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WASHBURN LEADER.
BY R. H. COPELAMD,
WASHBURN, NORTH DAKOTA
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.
Ex-President Cleveland is in Washing
ton.
Another dock strike is threatened at
Liverpool.
The Chicago horse exchange has been
incorporated.
J. R. Creighton, a New York banker,
suicided Thursday.
Sheriff Beckington, of Belvidere, Ills.,
assigned for $40,000.
O'Brien and Dillon sailed from Havre
for New York Friday.
Speaker Reed spoke Saturday after
noon at Roekford, Ills.
It is now believed the East Pepperell,
Mass., fire was inccndiary.
The Chicago steam fitters are on strike
foirten per cent, advance.
Cambridge university has conferred a
degree on Henry M. Stanley.
Allard, the French journalist, died
from 41 wound received in a duel.
Three arrests have been made for the
murder of Brazell, at DesPlaines, Ills.
A beet sugar plant costing a half mil
lion will be built at south Sioux City.
W. I). Highers killed his wife Thurs
day near Lebanon, Tenn., and suicided.
A glass company has been organized
at Grand Rapids, Mich., to fight the glass
trust.
The steamer Mackinaw burned to the
water's edge near Alpena, Mich.
LOSB,
$12,000.
A company for the cheap manufacture
of aluminum has been organized at New
port, Ky.
At Independence, la., Thursday, Al
lerton beat his record of 2:15%, making a
mile in 2:14.
The latest reports are that Senator
Blackburn's injuries from a runaway are
very serious.
Engineer Pat Taylor has died, making
the seventh victim of the Somerset, Ky.,
tunnel wreck.
Sara Bernhardt gave Sardous' "Cleo
patra" at Paris Thursday and it was a
great success.
Mrs. Kate O'Gonner, the seventh vic
tim of the Leland Hotel fire at Syracuse,
died Saturday.
Fire at Eureka Springs, Ark., de
stroyed thirty-nine buildings, causing a
loss of $200,000.
Charles E. Baldwin, has been appoint
ed postmaster at Columbus, S. D., vice J.
H. Taylor, removed.
The Mutual Fire Insurance company
assigned to T. G. Hislip. The liabilities
are said to be $57,600.
The stallion Nelson trotted the fastest
half mile on record at Cambridge City,
Ind., ma ing it in 1.03.
'^Governor Hill's private car was in a
railroad collision at Moundsville, W. Va.,
but no one was injured.
A heavy storm all along the Atlantic
ooast is reported Thursday night and
much damage is feared.
Marshal Field, Jr., and Albertine
Huck, a daughter of a Chicago millionare
brewer, were married Thursday.
Cal McCarthy has signed articles to
fight George Dixon. A $2,000 purse is
offered by the Puritan Athletic club.
The condition of ex-Governor Noble of
Wisconsin is very critical. His wife and
daughter are in attendance upon him.
R. G. Peters' inventory shows a total
assets of $8,133,948, and the total liabili
ties $2,967,592. This includes every
thing.
The Ohio house of representatives has
passed the Cincinnati non-partisan board
bill, completing the work of the extra
session.
Attorney-General Miller sent a circu
lar letter to all United States attorneys,
urging a strict enforcement of the anti
lottery law.
for the first time in history the Capu
chin monks at Milwaukee registered and
will poll their full strength against the
Bennett law.
The fulminate department of the Union
Metallic Cartridge Co., at Bridgeport,
Conn., blew up and George Baker was
blown to atoms.
The Chicago Journal says the reason
the city did not get natural gas was be
cause the gas company refused to buy
the city council.
A collision of a freight and passenger
on the Reading, near Potts town, killed
Joseph Markowitz and probably fatally
injured John Marks.
The Indians in the Goat River region,
British Columbia, are on the warpath,
demanding compensation tor minerals
taken from that country.
A disastrous fire swept away part of
the business portion of Andover, Ohio,
Monday morning, fifteen buildings being
destroyed. Loss, $30,000.
A heavy storm prevailed in central
New York Thursday night and Friday.
The Mohawk flats between Utica and
Oneida are flooded on both sides.
At Sullivan, Ind., Edward Houk was
abusing his wife and threatening her life
with a hatchet, when masked men sur
prised him and killed him with the same
hatchet.
The three-story briok building of the
Excelsior Waterproof company, corner of
Merwin and West streets, Cleveland, O.,
burned Friday. Loss, $30,000 insur
ance, $10,000.
The Rev. Dr. Chas. F. Twing, since
1886 pastor of Plymouth Congregational
church, Minneapolis, baa resigned to ac
cept the presidency of the Western Re
serve college at Cleveland, Ohio.
A storm did much damage around
Boston. Along the south shores the
•torm did great damage and many
wreoks aye feared. Brattleboro reports
inches of rain and still raining.
A meteor burst near Clearmont, N. H.,
Thursday, making report like a cannon
great excitement. At Brad
ford it looked like a rocket leaving a
trail, s&d nofimod about two miles dis
tent.
MORE WRECKS.
An Engine Collides With a Freight
Train Near Bntte, Killing
One Fireman.
An Engineer Killed in a Collision
Between Two Freight Trains
on the Union Pacific.
Secretary Noble or Attorney-General
Miller May Fill Justice Mil
ler's Place.
Pat Killen and Joe Sheehy Will
Fight Ten fiouuds at Minne
apolis, November 25.
Railroad Wreck Near Butte.
BUTTE, Mont., Oct. 23.—The outgoing
Union Pacific train, which left Butte at 1
o'clock this afternoon, met with an acci
dent at Buxton, twelve miles out of Butte.
Just beyond this is a divide, up to which
the grade from Silver Bow station is so
heavy that a helper engine has to go along
with freight trains to help tlieni climb the
divide. The helper, under charge of En
gineer Thomas Lynch, was returning, go
ing at rapid speed down the hill, when,
rounding a curve, it met the passenger
train. The engine collided with the freiiiht
full force, completely demolishing both,
but, beyond being jarred, none of the pass
engers in the coaches were injured. Both
engineers and one fireman escaped by a
miracle, but John F. Mitchell, fireman of
the passenger, who was stoking at the
time, and in a stooping posture, was in
stantly killed, the upper half of his skull
being torn off and one of his feet cut com
pletely off. Henry Sargent, brakeman on
the passenger train, had his ankle jammed
against an iron rod, but no
further casualties occurred. En
gineer Lynch claimed that he
met the passenger engine unexpectedly
and that his watch was eight minutes slow.
The engine was sent out to bring back
some passenger cars and waited until the
express from Pocatello arriveu| at the
wreck, when its passengers and mail were
transferred and brought to Butte.
Spanish-American Bureau.
NEW YORK, Oct. 23.—The committee on
toreign affairs of the World's Columbian
exposition resumed its session to day at
the Gilsey house. The committee adopted
a plan for a Spanish-American bureau at
the exposition and appointed W. E. Curtis,
of the state department, general agent.
The president will be requested to detail
army and navy officers to act as commis
sioners to the countries of Central and
South America.
FOB FILLING IN THE LAKE FRONT.
CHICAGO, Oct 28.—Specifications for the
work of filling in the lake front for the
Worlds Pair has been completed and will
be finally adopted to-morrow. Sealed pro
Dosals will be called in advertisements in
the city papers Friday, Saturday and Sun
day.
Nelson County Republicans,
LAKOTA, N. D., Oct. 22.—[Special.]—The
republican convention on the 21st nomi
nated for the senate J. L. Lundehy of Ber
gen house, L.M.Fillmore of Titusburg,
and endorsed Hon. M. N. Johnson. The
convention was a full representation of the
party in this county, and made only a few
changes in county officials, being unani
mous in regard to auditor, treasurer, regis
ter, state's attorney and clerk of the dis
trict court.
Poisoned in a Dye Works.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Oct. 23.—Four per
sons employed at the Quaker City Dye
works in this city were were poisoned to
day. The victims are: Beruhard Hughes,
James Tighe, Walter Spellinan and Will
liam Eberliardt. Hughes and Eberhardt
will probably die. For a week past the
chemist has been experimenting with new
dye. It is supposed the ingredients used
in his experiments formed a compound
which produced prussic acid and that the
men inhaled the fumes.
Senator Blackburn Injured.
LOUISVILLE, Oct. 23.—Near Versailles^
Ky., last night while Senator Blackburn'
was returning home trom a drive, his horse
became frightened and, running away,
upset the buggy. The senator was thrown
violently against the ground, his collar
bone being broken and shoulder crushed.
He will oe confined to the house for some
weeks, but no serious result is anticipated
Storm on the Jersey Coast.
ASBUBY PABK, N. J., Oct. 23.—A terrific
storm has been raging along the Jersey
coast all day and much damage has been
done by the high surf. Vessels have been
reported ashore at Spring Lake, but as the
wires are now down no information will
be obtainable before morning. Several
small boats have been capsized off Long
Branch, but the occupants were rescued.
Fatal Collision Near Portland.
POBTLAND,
Or., Oct.
28.—A
are now suggested.
collision oc­
curred to-day between two freight trains
on the Union Pacific at Fairview, fourteen
miles from here. Engineer Jack O'Brien
was killed and Fireman William Heins
worth had bis right shoulder crushed.
Both engines and a number of box cars
were wrecked.
Justice Miller's Probable Successor.
WASHINGTON,
Oct.
28.—The
W.
names of
Secretary Noble and Attorney-General
Miller are still mentioned in connection
with the vacancy on the supreme bench,
and Senator Sanders of Montana and ex
Delegate
H. Calkins of Washington
No Decision Reached.
PITTSBUBG,
Pa., Oct.
28.—The
Conven­
tion of the Brotherhood of Locomotive en
gineers spent the day considering .a resolu
tion to enter an organization known as the
United Order of Railway employes, but ho
decision was reached.
Hill's Doings.'
MA SSILLON,
,f'
O., Oct.
28.—Governor
Hill
and party left Massillon this morning for
Millersburg, the county seat of Holmes
county, in the sixteenth congressional dis
trict, where the governor addressed a large
audience on the tariff.
If They Don't Baek ant."
ST. PAUL,
Oct.
28.—Pat
WHAT DUN'S RKl'ORT SAYS.
A Noticeable Increase In Business on Ac
count of the Tariff.
NEW YORK,
Oct.
24.—R. G.Dun&Co.'s
weekly review of trade says: "Business
continues large in volume and generally
profitable. In many branches there is a
noteworthy expansion on account of the
new opportunities which the revised
tariff gives. Most important industries
are doing well. The iron business is ap
parently hesitating because an unprece
dented consumption is apparently over
matched by an unprecedented produc
tion, and Bessemer iron is weak at Pitts
burg and Philadelphia. But the demand
for all finished products continues so
large that the capacity of the mills seems
to be strained to the utmost, and while
no advance in prices is reported, the
market is everywhere strong. Markets
for breadstuffs continue to advance."
Along: the Jersey Coast,
ASBUBY PARK,
N. J-, Oct.
24.—The
New Jersey coast towns received a full
share of the severe northeasterly
Btorm
that set in yesterday. All day to-day it
stormed with no abatement. The dam
age done to the shore towns, from Bandy
Hook to Barnegal Inlet, by thff"®Svere
storm and heavy tides will amount to
thousands of dollars. The most severe
damage was done at Monmouth beach.
The sea nut a large gap into the bluff and
made a clean sweep across the driveway
about thirty feet wide. Before the large
Octagon house at Sea Bright the waves
dashed up over the breakwater and into
the basement of the hotel. The bulk
heads were badly damaged all along the
Shrewsbury river and on the other side
of the driveway the high tide
wrought sad havoc. Everything in reach
of the tide was swept away.
The Sisters of Turtle Mountain.
WASHINGTON,
Oct.
24.—Archbishop
Ireland of St- Paul, Bishop Shauley of
Jamestown N. D., and Bishop McGol
rich, of Duluth, who are in the city to
day, hadi a short interview with Secreta
ry Noble and Acting Indian Commis
sioner Belt, upon the subject of Indian
schools in the northwest. They request
ed that the sisters who had been con
ducting the St. Marys and St. Johns
schools for girls on the Turtle Mountain
reservation, but who were employed as
government instructors when those
schools were discontinued by Commis
sioner Morgan, be permitted to preserve
their seclusion. Secretary Noble in
formed his visitors that the superintend
ent of the Indian schools had already
been instructed to permit the sisters to
live apart from the other teachers.
Twice Burned.
YOUNGSTOWN,
O., Oct.
25.—The
ma­
chine shop, blacksmith shop and a por
tion of the stock house of the large mill
belonging to the Youngstown Boiling
Mill company burned to-night. The
cause of the fire is unknown. The loss
is about $100,000, fully insured, ^sin
gular coincidence is the fact that a few
years ago, at the same hour and on the
same day of the week, this mill was en
tirely consumed.
Murpliy Got the Worst of It.
PROVIDENCE, Oct. 23.—Fifteen hundred
men struggled and climbed over each other
to-night to gain admission to the amphi
theater of the Gladstone club for the pur
pose of witnessing the boxing contest be
tween George Dixon, the colored lad, ban
tam weight champion of the world, and
young Johnny Murphy of Boston for a
$2,000 purse and a wager of $1,000 a side.
In the thirty-ninth round Murphy's backers
threw up the towel, their man being badly
used up. Dixon had it his own way from
the start.
Speaker Reed In Chicago.
CHICAGO,
Oct.
24.—At 4
o'clock this
afternoon, Speaker Reed was conducted
by a committee from his rooms at the
Grand Pacific hotel to the Union League
club, where he held a reception to mem
bers of the club and their ladies and in
vited guests until 6 o'clock, when he was
banqueted. An immense mass meeting
was addressed by him to-night and the
greatest enthusiasm prevailed.
Yanderbllt Interest In the Reading Road.
PHILADELPHIA,
Oct. 24—An import­
ant announcement was' made this after
noon that an alliance between the Bead
ing railroad syndicate and the Vander
bilt interests had finally been effected
and that hereafter the Vanderbilts will
be represented and take a prominent
part in the Beading management.
Ran On a Rook.
LOCUST VALLEY, L. I.,
Oct.
24.—E.
Morgan's large steam yacht, Katrina
bound from Newport, B.
I.,
for New
York, with her owner and a crew of
thirty men on board, ran on a rook 100
yards from Marine Creek Point,
L. I.,
and sank this morning, but all escaped.
Blrchall's Autobiography.
WOODSTOCK,
Ont., Oct.
81,700.
24.—Birchall's
autobiography was put up at auction in
in the jail here to-day, Jailer Cameron
acting as auctioneer. There were about
fifty publisheis in attendance. The To
ronto Mail and New York Herald bought
it for
A Train Ditched.
TOPEKA,
Kas., Oct.
24.—The
Sante Fe
west bound Denver vestibuled express
train, whioh left Topeka at
1:10
Hamlin's World Beaters.
INDEPENDENCE,
la., Oct
2:15,
the world's reoord held
by them, and made it in
2:13 V.
NEW' YOBK,
Killen and Joe
Sheehy. will fight ten rounds before the
Twin City Athletic club, Minneapolis, No
vember 2fi, for a purse of $1,200, loser to
receive $800.
BLAINE ON THE STUMP
Secretary Blaine Addresses an In*
mense Crowd at McKinley's
Home in Canton, 0.
The Principal Subjects Discussed
Were the Tariff, Protection
and Reciprocity.
Germany Wants to Formulate a Re
taliatory Tariff Against the
United States.
Biaino at Canton.
CANTON,
O., Oct. 25.—Secretary of
State Blaine arrived here to-day. He
was met. at Alliance by a reception com
mittee from Canton and escorted to this
city. Three thousand people greeted
Blaine with loud cheering as he alighted
from the train and followed lus carriage,
cheering all the way to the home of Maj.
McKinley, whose guest he was during
his stay here. Blaine was accompanied
by Mrs. Blaine and daughter, Miss Har
riet Blaine, and William Walter Phelps,
minister to Germany. Upon their ar
rival at the home of Maj. McKinley, an
informal reception was held. The early
trains in the forenoon had brought large
delegations of republicans from Youngs
town, Alliance, Massillon, Wooster,
Wellsville and other towns in this and
adjoinining districts. The streets were
thronged and at 1:30 p. m. a parade of
marching columns occurred. Shortly af
ter noon it began raining and it was de
cided to have a meeting at the Taberna
cle instead of at the fair grounds as
originally intended. The building was
packed, as was also the Academy of Mu
sic, in which an overflow meeting was
held. Mr. Blaine made his principal ad
dress at the Tabernacle, where he was
followed by Maj. McKinley. Then he
was driven to the Academy of Music, but
made only a brief speech. Congressman
Dalzell was the principal speaker ac the
Academy. Blaine spoke chiefly on the
tariff, arguing for protection and recip
rocity.
Murdering Apaches.
SANTE FE,
N. M., Oct. 25. A small
band of Arizona Apaches, evidently not
more than four in number, have been
terrorizing settlers along the Arizona
New Mexico line for the past six weeks
in western Sierra and Grant counties.
Several posses have been organized to
hunt them, and two troops of United
States cavalry have been scouting the
Mogoulone mountains for weeks, but
without result, the band being so small
as to readily elude its pursuers. Thus
far four persons have been murdered by
the gang. J. J. Barriara, a Mexican
ranchman in western Grant county, and
his son Avarian are the latest victims.
They were shot from their wagon and
the body of the old man thrown into the
river, while the son bad his head crushed
with a club. Another son escaped.
Grover Makes an Argument.
WASHINGTON,
Oct. 27.—Ex-President
Cleveland to-day made his argument be
fore the supreme court a a associate
counsel for Jas. Wallace Peaks in what
is known as the New Orleans drainage
case. A great crowd was present.
NEW YORK CANNOT BE BECOUNTED.
WASHINGTON,
Oct. 27.—Secretary of
the Interior Noble to-day rendered a de
cision denying the application of Mayor
Grant for a renumeration of the popula
tion of the city of New York.
The French Tariff Bill.
PARIS,
Oct' 25.—The new tariff bill was
issued to the chamber of deputies to
day. It dwells upon the tendency toward
protection displayed by most nations
and refers especially to the high tariff of
the United States, Canada and South
American states, and proposes new du
ties.
GERMANY WOULD RETALIATE.
PARIS,
Oct. 25.—Germany has made
renewed efforts to obtain concerted ac
tion by European powers against the
new United States tariff bill, but her
overtures in this direction have been
coldly received by the French govern
ment. Most of the papers oppose retali
ation.
Von Moltke's Anniversary.
BERLIN,
Oct. 25.—Nearly 20,000 per­
sons took part to-night in the torchlight
procession which inaugurates the cele
bration of the ninetieth anniversary of
Field Marshal Count Yon Moltke. All
classes of people were represented. The
participants were artistically grouped by
prominent painters and sculptors. Upon
arriving at the residence of Count von
Moltke, the president of the committee
previously appointed presented to the
venerable solckier a congratulatory ad
dress.
Stanley Declares Himself.
LONDON,
Oct. 25.—The Herald will
publish to-morrow an interview with
Henry M. Stanley, in whioh the explorer
says that, if needful, or desirable, he
could blast the reputation of the late
Major Bartlett and others who have
brought serious charges against him.
Burned in His Cabin.
WATSONVILLE,
p. m. to­
day, is in the ditch ten miles south of
Topeka, near Waukesa station, on a
great curve. Twenty-two persons were
injured.
24.—Hamlin's
team, Belle Hamlin and Justina, were
sent to beat
The day
was cold and rainy. Had the weather
been favorable, 2:12 would have been
easy'work.
Stricken With Paralysis,
Oct. 28 —Kx-Gov. B. F. No­
ble, the old war governor of Wisconsin,
who has been visiting relatives in Brook
lyn, was stricken with apoplexy to-day and
fell down a flight of stairs. His physicians
express the belief that he will recover.
Cal., Oct. 25.—The saw­
mill and cabin owned by White & De
hart was burned last night. Two young
men sleep in the cabin. The body of
one, Frank Soto, was found among the
ruins, and the other, Charles Mangaman,
was found wandering around the hills,
fast asleep.
To Listen to (Senator Sherman.
PITTSBUBG,
Pa.j Oct. 25.—The old city
was packed to-night .with an audi
ence of 4,000 people, who gathered to
listen to Senator Sherman talk poli
tics and party.
Jack the Ripper Again.
LONDON,
Oct. 24.—»-The "Jack the Hip­
per" scare has again caused a sensation
among the police and residents of South
TTnmndan locality. Another mutilated
body of a woman has been found and
there is no clue to the murderer..
THROUGH A BRIDGE.
A Broken Truck Precipitates Six Cars
Through an Iron ltrldge.
DUBUQUE,
Oct. 24.—Freight train No.
7 on the Illinois Central railroad, loaded
with grain and horses from the Inde
pendence races, coming east at 5:30 to
night, went through an iron bridge at
Center Grove, six miles west. The en
gine and ten cars passed over safely. A
broken truck on the eleventh car fell and
catching in the stringers on the bridge,
it was pulled off the abutment and fell
precipitating six cars of grain. The
bridge was being reconstructed and fifty
men were at work. Nearly all got out,
but Bobert Keating, the 15-year-old son
of the bridge watchman, was cauglic in
the crashing timbers and killed. Five
others were seriously injured—Dan
Dougherty, Hugh Conners and John
Wolfe of Chicago, and Miles Winters
and Jerry McGowan of Dubuque. The
injured will likely recover. The wreck
is a bad one and cannot be cleared up
before noon to-morrow.
A SUDDEN DEATH.
A Montana Man Dies at the West Hotel
Miuneapolis, While Read Ing a Paper.
MINNEAPOLIS,
Oct.
24.—A.
Brotherhood
H. Harris/
a prominent Montana mine owner, died
suddenly at the West hotel last night
while reading the evening paper. He
had ordered his supper to his room and
soon after was found dead in his chair.
Heart disease is supposed to have been
the cause of his death. Harris had been
spending the greater portion of the sum
mer in this city and was quit9 well known
here. He was" preparing to remove to
Sturgess where he had invested heavily
in valuable franchises, including a street
railway line. His wife has been tele
graphed to at Spokane Falls and the
body will remain here to await her arri
val.
The Indian Question.
WASHINGTON,
Oct. 27.—Commissioner
Morgan of the Indian bureau, in his an
nual report to the secretary of the in
terior, says of the Indian question gener
ally that there has been for ten years or
more real progress in the right direction,
and the outlook for the future is encour
aging. It has become, says the commis
sioner, a settled policy Of the government
to break up reservations, destroy tribal
relations, settle Indians upon their own
homesteads, incorporate them into na
tional life, deal with them not as nations
or tribes er bands, but as individual citi
zens. The American Indian is to become
an Indian American. The public school
system is being rapidly provided, whera
by every accessible Indian boy ana girl
of school age is to be afforded an oppor
tunity of acquiring the rudiments of an
English education and the elements of
an honorable calling. The Indians them
selves acs coming to understand the
present policy of the government and are
showing an increasing readiness and even
desire to adjust themselves to it. All
the changes have been made for the im
provement of the service. The work of
making allotments of lan Is in severalty
under the several acts of congress has
steadily progressed during the year, 1484
allotments having been made on the
Yankton reservation in South Dakota
952 on the Winnebago reservation 269
to Grand Ronde Indians in Oregon 72
to Eastern Shawnees and 291 to those
on the Papagee reservation in Arizona.
Lowered Their Record Afeain.
INDEPENDENCE,
la., Oct. 27.—The
leading event to-day at the races here
was the performance of the pole team
Belle Hamlin and Justina. They were
driven to-day by their old trainer, W. J.
Andrews, who handily took the laurels
from their owner, Hamlin. The team
were started after one warming-up mile.
Down to the half mile they were con
fronted with a strong head wind that
perceptibly shortened their clip. The
first quarter was made in 33 to the
half they shortened the gait a quarter of
a second, making it in 1:06®^. On the
third quarter Justini made a break and
lost half a second. Up the stretch they
came like the great thoroughbreds of
Ben Hur, and the earth trembled under
their ponderous tread. At the distance
flag Justina doubled her shoe and
broke again, but speedily squared her
self and stopped the watches at the wire
at 2:18 flat, beating their previous mark
by a quarter of a second.
Telegraphers
ST. PAUI,
Discharged.
Oct. 27.—Saturday the West­
ern Union in this city discharged six
men said to be officers of the recently or
ganized Telegraphers' Brotherhood. To
day three more men were dropped, and
to-night nearly all the night force walked
out. The day men were sent for but
none of those in the' Brotherhood re
sponded. The strike is simply on ac
count of discharges, the men making no
demand for themselves,
New York Germans Celebrate.
NEW YOBK,
Oct. 27.—The ninetieth an­
niversary of the birth of Count Yon
Moltke was celebrated to-night by one of
the greatest festivals of music and orato
ry that has ever been held at the Metro
politan opera house. All the German
societies and prominent
Governor Hill in Virglnlfb
WHEELING,
W. Va., Oct. 24.—Governor
Hill and party arrived in Wheeling, a
large manufacturing center, this after
noon and the governor spoke to-night to
alargeorowd.
John Haggart of Fargo seems to' be a
mark for the fire fiend. The Argus records
the "annual fire"—this time burning his
blacksmith shop at the farm and a new
house Just being completed. Loss about
$2,600, with only 9200 insurance on shop
and tools.
Boom for Moro Presidents.
Grand Forks Plalndealer: The six river
counties contain nearly as many presidents
as the other thirty-two counties—and still
there is room for more.
W.
J. Anderson, auditor of Grand Forks
county, thinks that binding twine ought to
be manufactured in the penitentiary at
Bismarck.
NAY INVALIDATE IX.
The New (^ork Importers Consider the
Legality of the McKinley Bill.
NEW YORK,
Oct. 28.—A meeting of the
importers of this city was held this after
noon, which had under consideration the
McKinley bill. James M. Constable pre
sided. In calling the meeting to order,
Mr. Constable said the purpose was to
give expression as to the legality of the
McKinley bill, and he explained that the
omission of section 30 in the engrossed
copy of the bill, which was signed by the
president, very possibly invalidated the
entire act, though the omitted section
was passed upon by both the senate and
house oC representatives. Secretary Dan
iel McKeever told how he had' talked
with certain lawyers and it was nearly
the unanimous opinion among them that
the act was unconstitutional because of
the omission of a section. A committee
was appointed to make investigation and
report at a subsequent meeting. An ad
journment was then taken, subject to a
call of the chair.
Protest Against Import Duties.
NEW YORK,
Oct. 28.—Upon an appli­
cation of Dallin, Joseph & Co., import
ers of this city, Judge Lacombe of the
United States district court to-day grant
ed an order requiring custom appraisers
to produce all records and papers in
their possession regarding the appraise
ment made upon certain cloths which
the firm imported. The firm alleges that
they entered at the port of New York
certain manufactures of worsted whioh
arrived here by the City of Richmond,
July 10, 1890. The collector adjudged
the consignment dutiable at a certain
figure and his decision was approved but
the firm claims the law provides for a
different amount. The plaintiffs also
contend that the act of May 9, 1890, en
titled "au act to provide for the classifi
cation of worsted cloths as woolens,"
does not apply because the act was not
passed according to law. There was no
quorum in the house when the bill was
certified to have been passed. They al
lege that the bill was not legally enacted,
though declared passed by the speaker
of the house of representatives when it
had not been.
Curious Fatal Railroad Accident.
PROVIDENCE, R.
I., Oct. 29.—An acci­
dent occurred to-night on the Worcester
division of the New York, Providence &
Boston road, near the Branch avenue
bridge, at the northern part of the city,
at which two men were almost instantly
killed and another is probably fatally in
jured. A freight train was either broken
in two or was switching out on the
tracks, when two cars came together
with unusual force. One of these oars
was loaded with steel bridge girders and
two of them were displaced and swiveled
around just as the Lobsdale train, bound
north, came along on the next track. One
girder first struck the sidecf the smoker,
killing Daniel McDarmott,of Pawtuoket,
who was sitting by a window, playing
cards, and .wounding Fred Bennett, bag
gagemaster, of Central Bndge station,
who sat behind him. A big beam re
bounded and struck the next oar, a day
coach, where N. G. Peabody, residence
unknown, was killed. The train was
stopped, with one girder sticking
through the car roof and another lying
across it. The train was but lightly
loaded or more would have been
killed.
Fire at Apalachicola.
APALACHICOLA,
Fla., Oct. 28.—Yester­
day forenoon fire broke out in the Ken
nedy mill, from a slab pit. The flames,,
fanned by a strong northwest wind, soon
communicated to the Kimball ware
houses and then to the wharf, the lum
ber in the mill yard, and finally to the
Kimball mill. The ice house and a tri
angular building opposite the. ice house
next caught, then Grady & Qo'a store,
Munroe & Co.'s office, the iron works,
the Kimball planing mill and MoGlynn's
furniture factory. The fire went up to
Commerce street from Water street, and
by hnrd work of the bucket brigade, the
Almmbra house opposite was saved.
The total loss is about
$160,000,
Buit
J-
olubB
of the city
added their share of interest to the
event
with
partial insurance. Seventeen buildings
burned.
Swindling the Printers.
NEW YOBK,
Oot. 29.—Referee Louis O.
Baegener has fiJed in the New York su
preme court his report in the case of
Tallmadge & Martin, printers and sta
tioners, against Phineas C. Lonsberry as
treasurer of the National Republican
league, in which he recommends, that ac
tion against the league be dismissed with
costs. This
has been pending tor
over a year. The plaintiff firm claimed
that during the presidential campaign of
1888 they furnished the republican
league of the United States with cam
paign literature to the value of $25,000.
All but $11,434 of this sum was paid, and
it was for the recovery of the balanoe
that the suit was brought.
Reed in St. Paul.
ST. PAUL,
October 28.—Speaker Reed
arrived in the city this* morning and was
the guest of Governor Merriam during
the day. In the afternoon an informal
reception was tendered him at the Ryan
hotel and to-night he addressed two biff
audiences in the Grand opera bouse and
the Newmarket theater. He devoted
himself ohiefly to protective tariff, whioh
he supported with all his strength. The
McKinley bill he considered the result
of the combined-opinions of the people*
and as such he endorsed it Of the*
Lodge bill he said be believed in major*
lty rale.
Fatal Runaway Accident.
WASHINGTON,
Oct. 28.—A fatal runs'
way accident occurred iq city to
day by which Mrs. ll^rgaret Gantt,
widow of the late Lieut. Gantt of the'
navy was killed and her daughter Miss
Gantt very seriously injured. The horse
became unmanageable and the ladieS'
Terrible |f True.
LONDON,
Oot 28.—It is reported thata1-
vessel with 700 emigrants on board has
foundered off Cape St Vincent