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The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-23
PowosRLY GETS AN OFFICE.


Former Labor Leader Nominated For
Commissioner General of Immigration.
President Mckinley sent to the Senate
the nomination OF Terence v. Powderly,
formerly General Master Workman of tho
Knights Of Labor, to be Commissioners Gen
eral Of Immigration. He will succeed Her.
man Stump, who has resigned. Secretary
OF the Treasury Gage, has Issued m order
reducing the salary Of the Commissioner of
Immigration at New York from 10000 to
$4500 a year. and the salary Assistant Com
missioner from $4,000 to $4,000. Mr.. Pow
derly's salary will be S4J00.
Terence Vincent Powderly was born in
~Carbondale, Penn. in January, 1910, of
Irish parents. When thirteen years of age
he became q %switchman OF the Delaware
and Hudson lanai Company, and later was
employed in the c~ompany's machine shops.
In 1870 he Joined the Knights OF Labor. In
1873 he was elected Mayor Of Scranton,
Penn, and was reelected several times.
He was elected General Master Workman Of
the knights Of Labor in 1879. He has been
practicing law recently.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-23

Grafton Coffin, the sixteen-year-old son
of Graham D. CONN, rescued three children
who were on the point of drowning in
Browns Lake, Wisconsin. Some women and
children were bathing, and the children
old raft. Three Of the children slipped off,
aud began to founder In deep water, I'M
able either to swim or to touch bottom.
Young Coffin jumped into the water and
succeeded in bringing all the little les
safely to land.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-23
THoUsANDso OF EMPTY FREIGHT CARS
Ready to Carry tho Big Wheat Crop OF
the Middle West.

Long trains of empty freight cars have
rolled out of Kansas City, No., for two
weeks and dropped OF in twos, threes and
lves on side tracks along the lines of the
railroads In Missouri, Iowa, Kansas,
Nebraska and Oklahoma. These cars, of
which there are thousands, will be filled
with new '97 wheat within four or five
weeks. A t~rependsas grain rush is ex-
pected, and ple best OF management by
>railrnsd officials will be needed to prevent
a huge grain blockade or n grain-car
famine. Conservative estimates OF crop
statisticians place the yield of wheat for
this year in Kansas alone at &C, 00O, 600
hushals
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-23
SHOT BY 4 s

Daniel Attempted to Assault His Employ
er's Wife and Was Pursued For u Week.
'Jim" Daniels, a colored farm laborer,
entered the room of Mrs. John Baker, the
wife OF his employer, near Goodwater, Ala,
a week ago and attempted to assault her.
Tbs woman's screams brought her husband
from an adjoining room and the miscreant
fed. Baker organized n posse who searched
with dogs for Daniels, chasing him forty
miles. He was pursued so close by the
dogs that he was forced to climb a tree.
When the posse arrived he prayed from the
top of the tree for mercy, but in response
got twenty bullets from as many guns and
fell TO the ground dead.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-23
EXPLOSION KILLS SEVEN.
Disaster in the Winchester Arms Fac
tory, New Haven, Conn.
tHILD-BRIDE AMONG THE DEAD,

The Accident Occurred in the Loadins
Room While in Full O~peration-Tho
Building Observation-Disclosures In One of
the Automatic Machines Exploded
From Unknown ~Cause-AwfaI Scenes.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-23
YOUNG TEN eYck WINS.
An American boy Captures the Diamond
Sculls ut Henley, England.

An American boy Captures the diamond
Sculls at Henley, England.
The sensation of the Henley (England)
regatta was caused by young E. II. Ten
Eyck, the American, who won the Diamond
SOULS, his opponent in the finals being II.
T. Blackstaffe, OF England.
This is the first time on record that the
Diamond SOULS have gone to an American.
Unsuccessful attempts have been made to
win the trophy by George Lee, OF Newark,
now a professional, and Charles Psotta, rep
r~esenting Cornell University, who tried
several times.
Ten Eyck got away first, slightly in adj
vance of Blackstaffe, an advantage which
he never lost. Half way up Temple Island
he led by q quarter OF a length; at the
quarter by a full length, where Ten Eyck
tried to take Blackstaffes water, blu was
driven out.
Ten Eyck measuring his man, now adopted
the tactics of keeping Just a length ahead
all the time, and using no more effort thar
was necessary to do 50.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-23

says, "takes to politics like q duck to
WATER
Miss Ferguson is slender and fair, but
seemingly young to hold such a RESPONSE
bic position. The deputy is far from the
accepted idea of q hnrd-shooting Western
peace officer, but then her duties will not
be onerous or dangerous, the principal
ones being the serving Of papers and no.
tileation of jurors.
Miss Ferguson was born In Provo and
has lived in Utah all her life, receiving her
education in tho public schools and the
university of the State. She has lived in
Salt Lake City since the year after her
birth, and Is very popular among the
Young people in the City of the Saints.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-23
KENTuckY's uNWRlTTEN LAW.
Judge Falconer Orders the Discharge of O
Man Technically a Murderer.

City Judge Gray Falconer, at Lexington,
Ky, acquitted Jacob s. Harris, who killed
his wife's paramour, Thomas H. Merritt,
Pension Attorney, in Ctratz Park. Judge
Falconer held that although Harris was
technically guilty Of murder under
the kentucky statutes, under the unwritten
law, which gives @ man the right to pro-
tect his home. to the extent of taking hu-
man life If necessary, Harris had a right
to shoot and kill the despoiler of his home.
cision was greeted with thunderous ap-
CLAUSE. Harris's brother and stepfather
embraced him and Harris wept with Joy.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-23

Boston is again baseball mad.
PfefTer has declined offers from Louis
vile and Kansas City.
In Nichols, Boston has the most consis.
tent pitcher In the League.
Pitcher Killen, of Pittsburg, has been
lned 800 by his club for sulking.
Umpire Hurst claims that an umpire's lot
grows more miserable every year.
Corbett, Of Baltimore, is doing as good
work as any pitcher In the League.
Hoffer, Of Baltimore, no longer appears
able to pitch a full game effectively.
The Boston players do not think that
Rusie, OF New York, has recovered his
speed,
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-23

Mrs. Tesa Clawson Wells, the wife OF the
Governor Of Utah, is dead.
Ex-Queen L~iliuokalani insists that she
owns 955 900 acres Of ''crowh lands In
Hawaii.
Senator Quay, of Pennsylvania, an
nounced that he would be- q candidate for
reelection to tho United States Senate.
Joseph Benson Foraker, Of Ohio, Is the
only Member OF the United States Senate
who was graduated from Cornell Uniyer-
slty.
Ex-President Harrison has been invited
to attend the centennial celebration OF
Franklintown, Ohio, a town his grand
father often made his headqu .~-rs during
the War Of 1872
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-23

Christian Ruts, Of Lower Mount Bethel
Penn, died in the Easton Hospital from the
effects OF an insects bite. Rutz, who wa Il
wealthy farmer, was stung on one of his
hands several weeks ago. He paid no at
tention to the bite until q few days since,
when he went to the hospital, suffering
from blood poisoning.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-23
HEAVY TRANSACTIONS IN SUGAR.
The stool Gets Up to 14411 and Close
at 14I4.

at 14I4.
New YoRK CRY (Special).-There was a
wild speculation in the common stock Of
h American Sugar Refining Company,
otherwise the Sugar Trust on the New York
Stock Exchange. The opening was at 1856,
~ above the closing quotation On Satur.
day. The price advanced rapidly to I44JIG,
or 1921 above Saturdays final price, after
which there was a recession to 1419l at the
close.
The transactions In sugar were Oh an
enormou scale. They amounted to 10000
shares out of 4s1 900 shares for all stocks
on the Stock Exchange list. Accordingly,
h dealings In sugar amounted to nearly
o%ne-fourth OF the dealings In all stocks
The operations on the Stock Exchange in
all stocks, as In sugar, were the largest 10
many months. The immense trading in
sugar was, of course, due to the agreement
on the sugar schedule in the new tariff.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-23
PROSPECTS IN THE SENATE.
MFR. Jones Says the Democrats VIII Want
Considerable Time For Debate.

WASHINGTON, d. @. Especial speaking
ofthe prospect OF an early vote in the Senate
on the conference report on the Tariff Bill
Senator Jones, of Arkansas, said: with
cotton, cotton bagging, bags for grain,
Chinese mating and burlaps taken OF tho
free list and placed on the dutiable list,
many Democratic Senators will desire to
several days. Then, too, a motion to re-
commit the bill may be made, and the de-
bate on 1t may consume some time. ]
should say that two or three days would
not be sufficient for the Senate after the
bill is reported. Nobody can tell how much
time will be consumed"
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-23
The Fastest American vessel.

Thenew United States torpedo-boat Du-
pont, built by the aerreshofs, started from
through an accident the trial was called of.
The boat, however, oil a six-mile run de-
veloped the remarkable estimated speed of
31.7 knots--the fastest made by any craft
in American waters.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-23
MARYLAND PEACH CROP DAMAGED.
Ravages of the CurcuIio Reduc the Yield
to q Quarter Of Last Years.

Boston and New York draw largely on
the delaware and Maryland Peninsula for
their supply OF peaches. From dne hun
dred thousand to two hundred thousand
baskets are shipped to these cities every
season from thetidewater counties OF Mary.
land. Agents Of the Pennsylvania Road
crop, and report that the yield will not be
more han one-fourth OF that OF Inst sum.
mer. The June crop in the orchards was
unusually heavy, but the failure Is largely
caused by the ravages Of the curculio, an
insect that infests nearly every orchard in
this great peach-growing country. The
same insect has lone considerable damage
IN the Delaware and New Jersey orchards.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-23

Two new United States torpedo boats are
to be built.
OF oil In Alaska.
Official reports from India Indicate that
the severity Of the famine has passed
Amonuinent In honor Of Brigham YOUNG
and the Mormon pioneers was unveiled re-
censly in salt Lake City, Utah.
Shipments Of manufactured goods from
Manchester, England, to this &c ntry have
increased f22 per cent. in tho LAG year.
DIR. Robert Hubbard, of bridgeport,
Conn, while sleeping in a chair, fell for
ward down q Long light of steps and was
killed.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-23
GIRL DEPUTY SHERIFF.
Miss Clair Ferguson Occupies n Unique
Office in Utah. =

Suffrage for women is playing some queer
pranks in Utah. The latest surprise is the
appointment of Miss Clair Ferguson to be
Deputy Sheriff for Salt Lake County. The
young lady entered the Office of Sheriff
Lewis last January as n stenographer. The
Ferguson, was very prominent In State
politics during the last campaign, and she
Is very proud of her daughter, who, she
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-23
The Transmississippi Congress.

The Transmississippi Congress at Salt
Lake City, Utah, adopted resolutions as
follows: Favoring the annexation of Ha-
waii; favoring the construction of the
Nicaragua Canal; recommending recogni-
ton of Cuba as a nation; providing for a
National Board OF Arbitration, and for fos-
terlng the sugar beet industry.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-23

Selma Larsen, a young Swedish cover
ness employed at staatsburg, N. Y, started
for New York City to visit a married sister,
Miss Larsen was apparently In the best OF
health and spirits. En- route she lost her
reason, and at Fishkill she was taken from
the train to a hospital. Her reason re-
turned, but an Illness, the cause Of which Is
not publicly known, seized her, and she
died within twenty-four hours.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-23
Gold discovery in Pennsylvania.

Rich gold finds have been made at what IL
known as the English ..settlement," near
Tltusvllle, Penn. A few weeks ago Z. Stein
metz, q mining expert from Denver, ame
to the region under contract with local cap
italists to make an Inspection of the field.
Asa result ofhis labors, collaborating quartz
Of workable value has been found IN large
quantities..
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-23

Stephen H. Bartlett, q fireman, of Mel
rose. Mass, was killed by a fall from his
bicycle while riding on the Nahant Road.
Bartlett waf going at o good pace along u
dark stretch in the road, whom he ran into a
woman WHO also was riding a bicycle, He
was thrown heavily to the ground, and he
died In the ambulance. The woman escaped
without a scratch.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-23
EMANUEL RICH KILLS HIMSELF.
The Wealthy Atlanta Dry Goods Mer
chant Commits Suicide.

chant Commits Suicide.
Emanuel Rich, the wealthy retail mer-
can't OF Atlanta, Ca, has committed suicide,
For some time he had been suffering from
nervous dyspepsia, His illness gradually
developed into a case of melancholia. He
went into the bathroom Of his residence and
stabbed himself IN the throat with a fruit
knife.
Death was not immediate and he stabbed
the chest and throat, finally dying through
loss Of blood. A count reveals the presence
of thirty-three wounds. Mr.. Rich was
probably the best known n most repre-
sentative dry goods man of the South. He
leaves a widow and four children.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-23
A FATAL HEART BLOW.

A Friendly Boxing Match Ends in the
Death of One of tho Principals.
At Columbia, La, Carey Townsend and
Elisha Wilmington met In a friendly boxing
match for the amusement of their friends.
Wilmington, who Is the smaller OF the two,
dealt Townsend a heavy blow over the
region Of the heart and he dropped to tho
ground dead. The Coroner made an exam
nation and decided that death was due to
paralysis of the heart, produced by the
blow received. Wilmington is now In jail
iwaiting the action Of the Grand Jury.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-23

Mayor Harrison, Of Chicago, signed the
anti-department store ordinances recently
passed by the Council. They prohibit the
sale Of meats, groceries, or liquors In the
same establishment where dry goods are
sold without a special license. After they
have been published ten days the ordinances
will become effective.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-23
Bush Murderer Butler Hanged.

Frank Butler, the Australian bush MUIR
derer, was hanged, a sydney (New South
wales) despatch reports. He confessed to
having committed four murders. This is
the man who escaped to America, but was
arrested at San Francisco after a pursuit
half way around the world.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-23

Forty-two of the wives and daughters Of
the striking coal miners at Gallitsin, Penn,
were placed under arrest on the charges Of
riotiDg and disturbing the peace. Tho
women have been particularly active since
the strikers places were filed with foreign
labnrerg
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-23

Major symons, of the Engineer Corps.
United States Army, has made his report on
the project of a ship canal from the Great
Lakes to the Hudson. He thinks 1t would
cost 5000, 900 900 and recommends the en-
largement of the Erie Canal, at one-fourth
the cost, instead.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-23

The British steamer st. FilIans, from
Rotterdam for New York, off th7 Isle of
Wight, collided with and sunk thu Belgian
steamer Concha, from Mediterranean ports,
bound up channel. Nine of the crew Of the
Concha were drowned and seven saved.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-23

The latest accounts from the Klondike
gold fields, in Alaska, are not less glowing
than were the first. Some stories OF rich
discoveries seem to reach the limits OF
~eredulity. The rush for the fields con-
tinues from towns in Alaska and iron the
State OF Washington.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-23

James Hogan, the keeper of q refresh
mont stand at Iiiewiil Park, Paterson, N.
J., was seized with a hemorrhagc on the
bank Of the Passaic River after rescuing d
small boy from drowning. He died within
q few moments.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-23

There has been a satisfactory rainfall
throughout theKnoEShwest province OF In.
dia. and Fesdhossks katepl to reduce
consiaeEk tho extent Of the relief works
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-23
X. PENIS GROVE, N. j., FRIDAY, July 23. 1897.
THE NEWS


In tho House n resolution was adopted
requesting the President to investigate
restrictions placed by foreign countries
upon the importation OF tobacco from the
United States,
The resolution empowering the President
to obtain the release of the Competitor
prisoners in Cuba passed the Senate by a
unanimous vote.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-23

Polk Burris. a candidate for sheriff at the
last election, was killed on n of the main
streets of Paris, Texas, by Luther Guthrie,
who shot him while he was engaged In an
assault upon Guthrie's father.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-23
Mica Deposit. in New Jersey.

What are said to be rich mica deposits
have been discovered In New Jersey, and
preparations nave been made for mining
the mineral on q large scale.
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-23

There are now only six surviving widows
of the soldiers who fought in tho War Of
1776. The seventh, Mrs. Levey Aldrich,
died in San Diego, Cal. on Monday night
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-23

= seventeen cotton mill ire In course o,
Instruction in North Casollna.
Nv Gould Coupler Company, Of Depcw
Nh. notified the moulders aud core
N OF a cutln wagaS ranging from tlfty
to fs.12 S.seyen ceN " day. tThc reduction
Is bud kpnorzTt q officials say.
The Ease Of the employees OF con
tractoi# 80 Government Chlckamaugs
Park lXt t[ see. has been decided In favoi
offhan " N ed. This decision preeticall,
oveFthr he system whereby employer
have "a ned employees to rent and live
In CON houses, or to employ and have
the 49, ked In the office for the com
kati nprey< among the Goa
Usage City. Kan. -
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-23

Russia threatens to cross the frontier un-
less Turkey evacuates Thessaly immedi-
ately,
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-23

Late Wholesale Prices o: Country Producs
Quoted in New York,
80 MILK kND CREAM.

The average price paid for the surplus on
the platforms has been 51.0G n can OF
40 quarts. Receipts ofmilk and cream at the
different railroad distributing points In aud
near the city for the week have been sa
follows:
Average daily receipts OF the week,
The Penn's Grove record., 1897-07-23

Warning to the Women.
1t costs $40 now to wear a bird In YOU
hat in Massachusetts,.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-29

In referring to the complaint in regard
TO the decline in prices In the last quar-.
ter Of a century and the tendency of some
people to attribute It to a scarcity OF
money, the Louisville Courier Journal
draws pointed Illustration from the
ptatigtica OF the paper trade, The cour-
ter-Juurnnl points out that In 1873 there
were In the whole country 800 paper mills,
producing yearly 3l7OaO tons OF paper
Now there are l,l7s mills. producing
daily mot annually 1900 tons OF paper
or nearly 100000 tons annually a
point to be considered Ia that while the
ihcreasc In the number Of mills Ia small
the increase In the production Ia onor-
ni0'ig, showing that the mills have IN.
Creased thelr capacity Ia order TO meet
the Increased demands Of the trade, THE
daily capacity" says our contemporary
"for the leading grades Of paper has run
from i.oi7 tons In 1879 10 1928 In 1897
In other words Our mills are nov cara
bic OF producing ten times M much pnpcr
90 they could put out twenty-five years
ago. Though the number Of mile has
Increased only 40 per cent. tho capacity
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-29
PASSING pIEAsANTRIEs

Awkward Miss with an UMBRELLA
Beg pardon,
Polite Gentieman-Don't mention It,
I have another eye left.-New York
Weekly.
She (hesitating)-Now that we are
engaged, James, IL ought to tell you
that my-my grandfather was hanged.
He-That's all right; my grandtath-
er hanged him.-London Punch.
Bess-Id hate to be In your shoes
when your husband sees the bill for
your new hat.
Nell-ot course, you would, dear, No.
1 shoes would be awfully uncomfort-
able on No. feet.-Chicago News.
you say you love my daughter?"
IT love her sir, with every fiber that
possess"
Every fiber?"
Eyes, sir. I'm In the rope and cable
business, slr."-Cleveland Plain Deal
err.
His wife-And you are 70 defend that
shoplifter?
The Lawyer-Mg dear, she isn't n
shopllfter She was formerly, but she
has saved so much money in the last
ten years thar she has become n KEEP
tomaniac--Boston Traveller
Horton-How is II that YOU always
put on such long face and talk so dis
couragingly when your wife happens to
be present Fat other times you are one
Of the most enthusiastic prosperity
boomers know Of
Henley-1 promised her away along
last spring that I'd get her a new seal
skin sacdue this fall II business picked
up.-Cleveland Leader.
Country Cousin Ton n visit to Lon
don, to lady hddler)-were you prac-
tlclng on your violin Just now, Miss
Strad? thought heard you.
Miss Strad-No; haven't touched II
to-day.
Country Cousin-Ahl Then It must
have been an organ In the street.
And for the life OF him he can't un-
derstand why Miss Strad now gives
him the cold houlder-London Punch,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-29
TELEPHONE NUMBERS
EDITORIAL Rooms .~.s73 Counting ROOm-.....,s77
THE INTELLIGENCER.
wyEELINo, ooroaEa 10, 1897.


Reports from Washington and Mad
rid agree that the Spanish reply to the
United States in the Cuban matter is not
defiant, but evasive, and In some In
stances 1t ignores important points. It,
however, promises continuation of the
reforms" which have already been in
augurated by the removal of weyler. In
consequence of che seemingly liberal
scheme OF autonomy, however, It Is not
likely that the administration will take
further steps until Congress meets, when
in all probability the President will lay
the entire matter before that body in his
message
In the meantime, the Cuban delegate
10 the United States is quoted as saying
that the reforms proposed by the Spanish
government will never be accepted by
the cubans. No compromise of any
sort, he says. viii be tolerated-nothlng,
in fact, short of independence. THIS does
not bear out the Spanish contention that
no state OF war exists In Cuba and that
the island has been "pacified.", Estrada
Gays emphatically 1.-THE Cuban patriots
are firmly determined to carry on the
struggle until their purpose Is accom-
pllshed They will listen Ia no PROPOSE
ton acknowledging Spanish authority
over them. am speaking for men who
are fully resolved TO give up their lives
20 rand h. for tboIr countrv'g frha1nn
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-29

It seems that the journey of Mayor
Harrison. of Chicago, to New York, at
the head OF Democratic club for the
purpose of helping Tammany out of
hole, has not only aroused the ire of
Democrats in New York who are opposed
to outside interference. especially when
khe outsider comes to help along an in
cipien: presidential boom for himself,
but that It also bids fair to tear asunder
the free silver Democracy of Chicago as
well.
Ex-Governor Altgeld, who, when he
isn't abusing the wicked gold bugs, puts
b HE time denouncing traitors" In his
own party, is out in an interview scoring
Mayor Harrison for making the trip. He
doesn't mince words about 1t, but
charges boldly that Harrison's action In
helping Tammany is direct slap in the
face to the silver men who elected him,
This presents an embarrassing sltua-
ton to the mayor. and IL likely to give
a blacker eye to his presidential boom
let among the silverttes than he will be
able to give to the opponents of the Tam
many tiger, With war declared on him
in his own state by Altgeld there looms
up before him the danger that he will
nueVer he able to get the endorsement
of the Illinois Popocrats Without Alt
geld, Mayor Harrison may as well give
up his youthful ambition. Better far
better, would II be for him to remain at
home and put in his time building a
fence for the protection Of the infant,
hootnlet