The Pittsburg Brick from Pittsburg, Kansas • 6

Tlie 33rio3si. OIIAS.M, IIAMMEL, FobMer. McCUNEi KANSAS. IRELAND'S NEED. 5, A Strong Appeal for Liberal Assistance.

Strenuous Efforts to Ee Mada to Defeat Coercion. Julia Dilloa Given Eleven Days to Frepare for Trial. FRIENDS OF ANARCHY, Workmen of Chicago Denounce the Trial of the Condemned Anarchists Meoting of tho New York Anti-Saloon State Convention General New The Trial Condemned. Cmr'AQo, Nov. 30.

A Joint meeting of tho Kulghtaof Labor District Assemblies Nos. 24 and 57, which have a membership of about 0,000, and Include all tbo knights In this' city aud county, a as held to-night to take action concerning tho trial and sentence of tbo condemned anarchists. District Assembly No. 24 recently passed resolutions on tbe subject and asked No. 11 to Indorso them.

Tbo latter body decided thut tho subject was of sucb Importance that a Joint session of both assemblies should bo held, at which tho Knights of Labor of Cook county should bo represented. About four hundred knights wero present aud the following declaration of their attltudo ou tho verdict was agreed to with only a few dissenting voices: We hxllitve that th verdict In ths wnt trUI oeinnliigicvrn men to deal li and smilitncliiK onnto fifteen year' liiipiUnniiient wa au ouirauu upon ((minion Jimllre and an nmuiilt uixtn free api arh and tho rlitl't of llii- people to pimeenhly annemule for (lei dlaciik-Uin of (heir icrloviiiincn. We believe that there Uannver Inert ailiitf aenlliuent anion the common rimipleof thla country that our court! Jnnhre are uo frequently niitnlpulitled lu llm Interealot wealth and power and that thone who are poor are requital ly oiuriurd In our court In the namn of tha law. itelletiuK that the lute trial wat conducted by the proxeeuilun with niiilace. and utlllxliitf aa II did Inforiiieri dlarentilnMo I'lnkcrionn and perjured till-mem and ahnllilT who declared that he would not iimiimn any one aa a Juror who.

lu hla opinion, wai not In favor of hmiRlnit: we, ilierofote expre the hope, tlnil the, supreme court of the atate of Illinois nay cmui new trial that the ever growing convictions among the common people, namely, that tbe courii of I are ouly In the lutereal of tho rich, tuaf uot and additional proof lu thla Instance. LIST Or TI1H FATALI.r HUnT. Tho floor of tho engine house was covered with writhing human forms to dlungured by tho lire as to bo unrecognizable. As fast an possiblo they wero taken to tho hospital or to their homes, and so rapidly was the work douu that by 9 o'clock everyoue bud beeu taken out and cuirliid away. The recovery of the-following 1 believed to be hopeless: Hugh Sweeny, aged 27, laborer, unmarried.

Eilwurd Kerus, uged an, laborer, uunmrricd. ltlehard Coulter, ajfod 'M, miner, wife and family. Condy Shannon, agod 31, miner, wife and largo family. Thomas O.BiIcn, agod 30, miner, wife and lai'iru family. Cornelius Boyle, aged 3S, miner, wlfo and family, reported dead.

John Cunuon, aged 40, miner, wife and family. Christopher Brundage, aged 33, laborer, unmarried. Michael O'Brien, aged 30, laborer, unmarried. Daniel Ferry, aged 33, miner, wlfo aul lulge family. John Dougherty, aged 8L, laborer, unmarried.

Deals McCabe, aged 40, miner, unmarried. ALL WITHOUT ANT WAIJNINO. The black breaker rises In the center of a field oif a main road, which to-duy wus covered with six Inches ot snow. About fifty men bad gone down Into the inino and wcie sitting in groups about the bottom ot tho shaft, which is nearly 80J feet below tho surface, waiting for orders to go to work. No work had been douo yesterday on account of Thanksgiving.

Whilo the miners were engaged lu genial chats about tho happy holiday the thundering report of an explos on rang through tho dark corridors and in a second the frantic men hurried to the foot of tho shaft, all anxiously peering upward. In less time than it takes to tell it tho deadly gas flame circled around tbclr heads and agonizing screams rent the air. Many full at onco In a heap, while others, less Injured, dropped on their knees and put their blistered heads Into tho stream of water tbi ran along the gangway. Tbo fact that toe men were in such close proximity to the shaft rendered their removal to tbo surface an expeditious matter. In two hours all were safely taken up.

As they came up to the surface, two or three at a time, the horrorstricken crowds at the mouth of the shaft peered anxiously at the faces of the men. It was impossible to recognize any of them at that time. In some instances the skin bad been ripped off In masses, leaving the purple flesh exXsod which iu turn wus begrimmed with coal dirt to an extent that made the facial disfigurement horrible to look at. As each man was lifted from tbe cage thick blanket was thrown completely over hlra and he was hurried away to one of tho neighboring oillccs. Borne were taken to their homes.

All sorts of conveyances were sent to the scene. It was a cruel sight to see many of the sufferers passed into common coal carts and jolted over rickety roads and pavements. HOW TUB EXPLOSION CAME. Mike Clinton, one of the men who escaped Injury, suld: "We were all at the foot of tho shaft, waiting orders to go to work. It was about 7:10.

Tho Inside boss had not arrived. Most of the men were seated in groups Suddenly a teriilc explosion was beurd, and in an Instant we were all thrown down on the bottom of the gangway. Some of tbe men dove their faces into tho running water. The water was up to the rail, and we didn't know whether wo could work until It was removed." A laborer named Cornelius A. Boyle walked to the chamber across which a little' board was stuck with the word "Gas" on it.

lie either didn't see this or was careless. Anyway he went in with his open lamp, and thus set tire to the gas and caused the explosion. Fire Bosses William Evans aud William Williams, both Welsnmcn, were taken out terribly burned. Inside Foreman McDonald went down after the explosion and was overcome by lire damp, but will recover. Some fortv-llve men were burned, many of whom will die.

Dozens of others will ba horribly scarred and maimed for life. HITHER AND THITHER. The total voto for eongiwumen In Colorado as given by the state canvalng board la a follows Bvtiiea, repiihlieitn, Keed. demorrat, tOti'tlj Murray, prohibition, bynio' plurullty, 3, aaltiHt 0.72H two year ago. im vote of tlio auto lc than In vi4.

The London Htnuthtrd says that It la aerl. ously projiowil at to lomilni.te (n Amerl-tan as a candidate for the Bulgarian throne. Mr. Uaslett has boeu elected mayor of Bui-fast, Ireland. France and Mexico havu concluded a treaty of commerce, The French chamber of deputies has paad tho Madagascar credit by a vote of 2il to loo.

Tho West Africa telegraph cable connecting Bt. l'uul de Loanda with Kuropo took place September 2. Tho British home rule association and the homo rule league of the ulled Klngilotn will unite under tho name of tho homo rule union, December 9. Baron fleckendoi professor In the Austrian college of agriculture, committed sulcldo by shooting hlmaelf la the mouth. It Is believed lu Belgium that the thieves who stole the registered mall lu that country are biding lu England.

Mrs. W. II. Ferry, of Chicago, a daughter of John V. Farwell, has broucht suit for divorce, making statements which show astonishing jienurlousne'ta on the part of her husband.

It is alleged that ho has transferred all bis real estate. Tho commissioners of the military prison, UKn Investigating charges brought by General Miles, found lhat the best material Is used at tho Leavenworth shoo factory, and that the workmanship Is good. A Berlin cablegram announces tho demise of Ilerr Hungc, for thirty years treasurer of that city. The Baltimore and Ohio road holds tbat It has a binding contract for tho use of tbo Rending aud Jersey Central tracks betweeu Philadelphia and New York, and offers the public the benetlt of competition by an Independent lino between Baltimore and Ncv York. Outsido of $100,000 left to Catholic Institutions, the late Francis Palms, of Detroit, bequeathed $7,000,000 to his son and daughter, either to inherit tbe other's share at death.

About 270 bead of the cattle quarantined In Chicago have since Sunday morning been taken from the Phienlx distillery yards to Bridgeport and slaughtered. Nearly 00 per cent, bore traces of iiMeetlmi. Twenty carcasses were rejected, ami Uu reminder" were found sutllclcntly id. Three members of the ii: '-saving crew at Point Sable, Michigan, Il their lives lu an attempt to reach a schooner lu distress. A grocer on Wentworth avenue, Chicago, named Scharffenbcrg spout three days in drinking and gambling, and then killed himself iu a room be had taken at the (iiand Pacific hotel.

Several Englishmen have been arrested at Brussels for complicity iu the robbery of registered letters. Tbo Hendricks monument committee at Indianapolis has $10,000 on di-posit, and has reason to expect- $20,000 more front promises made. An explosion of natural eas caused a damage of $85,000 to the plate-glass works at Creighton, Pennsylvania. Dk. Robertson, a blind man, has been elected to the British house of commons from the Brighton district.

The British troops iu Burmah in a recent encounter with the forces of Boshway killed 143 of his followers without losing a soldier. But three of the British troops were wounded. Belgian plgeou-flyiug societies are scared at the proposal of General Boulnnger, Freuclt minister of war, to prohibit foreign pigeons entering France for fear the Germans would establish stations In France for military carriers. A dispatch from tio do Janeiro says that the cases of sickness announced as cholera were only eases of cliolcralue. The epidemic is increasing iu Rosarlo.

In a quarrel at Petersburg, Virginia, Mary prlgg threw a lighted lamp at Susan Spariufk, who was almost roasted alive by the burning liquid. The strike of tanners and curriers at Salem and Feabody, Massachusetts, In which five thousand men were involved, has been declared olf for lack of tinaucial support by the Knights of Labor. At Corunna. Michigan, on Saturday night, twelve masked meu tarred and feathered a man named Coleman for intimacy with a married woman, aud ordered hltu to leave immediately. The St.

Paul road has completed about one hundred miles of track southward from Ot-tumwa, ou its Kansas City extension, and has graded to a polut. twenty-live miles south of Chllllcothe. In a barrel used last August George Hazelctt and Sadie Allen made a voyage through the whirlpool rapids at Niagara. Tbo womau was seasick the entire trip. Iu regard to the president's message, it Is known that it will recommend tho enlargement of the free list ond a reduction of tariff rates all along tho line, besides the enactment of stringent measure to protect tha cattle interests from loss by contagious diseases.

Moses Ehrlch, 50 years of age, a retired New York jeweler, went to a barber shop at 55 Third avenue and announced his Intention of taking a bath. While alono he cut the arteries of his left arm with a razor, letting tho blood flow Into the drainage pipe of the bath tub. When the burlier found him he was dead. He hii'l been a hopeless invalid and this Is the only reason why ho should have taken his life. Advices from Belfast, Ireland, state that as a result of tho revelations concerning tho liquidation of the Ulster land and building investment company, ex-Director Thompson and Chairman Moucriell have been placed under arrest.

Religious excitement mada a maniac of Rhode Clemens, at Haveusvlllo, Kansas. Wlillo going homo from prayer-meeting ou Wednesday night lie murdered a neighbor, and was eating his heart wlieu found on tho roadway. It is said that two others in that vicinity have lost their reason. To covern tho Bhlpmtmt of live stock and perishable goods, the Union Pacific company has decided to establish a weather bureau similar to the signal service, with thirty-two atatioufl, headquarters beiug at Otuaha. Tin Mexican government has proclaimed the abolition of interstate duties ou national and foreign merchandise In transit, In accordance with a constitutional amendment adopt ed by a majority of the states.

PERSONS AND THINGS. An Irwin county, Ccorgin. eitizon lia.t just married fifth wife, who i mother. Ovkit ')(), Ofli) a your pout by tlw cily of Guidon in wourins; the vaccina tioil (f il-H It i.i (thliiiiftU'ri (hero ro 325,570 lolqlioieH in Ibta country. Niuo years Micro wore only 780.

Niaki.r four thousand buckwhoat cat nro coiiNumod every morning by tho eight huudrod Hinall boys at Girard college. John a FoiIucucbc, agod 101 years, im lived nearly lifly years among Ihc leu Mtouaaiul islands off tho c-oaafc of Florida. Aktmc all, nays The Mtadclphia Times, it is a littlo hard to understand why Mis Winnie Uavia should be drawn and quartered for what ber fa-lUor Tid. It in now said that James G. IMaino nco entertained a doaire to bccouio au ac tor.

Ho often goe, to the play, and i.h very foud of witnessing athletic eon-Ictta. Ho has a largo number of acquaintances among tbo "Blurs," it is iaid. Tin; pistol with which. Guiteau fchot President Garfield is in the keeping of ilto civil authorities of tho District of Columbia. All tho porsoual property found on the aasasHin'a body at tho timo of arrest was confiscated and is still retained by the officials.

"I ah already a grandfather," said Abbe Uonssol in Taria lately to the quoon of Greece. Up went Queen OlgVfl eyebrows. mean," laughed tho Abbe Uoussell, "that many of my whom I call my children ani married and Lave children, of their own" Tui compliment which has boeu paid to Gen. John M. Corse, Boston's new postmaster, by his friends, in signing his I'Mul for $200,000 without his knowledgo, says The New York World, a particularly practical and sincere jrta There may be similar incidents on record, but if so it is uot easy to re-tall tlieiu.

Mit. CoitCiMCM. tho aged Washington millionaire, has been presented wiUi a portiere which consists of squares of silk from every stale and truritory in tho union, each embroidered by ladies, friend of Mr. Corcoran. Tha devices on the squares are mostly allegoric or historical, and the whole was made up in the most elaborate by tho Decorative Art society of Baltimore.

At Ujo opening of the campaign, says New York Him, Mr. Hewitt and Mr. George wore silk hats right along. So did Mr. Iloosevoll at times.

The last week, when they had settled down to hard work, Mr. George wore a sl'Micli hat that he could pull down over bis ears. Mr. Koo3evelt wore an old and faded pot-hat. Mr.

Hewitt was 'the only one who faced election thy in a plug. PlUNCMSS JEANNK liONAPAItTK, Who was rimoog the audience at tho Baircuth musical festival, is decorating her boudoir with scenes from "Tristan and Isolde." A Parisian 'artist has been I'agagcd to paint the vessel with Isolde aud Urangano, Isolde waiting for Tristan, the love scene, and the scono wlmre Tristan is dyiusr. The one condition which the princess has been particularly- anxious to have enforced is that the faces in tho picture should bo as much as possiblo like those of the performers at the festival, in order that tlw impression received at Baircuth should always bo renewed at the sight of the paintiugs. "It would be hardly fair, perhaps," says "The London World, "to say that the late Lord Monkswell, better known aw Sir Robert Collier, was something other than a distinguished judge, but he was certainly something besides thai. As a painter, both in oil and water colors, be attained sufficient distinction to find his works hung both at tho Royal academy and the Grosvenor, and his pleasure in his paintings at all events equaled that inspired by his successful legal career.

At his country hoimo in Ksscx there frequently assem- bled sketching parties of tho mdst eminent landscapists of tho day, including Mr. Leader (of whom tho late judge wa.i for some time, I believe, a pupil), Mr. VicatCole, and others." A Strong Appeal for Aid. Lincoln, Nov. 00.

The following clr-rulttr has been addicssed by President Fltz-CrrulJ to tlio ttuto delegatos to tbo Irish national league of America In view of tbo present crisis lu Ireland: "Tho tory government of Ci cut Britain lias once more evinced Its Iticojmclty to govern Ireland by otber means tli iiu coercion. Our brethren la rclitnd uio again culled upon to show by courage, suffering and self-sacrifice tbat tbey are tbo heirs of their fathers' tioroUm. Tbo time has come when we sbould prove by our actions tbnt our hearts beat In unison With theirs In a conunou lovo for Ireland and liberty. A few weeks since wo promised Hint shoufd England again hiive recourse to coercion wo would stand by them. Wo mutt now redeem that pledge.

Public meetings are proclaimed, soldiers are being crowded Into tho country to overcome, and, should aiixrtunltv offer, to slaughter the people; prison cells await tho nation's leaders ind every engine of oppression and uucon-itltutional legislation Is about to bo used to won up tyrauy and Injustice and to crush tbo legitimate aspirations of Ireland. We must see to It that our promise of asslatauco was no Idlo boast State delegates are called upon to pro-seed at onco to the work of organizing the leaguo In their respective states and provinces. Tbey should use every means to Increase tho membership of existing branches and establish new ones, and should urge the ofllcers at branches within their jurisdiction to devise means to promptly raise funds and forward them to the national treasurer, the Rev. Charles O'Reilly, D. Detroit, In aid of tbo antl-cvletlon fund.

We must not land idle in tho face of the present crisis. Experience bus proven the futility of coercion to crush a determined and united people with tbe loyal aid of her exiled children. Ireland must come out of this struggle unconqucred ind unconquerable." UIM.OK OIVEV ELEVEN PATS. Dublin, Nov. The case of the government aguinst John Dillon came up for hearing to-lay before tho court of queen's beuch.

Dillon appeared, accompanied by Lord Mayor Sullivan and Messrs. Heuly and Sexton. Great tiowds surrounded tho building, and the sou it room and corridors were packed. Dillon was greeted with tremendous cheering by the people when be arrived, and his passage Into i be court was amid enthusiastic applause, llealy on behalf of Dillon applied for an adjournment of the hearing. Ho said he bad only been instructed as to the nature tf tbe crown's complaint last nlebt, and so the crown's ailldavits were exceeding voluminous tbe defense would require time to properly study them.

Tho counsel for tbe government made no opposition to llealy's request, and tbe bearing was aujourncu uniu December 11. The nationalist members of tho Dublin corporation have nominated Sexton, Dillon and William O'Brien for the office of high sheriff jf Dublin. The lord lieutenant of Ireland will make the selection. speeches nr liberal leaders. London, Nov.

80. Tbo earl of Aberdeen, speaking at a meeting of Irishmen at Glasgow tnis evening, said he was convlncid they would promote home rule by showing that their convictious did not hinder their being loyal to the queen. He received an ovation. Morley, speaking at llawie.k to-day, said order would not exist in Ireland until the government dealt with the land problem, and trie government could not deal with that problem without a central body acting between-tho peasant and the state, which was impossible without home rule. Morley, said Gladstone, had no languor of heart or weakness of word on the Irish jolicy.

Lord Randolph Churchill had said Ireland would receive benefits from legislation while Lord Salisbury had said that salvation would follow a firm administration of the law. Morley appealed to the unionists to join the liberals and help to free Ireland from the nightmare of confusion and destruction in which lie walked. Tho Belfast conservative association has re-tolved to urge the corporation of that city to resist the payment of any tax for the police enrolled during the recent riots. A meeting which was to have been held at Adaro Sunday to protect against Landlord Bury's seizing cattle for rent has been abandoned, Hury having agreed to make per reduction from the judiciul rent. The Kerry landlords are evidently furious at Huller's appointment as under-secrotary for Ireland but dure not speak out.

"The practice of seudlng straight forward. Impartial Englishmen to responsible posts in Ireland," says the UaUy News, "call not be too highly commended." The ScourRe'8 Work In Argentine. Buenos Ayres, Nov. 30. In the lunatic asylum horc tho cholera cases average ten dally, while among the inhabitants of this city tbo rictlms have not exceeded eight any day.

At Rosarlo tho condition is somewhat improved, only twenty-eight new eases and fourteen deaths having been reported yesterday. In tho city of Cordova, the center of communication between Buenos Ayres and tho upper provinces, a procession comprising 15,000 persous passed through the streets yes-torday, carrying images of tho saints and prayiuir for the decline of the epidemic. There were twelve new cases and five deaths in tbat city, and the population is greatly alarmed. A Terrible Explosion, Wilkes-Bakue, Nov. 20.

Shortly after the miners and laborers entered the Conyng-ham shaft this morning an explosion of gas took place in the shanty at the foot of the shaft, which was occupied by the fire boss. No work was done yesterday, consequently there was a larger quantity of gas than usual in the shaft. About fifty men, miners and laborers, were ilttlng at the foot of tho shaft waiting for the Inside boss when the explosion took place, and only three or four, as far as can be ascertained, escaped without injury. Most of the nuen were sunt to their homes at once. Tho exploslou was tho most serious that has occurred lu the anthracite coal fields this year.

Forty-two men were severely burned and others slightly injured, and twelve of them will die of their injuries. The scene at the colliorv while the Injured men were being taken from tho shaft was terrible. A crowd of several hundred persons had gathered at tliemou1.li of them the wives, mothers and daughters of the injured men. As they were taken out ot tho pit they wero brought to the engine house, and the women made desperate efforts to gain entrance. Their entreaties and frantic demonstrations of grief were terrible, but they i were kept outsido tho bulldluir while the i blackeuod, scorched and bleeding victims wei' wrapped in blankets soaked In oil Antl-Snloon Republicans.

Cohtland, N. Nov. 30. Tho stato eon-vcntlon of anti-saloon republicans met here to-day. Delegates were present from all parts of tbe state, General Conway explained tho views and alms ot the new movement.

While tbo Blugbamton convention, be said, bad started tbe republican party with Its rud-lcal resolutions tbey now met with approval from sucb men as Evarts, Miller, Morton and IliscocL He said tbey were In tho republican party to stay. Thero were already 20,000 republicans enrolled in tho league, wblcb In six months would bo Increased to 100,000, and that meant control of the republican party of New York, and also that all statesmen and politicians should favor temperance measures and temperance llgislatlon. Committees on the plan of wok, were appointed. At the night session the committee on tbe plan of work reported. It provides tbat there shall be a statement committee consisting of one member from each congressional district whose duty it shall be to vigorously push the work of the league, and that it is not tbe purpose of the league to form a separate political party, nor to nominate candidates for olllce except in extreme cases when republican nominations arc made in the interest of the liquor trafllc.

The report of the committee on resolutions declalred in favor of submitting a constitu tional proniuitory amenomcnt to a vote oi tue people and demanded that the republican party take a positive stand against the liquor trafllc. It created discussion aud was laid over till to-morrow. Senator Blair spoke in favor of the movement and said that National prohibition was necessary. The Debt Decrease Small. Washington, D.

Nov. 30. It Is estimated at the treasury department that the public debt statement to be issued to-morrow will show a decrease in the debt for the month of November over $1,000,000. The small amount of the reduction is principally due to the fact that nearly $14,000,000 were paid out during the month for pensions alone. The receipts during the mouth were about $27,000,000 and the disbursements about $24,000,000.

In November of last year the receipts were about $27,000,000 and the expenditures about and there was a decrease of about $4,000,000 in the debt. Shipments by Water Increaslns. Buffalo, N. Nov. 30.

The eastward movement of flour and grain from the west through Buffalo for the month of November, 1SS0, shows an increase of (10,880 barrels in the receipts of flour and an increase of 2,730,762 bushels in the receipts of grain, estimating flour as wheat, as compared with the corresponding month of last year. Tho total receipts of flour for the season of 1880 wero 4,320,340 barrels; of wheat 40,884,092 bushels; and of corn 23, MM, 707 bushels. The total shipment of grain by the canal for the season of 1880 was 45,407,534 bushels as against bushels for 1K85. Tbe total exports of coal by lake for 1880 were 1,400,732 tons 'against 1,221,191 tous last year. The South Booming.

Chattanooga, Nov. 30. A compilation of special reports to the Tradesman from twelve southern states during the quarter ended September 1 shows a remarkable development in various industries. During the period specified tho followiug companies were organized and incorporated in the twelve states, work having actually commenced on many of tbem: Twenty-live blast furnaces, 05 railroad companies. 131 wood working establishments, 18 electric light companies, 73 foundries, mills and machine shops, 79 mining and smelting companies and 36 flour mills.

Alabama received 11 furnaces during the quarter, Tennessee 6, Virginia 4, Louisiana 1 and West Virginia 1. The railroad companies are divided as follows: Alabama, 2, Arkansas 8, Mississippi, North and South Carolina 1. Tennesseo 14, Texas 8, Virginia 2, and West Virginia 1. Of 131 wood working establishments, Alabama received 25, Florida 10, Georgia 19, Tennessee 18 and West Virginia Of seventy-three foundries and mills Alabama received H4, Tennessee 11, Virginia 13, West Virginia 0, Texas 0, and Georgia 5. Of fifty-nlno" mining and smelting companies, Alabama has 9, Arkansas 2, Georgia 2, Kentucky 8, Mississippi 1, North Carolina 9, Tennessee 11, Texas 7, Virginia 4, and Vest Virginia 25.

Of flour mills Arkansas received 8, Kentucky 8, North Carolina 0, Tennessee 9. Texas 8, and Virginia 8. This is exclusive of a large number or miscellaneous industries. Two Men Beaten to Death. Little Rock, Nov.

29. Henry Jeffries and a companion named Ross, stockmen from Texas, wero murdered last Friday at a point between Bastris, and the lino of Ashley county, Arkansas. Jeffries and Ross had stopped the preceding night at tho house of a planter. The next morning they wero followed a distance of twelve miles by three men who had noticed their money tho night before and who attacked them with clubs, knocking them from their horses and beating them to death. Tho assassins then plundered the bodies of their victims ond escaped.

It is expected that they will bo caught and bangod. Gladstone Proposes) to Press London, Nov. 25. Mr. Gladstone declines every request to speak until parliament reassembles.

He has sent letters to several of his late colleagues stating his programme for the coming session. Ho approves an immediate challenge to the government to state its Irish poiicy in the debate upon the address, although he expects that the unionists will maintain their adhesion to the government. Afterward he will assist in an effective settlement of the procedure question. liarlnir Outlaws. Lake Tuovidenpe, Nov.

20. S. Wlt-kowski, representative from West Carroll parish, came here tliis afternoon and reported having been waylaid in his parish by a gang of outlaws, uumberhg about ten persons. He was accompanied by two friends, but expressed himself as fortunate in escaping assassination by talcing to tho woods. He further reports that at about 10 o'clock last night his bookkeeper, Major John McKay, justice of the peace, was shot and killed at his home, about lour miles from Caledonia, together with bis cook.

His dwelling was set on fire and both were consumed. Witkowskl has large business interests in West Carroll parish, where he has lived a great many years and brought up his family whom he was compelled to leave behind In order to escape the clutches of the outlaws. The murderers McKay will no doubt be fully identified because they stoppud the team of Witkowskl, returulug home from Ashton, yesterday at about noon, when it had traversed about half tho distance, and beat the driver unmercifully. Tl three colored men who had charge of the wagon knew the men. but only one of them has' returned and bo is iu town with Witkowskl.

i It was Witkowskl's custom to go to Ashton every Sunday to meet the packet, but for some reason be did not go yesterday. The lawless gang wero thus disappointed in not meeting him. When asked why he did not fro to Floyd, get a sheriff and posse and hunt down the assassins, Witkowskl replied that it would have cost him his life to attempt to get there. Major McKay was a quiet, law abiding citizen aud was much respected. Another riot.

Bucharest, Nov. 39. At a meeting here yesterday of the fugitive members of the Bulgarian revolutionary party headed by M. Zankoff it was decided that a new rebellion should be attempted In Bulgaria. The meeting was held at thq Hotel Klradlazl, and was participated in by M.

Schakotklne. Among the Zankoflites preaentwere MM. Bendcretf, Grucff and other otllc.ers who had been dismissed from the Bulgarian servlco because of their connection 'with the recent uprising, M. Sehakotklne promised that tho Kussian consul at Bucharest would afford the plotters protection in the fcvent of the failure of their undertaking. Terrible Quarrel Between 'Women.

PETERSBunoH, Nov. 29. Susan Spur-lock, aged 60 years, and Mary Sprlgg, aged 20, occupied the same house here. Before retiring last night the women quarreled over some trifling matter, when tho younger woman threw a lighted kerosene lamp at tho elder, striking her in the face. Tho lamp exploded and Susan was almost roasted alive.

Marj Sprlgg was arrested, but denies having throw a tho lamp..