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The Penn's Grove record., 1899-04-14
ANOTHER FATAL PANA RIOT.


PANA, Ill. (s~pecia).--A deadly riot, the
most serious disturbanc &C that has occurred
here since the union miners instigated a
strike In April, 1898, was enacted on Mon
day. resulting in seven persons being shot
to death and nine wounded, as follows:
The dead--Frank Coburn, Xavier Lee
coco, a union miner; four negro men, and
one negro woman.
The Wounded-Frank L~andsworth, Mrs.
Henriet, VIII Kuhn, Cyrus Stricken,
Albert Ylckers, George ktmbali, Henry
Stevens, negro; yass Prottltt n Carrie
Felix.
Governor Tanner has issued a proclama-
tion declaring martial law at Pana. The
proclamation creates a district comprising
the city and all territory within one mile
thereof, and forbids the carrying OF arms
within such district,
The attempted arrest Of Henry stephens,
a negro miner, precipltated the riot.
Stephens had been parading the e@treets,
armed with revolvers, defytng arrest, say
ing that no deputy-sheriff could arrest
him. Sheriff Downey, Chief Deputy.
Cheney and q number Of special deputies
were walking down Locust street, when
Stephens saw Downey, and, drawing a
revolver, approached from the rear
and fired directly at the Sherir but
the Dali missed us luteuuCN 'ASsitn.
The officers Immediately drew their revolt
vers and opened FIRE on Stephens, who ran
shooting at every person he met. The fee
ing negro having emptled his revolver,
closely pursued by a large force OF deputies,
ran Into q department store. The officers
pursued him the entire length OF the store,
up the rear stairs OF the building, where he,
surrendered after six bullets had pierced
his body. He was not.killed, however, and
vas taken to jail.
Meanwhile the riot was raging IN the
street. As soon as the first shots had been
fred the whistles Of the electric light plant
was blown as a signal for the citizens, the
majority OF whom had long ago been sworn
In as deputies, to turn out armed and
ready to fight. At the same tiPe, the
miners .of the Pana and Pen%eil
mines, which are located about four
blocks distant from the Penwell store,
which is In the centre OF the town, rushed
In to the tlpples and opened Are on the
thronged streets. Then that stephens,
one Of their number, had been shot and
arrested, aroused them to a pitch Of fury:
They shot at any living marx IN sight. and
as q result, among their victims are three
women, two Of whom are white women
wounded and one negro woman, deao.
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The American Sunday-sohool Union will
on the 25th of May celebrate its seventy
.afth anniversary in Philadelphia. Tie
academy of Music has slreauy been Sc
cared for the meetings. Many leading
speakers of the country aret to be there and
Representatives OF the union from all parts
ot'the United States will be presgat. This
Is the Oldest and largest su~ndey-school
missionary society in America, having for
lis HELD of operations tue whole United
states and has organized over one hundred
thousand sunday-schools durp . ssvsR-
ty-fye years OF work.
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The long. cold spring has played havoc
with fruit trees in ontario. over ninety
per cent. OF the peach trees have been
killed, besides large numbers OF other
kinds In many large peach orchards tx
amined not a single live tree was found,
The loss will run into the hundreds Of thou
sands of dollars,
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Cuppy's old speed is said to have re.
turned to him.
1t Is claimed that playing the Cincinnati
sun field for four years has nearly ruined
Miller's sight.
The Bostons do not spend their Sundays
idly. A run Of several miles is their Sab
bath programme.
Howard Hopkins, a Savannah pitcher,
will receive a trial from Boston. He has
idst left the army.
President Hart thinks Chicago has the
best and most accurate throwing inleld in
the business this year.
Pitcher Colcolough has been formally
signed by the New York Club. his trial bav-
ing proved satisfactory.
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Business failures for the past week mum
Der 100.
The capacity of the Edgeaeld Is. o. cot
ton mill Is to be doubled.
The latest on the Australian
wheat erop make the total So, 600 900
bushels, against $4,000 600 bushels las.
year.
This years pepperment crop in Central
New York will be lighter than usual, OWN;
to low prices, frozen roots and decreased
acreage.
A backward spring is complained OF as
retarding spring trade in the Dominion Of
Canada, but confidence as to the outlook
10 stu unimpaired,
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Former United States Senator Merriman,
OF South Carolina, said: II have never
drank or meddled with liquor. / nave sci.
dom used it in my family as a medicine,
and yet It has meddled with melt has
made my boy a wandering vagabond, has
broken my wife's heart. Yes, when ! was
asleep, thinking him at home In his bed, he
was being made a drundard In the bar
rooms in the city OF Raleigh. What assur-
Rnee, my friend, have you that this may not
be repeated in your homer The saloon Is
no respecter sof homes. 1t invades the
homes Of love, OF wealth and of Christian
people alike, and knows no sympathy for
tears, heartache and disappointedlove No,
the saloon will not-does not-let yor
alone"
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Rajah, a mammoth elephant, owned b.
Lemen Brothers Circus Company, which
has been wintering In Argentine. kan, has
killed his keeper, Frank Fisher. Fisher
was twenty eight years old, and his home
was In Montreal, Canada. He Is said to be
Raiah's ninth victim.
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MISSIONARIES IN CHINA.


For Their PROTECTION.
United Ststes Minister Conger, at Pekin,
has supplied the state Department at
Washington with a copy OF a proclamation
posted at Tien-Tsin relative to the treat
ment OF missionaries in China. In this
edict, issued on ''27th OF tenth moon, the
Empress Dowager ~recites the fact that
anti christian movements havetaken place
in many provinces, and declares that these
have all been based IN a false sentiment.
the teachine OF Christianity is permitted
in China, and hi the preachers are to be
treated as good citizens. The Empress de-
clares that a good man, whether Christian
or not. will be honest and true to others,
wherefore she desires her people tc treat
foreigners as their own countrymen, n
a, ID all misunderstanding with them.
She commands the Viceroys and officials
in the provinces to emphasize her sincerity
by exerting themselves to suppress all agi-
tation among the people before any anti.
Christian prejudice Is displayed.
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A farmer employed a man. His new
land was addicted to drinking alcoholics.
"John," said the farmer, "Ill give ye
one O. my best sheep II yen give up drink.
Ing while ye work for me-"
"It's a bargain"
I A grown son OF the farmer said: "Pa,
will you give me a sheep. too. II I'll not
drink"
Eyes"
The little boy said: "Pa, will you give me
a sheep, too, II I'll not drink"
Eyes"
The little boy said: spa, hadn't you bet.
ter take a sheep?"
"1ll try It,"
The old gentleman declared that he had
made the best investment in sheep that
season he had ever made"
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President Mckinley at Washington has
named the new warshlps lately authorized
nv Congress as follows: Battleships-
pennsylyanIa. Now Jersey. Georgia. Ar,
mored crulsers-west Virginia. Nebraska
California. Cruisers-Denyer Des Moines.
Chattanooga, Galveston, Tacoma Cieve-
land.
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TWO BROTHERS SHOT DEAD.


Hey HttWUkBF THFHtr HH1 SUIT no "F"
Defeated Them in a Lawsuit.
H~opKINsvILLE, Ky. (Special).-Near La
fayette, this county, two families fought
out their differences, and W. A. and r.
T. Oils, brothers, are dead at the hands
OF William Freeman and his son Tom.
Recently the Freemans won a lawsuit
over the Oils boys, and there has
been much i'll feeling since. The Free
mans found threatening notices posted on
their doors warning them to leave the
county in ten days. One OF these had a
picture OF a man, hanging by the neck. Mr..
Freeman got wind of probable attack on
him. He lives three miles south OF Lafay-
cite, over the Tennessee line, and Tom
lives in Lafayette. The father sent for his
son, who was with him when the Oils boys
appeared. Both were hot with buckshot
at the first hostile movement,
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GERMANY IN ATHnEATE MING MOOD
Unless We Disavow the Actions of Ad-
miral Kautz Force. May Follow.

BERLIN (By Cable). There has been q
sudden veering OF Views upon the part OF
both the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baron
Won Buelow and the Emperor since Dr..
Raffel has arrived here.
A Foreign Office Official has said, in ener-
getic language, that Germany, before en-
gaging in an investigation by the Com
mission, must insist upon the American
and British Governments Enthusiastically
d~lsavowing the fragrant violations COM
mitted by Admiral Kautz and Captain
Sturdee. In the absence Of a disavowal,
he said. it would be a mere farce for Ger
many to join the Commission.
More energetic still is the semi-oficial
announcement of the Hamburg Correspon-
dent, which declares that "if England and
America do not heed the diplomatic remon-
strances made in London and Washington,
these rem onstrances will be fortified.
The one of the German press Is bitter
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po,ta, Privileges For the Red Cross.

BY decision of the Cabinet. the Post
office Department, Washington, has Issued
an order giving the Red Cross Society the
privilege OF sending letters from Cuba and
the Philippines at domestic rates.
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The complete returns Of the lrish County
Council olectionsyshow an overwhelming
yictorv for Nationallsm, the Nationalists
having elected 544 candidates, - against
iio U~nionists, the Representatives Of land
lordism and Voryism.
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Seeding of Spring whea. Backward.

CHICAGO (special) REPORTS which have
tin show that the seeding of spring
wheat is decidedly backward in Nebraska,
Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, North
Dakota and in the Rocky Mountain dis.
t%ricts, and the outlook fsyors a decreased
area.
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Now zsaland,s oner Accepted.

The offer OF New Zealand to send a boat
to Samoa with troops has been accepted by
the British Government, but tho troops
will not be required.
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DISCUSSIONS ON SAMOA.
Legality Of Admiral kautz's Action
Questioned by Germany.
WILL NOT REPUDlATE ROSE.

Formal Objection to the Installation Of
Maiietoa Tanu Entered In Washing
ton-Similar Action in L~ondon-Under
the Berlin Treaty Germany Claims That
tho Step Should Have Been Unanimous
WASHINGTON, D. G. tspeelal).-Formal
objection to the installation Of Malietoa
Tanu as King of Samoa by the American
and British officials at Apla was registered
at the State Department by Amba ssadof
Won Holleben.
Similar action is understood to have
been taken by the German Ambassador in
London.
The German Government feels that in
tho enforcement of Tanu the United
States and Great Britain have violated
the terms of the treaty Of Berlin, which
enjoin unanimity OF action. 1t is her con.
tention that before the installation Of
either Mataafa or Tanu as King, the Wash
ington and London Govern snts should
have waited for the repoy md finding oil
the commission which IS TO be appointed
to Investigate the entire samoan question.
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FoRTY.FWE PERSONS DROWNED.
Greek Coaster Maria Sunk by the British
steamer Kingswell.

LA vALETTA, Malta (By Cable).-The
British steamer Kingswell ran into and
sank the Greek coaster Maria In latitude
So degrees north, longitude % east, in
the Mediterranean. 'Forty-lve persons on
the Maria were drowned. The Klngswell
was uninjured.
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Enrland's Foreign Trade,

The statement of the London Board OF
Trade for the month of March shows a de-
crease OF 50, COZ, 900 in imports and an in
grease OF $3.50, 500 in exports.
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We know what men accomplish Under
worldly opposition Men do not shrink back
for a~ntagonism or for hardship, You have
admired Prescott's Conquest OF Mexico"
as brilliant and beautiful d history as was
ever written; but some of you may not
know under what disadvantages 1t was
w~ritten-that Conquest of Mexico"-for
Prescott was totally blind, and he had two
pieces OF wood parallel to each other FAST
ened, and totally blind, with his pen be-
tween those pieces of wood, he wrote the
stroke against one piece of wood telling
how far the pen must 20 In one way; the
stroke against the other piece Of wood tell
Ing how far tho pen mist go the othef way.
Oh, how much men will endure for worldly
knowledge and for worldly success, and yet
how little we endure for Jesus Christi How
many Christians there are that go around
saying, ooh, my hand; oh, my hand, my
hurt handi Don't you see there is blood on
the sword2" while Eleazar, with the hilt Inn
bedded In the flesh of his right hand, does
not know 1t.
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A nre In the vela Rica silver mine In the
Sierra Mojada district, State of Coahuila,
Mexico. resulted in twelve miners losing
their lives. The lre was caused by a gas
explosion.
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Must I be carried to the skies
On iowery beds Of ease,
While others fought to win the prize
Or sailed through bloody seas2

What have we suffered in comparison with
those who expired with suffocation or wore
burned or were chopped to pieces for the
truths sake? We talk Of the persecution
OF olden times. There is Just as much per-
secution going on now In various ways. In
1S49, in Madagascar, eighteen men were put
to death for Christ's sake. They were to
be hurled over the rocks, and before they
were hurled over the rocks, in order to
make their death the more dreadful in an
ticipation, they were put In baskets and
swung to and fro over the precipice that
they might see how many hundred feet they
would have to be dashed down, and while
they were swinging in these baskets over
the rocks thew sang:
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-11-19

short time. He is in excellent shape
and ought to make good showing
when the time comes
Mr.. George Johnson. of Pleasant VAL
ley. was visiting the Gibson family
here last Sunday.
Mr.. Charles Neglie is building new
addition TO his residence and doing
some other necessary work
Mr.. John C. Blake and wife were
business callers here this week.
Miss Annie Murray was visiting
friends here Friday
Mr. Dorner Nickerson gave a big
ball at his residence last Thursday
night and quite a large crowd was
present from Pleasant Valley and
Woodsdale and this place and spent a
good time.
The ladies of the Greggsville NJ. E.
Church called meeting of the commit
tee last week and decided to hold their
oyster supper next Wednesday even
ing at the church. All are invited.
Mr.. William Gordon, who took sick
last Sunday night. died last Friday
night at 1870 o'clock. His many
friends and relatives will be sorry to
learn of his death. He leaves a wife
and two small children to mourn his
loss. His family has the sympathy OF
all his many friends in this their hour
of bereavement.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-11-19
ST. cLAlaSvILLE.

ST CLAIRSvILIsE, o., Nov 1S.-Mrs.
Judge Smith and her mother. Mrs. Pond,
who is her guest, visited friends at Barnes
VILE over Sunday.
Mrs Madison Aldredge and Master
Frank returned Monday from a few days
visit with relatives at Belaire.
A. H. Mitchell was at PittsbGrg the first
of the week on business.
Mrs. Chas- Collins is visiting her daugh-
ter Mrs. Peter Hughes, at Bellaire.
w S. Balliett, of Quaker City, formerly
in the drug business at this place. was
here Monday and Tuesday visiting old
friends.
j. C. Tallman. of Bellaire, was here this
week attending court.
Frank Rees of Fort Madison, Iowa, who
has been visiting his parents here, left
Thursday for New Castle, Pa, 10 visit
relatives for few days before returning
home. He was accompanied as far as
New Castle by his mother. who win visit
relatives.
Mrs. Retta Fowler and little son. of To-
ronto, and Mrs. r. NJ. Meyer. of Belaire,
are the guests of Mrs. j. Leland Frint.
Thos. L. Shay. prominent attorney OF
Cincinnati, was here Wednesday and
Thursday attending court.
Ed. Neiswanger. travelling for a Chicago
house. enroute East, stopped off here
Tuesday evening to visit his sister, Mrs.
Calendine.
w. T. McRoberts Of Canton, assistant
tax inquisitor, is here looking up cases
wherein taxable property has been omit
ted.
Mrs. Annie Barton, of Barton, was here
FRIDAY visiting relatives
Mr.. and Mrs, Gay Shaw went to Mounds
vile on Wednesday, where they win re-
side.
large number of young people from
this place attended a party given at the
home of Chas. Overbaugh, northeast of
town, Thursday evening.
On Thursday evening. at their home on
South Marietta street, Mr.. and Mrs. d. Fl.
Milligan gave reception to a number of
their friends. The hours were from to 6
and from 6 to s.
Rev. DR.. Slutz, presiding elder of the
GAINESVILLE District. will deliver a lecture
on THE Battle of Gettysburg" in the NJ.
E. church. on Thursday evering.
Marriage licenses since last report:
George Moore and Ethel NJ Remar: Oscar
Black and Cora Blakeley; Jacob w. Hell
sley and Louisa Saterla; Richard Healy
and Mary f. Taylor. Eugene S. Gibbons
and Jane Teasdale; Frank Gable and Ida
NJ Lewis; Charles II. Walker and Edith
d. Rigsley; Miles j Fitch and Arizona
Moore; Raymond Mana and Lucy John
son; John l.. Cunard end Ella Ida Walker.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-11-19
NEWS FROM NEARBY TOWNS.

Pomeroy, o., where they were Joined
by Miss Jessie Wood and proceeded on
their journey to California.
Miss Alice kinzel, of New York, is
spending few weeks in Marietta. visit
ing friends and relatives.
Miss Sallie Knox entertained party
OF ladies and gentlemen Friday eyen-
ing, in honor OF Miss Birdsall and Miss
Clifford
Mrs T. NJ Frank and her guest, Miss
Goodman, CT Columbus, have been
spending few days visiting friends in
Parkersburg.
Miss Coran Mason has returned home
from 4 visit to friends in Parkersburg.
Announcement is made OF the ap-
preaching wedding of Mr.. Edward
Kinney, Of West Union, w. Va, and
Miss Lena Weyrich, of this city.
Mrs. William Hutchman entertained
a number of her friends Thursday af-
ternoon, at her home on Maple street
Miss Ada Kerchival Harness. OF Wa
verify, w. Va, was the pleasant guest
of friends in the city this week.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-11-19
WASH IN GT0H.

WASHINGTON, Pa, November 49,
Congressman E. F. Acheson is in
Washington City on business connected
with the pension department.
David Devore, of Monongahela, is
visiting friends here
J. M. Montgomery, ticket agent at the
CHARTERS railroad office, is able to re-
sumo his duties, after an illness of sey-
eral weeks.
John Doyle, assistant foreman of the
Daily Cannonsburg Notes, spent Sunday
at his home in this place.
About fifty people left for Princeton
on Thursday to witness the foot ball
game between Princeton and w. & ].
There are now sixty prisoners in the
county Jail. This is the highest num-
Der of prisoners ever entertained by a
sheriff of this county at one time.
W. F. Templeton Post 100, G. A. r.,
entertained their friends in handsome
mannF at their hall on Friday night.
"a Breezy THINE" will be the attrac-
night.
William Gibson, of this place, has
started new paper at Ford City, near
Plttsburg.
Ed. Williams, of st. Clairsville, O., is
now employed at Becker's barber shop.
this place. Ed. is a first-class work
man, and is very popular among the
customers of the shop.
Miss Maggie Grayson Greer, daugh-
ter of Chief of Police Greer, and Chas.
Baker, of Buffalo, were married on
Wednesday evening at the home of the
bride.
Theodore Hawkins, of Beallsvilie, was
among the visitors at the county seat
Wednesday.
Dr. E. Gard Edwards. of Maine, who
has been here visiting his brother, who
is sick at the Washington hospital, re-
turned home on Wednesday. In 1867
he was coach of the w. & ]. foot ball
team.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-11-19
WELLSBURG.

Sig. Wolff. who has been east on q
business trip, returned home yesterday.
David Lucas left for Pittsburg Thurs
day, where he will accept position
as conductor ON street car.
]. p. Klein, of Wheeling, is visitor
in town to-day
DR.. j. NJ. Cooper has returned home
from a business trip to New York.
Bethany College football team passed
through this morning on their way
home from Alliance, Ohio where they
played tie game with Mt. Union Col
lege team. The score was to 5.
w. r. Miller returned home yester-
day from Martinsburg.
Holmes Curtis, Of Wheeling juno
ton, was calling on friends here yes
terday.
Miss Katharine Zane. of Martins
Ferry, who has been the guest of Miss
Amanda Miller, returned home yester-
day.
Rev. J. NJ. Potter. of the Portland
Presbyterian Church, was assisted
Thursday evening in services prepar-
atory to communion on Sunday, by
Rev. C. H. Mcdonald, of this place.
G. A. Johnson, Of Cadiz, o., who
has been here for some time past, re-
turned home this morning.
Quite a large crowd from here at
tended the dance last evening, held in
Reese's hall at Lazearville. The music
was furnished by the OperaHouse or
chestrd.
Mayor Jones, who has been confined
to the house with sickness, is out look
ing as well as ever.
Fritz & Webster's "A Breezy Time"
arrived in town this morning. Their
concert on the street at noon was the
finest heard here in years. Standing
room for to-night's performance can
not be had.
VIM. Nelson, who for some time past
has been suffering more or less from
brain trouble, took dangerously i'll this
morning while at work in the s. George
Co.'S blacksmith and repair shop and
his recovery is doubtful.
There is little change in the dipththe-
ria situation here since Thursday. One
new case has developed and several
stricken with the disease are reported
better. A daughter of Geo Millers, Of
Beech Bottom, who has been attending
school here, is sick at her home with
the disease.