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BEECH Creek Miners Convention.

PHILIPsBURe, Pa, April 16.-The miners
Of the Philipsburg Beech creek district
have been notified to hold meetings at the
mines to elect delegates to a convention to
be held in this place tomorrow, to take
action with reference to making a demand
for an advance and to send representatives
to the district convention to be held at
Dubois on the 10th. While men proml-
nent in the mining class do not anticipate
a strike in either the Cleariield or Beech
Creek regions, the fact that conventions
are being held in several places in the dis
trict leads to the fear that the agitation
may yet bring about strike, especially
because of the large number of miners who
have not secured work since the last strike.
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NEW ENGLAND FLOODS.
Great Damage to Railroads by the
Surging Rivers,
TOWNS PARTIALLY SUBMERGED.

Reports of Greatest Damage Come From
Vermont, but Maine, New Hampshire
and Massachusetts, Also Feel the Force
of the Swollen Waters.
ST. ALBANs, Vt, April 16-The Win
ooski river Is higher than 1t has been for
twenty five years The country for miles
around Is one vast sheet of water, many
farms being partially or wholly flooded
Several villages are using boats and RATS
as means Of moving about Much dam
age has been done to bridges and wash
outs have occurred In many places on both
railroads and highways. The railroad be-
tween Proctor and Central Rutland for
distance Of three miles is under water, and
has been abandoned. Many Of the resi-
dents Of Northaeld and Central Rutland
have been driven from their dwellings,
the water having reached the first stories.
1t lis thought that the water has reached
its highest point.
The most damage In Vermont was done
at Bellows Falls where the Connecticut
river is very narrow. An old railroad
bridge was swept away, and there has been
great damage to the Boston and Maine
railroad tunnel, being flooded and rem
hbIth LII DttoSdblbs lut Hills hI0 oil blObbh
At Brattleboro, VT. the river is higher
than it has been since 1862. At Turner's
Falls the water has overfowed the banks
of the river to such an extent that many
of the mills have been compelled to shut
| down. The Consolidated railroad track.
are flooded. At Windsor, Vt, the water
has risen thirty feet, and business is al
most entirely suspended.
At Wbita r Rivar Tunotiop VT biOh-
ways have become impossible and the
rivers have overflowed their banks. The
| rise in White river at White River juno
tion exceeded ten feet, flooding Easements
and compelling the occupants of some
houses to vacate Boats were required for
saving personal property in many in
| stances. All railroad trains there have
been delayed and trains on the Central
| Vermont were cancelled Trains on the
Passumpsic division of the Boston and
Maine are stopped because of the high
water. Trains from Concord, n. H., are
| detained, as the tracks of the road are
| flooded here and at Franklin, N. H.
Danger from the food is over at Barre
to all appearances, and the people there
| breathe easier. The river has receded five
feet from the point reached Sunday night
| when the electric light went out leaving
the city in darkness, water having flooded
the fire room of the electric light station
Houses on streets adjacent to the rive
were vacated. The Central Vermont rail
road has lost trestle at Tabor's Crossing
At Rutland there was a steady down
pour of rain for ffty-two hours, and tloot
is prevailing in the western Vermont val
ley that is almost without parallel. AL
trains to Boston and stations over the
Rutland railroad have been cancelled be
cause of washouts and the loss of a bridg,
at Chester
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass, April 16.-The Con-
necticut valley has been the scene today of
a flood of greater magnitude than has Wis
tied this section since 1862 At Northamp-
ton, Mass, the river is three-quarters of a
mile wide, and the water is higher than it
has been in thirty years. Over nine feet
of water is going over the big dam at
Holyoke, and many mills have been com
PEELED TO shut down. Near Mount Tom
the water has overaowed the railroad
tracks, and trains are delayed. This city
has not as yet been troubled by the high
water, but West Springfield is flooded, and
an old wooded bridge between Springfield
and West Springfield is threatened. The
water has alre0ly risen eighteen feet.
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PHILADELPHIA. April 15.- Flour steady
winter super, S202l5; do. extras, S2.2O02 4Oi
No winter family, s24O925O; Pennsylvania
roller, straight, S26592s 3d.; western winter,
clear, S26OQ275. Wheat strong, higher, with
6l16c. bid and &c. asked for April. Corn
higher, quiet with SOC. bid and 5O4c. asked
for April. Oats quiet, steady, with 3814c. bid
and 361Sc. asked for April. Hay firm; good
70 choice timothy, sl30l35O. Beef steady;
extra mess, S. Pork firm, but quiet; new
mess, Sl3.3O0l4; family, S14; short clear Sl3 q
0l5.5O. Lard steady western steam, ST25
Butter quiet; western dairy, e0l3}Sc; do
creamery, l2020c.; factory, s@llc.; Elgins
2Oc.; imitation creamery, 96l5c.; New York
dairy, lO0lSo.; do. creamery, 2Oo.; Pennsyl
vania creamery prints, fancy, 23c.; do. choice
23c.; do fair to good, l902lc.; prints iobbinl
24a27o. Cheese quiet; large 8allJSc.; small
s@llAc.; part skins, 2071sc. Eggs firm; New
York and Pennsylvania, l2S40l3c; western
fresh, l234c.; southern, ll240l216o.
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Flood Damage in New Hampshire.

PORTSMOUTH, N. H., April 16,-The Pts
eataquah river has overaowed its banks in
several places At Union and Madison
the tracks of the Boston and Maine rail
road are covered with six feet of water,
and passengers are being transferred by
teams to special trains each side of the
washouts. The Ammonuese river has
reached point not reached in the last
thirty years. Between Littleton and Lis
bon bridge has been carried away, anC
the town of Lisbon is flooded in many
places. The town of Bath is largely un
der water An iron bridge at Lancaster
has been swept away. A heavy landslide
at Iceland carried away the Eastman
sugar camp, causing considerable damage
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WAR IN CHINA ENDED.
The Peace Commissioners Finally
Beach an Agreement.
OHINA's SWEEPING CONCESSIONS

Corea's Independence Recognized and For.
mOsa Ceded to Japan -Conquerors Retain
All Places Captured, Besides other Ter
ritory, and win Collect Indemnity.
LONDON, April 16-A dispatch from
Shanghai says that Iii Hung Chang's SON
in-law telegrnphs that a'lce convention
was signed at Shin ,pnt'ti Yesterday by
the nipotentaH'ie, vi Cana and japan.
Following are the terms ot Jhe convention.
First The independence Of Corea
Second-That Japan retains the places
she has conquered
Thtrd-IHat Japan shall also retain the
territory east of the Liao river.
Four5h-That the Island of Formosa be
ceded permanently TO Japan.
Fifth-The payment of an indemnity Of
b10OOOO,OO0
Sixth-An offensive and defensive al.
lance.
Yesterday conference of the peace com
missiOners lasted five hours. All the plen
lpotentiaries attended the meeting except
Viscount Mutsu. 1t Is believed that yes
terday's conference was the final one. L
Is stated that the Chinese plenipotentia
ries are preparing to return to their homes
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THE FLOODS IN MAINE.
Millions of Feet of Lumber Adrift and
Mills Closed Down.

Millions of Feet of Lumber Adrift and
Mills Closed Down.
AUGUSTA, April 16.-The Kennebec river
is still rising, and the wharves along the
water front are entirely submerged. Mill
ions of feet of lumber are coming down
the river. At Brunswick the Androscog-
gin is the highest known in twenty years.
The pumping station is under water. At
Lisbon Falls 8, 900, 900 feet of lumber threat
ems to break loose, and grave fears are en-
tertained for the safety of the Bowdoin
Paper company's pulp mill, the founda-
ton of which is said to have been shaken
by the floods.
Saco river has over1owed its banks and
has done much damage at Saco. On
Water, Gooch and Lincoln streets the
water is several feet deep, and many ten
ants have been compelled to vacate their
homes. Boats are being used in these
streets.
The abutment at Bragdons s culvert, be-
tween Wells and Elms station, on the
western division of the Boston and Maine
railroad, was partly washed away by
heavy rains, and all trains were discon-
tinued between North Berwick and Bidde-
ford A wrecking train and large crew
of men from Portland are making repairs.
The MOuSaln river at henneDunk Is
higher than it has been for years, and all
the mills have been forced to close down.
All railroads centering at Portland re-
port bad washouts on their lines this
morning In many cases trains have been
cancelled At BARTLETT the roadbed is
badly damaged and the mountain division
trains on the Maine Central have been
cancelled. The Grand Trunk road is i'm
passable. The rain fall is the heaviest in
| years
Great damage has been done at Canton
by the storm The middle span of the
| bridge over the Androscoggin has been
carried away and thousands of feet Of logs
| lost.
At Westbrook over 1900 people are
thrown out of work on account of the rise
of the Preesumoott river, which is higher
than it has been since 1861.
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A Claw 10 convict Perry.

AMSTERDAM, N. Y, April 16-A man
answering the description of the escaped
train robber, Perry, was in this city yes
terday. He entered the clothing store of
Muldowny g. jenkins and asked to have
a slouch hat which he wore exchanged for
a derby. Mr.. Muldowny made the ex-
change and the man left the city on foot
going west. He is supposed to have come
from Troy, where Perry was reported to
be on Saturday. The police at points west
of this place have been notified.
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Presldent areenhut,s penia1.

CHICAGO, April 16.-J. B. Greenhut
president of the whisky trust, and Nelson
Morris have made answer in the United
States circuit court to the charges of Re
ceiver McNulta on the cattle feeding con
tract, alleged to have been fraudulently
conducted to the detriment Of the trust
and for whose abrogation the receiver has
petitioned the court. Both deny that there
was or is any intention to defraud, ant
allege that there will be some profits tC
share with the receiver at the end of the
season. They assert that the abrogatior
of the contract at this time will entail ,
serious loss
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WASHINGTON, April 16.-It is expected
that DIR. Salmon, who is making the in.
vestigation for the agricultural depart
ment into the rise in the price Of beef, will
go to Chicago before his report is com
pleted. Secretary Morton recognizes the
fact that the department cannot, like &
congressional investigating committee, de
mand papers and procure testimony, anC
the information from the great beef con
Germs must be voluntary on their part.
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] Pennsylvania LEGISLATURE
The Judgos' Retirement Biz Passed to
Third Reading.

Third Heaulng
HARRISBURG, April l6 The judges re-
tirement lii was given another lift in the
house last evening. The measure has
passed second reading, and will be consid-
cred today on third reading on a special
order. The house refused to put on the
calendar bill making the uniform rate
of railroad fare two cents mile on all the
steam mrailways In the state.
A resolution was adopted by the house
that the state treasurer be requested to
furnish to the house at the earliest pos
sible moment statement showing the
amount of cash now in the treasury, ex-
elusive of the sinking fund, and how much
of this has been heretofore appropriated.
In the senate the bill for the creation OF
a department. of education in Philadelphia
passed second reading. Among bills in
troduced was one requiring electric and
cable car companies to provide tenders,
and imposing fine of $50 day for every
day they are not in use after the act is to
go into effect-six months after its ap-
proval The house resolution providing
for the printing of 5000 copies of the ad'
dresses of Charles Heber Clark and Charles
Emory Smith was amended by increasing
kt to 10000.
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King oscar would Not Fight.

BERLIN, April 16-The Frankfort Zeit-
ung states on good authority that King
Oscar, of Sweden and Norway, takes a
pessimistic view of the political situation
in his kingdom. He fears that the troubles
will develop into dangerous conflict. If
it comes to an open breach, the king will
probably abdicate rather than undertake
the responsibility of an armed struggle.
The crown prince, who would then ascend
the throne, entertains no friendly feelings
toward Norway, and certainly would not
yield to the Norwegian demands.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo, April 16.-The en-
tire southwest and part of the west, in
Guiding southern Kansas, Oklahoma and
the Pan Handle of Texas, was yesterday
afflicted with terrible sand and rain
storm. At places in Oklahoma there was
veritable shower of mud, and in western
Oklahoma and the Pan Handle of Texas
Egyptian darkness prevailed. Crops were
badly damaged, wires prostrated and much
other damage done. Such a peculiar storm
has seldom been seen.
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President CIoveland's Fortune.

WASHINGTON, April 16.-The officers OF
the internal revenue bureau will not re-
veal the figures In President Cleveland's S
income. They are prohibited by law from
divulglng them but 1t is learned on the
very highest authority that they disprove
the assertions recently that the president
was millionaire. His total income out
side of his salary as president does not ex-
ceed $4,000 per annum, it is said. His
total wealth is said by best authority to be
only $3.50, 900.
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SELMA, Ala, April 16.-J A. Minter
and NJ r. Dudley, two prominent plant
ers, engaged in duel at Tyler's, eleven
miles east of this city. Minter fred three
times and Dudley twice. The last shot
fired by Minter took effect in Dudley's
bowels. He is fatally wounded There
has been an old feud between them fol
several years past.
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Live Stock Markets.

NEW York, April l5.-Beeves active; good
uteers steady; all others offered higher; ma
tive steers. poor TO good, S4.sO96; Texans and
Colorados, S5.l5956oi oxen, Sl9O@5.25; bulls,
a. sOa8. 40; dry COWS, Sl.7504. Calves fairly
active. but NC lower; poor to prime veals,
S808.5O. Sheep and lambs fairly active and
higher; unshorn sheep, poor TO prime, $500
s 81, unshorn lambs, common TO choice, Sl.5
a8 elipped, ordinary to fancy, S4.50@5.25.
Hogs firm at S5,3O05b5'
EAST LIBERTY, Pa, April l6-Cattle dull
and lower; prime, S5.l6@bSo; good, 70 lO0bb0;
bulls staes and COWS, S20a85, Hogs steady;
Philadelphias S54005,5O; fair Workers and
pigs, Sl .e0a5. 10; roughs S304.50, sheep loweri
9xtra, Sl4O0l6O; good, S2.sO04SOi common
20 fair lambs, S294.
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nlsastrous InoendlarY FIre.

TAHLEQUAH, l. t., April 16-At l
o'clock in the morning an incendiary fire
was started in the livery barn of j. w.
Watson, and before the flames could be
checked two whole blocks, including
eighteen business houses, four residences
and about fifteen offices were destroyed.
The total loss is estimated at 5000, 900, Gov
cred by perhaps 10 per cent. insurance.
The mansion of ex-Chief Bushyhead was
a total loss
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sj;IIIj5GI j;IijIY;j,G AT! y
IN ETTEcr Maroon "a, 1895.

Passenger trains leave Shenandoah for Penn
Haven Junction, M ,uch Chunk, LehigbtOns
SOatington. w lite Han, CatAsauqua, Allen
town, Bethlehem, fGaston and Weatherly 8 o.,
79S 9.l5 a. m 1913. 257, 5.27 p m ,..-.,o,-
For New York and Phi lao elphis, 60i 1888 10
a. M, II ~ 2@ p. m For QuaRake switch
For Wilk Barre; white Haven. Pitts.GnE;,
Lareyvile ToWanda, SHyre Waverly and Ell
mira, 6 O4, P.1S q. M. 2.57, q p. m.
For Rocnester. Buffalo iagara Falls and
the West 9l5s M AZ 255, 527 & M Con ~,
StrDudsburg, goa a. m, 81 p. m
For Lam6ertville ald Trenton 9.l5 q. m.
For Tunkhannosk, 6 "a, 9l5 a. M, 257, 5.H
For Ithaca and Geneva, e.Ol, 9,l5 am, 527
For Auburn e15a.m. 57p.m
For Jeanesvlle, Lewiston and Beaver
Meadow, 798 a. m, l2.43 p IN.
For Stockton and Lumber Yard, 6Ol, 7.8S,
| 9.l5 a. M, 1913 2.57, 5 o. sos p. m.
| For Silver Brook Junction, Audenried and
Hszieton, COL 7.33, 9 Is a. m, l2.4S, 2.57, 5'27,
For Scranton 6OI 9l5 a. M, 257, 52Tp.m.
| For Hazlebrook, Jeddo. Drifton and Free
land, 64, 63s, 9.l5 a. NJ, y 43 2,57, 5.27 p m;
For Ashland Girardville and Lost Creek,
40, 6l5 7SO, 9,l3, 80 a M, 1895, LAO, 4.IO
For aven Run, Centralia, Mount Carmel
and ShamoKin, 9l3, IL IA a, m, 30, 4 20, Y,
For Yatesvllle, Park Place, Mahanoy City
and Delano, So O4, 49, 10, II % a, M, IL 4S,
Trains will lea ShamokiA at Is, 8 Is, II 45
| a. m So 480, 8 81 p. M, and arrive at Shens
andoah at O4, 8 10 m IL 4S, 2 81 3 q, IL Is
p, m.
Leave Shenandoah for Pottsville, 8 Oi. SO,
9OS, IL 05, IL 30 q. m, IL 45, 81, 4l0, q, O8
p m.
Leave Pottsvllle for Shenandoah, 90, 40.
901, 10 IL, Il 40 a. M. 1872, 0OL 44O, 20, Is,
| 7 So, 9 40p m.
Leave Shenandoah for Hasleton, O4, SS.
8 Is q. mr. II 43, 81, 5 q, s Os p. m.
Leave Hazleton for shenandoah, 30, 10 o.,
SUNDAY TRAINS.
Trains leave for Raven Run, Centralia, Mt.
Carmel aud Shamokin, IS a M. 2 40 p. m,
and arrive at Shamokin at 40 a. m, and 3 45
p. m.
Trains leav3 Shamoliu for Shenandoah at
Z 55 a. M, and 90 p. M, and arrive at Shenan-
doah at 40 a. m and 81 p. m.
Trains leave for Ash and, GIrardville and
Lost Creek, 8 40 a. M, 12 81 p. m.
For HaZleton, Black Creek Junction, Penn
Bethlehem, Easton and New York, 40 a. M,
1880, 2 S. p m.
For Philadelphia, l2 so, 55 p. m.
FOR Yatesvilie, Park Place, Mahanoy City
and Delano, 40, IL 30 a. m, II 3d., SO, 3d. Us
p M.
Leave Hazleton for Shenandoah, 8 80, IL 80
Leave Shenandoah for Pottsville, So, S49,
50 a. m, 2 40 p. m.
Leave Pottsville for Shenandoah, 8 30, 10 40
a. m, | 80, Is p, m.
RoLLIN Il. WILBERl Genl; Supt,
South Bethlehem, Pa.
-1''''' ''' Philadelphia.
A W. NoNNEMAC CHER, Asst G. P. A.,
South Bethlehem, Pa.
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Not Oonflrmed at WashinRton.

WASHINGTON, April 16.-There was NO
Information obtainable on the subject OF
peace in China at the Japanese legation
this morning The official to whom the
dispatch was shown was inclined to credit
the report that a treaty of peace had been
signed, as in view of the near approach OF
the termination of the armistice some &C
tion was probable. Still, nothing had
been received at the legation to confirm
the statements contained in the dispatch
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Prefers peath to 10 Imprisonment.

CHICAGO, April 1e.-Maggie Tiller, the
colored woman ceflvicted of murder, has
declined to accept Judge Clifford's offer
to grant her anew trial on condition that
she plead guilty and her sentence be re-
duced to life imprisonment. II would as
lief be haEged as to go to Jail for life, f." she
said. Ifshe clings to her determination
to refase to plead guilty Judge Clifford
will be forced to pronounce the death SEN
tepce on her.
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Only a Clerical Errnr.

HAzLEToN, Pa, April 16-A thorough
examination of the books and accounts of
ex-City Controller Salmon shows that the
apparent shortage of $4,000 in his ac-
counts reported to councils by the new
controller is simply clerical error, and
that no deficit exists. Mr. Salmon re-
turned from Buffalo yesterday, and in d
few minutes pointed out the error.
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Fatally Beaten by Masked Robbers.

HUNTINGTON, w Va, April l6.-Four
masked robbers entered the house OF John
Wager wealthy farmer, few miles
south of this city, and after beating Xager
till he was unconscious robbed the house
They all made good. their escape wager
is fatally injured.
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A Murderons Juvenile.

SHAMoKIN, Pa, April 16.-During an ar
gument between Walter Rupp and VIII
lam Cowker, aged l3 and Is years respec-
lively, Rupp stabbed Cowker three times
In the face and neck, one blow severing
the windpipe. Slight hopes are enter
tanned for the boys recovery.
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Inspeotor NToLauehlIn on TrIal.

NEW YORK, April 16.-The trial of In
spector William w. Mclaughlin, against
whom five indictments were found by the
extraordinary grand jury charging him
with bribery and extorting money from
builders while in command of the Old
Slip station, began before Judge Barrett
in the oyer and terminer court yesterday.
The work of selecting a jury is now in
OrOpress
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GAINESVILLE, Tex, April 16.-John
o. Brien, saloonkeeper, was arrested in
his place Of business for drunkenness and
firing his pistol While in the calaboose
he set fire to a straw bed, and before help
could reach him his hands and arms, half
way to the elbows, were cooked, while his
face presents a revolving sight. He cannot
.oanvar
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The Weather.

For eastern Pennsylvania and New Jer-
sey, partly cloudy; warmer in the western
portion; variable winds. For District of
Columbia, Maryland and Delaware partly
cloudy; northwesterly winds, becoming
variable
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PHILADELPHIA, April lex state sen
ator r. Bruce Petrilen died in the Medlco-
Chirurgical hospital yesterday OF cancer IN
the throat. Mr. Petriken, whose nome Is
IN Huntingdon, Pa, had been in the hos
pital since December last He was o9yearS
old.