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YOL IV. THEY COME 18 TROOPS. Another Immolation of Hnman Lives. BURNING OF A BOIRDJNG HOUSE. Near Pittsburgh Yesterday Morning —10 to 16 Roasted Alive. VIENNA HORROR INCREASING. Six Hundred Lives Certain to Have Been Lost. Pittsbcro, Dee. 10.— News of a terrible and sho.king holocaust, which occurred at Rock Cut, seven miles from this city, this morning, about 3 o'clock, by which sixteen men were buraed to death and a large number fatally banted, has been received here. The fire oc curred ia a boarding house in which nearly fifty workmen, employed at Davis Island dam, were boarding. Horrors in Pittsburg follow close upon the heels of each other. Last evening a terrible cxpLosiou occurred at the Keystone rolling mills, ia the Fourteenth ward, but this morn ing comes another which exceeds in horror anything which has occurred in this vicinity since the terriMe destruction of life caused by the collision at Twenty-eight street. This morn ing, between 2 and 3 o'clock, a frame boarding house located on the line of the Pittsburg <s Lake Erie railroad, some seven miles below this city, was set on fire by the explosion of a lanr\ and of forty persons known to be sleep ing," only twenty-four escaped alive, and even they were all more or less burned, and not one of "t'aem succeeded in securing their clothes, so rapid was the progress of the ilames. The others were literally ROASTED TO DEATH, without the possibility of an effort being made to rescue them. The building in which the fire occurred, as stated above, was located about (even miles from this city, at a place called Cut Rock, and was owned by Martin Joyce, contractor, but was under the "manage ment of a Mr. V. Known, the boardine-house keeper. It was about thirty feet wide and fifty feet in length, and was con structed of sixteen-foot boards placed on end. It had a board roof with a very steep pitch, and the loft formed by the sloping roof was the place in which the laborers were hud dled for the night. In the lower story was the dining roem, aud at one end of the building was the kitchen. The stairs leading to the loft were little better than a ladder, and were located just at the side of the door leading from the dining room to the kitchen. la the loft bunks were arranged, but the only lights which penetrated were two openings without glass, but which were closed at night with sliding doors, so as to keep out the chill of the night air. Into this dark loft some forty three men were supposed to have slept last night. At least that number were at supper last evening, and none were reported away when the hour for retiring came. The origin of the flames which wrought such terrible destruction to human life, and which caused such agony to those who escaped from the death trap, was the upsetting and explosion of a kerosene oil lamp. The story as told by an eye witness of the fire was substantially as follows : Between 2 and 3 o'clock this morning Mr. Known, the board ing house keeper, arose and kindled a fire in the kitchen stove. He left a lighted lamp on the table near the door leading to the dining room, and went to arouse his wife and servant girls. While.he was gone the explosion oc curred, and man insta"ot the dining room was filled with flames. Mr. Known succeeded in escaping with his wife and girls, but could do no more than call upon those upstairs to es cape for their lives. In another moment the flames had enveloped the stairway, thus cut ting od' the means of escape for the doomed above, except through the small openings at either end, and from those they had to be re moved. The loft was filled with straw and combust ible material used in bedding, and it was only those who were nearest to the openings who could make their exit. The horrid flames rap idly licked up the floor and filled the loft. Nothing but forms in a semi-nude condition could be seen. Twenty-three of the occupants of the loft succeeded in squeezing through the opsnices, some with their underclothes on fire. The others rushed frantically about the room, tirst to one end and then the "other, their location being known by their cries, until the smoke suffocated them and their voices were stilled. In less time than it takes to tell it the buil ling was wrapped in sheets of fire-, and the survivors could only writhe in pain and shiver in the frosty air of the early morning. RELIEF. As 'soon as possible word was sent to the other boarding houses along the line of the work in progress, and physicians were sum moned from the neighborhood and city. Special engines were sent down the Pittsburgh & Lake Erie road, and in the meanwhile the 6hiveriuj creatures were provided with such clothes as could be obtained. The seriously injured were brought to the depot on lhe South Side, and thence removed tn the West Pennsylvania hospital, while those who were less seriously burned were removed to the hottl of Martin Joyce, on Pennsylvania avenue. The sc.Lrs this morning at the site of the ill fated building were of a sickening charac ter. In a h'.-ap in one corner of the ruins were the charred remains of six men who had evi dently sueairubed to the firery element while endeavoring to escape through an opening in the roof. Among these was the body of Patrick Foley, one of the firemen. THE DEAD. From btst sources of information the fol lowing is a list of those who are known to be missing or dead. There are others yet to be added to the list; Patrick Foley, Michael Donohtie, "Ihos. Foster, Jas. Carran, John Conors, John Conley and John Duffy. Among those sent to the hospital are John Connellv, Martin Taffey, Michael Morgan, Michael Leonard, Hugh McKean, Wm. Barr. After the excitement had subsided a list of those known to have been sleeping in the building last night was made out, and it was found that nine men had perished in the flames: Pat Foley, section boss' aged 50, na tive of county Galway, Ireland, single; Mich ael Denohue, age 50, single; Andrew Doyle, age 30, single; John Connors, age 85, 6ingle; Jerry Hanlon. age 3S, single; James Kerns, age 30, single; John Rik-y, aged 35, single; Jno. Duffy, age 35, single; Jno. Kennedy, age 3S, single; Thos. Foster, age 25, single. None of these have fixed residences. The wounded are as follows: Michael Morgan, Worcester, Mass., fearful burns about the head and body, will die; Jno. Connelly. Pittsburg, deep burns on face and hand, cannot recover; Martin wife a:iJ family in Ireland, badly burned about the face and body, will likely die; Michael Leonard, Pittsburg, seriously but not fatally burned; Hugh McCune, board ing houee keeper, burned and trampled upon, recovery probable; Wm. Barr, burned slightly; Edward Cullen, hurt about the feet, not seri ous; Matthew Cloney, New York, burned about the feet, not serious; Montgomery Busb, Washington county, Mo., wife and family there, bruised and trampled, will re cover"; John Reilly, badly hurt about the feet and painfully burned, but will recover: Hugh Camrlx-V., slightly burned. In the north end quarter of the building on portions of a partially consume*! straw bed, were the re mains of seven victims, pilied in such con fusion as to give the beholder an idea of tbe horrib> agony which must have ensued ere the victims had lost consciousness. The bed was located under one of the openings, and it was evident from the manner in which the remains Sunriau were found that the original occupants hav ing escaped, others had sought to flee from the opening, but had become hopelessly en tangltd and suffocated. Tlity were burned to an unrecognizable shape, and* when the corner of the loft gave away the charied remains dropped to the ground below. X7*o Vienna Horror. Londox, Dec. 10.— A Vienna dispacth says, Count Tafe, president of the Austrian minis try, and several archdukes assisted sufferers at the fire. In one passage of the theater with out an outlet, forty persons lo?t their way, and being unable to return, suffocated. Em peror Francis Joseph has subscribed 25,000 florins for relief of the sufferers. Additional details of the Vienna fire state that on the arrival of the fire brigade it was found impossible to penetrate beyond the first tier of the theater, the rush of suffocating smoke and air extinguishing the lamps and torches. The firemen retired under the mo mentary impression, because their shouts were not answered, that there were no more people in the theater. Those who escaped on the first alarm, however, soon un deceived them. Another effort was then made to penetrate parts of the theater which were not actually blazing. In a narrow passage oe tween the second and third galleries a mass of corpses was discovered, some so closely inter locked that it was hardly possible to part them. The first man discovered was got out alive but all the rest were dead. These were persons who had lost their way in consequence of turning off the gas, which, it is now as certained, was done by some irresponsible per son with a view to prevent an explosion. Some were found with their hands grasping each others throats. Subsequent investigation showed that in some cases persons finding escape hopaless, com mitted suicide. It is stated by survivors that women were seen to throw their children from the galleries into the pit. At the time of the outbreak of the flames the gallery espec ally allotted to the ladies was full. Among the missing are young Count Sigismund Festaties and several "other students from the private military college. About 10 o'clock the gas meter exploded, the roof fell, and the whole thing was reduced to a wreck. Vienna, Dec. 10.— Further inquiries as to the origin of the fire at Ring Theatre, estab lish the fact that the persons entrusted with the duties of firemen on the stage, ran off af frighted at the first blaze. One even tumbled headlong from the flies to the stage floar, and another, who had charge of the gas, thinking an explosion had occurred, or would occur, turned off the gas at the metre, throwing the theatre into total darkness until it became illuminated with ablaze of the conflagration, the reserve petroleum lamp, placed in the theatre six months before by order of the police, had not been lighted after the first month of the order. There was a wire gauze curtain ready to be let down in such case of emergency, and sup posed to be a attended by a special mechanic well drilled in his duties. Had this curtain been lowered, it is probable that every person in the theater would have escaped, but either the attendant could not find the apparatus box, or he was also seized with panic.. Any how he ran and saved his own life, at the expense of COO or more lives, for whom Vienna is mourning to-day. Herr Forster, who built this death trap styled the Ring theatre, says that had this curtain been low ered the fire would not have extended beyond the stage. On account of danger of the walls falling, the work of recovering the bodies from the ruins has been suspended until supports have been erected. In the reichstrath today Count Taafe, president of the council and minister of tlit interior, said rigorous measures would be taken against any one proved guilty of culpa ble negligence. He presented a credit of £500 for the sufferers, which was voted through all the stages. The government has ordered that two policemen shall go to each theatre an hour before the commencement of the performance to see that all proper precau tions have been taken to guard agrinst fire. The report that the number of missing per sons is 1,300 is certainly an exaggeration. The theatre was only capable of holding 1,700, and some portions were empty. At 1 o'clock this afternoon the stair case on the left side collapsed. Fire broke out again this evening at the corner of Ringstrasse close to the theatre ruins, but was promptly subdued. The funeral of the victims will take place Sunday morning. The private interments will commence Sunday with those of Dr. Groag and his wife. A" large grave has been prepared for the burial of unidentifi ed bodies which will be maintained for all time at the expense of the municipality. The members of the Reichserath will take part in a body. Solemn services will be held in all churches Tuesday. The synagogues all being much crowded. The relief fund now amounts to 50.C00 florins. The house will be closed Monday. The emperor has ordered ail theaters to be kept closed Sunday. New York, Dec. 10 — On Monday. Decem ber It', the management of Thalia theatre will giye a matinee, the proceeds of which will be sent to Vienna for the benefit of the sufferers from the'fire in Ring theatre. Sub scriptions will also be received and forwarded by cable order. Other Firen. Chicago, Dec. 10. — The large four-story brick warehouse of D. M. Osborne & Co., on South Morgan street, was entirely destroyed by fire this morning. The alarm was sounded about 4 o'clock, but the flames had gained such headway that it was impossible for the fire department to subdue them. The build ing was filled with reapers and machinery, on which there was an insurance of $100,000. The building itself was insured for $25,000. The loss on stock was $2SO,000; on building, $40,0C0. The loss is total, but there were no casualties connected with it. The cause of fire is unknown. For some months the firm had no watchman. The building was an ex tensive one, occupying Nos. COO to 610, Mor gan street. New York, Dec. 10.— The South Brooklyn oil works burned this evening. Loss 825,000. OBITUARY. Gen. H. B. Bannlr «-. of Ohio, Dies Very Suddenly at His Home Yesterday —Death of Another Prominent Ohioan. Cincinnati, 0., Dec. 10.— Gen. H. B. Ban ning, ex-member of Congress from the Second district of Ohio, died suddenly and unexpect edly at his residence in Cummonsville this morning. He has been suffering ill health fcr several weeks, but has been out doors daily. This morning his wife left him in bed at 5 o'clock, and at 6 went to call him to breakfast, and found he was dead. The immediate cause of his death is not known. It was wholly un expected and is a terrible shock to his family and friends. Last Saturday he attended the funeral of his brother-in-law, Byron Kinley, Cincinnati, Dec. 10.— Gen. B. D. Fearing, formerly of this city, died at Marietta yester day, after a long suffering. Gen. Fearing was a lineal descendant of Gen. T. Putnam. New York, Dec. 10.— Col, Henry G. Steb bins is dead. The Pedestrian Match Memphis, Dec. 10.— seventy. five hour contest between Hart and O'Leary against Harriman and Schemhle was concluded to night at 11 o'clock, the score ' being: Hart j 306, O'Leary 301 % , Harriman 278, Schemhle 2TO. Total scores: Hart and O'Leary 607* , Harriman and Schemehel 575. Neither Hart nor O'Leary exerted themselves after the first twenty-four , hours, it being apparent they would win. The Repudiator Wins. Richmond, Va., Dec. 10.— It is authortative ly stated to-night that the differences in Read juster circles have been quietly arranged, and it is now a well-understood fact that all oppo sition to the nomination of Riddleberger as United States senator has been withdrawn, and the caucus Tnesday night will nominate him without trouble. . ST. PAUL, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 11, 1881. WASHINGTON NEWS. I Arrangements for Money Order Exchange I Between the United States and the Brit ish Colonies— Tronble Among the White House Domestics— Tbe President Neutral on the Virginia SenatorshJp— The Whit taker Case-Hnu^ Committees not to be Made up Before the Holiday Kacese— I General News and Gossip. Washington, Dec. 10.— The president yes terday signed a convention for money order exchange between Victoria and the United States. The day before he signed conventions for exchange between New South Wales and New Zealand. These go into effect the first day of next January, and will greatly facili tate commerce between the United States and the Antipodes. The British Australian colo nies have been working for years to get these money order exchanges, as they would rather buy goods, especially manufactured articles, from the t'uited States than from London. At present these colonies have to send bills of exchange on London for all purchases in the United States, but under these money order exchanges they can remit the exact amount of bills in substantially United States curren cy. Superintendent McDonald, of the money order system, says the step has accomplished more for the extension of commerce than any thing the postoffice department has done for years. The Sunday Herald will say to-morrow that Speaker Keifer has informed senators he should not announce the committees of the house un til after the holiday recess. Three hundred and fifty bills and five joint resolutions have been introduced into the sen ate this week. The secretary of stale, with the approval of the president, will very soon make public all the instructions sent by the department to Ministers Hurlburt and Kilpatrick in regard to the dfficulties between Chili, Peru and Bolivia. In the circuit court a motion was denied to "iuash the attachment proceedings against Howgate. The republican caucus committee of the Virginia legislature called upon President Arthur to-day in company with Representa tive Dezendoff, and a general interchange of opionion was had in regard to the senatorial contest in that state. The president declined to take any part in the matter, or express any opinion regarding the candidates. He said it was a question for the legislature alone to determine, and he has so informed the friends of Senator Mahone, as well as the republicans who called upon him in that regard he was|in favor of Lewis. He was alwajs in favor of the election of a republican on general princi ples, but the coalition formed in Virginia changed state affairs there, and he declined to take any part one way or another. Secretary Hunt will leave here to-night for Boston, where he has been summoned by the sudden illness of his father-in-law. The number of bills introduced in the sen ate during its four days' cession is 350, which is nearly as many as were introduced in that body during the entire third session of the last congress. One senator alone has intro duced thirty-three bills since last Monday. A large proportion of the measures introduced thus far are copies of private relief bills that have heretofore failed to receive final action. The bill introduced in the senate by Vest, for improvement of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, provides for the expenditure of $10,000,000, under the di rection ol the engineer corps of the army, one-half of the amount on the Mississippi and the remainder on the Missouri, in accordance with plans already recommended by the Mis sissippi river commission. The bill also au thorizes the attorney general to institute prop er proceedings in the United States court hav ing jurisdiction, for an appropriation of land and material necessary for the prosecution of the work, the land and material appropriated to be duly appraised and paid for. BANKRUPTCY LAW. The sub-committee on the bankruptcy law, of which Senator Ingalls is chairman, has completed the work assigned to it and the re port is prepared. Mr. Ingalls has worked steadily all summer in collecting information on the subject. Over 40,000 circulars were sent to merchants, manufacturers, lawyers and commercial bodies, asking their opin ion as to the necessity of a national bankrupt law and suggestions as to its pro visions. Great interest appears to have been taken by business men. Many thousands of letters were received. The proportion of answers favorable to the enactment of some law, was overwhelming. Very few opposed it outside of the great eastern cities, and these were generally great jobbing houses, whose business was great enough to allow them to promptly take advantage of snap judgments and prefer ences in statement. Much objection was found to exist to the re-establishment of the machinery of the old bankruptcy law. The members of the sub-committee are favorable to the suggestion which originally came from Chicago business men, that the United States district courts be given charge of bankruptcy proceedings, with special provisions to en force their jndgments. It is known that Senator Edmunds favors this idea. The re port of the sub-committee will be made to face the committee Monday next if a meeting can be obtained. DOMESTIC ROW AT THE WHITE HOUSE. Lucy Fowler to-day instituted suit against Wm. T. Crump, steward at the executive man sion, for $10,000 damages for slander. She was t employed as cook at the white house in July last, and alleges that she was discharged be cause Crump told Mrs. Garfield she was a thief, and stole meats and other things from the executive mansion. She claims her repu tation has been injured to the extent of the damages claimed. CADET WHITTAKER. The report of Judge Advocate General Swaim, in the Whittaker case, was handed to the president to-day. The impression among officers at the war department that the de cision is adverse to the findiag of the court, holding that the verdict of guilty is not in accordance with the evidence. Should the president sustain the judge advocates views, there are two courses open to dispose of the case. A new court may be ordered, or Whit taker may be released from arrest aud ordered to duty at the academy just as if no charges had been preferred against him. It is certain that the latter course will be adopted. PUBLIC PRINTER IN TROUBLE. De frees, public printer, who is soon to be suspended, has secured the support of David Davis, and hopes to prevent the confirmation of any new appointees. The Printers union has appointed a committee to visit the presi dent, to urge the appointment of a man in sympathy with the trades' union to the man agement of the office. Washington, Dec. 9— There is a report now that Hunt will remaia in th 6 cabinet in his present po sition. One of Hunt's closest friends says the talk of tbe president to Hunt has been of a character to retain nlm. Hunt expects to remain. He said this moraing the talk that he would get Bancroft Davis a place on tbe court of claims is untrue, as be would not accept it. He was offered a circuit jndgship, made vacant by the appointment of Wood to tbe su preme bench by President Garfield before tbe latter was shot, and would not take it. Present indica tions are that Hunt will probably remaia in tbe cabi net fora few months at least. Attention Knights of St, Paul. St. Paul, Dec. 11, 1881. You wil meet at your hall, corner Seventh and Jackson streets, this evening at 7 o'clock, sharp, in full uniform, to participate in^the es cort to F. P. O'Connor. By order of Matt Brein, Presidemt Greater Than Ever are the Bargains in cloaks and ulsters at the New York Bazar. ALL AROI'ND THE GLOBE. The second Monday in January has been assigned for the hearing of the Sprague di vorce case. The 3-jear old child of Wm. Roberts, of Mary City, lowa, ate bread salted with rat poisbn, proving fatal. Snow commenced falling at Burlington, la., last night, and was snowing hard, with pros pect of a fall of severAl inches. The Wabash railroad officials state that the loss to the company by the falling of the St. Charles bridge will be about $130,000. Mike O'Neil, of Chicago, was arrested at Yankton yesterday charged with being acces sory to the murder of David Ranck, at Pierre. R. H. Rice, contractor for street improve ments at Fort Smith, Ark., received $600 from the city Friday, and left for parts unknown without paying his teamsters. The stables of the Allanta, Ga., street rail way, together with several small buildings adjacent, were destroyed by fire last night, and a number of mules burned to death. The Wabash railroad officials have requested the state railroad commissioners to make a thorough examination of the broken St. Charles bridge before the debris is cleared away. Jos. Budd wa3 arrested at Yankton Friday night for the murder of C. O. Borst, near Pierre, iu1877. He will be sent to Deadwood for trial. The dead body of George Wapp, a well known citizen of Memphis, was found in an old unoccupied building in that city, yester day. He had been missing from his home for six weeks. The well known stallion Kentucky Wilkes, bought by its present owner a year ago for §10,000, received injuries while running away Friday, at Boston, which it is feared will render him useless. Nothing new was developed in the Molly Maguire triaal, yesterday, except the efforts of the defense to prove an alibi. The web of circumstantial evidence built up by the pros ecution has not been seriously attacked. The north boifnd passenger train, on the C. <fe A. road, near Bloomington, 111., struck a broken rail yesterday, and sleepers, jumping the track, fell on their side, and were dragged several feet, but without damage to any pas sengers. A shooting affray occurred on the street in Belton, Texas, yesterday, between City Mar shal Holbert and Deputy Marshal Swett, on one side, and Ellis Chalk and E. Methem on the other. Swett was killed and Holbert wounded. The striking coal miners of Belleville, 111., have asked that a committee of business men of Belleville, not concerned in the coal trade, be appointed to settle the differences now ex isting between the miners and operators by arbitration. In the divorce court at London, yesterday, a decree of nisi was pronounced in the suit brought by Alfred Mundy, of ChiDley hall, Derbyshire, against his wife and the Earl of Shrewsbury as correspondent. The suit was not opposed . After a long and bitter contest ovor the will of Edwin P. Christie, founder of negro min strelsy in 1862, and the will of his son, E. B. Christie, a decision has finally been rendered by which the heirs of the widow of the former are entitled to some $2,500, At Paola, Kansas, a few days ago, C. C. Armstrong, a young man recently from Cin cinnati, while out hunting shot himself through the head, evidently with suicidal in tent. As he was in prosperous circumstances, n6 cause can be assigned for the act. The second charges of criminal libel sworn to by Frank J. Bowman, attorney, against Joseph Pulitzer, editor of the Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, were thrown out of court yesterday on a motion to quash. The judge ruled there was not sufficient cause of action stated. Gertrude Dvker, aged 20, was waylaid by Ellsworth Cretting, at Willbourn, N. Y^ yesterday afternoon, and ravished. Soon af ter her brother met Cretting and killed him with a shot gun. Young Dyker then escaped, but the desire to capture him is not great. The trouble between the Granite Manufac turers' association cf Boston and members of the Workmen's union, caused by repeated in terference with the business of the manufac turers by the Workmen's union, culminated yesterday in a general lockout of the union men. The supreme court of Missouri yesterday affirmed the sentence of the trial court in the cases of Michael J. Kotovosky, convicted of the murder of his sweetheart, and Chas. Elli3, (colored), for the murder of Mack Sander, and granted a stay of execution until January, when both will be hanged. In Chicago yesterday, Jno. Stanners, for the murder of Lizzie Cleveland, got 20 years in the penitentiary. This make 3 eleven convic tions of murder in the criminal court in that city since September. Three were sent up for life, one was sentenced to death, and the rest for various terms in the penitentiary. A special from Brownsville, Tex., says that Isabel A. Almes, a noted political magnate at Chamamoco, Mexico, has just committed wholesale butchery. Going to a ranche he commenced to beat a woman there savagely, and one who interfered was killed by the desperado. At the rancbe he vis.ted Almes shot and wounded no less than seventeen peo ple before his murderous career was checked. THE FAVORITES OF KORTUXEB. The Result of the Drawing and Raffling for the Prizes Offered at the French Fair— The List of the Lack? Ones. About 400 persons were gathered in the basement of bt. Louis church, last even ing, to witness the drawing and raffling for the prizes offered at the recent French fair. The names of the prizes and the winners are given herewith: Silver ctrke basket, Carivean and St. Jean; footstool, Lumina Lemire; piano stool, Thomas Dufrene; hat rack, Wm. Dufour; fancy candlesticks, Lizzie Sneider; marble cross, R. H. Capistraut; gold breast pin, Olive Biron; gold bib pin, Olive Biron; oil painting No 1, Jos. Rouleau; — , ; Easter cross with frame, Octave Voisine; red em broidered table cloth, E. Langevin; lamp, with Chinese shade, S. Michaud; mounted silver dish, Louise Leclaire; nine rolls gilted wall paper, Leon St. Pierre; Saratoga trunk, B. Young: album, Mrs. M. Binet; clock bracket, Catherine Lilier; child's fancy bsnnet; M. Binet; violin, Jos. St. Germain; lounge, F. A. Cariveau. zephir chaw!, Minnie Dwricher; blue embroidered table cloth, Stella Zenzins; oil painting No. 2, Mary Savage; motto, Louise Lemire; toilet cushion, Alfred Dufrene; large fancy lamp, Lnmina Lamire; wax dull, L. Trebert; comic statute, by Jingo, J. P. Nayle; meerschaum pipe, Dennis Callahan; silver mounted fruit dish, F. Ducius; silver butter dish, J. B. Lebland; gold sleeve but tons, G. S. Vielle; fancy back comb, Sos. Livergood; white bed spread, Jos. Rouleau; cigar holder, Soie Norman; silver ring, A. G. Despurvis; child* bonnet, Miss St. Germain; fur mittens, Ed. Terrlen; fruit dish, Lena Bt. Germain; brochie shawl, Mrs. Spink; small clock; Frank Lurk; cane, M. Binet; silver watch, Ensabe Mingo, piano cover, Azaria Dalpe: prayer book, Mrs. L. N. Dion; wax cross and frame, — Shear er; smoking cap, J. A. Finch silvar watch, Maggie Shea; camp chair, M. Bertrand; meerschaum pipe, A. Macdonald; wax doll, Mrs. Spink; pearl mounied white satin fan, Delia Rousseau; hanging lamp, Orelia Vervais; wax cross and globe. S. J. Tilden; stuffed bird. Rosa Cariveau; silver cup, Christ. Vandelac; basket of fruits, C. Weiss; fancy slippers, Rosa Battie; gold chain, A. Dufrene. The holders of ;he following numbers drew tbe principal prizes : Ticket 215, held by H. Darock, drew the $20 gold piece; ticket No. 117, supposed to be held by A. G. Long, drew the silver water service; ticket No. 451, supposed to be held by A. J. Meyer, drew the lot in West St. Paul. The net proceeds of the fair will be about $2,100, which is a most handsome showing for three days work. The managers and congregation are to be congratulated upon 1 the successful outcome of their enterprise. (BlnhE. PEBILS OFIXOUKMILL9. The Insurance People Beginning to Be Alarmed. [Chicago Times, Bee. 10.] A reporter of the Times, on his rounds through La Salle street, found that the occu pants of the general offices of the insurance companies in that thoroughfare were consid erably exercised over the reports of the great fires which occurred within the past week among the flouring mills at Minneapolis. The detailed reports of the losses and insurance involved which have come to hand through the mails only serve to corroborate the telegraphic reperts to the Times the night of the disaster. It would appear that history repeats itself in 6uch catastrophes as well as other matters, as it is not long ago that nearly the whole milling interest at that enterprising city was involved in ruin by explosion, one mill following an other in quick succession, like a row of torpedoes, until the whole mill district was one heap of ruined patent-flour factories. It i 3 not surprising that the insurance managers, whose companies are again called upon to pay enormous losses at Minneap olis are, as one of the most prom inent of them expressed it, "overcome with disgust, and satisfied that there ia but little real difference between the fire hazard of a modern patent-flour factory or flouring-mill and a powder-mill." In fact.he said his company had insured a match factory for ten years,and had now received premium enough to pay a total los3andyet have some profit left, but on flouring-mills he didn't believe any insurance company, large or email, had made a cent of profit for ten years past. The insurance involved in the last fire, on which total losses are claimed, amounts to over §250,000, and yet the mills destroyed were among the smaller ones and bear no comparison to those of mammoth size such as Washburn "A" and "B," and several oth ers of at least three times the capacity of the largest one destroyed. Letters from Minneapolis giving interviews with Chief Bracket, of the fire department of that city, reveal some curious facts which insurance managers in this city do not fully comprehend. As an instance, he is quoted as stating that "an explosion in the Minneapolis mills was the very last thing he thought possible would occur." He was quite certain that there was no fire in the mill at the time of its explosion, and it is said that this statement is borne out by every other member of the fire department with whom the interviewer had conversed. Insurance managers here say, after the disastrous explosions of about two years ago, they wonder what Chief Brackett or any other reading man could have expected if not an explosion. Insurance men say that it is wonderful how soon such an occurrence, involving large loss of life and- over a million dollars in cash, can be forgotten; and judging from the preparations which they are making to cut off this class of risks, as too hazardous to insure, they do not pro pose to be caught napping again in the same way. Flouring-mills, they say, must go in the list with glucose works, which the great majority of fire insurance companies (since the remarkable mortality in this class within the last few years) do not insure at any price. The question of increased fire hazard as a direct result of the modern plan of manufact uring patent flour is one which the average insurance agent acknowledges he is unable to master or estimate, and the verdict appears to be that the rates, if double what are now paid, would not compensate the insurers. Several large agency companies pat flouring mills on their prohibited list after the former great explosive fires in Minneapolis, and saved thousands of dollars by it. Several others are now following in their lead. Others will cut the lines down to one third the amount they have been writing, and take only the very best risks with great cau tion. It would appear to be a question, there fore, for the Northwestern Millers' association to consider at its next session: What shall we do to be saved from explosion? Church Services To-Day. PROTESTANT CHURCHES. First Presbyterian church, corner of La fayette avenue and Woodward street. Preach at 10:30 a. m. and 7:3o p. m., by the pastor, Rev. S. Conn, D. D. All will be made wel come. Church of St. John the Evangelist, (Epis copal) corner of Ashland avenue and Macku bin street, Rev. Henry Kittson pastor. Morn ing prayer and holy communion, 10:30 a. m. Sunday school 2:30 p. m.. Choral Ev*n song, 4p. m. The seats are free at all services. Unity church, in Sherman hall, corner Wabashaw and Sixth streets. Services at 10:30. Sunday school at 12. CATHOLIC CHURCHES. St. Michael's church, Sixth ward— Rev. P. J. Gallagher, pastor. Mass at 7 o'clock a. m. High mass and sermon at 10:30 o'clock a. m. Vespers at 3.30 o'clock p. m, St. Joseph's church, Carroll street, between Western and Virginia avenues — Rev. J. W. Nealis, pastor. Low mass at 7:30 o'clock a. m. High mass at 10:30 o'clock a. m. Ves pers at 3:30 o'clock p. m. St. Mary's chnrch, corner Ninth and Lo cust streets— Rev. L. E. Calliett, pastor. Mass at 10:30 o'clock a. m. Sunday school at 2:30 o'clock p. m. Vespers at 3:30 o'clock.p. m. Assumption church, (German) corner of Ninth and Franklin streets— Mass at 7 o'clock a.m.; for children at 8 o'clock a. m. High mass and sermon at 10:30 a. m. Sunday school at 2 o'clock p. m. Church of St. Souis, corner Exchange and Wabashaw streets— Rev. A. Payett, pastor. Mass at 7:30 o'clock, a. m. High mass and sermon at 10 o'clock a. in. T. M. C. A. Devotional meeting this morning at 9:30. Gospel meeting and song service Sun day afternoon at 4 o'clock, conducted by Messrs. A. Nash and C. C. Helmick, assisted by the chorus class. Medical talk on sleep and its derangements, by Talbot Jones, M. D., next Sunday evening. All cordially invited to these meetings. A Pnzzle Solved. What shall I give my friend to show my es teem? I cannot afford anything expensive — that is the question. Answer— Why, go to Mellgren, 19 East Third street, and get some of His elegant goods, suitable on all occasions. Juvenile Books and costly Gift Books at Davenport's. Clearing sale of Silks, Velvets and Dress Goods at Lindeke, Ladd & Co's for the next ten days less than they cost in New York. Five Dollars buys a good fur beaver overcoat (men's sizes) at the Boston "one-price" Clothing House, 43 (lew No. 05) East Third street, St. Paul. B. O. P. C. H. The 99-cent Store is full of elegant Christ mas goods. Go at once and avoid the great rush that is sure to come. See great combination auction sale in want column of Simon, the Pawnbroker. George Palmes, Merchant Tailor, has been obliged to seek more spacious rooms to accommodate his rapidly increasing business, and has removed his - establishment to the new Preslev block, No. 106 East Third street, where he will be most happy to meet his friends and patrons after this date. Dressmaking done in the latest styles at Miss Peterson's, 32 West Third street. En trance in Woman's Art Exchange. Lead and iron pipe pumpe at Kenny & Hud aer's. Don't fail to see the many novelties in fancy woijk at Donaldson's, 139 7th. CITY NOTICED Dolmans! Dolmans! Cloaks! Cloaks! Ulsters! Ulsters! Beaver Shawls! Velvet Bhawls! Blanket Shawls! Broche Shawls! India Shawls! B. F. Zahii&Co., 157 and 161 West 7th stree :, 7 Comers. Elegant Display Of Holiday Goods, at Strouse's, 35 East Third street. Teacher's Bibles, fine assortment, at Davenport's. A fine residence for sale, see want column. Silverware Of the newest and most tasty designs, at . - ; Brown's. Best Worsted Yarns, Hoods, &c, at Don aldson's. For a fine Christmas card you must call at D. O'Halloran's. Don't wait, but go at once to the 99-cent Store and make your Christmi^ selections. The finest goods in the city. Black Silk Velvet, 25-inch, at .$3.85 a yard, ivorthss, atH. E. Mann, 422 Wabashaw street. Great reduction on dolmans md cloaks at Fischbein Bro's, 7 Corners. Turkey-Red Table Cloth, 45 ci nts a yard, at H. E. Mann, 422 Wabashaw stre;t. A Mark Down Throughout our entire stock of goods, and everything offered at strictly cos ; price for the balance of this month, at Htrouse's, 35. East Third street. Now is the time to select yo it Christmas goods at the 99- cent Store. Gj before the great rush commences. Just Received. A new and very elegant invoice of Christmas cards, which, with those we h;/ve already in stock, make the best assortmei.t of Holiday and Birthday cards in the city. James Davenport, No. 27 West Third Street. Winter Shawls, Hoods, and all winter goods sold at reduced prices at Fischtein Bros., 7 Corners. A general stock of fine Christmas goods at D. O'Halloran's. For ten days Lindeke, Ladd & Co. will sell at less than cost in New York, Velvets, Silks and Dress Goods. 500 Children's Cloaks At half-price. New York Bazar. Albums, Ladies' and Gents' Purses and Pocketbooks, very elegant, at Di.venport's. A good seller are the ladies an 1 gents' re versible mitts, at Fischbein Bros. 7 Corners. Artist's Materials, Tube Paints. Water Col ors, Drawing papers. Canvas, Crayons, Pencils, Palettes, Easles, Panels, Oil and Water Paint ings, Etc., at Sherwood Houch's, corner Wabashaw and Third streets. 100 Dozen Silk Handkerchiefs now opening it Strouse's, 35 East Tl ird street. For a nice dish of oysters, go to head quarters, Montgomery's Oyster B ly. D. O'Halloran of 65 Wabashaw street leads the market in Christmas cards. Wedding Cards and Party Inviti.tions, writ ten, printed or engraved to order, ;.t Sherwood Hough's, corner Wabashaw and Tiird streets. Holiday goods of all kinds, for ladies, gents and children, at Fischbein Bros. , 7 Corners. " Mabie, Todd& Co's celebrated Gold Pens at Davenport's. Fancy work patterns for rent at Donaldson's. Jewelry. A large line of the latest styl:s of fancy jewelry, in plated and jet goods, a : Mrs. Her wegen's, 28 West Third. 500 Dolmans, Ulsters asd J tckets, Positively at New York cost; to insure their sale before New Year, at Stiousa's, 35 East Th: rd street. Elegant Holiday Goods at Sherwood Hough's, corner Wabashaw and Third streets For Sale. One thousand cords of dry slabs, retail price $4 per cord, delivered. John Dcwlan, Corner Fifth and Wabashav streets. At Fischbein Bro's, ladies will fin i the finest line of Papetrie in the city. All the new goods are on the she ives of the 9S-cent Store. Don't wait for the rush, but go at once. Silk Plushes in all shades at $2.91 a yard at H. E, Mann, 422 Wabashaw street. The most beantiful and artistic Christmas cards in the market are found at D. O'Hal loran. $8.00 buys a first-class Canada Melton overcoat, (men's sizes) at the old reliable "Boston,' 43 (new No. 65) East Third street, St. Paul. Black Alpacca 25 cents a yard at H. E. Mann, 422 Wabashaw street. Christmas cards on ivory, tortoise shell, rice paper and satin, only found at D. O'lEalloran's. Fancy Work For Holiday t . Many new novelties at Donaldson' 5, 139 7th. Chronographs, Swiss and American, at 3rowns. Hand-knitted and crocheted articles of all kinds, shawls, silk hoods for It dies and children, and a variety of children's garments, at Mrs. Herwegen.s, 28 West Third street. Every Cloak is Marked Way I town At the New Yor c Bazar. Fancy work materials cheapest at Don aldson's. Diamonds! Diamonds! Exquisite sets which every one ought to see, at B -own's Faucr Goods . At Mrs. Herwegen : s can be found a large variety of fancy goods suitable for Holiday gifts. 1,000 Gent's White 811k Hand kei chiefs, Hem-stitched, at $1.00 eacli. Awful cheap New York Bazar. Attractive Novelties For Holiday Presents, now opening at Stroi se's, 35 East Third street Diamonds! Diamonds! Exquisite sets which every one ought to see, at Bi own's NO. 345 FOREIGN AFFAIRS. Gladstone and the London Times on Prop erty Defense— Plgott Replies to Kgmn— . Sevan Killed, Sixty Wounded by a Ball ■ road Collision In England— Particular* of the Fight With the Slave Ship Dhow— Miscellaneous . " IRELAND. ~ ' ' ■•/.■'• Dublin, Dec, 10.— The number of ■ sub-in-* spectors of police will be increased. ; At a meeting of the exhibition committee yesterday, Lord Mayor Sullivan and E. Dwyer Gray offered a motion that the queen or some member of the royal family be asked to open the exhibition. The meeting adjourned in order to came to an amicable settlement. No time was named for the reassembling of the committee, and the exhibition project is con- ' sidered stifled. The Freeman Journal publishes a : latter from Bishop McNulty, of Meath, declaring that if the radical party does not compel Glad stone to reverse his policy and release the im prisoned suspects, he must decide to renounce Irish support. The next general election, -, he says, will show the power of the recently com- 1 pleted Irish organization. - Pigott has written ,to the < editor of the Freeman s Journal, in reference to Egan's charges that he had endeavored to extort a loan by threatening to publish a statement relative to the- alleged missuse of the league funds. He maintains it was the league which offered him $5,000 to publish a false account of the Land League. He comments severely on Egan's conduct, and declares the "no rent" cry as an injury to Ireland and a libel on Irish patriotism. London, Dec. 10. — Two prominent members of the Land League have been arrested in Cork under the coercion act. . The hearing of the summons against Miss Reynolds, of the Ladies' Land League, has been adjourned for a fortnight. The Times says the lord mayor is determin ed to take active measures to assist the Prop erty Defence association, and the government is determined to allow the mayor perfect free dom of action. A public meeting i 3 shortly to be held, at which the mayor will probably be able to lay the matter before the country completely and forcibly. Gladstone regards the movement as justifiable.and finds therein none of those affinities of civil war, which some captious imagination has discovered in it. It cannot be too strongly insisted upon, that we have to deal in Ireland, not only with deter mined revolutionists, personally interested in ruining the owners of property, and a peasan try united ia a free-masonry of terrorism, but also with a demoralizing agency of • foreign subsidies. The free-mason ism in America raises large sums with which mercenaries of disorder are kept afloat in Ireland. The fund promoted by the lord mayor of London for the relief of ladies in distress through the non payment of rents in Ireland, now amounts to £3,500. ENGLAND. London, Dec. 10.— The queen has written the earl of Crawford a sympathizing letter, in forming him that she has requested the home secretary to spare no effort or expense to re cover the body of the late earl, and punish the guilty parties. Gen. Sir Henry Marshman Havelock Allen has resigned the command of his brigade on account of ill health. The archbishop of Armagh, -primate of all Ireland, is soon to be created cardinal. RAILROAD COLLISION. London, Dec. 10.— By a collision at Canon burg, on the London railway to-day, seven persons were killed and more than sixty se verely injured. The train, crowded with passengers for this city, had stopped at the tunnell at Canonbnrg, aud the cause of the collision is explained to be that the signal man was unware of that fact and permitted two other trains to follow, with the result that all come into collision. :';V:'; THE SLAVE SHIP FIGHT. A dispatch received at the admiralty office from Zanzabar, states that the men of the British man of war, London, who were wounded in the attempt to capture the Dhow, flying French colors and loaded with slaves, are progressing favorably. dipt. Browrigg, of the London, was on a tour inspection, and had cone along side the Dhow to ascertain whether she was flying correct colors. The Arab crew of the Dhow, seeing the men in the London's pinnace were unprepared, "fired a volley into them and then boarded the pin nace, killing some, wounding others, "and driving the remainder of the crew overboard. They then closed on Capt. Browrigg, who, after a most gallant resistance, during which he received twenty wounds, fell, shot through the heart. A boat from the London has since captured the Dhow, which was empty. A body of the Sultan of Zanzibar troops have captured a party of Arabs who are suspected' of having formed the crew of the Dhow. . Doll Markets in Chicago. Chicago, Dec. 10.— The board of trad* was very dull to-day and business light. Nearly all prices closed at very near those of yester day. Wheat opened a shade up, under firm advices, then declined he, rallied from % c to % c, and fluctuated until they were a shade off yesterday's close. Sales were at $1.28 A, @ 9L39X January, $La»%GfkM% February. Corn was moderately active but steady. Re ceipts were fair. The opening price was ,<gc to He better, but reacted tha same fraction, and closed precisely on a lead with yesterday's close. Sales 01(^61^0 Jan.; 61* @72c Febrnury; 66* 06* c May. Oats were tamer than yeesterday. Sales, 46*; @47c December; 45 ?*@4Gc January, 4fl« @47c May. Barley dropped about 2c and was inactive and nominal. Provisions under liberal offerings declined sharply, and closed rater easier. Pork dull, but lard was active. Sales, pork, $16.92 >{ Q 17.07}f January; 517.12J5-g17.32 x February; lard, $11.10(311.20 January; $11.25@11.40 February. Deuble Murder In Arkansas. Texarkana, Dec. 10. — The two men found five miles from this city on the Richmond road, murdered, proved to be two brothers named Adcock, of Little River county, both shot through the head. The supposed mur derers are friends of the man who was sent to the penitentiary from that county, against whom the Adcock brothers -were "witnesses. The murder was not committed for robbery, as there was money on them when found. The citizens raised $600 for the capture of the murderers. Great excitement prevails. About 300 left the city in search of the murderers at dark this evening. DAILY WEATHER BUIXETIN. Office Chief Signal Officer, ) Washington, D. C, Dec. 10.-9:56 p. sc. > Bar. Ther. Wind. Weather. Fort Garry.... 29.94 18 SE Hazy St. Vincent... 29.97 2S S Cloudy. Bismarck 30.05 32 0 Clear Moorhead 30.05 31 S Cloud v Duluth 30.15 30 NE Cloudy Bt. Paul 30.16 30 S Heavy snow. DAILY LOCAL MEANS. Bar. Ther. Dew Point. Wind. Weather 30.267 28.5 23.3 8 Pair. Amount of rainfall or melted snow, .00 --maximum thermometer, 40.0; minimum ther mometer, 15.0; maximum temperature, 00.0 --minimum temperature, 00.0. Note— Barometer corrected for temperature and elevation. Observations taken at the same moment of time at all stations. O. S. M. Cone, Private Signal Corps, U. S. A. WEATHER TO-DAT. Washington, Dec. 10.— Indications for Up per Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys: Warmer, cloudy weather with rain or snow southerly wind*, and lower barometer.