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ENORMOUS REDUCTION.
Employees of the Cambria Steel Com
pnny Suffer n Cut in Wages OF
20 10 so Per Cent,

Johnstown, Pa, Aug. 14.-What is
probably the record for a big reduction
of wages goes into effect in the struc-
tural department of the Cambria Steel
company this morning. The reduction
ranges between 70 and so per cent. The
straighteners of the large beams will
have their wages cut to about three
dollars, while the holdups will be paid
on scale that will average them about
$3.50 per day. The worlimcn declare
that straighteners have been making an
average of SIS OF SIG day, and that
the holdups averaged from six to seven
dollars for their work. They claim hat
they were not ovcrpaid, even at that
rate, for the beams are very heavy and
the work is SO severe on the men that
they can endure it for only a few years.
A general strike Of the straighteners
and hOlduDs is looked for.
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Kisses FOR MERCER.
of His Evidence Against
Dreyfus.

Rennes, Aug. l4.-Une Of the most in
teresting features of the session of the
Dreyfus court-martial on Saturday was
the testimony of former President Cas-
imir-Perier regarding the diplomatic
correspondence in which Emperor Will
liam required of the French govern
ment that the German embassy in Paris
be acquitted Of having sustained rela-
tions with Dreyfus.
Gen. MERCER was on the stand for
four hours. His evidence way>, repeti-
ton of the old charges and accusa-
tions against Dreyfus. lie repeated
again his war-scare story to the effect
that the Dreyfus affair had brought
Germany and France to the brink of
conflict.
At the end of his evidence Gen. Mer-
cier said he believed that the only mo-
tive Of Drcyfus' treason WIS that Drey-
fus had no feeling of patriotism. This
cruel utterancc brought forth Kisses
from the audience, whose blood had
been sent up to fever heat by the wit
ness savage attack on Drcylus.
Rennes, France, Aug. H. The shoot
ing of M. Labori, leadina counsel for
Capt. Alfred Dreyfus, robbed the morn
ing session Of the Dreyrus court-mar-
tial of its paramount inter, ST. The muir
derer apparently chose Monday for the
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CHAPTER XIV.
AN UNHoLY COMPACT.

When Hank Bowers read the derisive
message which he had found in one of
the dummy bags of gold his rage was
frightful. Dashing his clenched fist
against his head like mailman, he
fairly screamed:
''Too smart for me! Well see! I'll
have my revenge if I live! Your gold
isn't safe in Dyeo yet, my beauties, an
you needn't crow"
Then he relapsed into sullen silence
and scarcely spoke to Rider again that
night. In the morning he. made no ref
erence to the events of the night be-
fore, but led the way toward Dyea as
rapidly as his horse could carry him,
his head dropped, while Rider was in
wardly vowing to part company with
him as soon as they reached the. mining
camp.
They met no one on the way, and
without accident reached Dyea late one
evening. Then Rider remembered that
he had no funds. He could notleave his
companion on. that account, and while
he was hesitating how TO eStricate him
self from the dilemma Bowers invited
him to drink at the first bar.
That settled it. The strong liquor
wrought q marvellous change in his
cowardly heart, and soon both he and
his companion were oblivious to every
thing but the fact that they had money
and liquor was to be had for the price.
Knowing his ownweakness, however,
Bowers had taken care to place his
dust in safe keeping, retaining only
enough for the enjoyment of his favor
lite dissipation.
From oneresortto another they made
their way, drinking, fighting, maudlin
and quarrelsome by turns, until they
both were unceremoniously showed in a
bare room back of one of the bars,
utterly unconscious of their surround
ings.
The next day they continued their de-
bauch, but Bowers was careful to carry
only enough dust to pay his way from
day to day. After the first night he
kept his head marvelously, considering
the amount of fiery liquor he absorbed,
while Rider was no sooner sober than
he overdranll again.
Their days We're repetition of each
other, and several times they narrow
ly escaped arrest by the vigilance COM
mittee. Then something happened which
might have been expected among such
a collection of Adventures.
A reckless character. who had been at
the camp long enough to spend his last
dollar and dispose of his outfit for
drink. had taken notice of our two ras-
Gals as they lounged about in the drink
ing places, paying their way with gold
dust. AS they were apparently drunk
most of the time, he determined to re-
lieve them of some of the wealth they
were spending SO reclllessly.
fro BE Continued
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DIR. BARROWS DEAD.
Critlcism ON His Performances of Bel
mont-SlOnne Marriage Ceremony
Hastened the Event.

New York, Aug. 1l.--Rcv. DR.. Josiah
Strong on Thursday received kilograms
announcing the death ut Mackinac
Island, Mich, of Rev. DR.. Walter Man
ming Barrows, of Greenwich, Conn.,,
who married Perry belmont and Mrs.
Sloane. DR.. Strong said in an inter-
view: CDR. Barrows was an extremely
sensitive man and the misrepresenta-
tons and criticisms on his action in
performing the Belmont-Sloane mar
riage ceremony preycd upon his mind,
robbed him of sleep and reduced his
vitality" It is the common conviction
in Greenwich that it vas an important
if not the primary cause of his death.
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We've done we'll here and want to get
out. Make US an offer tomorrow. We
will give you until tomorrow night to
look around and see what you are buy
ing"
His friends gave a prompt assent to
this proposition, and The two capitalists
had NO choice but to acquiesce as grace
fully as possible.
The following noon, they came to
Dick Tayor and offered him $50, 900 for
the five claims. He laughed and re-
Piled:
do you think we are foolish? They
are worth five times that amount
An hour later they offered $75, 900 and
were refused.
Seeing that he was determined, the
elder man said:
I'VE are only authorized to expend
100000. Will you take that?"
After short consultation the offer
was accepted and preparations were at
once commenced for the journey to
Dyea, where the formal transfer was to
be- made.
The younger of the buyers was to re-
main. at the spot to look after the claims
while the other would go to Dyea with
them.
The following morning they loaded
their wealth on the horses and started
for civilization.
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Saw your smoke last night before
dark. We thought it must be somebody
out prospecting, and SO we took a look
over this way this morning. Struck it
rich?''
Eyes; we've been here all winter. You
see where our claims are stalled out.
Dick Taylor has gone to register them.
Better stake out before anyone else
comes. guess you'll find plenty of
room above us. Idon't mind. telling you
we've made our pile here, Bill. We've
just found that this quartz ledge is
mine of wealth. See that your claims
take in slice of it,
Before the words were fairly out of
his mouth the two men were tearing up
the valley like madmen, and before long
they had staked out their claims, and
were hard at work, bent on the one all
absorbing quest for which they had
braved the rigors of an artic winter,
thus far without success.
Half an hour later they had scraped
away the soil and moss, and sampled
the rich gravel just above the lightly
covered bed rock. The first pan OK
gravel was washed out, and a moment
later the man TarboX had accosted as
Bill came running up, with u beaming
face, crying:
"God bless you, Tarbox, for giving us
a straight tip! Look at this! Well be
rich in no time! Looll!"
The perspiration was dripping fron
his face, his clothes were torn and full
of mud, but what rocked he of such
Things? In the pan he held joyously
forth was little heap of coarse gold,
which was worth fully 5000.
Then, as if remembering that he was
wasting time, he turned on his heel and
dashed back again like schoolboy,
throwing his arms about his partner
and hugging him in the excess of his
joy.
Then, actuated by one common i'm
pulse, the two men gave wolfish yell
of eXultation, and fell to work once
more, tearing out the moss and. soil with
desperate energy. They had reached
the goal for which they had left home
and dear ones, and, with superhuman
strength, they went at the work of dig
ging and washing, unmindful of all else.
Meanwhile Tom and his friends had
returned to their digging. With their
crude implements it would be waste
of time to attack the ledge, and they
determined to stick to the gravel until
Taylor returned. They had only dug
up very small part Of their claims as
yet.
The following day Tarbox saw a thin
column of smoke several miles away,
and said to Avery:
4There's more of them coming"
"They may not be coming here" re-
piled the old miner.
eyes, they are" was the confident
rejoinder. "These two men saw our
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KILLED BY A SOLDIER.
A Recruit stationed nt Fort Logan
Murders Two Policemen i'll Dem
vcr Sunday Morning..

Denver, Col, Aug. 1.-two police Of
ficcrs were murdered here at one clock
Sunday morning by recruit belonging
to company IT, Thirty fourth volunteer
infantry, now stationed at Fort Logan.
Three soldiers had been raising a dis
turbance in Louis klipfel's saloon, at
the corner of Market and Twentieth
streets, during the night, and Officer
Tom Clifford was notified of their ac-
ton and asked TO keep his eye on them.
He followed them for an hour or so,
and came upon the men at the corner of
Blake and Twentieth streets. He was
about to accost the soldiers, when one
of them turned on him, placing the
muzzlc of a revolver to his breast, and
sent n bullet through his heart Clifford
expired almost Immediately. All three
OF the soldiers then started to run, but
two were overtaken and captured. The
one that did the shooting, however,
continued running, with Officer w. +.
Griffith on a bicycle in pursuit. The
fleeing man lodged through alleys and
open lots for several blocks, Griffith pat
ronizing the streets. On Sixteenth
oAASSl, ASAA liC ucpOt, lllc OlllCCE
saw the man making for the viaduct.
He shot ut him twice, the soldier re-
turning the fire, mortally wounding
Griffith. He died few minutes later
while being conveyed in an ambulance
to the station.
The entire police and detective forces
of the city were sent out after the man,
and the country for miles around has
been patrolled and searched, without
getting any trace of the double MUIR
derer, excepting that man answer
ing his description was seen on Eff
teenth street few moments after Crit
fifth was shot. His two companions,
who are now in the city Jail, deny any
knowledge of the murder, but from
other recruits who saw the three to-
gether Saturday evening, it was learned
that the name Of the man who did the
killing was Wellington C. Llewellyn,
and that he came from Globe, A. L.
A reward has been offered for him dead
or alive. There was talk of a lynching,
should he be taken alive, but this seems
to have died out
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fire and followed it up. That party off
there probably has been following their
smoke, and so it goes. When one crow
finds anything to eat, you know, others
soon follow. The only wonder is that
we have kept the place to ourselves so
long. There'll be hundred men here
in a fortnight and thousand in a
month"
About shutdown that night party of
four miners appeared from the woods,
and after few words with the latest
corners staked off claims and went into
camp.
Day by day they continued to arrive,
but as yet there was room for all. There
was no rush, because all who came
found gold so plenty that they remained,
and at the end of three weeks there
ground.
1t was now time for Dick Taylor to
return, and our friends began to be
anxious about him. Their fears were
groundless, however, for one afternoon
he made his appearance, mounted on a
horse and leading half dozen others.
With him were two well-dressed stran-
gers, who looked keenly about them as
they rode down the valley.
After greeting his friends, he intro
duced the strangers to the party and
said:
II have brought these gentlemen out
to look at our claims. They represent
syndicate of rich capitalists"
He then pointed out the exactlocation
of the claims, after which he took the
men to the cave and showed them the
bags of gold.
"We want to sell out the whole bust
ness" he said, bluntly. There's what
we have taken out. We haven't begun
10 dig one-quarter of the claims. Take
look round and make us an. Offer"
"Wait moment" said Avery, step
ping forward with the piece of quartz
they had split open. "see here, Dick,
we took this out of that ledge the day
You went away. Let them look at it
before they make any offer"
'Let me see that!" exclaimed one of
the men, quickly, extending his hand.
"You found that here?"
"Come and Ill show you the spot.'
They followed him in silence and the
younger man. produced a small ham
ner with which he Clipped off piece
of the rock and examined it closely.
Then he gave the other look which
was not lost on our friends and said,
with an affectation of carelessness:
"There may be paying quartz here
and may not. It would cost fort une
to get machinery here and find out"
But he was not dealing with ignorant
men, as he soon found out, for Taylor
remarked, quietly:
That specimen doesn't lie. That
ledge Of quartz is where all this ga!G
we've been digging came from. IT.:
worth q million to-day. Now. gentle
men, have no time to waste hagglin
over the matter. We are no hoes. b.
you mustn't take us for greenhorre
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A Serious Riot,

Londoncrry, Aug. 14.-The Prot
estant celebration of the anniversary
of the relief of Derry, besieged by
James the Seconds army, in 1859, led
to riotous scenes here Sunday. An ex-
cursion party, composed of 400 MEM
bers of u '9s club, arrived from Belfast,
but the police refused to allow the en-
cursionists to enter the city. The ap-
pearance of a nationalist band to meet
the party caused disorders and stone
throwing. Both mobs attacked the po-
lice. Finally the riot act was read,
and the mayor of Londonderry called
out the garrison.
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The North Atlantic souudron.

Bar Harbor, Me-, Aug. 14.-The North
Atlantic squadron, composed of Ad-
miral SIMPSONS flagship New York,
the Brooklyn, Indiana, Massachusetts
and Texas, sailed at seven o'clock Sun
day morning. The squadron will go to
sea for few days practice, and then
proceed to Newport.
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Port Townsend, WASH, Aug. 14.-Ad-
vices from the Arctic whaling fleet,
brought here Sunday by the schooner
j. M. Coleman, rs days from Port Law
renee, are not encouraging. The sea-
son, 1t is stated, has been a complete
failure. The captains of the whaicrs
Jeanette, Karluk and Alexander re-
port it the worst during the past 20
vaarS
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To Cut Much Lumber.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Aug. IA spe-
cial to the Times frsm Iloughton, Mich,
says: Ex-Governor ". Ii. Upham, of
Marshficld, Wis, will put in lumber
camps on Isle RoyaIc to cut at least
100000 feet this winter and will build
large saw mill there in the spring.
Isle Royale is the largest fresh water
island in the world and covered with
dense forests scarcely touched
hitherto
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Whaling Season n Failure.

Port Townsend, WASH, Aug. 14.-Ad,
vices from the Arctic whaling fleet
brought here Sunday by the schooner
j. M. Coleman, rs days from Port Law.
renee, are not encouraging. The sea-
son, it is stated, has been a complete
failure. The captains of the whalers
Jeanette. Karlull and Alexander report
it the worst during the past 20 years.
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attempt, because it was participated that

attempt, because it was au'icipatcd that
NJ. Labori would crush con. Mercicr,
the former minister OF war, with his
cross-qucstioning.
The news of the shoot ~ of NJ. La
bori caused an immensc scnsation in
the courtroom, where tie usual au-
dience had assembled. Col. Jouaust,
president of the court, VIXEN the news
reached him suspended the sitting Of
the court-martial until { - Il. III.
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Three Girls Drovned.

Bremen, Me-. Aug. 14.-Mabel and
Lizzie Weston, aged IS and Is years re-
sPectively, and Lizzie Dodge, aged IA,
daughters of farmers n this town,
were drowned while bathing.
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Death of an ohio Pioneer.

Toledo, O., Aug. 14.-Hon. George
Laskcy, an Ohio pioneer and the found
er of the Ohio drainage system, is dead.
Mr.. Laskey began his campaign for bet
Ter drainage when he was state senator
h 1859. He was rs years old.
.1-it..-:6t0..s -tS:,~ U.4 I fss
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Another Car Wrecked,

Cleveland, o., Aug. 12.-Exploslves
were again resorted to Friday night on
the Euclid avenue line near the corner
of Case and Euclid avenues. The car
was bound cast. There were Is passen-
gers on board, but no enc was injured.
Several women tried to jump from the
car, but were restrained by cool-headed
ones. The car was SO badly smashed that
twas necessary to send for the wreckes.
The Irish standard., 1899-08-19
Trade With Denmark Increasing

Washington, Aug. 14.-The increas-
ing business relations brtween Den
mark and the United ates is indi-
Gated in report by Consul Blom to
the state department that the exchange
rate to the United States was posted
on the Copenhagen bourse on July
for the first time and this posting will
continue twice week hereafter.
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wcII-Kno,yn Actress Dead,

Pennington, Mimi, Aug. 14.-Lillian
Lewis. an actress Of national reputa-
ton, died here of consumption. Inter-
ment is TO take place at her old home in
PENNSYLVANIA.
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Three Girl. Drowned.

Bremen, Me-, Aug. l4.-Nabel and
Lizzie Weston, aged Is and IS years re-
spectively, and Lizzie Dodge, aged n,
daughters Of farmers in this town,
were drowned while bathing.
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and barricaded himself in his house.
He says he is prepared to hold out for
three weeks, having Il good stock of
food and firearms.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1899-11-04
ChIcago's Streets.
John LIVINGSTONE.

Chicago is in hopes that there may
be something like a crusade against
her dirty streets. 1t is high time there
was. Chicago streets are disgrace to
civilization and a reproach to the great
city. There is nothing in the constitu-
ton CT things, in the comforts, con-
veniences, wants and necessities OF
Chicago, that is different from that OF
New York, Philadelphia, Indianapolis,
or any city Of whatever size. II these
latter can have clean streets, Chicago
can have them. That Chicago does
not have them simply shows the in
sensibility that is bred by untidy hab-
its. The average Chicagoan sees daily
his streets foul with mud and Uttered
with paper and rubbish OF all sorts
without emotion, and he contributes
his sum to the total as he passes along
without conjunction. and, indeed,
without consciousness. Once in a
while the Chicagoan feebly says that
the heavy traffic of the city makes
stone streets a necessity and filth in
evitable Chicagos traffic is no heaV-
Ter than New York's, and New York 5
streets are clean; not merely the
streets in the show parts, but In the
working parts, the byways as well as
the highways. What Chicago needs is
In cover her stone streets with asphalt
and to pass a regulation as TO tires.
The cutting force Of a load depends
not merely on its weight, but on the
width of the tire. With proper regu-
lation Chicago's streets could be as
clean as the streets of any other city
and until they are, Chicago will pre-
sent daily a shameful spectacle.-In-
dianapolis News.
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A GENEROUS OFFER.

In this age o. aggressive competi-
don the fact Is often overlooked that
In every business transaction, large
or small, reputation Is at stake and
that only such measures as are based
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long run, lead to the narrow road OF
success. OF late papers have been full
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as q rule enough only was sent to rep
resent one or two doses, hardly SUM-
eient to get taste Of the remedy. NJ.
r. Zaegel & Company, established In
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treatment, free Of all expense; all they
require Is that parties writing to them
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ter one two-cent stamp to pay the
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headache, stomach, bowel, liver or kid
ney complaints, they should send for q
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S31, Sheboygan, Wis, and like others
once again enjoy the blessings OF good
health.
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Cleveland to Lecture.

Princeton's one hundred and fifty
third year was formally opened In
Marquand chapel by prayer, scripture
reading and an address by President
Francis L. Patton. DR.. Patton com
mended to the undergraduate body the
new dean of the university, DR.. Samue
Winans. DR.. Patton made formal an
nouncement of a gift to the college Of
500 900 for the endowing Of chair
of political science. This chair viii
be filled as soon as suitable man car
be found. The president also an
nouuced that Grover Cleveland, ex'
president of the United States, has
been prevailed upon to deliver few
lectures on some phase Of public life
After the many rumors, regularly de-
MED. of Mr.. Cleveland Identifying him
self in some way with the university
the announcement Of the lectures
came as gratifying news to the stu
dents. The subjects on which MI
Cleveland win lecture are not yet an
nouneed. The principal part OF Dr.
Patton's speech was directed to tns
freshman class, being In the line OF Al
exhortation.
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AZ the Batsls Of lIanIla.

The spontaneous outburst OF patriot
esm by the president during his visit
to Chicago to the autumn festival He
expressed desire to see Dewey's NC
tory as presented at the Cyclorama
Bldg, wabash avenue and Hubbard
court, and at precisely 1925 q. m,
Tuesday, Oct. 10th, the presidents car
rage, leading about twenty others con-
tanning members OF his cabinet and
other notables, and preceded by a cav
airy guard OF honor, halted at the door,
and Mr.. II. H. Gross, chairman of the
festival Industrial parade committee,
stepped forward, received the president
and escorted him to the observation
deck OF the Olympia. About q dozen
sailors from Manila were lined ur on
each side Of the gangway ard saluted
the president He smiled and bowed
very gracefully, and took on his hat
TO the heroes. After witnessing the
great storm, the Olympia's night sig
mails, the moonlight scene, the night
lights Of two cities. the beautiful sun
rise, the battle between the U. s. and
the Spanish fleets and the destruction
OF the Spanish Armada, he turned to
those around him, and pointing to the
American vessels said: There they are
all in line, this is wonderfully i'm
pressive scene, every American should
see it." Just then the big eight-inch
gun Of the Olympia doomed out q
presidential parting salute, and he re-
marked very real" and passing down
the gangway, entered his carriage and
was whirled away while thousands
who had gathered on a few moments
notice sent up cheer after cheer for
the president Of the great United
States.
The Battle Of Manila has earned q
national reputation, its merits as an
educational feature, and the wonder
fully realistic scenic effects has earned
the Endorsement Of the president and
the people. The first year 1t has been
on exhibition Ss7,291 people have wit
messed the great scene.