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New-York tribune., 1897-08-18
OPERATORS DECIDE TO RESUME.
IMPORTANT ACTION AFFECTING MINES IN THE

Cleveland, Aug. 1.-THE operators of the Penn
sylvania coal mines held conference in TINS city
to-day and 1t was determined that mines In the
Pittsburg district should be started and operated
without further delay, on the ground that the
miners have taken a high-handed position that
nothing but an unreasonable price for mining Will
satisfy their demand and that they have been un-
willing to treat with the operators any fair
grounds: also that there is course left open to
the operators at this time.
1t was determined that all coal sold at the hfty-
four-cent basis OF mining this year must be mined
at that price No change In the price OF mining
will be considered until the contracts made at the
fiftv-four-cent basis of mining filled and the
uniformity agreement Is completed. ~
Al least three fourths of the tonnage OF the Pits
burg district was represented at the conference
and all were unanimous and agreed II necessary
fOrciby resume operations. with the exception
of NJ 4. Hanna az Co.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-18
FIint'S Fine Furniture.
An Exceptional Opportunity.
Rare beauty below factory prices.
MANY TAKE THE MUNITIONS.
MORE WORK FOR THE CIvIT. SERVICE COMMISSION
THAN IN ANY PREVIOUS YEAR.

Washington. Aug. 1.-THE civil Service 'omn's-
sion is overwhelmed with papers Of examinations
for Government Offices and the corps OF examiners
Is working overtime dispose OF the constant ac-
cumulaiion Sc far during this Administration
more people have been examined by the Cominls-
sion throughout the country than In any previous
YEAR largely the result OF anticipated changes IN
the rules because OF the change OF Administration.
over fourteen thousand seven hundred papers are
now op file pending action covering all kinds OF
examinations Probably four thousand OF th"se
are for places in pcstoilces About thirty-hve hun-
drod were filed by candidates for the customs ser
vice and fifteen hundred for the internal revenue
service while five thousand OF the papers helohs
TO the last spr,ng examination conducted py me
Commission. In addition 10 these, examlnatlon.
have lust been held in fiftv-three or the laTstst
pcstofces in the country. which are expected TO m
crease the number of cases by not less than hVe
thousand :, ,, -,
chief Examiner Severn SAYS that AZ this I'M
mense increase has been developed without ma
terial increase in the clerical force Of the COM
mission except for temporary details. Since Marcn
there has been almost treble the amount or busi-
ness as compared with similar periods In the past.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-18
THE QUESTION or NAVAL DRYDOCKS.

Washington Aug 1.-THE Board convened by Act
inc Secretary Roosevelt tosconsider the projec; for
drvdocks has been session during the day and will
continue TO examine into the matter az long as Ad
miral Bunce can be absen, from the New-York
Navy Yard The Bureau OF Yards and Docks Is now
having condemnation proceedings made at Port
Royai s G.. preparatory to dreuging channel to
the dock a, that place This dock Is large enough
Tor the Indiana or any OF the her batteships hut
carnot be reached owing 10 the shallow channe. The
work OF dredging the channel would have been be-
gun before. but II was necessary for the Govern
ment 10 acquire a strip OF land on which 10 deposit
the dredging and 10 make a channel that would not
be filled up as as II was completed Early next
month a contract Will be let for dredging channel
deep enough for the large ships
New-York tribune., 1897-08-18
CUiNGES ~ THE NAVY.

Washington Aug. E.-Tieuenant a. VI. Beecher
has been detached from the Monadnock ana ordered
IN the Gedney: Passed Assistant Engineer McFar-
land 10 the Bureau Of Steam Engineering. Washing
ran. Assistant Engineer C. X. Enrich detached
from, the Massachusetts, with two months cave:
assis,au; Engineer r.. f.. Ec.hard. detached FROM
the New-York Navy YARD 10 the Massachusetts;
,nb ordered to remain at Mare Island Hospital.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-18
COAL-CARRYING ROADS BUSY.

Wheeling w. Va. Aug l7.-Commttees of Bel
mount County strikers are closing up all or the
peddling banks the Ohio side. with the ex-
ceptlon OF the which supplied Bellaire's water
works Sentiment against this move Is strong and
the Eastern Ohio strike leaders do not favor It,
Manufactures are getting West Virginia coal or
putting in natural gas. There will be no sym
pathetic strikes among ron-workers on account
of the of West Virginia coal There has
been heavy increase In the amount OF Fairmont
coal going West via Wheeling The three coal
carrying roads centrng here are handling more
coal than at any time siRco the strike started
The strikers have not made move against the
coal trains. their disastrous experience of 1885
being lesson they have learned thoroughly
New-York tribune., 1897-08-18
FEW SEALS on THE CONHiNDER ISLANDS.

Washington, Aug. l1-Captain Shoemaker. Chief
NJ the Revenue Cutter Service has received a re-
nor, from Captain Hooper manding the Behring
s.o ,atrol feet. In which he says that on July 8
tho Gran, landed Professor stejeneger, the Amer
tan Seal commissioner. on the Commander Islands
,hcrc The British ship Linet was found. with Com
m,"s,on,r H,rrct 1 a milton board The British
III kninhow with Commissioner Darcy Thomp-
ss s", MAS expected in a few days scarcity OF
soais ga reported on the Commander Islands. and
,erv few, nave seen In the going or coming
THO rruort also states that owing to the scarcity
- scala the low prices offered by dealers and the
high prires demanded by the Indian hunters. the
ma iority OF the British Columbia sailing fleet will
NOT III out this season.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-18
LIKELY TO BE JfDGE WALLACE. THEY SAY.

Several Republicans in this city who are MEM
lers OF the Republican State Committee said last
evening that they were Of the opinion that Judge
William J. Wallace. OF the United States Circuit
Court would be the Republican candidate for the
Office o. chief Justice Of the Court OF Appeals this
fall. The nomination would be- made by the statC
Committee. probably. the sald, as there was liu$
likelihood OF fall for state Convention % ma ke
thc nomiraton. The Siair Committee will moi
met until about N" middle OF September II IL
said but there has l,rn 10 call yc, for the meet
luu Of the committee.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-18
cOUUtNDER MORONG TO RETIRE AUG. 2S

Washington. Aug I.-An order has been issued
nv the Navy Department retiring Commander J. C.
uorong on August 2s. he having reached the age
limit OF sixty-two years. Commander Morong was
a volunteer naval officer, and entered the service
on April l. 1868 when he was made ensign. and
assigned 10 duty with the Mississippi River squad
ron In 1868 he entered the regular Navy as an
ensign and has been regularly promoted. He once
cnmmandei the naval station at Puget sound
His retirement promotes I:ieutenant-commandcr
Abort Ross to bs commander. Lieutenant J. A.
Sn,ris 10 be- lieutenant commander and Iieuten-
ami Canchari. OF the junior grade to he lleuten-
ant and Ensign Durall to be lieutenant junior
grade.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-18
TO SAIL FCR EIROPE TO-DAY.

Among the passengers who viii sail on the
American Line steamship Paris for Southampton
to-day are Miss Ethel Barrymore. Andrew q.
Blair Mrs. John J. Dsery. -. Newton F,ii. C. NJ
Higgins, the Rev Canon j. Harris Knowles. Lieu
J. A. Murray. John Moore Perry ana George Eli
Ot,e Little.
day for Liverpool. viii carry g. V. y Baldwin. 4.
Barring DR.. James y Boyd 7. IL calerdine. Wal
ton Clark DR. John II. Deaver. John III. Hall. w.
j. Howard. DR.. s J. Msher Paul May, Robert VI
McIane. jr., l.. r. Quick. VI. s. Spsuding. ". *.
ThoIne and l.. J. White.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-18
ROOSEVELT TO SEE THE TORPEDO BOATS

Washington, Aug. l7.-Considerable interest Is
taken in the proposed manpuvres of the torpedo no
,ula since the orders issued by Acting Secretary
Roosevelt Mr. Roosevelt cOntemplates visiting the
nn,il.o when IT reaches some point in the South.
nI,hcr AZ Savannah Florida. There will be but
one regular naval engineer on the noti.la. The
cineering of the other vessels VIII be man
aaoed NV machlnists and others who have acquired
apme knowledge of naval engineering.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-18
cTCCESSFTI TEST or SIIINCH ARNOR

Washington. Aug 1.-THE Ordnance Bureau o.
the Navy Department has tested sample OF armor
which Is 10 be used for the suoerstructure OF the
hat,le-ships Kentucky and Kearsarge. IL Was six'
inch plate made by. the Bethlehem Iron COMPANY
Two shots were fred from a t-inch gun. ,he
nroiectiIe beins an armor-piercing she'll one at 4
Velocity OF i462 foot seconds and the Other at iss
foot seconds. Both shells we're smashed on INC
pluto which was neither cracked nor pierced Ina
armog was approved by the test
New-York tribune., 1897-08-18
FASTEST or All BiTTLE-SHIPS.

THE YAsHIMA JAPANs SPLENDID NEW FIGHT
ING MACHINE
Washington Aug l'.-Ohicers Of the Navy De-
partment were much Interested to-day in the report
of the trial trip of the Yashma. ;he new japanese
BIZ built in England. She is the fastest bat
e-ship afoat. and 1t is aYerrrd from the showing
made on her trial trip that she IS one OF the great
est fighting machines ever built. She is 3i2 feet
long with - feet beam and % feet draft. and mas
70 tJO tons displacement. Under one ana nan
air pressure for four hours she made ls22 Knots.
and for n single hour ~ l6 knots She mas the pest
of armor ranging in thickness from eighteen 10
fourteen inches. Naval officers say that there Is no
some discussion as to the amount OF coal she VIII
consume there seems to be 10 question as 10 her
splendid type.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-18
roR FIVE DISAPPEARING C1RRIlGES

wosbirgton Aug. 1.-THE Ordnance Bureau Of the
Wa Deuartment to-day awarded the contract Tor
buildng five disappearing carriages TO the Beihle-
ber, Iron Company of Bethlehem. Penn. at s2s.56O
n.nh This was the lowest bid The first carriage
- - no realv i'm four months and one is 10 be COM
rletel every hve weeks thereafter. These carriages
are ~ br not only disappearing but they are TO be
sat IN swivel for al.-around hring. They Will
,pount tWelVe-inch guns.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-18
A CARELESS CONDUCTOR BLAMED.
STARTED A CAR WHILE TWO WOMEN WERE GET
TING on. AND BOTH WERE HURT.

TING on AND BOTH WERE HURT.
Mrs Fannie Miles wife OF DR.. c. +. Miles. OF
No 2O2 Lexington-ave., and her mother. MIS-
Caroline Hudson fell from the step OF lexington
ave cable-car at One-hundred -and-hfth-st. yes
terday morning and were severely injured Inc
accident was due TO the carelessness OF the con-
ductor who pulled the bell for the car 10 s'a''
while the women were In the act of getting on the
car The car started with a jerk, and Doth the
women were thrown violently 10 the street, sus-
tanning severe scalp wounds and bruises ABOUT the
face and hands. , III ,hor,
A policeman helped them to rise ana hah tne1n
taken 10 the East One-hundrcd-a d-fourtn-st sta-
tion where their wounds were dressed by Ut hup-
'a1, ,ha II ,rIeu UosDtal They were then taken
home in a cab. They say that they asked the con-
ductor TO wait until they were on the car ana ne
renlicd that he guessed that they could get on al
right The policeman who witnessed the accideht
tried TO obtain the name Of the conductor; out was
unsuccessful as he unable 10 eaten the car
New-York tribune., 1897-08-18
NO CHANGE IN HONEYBRooK DISTRICT.

ITazeton. Penn. Aug. 1.-THE strike situation in
the Honeybrook district Of the Lehigh and Wilkes
barre Companys coeries Is unchanged to-day.
No attempt was made TO start work at the mines
this morning. Superintendent Jones. when seen
by a reporter for the Associated Press. said that
the company ready TO hear the men, but that
those already discharged for completely and al
legged sympathy In the strike movement would not
be reinstated. lie said that the company would
not experience any embarrassment. because Its
collieries I'm the Wilkesbarre and Wyoming districts
could supply the demand for coal.
Superintendent Jones was arrested this morning
on a warrant sworn out by John Hudor. charging
him with assault and battery. This Is the outcome
of Saturdays scr!mmage between the strikers ana
the superintendent Jones gave bail for his APP
poarance In court. 49,
The committee appointed by the miners this
evening had a conference with Manager laval
At subsequent meeting of the strikers the com
rnlttee reported that Mr. laval had taken the
petition OF the and had promised TO make "A
reply within two days. Meanwhile he will confer
with the New-York officials OF the company: This
was satisfactory TO the strikers, but they decided
TO remain Idle until the companys officials make
reply No disturbances of any kind have taken
place and everything about the mines is quiet.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-18

Murad Bey left Constantinople during the nego-
tiations between the Powers and the Sultan in
1895 for extra guardships 10 protect the Embassies
He had been watched by the Ottoman police for
some time a. he suspected OF having rela-
tions with the Young Turks party. Suddenly he
was summoned TO the Palace TO give an explana-
ton Of his conduct politically and as adminstra-
tor OF the Turkish debt. He appeared before the
Sultan in considerable alarm, and gave what. on
the face of 1t. appeared TO be a satisfactory ex-
planation of the charges brought against him.
But the police pressed the matter further: his
friends warned him that his life, as well as his
liberty. in danger and he Hcd FOR refuge TO
a Russian ship. subsequently making his way
through Russian territory 10 Paris
In February. 1896. the ottoman Governnent Is
sued by publication warrant for Murad,s arrest.
mnutcly describing his appearance: and calling
him a ''diSturber Of the peace Me3nwhile he
had published in Paris pamphlet vigorously de-.
nouncng the bad government OF the sultan ana
accusing His Majesty of deliberately ordering the
atrocities TO which the Armenians had ZEN sub
jected.
Fearful Of being Kidnapped by the ottoman
agents in Paris he left the city secretly and was
next heard OF in Cairo. But in the interval he
had been formally condemned to death for alleged
treason. Ignoring the sentence he began the
which he boldly and ably advocated reforms In the
Turkish administration and continued his attacks:
The Sultan then offered to pardon him If he would
cease his adverse comments upon the Palace and
the Porte but he publish the "Mizan' a do
nant rejection of the offer OF clemency and re-
lie has maintained the same attitude ever since.
though Of late he has somewhat modified the
fcrociy Of his earlier dcnuncaton Of the Ottoman
regime.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-18
NORTH ATLANTIC FLEET AT PORILiND

Washington. Aug 1.-THE North Atlantic squad
%, consisting OF the New-York. Maine. Massachu-
set,s Iowa. Brooklyn, Texas and Puritan. mas ar.
t,od ., por,land Me- and will remain there until
,hn,', Aua1st ~ The Casne has arrived az Monte
= den and The Alliance a; Cherbourg, Ihe Stahdlsh'
which l. l.. ing used "a Uanlng-snlp iot t"e e"o'
W. n.Lo.s has arrived az ANNAPOLIS.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-18
vljr NORDIcA CONTiLESCENT.

London AUG. l7-Mme. NOrdca, the celebrated
ouera singer has quite recovered from her rccert
serious indlsposlon and has gone 20 Pars. on her
wav TO KreuZnach. Rh,nish Prussia whore she
viii take the waters.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-18
HATING BRISK IN DANBURY.

Danbury, Conn. Aug. T.-Reports from the
many hat factories in this city indicate a return
OF prosperity There are number OF men daily
coming into the city and they have no difficulty
in securing work.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-18
are running and the many industries which are
being developed and built up
CAR SHORTAGE ON WESTERN ROADS
THE RISE IN WHEAT Is STARTING THE DIG CIof
MOVING TO MARKET.

St Joseph. Mo-. Aug l7.-Raiiroad onlciais II, OF
Joseph report that there is a danger OF car ram
inc an Western roads caused by the immense grain
crops. All roads entering this city are rushed 70
their fullest capacity. and the switching force mas
heen increased 25 per cent. The Burlington com
n.nv has issued orders that more coal snail he
loaded in boxcars an tisht boxsnrs are -, nefned nd
for moving grain. Farmers are disposed 10 noiu
thc,r vbeat for dollar a bushc, but railroad men
saw the inward tendency of the market will start
the crop moving.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-18

Vienna Aug. I7-Accorlirg 10 a dispatch from
Constantinop.e the whole Diplomatic body has pio-
tested to the Sultan agains; his besioNa OF the
order Of Glory on NJ. Sioiof. the Bulgarian Pre-
mio:, declaring that hcnceforth they will refuse to
accept the inferior O;der Of M"diilieh
!, IL asscT cl here on good authority that Emperor
Nicholas declines 20 receive Prince Ferdinand Of
BULGARIA. because Of he quarrel with Austria over
VI. : oil rs recent alleged animalvcrSi)ns upon tho
a,,'iuGe OF the Austrian Imperial house during the
risl 0f Caniair 5ni;chon former 8!dc-ie-camp Of
= inco Ferdinand. for the murder Of Anna Szlrnon
his paramCu:. Austrian subject
New-York tribune., 1897-08-18
ANARCHY OK THE PERSIAN FRONTIER.

London. Aug. 1S.-A dispatch to The Times
from Constantnople says that the Porte. alarmed
at the state of anarchy which exists in Turkish
Kurdistan. has ordered general mobilization in
the Nilaye, OF Eag1ad and other Eastern vilayets
Oh the Persian frontier
New-York tribune., 1897-08-18
NTPiD BEY RETURNS.
HE VISITS THE SULTAN. ALTHOUGH THE DEATH
SENTENCE AGAINST HIM HAS NOT
BEEN REVOKED.

Constantinople. Aug l7-Murad Bey, former I'M
perial Commissioner Of the Council OF the Public
Debt and now the leader Of the Young TURKS
who fed from Constantinople in the latter part OF
1895 and made his way to Russia. subsequently 60
ing to Paris, arrived here to-day from the French
capital and was received al the Yiidiz Kiosk the
Sultan granted him verbal pardon
London. Aug. S.-The Constantinople correspond
en-, of THE Times says that the death sentence
which was proclaimed in the early part OF iast
year against Murad Bey remains unrevoked, de-
spite his return
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-11-12
\ WONDERFUL ESCAPE.
telated by a Keeper Of the Michigan
State Prison mt Jackson.
CFron "a .Lnckson Citirnl

Mr.. A. f. Wing resides at 6l2 n Jack
son Street, jackson, Mich He is "A keeper
n the Michigan State Prison, a man of ster-
ing integrity and whose word is beyond
iispute He tells the following story of a
wonderful escape and the incidents con-
| lccted with the dangerous position in
which he was placed. He says, some
months ago my attention was attracted by
a swelling of my groins, which began to
increase in size to such an extent that |
was alarmed 1t spread down my legs TO
my feet, and was blOated from my waist
down, so badly that | could not pull my
pants, over my legs, and had to open my
shoes fully two inches before | could get
them on Even my face became pulled
up; and my hole system seemed affected.
| could hardly drag myself upstairs to
unlock my men. | consulted a physician
one of the best in the city. He said the
swelling was caused by an irritation of the
kidneys, and commenced treatment with
him. But | seemed to be getting worse. |
was strongly urged by a friend to try
DOans Kidney Pills. and | finally con-
sented. After the first week / commenced
to see a change, and felt much better
This was encouraging, and | continued
their use took five boxes in all, with the
happy result that | was completely cured
! have never heard of any medicine which
had such a pronounced and radical effect.
ard yet not affect the system generally
and leave it in such good condition 1
feel better now than | ever did After
the effect was once established the swelling
gradually disappeared until it was entirely
gone. regard Doan's Kidney Pills as a
most wonderful agent in the curing of any
form of kidney disorder
For sale by all dealers price, so cents
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Buffalo, n. Y, sole agents for the U. s.
Remember the name, Deans, and take no
other.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-11-12
Geese That Made an Eclipse.

while Twas on a hunting trip at In
man, Kan, saw a sight which few
sportsmen have ever seen. said Cook
Herman. lone night just as it was
growing dusk our party was hunting ON
lake where we had been having good
success with duck. Suddenly the sky
seemed to be clouded over so that we
thought storm was coming up, but on
looking to see what was the cause OF
the sudden darkness we discovered that
Immediately over Us was a flight Of
wild geese which literally covered the
sky for as far as the eye could reach. I
do not believe / would be exaggerating
if l were to say that the geese in that
flight were numbered by the thousands.
For half an hour we watched them fly
ing by, forming all sorts of picturesque
groups like maps in the sky shifting
rapidly from one combination 10 anoth-
er. They were flying just high enough
TO be out Of gunshot reach. but man.
aged TO kill one tired straggler, which
had fallen behind one Of the big punches
and ventured where he could be reached
by long shot. 1t was a sight which I
shall never forget, and am still regret
ting that we could not have got a crack
at them. kansas City Journal
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-11-12
Freezes Water In n Kite.

A Yankee farmer in Brazil who longed
for ice water has utilized a kite for the
purpose of obtaining ice. He fills tin
can with water and sends it to the
height Of three miles, where it is prompt
ly frozen. After a sufficient interval the
bite is rapidly hauled IN and the cake Of
ice secured. The inventor is so pleased
with his toy that it is said he now pro-
poses TO send up a kite 100 feet long by
a steel wire cable. Under the kite will
be suspended pulley, over which runs
an endless chain bearing cans attached
to hooks. The cans Will be filed with
water AMI ,he speed Of the belt upon
which they will run will be regulated
SO that the topmost cans will he con-
verified into ice sufficiently hard TO with
stand the downward Journey.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-11-12
TO CURE CATARRH

Do not depend upon snuff, inhalants
or other local applications. Catarrh is
a constitutional disease, and can be
successfully treated only by means of
a constitutional remedy like Hoods
Sarsaparilla. which thoroughly purl-
ti"S the blood and removes the scrofu-
lous taintS which cause catarrh. The
great number of testimonials from
those who have been cured of calarrh
Hoods SarSaparilla prove the une-
qualled power of this medicine to con-
qucr this disease. II troubled with
Catarrh give Hoods Sarsaparilla fair
trial at once.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1897-11-12

"As fla brick were living in my stom.
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of his feeling after eating.
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Not only this symptom, but all the
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restores to health all the digestive
organs.
Sold by druggists. price 10 cents to
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