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yQL 24 WHEELING, W. VA., SATURDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 4,1886. NO. 142 WS AND COMMENT. s inches oi snow is reported at jfroipfc*- ^ _ _J *rtgSeuateof Alabama has passed a local option law. ~s iv»w la* test cases hare boen sub . ,«J to the Supreme Court Cfcûago* to tackle the Browns tot the world s championship. vv,rH£K rase is reported of restored thrush t'aith and Kuock Chapel j jà*r- _ ' I La MOST *iys President CLn k not coutined to his bed with ih— is very apt to sweep past in the Texas .Senatorial race, on •> ,r«tot the Uwm. :&;.vrEs have completed the pro „ a* of the Constitutional Centeunial U»ot at Philadelphia. Wi jreto have a "National Peniten-{ timam. As to just what thiais ,ri.t rather iu the «lark. ;ue Kites -till pursue South Carolina. j(yu inten ds «»i" the earthquake she is r^d with to rest tires. [V> " Wll-sox is insane there is ;rntr ot method iu his madness as Mr. j{ sl\' > buiik account i-in testify. A oCconfidence in the future :«i."te\l iu business circles. That speaks -1-» ;or our IV in ocra tic Administra' •ja. Ms. Thei'Ik>KK K<ixsevelt just now r. <: care who Ls Mayor of New York. !u.»rrir<l ia London ilay betöre . rüv to M;»* Km Til Kkkmit Cabkw. vwri'K SHERMAN' is a Protectionist ^«.t'onr: away down in his heart :• waat« t »ri.T revision. But it would ■ lor him to say so out loud. Dear, Them is eoDsidirableinsnbordination in x < i ll Chicago Assemblies „•in* I'.iWDERLV'S mandate to '"duff others "come down" under pr.'Mst. That wild am O'Doxovax R«>ksa has » r»hip to the New York ■ '•>. H wjw presented by Con • VM k J. Cl MMISGS, and » probably be admitted. «rrauNE'k General CA98IDY, of Penn i. ! > opened his batteries on the I-:#k l.iae aud the Anthracite Coal «a lie has been granted leave to fc-.ji >aits in Common Pletw. •V■' now ^et our weather from Lieuten .xv. the North 1'ole man, which •v- in it. The l*resident has ap 1 hifu to till Hazbx's place in the . otnee during the General's illness address to the Reichstag General : VMi:r vox Schillkxdorf, Prussian r of War. said: "Despite her pa i«.i . y, Germany may iu a short time !\fd in war." Chestnut. General ! 7 •£ >t. Louis District W. C. T. U. is • *rd ,»t Mrs. Secretary Whitney for - c kid ah'hobolic liquors passed i? r.<l at her dinner the other day. They res..lved and sent the resolutions to M >V t. k Cl. E V El.A XI». N rw itiistandixo the prevalence of ■ ibit.on in 11."» «-«»unties of Georgia, -*•' are aiore distilleries in operation in •at »täte thau ever before. aud the » er put of their product is disposed of '«:: gallon packages for local consumpt " me one in the Sortk Amrriran Rrcinc, •rth. «-..-nature of " Arthur Richmond.M -*• '> i his critical mitrailleuse on • : nt t": CVKI.AXP tor not turning the - ''it and for not reforming the tar . »• \~-w York World gloats over the v\ named Mayor defrauded the "yr<: Mexico of He repre himself as the agent of Mr. the Manager of Madam .-vi wsterdav took in $1"*.0U0 for '• ><i a vat and sometime* $1.OU) for s >>\ hfijj paid. '* reported that Congressman Fbki> ■> • ' Iowa, is so indignant over some * r>;-vintment that be ha*informed - -im: that he will resign his »eat ."•» if his wishes are not respected. »'• «•■»:... Mr. Fbei>KEICK is not aware that ep. is his owu l*rrsident. A r»&Ti \\i\ Me., dispatch says: - -\s Wim vRi»w.M killed by light - .a bed d:iring a thunder-storm r.-^bt. The bolt came down the • aarv. crossed the bed and passed1 - iiiixio«, shattering the glass." vaiil to have «tepped on a t*k r- '■ ov*r ^veral chairs, muttering low W.** it foantl the bed. • ;hr iafvraition of the President, if a: illustration of civil service! 'Ti -he is worked' under a I*emo V iaunLstration," Henry Wattkb " ' ■' lay. prints! a few more names u'<* i:rrj»lv long list ol" Republicans * — ia«;î: e «fcdaaec of the will of the A" rïpn-ssrd at the polls in 1^4." ap. Hkxby. * "'Mns«i to a forecast of the Preai '* Mr.Cl-KVELATD, on the - * .1 nr^f a torn promue between S*T ^U8SI*°S an<* Kaxdalx; on j *»-■ "a. Ranks he will urge the sohstitu 5 other cLwj of securitiea than M honds, now in a fair way of M maturity; he will suggest *r"» • t.oa of the surplus by a reduction - i) tax«» and custom duties". *Vi?.,k Shekmax is abend of his £*** '»a the tariff, but be don't know it. '^3uLf wild - break" to a reporter *' 'd p!a« sugar on the free li»t and A' sojC*r planters a boonty of 4 '«M» a pound to protect" their ia The old man here practically ^ - that high protection is aa oa«roos Vn apoo the mames of the people and ^ t were better to pension the few who ht it # TERRIBLE SUFFERING. % THB AWFUL FATE OP THE CREW OF THi VISSEL ARIADNE. frown to D«am—The Veeei to Piece« On Reef ud Only Two of the Sadon Resetted— Tb« Tearfkl Suffering Experienced— Tides of the Sarrivors. New York, December 3.—A special from Cfewego, N. Y., gives the following details of the wreck of the Ariadne, which wan reported iu yesterday's dispatches: One of the severest storms of wind and snow that has ever visited this section swept orer Lake Ontario Wednesday night The wind, which had blown all day from the southward, changed aroand to the went in the evening, and by nightfall was blowing at the rate of 60 miles an hour. Seven vessels loaded with barley were known to be off this port, and much anx iety was felt for their welfare. Rockets were sent up by the life saving crew from the piers, and huge bonfires fed by willing hands, were kept constantly blazing t>n the blurts along the lake front to guide the storm tossed vessels into port. About eight o'clock a large black ve«el was dis covered through the snow drifting past the mouth of the harbor. Her mainmast was gone, and her crew were burning siguals of distre«* from her decks. The seas were very heavy and the snow was carried along iu blinding sheets, which at times shut out the lights from the vessel, which was drifting hopelessly to inerrBrcnox. A tugboat tried to reach her, but was nearly swamped in the endeavor to put back into the harbor. Alter considerable difficulty the crew succeeded in clearing away the disabled rigging and got a por tion of her mainsail set, and headed her for the foot of the lake. About 3 o'clock yes terday morning the vessel struck on a reef about twenty miles from this port and the crew lashed themselves to the forward rig ging. where they were discovered at day light by farmers on shore. The surf was very heavy and there were no suitable boats in the vicinity to go to the rescue of the half frozen men. The nearest life sav ing station was nine miles distant, and word was sent there for a lifeboat. The rv«uls in the vicinity were blocked with snow, ami it was nearly noon before the lifeboat arrived, drawn by horses. The vesssel in the meantime was FAST GOIXU TO riETES, and a portion of her stern, which dnfted ashore, gave her name as the Ariadne, rrom New Castle, Out., bound for Oswego, with barley. It was impossible to launch the life boat on account of the surf, and a mortar was sent for. It was after three o'clock when it arrived, and the only part of the schooner then out of water was her bows, upon which could lie seen clinging three meu. The body ot one ot the men, which proved to be that oi the captain. Hugh McKay, aged twenty-nine years, of Toronto, Ont., dropped from the forward rising mio the lake and disappeared. When the life line was shot over the schooner from the shore the men were too : much exhausted to make it last for some time. At last one poor fellow, who I was seen clinging to the mainmast let go his hold. and grabbing j the life line took a turn round the (»par. and the life savers were ■laickly aboard the ill-tated vessel. The ; poor fellow who had roused himsell suffi ciently to make the line ü*st was washed overboard by a huge wave, but grasped a piece of the "wreckage ami was tossed in sensible on the shore. His two compan ions were found lashed to the fore rigging, unconscious and badly frozen, and were sent ashore in the lite buoy. Two sailors : were found lashed to the capstan, frozen | dead, and one body was seen in the fore castle. The life sa\ ing crew found it im-. powible to rescue the bodies, and with the two nuconscious sailors lelt the wreck, j The rescued men were taken to a farm i house and a physician sent tor, but it is , feared they cannot recover. There was • nothing on their clothing by which they! could be identified. « >ne of the dead ; sailors frozen to the »apstan is thought to be Southerland McKay, father ot the young Captain. He is about sixty years, old and has a wife iu Toronto. Aaothar Schooner In Dintres*. VixkyarkHavex, Mass., December 3. —An unknown three-mastod schooner has been ashore on l'Hommedieu shoal. Vine yard Sound, *nce yesterday, with signals for assistance dying. Owing to the north west gale which is prevailing no assistance »-an rt-ach her. The sea is breaking over her and she is covered with ice. It is l>e lieved that she »the William T. Donnelly. Captain Basset t. from Baltimore for Bos ton with coal. * ADRIFT IN THE GALE. Still Auolhrr Srhooorr Wrfckwl-PilUbl«1 i Cou<UUou of ll*r Crew. Chicago, December 3.—Last Tuesday the schooner Kay S. Farr, left Muskegon for Chicago with a load of slabs. On i Wednesday afternoon she weut ashore ou the beach near Michigan City, Ind., and ber crew reached this point this morning. ! She was caught in a gale on Wednesday I morning and the intense cold froze the j spray w hich dashed upon ber. gradually loading her down on ber lee side until she was nearly on her lieam ends and her can vass solid sheets of ice two or three inches in thickneas and totally unmanageable. I The crew of the vessel were almost dead ' from exhaustion. They had been on deck all night long, and were covered with frozen spray. Several ol the men were badly frost-bitten, and Captain liranzo, who had stuck to his post in the ice wire rigging, keeping a lookout tor shore and giving orders to his brave men on deck, , was in » pitiful condition. Hl« nose, ears, finger and toe» were frozen, and he was completely encamd in ice. The men i were in a terrible condition, and the med ical fori* of the vicinity was kept busy j in attending to tne numerous frost-bit««. ; Captain Granzo's injuries were the most »vere, his fingers being perfectly black. j They were lanced and it is hoped that his hands will be saved. The crew were, tenderly cared for until last evening, when they started for the city, reaching here j this morning. Chirac« Challenge* the Browns. Chicago, December 3.—President Spald ing. of the Chicago ßwe Hail Club. to-day ! wired President Von Der Ahe, challenging the 6L Louis Browns to play a series of nine games in April next, for the world's . championship. Dates and other details were left open to be arranged later. (rood Democrat*. Coltxitra. O., December 3.—Ei-Sena tor Tburman says the eoming banquet of the Jackson Club, for which invitations hare been sent to tabling Democrat* all over the conatry, wilt not harp unnsaal j political importance. It is customary for 1 the clnb to hare surh a gathenng erery year on the anniversary of Jacksou.s vic tory at New Orleans. This year it will be held January 7th because the .-tfa tails on Saturday, and the members are too good Democrat* to cany their celebration over into Sunday morning. • It is hard to teil just why it tek<*3 a girl four hoars louger to wa*h the front win dows than the back ohm. But the great popularity of Dr. Ball's Cough Syrup ia accounted tor in the millions of cures it annually makes. CLEVELAND'S MESSAGE. Original P»r«,raph7^ the Tariff SUrer M(1 National Bank*. Washinotux, December 3.—President Cleveland has read the important portions 01 the message he will send to Congress next w«* to several leading Democrats «M learned from these that he will be very explicit on the tariff qnestion. The Presi dent favora free raw materials and regarda m<LtProtS?« m American Labor "the justifiable pretext for a thiR7th* *<> between the Plan of redaction proposed by £°d that form"lated by Mr. wilJ mit thTÏ,- ^*e,*ComPromia# which wiU meet tl» news of the two wings of the party. In his möwage the President takes an?]^ t^at the revenues are excessive and the surplus increases far in advance 'the safe redemption of bonds, considered îï.m11?*??11 mth lntmjHt* other thin those immediately connected with the Govern " convenia1tlOQ with a Democratic Senator he proposed a reduction of duties on certain manufactures, established on a sound competitive basis, the admission of Lertain raw materials either free or at a induced duty, the increase of the inïnt^i ♦ ia sIight Unction in internal taxes. It was originally his plan to urge only the passage of the ad ministrative features of the Mormon biU submitted by Mr. Hewitt,in order to facili tate the exceution of the Statuten. It is doul.ttul whether any recommendations looking to a reduction of duties could be accompJished at this session, but it may be possible that the creation of a commission of experts, not for investigation, but for a careful digest of information already arail ÄKr» formulated in the shape of a tariff bill, may be :voompli.she<l Another subject will be the reorganiza tion of the National Bank system cn the basis of the substitution of some other hlTl of,.*rritiefl thau Unitea States bonds, which are now in a fair way of re demptionas rapidly as they mature. The effect of this will be ultimately to destroy their usefulness. The President recognizes the [act that some differences of opinion » * w»th refernce to the National Hanks In providing a substitute for the security of their circulation public .senti ment will not l»e ignored. It is his wish however, that a financial system which nas had so many advantages over the old . täte system shall not languish for lack of proper provisiods for its maintenance in some form to meet the business interests £ îhe ™atry ;in,d security of the people. It has been found that the high price of bonds, not to speak of their scarcity, has aJmidy very materially effected the increase of the national bank circulation and ad versely to the requirements of the natura 1 jncrftw of business. The President has ,a' h!s attention called to the necessity of early legislation to meet this emergency urging as a reason, in which the people' û?nïy <"OUCerne,'i that a continuance o the present tendency to a curtailment of this class of the circulating medium will have the effect of a contraction of the currency to a degree that will 1* seriously felt in every department of life The President will also call attention to the regulation of silver coinage by placing discretionary power in the Secretory of the Treasury and the reduction of the re ceipts by a reduction of customs duties an<? internal revenue taxes in order to prevent the redundance of revenue ond too RTeat an excess of the surplus fund. The "resident. from the data furnished by Treasury otHcers will be able to show that :ln° 'rl:Veî,r haH without trouble, notwithstanding the indifferent nain este«! toward the indifference mai fested to wan! his recommendation last year on the same subject, it doe« no follow that danger has passed. f|e shows that the favorable conditions of trade averted the complications then, but that we are now so much nearer a crisis, and that when it comes it will come suddenly and wiu require prompt treatment. RESTORED THROUGH FAITH. I Girl'* Speech Uncovered Through l »in* ria»t«*r From Knock Church. Wll.RB^BARBE, Pa., December 3.—Miss Katie Martin, aged eighteen, daughter of respectable parents living in Ashley, lost her speech eight years ago at the age of ten, from the effect« of measles and scarlet lever. She was unable to make any sound beyond slight inarticulate noises. The best physicians of this vicinity treated her without effect. M Us Martin frecently expressed the be lief that her voice would be sudden ly and miraculously restore» i and prayed frequently and ferveDtly for this. A short time ago her parente heard of re markable cures effected by visit« to the world-tamo us Knock Church in the west of Ireland. They learned that plaster from the walls of the church, soaked in water, would give the water the same miraculous healing powers. Some of the plaster was obtained, and Sunday Katie drank freely of the water in which it had heen soaked. She spent the whole even ing in prayer. Early in the morning her parents were aroused by the sound of fer vent and heartfelt prayer and thank giv ing from their daughter's room. They rushed in and found her on her knees, re turning thauks for the miraculous restons tion of her voice. THE MCQUAID JURY FIXER. Arralçn^<l lltfor» Ktcurdrr Sairth Tf«t»r llay Hatl Admitted to Hail. Xkw Yokk, Dumber 3.—The arrest of the alleged Jury fixers yesterday, in used the court room, where the proceedings in the trial of ex-Alderman Mci^uade are go ing on to be rrowded with a Urge audi ence this morning. It was understood that Falkersburg, who attempted to approach salesman Gray would be arraigned before Rocorder Smyth to-day on the charge of Kmbracery, which is the legal term for tampering with a juryman. Shortly afUr the recorder took his seat an officer arraigned before him an under sued man wearing a black mustache and hair. He told the Court that bis name was Herman Oral Kenberg, and Lawyer Hummel stood up and aaid that be represented the pris oner. Mr. Hummel said the client wa* a tailor by trade and 31 years old. He read a written reply to the charge from his client. It declared the accused to be inno cent of any intention to commit any offense and stated that he merely mentioned the case of Moyuade to Mr. Gray.^and Hummel went on, "I was about to add that Mr. Gray intro duced the subject himself.'' Falkenberg waived examination and was held in $1.000 for trial. He was allowed to re main in the court room until bail could be procured, and be was bailed late in the day. Mci^uade's trial was then resumed. Three mystenons prisoners were kept in a corner carefully guarded. Montz Leis siger, a dealer in tailors' trimmings at Xo 144 Grand street, was Falkenberg's bonds man. He qualified to the amount of $23,000 in real estate. The Dow Law I*« Cum Samlttrd. COLTXBCS. O , December a—All three of the caws involving the constitutionality of the Dow liw were submitted to the Su prrc.e (bart this aborning. Arguments are the same as have to heretofore been presented, except that some of the attor ney« are claiming it to be a portion of the powers of police restrictions. Decision will probably be reodered next week. An epidemic of diphtheria is raging in Soda« and X. Y. In both places schools have been closed and the sanitary officers are taking measures tc prevent the farther spread of the disease. BREAK IN THE RANKS OP THE COLUMBUS LABOR COXVBNTIOS THE AMALOATED WILL NOT ATTEND. The Surprise on the Announcement Very Great— General Master Workman Powderly's Order Ignored la Chicago Bj Some Assemblies and Others Pay Under Protest. PlTTSBi'BO, December 3.—It was learned from the moat reliable source this morning that tbe Amalgamated Associa tion of Iron and Steel Worker« will not be present at the convention of the National and International Trades Unions, which will be held at Columbus, Ohio, commenc ing on next Wednesday. As has been stated in these columns, the convention gave promise of being one of the most im portant that was ever held in this country by labor representatives. The Knights of Labor, who have been quoted at length, have been very suspicious of the'object of the convention. It was so generally thought that the Amalgamated Association would be one of the leaders at the Columbus convention that the question of their deciding not to be represented at all was never even doubted by the leading labor representatives. As |he call for the meeting of the Trades Unions had at tached to it the name of I'resident Wil liam Weihe of the Amalgamated Associa tion, it was taken for granted that his or ganization would take an active part at the Columbus convention. When the writer informed a nu mber of labor leaders this morning, that the report ha*.l come from a reliable source that the Amalgamated people would have nothing whatever to do with the Trades Unions Convention, they were in jirui I and at first were inclined to doubt the statement. Said a representative labor leader: "If the Amalgamated Association has really decided not to be represented at the Convention, they have made a great mistake. If they think that they can stand by them selves they will soon find that they are taking a wrong step. Hut then I cannot I understand how such action was decided upon. How comes it that their President, William Weihe, has his name attached to j the official call for the convention? It I seems very strange. '1 Secretary William Martin, of the Amal gamated Association, when seen said: "Yes, it is true that we will not be rep resented at all at the Convention. The reason that Mr. Weihe's name was at tached to the call for the Conveution is easily explained. You will remember that he represented us last May at the meeting of the Trades .Unions at Phila delphia. It was there that the call wis authorized. Mr. McGuire was Secretary. In issuing the call he had Mr. Weihe's I name attached to it. Our convention was held in this city the next June. It was there decided, for reasons best known to I ourselves, not to go into the Trades j I'nions' Convention, at least for the present." j Thomas A. Armstrong, wheu informed I of the action of the Amalgamated Associa tion, seemed very much surprised. He j said briefly, but to the point: "I think that if they are not represented it will l>e a great, a terrible mistake." A leading member of District Assembly No" 15, Knights of Labor, was equally sur prised wheu informed of the decision. He smiled as though he considered that it was a point gained by the Knights of Labor I over the trades unions in their call for a conveution. He admitted that he had heard a rumor of the Amalgamated Association's position, but had not be I fore heard anything definite. "I don't j know," he said, "but it looks to me as though this action was the result of the influence of the' members who are I also Knights of vLabor. This faction fa vors us, and it would seem that they would regard it as unwise to attend the convention, especially now that their or ; gauization is voting upon the questiou of I entering the Knights of Labor order." ' It is also rumored to-day that the Brother j hood of Locomotive Engineers had taken I the same position as the Amalgamated I Association, and they would not be rep i resented next week at the convention at Columbus. POWDERLY'S MANDATE Creating Trouble in the Order—Seven Chil ('«{» Assemblies Ignore th« Circular. Chicago, December 3.—The Daily N'trs says that the action of the General Assem bly of the Knights of labor, in levying au assessment of 25 cents upon all the mem bers of the order, is being commente«! upon by the leading local Knights. The circular Issued by Powderly ordering the collection of the assessment is being read in the local assemblies. Several have de cided to pay the amount under protest, and others have concluded to ignore the mandate lor the paeseut. Every assembly pays a regular tax, which « accumulated in what way is known as the defense fond. In many cases, especially in the mixed as semblies, large sums have accrued. These j assemblies object to being assessed when I money collected for defense por poses 1« : lying idle in the banks. The local assemblies and especially the the stock yards contingent object most emphatically to the mandate, claiming that Chicago and the entire west have lieen wronged by the General Board, not only in the 9tock yards strike, bot in the recent railroad strike on the Southwestern system. They claim that the Western Knights are being asked to support Eastern strikes.and are not only refused assistance when in trouble, but forced to an unconditional surrender in a case where the general order was not asked or expected to render finan cial aid. SEVENTY TO TO Tü ll ow th« Chirac« Tnrners Voted on the ■ Tratest A Kaimt the Anarchist Verdict. Chicago, December3.—The matter of, 'the protest against the Anarchic verdict by the t ornera of the city, a« announced by the District Committee, wa* further : considered at a meeting at Vorwaert's Tur ,ner Hall, on the West Side, laut night. A heated discussion over the question took 1 I place, the l:nion being about half busi»e« ' men and half laborers. The Socialistic element proved the strongest, and under the lead of District Master John Gloy. who. while a member of Vor | waert's Union is in charge ot the district, comprising seventeen lodges, finally suc . ceeded in carrying a motion to protest against the judgment by TO to only 4 nega tives, Mr. Henry Went**, a meaiber of the Board of Edneation. opposed the protest, saying \I pawed it would rain the Turner societies. After its passage be resigned as President After being pre sented in writing his resignation was ac cepted. The meeting adjourned amid considerable feeling. The proposition of the District Committee is generally con sidered as lost by the vote of the North and Sooth Side societies Wednesday night. Strike of Ohio Soathem Brafcerae* Springfield, O.. December 1—AO the brakemen on the Ohio Southern Railroad between this city* and the Jackson coal {mines, went oat on a strike this morning. A KING SLAIN By French Troop»—African« Routed After • Gallant Fight. Washington, December 3.—The De partment of State has j ust received a dis patch from the United States Consul at Goree-Dakhr, in Senegal, Africa, announc ing the death in battle of King Sama Lombefol, of Cayar. The Consnl says that the King appeared at Tivomane, in Cayar, with a number of his followers under arms and mounted attendants, for the purpose of collecting a tribute to which he believed himself to be entitled by treaty. His de mand for tribute was met with a refusal by the inhabitants of the place, where upon some of his followers began to pillage the town. The merchants and traders telegraphed for aid to the Government of St Louis, a town under French protection, and meantime made preparations to defend their property. The Governor promptly sent a captain of the army and 25 soldiers to the scene of the trouble, with the instructions to ''ac commodate matters." Arriving at Tivo mane the troops fonnd the merchants and traders beleaguered. A wordy altercation occurred between the troops and the King's followers, which was ended by the latter, who tired several shots, killing a soldier. A charge was ordered, and alter a brief but tierce engagement the native« fled, leaving 20 of their number dead on the tield. They soon reformed, however, and made another stand under the lead of thier King, bnt the latter after a sword combat with a French Lieutenant, Listing twelve minutes, was run through and killed, whereupon his blowers gave up the battle and escaped into the interior. The affair is deplored by the French au thorities, who foresee as a result the neces sity for making radical changes in their treaties with the native tribes in Africa. DISTRESSING SCEN ES At a .HJdnijfht Conflagration In Cleveland — Twenty-Six Familie* Burned Out. Cleveland, O., December 3.—At 11:15 o'clock last night fire was discovered in a barn in the rear of 15 Bergen street. An alarm was at once turned in, but owing to the large amount of suow on the ground and the.severe storm that was prevailing, the steamers were a long time reaching lhe lire. When they arrived, No. 15 and three adjoining tenement houses were wrapped in flames. The four houses were occupied by twenty-six families, con sisting of over 100 people, who soon ap peared in the street in scant clothing, exposed to the fury of the storm and driv ing snow. From tne houses across the street and on either side of the fire the people ran in haste. Jiome carried bun dles of clothing while others carried blank ets and bedding. A man and woman were seen to leave one of the burning buildings dragging a big feather bed after them. They left the bed in the middle ot the street ami attempted to re-enter the house, but were stopped. < >n the l»ed was found a babe sound asleep, which was restore«! to its parents. Another babe was found in a bundle of blankets that was being kicked abont. The scene was one of indescribable con fusion until the people were reassured by the lire mon and persuaded to enfer their houses. At midnight the fire was brought under control, haviug lx-eii confined to the four tenement houses and the stable in the rear, where lour cows and a horse were consumed. The suffering among the people who lost their homes is very great. A few were taken in by neighbors, but many sat on bundles along the sidewalk and bemoaned their hard fate. They are mostly Bohemians, I'oles and Russians, with a few Hungarians. The aggregate lass U probably $lf>,000; in surance light. THE W. (\ T. U. PROTESTS A^kintt the l ite of Alt'hohollc Drink* at M rs. Whitney'* Dinner. St. Loris, December 3.—At the con vention to-day the members of the Ht. Louis District \V. C. T. U. adopted the following: Whereas—The newspapers report that Mrs. Whitney, wife of thej Secretary of the Navy, not long since gave a dinner at which were present eighteen ladies, in cluding President Cleveland's young wife, bnt no gentlemen; Whereas, The pajiers report that courses of different alcoholic drinks were served, therefore, lie it Rtstilnd. That the W. C. T. l\, of Mis souri, express their deep manifestation and regret that ladies in this high social po sition, should themselves set this liad ex ample to the people of this already drink diseased country, and be it further Rt»ulccd, That the Secretary of this Convention transmit a copy of this resolu tion to Mrs. Cleveland. SENATOR SIIEBMAVS VIEWS. How he Would Deal With the National Bank*, the Tariff and Taxation. Washington, I>«*mbfr 3.—Senator Sherman has given a yery full statement of his views on the national banking, tariff and internal revenue questions to the cor respondent of the Cincinnati Enquirer. Concerning the tariff, Senator Sherman said be wonld put sngur on the free list and so reduce the revenue $50,000,000 per annum. To compensate the I»uisiana planters for this he would offer a bounty of two cents per ponnd fi«r all the sugars produced. "In addition to this,"' continued the Senator, "I wonld decrease further oar revenues by granting increased protection. You may have noticed some time ago a complaint from some manufacturing point in Eng land that American competition was forc ing English products in the specific line mentioned out of the market. This is natural. Now, I would protect every line of industry which coald successfully compete with foreign markets. The effect wonld be that we could make at home that now sent as from abroad. This would decrease the custom revenue, for no goods would be sent here from abruad which we could make ourselves." '•Would you eliminate any of the inter nal revenue taxes?'' I asked. "Yes, I would. For instance. I wonld reduce the tax on manufactured tobacco one-half. I do not believe there should be any reduction of the tax on whisky. The people don't feci this tax. and the trade has adapted itself to it and is not asking for it. Tobacco is not taxed in the leaf, but on the manufactured article. I would cut down the tax one-half, ant] thereby decrease the revenue an additional $10,000.000 or $12,000,000. Thus, with free sugar and a reduced tobacco tax, we have $60,000,000 of the revenue de creased." "Your platform of relief. Senator, then, in a formulated way, is—" "Is," said the Senator, "first, the abo lition of the-ugar tax; second, the pass age of a stringent bankrupt law; third, an intfr-State commerce bill (not the Reagan bill); fourth. National bank circulation op to the face or market valne of the bonds deposited; fifth, the reduction of the tobacco tax one-half; sixth, the re daction of the tax on bank circulation one-hall: seventh, the issue of silver cer tificates on the value of bullion and the repeal oi the present compulsory law. j "If," he added, "jCongre» was to carry out these suggestions, which I know it will not, then would be a rapid diminu i tiou of the public revenues." CAMPBELL DIVORCE. WITNESS O'NEIL REPEATS HIS KEY-HOLE TESTIMONY. Lady Miles' Housemaid Testifies For Lord Colin— Incidents of the Visit to Leigh Coon—The Visits of Butler and Bird to Lady Campbell-Lord Colin Neglected. LiOMKJXjUecenioer —in me lauipoeii ! dirorce case to-day O'Seil, the man ser : vaut, on cross-examination repeated his ! declaration of yesterday, that looking ! through the key-hole in the dining-room door be saw the plaintiff and Chief Shaw in a compnnising pos'tion. Lord Colin Campbell, witness said, was in the draw ing-room whilst Chief Shaw and plaintif) were on this occasion in the sitting-room. Asked if he did not know that there were flaps over the keyholes in the dining-room witness said he did not. Elizabeth Evans, housemaid for I.ady Miles, testified that during the Easter holidays in 1882, Lady Colin Campbell occupied bed room No. 38 at Leigh Court, Lady Miles' residence, and that the Duke j of Marlborough occupied No. 37. Witness saw Lady Colin once, while in the central hall of I^eigh Court, take off one of her slip pers and throw it at the Duke. Both went to Leigh Court on the same day and they left on the same day also. While I-ady Campbell was at Leigh Court she took long walks, in all kinds of weather, with Dr. Bird. It was only when her ladyship re turned from visits to London that she ap peared ill. Witness remembered that on one occa sion, in April, 1883, General Butler was in the drawing room with Lady Colin when some one called. Lady Colin came ont and said she was not at home. Her hair at the time was disarranged and her face flushed. When Lord Colin came home Lady Colin went to her bedroom, and General Butler came down stairs and let himself out of the house. Soon afterward Lady Colin came down and l>egan to sing and play. I^ord Colin tailed her, and she went to his room and said she didn't know he was home, and .isked him why he did not come into the drawing-room. He replied: '"Because von had a visitor there." Ijulv Colin answered: "Only the old soldier; he has known me since 1 was a child." I.OBI) COLIN S NTBSK. Anüie Duffy, Ixml Coli» Campbell's nurse, testified that she was engaged in 18H2 to attend the defendant Lady Colin gave him, witcess said, but little atten tion. Her visit« were scarcely ever longer than five minutes and she never read to hiui. Once witness saw Dr. Bird sitting on a stool at Lady Colin's feet. Dr. Bird met I^a dy Colin at the Leigh Court station. Wit ess once saw a letter in 1 .ad y Colin's hand writing fall out of Dr. Bird's case of in struments. Lady Colin became ill in April. Her ailment was unusual. Dr. Bird conversing with witness ten days af terward, said: "Don't talk al»out I.ady Colin's illness—just say Lady Colin had a cold." Witness, basing her olwervation on a seventeen years' experience as a nurse, believed that I-ad y Colin's illness at this time was the result of miscarrying. Dr. Bird dined in the house and remained in Lady Colin's bedroom until 11 o'clock. I/ird Colin said: "Isn't it rather late, Doctor? Is Lady Colin so ill that yon have to remain, although she bas a nurse here?" I)r. Bird said: "I fell asleep and forgot the time.7 ' I.ADY COI.IX'S II.I..VESS. After this illness I>ady Colin wore a half hoop emerald ring, and when she went into her husband's room she used always to turn the stones of the ring around from the top to the lower side of the finger that bore it. Wittness being asked why,being Lord Colin's nurse, she did not inform him of what she saw, said she refrained from doing so because she felt certain that ulti mately he would find it all out. Lady Colin's illness, witness c :• in tied, com menced on April 14th, anu iy the 19th witness bad concluded that her Ladyship I had suffered a miscarriage. Witness was I not aware, however, that any operation had been performed, and never heard that such was the case until now, when the idea was suggested by counsel's question. A MSOrSTING KEVEI.ATIO.V. Amy Wright, a hospital nnrse, testified that she was in attendance upon Lord Colin Campbell at the time of hi* mar riage. She accompanied bis lordship and I*ady Colin to Scotland. From what she saw, witness believed that Ladj Campbell at the time ot her marriage and for some time before it—was suffering from an in fectuous disease, the most loathsome of it* class (Sensation) and that she did not warn Ix>rd Colin Campbell against the probable result of the consummation of a marriage with a woman in her diseased condition. Witness was not l»rn Colin Campbell's medical adviser. She bad fourteen years experience in hospitals. Two years ago she made a statement to So licitor Humphries similar to the one she just made concerning the plaintiff. The case was at this point adjourned. THE MOES WILSON MYSTERY. Wilxin'n Hilter Completely ContrsdirU HU Htorj. Worcester, Mass.. iJcceniber 3.—Mr*. George M. Rice, of Bridge, called with her hushaod at the GazHte office to-day. .Mrs. Rice is the eldest daughter of Jonas Wilson and a sister of Levi Wilson, and is some 15 years older than he is. Mrs. Rice) ha« been pestered by reporters bat has re fused to talk, not caring to be mixed up in any way with the Moen matter and fearing murepreaentation. All the sensational reports of her (tape ments are without foundation. She now comes of her own accord after reflection to tell what »he knows about "I)oc" Wilson's parentage. Her story w direct and to the point and completely contra dict* the story of Wilson, that he is the i<bn of Philip L. Moen. She watched him in North Oxford when Levi was born and watched him grow op as an infant and through childhood. He wait the son of her own parent* without any question. He was named after uncle Levi Femoodon. Her father died at t/uaddy Conn., and she was with him all through his illn«K. Levi was also liring at home. There never was any death-bed coufrssion by her father as stated by Levi. She knew of l>eri sudden ly becoming rich but he new explained it ti> her. She had received gift« from him, but only in a brotherly way. Hhe never rweived anything for keeping any secret. She thought Levi must be out of his mind. Hl« Real F»rmt«. PiTSXJt. Cr., December 3.—The Wil ' son-Moen affair bas cao*d great exrite , ment here and in the »nrrooruiiujc towM ! wbere Wiiaon formerly lived. This after noon a reporter went to East Thompson I and had an interview with Mrs. Ljman j Porter. Wilson's mother. She «aid am phaticallv that she is Wilson's own mother and that Jona« Wilson wh hi* real father. 4be aim aid that tbe record of Wilson s birth at Oxford wh correct. She think« I that Wilson is not in his right mind. She does not know of any mystery. She says , she Derer saw or heard of Moea until of j late yean. Mr. Porter say« bis wile arers I that Wilson is ber legitimate too. BRADSTREET'S REPORT. (iftln In the Movement of Trade Reported— Continence In the Future. New York. December 3.—Special tele grains to BradMrtxi'a point to moderat« gains in the movement of general mer chandise from Boston. New York, Balti more, Detroit, Milwaukee, St Paul, Minneapolis, New Orleans and San Fran cisco. There is no material change at Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Cleveland, Louis ville, Chicago, St Louis and Kansas City. At most points widespread confidence ii felt in future general trade, notwithstand ing a noticeable check to the movement ol itoods from first hands in textile and other lines. Total hank clearings this week at 32 cities show an unprecedented increase of $262,000,000 over last week the total being $1,268,746,793, against H,006,006,508a we«k ago, and fl,097, 245,690 for the same week a year ago. Here is an increaase of 26 per cent, over last week, 16 over like week last year. Week's gain at New York alone is $184, 700,000, or about 26 per cent, due very largely to heavy speculative transactions in railroad shares and bonds, petroleum, and Produce Exchange dealing*. Increased exports also had some influence. Philadel phia increased 36 percent, owing to a heavy gain in the volume of railwav share spec ulations, noticeably ia Reading stock. Boston gain 11 caused to some extent by like influences, but that 50 per cent at San Francisco must l>e explained by an outbreak of miuing stock speculative fever, and 40 per cent at Chicago, largely due to increased gain in grain, provisions and railroad share speculations. Domestic money markets easier. Mercantile col lections north and northwest are slow. The New York stock market this week has been a scene of wild speculation. In Heading which made considerate advance on somewhat indefinite prospect that the reorganization plan will favorable to the stock. Manipulation on the largest scale seems to be at the bottom of it. This gave a decided impe tus to the market. The week's transac tions aggregated 3,888,136 shares against 2,395,170 of the preceding week, and I,909,822 of the corresponding week in 1*H5. Heading constituted about 1,070,000. Bonds firm advanciog in anticipation of large demand for investment after January 1st. At the West and South the pig iron market is quite active. Some South cru furnaces have left the market owing to alwence of stocks and heavy orders ahead. During this week wheat options, Chicago and New York advanced 4(<i)4je, and spot 4c. per bushel on increasing exports and »peculation and smaller stocks abroad. Renewed strength is quite pronounced and the opinion gaius ground that a permanent gain in wheat prices lias finally begun. Indian corn went ljc. higher, with »mall stocks and heavier demand, and wheat flour w ith a better inquiry for ex port and reduced production] lias liecu marked up 15c. per barrel. Dry goods at first bauds remain dull and steady, except ginghams which tend up ward. Woolens are only firm, prints s lower. It' 1 •_ A.J I I.. t— f MUVI m t'UC\ IUI laiii.iii/i .»i/ij mj salus which are off .">ulo per cent from pre vions auction prices The I/Ouimana sugar crop now estimate«] at 1 ft),000 hogshead* lia« been reduce*! from previous estimates. There in more activity in liojf product*. Speculative markets are in sympathy witli an upward turn in grain prices, owing to an increasing outside demand. Pork ad vanced $2 per barrel, and Western stcaiu larn Jc per pound on the week. Ou tlx whole, the week was marked by a distind increase speculation at all point*. The total number of failure« iu th« United States reported to linuhtrrrC* thii week show 23*<, against 201 in last week, and 217 in week one year ago. The total from January 1 to date is 1#,4«X>, againsl 10,253 in 188f>. Canada had 1,179 failures this year against 1,183 last year, and 1,21»7 in 1**1, Colored l'iigUUt* h(hl. 8t. Paix, December 3.—The ten-round prize fight, l^ueensbury rules, with two itunce gloves, lietween Frank Johnson I colored I, of New York, and kuown as the Illock .Star, and Hilly Wilson (colore*!), ol St. Paul, which occurred last night, ended in a draw. Pat Killen seconded the Star, und Tommy Chandler acted for Wilson. M. J. Koche acted as referee. There wen 1,000 people in the audience and the fighl was for the receipts. Wilson prove«I the more skillful of the two, scoring foui points to the Star's one, but neither scored a knock-down. In none of the round*: »a» any close lighting done except in the tenth and last one. The Star lost his wind and would have been whipped had Wilson closed on him. At the close Wilson chal lenged Johnson to tight without glove* foi fô<»0 or $1,000. The challenge was ac cepted, but no time fixed for the tight. Ctr-l/ixl* of U«« Htof k Vrr*tlug. Chicago, l>c«-ember 3.—The report reached here that two hundred and forty car-loads of live stock are in danger ol freezing on the Streator branch of the C., B. Ay. The bridge over Fox river ii broken and a number of trains bave been compelled to await the repairing of it rhe trains should have been at the stock fards at 7 o'clock this morning. The National Penitentiary. WASHINGTON, December 3.--Itepresen tative Jamea, of New York, hassecured th« »ndorsement of various prison reform asso ciations and philanthropic organizations for his bill to establish a national peniten tiary, and will endeavor to secure its paa lage this winter. CENTENNIALBLOWOUT STATES DELEGATES AT PHILADELPHIA COMPLETE THE PROGRAMME For Ik« Célébration of the Centennial Auimry of the Proaulfatkm of the Federal Ooosbtati»— A Grand Affair to Be the Retail— The Invited Guest*. Philadelphia. December 3.—At to day's session of the Convention of Stele delegate« to arrange for a celebration of ÜM Centennial anniversary of the promulga tion of the federal constitution, a perman ent organization was formed, with Hon. Jno. A. Kanon, of Iowa, President, and Henry Cabot Lodge, of Massachusetts, and Col. James A. Hoyt, of South Carolina, Vice-Presidents. The following exe cutive sub-commission was appointed by the chairman: Pennsylvania, Arnos K. Little; Virginia, Wm. Wirt Henry; Massachusetts, Henry Gabot l«odge; South Carolina, Col. Jas. A Hoyt; Maryland, General Clinton B. l*aine; Indiana, Chas. H. Kleve; New York, Ed ward F. Jones; Ohio, Alfred F. Gor ham; Missouri, Thon. T. Santt; Mississippi, Marcellus Grew; Michigan, Judge J anses V. Campbell; Connetirut, Henry C. Kobbins; Dakota, N. Q. onlw.iv. The programme for tl»» mdihrntlnn reported yrtterJa^pr^BTjoint Conference Com mittee was discussed at some length. Several amendments were agreed to and THE l'ROUKA MMR was finally adopted at follows: First—That there l»e an oration and poem in commemoration of the signing of the constitution. Second—That there lie a military dis play in which the United States shall be invited, tobe represented by each branch of its military and naval service and the sev eral States and Territories and the District of Columbia by their militia aud volun teer servit*« aud that the Prcsideut be re quested to designate officer* to command the same. Third—That there be an industrial pro cession and display. Fourth—That invitations to participât* in the celebration lie extended to the President of the United States, ami his Cabinet, that the Federal, Judiciary, Con gress, and the Kepresentative* of all De partment« of the National Government, to the Governors of each State and Territo ries; to tbc Judiciaries and legislators of the same and Representatives oft he several Department* thereof; to the Commisaionero of the District of Columbia, and to the various civic organization» and aasocia ti. m- of the Union, and that the resident representatives of foreign Government* having friendly relations with the United States be invited to l»e present at the erection of a suitable mémorial in the city of Philadelphia, commemorative of the nigning and adop tion of tlie constitution aud the progran of the nation sinçe that period. A resolution was adopted requesting aid aud co-operation of Congress in the cele bration and calling ii|m>ii those Statm and Territories not yet represented to send del egates to the commission as early as pos sible. A telegram WM received from Washing ton containing invitation to the delegaUM to attend a meeting of citizens in Wash ington on Tuesday next, in furtherance of a celebration of the anniversary of the discovery of America by Columbus. Adjourned. HKF.D'S l)KKAU ATIOX. Tb« Kiport'a Kr port Im tlir koilh HatUl Kallrti«<l INrrriur«. Boston, Ik^-emher 3. The Jowrnnl to day miyn tluit on Tuesday the expert ac countant presented to th«> director* of the South Ihmton Kail rood the reeult« up to tint day of hin i instigation into Kred'n irregularities. The ilirecton were un willing to gi%-c tin* information for publi cation, hut it had transpired that tb» HUtnft named wer« a iwh deficit of IIW), 000; » complete wiping out of tin- nurplun of about $70,000; and the over-iiwu« or re i*»ne, of 1,100 «harm of stock with a value of $110,000 at the prevailing market prie« lietore the defalcation wan known. This make* a total of $.'140,000 in round num ber» an the amount of money taken by the treasurer. In ntating tbin 1*2to,'MM) an the total amount it abould lie explained tbat the ouMtionn ol the liabilities of the company for certain for certain stock«, not«« and draft* have Mill to lie decided, and tbat by the coiupany'n vie* of Uir liability Umi amount would lie largely increaaed. While tbedirertorn will not admit th* figure« named to lie the rorrert on», y* no apecific denial in made. A KfMiililnr r»ll*4. Ha* PlAIFtKO, Deceralier 3. —Tb« failure« of Kotiert F. Morrow, a prominent capitalint, John McKenzie, a stock broker, and Kullman St Co., broker«, wer« an nounced to-day. Morrow, who f.ir many yearn baa be«» a {imminent figure of UtM ! city, ban been netting 'Valla" on ntorka, and the boom in price« entailed a la« to him of a quarter of a million dollar«, fie claimn to lie ntill worth a million over hi« liability*. MarKenrie'aloMwn are $100,000. Koilman & Co. nay tbeir lorn I« fi/i.OOO. Tbey expect to reopen in a few day*. WRKK I all I mold winh me, (ml, gloriotM, and free. Flrnt (lower oftbemrtb and firnt gem of the am. lAfe «till would not lie worth living, if I had chronic 1 rheumatism, and ooaidn't get HnJvation OIL Minlfr Clothing. Great Sacrifice —rom ru k— NEXT THIRTY DAYS. ■T T=tT?.TT .T .TTOS WILL OFFER HIS ENTIRE STOCK OF READY MADE CL0THIH6, PIECE GOODS AND Furnishing Goods, AT AND BELOW COST. Oar Stock it yet tupteto ani time wfce call earty wM have tti advantage. Do net May year coatof, BUT COME AT ONCE tad be convinced that we do ae we ad«« Um. J.BRILLES UU MAC STREET.