness in Damascus is known as the
"English Disease"
Out of total of a95 Mayors in England.
forty-four are total abstainer5. ~
Eight measures relating to temperance
have been introduced into the British Par
lament during the present session. ). :lsF
If some people would throw some Of their
weight against the whisky business their,
prayers in church would msau more. Z
II moderate drink is allowable and re-
spectacle, what's the reason that moderate
stealing, or any other kind OF qualified
meanness isn't commendable.
Miss Alice Palmer, Of Indiana. for years
successful Woman's Christian Temperance
Union organizer and speaker, will soon visit
South Africa in response 70 the earnest
calls Of comrades in that field.
There is large amount OF material for
reflection in the remark made by the super
intenient Of brewery in New York City
when high license was discussed. He asked:
"Who is going to be nurt waen the brewer
has only to deliver to fifty saloons the sans
amount of beer he used to send to 1O0?'
The generosity Of the American people to
the Russians in these days OF need is extolled
from the Gar to the peasant. No other
country has as yet sent help save ours, and
the first money given here was the 800 col
lection at the National Womans Christian
Temperance Union Convention at Boston,
November, 1891
DR.. Wilhelm Bodey shows in Germany''s
drink statistics that one-ftteenth OF the cul-
tivated land OF that country is occupied In
the production Of wine, beer and spirits. Ii
devoted to food culture, he says this coun-
try would produce rye enough to feed the
$4,000, 900 people OF Germany for SIX or
seven weeks But the average German will
do with little less rye and make it up with
q little more beer.
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PROMINENT PEOPLE.

GLADSTONE has become a freeuenter Of
the London theatres
GENERAL MILES is enthusiastic over the
use Of bicycles in the army.
ALL attempts to induce Rubinstein, the
pianist, to visit America have tailed.
GENERAL N. P. BANKS gives good deal
of attention to gardening in his old age.
COMPOSER ARTHUR SULLIVAN has en-
tirely recovered from his recent illness.
QUEEN VICTORIA has made the Khedive Of
Egypt Knight OF the Order of the Bath.
HERBERT SPENCER was rendered nomi-
nation for Alderman in London, but he de-
clined it
SENATOR RANSOM, Of North Carolina, Is
supposed to be the best dressed and most
polished man in the Senate.
COLONEL sTEADMAN. who has just been
made Commander OF the Grand Army, De-
partment of Iowa, is only forty-three years
old.
IT is said that Rev. DR.. Conwell, Of Phila-
delphia, had law practice yielding rev.
enue of $2O. 900 year before he entered the
ministry.
SENATOR BARBOUR and Senator Plumb
are said to have both been killed by the
over-work Of answering letters Of their con-
stituents.
TROUGH Senator Berry, of Arkansas, has
but one leg, be is an expert billiard player
and gets about the table as nimbly IS his
opponent.
JAY GOULD carries in his purSo ten-cent
piece which he declares was at one time all
that stood between him and dead-broks
condition.
EMPEROR WILLIAM, of Germany, Is being
severely criticised tor his wasteful personal
eItravasance in the face of the prevailing
distress among his subjects.
SENATOR H1scocK, of New York. is fond
of athletic sports and as sprint runner has
done good work in the Columbia Club OF
which he was at one time the most fleet
footed member.
JOHN r. BUcHTEL, founder of Buchtel
College, died a few days since at his home
in Akron, Ohio, from paralysis. He was
seventy two years old. During his life he
made gifts to Buchtel College amounting to
REM ODD
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PROTECTION OF FAMILIES.

'Tue Kaiser's Law" recently enacted In
Germany, is said to provide for theappoint.
become imbeciIe or otherwise incapacitated
from the use Of intoxicants to manage their
property affairs This is a step in the right
direction, and we hope some day to see alaw
enacted that when q married man becomes
unable to manage his property In a manner
tending to the best interests OF his home and
family, he shall be restrained from manage.
meut by a decision of the court and II the
wife be adjudged capable, the property shall
be placed In her power In case the wife is
intemperate, her husband should be appoint
ed sole administrator. These things are sure
to be wrought out some day In that claw OF
the land" which is simply thermom eter,
showing to what height the education OF
public opinion has eached.-Union Signal !.
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CURIOUS FACTS.
The clock tower of the British House
of Parlia nent is 800 feet high.

OF Parua nent l5 oSV leet ulSu.
Green vegetables will retain their
color, it is said, if cooked in an uncov-
cred vessel.
Forks were not introduced into Eng
land until the reign of James l., in the
Seventeenth Century.
Audiences il Russian theatres are :or-
bidden by law to manifest their dIspleas-
ure at actors by Kissing.
A merchant in Germany has been fined
heavily for using aquotation from the
Bible to head an advertisement.
Edward Mcdonald, of Allentown,
Penn, owns or did own dog which
weighed but four ounces when it was
five months old.
A man who eulists in the United
States army now may wear cravat if he
chooses; privilege, which has been
denied him heretofore.
A set of false teeth made of ivory by
New York dentist for George Washing
ton and used by him is on exhibition at
the Patent Office in Washington.
In olden times, when every part Of the
body had its price, the beard was valued
at S5-a large sum for the time-while
the loss of a leg was only estimated
at SO.
The Massachusetts State Board of
Health has found that Of 1918 samples
of wall paper collected in twenty CITIES
and towns, 3s9 contained arsenic in ap-
preciable quantities.
Mark Keuniston, OF Phillips, Nc. had
the smallest bear probably ever seen by
mao, and he has been moupted artistic.
ally. 1t is six inches from tip to ::p and
is three inches in height.
The famous Orloff diamond Of Russia
was once the right eye of the great idol
Serringham in the Temple Of Brahua.
This precious gem was stolen somewhere
about the beginning of the Eighteenth
Century by French solder.
The streets OF London are cleaned be-
tween eight in the evening aud nine in
the morning. Many Of the carriageways
are washed daily by means Of a hose and
the courts and alleys inhabited by the
poorer classes are cleaned once a day.
The Chinese make what is called "chi.
wa.hi," or grass cloth, from the fiber of
the common nettle. 1t is said to make
a splendid cloth for tents, awnings, etc.
When made into betting for machinery
it is said to have twice the strength Of
leather.
A couple of months ago Philadelphia
woman bought rustic table made of
the boughs of some tree from which the
bark had not been removed. A few
weeks ago the table began to throw out
green sprouts and soon after the whole
table was in full bloom.
The Chinese are ahead Of the world
in the preparation of roast pork for the
table. After it is come out Of the oven
it is hung in the smoke of various aro-
matte herbs, which gives it delicious
flavor and robs it of the porky taste
which is offensive to some palates.
The witch plant, which is the acton.
ishment of the native Australians as we'll
as the foreigners, resembles our common
plantain in the matter of leaf. Six or
eight of these leaves, sometimes an inch
aud three quarters broad an five inches
long, often spring from single ''s:ool,"
which sits Hat on a bare spot without
the least sign of root.
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Pat

It is related that at the marriage
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Sumner Soule. Of
Freeport, Me-, recently, the minister
in the course of long prayer said:
"Oh, Lord, give grace to some soul
to-day AS the groom was known
familiarly as Sum" Soule, and as his
brides name was Grace, the prayer
was answered satisfactorily, although
the clergyman was unconscious OF
having said anything so well fitting
the occasion.