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The Irish standard., 1897-04-03

3g4 #sss sS
Japan Preparing. q piscarA silver,
ana kd6t3 Gold.
Washington, March 80. The secre-
tary OF the treasury is in receipt Of i'm
formation from the United States min
lster at Toxic, japan, to the effect that,
during the present session Of the jap
nnese diet government coinage bill
will be presented for the consideration
Of that body, which will, If passed,
change the standard Of value in Japan
from silver to gold. It is proposed to fix
the government parity Of or ratio be-
tween the two metals at thirty-two to
one. Tho unit OF value will be gold
yen, which will Be tne-hah the weight
and value of the old Japanese gold yen,
which is of the same weight and fine
ness as the gold dollar of the United
States. The proposed unit Of value will,
therefore, be the exact equivalent OF
30 cents In the United States and az.
proximately Of the same value as the
present unit of value in Japan, the silver
yen, which, at the current rate of ex-
change, is worth about 81 cents in
United States money. 1t is proposed
that the smallest coin minted shall be q
five-yen piece.
The further coinage of silver will DO
limited to subsidiary coins. The silver
ven now in circulation will be main.
tanned at par with the gold yen by tho
government being prepared to redeem
them in gold whenever called upon to
do 80. It's important to note that there
are about 14O,O00,000 of Japanese sill
YER yen in circulation, of which it is es-
timated that about 100000 are in
circulation as money in China and the,
English, French and other colonies and
settlements in the east. Should the
ratio between gold and silver become
greater than one to thirty-two, the ten,
lency would seem to be to drive the out
standing silver coin back to Japan for
redemption.
The vernacular press reports consid-.
cradle dissatisfaction among manufac-
turing classes upon the proposed change
of standard, and it is reported that the
Cotton Spinners' association have pre-
pared protest against 1t to present to
the diet. Those interested in manufac-
ture in Japan are at present very pros
porous and satisfied with the returns
their investments are bringing in. They
are naturally, as class, not disposed to
view favorably proposed change, the
effects of which upon their interests
they have no means of determining be-
forehand. 1t is generally believed, how
ever, that the government bill will, in
a perhaps modified form, become law.
1t is supposed that the principal object
the government has in view in bring
ing about the change is to enable it,
should such a measure become ,neces-
sary OF expedient ,t95 negotiate loan in
Europe on better TERMS than would be
possible, as they believe, if japan re-
NAMED on a silver basis.
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CUTS RATES.

Missouri Pacific Opens the way for
Cheaper Railway. Tariffs.
Chicago, March 29.-The Missouri Pa
ciffc railroad has made the first open,
flat cut rate since the ADMINISTRATION
decision was rendered by the federal
supreme court. This road, without any
intimation. of it's intention, made rate
OF 333s cents on eggs in car lots from all
points in Kansas to St. Louis, with the
proviso, however, that the rate be SUBJ
ject to the Missouri river minimums.
1t is understood other western lines will
prepare an equalizing tariff, to go into
effect at once. The tariff rate at pres
ent is from As to rs cents per 100 pounds.
The effect of the cut, it is expected, will
be to send at least 100000 cases of eggs
for storage from Chicago concerns to
cities east of Buffalo and Pittsburgh.
The withdrawal of 80 many roads from
the freight association Is given as the
cause of this cut, and local railroad men
predict the decentralization of all the
western freights in the near future.
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HARD BLOW TO CUBA
Spanish Troops Capture Gen. RI.
vera, Maoeos Successor.
PATRIOT LEADER BADLY WOUNDED,
His Command II Defeated After q
Hard Fight-Ten OF the Insurgents
Killed-Fate of n Newspa-
t per Correspondent. Id

Havana, March 30.-Gen. Hernandez
Vclasco, who is operating in the hills
Of the province of Pinar del Rio, has
sent report to the government which
has caused much elation to all classes
of loyal Spaniards. He says that while
his command was in the vicinity of
Cabezadas, in the Rio Hondo district,
Sunday they encountered q party OF
rebels 100 strong, who were under the
command of Ruis Rivera, who was ap.
pointed to the command of the insur-
gents in Pinar del Rio after the death OF
Antonio Maceo. The rebels occupied
strong position and fought stubborn.
]y, but after an engagement which
lasted an hour, they were defeated and
dispersed. Before the rebel position
was captured a grenade was thrown by
the Spaniards, which fell among the in.
surgents, and, exploding, wounded
many of them. This caused panic
and many of the rebels fled.
Rivera Wounded and Captured.
Shortly after. the explosion the Span
ish infantry penetrated the rebel po-
sition. They found Col. Bacallao, chief
of staff to Gen. Rivera, attempting to
carry the latter, who had been wounded
by three Mauser bullets, to place Of
safety. Both were made prisoners.
Lieut.. Terry, of the insurgent party,
who had been badly wounded by frag-
mcnt of shell. was also captured. The
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their dear teacher" "Oh, Mr.. Cum
rox insists on that. He says that, con-
sidering how much he pays for extra
tuition, it's only proper"
"Will you pass me the butter, please"
asked stranger of .snob at a restaur-
ant table. That's the waiter over
there, SIR was the supercilious reply.
"L beg your pardon, Z . returned the
stranger. Il did not make q mistake. ;"
You're only adding insult, sir broke
.in8 the snob ! nothing could induce me
sto believe You nnistook me for 8 walter,
SssCer tainly not, ui.ned the ranger: !,
N |ll|s '
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AMENDS TREATY.
Senate Adopts by Large Majority
Change offered by Hoar.

Senate Adopts by Large Majority
Change offered by Hoar.
Washington, April /. - The amend
ment of Senator Hoar to the general
treaty of arbitration providing that all
questions of national policy, the Monroe
doctrine, ETC., shall be eliminated from
the treaty and all subjects proposed to
be submitted to arbitration under the
treaty shall be first submitted to the
senate and be agreed to by two
thirds vote of that body, was the first
amendment voted on. It was adopted
by an overwhelming majority.
While the adoption of the Hoar
amendment has weakened the OPPOSE
ton to the treaty, it is not altogether
'eertain that it will have two-thirds of
the senate when the final vote is taken.
The Chiffon amendment to the arbi-
tration treaty was laid on the table by
majority of seven votes in theexecu-
tive session Of the senate.
The Chiffon amendment added
clause to the first article of the treaty
so as to make it read that the United
States agreed to submit to arbitration
all questions in dispute between the
two nations (which the senate might at
the time deem fit subjects for such arbi-
tration."
The most interesting feature Of the
session was the notice given by Sen
ator Hansbrough IN. d. that he should
to-day, or at the first favorable oppor-
tunity, offer as a substitute for the
whole treaty declaration in the shape
Of a resolution that the United States
is in favor of the principle of arbitra-
tion, but that the exigencies of tho
times do not demand that such treaty
should be now ratified. Senator Hoar
(Mass.) objected to such proceeding
and said that he would make a point Of
order against it when tho resolution
was offered.
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KILLED IN CUBA.

Reported Death of n Correspondent
of Chicago Record.
Washington, March 3O.-Consul-Gen.
eral Lee has sent the state department
telegram from Havana under Sum
days date, saying that Mr.. c. F. Cros.
by, Of New York, representative of thu
Chicago Record, is reported to have
been killed while watching with field
glass a combat between the Spanish and
insurgent forces, near Arrayo Blanco,
close to the boundary line between
Puerto Principe and Santa Clara. He
came to the island January 30 last. He
is said to have been graduated at ST..
Cyr, France.
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SUPPORTED BY GAGE.
Secretary of the Treasury Favors u
Monetary C0mmission.

Secretary Of the Treasury Fnvors n
Monetary Commission.
Washington, March 29.-The men,
bers of the executive committee ap,
pointed by the Indianapolis monetary
conference had an interview Saturday
with Secretary Gage at the treasury de-
partment. They discussed the ques-
ton Of the possibility Of congress at
once authorizing the appointment of
commission on the revision of the
monetary system. Mr.. Gage expressed
himself as fully convinced of the neces-
sity for such commission, and he
thought no good could result from de.
laying Its appointment. There was,
however, he said, in some quarters, Sc.
rious doubt of the expediency of allow.
ing legislation of any character to in
terfere with the prompt passage Of
tariff measure. The committee expects
to remain in Washington week or
more in order to confer with members
Of congress on the subject.
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Z! TOKA MA ACRE. / ]
It Is. Now Said That 700 Armeni.
g. ans We're Slain.
GREAT BRITAIN ENTERS a PROTEST.
1t Moves tho Sultan to Action-He
ORDERS Q Rigid Inquiry Into the
Oatra4es Committed BIZ ~sx
.L. His Subjects. ..-a4lzH

! Constantinople, March 26.-Further
and probably more accurate details Of
the recent massacres OF Armenians at
Eokat, In tho Siyas district Of Anatolia,
have been received at the Armenian
patriarchate here. The first report Of
The affair was issued by the government.
This declared that IS Armenians and
three Mussulmans had been killed.
little reliance was placed in the report,
Tor the officials have always made it
q rule. to understate the number Of
persons killed in the various massa-,
ores. Later information was received
at the embassies showing that fully
400 defenseless Armenians had fallen
victims to the fury of the Moslems at
Tokat, and this number, it was thought,
was probably correct. The news re-
;ceived at tho patriarchate shows that
both statements were incorrect, and
that the number of victims was fully,
200. It was stated at the patriarchate
that these figures were obtained from
reliable persons at Tokat and the vi.
entity, and that the number of victims
ULAtSu 10 W1tuOuG AouGV SOAASS"
Sir Philip Currie, the British am
,ba:ssador. made most vigorous protest
against the massacre in a note to the
porte, q note which was said to have
been the strongest ever delivered by an
ambassador to the Turk government
The result of his action was shown
Thursday when the sultan ordered the
dismissal and immediate arrest of the
Turkish officials in Tokat who are sus.
pected of completely in the massacre
and the appointment Of a special COM
mission to try them. 1t is believed
that the British ambassador will watch
the trial closely to see that it does not
prove farce, as 50 many trials of Mos
lem officials charged with the murders
of Christians have been.
Mgr. Ormanian, the Armenian pa
triarcl,, has made a protest to the sui
tan against the murders at Tokat, and
has added force to his protest by insist
ing that the sultan shall accept his
resignation, which was rendered some
time ago. At that time the sultan re-
fused to accept it, and promised the
patriarch that further concessions
would be made to the Armenians. His
majesty asked, however, that the grant
ing of these concessions be deferred
until after Easter. The massacre at
lTokat followed.
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Notice of Appeal Filed.

New York, March 2e.-Notices of the
appeal of the government in the case OF
the United States against the Joint
Traffic association from the circuit
court of appeals to the United States
supreme court were served Saturday on
the lawyers who appear in the case
as the Representatives of the various
railroads composing the association.
The taking of the appeal throws the case
into the direct charge of The depart
1nent Of justice, and it has already been
announced that the attorney will en-.
deavor to have the cause advanced as far
as possible on the calendar. so that it
may come before the supreme court be-
fore the end of the present term.
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FORCED TO RETREAT. !.
iCretan Insurgents Defeat a Body o.
Turkish Troops.

!Cretan Insurgents Defeat a Body Of
Turkish Troops.
London, March 3l.--A dispatch to the
Central News from Athens states that
a strong force of insurgents on Tuesday
attacked the Turkish troops at Spina.
Tonga, Crete. The troops made a des..
perate defense of their positions, but
could not withstand the determined on.
slaught of the Christians, and were
finally compelled to retreat. There waa
heavy fighting throughout the engage.
,1nent. The dispatch adds that vessel
lying in the harbor of spinalonga, laden
with ammunition and other stores, was
captured by the insurgents, who re-
moved the captured supplies to places
out of reach of the Turks.
Canea, March S1.--The insurgents on
Tuesday attacked the town of Izzedini
which caused the warships to bombard
them. Later the place was occupied by
q mixed detachment of international
troops.
Athens, March a1.-Crown Prince Com
lstantine has formally assumed the CONS
'mand of the Greek troops in Thessaiy
He issued an order to the army in which
he expressed his conviction that at this
critical hour, when the fatherland was
being weighed in the balance, all would
do their duty, be faithful to their OATH
exhibit patience and firnness and obey
the law and their commanders. -
London, March a1.-The Canea coN
respondent of the Standard telegrapha
that the blockade of Crete by the pow4s
ers is not enforced as severely as II
would be in the case of actual war. Prof
visions are landed daily. Hitherto only
half dozen small craft which had al4
ready landed their cargoes have been
captured. The dispatch adds that there
was heavy firing at Suda Tuesday night
and it is supposed that the insurgent4
attempted to surprise the fort. The at4
tack was probably repealed with the
assistance of the shells and the use Of
the searchlights of the war ships. !.
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Gen. Moses M, Bane Dead,

Washington, March 31.-Gen. Moses
M. Bane, formerly of Quincy, Ill, died
suddenly at his home on New Jersey
avenue, in this city, Monday EVENING"
Gen. Bane was at one time quite promt
'inent figure in Illinois politics. Later
he was register of the land Office al
Salt Lake City. Still later and mp to d
year or two ago he was chief In ona
of the divisions of the land Office 81
this city. He was very old at the time
of his death and had been feeble for sev4
eral months, 4
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you do, he will Immediately lend you
that book he wrote himself"
She-"I want to see you milk the
cow" He-"But you did see me milk
the cow just now" She-"That was
not milking the COW, 1t was un-milking
her.
.s Critic Your picture seems. to lack
atmosphere" Artist believe you are
right. I'm thinking seriously Of paint
Ing s. q modern ventilating apparatus
Mrs. Cumrox's children seem to BE
very fond of their school, remarked
one wonnl ma yop| think
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est?'
Father--"Did you reject that Italian
count, as I told you to-" Daughter-
at wasn't necessary. told him you
had failed!"
They say that no one can beat Hof!1y
keeping books II guess that's right.
He borrowed dozen OF mine and kept
every one Of them ...s 81.
Miss Wilkes is terribly afraid Of mice.
Do YOU know the prevention she takes
when she goes sailing ?'' No =
ways goes Ii d catboat.. ''
Don 4 ever tell IFizzletop That
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To Open Wichita County.

Perry, o. r., March 3o.-Recent in.
formation from Washington is that the
Wichita country, owned and occupied
by the Kiowa, Comanche and Apache
Indians, will be opened by May l. The
gold and silver excitement in the
Wichita mountains has drawn hundreds
to the border of this new country. The
allotting to the Indian families is pro-
crossing rapidly. With the exception
OF one range of mountains these reser.
,ations are the finest farming country
In the Indian territory.
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Goods for Japan.

Seattle; Wash, March 2e.-Two spe-
cial freight trains, composed Of IS cars
of machinery, oil and cotton, to be
shipped to Japan via the sakura Maru,
of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha line, ar
rived from the east over the Great
Northern Thursday morning, Forty
cars are reported to contain some OF
the machinery for the establishment
of cotton mills ut Kobe and other Japan
csc cities,
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A SMART LAWYER.

Many lawyers nowadays utterly dis
regard honor and honesty In the means
by which they elicit evidence or invali-
date the testimony of those opposed to
them, in illustration of which we need
only adduce the following specimen Of
cross questioning: III, s.5s.
LawyerMr. Jenkins, will. You have
the goodness to answer me. directly and
;categorically. 4 few plain questi Ions
Witness certainly. sir
ell. Jenk ias. 81 there e female
Eliyins Is s.! ths
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Death Of a Centenarian.

Chicago, March 31.-Jarius G. Mears|
who celebrated his one hundredth birthl
day last week in apparent good healthy
died Tuesday morning at the home d
his son-in-law, Col. Dan Mum, IL III
Grange. He rapidly failed after the
celebration. He was horn at Newton
Falls, VT, March 20, 1897, and when Is
years old witnessed the battle Of Cham
plain from the overhanging hills. Ha
spent the greater part Of his life In
Illinois.
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Tn Line tor Promotion.

Cincinnati, March 2e.-Col. NJ. A.
Cochran, in command at Fort Thomas,
near here, is now senior colonel in tho
United States army, and as there will
he several retirements soon, he is in line
for promotion to brigadier general, with
rank next to that of Gen. Miles. Colonel
Cochran has been in Washington for
several days, and may return with his
new commission. He is a great favorite,
here and has influential backing, should
that figure in the matter.
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Ohio Murderer Must Die.

Columbus, O., March 30.-The state
board OF pardons at Lancaster unanim-.
ously rejected the application for Glenn
ency for William Haas, Cincinnati
murderer, who is to be executed on
April 8. Haas will be the first person in
this state to be electrocuted. Haas
killed Mrs. William Brader in Cincin-
natl on the night of July 3, 1896.
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ODDS AND ENDS.

Remains to Be Seen-The boy who
has an appointment with the teacher af-
ter school is dismissed.
/. lis Wooble Miss Winnie's preferred
suitor?" .'Oh, no. He is not the only
insect on the fly paper"
The Kansas editors, who Advertise
that they will take corn on subscription
probably would prefer Il II ! fluid state,
MI Laura Showing sher album to sfriea.nd)
Isn,t III str q our
81 IiI lII.Ii T
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One Life Lost.

Chicago, March 3o.-Fire in the Royal
lodging house on State street Monday
afternoon caused the death of John
kins1er, hostler, by suffocation, and
the injury of John Mcintyre by falling
glass. Intense excitement was created
among the great crowd of shoppers,
while those dodgers who were still sleep
ing made their escape scantily clad.
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Fifth Ballot Taken.

Frankfort. Ky, March ao.-The fifth
Joint senatorial ballot taken Monday re-
suited: Hunter, SO; Blackburn, Al;
Davie, IL; Boyle, z; Stone, !. Necessary
to choice, 60. There were several
pairs. The only change Monday was
the transferring of Senator stege's
vote from Hunter to Boyle. No at
tempt was made>to take second ballot.
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neighborhood as Mrs. Jenkins 2"

neighborhood as Mrs. Jenkins?"
..There isl
SIS she under your protection?"
.Yes."
DO you support her?'
IT do s.. a -t. :,5. 4
Have you ever been married to i1er?'
Il have not. &. Here several juror,
scowled gloomi1y at Mr.. Jenkins.1
That IS All. Mi. Jenkins. Z Z Ii B
Opposing Counsel stop q moment
NJ Jenkins. e the feunals s. question
youi mot
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To Advance Pooling Case.

Washington, March 3o.-The attor-
ney=general will move on Thursday next
in the supreme court of the United
States to advance the New York case in
volving the same principles as the
Trans-Missouri railroad traffic pooling
case, so as practically to insure re-
hearing Of the important points involved
in this decision before the supreme
court of the United States.
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More To1laates Destroyed.

Moro T0HRateB DestroJeu'
Lancaster, Ky, March 30.-Four toll
gates in Garrard county were destroyed
Sunday night by mob Of $50 masked
men. They threatened the directors
and gatekeepars with death ii any more
toll was collected and insisted that they
meant just what they said. Armed reg
,lators are securing that section Of tho
country in search of the raiders. No
tolls are being collected in Mercer coun-
ty and the raiders threaten to destroy
oil the gates with dynamite.
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Murderer Arrested.

Maysville, KY, March 3o.-Amos
Riggs, the murderer of Young Boyd and
his father near Mount Gilead last week,
is under arrest at Felicity, O., where no
went to hide in the home OF relatives.
He was heavily armed but offered no re-
sistance. Public sentiment here is very
bitter against him,
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Des Moines, To-, March 29.--Saturtlay
morning Mayor MacVickar signed the
curfew ordinance, and it went into effect
at night. 1t specifies that boys and
girls under Is years shall not be on the
streets at night after nine o'clock in
summer and eight o'clock in winter.
Chief Marshal johnson has instructed
his policemen to enforce it to the letter.
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Many Men Out of work.

New York, March 29.-The thread
mills at Kearney, N. j., were closed in>
definitely Saturday morning, throwing
out of employment over 1000 hands.
The officials refuse to give any infor-
nation in regard to the shutdown.
Some Of the employees claim that the
mills are overstocked with finished
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TAKES EFFECT AT ONCE.
Provisions of the New Section to the
Tariff Bill.

Washington, April 1.-The follow,
Ing is the text of the new section to be;
added to the tariff bill as agreed upon,
by the republican members of the COIN.
mittee on ways and means, fixing the
date on which the duties in the bill
ehall take effect. 1t was introduced by;
Mr.. Grosvenor (rep., o., chairman Of
the subcommittee which investigated
the subject. 1t reads as follows:
Section N-That all articles mentioned in
the several schedules Of this act which,
shall be imported into the United States
between the first day of April. 1881, and tho
date Of the passage Of this act and which
we're not purchased and directed by the
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Wanfs to Decome Q Citizen.

Wants to Become . Citizen. Z,
4 New York, March 26.-Mrs. Emma
Moss Booth Tucker, wife Of Frederick
Booth Tucker, Of the Salvation Army,
appeared Thursday before tie naturali-
zation bureau in the county courthouse
and took out her first naturalization
papers. She came to this country about
. year ago with her husband. /
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Death OF. a Pioneer.

Bloomington, dl., March 30.-Lewis
Case, one of they Oldest pioneers Of Nc
Lean county, died Sunday night, aged
80. He spent mostiof his life in this vi.
cinity, and his carly days were replete
with stirring incidents. He leaves an
immense estate, (which four children
will inherit &c
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Confederate Veteran Dead.

Confederate Veteran Dead.
Richmond, Va, March 29.-Gen. viii.
liam R. Terry died in Chesterfield Sun.
day morning. The deceased was one of
the last commanders of the stonewall
brigade. He represented his county,
Wythe, in the state senate, was at one
time superintendent Of the penitentiary
and later commandant of.the Lee camp
soldiers home, near this CITY.
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Killed by q Bursting Fly-Wheel.
Pittsburgh, Pa, March ga 24-foot
aywheel at Carnegie's Edgar Thomson
steel works, Braddock, burst about
midnight, killing David Hugo, a work.
man, and seriously injuring George
Snyder. The damage to the plant was
very heavy and the entire works have
been closed down for repairs.