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A RIOT IN CORK Incident to tlio Rocoptlou of Dillon and O'Brien. THE M'CJiRTHYITE CONVENTION OfM-s N'nl I'ass OffWithout Itloodshcd. Itw Peeling Ilctwccn the Irish rue liuiis Urotvs More Hitter I?ach Day, Violent I'ttcrauccs by Partisans. Mr. Mot'leyon rarncll?Otlicr Inter e>tliig Porolgn Xcws. Coin;, Oct. Tile feeling nrotifleil throughout Ireland, and especially in this city, by recent political and fac tional navlngi and doings in very bitter, ami llirciitens to result in serious coti lliria between tbe McC'nrthyites and i'arncllitcs. 'l'liero wero sovoral nilalrs Iicrvyesterday evening at tbe closo of tlfc various political meetings, and . ticks and Hones were freely used by both parties, The result is that a uuni ber of members oI the two opposing parlios aro being nursed in tlio hospi lals and elsewhere for severe wounds iuctirrcd during tbe frays. Ilio sermon preached Inst Sunday at Kilkenny by bather Firioles, of tile er.tr "i >t. brands is much commented U]? n liere and elsewhere. l ather 1'i delis, aiioa that occasion, bitterly de iio'iiieed Charles Stewart J'amell,' sav in;: that "the most depraved monster vrl.ii ever livid was now "swept oil the fart ot the earth." The reverend gen ileniiHi a.so said that the women who ivero supporting hiiu wero "limbs of tlio dev:, and that the local workingmons' cicili was "a synagogue oi hell." Ua Xihvmil Jwa, organ of the Mc LuriliyHe-, refering to the attempt lani.) Inst night to do damage to its building, ami possibly to injure or kill f Jtne members of its staff, by exploding a M supposed to have contained ?niiaraile 1:1 tho area in front of the v.jii'h.u s on Abbey street, where the e i:: >n.il rooms are situated, savs in its imiiii of this date: "The men who laid lie internal macliino at our doors have kta taught for. the past ten months bv ,"t Journal and bv ('nihil I*'"" rco1? 0' speech' will no i'.n.vr be tolerated ami that every op posing .Nntionalis,. may righteously bo mo.ibcil, and, if necessary, murdered. IIny are instruments oi crime wlio have been educated by their masters to Hit cowardly practice of their own pre 01 laruollism. With tho death L 'C!'? rt'at0r l'% 'live descended to tliepractices of nihilists and carbonari." 0 IIRJK.V AND UILI.OX AltaiVK. fers. William O'Brien and John Mloa arrived here to-day. The two '?languished members of parliament litre met bv a deputation composod oi lumbers ?1 the national federation and representatives of ibe tin-lie club the oTSr'L iefs "1!'J a lar"e ""mber lin > n -V^rgo Ilnnibcr of people !"??.<? the route tollowul bv tile nroces 1 ill !'f ollo,VU(l O'Urion and ltdloii troin the railroad station. The ,;r"-e?ioii was beaded by a brass band ::;,- S?ed by a strong detach! Iii'mher'0^'1'?" fcor'Ie'' to the two 1.1 ? ar',""nent may. 011 tile nature t0 havc beeu of a mixed e' ihr. ?.. U-i,Ucru,,"0 disturbances !K" " dllrinK tho 1,0 ,{ nim, , - y 7"?,ns' sai'l that ... lulling to give fair plav to hi? v!e'i'l rif11 l.? ivofihl not i)00in?" a r i',wrL- 1 ? ,nnJ (|yna?uto ...:.t " ^ rcxu.irk wliiclj was received ,f?"'c~hloloud applause.' cT tile lleivshiin ' ? V U|> "10 olllI:e o!' ei'l 1"'vi 1 J r.?l,r^?nting the views bl"' '"-'"'?'???"nod! . ? not destroy the spirit which r-XtZ ' I, I!""?' [Tremendous "\i.1 p Wlt!l Some hooting. 1 ''temUpa,rt bis discourso ilr. '??lni'<?' iv cl,f?w. called upon :,[r. '! atcinr&0ml','h? '?"?nellite can -li , !. ? "d ,hci-ncw,lMd? uf slbiiitv for tbv ? '?P"dittto 11" respon se on rhlt V1P'0:lte, "otc'! ?' con "i;lit in hi blin -VIli11""0 'ncideutlaat A KIOT. After the Cork county convention hud adjournal there was a serious fight in the streets of this city between the McCnrthvitcs and the ParnclUtes. As soon as the convention had closed its proceedings Messrs. Dillon and O'Brien through the city, still accom panied by the procession which mot them at the railroad ^station. Sudden ly the McCarthy ites were attacked by a litrtro mob oi Parnollites and both sides fought desperately with sticks, clnbs, shovels and picks". A dctachment oi mounted polion was sent for and they spurred their horses in between the two linos'of combatants, striking right and left with the liat of their sabres amid showers of stones and bricks. A largo number oi wounded were; stretched, bleeding and groaning, in the streets before the troops restored | order. The neighboring hospitals had ( to lind accommodation for many j wounded persons by the time hostilities J were, suspended. Groat excitement is, everywhere in Cork this evening. Tho antagonistic groups, it is feared, will re- ' assemble, and there is danger that tho buttle between them will be resumod. 1 A rnrhullltu Trugocly. i LiMiiiucK, Oct. 27.?Two boys of this city quarreled to-day while discussing the question of tho leadership of tho Irish parliamentary party. Finally onoof tholnds struck the" other over the head with a stone, fracturing his skull, for refusing to answer whether he was in iavor of tho Into Mr. Parnell or Mr. llealey. Mr. Marlcy on l'timcll. l.oNuoN, Oct. 27.?Mr. Johu Morlov, M. r. for New Cnstle-on-Tyne, spoke at Manchester last night. In the courso "i hir* remarks ho said that Mr. Par* nell was still a powerful and extraor dinary personality. In cold, long fcinhted clearness and perception of facts he surpassed any ono that Mr. Moriev had ever met, either in litera ture <ir politics. Ho had the quality which Napoleon desired to have in his generals, and liko Count Cavour. ho united tho utmost precision oi ideas \vith a tenacious, fearless will, lie was a consummate parliamentary tactician and as a party louder over came ditlicultiea thut ballled nearly every prodocosfior. Unfortunately the stage darkened before tlio curtain fell. Ho, however, was glad to think that though the provocation was oxtromo through the tragic fifth act of the drama, neither himself nor his col leagues used a single recriminating word in relation to Mr. Parnell whoso latter actions never blinded tliom to tho importance of the work ho achiovod for Ireland. For himself, coino weal, come woe, he would never regret that he had given six of tho best years of his life to this great cause, 3Irn. rurnull Improving. I .on don, Oct. 20.?Tho health of Mrs. I'll I'll oil, wlilow ?( Chnrlos isliiWHft J'nr ncll, now bIiows koiiio slight ai^ns of improvement. She is ablo to partako of tooJ. I'aruoll'n I'apors. London, Oct. L7.?-At tho particular request of Mrs. Parnell tho papers of tho late Mr. Parnell liavo been placed in sealed boxes and deposited in tho box of Brighton. TOO MITCH cumosrrv. lloya IVho At tempt ml to Wreck Trains Itloroly to (iratlty Tlioir Dcslro to Sen a DUiiMtcr. London, Oct. 27.?On Friday last, fol lowing immediately upon tho attempt to wreck an express train on tho Great Western railroad near Heading by plac ing a number of sleepers across the railway, it was announced that the Eastbourne express had been nearly wrecked near Croydon by a quantity of fishplates anil iron chairs which had been placed across the rails in front of tno Eastbourne train. In both cases thy engine plowed through the obstruc tions and did not leave the rails; in the case of the Croydon outrage, the engine was greatly damaged; in both cases a serious calamity was averted by tho en gineers, who caught sight of tho ob structions in time to "down brakes" and reduce tho train's headway before it was too late. The police of Reading and Croydon, assisted bv detectives from the criminal investigation department of .Scotland Yard, have, since tho attempt to wrcck the two express trains, been vigorously trying to track the rascals concerned in in the outrages. To-day the police ot Croydon succeeded in arresting two boys, who were arraigned and charged with placing the obstructions in front of the Eastbourne express. At first tho lads denied all knowledge ot the affair, but finally they confessed, saying that they placed the fish plates and iron chairs where they were found in order that their desire to see a train derailed might be gratified. TIIE NEWS CONFIRMED. Tho Murder of Two Political Prisoner* by lialmaceda's l*ol!o\vor;?. Panama, Oct. 27.?Chilean advices say: Tho news concerninir the murder of Mr. Manuel Maria Aldaunate and his companion, C'aupolicono Villota, has been confirmed. They were taken pris oners on the fifth of this month by an officer and three soldier, and while on their way to Quito they met a band of lialmaceda's dispersed soldiers who are still marauding in that vicinity and who commenced blaming Aldunate for their defeat. Tho two political prisoners tried to escaped by the Palmilia hills, but they were overtaken and murdered by their accusors. Tho next morning their bodies wore found stark naked. Tho I'loods In Spnlu. Madrid, Oct. 27.?Throughout Spain thoro is more or leas evidence of the damage done by tlie (loods and of tlio scvoro naturo of theso inundations. In many districts acuto distress nrevails among thepoornr classes of inhabitants, and in n number of places the railroads have been cut by the high waters, vrhich have thus stopped communication be tween several of the large towns of the Hooded provinces, Tho Ebro continues to rise, is Hood ing the streets oi Tortoso, in the prov ince of Larragona, and is placing, the surrounding country under water. On all sides an immense amount of damage has beon done and many vil lages are entirely isolated from the stir-, rounding towns.* A Ucllct ?r l'ope l'iun IX. Brussels, Oct. 27.?The Courier, of this city, publishes a decree alleged to have been issued by the lato l'opo Pius IX. with reference to future conclaves. The decree confirms the exclusive right of the cardinals to elcct a popo free from any intervention on the part of the powers. Italdo declares that, the car dinals in Home at the time ot the death of a pope ouuht to decide whether the election of a new pope should take place outside of Italv, and that if any attempts should be liiatle to interfere with a con clave it should be transferred beyond Italy. Itelief for tlio fiuircrers. Paris, Oct. 27.?In tho Chamber of Deputies to-day M. Jules Roche, the M inister of Commerce, replying to M. Dumas, a Socialist deputy, said that it was impossible for the French govern ment to intervene in the dispute be tween the striking glass blowers and their employers. Later the chamber voted tho sum of ?>40,000 for the relief of tlio suflerors from the recent Hoods in the south of France. IltimlrotlH Mnrio Homeless." Berne, Oct. 27.-?Tho official report of the lire which occurred in the town of Mcirirgen, in this canton, Sunday, shows that the conflagration, which was greatly incoreased in destruotive noss by tho high wind which prevailed, destroyed 120 houses, without counting numbers of barns, stables and other buildings, and "rendered 7S4 persons homeless. The English church, in ad dition to ncurlv every other ediflco ot importance, is in ruins. Anti-Jewlxh llloU. Vienna, Oct. 27.?Dispatches from Russia tell of anti-Jewish riots in var ious places. In Tchcrnigoff fifty Jews wero killed and hundreds" were wounded. The forests are full of Jew ish refucees who aro dying of starva tion. The Czar has sent a commission to imjuiro ijito tho iaets. A Shnm lluttio Stopped. Paris, Oct, 27.?Tho shaui attack on Paris bv the army having its headquar ters at Poissy have been spoiled by bad weather. When General Saussier or dered a cessation of hostilities the in vaders appeared to have had the advant age. JlKl'L'HLICANS DIDN'T VOTH. Anil tlio Testimony wan Not Admitted. Tho l'rnmylvanln Tn?|i;lry. IIahhihuuko, Pa., Oct. 27.?In tho Sen ate to-day Attorney General Ilensel re quested that Stato Treasurer Boyer bo again placed on the stand that he might nek him a question or two. Mr. Shapley, counsel for Mr. Boyer, objected, contending that the ease against Mr. Boyer had been closed on Friday. Tho attorney genornl claimed that tho case had been closed without his knowledge. A motion to suspend tho rules so us to admit that testimony wua lost, yeas,23; nays, 14?not tho neces sary two-thirds vote in the adirmativo. Many oi tho ltepublicans refrained from voting when their names were called. Senator Penrose (Republican) oflered tho following resolution: "Jiefoli'txl, That tho examination of Mr. Boyer bo confined strictly to mat* ters portinont, relevant and material to tho charges preferred against Mr. Boyer, and to matters occurring during tho terms of his olUco.'' After extricating itsel: from several parliamentary snarls, consequent upon tho order of procedure, tho resolution was adopted and Mr. Boyer took tho stand. Mr. Hemrcl said one of his questions would fall outside tho confines of Sena tor Penrose's resolution, nnd,hc wanted the .Senate to rule noon its admissibility, lie wanted to ask Mr. Boyor "whether or not ho knew at the time of his election John Bardsley carrying a balance of State money at the lveystono Bank and whether he made any agreement to permit it to remain there, and whether lie knew of any agreement whereby in terest on it was to bo paid to Mr. Quay, or Bardsley or any one else? Tho chair stated that in his opinion it was entirely irrovolant and immate rial. Mr. IIcn?el tl-.cn gave up the witness. Senator Kobinson asked Mr. Boyer to answer the question put by the attorney general for his (Mr. Boycr's) own satis faction. Mr. Bover's answer was:?"No, most emphatically. I never knew that John Bardsley bail a dollar of State funds in the Keystone Bank until 1 read it in the newspapers." A TF.mtllJIii: ISXl'IiOSIOX. Thrco Persons Killed ami Several Injured niCtuvelnud, Olih?. Cleveland, 0., Oct. 27.?The factory of the United States Mine and Supply Company was completely destroyed by an explosion followed by lire shortly after 12 o'clock this afternoon. Three persons wero killed and several injured. The factory was recently established in an old brick stable on Allison avenue, which originally cost $10,000, and made fuses, cartridges, etc., for mining oper ations using different preparations of gun cotton, dynamite, nitro-elyccrine and gun powder. Tho first explosion was a heavy one, blowing the roof ! nearly off and shattering the walls. The slioek was felt half a mile away. Shouts and screams were Ju^ard inside tho building and then all of the twelve ^employes excepting three, tumbled pell "luell out of windows and doors. Sever al other lighter explosions followed, J sending bricks in all directions, and in a few minutes tho llaincs were at work. The lire was subdued and in a few hours tho charred remains oi John Fink, four teen years old, Alfred Sehaefor. seven teen years old, and Paul Pfannkuche, a nephew of the president of tho compa ny, woro dug out of tho ruins. Minnie 1 Peck, an employe, was severely cut and bruised, and other cmploves injured, but none severely. The loss on the building is about $2,500, and on the stock $.">,000. GUAM) MILITAUY ENCAMPMENT Proposed for tlio IToiIiI'h Tair?A MiikhM eent Seliemo. ? Chicago, Oct. 27.?There was a large assembly of military men gathered in the World's Fnir rooms to-dav to dis cuss the subject oi military representa-1 tiou at the fair. The convention was' made up of men from all .States in the Uniou. National Guard officers, World's I Fair commissioners with Loyal Legion buttons on their lapels, regular army oHicers sat side by side and talked, of military matters. ? Major General XolsonA. utiles, being present, was called upon to give his ideas. "In IS'.)!)," he said, "during the great fair, I would like to see a grand national encampment. We should have 100,000 men. In Europe they have great reviews. In the queen's ju bilee there woro (iO.CCO men. Austria, Frauce and Germany each have their gigantic reviews. Recently in France 100,000 soldiers manoeuvred and the railroads showed how rapidly this great body could be transported. The President mild appoint a board of com petent judges to make an inspection. With the regular army regiments and these sovereign citizens of various States marshaled to uphold the power | of their States and the national govern mailt, ii they felt the necessity, we could have a grand encampment of 100,000 or moro.-'? - j ]triK>XAIiI> 01 h FIELD. A Number of Goad Wolls Conto In?The 11 on r>Iomlny. Pittsruhgh; Pa., Oct. 27.?A number of good wells were brought in in the McDonald field to-dav. The most im portant was the People's Natural Gas! Company's well, which opens up con-1 siderablc territory in the southeast. It is doing IK) barrels an hour. The Stur geon heirs No. 2, of tlio Oflkdalo Oil Co., j started oil'at 100 barrels an hour. The Shaffer No. 1, of the Forest Oil Co., also struck the sand and is d^ing 50 barrels an hour. The Elliott Xo. 1 was stirred up and the How increased from ISO barrels to 2o0 barrels au hour. Tho { Herron No. 4, which was agitated yes terday, i3 doing -i00 barrels an hour. Tho "runs of yesterday were 57,23-11 barrels. A Novel l>oyeott Suit. Boston, Mass., Oct. 27.?A suit was) begun in the .Superior Court yesterday I bv Mrs. Kullbnrg, a storekeeper of j Fast Boston, a-'ainst Rov. Hugh K. O'Donnell, a Catiiolic priest of that sec- j lion, to recover 51,000 damages for tho ruin of plaiiilifTs business by a boycott | placed on the store by tho priest. Mrs. Kullburg rcfusod to send nor children , to the parochial school and alleges in j her charge that because she did so re fuse, defendant, from tho altar, "pub licly and ollicially issued an interdict forbidding all his parishioners and his congregation to trade or deal, or in any way associate, with the plaint ill." WILL IT BE ELKINS? His Apponrnnco hi Washington Stroncthens tho Rumor ABOUT THE CilBiiiET VflCflNCY Which, it is Said, Will bo Filled by Ills Ample Fonu?The President's Intentions liato Not Been Told lo Any one, bat the West Virginian is Strictly in It, bo Fur i\h Goa&lp is Concerned. ypcrtil Dispatch lo the IntcUtjcnar. WAsniNdTojc, 1>. U., Oct. -7.?Tho fact that Mr. Klkins has been in Washing ton during tho past twenty-four hours has had the ellcct to strengthen tho rumor of his selection tor secretary of war. It may bo that President Harri son will conclude to tender tho war portfolio to Mr. Hiking, but up to this evening ho surely had not intimated to any one that ho intended to do so. Ho has not even talked to any member of the Cabinet about tho selection of Mr. El kins, and if he really intends to oiler tho place to the West Virginian ho has kept tho cecret well within himself, and not oven his most intimate political or personal friends who have journeyed here in the interest ot Mr. Elkins lfavo been given the iutimatiou that he Is to be made secretary of war. Quito a number of prominent repub licans, among them, it is said, Mr. Car negie. Secretary Proctor, Senator Ed mund* and General So well, havo urged the appointment of Mr. Elkins, and it may bo said that he has been, with j other men, taken into the consideration of the President; but there appears to bono more foundation at this time for the announcement that Mr. Elkins is to .be secretary of war than there i? for such i\ statement involving the name of any. one of tho half a dozen other men who havo been namod in connection with the place. KG AX'S OllDKKS. To Demand llcpuratian I'roni the Chilean Government?Tho Oriler Peremptory. Washington, 1). C., Oct. 27.?In the telegram sent by order of the President to Chile on tho 23d imi., Ministe* Kgan is instructed as follows: You will at onc j bring to tho atten tion oi the government of Chile tho facts as reported to you by Captain fc'chloy, and will inquiro whether there are any qualifying facts in the. posses sion ot that government, or an explana tion to be ofi'ered of an event that has very deeply pained the. peoplo of the I'nited .States, not only By reason of the resulting death of one of bur sailors, but even more us an apparent expression oi an unfriendliness towards this govern ment' which might put in peril the : maintenance of amicable relations bc I tween tho two countries. If the facts ! are as reported by Captain Schley, this government cannot doubt that the gov ernment of Chile will otler jirompt and full reparation. You will lurnish the | foreign office a full paraphrase oi this dispatch and report promptly to this government. IIjiU Challenges Muhcr. Chicago, Oct. 27.?"Parson" Davies to-night issued the following: "On behalf of Jltn Hall,the champion ! middleweight pugilist of Australia, I i herewith extend the following chal ' lenge to Peter Maiier, champion heavy weight pugilist oi Ireland: Mr. liall will light -Mr. Maher lor the largest I puree any responsible club will guaran j tee and a side bet oi satisfactory dim'en : sions, to a finish, Marquis oi Queens bury rules, within a reasonable time, the Irish champion not to weigh more than 170 pounds. Mr. Ilall will box Maher six rounds in any place agreed upon for the gate receipts, Maher not to weigh more than 17."> pounds. I un derstand that Mr. William Maddon is looking after Mailer's interests and hope that he will accept one of tho above proposition?. (Signed) MCtr.\i:rxs K. Davies." War on the Drug Trust. Sr. Louis, Mo., Oct. 27.?In accord ance with tho anti-trust law United States District Attornoy Reynolds has decided to commoncc an active cam paign against the St. Louis Apothc cante' Association, or "drug trust." Tho officers of the trust have notified all wholesale dealers in too United States that all patronage will he with drawn from those houses Boiling to local druggists who are not members of the trust, and have appendod a list of those declining to join. The result is that a lirm outside tho trust has re ceived a notice from a well known New York house that the latter cannot till an order for patent medicine until ttie concern has entered into the "com bine." The letter has been turned over to Mr. Reynolds, who will place the matter beforo tho United States grand jury immediately. Tllilon "Will Case l>ccl<!?il. Ai.r.any, N. Y., Oct. 27.?The court of appeals rendered a decision this morn ing in the famous Tilden will case. Every expression used in the will in dicates tho bestowal of complete discre tionary power to convey or not to convey and the creation and bestowal 01 Bticit-a power in the executors is wholly oppos ed to and fatal to tho existing of au executory devise. The opinion i3 written by Judge Drown and is concurred in by Chief Judge Follott and Judges Ilaight and Parker. Judge Bradloy ?writes a dissenting opinion, which is concurred in by Judges Potter and Yann. Samuel J. Tilden, jr., was present when the decision was handed down and was warmly congratulated by many present on the outcome of the light. l'ruftlilout Dili Itiillctcil. PiTTsnntcu, Pa., Oct 27.?\Y. I!. Dill, President of the defunct banks at Olear iield an<l Ilazleton, was indicted by the grand jury for altering and chnnginir the books of tlie bank so as to defraud and deceive the United States Dank Ex aminer, and also to defraud tho govern i ment. Mr. Dill has beon arrested and is under bail to apnearbefort! the United | States Circuit Court at its session next 1 month, when ho will be tried. AVAS Til 12 HIGlIT MAX. Tlio bliorlfT from Cincinnati Identities tt lturglar ultu llroUo Jail. Sheriff Vnl Heini, of Cincinnati, arrived lu town lust night, having located Tom Marshall, a man accusal of burglary, who broke jail in Cincinnati a short timo ago. Marshall was at tlio Dennis House, ami tlio sherilF, accompanied by Officers Gnus, West aucl Carney, wont there. '1'ivo of tlio ollicenj roinainoJ outsido and tlw otlior weirt in with tlio xlieriU'. Marshall was cauclit, tlio sliorill identified him and took him to the lockup, o??. A TGUltUUiR TKAGEDY. A Vnuii;; Mtw lifts UK liowels Illlipott Out in a Dngnlo. Spcclnl Dlfpitch to the IiittltigcHCit. P.vitKniisnL'KO) "NV. Va., Oct. 27.?Cal vin Ilex road, a young man twenty ei^ht years old, was murdered this morning in a house of ill fame in this city kept by Myrtle Spencer, llo anO James Smith, son of I'otjtal Clerk Ed Smith, of this city, wont to the house together last night and shortly after ward Kexroad was reported to have been cut in the abdomen and his bowels ripped out. He died at l o'clock this morning. Ilo was a well known Balti more & Ohio brakemnn and lived near J'ennsboro. A coroner's jurv is now trying to find out who did tho killing, .Smith iain jail. SYRAXG1SUS Alt 1UV1NG Alrcaily to Attend tlio Ilartlniburg Sale. Tho ttoct Sugar Proposition. .Sparted Dispatch to the Intcllijenar. MAitTixsnuno, AV. Va., Oct. 27.? Strangers havo already begun to arrive in town to attend the largo lot sale of the Mining, Manufacturing and Im provement Company, and are looking tho company's land over and selecting the best sites for an investment. All are convinced of tho stability of tho city's boom, and indeed they could not well think otherwise. Since the organi zation of the company, they havo located about twenty important and well paing manufacturing enterprises, which, when they all not in running shape, will employ two thousand work men. Negotiations are now ponding between the company and a largo Ohio glass manufactory, and everything points to the location of tho plant in a short time. To-day the company made a proposition to the executivo com mittee on the location of tho beet sugar factory, in which they agreed to givo forty-two acivs for a site and to plant one* hundred acres of their land in beets. Movnd to Onnuli tho Jury. Sy.fdal Dhpatch to the InUUigmcc.'. "Wi'LLsnuno, \Y. Va., Oct. 27.?Tho Italian murder case was called before Judge Boyd, in the circuit court here this morning. Tho counsel lor the de fense entered a motion to quash the jury, which wns argued until noon, when tho court overruled the motion, and tlio work of selecting a jury was begun, and when court adjourned fifteen furors out oi a panel of thirty had been eecurcd. The motion to quash the jury wa3 made over the new jury law. Vordlot for tlie Pi/ilnllfli Special Ditpatch to the liiUIli'jaiccr. Wk.stox, W. Va., Oct. 27.?The jury in I the case of Weeddell against tho West Virginia Improvent Company for $10, 000 dainacres for the loss of tho life of one Grave, an employe, on one of their trains some time ago. returned a verdict to-day for the jdaintifr for ?{,000. The case no doubt will be appealed. Some of the best legal talent in the State was eiuplo3*od in tho case. THE PRAIRIE FIRES. 31nny I'uriu ITousca 1 turn oil?I'coplo Lose Their Atl-Xneh I.osa of l.ifc. , St. Loins, Oct. 27.?A dispatch from Gnthrio, 0. T., giving ftirllior p:\rticu- i lars of the prairie fires says that in the Iowa reservation, where the grass was much heavier, the damage is great. The district burned is ten miles v/ido and fifty long. A number of people lost their horses and wagons, escaping only on horseback, and several families in wagons were caught and lost everything, it is reported here sever.il persons have ?perished. Another lire started in rank grass, thirty miles north of here, Sat urday nighi, and burned so fast that everything was swept before it. Fully fifty'farm houses burned. A number of people are missing and it is almost cer tain that some of them have died in the flumes. The village of Cimarron was completely wiped out and many oi the inhabitants badly burned. They saved their lives by jumping into the river. The mail carried from Mulhall was caught and totally burned. The re ports from the burned district are yet very meager, but the damage will be well up toward $100,000, and if a wind should spring tho damage will be ter rible. Ilcnv Will tlioy Reach the Cr.nr? Piin.ADnr.ruiA, Pa., Oct. 27.-?Tho Siberian Exile Petition Association has a white elephant on its hands. Having secured tho signatures of some liali a million or xnoro American citizens to the petitions requesting tho Czar of all the liupsias to infuse by example a little more oi tho mill: of human kind ness into his realm, the question arises before them, Whab will we do with it? llow get it before his august and imporial majesty? Why Evans Suichlotl. Boston*, Mass., Oct. 27.?A morning paper prints a story to tho effect that the suicide of Irving A. Evans, the broker, was due to the action in certain large business transactions who refused to perform his part of the contract in a deal which involved the loss of soiuo ?350,000. This loss, It is supposed, in the weakened condition both financially and mentally in which Mr. Evans found himsoif, drove him to suicido. Duty on Corn to ho lleiuuvutl* St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 27.?A special from tho City of Mexico says thcro is a well founded rumor on the streets that the duty on corn will be removed by tho Mexican government owing to the 'shortness of props' anil tho famine pre vailing in several Stales of the lve publio. CLEVELAND SPEAKS At tho Oponing of tho Now Club Houao in Now York BY THE GOTHAM BUSINESS MEN Of I ho Democratic Persuasion?Ho Tnkes Occasion to Say Something About Honest Money, which His Supporters in Ohio l)o Not "Want. Mr. Flower's Business Career l?u* Iodized. Nkw York, Oct. 27.?Whon CI rover Cleveland was a Presidential candidato in 1884, leading men of his party on tho Produce Exchange- organized a business men's association, which was very ac tive. The organization has been main tained and last winter wan incorporated as the New York Democratic Club, with a club house on Fifth avenue. Under tho auspices of this club a campaign meeting was hold to-night in Madison Square Gardou. Governor Hill was present, as a speaker, and ex-President Cleveland presided. Each was roundly cheered as lie ap peared upon tho stage. Tho ex-Presi dent and governor greeted each other cordially, banker J. Edward Simmons then called the meeting to order and presented Mr. Cleveland an chairman. After expressing ploasuro upon being present with business men, tho ex President said: It must be confossed that both hero and in other parts of tho country thoso engaged in business pursuits havo kopt too much aloof from public affairs and have too generally acted on the theory that neither their duty as citizons nor personal interests roquired of thorn any habitual participation in political movements. This indifforenco and in activity havo resulted in a loss to our pubiic service. I am firmly of tho belief that if a few business men could be substituted for professional men in official places the people would positively gain by tho oxehango. And it is strange to me that our business men have not been quicker to see that their neglect of political duty is a con stant danger to their personal and es pecial interests. Thev may labor and plan in their counting houses or in their exchanges, but in tho meautiino laws may be passed by thoso ignorant of their business bearings, which in their oporation will counteract all this labor and defeat all this planning. Can any ono doubt that tho political verdict which the poopto of New York will give in Novcmbor next will affect her position in tho goneral national en gagement which will take place ono year hence? Jn this view the proper adjustment of tho tariff, which concerns materially, not only all oi our people, but the'conimorce ami the business of our city, should be discussed. This and the question of sound currency cannot bo separated from tho business interests of our State, and they should bo put before _ our people tor the purpose of inviting their thought and settling their opinions. Tho exercise of the right of self suffrage is a serious business, and a man's vole ought to express his opinion on tho questions at issue. This it utterly fails to do if the voter refuses to listen to the ravings of our opponents and al lows hia voto merely to record the extent to which he has yielded to the misleading and cunningly de vised appeals to his prejudice*, made in behalf of a desperate and discredited minority. Such a voto does not influ ence in the least die real settlement of any of the weighty matters of policy anil principles unon which the people are called to pronounce judgment. Mr. Ciovcland closed with a reference to tho purity of Mr. Flower's business career, and cxpressod approval of tho other candidates. GAMBLING- CAUSK1) IT. A Trusted 3Ian'? Lall-llis Embezzlement iloportod l>y lila Own 1'nther. Cincinnati, Oct.27.?William I.. Mun son, whoso shortage) of oyor $15,000 aa assistant secretary to Fulton Building Association No. -1, wag reported last night by his own father to tho directors, has been for sonic timo traveling pas senger agent of the Kentucky Central railroad. llo has stood high in public estima tion, was happily married and is living back of Newport, Ky. When seen Into last niglit he made no denial of his guilt, but expressed astonishment that it had reached so large a sum. lie fraukiy confessed tiiat it was all due to his in ordinate love of gambling. He was a habitunL.better at ihe races, and lost much money also at poker. Being in receipt of a good salary his expoudi turoa on the race track did not e:;cito unusual suspicion. Illj losses at poker wore necessarily known to but a few. Ilia method of defrauding tho associa tion consisted in taking money each night when weekly dues were paid and juggling the books in such an xingeniua way that neither his father, who was secretary, nor his brother, who was sec ond assistant, nor the auditing cotn eomxnittee discovered it until within a very short timo. Ho took compara tively" small sums each week and hit upon a method of covering up his em bezzlement in a most peculiar manner. Of course it required a falsifying of tho books, but even this was not apparent until the most searching tests were up pliod. London*; Oct. 27.?The White Star oteamer Teutonic, which sailed from New York October 21 for Liverpool was signalled ofT Brow Head at 0:55 o'clock this morning, having beaten the fastest previous record from New- York. Tho Teutonic reports stormy weather dur ing the passage. New York*, Out.- 27.?A rrived?Steamer Arizona, from Liverpool. Wcnrher Voreeniit for To-day. For SVcst Yirjinln". fnir till Thursday; warmer bv Wednesday ultftit, variable winds; warmer ll\ur?dar. For Western Pennsylvania. (air Wednesday; warmer by Thursday nljln; wanner Tliurwluy, northwcMvrly wind-. t* furnished b/ c. Hcuxksr drurjla. onora LIouep corner: Stenm*hli> Nov.*a. TEJtI'KR.'.TCr.K VPKltDAY, ...u | r. ... r? 7 ...lo j v 4,-, ii