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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1889.
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years ago, connected with the. business
office of tho Journal. Ho is accompanied by
hit brother on bis visit here. .
Mr Kniabts C. P. aud Cary I ranklm. Al
Johnson. Ed Haffncr and J. Wall Perkins,
of Muncie. are here. Messrs. Perkins aud
llallner are accompanied by their wives.
General Browne was at the White lions
this morning. He expects the appointment
of gome presidential postmasters for his
district this week. -
On of the busiest men m Washington,
this week, is Captain Hart, Third Auditor
of the Treasury. His otlice, to-day, pre
sented an appearance which could only
be compared to that which would havo
taken place had be been in his bank at
Frankfort on a similar occasion. Ho was
constantly surrounded by Hoosiers. and all
were given a reception which made them
feel at home. Captain Hart is considered
by Secretary Windom one of the most ster
ling and valuable otlicers in the Treasury
Department, and the way in which he has
compassed his official duties has only been
equaled by tho masterly manner in which
he bas performed them.
Daniel W. Grubbs, ex-Mayor of Indian
apolis, now a resident of Mexico, is in the
city.
liepresentative Cheadle delivered a cam
paign speech at Charlotte Court-house,
Virginia, this afternoon.. He speaks at
Pampliu City on Wednesday, at Appotto
mattox Court-house on Thursday and at
Curdsville on Saturday. He will remain in
the State, working for the success of the
Republican ticket, about three weeks yet.
lie writes that he is being kindly received
everywhere, and that he finds no anti
Mahone colored men.
Miss Eugenie Hart, daughter of the Third
Auditor of the Treasury, arrived to-day
from her home, at Frankfort.
Tbe funeral over the remains of Owen
Dalton, the seven-year-old son of Mr. Ly
eurgus Dalton, Postmaster of the House of
Representatives, who died on Friday after
noon of malignant diphtheria, after avery
short illness, was a private one, and the
remains were placed in a vault at Glen
wood Cemetery, where they will be kept
nntil spring, when they will be taken to
the home of the family at Bedford.
Mrs. E. C. Atkins and daughter, of In
dianapolis, are -visiting Mrs. A. J. Halford.
MINOIt SLITTERS.
Colored Men's Account of the Riot at Navasia
Island Puts Another Phaie ou It.
"Washington, Oct. 8. The State Depart
ment is in receipt of a partial report by W.
G. Allen, United States consul to Kingston,
of the recent riot at Navassa. It agrees
with the press accounts already published,
and has in addition the following letter
from Mr. Henson, the spiritual adviser
of the laborers, giving their version of
the trouble: .
Kavassa, Sept. 15.
To Hi Honor the American Consul at Kingston, J a.
malca:
We. the undersigned, laborers for tho Navassa
Phosphate Company, we re attacked by the bosses
and managers with tlre-arais because we refused
to work after beinjc Improperly treated. Our
grievances are various, aud w e demand ahearing
before the present actlnsrsuiierlntendent. C. I).
Smith. They immediately llred promiscuously
anion? ns, wounding lour men. We, believing
that tnere was nothing between us and death,
withstood tle fire, and captured some of their
fire-arms. During tbe ailray, one of the bosses
was wounded. They went under cover of the
house, and tired on us tbe second time. During
the aflray two ot tbe bosses were fatally injured.
Tbey then evacuated tbe armory, which we now
have in possession, treating tbe remainiug bosses
with dne courtesy, with no further acts of vio
lence on our part. We now await to hear from
you, hoping you will send Immediate relief, or a
vessel to carry us back to the United States of
America.
We remain yours, one hundrcd.and thirty-six
souls, all American citizens, awaiting your in
stant aetiou.
William n. Hessok, Spiritual Adviser.
General Note. '
Washington", Oct. 7.Tbe President to
day appointed Edward O. Leech, of the
District of Columbia, to be Director of the
Mint, vice Dr. J. P. Kimball, resigned, to
take effect on the ICth inst.
The bond oflerings and acceptances at
the Treasnry aggregated $779,000 to-day, as
follows: S7G0,iI.V) registered, and . SiOOO.
coupon fours, at $1.27. and $38,250 regis-
tered fonr-and-a-halfs, at ?1.Q534.
Admiral Porter's son said to-day that his
father was ill. but his illness was not
Btrious.
Commodore J. S. Skerrett has been or
dered to command the navy-yard at Ports
mouth, N. H.
Information was received hero to-day
that ex-Governor Perry, of Florida, is be
lieved to bo (tying at Bandera, Tex.
The findings of the court-martial that
tried Lieutenant-colonel Fletcher, at Oma
ha barracks, last summer, have , reached
the President's desk. The impression pre
vails in army circles that the court found
Lieutenant-colonel Fletcher guilty, with a
recommendation to mercy.
THE FIRE RECORD.
Oliver Brothers, of Pittsburg, Suffer to the
Extent of 8300,000 Insurance Ample.
PiTTSBuno, Pa., Oct. 7. Tho three-story
brick building. 400 feet long and 100 feet
deep, comprising the machine shops, car
shop 3, blacksmith shops and general office
of Oliver Brothers' Tenth-streetmill, South
Side, was burned to-night. The fire started
alongside the engine and catching some old
wast and stuff spread rapidly. The blaze
caught the belt rope controlling tho gov
ernor of the engine and burned it away.
"With its controlling power thus gone, the
engine started to run at a territio
speed, and three large air-fans, used to
drive air through the works, revolved at a
rapid rate, and the dense smoke and flames
were driven all through the building,
compelling the Jiremen to get out. Their
attention was then turned to saving the
puddling mill and other huildincs in the
vicinity. The firemen had several narrow
escapes from falling walls, but none were
seriously injured. The tirm will rebuild
the works at once. The loss is $C0O.00O,
fully covered by insurance, most of which
is placed in Eastern and foreign companies.
Other Fires.
FpecUl to the IxiAlanasoUs Journal
Lebanon, IuL, Oct. 7. A storehouse
filled with supplies and barrels of oil. be
longing to the Midland Railway Company,
burned to the ground here, this morning.
Loss about SS0O; no insurance.
The village of Advance, this county, was
nearly wiped out by tire, late Saturday
night. The burned buildings inclnded a
livery stable, with tivo head of race-horses.
There was no insurance on any of tho
losses. Doth fires were incendiary.
Ebecul to the Indianapolis Journal.
Mars n all, HI., Oct. 7. The residence
and millinery store of Mrs. J. Husted
caught tire from some cause unknown, this
morning, and was consumed. The inmates
escaped in their night-clothing. The lossis
estimated to be $4,000. There was $2,0C0
insnrar.c-, $1,000 on the honse and $.VO on
the furniture, in the Phcnix of Brooklyn,
and $-XX) on the millinery stock, in the
Etna of Hartford. The tire is thought to
have had an incendiary origin.
E peclaJ to the InTUtna;oUs Jonruai.
Richmond, Ind., Oct. 7.-Louis Miller's
farm-house, near Abington, was burned,
last night, and Jacob Hampton's, near this
city, to-day. Tho losses on each were about
$1,500, for which amount the latter was in
sured in the Ohio Farmers', while the for
mer had X0 in the German Mutual, of this
citv.
Mason City. la., Oct. 7. A terribly devas
tating prairie tire swept down upon Esther
ville yesterday. By heroic exertions the
town was saved, but a number of farmers'
resideuces. together with grain, hay, etc.,
were destroyed. Tbe village of Swan Lake
was partially burned, four buildings with
their couteuts being consumed.
Columbus, Oi. Oct, 7.The Columbus
Closet Company, manufacturers of auto
matic closets and brass goods, was damaged
by tire to-night about $10,000; inauranco
distributed and loss covered.
Des Moines, la., Oct. 7. The dry-house
of J. H. Queal Co.'s lumber-yards burned
last night. Loss. $20,000.
Strike of Electric-Light G la s-B lowers,
Newark. N. J.. Oct. 7. At noon, to-day,
fifty glans-blowers in the Edison electric-lightiug-works.
at Harrison, struck on ac
count of a proposed reduction in wages.
Superintendent Upton, who is in Europo,
sent word to Assistant Superintendent Hoi
yer to rut wases about 15 per cent, Holyer
refused to do so, but Bradley, his nssistant,
agreed to make the cut, and when the men
heard this they went out in a body.
A TAVtv und discolored beard In untidy and a
misfortune. It may be preveuted bruslnnc Luck
ln?ham's Dye lor the Whtokers, a severfaiUug
remedy.
INDIANA AND ILLINOIS NEWS
An Old Soldier in 111 Health Ends His
Life with a Eope at Greensburg.'
Christian Snyder Trying to Recover His $20,
000 Trying White Caps at Marion Mur
der and Suicide Preachers Reunion.
INDIANA.
Suicide of JamM G. Endicott, an Old Sol
dier, at Greensburg.
Epeelsl to the Indianapolis JournaL
Greensburg, Oct. 7. James O. Endicott
hanged himself, in the wood-house at his
home, on North Broadway, at 0:15 this
evening,
tied it
upon a
Ho took a piece of cloth,
about his neck, stood
6aw-buck, adjusted it over
a beam and stepped off. He had said to
wife that he intended to do so. but she did
dot believe him in earnest. When she saw
him hanging she aroused the neighbors,
but before help arrived he was dead.
Endicott was about fifty years old. an old
soldier, a member of the G. A. IL post and a
pensioner. He had been in poor health for
several years, and but ten days ago came
home from tbe Soldiers' Home at Milwau
kee. He was living with his third wife, by
whom he had no children, but he leaves a
daughter in Cincinnati with her grand
parents, a son at Indianapolis, and a
married daughter in Kansas City.
Trying to Get Back the 830,000.
Special to the IihUslajlmjUs JournaL
Columbus, Oct. 7. The celebrated suit
brought by Charles Snyder, to have his
wife declared of unsound mi ml, because
she recently gave a donation of $20,000 to
Hartsville College, the United Brethren in
stitution at Hartsville, this county, will
come up for trial in the Circuit Court hero
to-morrow. Ninety witnesses have been
subpoenaed to testify in the
case. Sensational developments are ex
pected, as the plaintiff claims that it will
be proven that the trustees of the college
used other than legitimate means to get
possession of the money. If Mrs. Snyder is
declared insane, suit will immediately bo
instituted by her husband against the col
lege for the recovery of the donation.
Tragedy at Wolcottville.
Lagrange, Oct, 7. Wolcottville, this
county, was the scene of an attempt at mur
der and snicido Saturday night Mrs. War
ren keeps a hotel of more or less unsavory
reputation. On Friday she returned from
Toledo, bringing with her a Mrs. Driscoll,
who was installed as a dining-room girl,
and with them came an unknown man.
Saturday night Mr. Driscoll arrived and
an attempt to induce his wife to return to
his home led to a quarrel in which it is al
leged he shot her and then put a bullet
through his own brain. .He will die but
she will recover. Another version states
that Driscoll was shot by a man named
Baker, who lied yesterday. The prosecut
ing attorney is making hisinvestigation to
day.
Do Not Like the New Books.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
urawfords ville, uct. 7. mere are
thirty-nine public schools in Union town
ship, Montgomery county, outside of Craw-
fordsvillc. Not one of these schools has
adopted the new series of school-books.
though there are a few pupils who havo
purchased the new books. These pupils
are not organized into separate classes, but
recite in the old classes. On an average
there is not one now book used to each
school-house. The trustee. S. F. Henry,
has on hand over 1.800 of the new books,
but ho eavs there is no law comnelliue him
to banish the old books, andueitlier is there
a law compelling patrons to buy the new
books.
, New Gas Scheme.
Special to tbe InrtianaiHli Journal
W . L
HARTFORD CITY, UCt. 7. A StOCK com
pany of 50,000 capital has been organized
in this city. The name of tho company is
the People's Oil aud Gas Company. Presi
dent, Peter Willman; secretary, B. M.
Boyd; treasurer, John Newbauer. The ob
ject is to give to every 50-shareholder free
gas for an unlimited term of 3Tcars; also to
pipe and sell gas to consumers in the city.
The company have pnrchased No. 3 well.
and will begin the work of pipe-laying at
ouce. A two-inch high-pressure line will
Do used, ana every consumer win be sup
plied wit h a regulator. About ninety citi
zens are identified with the scheme.
Aeronaut Meets Death in the Ohio.
Special to tli Indianapolis Journal.
V . V A M
ttvANSViLLE, vet. ucorge rnce, a
young aeronaut connected with Wallace
Bros, circus, lost his life at Mount Vernon,
Posey county, this afternoon, while giving
an exhibition of jumping from a balloon
with a parachute. After reaching a height
of about 2,000 feet, he sprang out, coming
down all right, but alighting in the middle
of the Ohio river. Price was unable to
swim, and drowned before an attempt.
even, could be made to render aid. Pneo
was thirty-two years of age, and lived in
Jackson, Miss. This was his one-hun
dredth ascension.
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An Indiana Novelist's Good Fortune.
Fpeelal to the Indlanapoy JournaL
Crawfordsville, Oct. 7. N. J. Clodfel-
ter, the author of "Snatched from tho
Poor-house," has received $3,C00 as his per
cent, from the sale of said work. T. B. Pe
terson & Bro., of Philadelphia, are the pub
lishers, and Mr. Clodfelter received 8213
from the sales in Jnly and &203 from the
Angust sales this year. He has just re
ceived S15 for an eight-line poem, entitled
Two Hearts." Mr. Clodfelter is at work
on another novel, which will be ready for
the publishers next fall. Mr. Clodfelter is
expecting to go to California this fall.
Mrs. Street's Aisallants on Trial.
Bpeclal to tho Indianapolis JournaL
Marion, Oct. 7. Great interest centers
heie in the trial of the White Caps for the
midnight whipping inflicted, on the 25th of
July, upon Mrs. Aseneth Street and her
daughter Clara. The defendants are eight
een m number. They decided to be tried
separately, and Ezra Farr was olaced on
trial first. The trial will last several days.
One of the men indicted, William Seider.
died a few days ago. On his death-bed he
protested his mnocence of the offense
charged.
Death or a Clay County Pioneer.
Epeclal to the IndlanapoUt Journal.
Knightsville. Oct. 7. Isaac Nicoson,
died at the residenco of his son, north of
this place, of old age.' Mr. Nicoson was in
his eighty-third year, and was one of the
old pioneers of this connty. He was an
active worker in the Christian Church, and
occupied the pulpit for a half a century.
In politics Mr. Nicoson was an uncom
promising Republican, and voted for
William H.Harrison, and also lor Benja
min Harrison.
Wabash County Getting: Free Roads.
Special to the TndlanapoUs Journal
Warash, Oct. 7. An election was held
in Noble, Lagro aud Waltz town
ships, this county, to-day, to de
termine whether the Vernon, Mill-creek
and New Holland turnpikes should bo pur
chased by the townships, and tho proposi
tion carried by a handsome majority. The
asnrregato length of the roads is eighteen
miles.
Prospectively Wealthy Walt
Cpeclal to the Indianapolis JournaL
Marion, Oct. 7. A well-dressed : girl
baby, about eleven months old, was found
in a basket on the door-step of Dr. Muncie,
this morning. The accompanying note
asked that the waif be well cared for, as
she would inherit a big pile of money some
day.
Fatally Injured by the Cars.
Special to the IndlanapoUs Jonrnal.
Montpelikr, Oct 7. This afternoon
Marion Reeves got on the S o'clock train
from this city to go to Kriston, three miles
north of this place. In getting from the
train at that point while it was still in mo-
tion he fell aud was hurt so badly that he
cannot live.
Baby Terribly Burned,
Special to the Iuilianapoli Journal.
Richmond, Oct. 7. William Karnes's
baby, two years old, was horribly burned
to-day. While its mother was doing op
her work it got hold of some matches and
set fire to its clothing. It will probably die.
. 311nor Motes.
Wm. II. Harris is in jail at Crawfords-
ville for deserting his wife.
Marion Salisbury's store, at Valparaiso.
was burglarized Sunday night. Some
money, knives and revolvers were taken,
aggregating 100 in value.
The house of Lar Huff, two miles west of
Yountsville. Montgomery county, was de
stroyed by lire on Monday morning. A
portion of the goods was saved. The
house was insured for $S00, and the goods
for 200.
Horse-thieves made a raid in Charlestown
township, Clark county, Saturday night,
and succeeded in getting awy with two
horses belonging to Jotin am Oliver Miel-
by and a spring-wazon and set ot harness
belonging to Jacob Harbison, all well-
known farmers.
As farmer James Hnll. living ten miles
west of Fort Wayne, was driving home he
was struck on a crossing by a west-bound
passenger train, on the Nickel-plate road.
The locomotive struck the horses and front
end of the wagon. Hull was thrown out
and instantly killed. Both horses were
also killed. He leaves a large family.
The incendinary is still at work at Craw-
fordsville, and on Saturday night three
attempts were made to start a fire in differ
ent places. One was in the rear of Thomp
son ac Cates second-band store, another
was across the alley from Lew Fisher's
drug store, and the third was in the rear of
Galey's saloon. These fires were all started
within an hour, but the lire company was
not called out except to the hrcatthe
second-hand store.
ILLINOIS.
Reunion of the "Methodist Preachers Regi
mentsInterview with Jefferson Davis.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
Monticello, Oct. 7. The reunion of what
was known during tho war as 'The Metho
dist Preachers' Regiment," the Seventy-
third Illinois Infantry, occurred to-day at
Fairmount. Almost all tho officers, in
cluding Col. James F. Jaques, were Metho
dist preachers. Many of them are now
prominent members of the Illinois Confer
ence of the M. E. Church, including Rev.
Dr. N. Davis, Rev. M. D. Hawes. Rev. C. P.
Baldwin and Rev. Peter Wallace, who is
now chaplain of the Illinois Soldiers' and
Sailors' Home. Colonel Jaques made a trip
through the lines during the war and vis
ited Jeilcrsou Davis in tho interest of
Eeace, Davis told him that they were
ound to have separation or annihilation.
Jaques said: Then Mr. Davis you will
have annihilation." and tho interview
ended. Davis and Jaques were old friends.
Colored Men Conference.
Sfkingfikld, Oct. 7. -A convention of
about fifty leading negro Republican politi
ciansof the State met here to-day. with E. II.
Morris, of Chicago, chairman, and W. A.
Joiner, Cairo, secretary. A committee was
ordered appointed to investigate the charges
ruado bv John G. Jones, of Chicaco, of al-
, , i ; a. a. l i l
legeu uiscrimiiiaiioii azainsc tuc coioicu
secretary, and E. Roey, Braidwood, treas
urer.
Rrlef rIent Ion.
William W. Sherrard and Miss Lizzie K.
Vannieeter. of Monticello, were united in
marriage Sunday;
A. Barkley, a physician of Dodscvillo.
died from injuries received in a fall some
weeks ago. The remains will be sent to
Cincinnati, where tho Doctor formerly re
sided. Paul Holtgrieve. of Queen City,-Mo.. nw
Prof. 1'. H. Wensell, of Carthage College,
were ordained to tho Luthcrau ministry by
the Central Illinois Lutheran Synod, at
Carthage, Sunday.
The corner-stone of tho new church of the
Christian denomination, at 'Bloomington,
was laid yesterday morning, without ally
special ceremonies. The building will cost,
when compieteu, aoout tu.uw.
A barn upon the farm of Seymour Colo-
man, near Buckingham. Kankakee county.
burned yesterday morning, entailing a low
of iv.000. One hundred tons of hay. live
hundred bushels of corn and ten head of
horses were burned.
DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN.
Local Forecasts.
For Indianapolis and Vicinity For the
twenty-four hours ending at 8 p. m., Oct.
8 Fair weather.
GENERAL INDICATIONS.
Washington. Oct. 78. r. m. Forecast
till 8 i m. Tuesday:
For Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Lower Michi
can Fair till Wednesday night; warmer;
winds becoming southerly.
For Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin and
Upper Michigan Fair; warmer; southerly
winds.
Local Weather Report.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct.
people in charitable institutions of Illinois.
The Colored Men's State League was formed,
with E. II. Morris, of Chicago, president;
.John u. Jones, Chicago, lust vice-presi
dent; John J. Bird, Cairo, secoud vice-president:
E. H. Wright, Springfield, secretary;
.1. Unhert Orrlesbv. Stirincrtield. nRnistant
Time. liar. Iher. 1CH. Miul. Weather, tre.
7a.m. 30 41 32 61 North Cloudless
7 p.m. 30.30 45 44 North Cloudless
Maximum thermometer, 50; minimum ther
mometer, ill.
Following is a comparative statement of the
condition of temperature and precipitation on
Oct. 7:
Tern.
53
40
18
53
2?0
Free.
O.ll
0.00
0.11
0.73
0.74
Normal
Mean
Departure from normal
Exces.or deficiency since Oct,l...
Excess or detlcieucy since Jan. 1..
General Weather Conditions.
Monday, Oct, 7, 7 p. m.
Pressure. High barometers continue
from the Rocky mountains eastward to the
Atlantic coast. The area is central with
S0.S2 at St. Louis. Tho southwestern edge of
the low area on tho northern Atlantic coast
is still visible over New England. A low
area central north from Washington ex
tends southward west of the Rocky moun
tains. Temperaturf. East of tho Mississippi,
south to tbeJfGulf. the temperatures are
quite low. Sixty and below on the Gulf
coast; X) in northern Florida; less than 50
from the lakes northward. West of the
from Georgia and Virginia northward;
40 and below Mississippi the tem
peratures are higher: 70 and above
from western Dakota and Montana south
westward and in western Texas; 50 and
above from eastern Dakota aud Minnesota
southward.
Precipitation. Snow is falling at Pitts
burg; light rains have fallen at Parkers
burg, W. Va.; Chicago, 111.; Oswego, N. Y.;
Cleveland, O.. and Baker City, Wash
Whirled to Death by Machinery.
Kasson, Minn., Oct. 7. James Johnson,
an employe in McDouough & Goss's stone
quarries, Waterville, was amusing him
self by playing with a coil of rope, which
was attached to some machinery in the
mill where they saw stones. He became
tangled in some manner, and was whirled
around violently, tearing his shoes oil,
breaking his legs and tearing qne arm so
badly it was amputated. He survived the
operation only a short time, dyiug in great
agony.
Mall-Rlder Robbed.
Mobile, Ala., Oct 7. This afternoon, be
tween Leaksville aud Palestine. Miss.,
Willie Lott. the eighteen-year-old mail
rider, was held up ly two masked men.
Tbey possessed themselves of the mail
pouch and blindfolded the boy, leading him
into the woods, where the sack was cnt
open and its contents secured by the rob
bers. Thero were but two registered pack
ages in the bag. Their contents are un
known. Obituary.
Paris, Oct, 7. General LeBmn is dead.
He became famous during the Franco-Prussian
war of 1870.
Paris, Oct 7. Jules Dupre, the French
painter, is dead.
A PEEP AT TIIE CLOTH-MILLS
Pan-American Delegates Spend Another
Day Among the Bay State Factories.
They Are Greatly Pleased at the Skill Dis
played in tbe Mannfactnre of Cotton and
Woolen Goods, and Printing Paper.
Boston, Oct. 7. The delegates to tho
Pan-American Congress entered carriages
attheVcndome this morning, at 8:00, and
were driven to the Boston & Maine rail
road station. Henceforth the party will
live on the train secured for them by the
United States government. This marvel
of railway equipment was admired by a
large number of persons in the Maine de
pot this morning. At 9:10 o'clocK the train
left the station on its way to Lawrence and
Lowell. At the Lawrence station theparty
was met by Mr. Saltonstall and the treas
urer of the Pacific mills and Mayor Mack,
who seated them in carriages and led them
to the works. Through rooms filled with
steaming tanks wherein the cloths were
washed, past rows of girls busily tending
machines which stitched the cloths to
gether, the visitors passed to the long shop
where tho hands of tbe engravers traced on
polished copper cylinders the lines which
were to carry the dye-stuffs. Here, also,
were girls transferring designs, by the aid
of the penta graph, to the cylinders,
while pale-faced men bent over tanks of
acid which was biting at tho copper.
In the long hall tho bright-hned cloths
in piles made a pretty display, which was
greatly enjoyed by the foreigners. They
took tho deepest interest in everything
tbey saw, clipped samples from the st litis
and asked many questions about prices,
capacity, etc. A tine cotton velveteen,
made under their eyes from a piece of
simple white cotton aud now glowing with
raiubow colors, in its softened velvet-like
tone, came in for special admiration, and
some yards of tho piece went out in
samples. Every one of tho delegates was
given a handkerchief containing the por
traits of Washington and Harrison. One
of tho foreigners remarked that he had
carefully inspected the celebrated mills of
Manchester, England, and that ho found
the New England mills far superior in per
fection of machinery, light and ventilation
and rapidity of outfit.
Tho paper-mills of W. A. Russell jk. Co.
were next visited, and the delesates saw
blocks of spruce wood ground and beaten,
and hammered into pulp, which tvas
mashed and scoured, and treated with
ucids, and finally run into continuous
sheots, which grew thinner and whiter,
until it was reeled up in shape for the
printing press, or cut into sheets, and
ruled aud packed as writing paper.
The party returned here in tho early
evening. They visited three concerns iu
Lowell, and saw 8.000 operatives at work.
They had witnessed the operation of -f.1-4
looms weaving carpets and clothing fabrics,
and 170.000 spindles driven by an aggregate
of 8.000 horsu-power, supplemented by tho
weight of the Mcrrimac river water, which
is employed repeatedly as motive power,
but which is not sutlicient alone for tho
purposes. At the carpet-mills of the Low
ell Manufacturing Company the visitors
saw TjOO looms, weaving about forty yards
each per day, or about 1-0,000 yards alto
gether weekly.
The Middlesex woolen-mills, tho oldest
in Lowell, afforded tho delegates a chance
to see iu operation machines that turn out
cloths, said to be equal to any made.
"What wool do you use most?" was asked
of one of the orlicials of the mill. "
- "We consume three million pounds an
nually," was the reply; and out of that
we use two million pounds of American
wool and one milliou pounds of foreign
wool, chiefly Australian wool."
"Which section produces the best Amer
ican ools?,, asked Ameticau Delegate
Flint. ''Ohio's product lirst, Michigan's
next," was the reply.
The day has been the Urst one of solid
business upon tho lines upon and within
which tho international congress was pro
jected; The foreigners, in several instances,
have placed themselves in closer relation
with the manufacturing interests they
have visited. They have carefully and
shrewdly observed what they havo seen.
They have talked of prices, terms and
business methods with the heads of the es
tablishments visited. Mexico, for instance,
indicated an interest tin carpets, aud Costa
Rica has scrutinized prints with a business
purpose. At the Pacific works, in Law
rence, substantially this dialogue took
place between a southern delegate and the
head of the concern: i
"You use fustic dye woods, do you not!"
asked the foreigner.
"We do much of it," was the interested
answer.
"Thero is no duty in your country on
fustic, arid we can furnish you that," said
the delegate.
The mill official displayed lively interest,
and subsequently the two had arranged to
exchange; prices, samples and conditions of
shipment were compared. Other inquiries
in like direction were made and promptly
met.
Mr. Wm. E. Curtis, who. under direction
of the State Department, is iu charge of this
international expedition, has received
a great number of telegrams from
cities which are importunate that the
train and its occupants shall stop for in
spection and entertainment While these
evidences of national interest arc deemed
gratifying, Mr. Cnrtis desires, through the
Associated Press dispatches, to answer all
these cities speedily, that the route has
been carefully laid out, and that every mo
ment of the time allotted is so utterly filled
that no possible deviation can be made
from the already announced itinerary.
This is deiinite. Mr. Curtis has also re
ceived a telegTam from the Chilian minis
ter, who is a delegate to the congress, and
who has recently arrived in this country,
saying that as soon as he has recovered
from the effects of his long sea voyage he
will join the excursion party. He is a man
advanced in years, and the fatigue of the
voyage has necessitated a rest before he
again undertakes a journey.
The party dined aboard the train while
returning to Boston from Lowell, and upon
arrival hero were driven to the theater,
where the evening was spent.
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.
Alexander Harding was torn to pie-jes by
the explosion of a boiler in a saw-milJ, near
Walla Walla. W. T., yesterday.
Ex-President Ha yes is visiting relatives
at Brattleboro. Vt. at the old Hayes man
siou, occupied by his grandparents.
Joseph Crago stabbed his brother, Wm.
Crago, in the abdomen, at Empire. O., Sun
day night, during a family quarrel, inflict
ing fatal injuries.
Thieves blew a safe open in Singler Bros.'
jewelry factory, at Cleveland, on fcnnday
night, and stole 1.800 of watches, rings and
stones, and $55 in cash.
Win. McDonald, a drng clerk, is under ar
rest at St. John, N. B., under charge of
having sent poisoned candy to Mrs. Mc
Rae, who died from eating it
Judge Dykman, of Brooklyn. N. Y has
denied another motion for a bill of particu
lars in the libel suit of Rev. Father Francis
Dent against Bishop Ryan, of Buffalo.
Two little sons of J. W. Shelton, living
near Carlton, Yamhill county, Oregon, were
playing with an old pistol which happened
to be loaded. By some accident the weapon
was discharged and one of, tbe children
killed.
An unusually severe storm prevailed on
Lake Huron on Friday. Several vessels
were driven ashore. Thomas F. Fisher, of
tho propeller Olego. and Thomas Rowland,
of the Roseland, were killed while their
vessels were laboring in heavy seas.
The ship-yards of the great lakes will
be busy the coming winter. Thirty-live
boats of an aggregate tonnage of G7.S30,
and cost of $4.0o3.b00, are now under con
tract to be built and the list will probably
be increased by a half dozen other craft
John Burns. Henry Whitman, Wm. Car
roll and Henry Smith, who were arrested
for attempting to vote illegally at the Re
publican primary in Brooklyn, N. Y.. re
cently, pleaded guilty, yesterday, and were
sent to the penitentiary for nine months
each ana tinea ?zro.
lucsday evening Marie Mcrailden. a
farmer living near Clintonville, Pa., while
surlenng from typhoid fever, secured a pen
knife, during the absence of the attend
ants, and cut his throat and severed the
arteries of his arm. He then returned to
his bed and bled to death.
John Spindler. an eccentric bachelor, liv
ing near Burtons City, an Ohio mining
village, was thrown from his horse? while
driving cattle, yesterday, and had his neck
broken. Ho leaves 75,000.
John Fitzpatrick, better known as "Liv
erpool Jack," has been sentenced to nine
years in States prison by Judge CowiDg, of
New York, for abducting men to work in
Yucatan. When sentence was passed, the
prisoner, in the coolest possible manner, ad.
dressing the court, said: "Thank yon."
LONDON'S FREAK OF MORALITY.
The City Divided Into Two Hostile Camps
on tbe Question of Certain Licenses.
London, Oct 7. Much feeling is mani
fested over the refusal of the connty coun
cils to grant a license to the aquarium, and
the action of tho licensing committee in
undertaking to close up this establishment
because it is patronized by women of tho
unfortunate class is severely censured.
The recommendation of tho committee has
still to be acted upon in the councils, and
in the meantime the whole subject of the
duty of society to these unfortunates is
being ventilated in the newspapers and at
tho clubs. The action of the committee
is mildly praised by the world of fashion
and enthusiastically indorsed by the clergy
and the church people, but others are loud
ly asking "What good is accomplished by
driving these poor women into the streets"
Certainly the evil which this highly moral
, committee undertake to correct has never
been touched by former attempts of this
sort, and it is pointed out that until the
authorities are prepared to deal with the
whole question in some intelligent 'and
comprehensive spirit, such a crude and ill
digested measure as the closing of well con
ducted aud otherwise respectable and
orderly resorts, simply because they
are frequented bv women of
tho objectionable class, are worse
than useless. A- meeting has been
arranged for next Friday, to bo presided
over by Cardinal Manning and the Bishop
of London, at, which the action of the
licensing committee of the council is to be
sustained. Other meetings have been
called to condemn their action, and many
prominent men here have promised to
attend aud speak.. For the moment London
is divided into two hostile camps on this
question, and its final settlement by the
councils is awaited with no little interest
Very few people expect, however, that the
councils will reverse tho action of their
committee, who it is known are on this
question in perfect accord with the parent
bodj
Will Remain at Belgrade.
Belgrade, Oct. 7. Queen Natalie has
given her final answer to tho Regents and
Cabinet, and is determined to remain in
Belgrade. She has resolved, elio says, not
only to face all tho consequences of a de
liance of Servians rulers, but will decline to
accept any decision of the Skuptschina re
stricting her stay in Servia. She stoutly
maintains that it is bej'ond the province
and the powers of the ordinary Skuptschina
to interfere in the matter.
The Greek Metropolitan Michael declines
to interfere in the annulment of the
divorce of ex-King Milan and ex-(neen
Natalie. The ex-Queen therefore petitions
Parliament for an annulment of the de
cree. -
Latest Intimates on the French Election.
Pauls, Oct. 7. According to the latest
estimates the new Chamber of Deputies
will have 335 Republican and 211 opposition
members. This estimate includes the Col
onial members. Of the new Chamber of
Deputies 37 members belonged to the last
Chamber. The remainder consists of 43
members of former Chambers, and 239 new
men. Tho gains both of tho Boulangists
and Moderates have been nt the expense of
the Radicals, wbo have lost fifty seats. Tho"
Moderatts are liable to bo out-voted by a
coalition unless tl ev secure the support of
IX) members of tbe Kignt or SO Kauicals.
Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett 111.
London, Oct. 7. Mrs. Frances Hodgson
Burnett, the authoress, is seriously ill at
her residence in East Grinstead. She is
suffering from a shock caused by tho over
turning of her pony trap, while riding yes
terday, l be trap was emasned.
Cable Iiote.
A slight shock of earthquake was felt in
Cornwall yesterday. No damage was done.
The report that the Czar will bo in Ber
lin the Hth of this month turns out to be
without authority, and is not credited in
London.
The German government has given orders
for the building of a factory at Spaudau
to preserve all kinds of fopd for the
use of the army.1
Thirty farmers' tenants on the Smith and
Barry estate in lipperary, Ireland, were
arrested yesterday for refusing to pay
market tolls to their landlords.
Sir William Tindale Robertson.; the M.
P. who cut his throat at Brighton on Sun
day, will be cremated at Woking, in ac
cordance with his expressed desire.
The. Dortmund miners have 'dismissed
from tho presidency of their union both
Bunto and Shroeder. until reeently their
trusted leaders, their counsel and policy
proving altogether too conservative for the
taste ol their followers.
General Boulanger, accompanied by his
secretary and a female companion, started
secretly from L-on don last night for the
Isle of Jersey. Rooms have been engaged
for the party at a hoteL Tho General's
horses wore sent ahead.
Drs. Kukenthal and Walter have just re
turned to Bremen from an exploring expe
dition in the Spitzbergen Archipelago.
ThejT report the discovery of an important
ocean current nowmg irom rortn to 60utn
the whole length of Olga strait.
John Macconnack, who returned to Ire-
land irom America some time ago, was re
cently evicted from his home at Slico.
After his eviction be built ffor himself a
shantv. Yesterday tho shanty cauzht lire
accidentally, and Macconnack was burned
to death.
AGAINST PROHIBITION.
Connecticut Voters Vote Against the Amend
ment by a Majority of Three to One.
Hartford, Conn., Oct, 7. Returns from
towns that cast more than two-thirds of
the State vote last year show that the vote
on the prohibitory amendment is about
three to one against. These towns alone
gave an aggregate majority of 20,000 against
the amendment. Only ten towns so far re
ported gave it a majority. In the
principal cities the vote was Hartford, 1,-
010 yes; 3,203 no; New Haven, 1,013 yes; Cp-
C81 no; Bridgeport, 620 yes; 2.SS3 no. The
new secret ballot law received its first
trial. There was no excitement at the
polls, hut in the general quiet the plan
worked surnrisinelv welL Hartford conn-
ty complete gave 4,509 for the amendment,
a . - A.
w,Mi against iu
The vote on the constitutional amend
ment at New Haven was as follows: Total
vote. 6.C81: no. 5.003; yes. 1.613: majority
against amendment, 3,455. Of the tifteen
wards the Prohibitionists secured a major
ity in only one. the Thirteenth, where they
ooiaineu a majority 01
Newspaper Interviews as Evidence.
Chicago. Oct 7. When proceedings were
resumed in the Cronin case to-day. Mr. For
rest, counsel for the defense, moved for ad
mission to the record of a mass of articles
and interviews published in the daily pa-
erable length, but without reaching any
conclusion. No jurors were secured.
Boiler Czplodes and Kills Three Men.
St. Thomas. Dak.. Oct, 7. A steam thresh
ing enzine exploded this morning on the
farm of M. C. Andress. two miles west of
St, Thomas. Ed McCatlrcv, the owner of the
machine: William Paul, engineer, and
Charles Frazier were killed ontriirht, R. P.
Daily, another employe, is said to be fatally
injured.
Afaik trial of Hood's Sarsapanlla for scrofula.
salt rbeum, or any affection caused by Impure
blood, or low state of the system will be sutticint
to convince anyone of the superior and peculiar
curative powers of this medicine. Iluv it ? your
uruf gisi. une uuuureu noses one uouar.
LEAVEmG POWER
Of ths 4Tnric"3 Ba-dng Ponders Hl-v
trctcd firoa cctnal tests
IIOYAI. (Pure) r j
GnaVi (Alum) ,... 13
Hnxafdrd'i (fresh). ..i 3
Haufsrd'i (when frtsh) .i 1
Chara (Alura Powder) .f j
DaTil' and 0. (Alum) 1 j
Cleveland'! rr
PiCSter (Saa Francisco) i i
CZ2X
Dr. Prioe's r 1
Pi-k9 (GrofTi) 3
Congress ' 1
Heeler's T - 3
Gillet'i ' '
Hanfcrd'S (None Such), when not fresh ..t 3
Peail (Andrews & Co.) t I
Zta&ibrd'S (Phosphate), when not fresh ...fc " 3
Reports of Government Chemists.
The Roval Bating Powder in cotnpl of pttm
and wholesome lugrtxlieuu. it does not contain
either alum or phosphates, or other lnjnriou sab.
stances. KDWAiU) U. L-OVK, I'h. D."
"The Itoyal EAklcg Powder is undoubtedly the
Enrest end most rwiaDie Dacinx pow arr errors 10
lie public liXBT A. hi OTT, M D., k'h. IX"
"The Roval Eaklnz Powder Is rmrest in Quality
and hlehest In strength ol any baking powtler ot
wLica I have knowledge.
- WM. SICJIUKIEIE, ra. I.
An Ahnn Tiatir.r Powders, no matter how hlrh
their Btreujrto, are to be avoMeU a rtaiifrerous.
Phosphate powder liberate their fras too irttij, or
under climatlo chanpes suffer deterioration.
MARINE NEWS.
Great Britain Suffers Severely from a Storm
Which Wrecked Many Vessels.
London, Oct. 7. A terrific gale prevails
to-day throughout Great Britain and Ire
land. It is particularly severe along the
river Mersey. Much damage has been done
at Black Pool, and in Lancashire, and in
Irel&ud. Tho gale is blowing with tre
mendons force. in the Irish channel. The
telegraph wires in many places have bcea
hlown down by tho gale. The British ship
rnnce Liouis, uapram rage, irom vueoec.
Aug. 04, nas oeen anven asnore in tua
Mersey.
I ho storm has destroyed 100 yarns ot tha
Holyhead breakwater and isolated tho
light-house. The coast is strewn with
wreckage. A larxe 6teamer is ashore olf
Aberrlraw, Wales.
In the northern portions of England and
Ireland numerous buildings were demol
ished and several persons were injured
Many trees were uprooted.
Survivors of Lost Vessels.
Dalhousie, N. Bm Oct. 7. The hark Pet
icodiac arrived here with the master and
e!oven men of the 6hip Minnie Swift, to
gether with nine men belonging tothe'bark
Lelate, of North Shields, and six cattlemen
of the steamer .Geographique, recent
ly sunk near St. Pierre. Four men.
the stewardess, and Miss Masters, a pasrn-
8er, of the Minnie Swift, were drowned.
ne man is missing. Tbe captain, two boys
and two men of the Lelate were drowned
and one man is missing. The latter peopla
were of the rescued crew from the orth
Shields vessel on board the Minnie Swift,
and were run into by the steamer Geo
grapnique.
Movements of Steamers.
Bremerhaven. Oct. 7. Arrived: Fuldal
from New York.
Nebraska, from New York. 1
noiA'iifcAD. Oct. 7. Passed: The Queen.
from New York for Liverpool.
New York. Oct. 7.Arrived: Anchoria.
from Glasglow, and Werra, from Bremen.
nOW GORDON DIED.
Fatal Excess ot ConfidenceEscape Open tv
Him.
Tho African traveler, nerr Fricke. who
has since 185 been in Africa, and ' escaped
from Khartoum after General Gordon's
death, is now in Berlin. The London
Daily News correspondent had a long talis
with him two weeks ago or so about his ad
ventures, and tried to learn some particu
lars of General (jroruoifa last days. Soma
account of this has already been sent btf
cable, but a fuller report is worth printing.
t ricke maue uenerai uordon's acquaiutanco
in Cairo, and accompanied him to tho Sou
dan as one of his otlicers. Gordon said to
him repeatedly, "I do not intend to conquer
tho Soudan by force; my personal author
ity and influence are strong enough to make)
me master tho insurrection without using
force.'
But vet he was sometimes filled with a
presentiment of death, to which he gavo
expreision, saying. T feel I shall never sco
England again. 1 shall never get out of
Khartoum." As long as Gordon liad money
enoush the people there, and even the
Mahdi's adherents, were his best friends,
and many festivities were arranged in his
honor. The Mahdi himself was on best
terms with him as long as he obtained
money from him, hut by and hy, when Gor
don could no longer satisfy the demands of
theso men, tbe number of his followers
daily decreased. Herr Fricke, as well as
other Europeans, warned him and tried A
persuade him to leave Khartoum, which ho
might have been able to do at any moment,
hut Gordon refused even to listen to them.
Herr Fricke Bays: "Gordon's character
was as obstinate as it was noble, and ho
was so convinced of his personal influence
over tbe population that he did not waver
even when tho Mahdi had left the city and
begun to be openly hostile. When General
Graham sent messengers to Gordon ho
iroudly said to his followers: I can keep
vhartoum as long as 1 like, and I shall cer
ainly kep it till relief comes."' Herr
'. fricke thinks that by speaking thus ha
Eroduced a wrong impression among tho
British military authorities, who could not
possibly infer from his answer that tbe
state of affairs was as critical as it really
was. Neither, indeed, djd Gordon himself
realize it. He was so thorough an idealist
that ho could not imagine that people
whom ho had always treated well, and on
whom he had conferred so many benefits
could possibly be his enemies. His un
limited confidence, which made him blind
to all dangers and deaf to all tho warnings
of his friends, was tho cause of his death.
Gordon, always calm and undaunted, did
not even for a moment show any outward
signs of excitement, not even when, his
own soldiers refused to obey him any longer
because their pay was in nrrear. In tho
last fortnight they had to light every night,
and after every engagement it was found
that rumben of the soldiers had gone over
to tho Mahdi's camp. Three days before
the fall of Khartoum he said: "Now it is
highest time for tbe relieving force to ar
rive." He repeatedly urged his European,
followers to fly from Khartoum, but as ho
himself refused to do so. they would nob
leave their general in the lurch. .
About his last moments Herr Fricke says:
"It was not true tbat he was assassinated
as he came down on hearing the sounds of a
riot among the soldier, lie came, as was
his wont every morning, to inspect tho
soldiers, with his stick in his hand. Ho
never carried a sword, not even while
fichting. As he came out of the house soma
of his own soldiers hurled their spears at
him. and this was a sign for a general mas
sacre." Herr Fricke, when he saw the Gen
eral lying dead, tied by a bypath to tho
Nile, where he secured a small boat, in
which he escaped down the river. He told
me that, althouch he sufiered many priva
tions and incurred many dangers, ho
finally escaped, oving to his beingaMus
sulman, and so understanding all the cus
toms and ritual ceremonies. From Berber
he journeyed with a caravan to Suakin.
Herr Fricke positively asserts that two
davs before tho fail of Khartoum General
Gordon might have escaped, with all tho
Europeans, had not his fatal determination
stood in his way.
Shot IlisSwcetheart and Killed nimtelf.
St. Clairsville, O.. Oct, 7. John Du
vail, of Barton, this county, this aftemooa
6hot and seriously wounded Lulu William
son, a handsome young lady of this place,
and then killed himself on the public street,
Duvall is tho son of one of the owners of
Ilarton mines. He had been regarded as
Miss Williamson's accepted suitor, but was
recently jilted, hence his action. Tho
wounded lady will recover.
Three Sleeplns-Cars Wrecked.
Decatur, Mich., Oct. 7. Train No. 10, on
the Michigan Central railway, was run tuto
bv tho west bound Pacific express, rear
Mattawau, yesterday, wrecking threo
sleepers, ndd disabling the engine of iba
latter train. The Wagner sleepiug-car To
lona took lire, but tho sixteen inmate 1
escaped serious injury.