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THE EVENING BULLETIN. VOLUME XIII. MAYSVILIiE, FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 1894. NUMBER 179. GROWING CRITICAL.

Alarming State, of Affairs Existing In Pennsylvania. FOREIGN MINERS RIOTING. Italians and Hungarians Running Tilings to Salt Themselves -They Claim to Ilnvo Plenty of Dynamite Uombs and Threaten to Use Thoin Mining Aftalrs at Other Places. Punxsutawney, Juno 22. Walston contains about 2,000 foreigners, who aro in an attitude far from bo-ing peaceable Tho mine officials aro in town and tho Italians and Hungarians aro running things at tho mines to suit themselves.

An additional lot of firearms wero purchased yesterday, and our hardware merchants could havo sold a hundred Winchesters if thoy had had them. Very few English-spoaking miners aro now in "Walston. Those that are there are compelled by tho foreigners to stay, as their lives are threatened if they attempt to leavo. Tho citizens of Punxsutawney and Clayville aro much alarmed at the present critical situation and aro holding a joint massmeetiug to take somo action in regard to bringing in guards and undesirable men. Tho Italians claim that thoy have a Frenchman among them who is an adept at making bombs, and that they have plenty good ones mado.

Tho pumpers aro compelled to leavo tho pumps and tho mines aro rapidly flooding with water. John Snyder, mino superintendent at Walston, was compelled to leavo and has been staying iu town. Ho resigned his position yesterday and left for his farm in Ohio. Two regiments of militia aro oxpected hourly from Ridgway. The foreigners understand that tho troops are coming, and the railroad and highways leading from this place into Walston aro swarming with hordes of Italians and Hungarians wrought up to the highest pitch of excitement.

The greatest fear now is that thero will bo an attack upon the English-spgaking miners and their families. Thoy havo been driven from their houses, and fathers and husbands havo been separated from their wives and children, and tho women and children are running around crying and calling aloud for protection. INDICTED FORMURDER. Nino Striking Miners Accused of Having Killed Engineer Darr. Brazil, June 22.

After an investigation of 10 days tho grand jury returned a verdict against James Booth, Robert Rankin, Ernest Poor, Charles Stack, William Wilson, William Wor-len, William Can- and William Garder-ing, who were arrested for tho murder of Engineer William Barr while at his post of duty on tho Vandalia, east of this city, on tho Cth of this mohth, charging them with murder in the first degree. Tho judge declared tho charge unbailable, and tho men wero taken to tho county jail, where thoy will bo closely guarded until the October term of court, when their cases will come up for trial. The crowd at tho courthouse was very largo, and tho excitement was intouse when tho rand jury's indictment was read. Indictments wero also rendered against John Davis, David Morris, Robert Werteu, Bert Britton, Thomas Quig-ley Edward Monk and Edward Morris, charging them with complicity with intent to commit felony. Their bonds were reduced from SJ300 to $100 to insure their appearance at tho next term of court.

ILLINOIS MINERS AT WORK. The- Result of This Is That Many Factories Are Aguln Starting Up. Springfield, June 22. The miners of tho Springfield subdistrict yesterday afternoon endorsed tho 6cale adopted by 'tho minors' conference Sunday and decided that each miner working pay 12 1-2 per cent of his wages toward helping those out of employment. A number of miners havo ro-eumed.

Word has just como to town that the more daring of tho foreigners want to como to this place search for tho English-speaking men, and should they como it is feared thero vill bo bad work done. Our citizons aro greatly excited, and tho moro timid aro in terror lest an awful riot takes placo should the foreigners como to town boforo tho arrival of troops. Advicos to tho officers of tho miners' union stato that most of tho shafts iu tho Peoria and Canton subdistricts resumed yesterday, whilo at Paua, whero tho operators refused tho scale, only 100 of 800 minors wont to work yesterday. Tho effect of resumption of tho coal mines has caused soveral large Springfield factories, employing hundreds of men, to resumo work. Pueblo, Juno 22.

Delegates from Lafayotto, Louisville and Erie, in northern Colorado, aro hero to attend the coal minora' convention, thus completing the representation of tho entire state. Delegates camo in also from Blossburg and Los Corillos, two of tho four camps in Now Mexico. Fifty-one men aro pero to speak for 12,600 miners. Wyoming 1b not represented. It was almost unanimously decided to continue the Btriko, All operators havo thus far rofused to'recognizo tho mooting, Situation Serious.

Wheeling, Juno. 2a. Nearly 00 George's" creeic strikers aro at Elk Garden, W. and moro aro expected. Yesterday thoy prevented half of tho minors at Elk Garden from working, and thoy claim they will soon bo ablo to force out tho remainder.

Sheriff Dixon, with 50 armed deputies, is on the ground and is in communication with Governor MacCorklo. It is probablo troops will be ordered to the sceno. Tho situation is considered serious. Movement to "Cud tho Strike PiTTSBuna, Juno 22. Tho McCluro Coko company has announced through Vice President Charles Donnelly that tho entiro plant will bo started up immediately.

If their old men caro to ro-turn thoy can do so; if not, now men will bo run in. Tho McCluro company employes over 3,000 men, and is tho second largest concern in tho region. If tho company succeeds iu its undertaking tho strike will bo at an ond Miners Evicted. Pomeuoy, Juno 22. Fourteen families of union miners wero ovicted at Spillman, W.

yestorday and their places in tho mines aro to bo taken by 60 southern negroes. Eleven armed nonunion men are now working there, that being tho only mino in operation on the West Virginia sido. After the eviction tho miners wero paid for their gardens and treated to two kegs of beer by tho manager. Miners Ordered Out. Sullivan, June 22.

A committee of miners from Alum Cave and Hymora called on tho miners at Star City and ordered them to quit work. All tho workers came out. Thero aro six union men at Star City ta-'dug tho lead. No violence was committed. Superintendent Biuz will bo there this evening to consult with Judge Briggs concerning tho mattor.

Reached No Results. Pittsburg, June 22. Tho minors' conference, which convened hero yerter-day, adjourned without results. The only measuro agreed upon was tr hold massmeetiugs at various mining camps throughout tho district to ascertain the views of tho miners as to the suspension of work. Prominen miners say thoy will not go out under any circumstances.

Miners lleimuiing Work. St. Louis, Juno 22. A largo number of mines in southern Illinois resumed work yesterday. Among them aro tho Carterville Coat company's mine, Brush mine, St.

Louis and Big Muddy, two at Breeze, one at Trenton, tho Joseph Taylor at Ofallon, Oak Hill, Oakland, Avers and Randall's Belleville, Tilden and Walnut Valley. Dcgnn and Quit Again. Sullivan, Juno 22. The miners nt Star City resumed work but wero forced to como out again by a delegation of strikers from Alum Cavo. The purposo now is to wait for orders from tho officers of tho state federation.

BANK EMBEZZLEMENT. An Interesting Case Uclng Tried at Frankfort, Ind. Fbankfoht, Juno 22. Yesterday was an interesting one in tho Paris bank embezzlement case, the testimony of tho state's witnesses being very damaging to the defendant. The receivers and late cashier of the Russiaville bank testified that Paris, Dwiggins Company did not have a dollar invested, but that the capital was furnished by local parties.

Paris controlled affairs from his offico in Indianapolis, borrowed money on his porsonal security and never paid it back. When the Columbia National bank of Chicago went to tho wall ho telegraphed to tho cashier of the Russiaville bank to close its doors. Cashier Waldou of the Greentown bank told the jury that Paris had never invested a cent, but had borrowed sums from the bank to tho amount of several thousand dollars, depositing his own notes. Paris had led Waldou to boliove tho bank's affairs were all right, and ho had taken deposits up to tho day before his chief had wired him to closo. When tho Russiaville bank closed, out of deposits there was but $4,000 on hand.

Witnesses wero introduced, who told hoy had been solicited, by ex-Governor Chaso and Mr. Paris to become depositors and af terward lost thoir money. BRUTALITY REPORT CONFIRMED. Evicted Miners in the Indian Territory Ilnvo Indeed Suil'ercd. Fort Smith, Juno 22.

The reports of brutality by United States troops and deputy marshals in evicting miners and their families from tho Indian Territory, as related in these dispatches yesterday, were brought to this city by iniuors who had been forcibly ejected from thoir homes in tho territory, and aro corroborated in somo instances by eye-witnesses to the evictions. Thero are a largo number of theso miners in this city still occupying tho boxcars in which thoy wero shipped from tho territory. They wore mostly Germans and Bohemians, and speak broken English, but in nearly every caso thoy relate tho same story of rough treatment by tho soldiers. Another batch of evicted miners aro now on their way from Krobs, I. T.

Congressman Williams Itenomluuted. Mount Vernon, Juno 22. Tho Democrats of tho Twentieth district yesterday renominated J. R. Williams, the present congressman, by acclamation; declared for free silver, and endorsed his course on tho tariff.

Populist Convention. HrrxTivfirnw. Juno 22. Tho Populists of tho Eleventh Indiana district A. M.

Benson for con gress yesterday. BIG FIRE IN LdDOK. NearlyaMIIHon Dollars' Worth of Property Destroyed. TWENTY BUILDINGS GUTTED. Many Others Damaged by tho Fire and Water No Casualties Occurred, Though Many People Had Narrow Escapes.

Firemen's Difllcultles in Fighting tho Flames. London, Juno 22. Firo broko out at 9 o'clock last night in tho cabinet makers' factory of William Angus Company in Tabernaclo street, Fins-bury. The flames, assisted by a fierce wind, spread furiously, and within an hour eight or 10 other factories were burning. The wind carried sheets of flamo and sparks a great distance.

Tho heavens seemed ablaze, and tho illumination attracted onormous crowds of people to the vicinity. The block in which tho Angus factory is located, and which is 150 feet long and 90 feet wide, becamo a complete furnace. The heat was sp-egreat and tho streets so narrow that the firemen wero greatly hampered. The whole block between Paradise placo and Paradise street, including 02 to 78 Tabernaclo street, was destroyed. Almost the entire London firo brigade, over 50 engines and 800 men, wero in attendance.

Tho flames were visible from all parts of London and tho stibnrbs. Walls of the burning buildings fell from time to time with loud crashes. Altogether 22 walls collapsed, and the firemen had many narrow escapes. A number of women and girls employed in tho bell punch factory, were working lato and had to leave the building in the greatest hasto and in a state of semi-panic. So far as ascertained thero was no casualties.

Tho pressure of tho crowd becamo so great at times that the firemen had to turn the hoso on tho people to drive them back. Tho firo raged with fury until midnight, when it was-controlled. Altogether 20 buildings were gutted and many others wero damaged by fire and water. Tho estimate damagois 200,000. MINE STILL BURNING.

Two Men Missing and It Is ltelieved They Are Dead. Birmingham, Juno 22. Tho fire in the Mary Lee mines continues burning furiously in 6pito of all efforts to extinguish it, and experts clairii several days must elapse before it is under control. Of tho 50 men who wero overcome by tho heat and dragged out four are dead, two more aro expected to dio at any mmute ana otners are in a critical condition, and many of theso may not survive The two men who are still missing aro believed to be dead in tho mines. The mino owners aro loud in their claims that tho mine was fired by disgruntled strikers and tho strikers in turn are highly indignant over tho charge.

Shortly before the firo was discovered several suspicious looking characters wero seen coming out of tho mino. When accosted, they claimed to have been in consultation with Superintendent Whalen about going to work. Will Go to tho Penitentiary. Springfield, Juno 22. W.

C. Thompson of Providence, who, with headquarters at St. Louis, has been swindling 80 or -10 hotelkeepers in Illinois, Iowa and Missouri by writing them under fictitious names und having them pay sums of money and express packages sent to them C. O. and so-curing tho money from tho express company, has entered a plea of guilty in tho United States district court to using tho mails for a scheme to defraud.

Ho will receive a penitentiary sentence. Over a Hundred Killed In Uattle. Madrid, Juno 22. Dispatches received by tho government from Mindanao, ono of tho largest of tho Philippine islands, report that a battle was fought on the 9th inst. between Spanish troops and tho Mussulman inhabitants of tho islands, and that tho Spanish wero victorious.

Ono hundred Mussulmans were killed. Tho Spanish loss was only a few wounded. Tho fighting continues. Foil Headlong Fifty Feet. Zanesville, Juno 22.

Jacob Hinig, for 20 years tho leading decorator and sign painter of this city, fell from a scaffolding at Schultz's Opera House, a distance of 50 feet, a board on which ho stepped having broken. His head struck tho railing of a box, killing him instantly. He was 44 years old, a widower, aud loft ono Mm. Killed by the Kick of Horse. Charleston, W.

Juuo 22. Whilo Bob Smith, a farmhand near Winflold, in Putnam county, was hitching horses to a reaper, ono of them kicked him on tho right sido of tho broast, killing him instantly. Ho leaves a wife and four children. Fatal Holler Explosion. Ashland, KyF, Juno 22.

Jacob Jones was fatally hurt and his son, Robert, killed instantly, near Wullbridge, 25 miles up tho Sandy valley, last evening, by the explosion of a sawmill boiler. The mill building was completely wrecked. Getting ou tho Amount, Columbus, Juno 22. John W. Morgan, assigneo of Miller Wichman, tho defunct agricultural dealers, made a report yesterday, showing a dividend of 20 per cent, The amount of tho forgeries of Miller of this form exceeds $10, 000.

Millor is believed to bo iu Mexico. SENSATIONAL ARREST MADB. Ad Echo of the Polish Church ItloU in Clovolnnd. Cleveland, Juno 22. Ever since Mrs.

Elizabeth Janicki was found on tho street in tho Polish settlement on the night of May 20, with her skull crushed, Rev. A. F. Kolaszowski, tho rebellious Polish priest, has declared that sho was murdered because she revealed to him plots to take his life. Kolaszowski was, threo years ago, tho priest of St.

Stanislaus Polish Catholic church. He made enemies and was obliged by tho bishop to give plaoo to Rov. Benedict Rosinsld, another young Pole. Since then the parish as boon rent by dissension, and several riots havo been engaged in by Kuuzewski and Rosinski factions. The faction solidified, and, calling Kokaszowski from Syracuse, concluded to defy tho Catholic church authorities.

They havo set up an independent parish and havo built a church. Tho caso is now iu the hands of Mgr. Satolli, and Kolaszowski and his people aro threatened with ox-communication. Mr. and Mrs.

Janicki were staunch supporters of Kolaszowski. Tho priest has declared under oath, as have also others who 'claim to bo witnesses, that Mrs. Janicki received last summer from ono, Ladislav Kozinski, a confession that ho an another had been hired to kill Kolaszowski, in order to remove him as priest of St. Stanislaus church. Kolaszowski says that all those in tho plot against his life wero sworn to secrecy on penalty of death.

A short time after, it is alleged, that Kozinski mado the reputed coufession to Mrs. Janicki, his body was found, charred to a cinder, in the ruins of a Polish printing office on Superior street, whioh burned. Kolaszowski boldly declares that Kozinski lost his lifo for confessing the plot. Sinco the murder of Mrs. Janicki tho coronor has been at work on the caso.

Yesterday, through Kolaszewski's efforts, two girls, Frances Glowna and Paulino Witkowski, about 10 years old, were brought to tho coroner's office. They solemnly said under oath that on the night of May 20 they saw John Lia-ecki, a member of St. Stanislaus church, strike Mrs. Janicki on the head with a largo stone, aud after sho was down, repeat tho blow. Tho sharpest cross-examination failed to shako their story, and they said that Lisecki had threatened to kill them if they revealed what they knew.

Tho police arrested Lisecki. He denied being tho murderer of Mrs. Janicki, but said he was drank on tho night she was assaulted. Ho was locked ip in jail. Lisecki confesses to having been in tho Pittsburg workhouse for assault and battery.

UNITED STATES EXPRESS Sued by tho Auditor of Indiana For $330,000 Taxes. Indianapolis, June 22. A suit was begun Wednesday by Auditor of State Henderson against the United States Express company for $250,000 and for the appointment of a receiver. Tho stato claims that this sum is due on account of taxes under tho law of 1890. In tho caso of tho Evansvillo and Terro Hauto railroad and the treasurer of Gibson county, tho supremo court handed down an opinion relative to tho penalties enforcible on account of taxos delinquent by reason of tho opposition of the railroad to tho tax law, the validity of which has been recently established by tho United States supremo court.

It is held that if tho April installment is not paid tho wholo tax becomes delinquent, and a penalty of 10 per cent must bo collected. If the November installment is per cent, and if both aro delinquent the penalty is 10 per cent. This decision swells the amount due the stato by the railroads and other common carrier companies, which fought tho tax, enormously. Corbett Is Silent. London, Juno 22.

In response to a messago sent to James Corbett at Sheffield, asking him what ho intended to do about tho offer of tho Auditorium olnb of New Orleans of 120,000 for a fight between him and Bob Fitzsimmons, Corbett telegraphs tho Associated Press that ho will havo nothing to say in tho matter until his return to tho United States. Wheat Crop Endangered. Kansas City, June 22. Dispatches from Kansas, Indian Territory and Oklahoma stato that it has been raining hard for tho past 12 hours, and that with tho heavy raining of lato, will make impossiblo tho harvesting of wheat that is still standing iu the fields and will work great injury if not entirely ruin the wheat in shock. Treasury Statement.

Washington, Juuo 22. Advices from Now York stato that tho city banks yesterday deposited in gold in tho subtreasury in exohango for United States notes. Ono million dollars in gold was enguged for export, leaving tho net gold reservo at tho closo of business $04,127,009. The cash balanco was $115,155,401. Earthquake Damages.

Yokohama, Juno 22. A sevoro shock of earthqnako occurred in this city and at Tokio yestorday afternoon. A great amount of damage was dono to property owned by natives and Europeans. Soveral natives wero killed and injured by falling houses. As far as known no Europeans wero hurt.

Death of a Noted Minister. Louisville, Juno 22. Rev. R. H.

Rivers, D.D., ono of tho most prominent Methodist ministers of tho south) died hero yesterday, aged 80 years. Ho had labored in tho causo of Christianity 02 years and during his tjme built sovoral fine colleges in tho south, which stand 03 monuments ty his zealous life work- GEN. KELLY ARRESTED He Is Charged With Being a Vagabond. SO IS HIS RIGHT-HAND MAN. Louisville Authorities Will Stand No Trilling With the Comiiionuuiil Aruiy.

Army Starving Randall's Contingent cites Through Allegheny. The "Unknown" Smith Sent to Jail. Louisville, June 22. General Kelly and his right-hand man, Colonel Baker, wero arrested here at 3 o'clock yesterday as vagabonds aud placed under a bond of each to appear later on to bo tried. Bond was furnished at once, Martin Donahue becoming surety, and the men wero released.

As a result of tho arrest tho general did not speak at National pari: last night as advertised, having been advised by his attorneys not to do so. Kelly says, however, that ho will speak tonight, and Chief of Police Taylor has notified him that if he attempts to do so ho will be arrested. Tho mayor has also notified Borschneck Brothers, the managers of National park, that thoy would bo arrested if they permitted General Kelly to spoak at tho park. Smith's Army Starving. Grand Junction, June 22.

A few industrials, members of tho Smith army, straggled in here yesterday, Thdy report about 100 of thoir comrades at the point of starvation and thirst scattered along tho desert between here and Salt Lake. Tho Rio Grande western will not carry them and tho trainmen havo strict orders to keep them off. General Smith is here and is endeavoring with poor success to send aid to them. If something is not done many deaths may be expected. Will Sleet Forco With Force.

Topeka, June 22. Captain Hunter's homo guards held a meeting, and after denouncing tho federal court and its officers for sending Sander's common-wealers to jail, and declaring that they proposed to buy Winchesters and meet torco with force, went to the county jail and gave three cheers for the com-mouwealers confined there. ItuuduU's Army Unmolested. PiTTSBUKO, June 22. Tho police authorities of Allegheny did not interfere in tho slightest with tho Randall army on its march through the streets last night.

Chiof Murphy had announced earlier that the parade would not be allowed. Tho reason for tho authorities sudden change of front is not made public. 'Unknown' Smith in Jail. Greensiiurg, Juno 22. "Un known" Smith, the deposed lieuteuaut of Coxey's army, was arrested Wednesday night for interfering with a lawn feto.

Yesterday ho was lined 6 and ic default was sent to jail for 48 hours. CRUTSER'S TRIAL TRIP. Number of Warships to Do Stationed Aloug tho Course to Take Data. Washington, Juuo 22. Tho official trial trip of tho Minneapolis will take placo over tho deep sea course from Cape Auu to Capo Porpoise about July 10, As so much iu tho way of premiums depends upon an accurate report of the performance of tho great cruiser, the department has arranged to havo eight or nine vessels stationed along tho course to note with exactness tho speed of the ship and gather data as to tho strength and tides and currents, for which allow-auco must bo mado.

Accordingly orders were issued to havo tho Dolphin, Vesuvius, Atlanta, Iwaua, Fortune, Loydeu, Fern, Montgomery and, if possiblo, tho Now York roport for this duty at Boston beforo July 10 to Commodore Selfridge, president of tho trial board, who will assign tho vessels to stations. Double Tragedy. Macon, Juno 22. Nows has been liprf. nf n.

rlnntiln t-rnrrnrTr in Crawford couuty. Wert Dent and O. i-. vvngnc nau a uunouity in JDent's store. Wright cut Dent across tho abdomen.

Krifmrls infnrfnrofl rmH Wright went across thostreot and was luuuwcu uy uuiic, wmiwnn entrails protruding, plunged a pitchfork into Wright's breast and broko tho fork to pieces over his head. Both men will dio. Declared OIT. Louisville, Juno 22. A telegram has beon received here from Jim Hall, who has been in active trainiug at French Lick Springs, for somo timo, announcing that his six-round go with Stevo O'Donnell, which was to havo taken placo at Chicago Saturday night, has been declared off.

Hall insisted on tho winner receiving 75 per cent of tho receipts, but O'Donnell refused to agreo to this. Six Workmen Injured. Indianapolis, Juuo 22. A scaffolding over a stairway in tho iEtna building fell yestorday, tlirowing sis workmen to the basoment and burying them in tho debris. Tho injured are: Christopher Doylo, Clolland Jullop, Emmet Kearnoy, Michael Moriarity, Samuel Rickets and Judson Whitestibno.

Rickets and Doylo will dio. Chucrh Finances Not Doploted. Moore's Hill, Juno 22. Pro-siding Elder Campbell of the Jefferson-villo district of tho Methodist churcflro-ports that tho finances of tho various churches comparo favorably with other years. Thero is an impression that when hard times como people economize first in thoir relicion..