Evening Gazette

              V"D« 1 ... . -  *C| ■ -A.-—♦ *- g*- * A 4, iw tVjUr ? J MIIMM 1014. 1 m*~ *~r PITTSTON, PA., TUESDAY. OCTOBER 2i Is 1886. j TWO OIMTS. | T« OmM Par Wok, WOUNDED. DEVOURED BY A' LION. THE PRieiDEtfT'8 AFFAIRS IN EUROPE. SORGHUM EXPERIMENTS. « HE DECLINES TO RE8IGN. A Democratic Politician Bays Ho Win Hat Depart From His iasssssst Plans. Boston, Oct. 80.—A Washington special to The Record saysi Since the Ohio election several prominent and Influential Democrats, at least one western senator and several representatives, have been to the White House to reason with Mr. Cleveland. They have gone there to convince him of what they conceive to be the error of his ways, and they have oosna away more disturbed than ever. I bfart that *U IuMra|ii( to tka A ttepubllcan PortmuUr JjUfuu* to W Crowded Out of W)LD BEA8T8 E8CAPE FROM A MUCH SMOKE, ElflT VERY LITTLE Grower# of the Can*. HORRIBLE SCENES'AT THE PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD ACCIDENT. Montpklier, Vt, Oct aft-Tbero istotense excitement here orer the postoffice squabble. The Republicdh Incumbent is a W. Wine, whose term does not expire for three years. The Democratic candidates are F. H. Basoomband N. A. Mead. Hiram Atkins, chairman of the Democratic stats committer backs Bascomb. The latter is on trial a second tims (or liquor silling. At his first trial Postmaster Wing defended him and second a disagreement. Mr. Wins described an interview between himself and Mr. Atkins WRECKED CIRCU8 TRAIN. FLAME. Wabhiwotom, Ojt 20.—The oxpj. lmsoti Dado by the commissioner of agricjltnre Cn sorghum cane at Ottawa, Kan mi. bar j leea concluded. Prof. H. W. Wiley, who tad charge of tbese experiment'--, has mad# lis preliminary report to the commi sioaer, rom which the folio win - tacts are tak;n: Tliey Create a Eanle la a Village, and a Little Boy Becomes Their Prey. The Villagers Afraid to Venture Outside. A Subsidence of the Martial Fever la Bulgaria—Servia Will Probably Not Fight—Mlohael Davltt Praises Gladstone — Other Foreign Items. The Bodies of Victims fond Cut to Piwfi-A Careless Telegraph Operator lUspooalMa 'far the Awful Calamity—He la Arrested. The yield of sugar from tbo can? was nore than ninety-nine per ont, only rwelre hundredthi of 1 per ce:it. boiug eft in the waste water* anJ exhausted ships. Tne yield of crudi sugar (:bat it as t comas from the vacuum pan) neat ai ligh as 380 pounds par tcto, fully double lat of tha or.it lary mjtho Is. .HkWAJUt, Oct »—The wreck of the train* which were in collision Sunday night lay about the Pennsylvania railroad track.', near the ooal chute, beyond the Hackensack river bridge, all day. Scarcely ted the message announcing the disaster reached Jersey City when a wrecking train .was dispatched to the scene of the accident. The relief (rain was equipped with derricks, ropes an 1 appliances to lift the engines and a crew of fifty skilled track repairers were on boaivl. At the soene of the wreck there were willing pedple dolus all that they could to alleviate the sufferings of the injured and trying to extricate the dead. As the courageous band removed the sufferers one by one they were laid upon the floor of on* of the relief oars. Many of the victims vers unconscious, but several were in lull possession of their faculties. The pd» Woman whose two bleeding stumps wwe being dressed by a train hand smiled peacefully and said witbperMMootnpo*ire: •"Idon't mind losing my legs if I can only Mvs, for I have a little baby." The saddest the dead were Xntiy laid by themselves. No word of comment wai mads pa they were set apart in the baggage ckr and blanksts laid over them. TH was not until the early sun had passed that attention was directed to a red flannel shirt beneath the oyllnder of the engine, under this the body of a 7-year-old boy lay, with the boiling water dripping on it His scalded flash was so hot that in removing the unfortunate lad to a stretcher several hands were burned. Under the forward wheel* of the engine the charred form of another boy, perhaps 0 years of m was found. The two children were dreseed alike, and each grasped in his hand his little woolen mp of tke pattern so common about Castle Garden. The boys were till bo buried together. While the search was going on a braid of hair and a rubber comb were observed beneath the wreck of the tender. Carefully the great tank was lifted and the head of a woman was found. A tew feet distant the limbless trunx apmsriil It wai clothed in a. red flannel During the latter part of the forenoon • fourth body was discovered beneath the gesat driving wheel. The remains were too JNrribly mangled and charred to be reoog niaed as human, and but for the dress would bs flung aside unknown. It is not unlikely that there are many more viotims confined beneath the weight of the wreck. At30qt.fi o'clock the lag of a boy, incased in aboot, and a piece of a skull as large as a man's band, were found under the rear driving whfal' of the locomotive, and an •h««r after dark the body of • boy abortt 14 Was found under the Are boot The skull . wes crushed in, and both lags ware cut ofi at the knees. The body had been pounded into the mud and was unrecognisable Al. the bodies and parts of bodies found during the day ware sent to the morgue in Jersey Memphis, Oct 80.—There is a reign of terror in th-3 Vicinity of 9t Francis, Ark., a villagj twduty miles west of this city, on the Memphis, Springfield and Kansas City railroad. Said one of them: The president feels uneasy. He realises that there is a growing gulf between him and his party, and he is ready enough to talk about the trouble, but before he bad said a dosen words it becomes apparent that he doesn't feel the uneasiness on bis own account. He at once assumes the position that his policy is 0 correct tiling, and from this standpoint carries on the discission. Loudon, Oct. 30.—A spirit of optimism regarding the eastern situation si ii p.-r-vaila in all the European centers if in' irmttinn. This hopefulness is based chiefly upon the assumption that Servia wiii bo obidient to the dictates of Austria and the other great powers, but it is still doubtful whether Servia will be tractable. The Servian minister in London, in an interview with a Cable News correspondent, confirmed the report that King Milan had refused an audience to tbe Bulgarian envoys who were recently seal tp hi(p at Nissa. This looks as though the Servian monarch was taking the bit between his teeth, but it may be intended, like the movement of Servian troops on the Bulgarian frontier, merely to keep up appearances. There is on the whole little doubt that King_ Milan will obey the dictum of the powers unless he feels very sure that be has strong backers. On tbe other side of the Bulgarian frontier there has been a ludicrously sudden subsidence of the martial fever. The cost ol the war preparations has frightened the people of eastern Roumelia, and Prince Alexander is experiencing great difficulty In maintaining the army be has raised. "He came into my office the other evening, said Mr. VWng, "and said be wanted to talk on postoffice matters. After a while be said that he wanted to have this office settled before congress meets, as after that it would be hard to get anything done. Then he plainly demanded my resignation, to take effect Jan. 1, or else, he said, he would have me removed. He'Added that he had enough influence to cause my removal. I told Mr. Atkins that ao chairman of a state oommitte D had made me postmaster, and I should not tender my reAtjrntttiati to him. I said that I did not recognize his right to demand it. As for any charge against n)£ I know (hat the office Was well managed,, and so far as politics is concerned, I have taken noac'ive part other than to distribute a few tickets last election day. I shall not resign, but if they want to relieve me, all •Mat." The woo3s are filled with fierce tigers, lipiii, Jaguars, hyenas and other animals eras/ with the taste of blood, and the in. habitants of the little village are barricaded in thair houses, eafhestly praying for relief to arrive. Boa oonstrictors freed from their cases crawl through the deserted streets, and the howls of the laughing hyenas make sleep Impossible. A crowd of villagers had assembled on the depot platform awaiting the arrival of the train containing (John B. Doris1 circus and menagerie. The train consisted of twenty cars, and waa just rushing into the j»rd at a good speed when the engine ran off the track, followed by a doaan cars containing the animals. The big performing elephant, 141 years old, became craied with fear, and breaking through the side of hit car as if it were but pasteboard, dashed towards the asaemtted people trumpeting loudly and waving 'Ms trunk frantically in the air. While The people werj rushing to their homes for shelter many of the other animals escaped rom the overturned M, .and the streets Df the village were soon filled with them. The big elephant snatched the 10-year-old 10* of druggist John Anaon from the stoop Df his father's residence and threw the boy i distance of twenty feet. While the child ay groaning, the big lion Jupiter broke rom hi* cage, followed by the lioness Juno ' - *—1 cubs. They quickly tore the Dnd the hyenas and jackals 'it over the tones. .. seemed mad with exdteplacing his immense head iar containing the tigers he and broke open the cages. The process of carbonatation, that is, idding a large excess of lime to tba juice, ind then precipitating it with cirbouic tcid, was completely successful. The proluct obtained was lighter ia color a id inorj Dalatable than that of the usual method of defection, and the sarin] in scum4 bv tbii net hod is estimate 1 to be at leas 10 per Mat. The difficulties encountered were entirely of a mechanical nature, and are lastly overcome. , The proprietors of the Franklin sugar works at Ottawa, Kansas, where these experiments were made, are very enthusiastic Dver the outcome of the experiments, and Dxpress the belief that they will prove the lalvatlon of the sorghum sugar industry. llie gentleman was aske4 if there W likely to be any cbange in the president1! policy by reason of the defeat in Ohio and a prospective loei of New York. " Not a bit of it,' was the reply; "he was dead set d his oourwand wouldn't change from it if every Democratic itati wu to -go Republican. He can't see that tbsre is anything for him to lota from the Oiiio election. If New York goes Demftcratlc he will take it as a justification of his coarse; if it goes the other way, he will think it ik becawe the party has drifted M»y from his high stand* ant" *  EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH. SPORTING NEWS. Th« Onuaell Considers tha FndNllurba CoDtronnx—A Common Servlee Book. HE SAVEO MANY LIVES. Baelag a* Ivy City aad Bright** Beaeh. Pbii.adelnhia, Oct 80.—At tbe union at tbe annual convention of tbe general xwncil of tbe Evangelical Lutheran ohucch 1 North Amanca, tha council proceeded to oonslder tbe request of tbe Hew York miuisterium to take some action relative to the iredestl□ arlan controversy. After discutdori a committee was appointed to prepare % minute on the Application of the New York minlsterium. A Man's Presence ft Mind Averts • The autumn meeting of the National Jockey club begun at Ivy City. The weather was all that oould be desired and the attendance good. The traCft was in capital order. First race won by Strathpeey. Lulu second, Frank Ward third. Time, Matuals paid $t. 55. Second race—For all ages. Barnum wdh. Bam Brown second, Sic* third. Time, 8:86. Mutuals paid $14.80. Third race—Mile dash far all ages, welter freight. Farewell woo. Mil Us secood. Time, 1:48. Mutuals paid *».«5. But two started. Billiards aad Baseball Political Plots In Spsls. Dreadful Tragedy. « Sr. Louis, Oct. 2a—'At 4:80 n fire brok out in the baseMent Of Holman Bros.' pape box factoryk N«v 9 South Commercial street The build in# wan Ave stories high, and upoi the third, fourth and fifth floor* seventj girls, ranging from 18 to 80 years of age. were working. Owing to the inflammable nature of the basement. * " a storeroom, the fire ' idly. One of the J d lately rushed up tho shop, and began assisting girls to escape. A par* down the stairway, bu' being closed before al' girls who had escaped Ly declaring that mai* burning building. A were about to enter t' the unfortjpates wf upon the roof, where ing girls, and from tl escaped to adjoining Holman's prompt and — , i,,,  of the girU would undou btedly have perished. The building was completely gutted. Lose, 910,000; partially insured. Loudon, Oct. 30. —There has recently been an alarming revival of Be publican activity and plot* on the northern and western frontiers of Spain. M*j. Castillo and ex-Minister Salvachea, who are active insnrgents, have been traced to Lisbon and will probably be extradited baok to Spain, as the Spanish and Portuguese government* are now on very friendly tejips. There is less complalianoe on the part of France, loud complaints are made to the effect that Franc* gives shelter to the revolutionary propagandists, and that she is aware tha the smuggling of arms from Franoe into Spain is extensively pr so Used, but yet she refuses to interfere. 'Vw'iciL""aed M1 two cv gained headway rap- I . to , ( n olman brothers tony I ulj italr» Into the wg*. "^g ««alu . ol inn got MUmt the ear t that point ot;«gm» it oTar Tot out, tho •» '«■!' Ths mielD at b lofrifled the .mRH f, ; were yrtjjgW (be .treat. n."n?.by Of «r*W In flying to their m u.bt°*rCOT' sJ££iS burned to _ \owhl Bottor Mr. crawled tbrougL tocided action many D—7 Rev. Dr. Schmucker preen ted tha report af the Joint committee! of the general iynod in tbe United States, the general council, and the general ay nod couth, on a 3ommon service book for all English speaking Lutherans, 'this report has already been unanimously aiopted by the general synod north. Dr. Schmucker said the question of text had not yet been considered by the committee in full. Alterations will undoubtedly be required in rubrical directioni. A resolution waa adopted that the general committee rejoices at what has been accomplished, and requests tha committee to proceed with the work. tlood infdriated the bitter ani- T men who had ventured were forced to seek safety 'residences. mining the snakes, same of oyer fifteen feet in length, ind many of the reptiles were Imth. Those whioh escapsd the streets hissing with Fourth race—For 3-year olds, six furlong*. Bess woo. Elk wood second, The Bard third. Time, 1:17. Hutnala paid $10,18. Fifth race—For all ages, one mile and one furlong. Sovereign Pat won, Winds ail aeoond, Bonnie S third. Time, 1;59. Mu tuali paid $13.9ft Chamberlain Makes a Brilliant Speech. London, Oct 9a—Mr. Joeeph Chamberlain delivered a brilliant ipeeoh before a caucus meeting at Birmingham. He slashed Lord Churchill right and left and spoke ol him as the once bright particular star now eclipsed by the heavy hand of his master, Salisbury. ~ His much vaqnted brilliancy had disappeared and ooarsa, flatulent abase alone remained. Mr. Chamberlain concluded his address with a terrific outburst of eloquenoe, pleading for extension of the liberties of the people and beseeching them to have confidence in the democracy. 8c atthusiastic a meeting haa seldom been wit* nsnsnd in Birmingham. l»*jr York, Oct 20.— The first race at Brighton Beach was for maidens, with selling alio wane 3s, seven furlong*. ' Foam first, Le Logo? second, Leon Idas third. Time, 1:81*. Mutuals paid $49.80. At Brighton Beach. passion. The villager* kept op a fusil ad e of re volvers and shotguns upon the animals, am gradually drove them Into the woods. Ilk big-elephant was captured by hie keepei and returned to his oar, and several of the Other animals were corralled by the circus employeei and confined in their—cages. There are still several bloodthirsty animals roaming in the woods near the village, and many of the inhabitants are afraid to venture upon the streets. NATIONAL PRISON CONGRE8S. Advocating a System to Supplant Ooe- DtrrBorr, Oct. 10.—Tbe National Prison association congress, in session in this city, discussed "The piece price plan of prison labor." This system, by which tile convicts work under the supervision of the prison management, and their products are sold at a stipulated pries pjr piece, was warmly advocate 1 by Gen. Brinkerhoff, and Dr. Sogers, of the O-iio s.ate ooard of corrections and char .ties; E A. Brock way, of tha Elmira, N. Y., reformatory, and other*. The Ohio delegates said that the new system had, since its recent adoption in tbe.r state, proved more profitable than the contract system, aC well as prodtactire of bet* tar discipline and a higher moral tone in tha prisons. Mr. Brock way outlined a plan by which he would make the prison an industrial community, each convict working at what he oould do best, each being charged with all his expenses, and paid a fair price for his prooucts. Tbe contract system was defended by Prof. Frauds Warland, of Yale college, and Charles B. Falton, of Chicago. tract Labor—lis Advantages. mas Harwood'a Funeral Servloea. Haw Haven, Oct 80.—At 2:80 p. m. occurred tlie funeral services over the body of the lata Miss Alida Vien-Schaick HaTwooJ, daughter of Rar. Dr. Harwood, of Trinity Episcopal church, of thia oity. The sarvioe Erst rendered was that of the Roman Catholic church, Bev. Father MoGivney officiating. Miss Huwod attached haraelf to the Roman faith a few years ago. Between 3 and 4 pm. the body was removed to Trinity church. Hare Bishop Williams, of the dioceae of Connecticut, conducted the regular Episcopal burial service. There was a large gathering of New Haven people at the church, among them many, clergymen. The servioea by Father McGivney were strictly private, none but members of (tie family being admitted. TBs interment will occur at Hempstead, L. I. A cable dispatch received to-day says that Truman Hemiof way, of Hew York, and his bride, the recently eloping sister of the deceased, have sailed from Barope for Hew York. Tho second race was • selling parte of three-quarters of a mil*. Ben Thompson first. Belle B seoond, Baltaisr third. Time, 1,16%. Mutual, paid 115.90. The third race waj a selling pur»e of a mile and a furlong. Jack of Hearts first, Joe Murray second, Joe Howell third. Time, 1:57*. Mutuals paid $44.00. Glasgow, Oct 30.— Michael Davltt addressed an immense audience in this city. Ha denounced the Tories without stint, and expressed fear that Irishmen would indirectly assist them by rating against the liberals in order to secure parliamentary advantage. Ta avert this he urged a union of Irishmen with the Radicals. He praised Mr. Gladstone's past servloes, and hoped that the Liberal leader would jet liTe to secure Irish independence. Davltt Praises Gladstone. The fourth race was three-quarters of a mile. Jim Ren wick flaat, Pericles second. Rush brook third. Time, 1:19- Mutual* paid $44.85. The fifth race was a consolation purse of a mile. Battledore first, Contessa second: Audacity third. Tims, 1:45. Mutuals paid ♦27.30.  THREE MCN ON TRIAL. lbs. Fisher's Alleged Murderers Answering tar Their Crime. HacKMMAck, N. Oct. 2ft — The trial of the three young meu—fatur, Dahn and Schick—accused of murdering Mrs. Catherine J. Vlsber at Fort Lea on Sept. 18, was commenced in the county court house hare before Judge Dixon end a Jury. Four witnesses were examined regarding the finding of the body. Ctty. Tbomaa P. Pratt, the telegraph operator at Marion, waa arrested, charged with :G*nc cauaed the accident Pratt t* 90 rears old and ia an experienced operator. Be atrC he waa adrlaad by his friend ■ to bat refined to do ea f1oitlM thief of police Pratt Mid: "I will traUL I made a miatake. lahoqld have shown the red light, bat I showed the liaktoMi I waa under the lmpreasiou that & emigrant train was ail right and Was confident that 1 waa doing my duty. The inalnraat train paaeed me at 8:18 and the waaaaru express at 8:91" Pratt ia now a prisoner at polios headquarters in Jersey fotar nine bodies have been recovered, andwelve people are more or lea severely injured, soma, it ia believed, fatally. It ia abdttght that several bodies are still uwler the wreck.  Professional Billiard lata. Nxw York, Oct 90.—Many people visited Schaefer and Bmeriches billiard parlors to witness Schaefer's final exhibition ban prior to bis participation in the grand international billiard tournament, which take* place shortly in Caioago. It was the verdict of the spectators that Maurice VigD naux has greatly improved during his absence from this country. Ha defeated Bexton easily by a score of ISO to 110. Several other experts gave exhibitions. London, Oct. 90."—Lord Randolph Churchill delivered a campaign speech ai Lynn-Regis. He was interrupted by tlu continued bowls of a compact body of Radicals who endeavored to silenoe the speaker. His speech was very prosy and contained nothing calculated to arouse enthusiasm. Ha abandoned his old aggressive tactict and appeared as a time-worn Tory. Lord Churchill Bowled Dowu. Many ladies occupied seats in the gallery. The prisoner* maintained a calm demeanor. Their lawyers, Judge Hoffman, of Jersey City; Zepfl Ward, of and P. W. Stagg, sat near them in consultation. A Wife Charges Her B as band With Lawyer Ridgway, who took charge of the murdered woman's remains, was an interested spectator. The trial will probably consume the entire week. Ward's Trial Again Postpone*. Murder. Niw York, Oct 90. —When the can of Vta-dlnand Ward wm called tha district attorney asked for a postponement on account of tha illneis of a chief witness—ttaj New Havkn, Oct 90.—Mrs. John Lowell, of the town of Branford, charges her husband with tha murder of bis three- weelis old shild. She says that on Sunday morning her husband, who ia a lock maker, came home intoxicated. He {wiled ber out of bed, and seising the child t&rew it with great violence to the floor. Tha baby lived but a short time. Its is covered with bruises, and on the head are many mark* of violence. Lowell's version of the story cannot be learned, but by some of his friends it is olaimed that the wife ia equally to blame for the death of the child. TTie coroner is investigating the matter, and it is very likely that Lowell will be plaoed under arrest The people of the town are very much excited over the affair. At New York—New York, S; Metropolitan,At Philadelphia—Philadelphia, •; Athletics, &  London, Oct. ao. —United States Minlstei Phelps and Consul General Waller were guests at a dinner given by the city guilds. Much enthusiasm prevailed, and a great deal of mutual admiration was indulged in. Mr. Phelps diplomatically praised everything and everybody, and Mr. Waller lauded the city's ancient privilege* and excellent dinners. Minister Phelps Bate a Good Dinner. late cashier of the defunct Marine bank— and also owing to the fact of Warner baring been Indicted on Batumi ay. The district attorney announced that he was ready to try Ward on a new indictment. Ward'i counsel said that bis client had all along been ready to mget the iisue on tha Indictments which were founi during the sum. mer, but be maintained he bad not ba t time to study the new indictment After some further discusilon it was decided that the trial should be commented nest Thursday Boston, Oc-. 20.—A story oomes from NewYorkthattlte Transcontinental association has notified the Pacific Mail company that at the expiration of 80 days ita monthly subsidy payments will be stopped. President Adams, of the Union Pacific, had bad no information on the subject, but presumed it was correct, as the Southern Pacific people had been very arbitrary in their dealings, and the other lines were justified in withdrawing from the association. Mr. Adnms bad talked the Pacific Msil subject over with Assistant Secretary Jo neks i» Washington, and that gen. tleman emphatically denied that he intended to pursue the course attributed to him by some newspapers. No More Pmlfic Mall flnbsldy. Election Frauds In Okto. New Yoax, Oct. 90.—A Columbus dispatch to The World (Dem.) says the city was startled and excited at noon by the discovery mads by the board of election canvasser* that a forgery had been eommltted in the Fourth ward, by which 800 votes had been added to the Democratic column wltt a view of stealing a member of the legislature. The Thirteenth ward returns' were found to have been tampered with, which would elect Young (Dem.) to the legislature, while it is known he is defeated. The correspondent says that the returns muit have bean abstracted from the oounty clerk's office, and that respectable Democrats are indignant at the affair. He charges that John McLean is responsible for it. The correspondent claims to have reliable information giving the Republicans, outside of Hamilton county, three on joint ballot A Journeyman Bricklayers' HalL Pm.iMi.nn. Oct 9a—The new hall of tbe Journeymen Bricklayers' Protective association, on Broad street, above Fairmount avenue, wai (Indicated. Rjv. B. L llagoon, IXD., of the Broad Street Baptist ehurch. who aarved an apprenticeship at '.bricklaying over half a century ago, made tha opening prayer. K H. Campbell, ■aha li lean of the dadlaaUon .committee, then "formally presented tbe building to the association. The hall was received on behalf the association by Stephen J. Hatheroa.il, a member, who represents the Thirtylint ward in the state legislature. After tise speech tanking the members of the aa«o«4attCm gave a street parade. Aran* Oct. SO. —The war feeling bnrC is very strong, particularly among the soldiers, who are clamoring to be led intC battle against the Turks. A great deal the feeling is due to inflammatory speeches which several Of the cabinet ministers haw delivered ffibin the last few days. Greeks Want to Wight Turkey. Committed Suicide Hear Grant's Tomb. Nxw You, Oct aa— Albert Unger, 19 Tears of age, a salesman for Steinhar t Bros., No. 854 Broadway, committed suiodj near Gen. (Iran's tomb in Rirarside He oad been notioed by a number oi people, seated beneath a tree reading a newspaper. Two sharp reports were heard soon afterward, and upon inrestigation it was found that had shot himself twice, once in the mouth and agadi in the right ear. On Saturday last ho was di • charged, and depression orer this fact 1C thought to hara been tha oauw of his suicide. He was unmarrbJ. Aa Eventful Day at the White House. Washington, Oct 90.—Thia waa an eventful one at the executive mansion in the way of receptions. The public reception began at 1 p. m., and at 9 o'clock the members of the Baltimore Presbyterian synod called in a body to pay their respects to tbe president, and twenty lodges of adored Odd Fellows of the district, *ho celebrated the thirth-ninth anniversary of colored Odd Fellowship in Washington, arrived at the aams hour, and waited in the mansion grounds and adjacent streets with banda playing, while the Preabyteriana ware paying their respects. After the synod reception the president walked outoD the front portico and reviewed the colored prooesaiou aa it marched past the mansion. London Personals. Burglar* Dura a Stare and Houses. Sr. Louis. Oct. 30.—A special to The Poet-Dispatch from Chattanooga, Tenn., says: Thieves entered the supply stores of the Tredegar Iron and Niil company at 9 A. M. and stole soveral hundred dollars' worth of goods. They then set fire to the building, and the store and two adjoining houses were burned to the ground. M J. Broderick, of the supply stores, narrowly escaped being burned to death. London, Oct 20.—Miss Ellen Terry is ill and unable to keep bar engagements. The Duke of Abercoru is improving, and hopes are entertained of his recovery. A Farmer Murdered With u Ax. Maatsr tar (fea Purpose ot Bobbery. Toudo Oct 19,—Joseph SohiUlea. a German, bad a quarrel with another German named David BngeL The two were talking whan Schullsa drew a revolver and Jred, thaahot taMog, effect In Engel'a forehand between tha eyes. Sehulles waa arCrested at SsW a. w. on the charge ot murder. Kngel died at half past eight The police .advance the theory that the ahoouug was 4ooa (or purpose ot robbery, aa it was known that Bngal had aome money on bia Killed Bis' Slst^-la-Law. Br. Louis Got. 20.—The following s pedal to The Pott Dispatch was received from Lexington, Mo.: ''News has jnst been brought to town of the murder oi Mr. Geo. Clark, a prominent stock farmer living about three miles from town, by Alexander Traughboy. The woapon used was an ax. A brother of Clark came in for the officers, bat gave little or no information concerning the matter. Trangbboy immediately after the murder mounted a horse and made his escape." . Ban Fbancisoo, Oct 90.—John Karnaghan, a saloon-keeper on Fourth street, beat out the brains of his sister-in-law, Mia Martha Hood, with a carpenter's hammer. Thetsanseof the attack was an article in a mornipg paper a few days ago which Keipaghan attributed to Miss Hood. She is still alive, but will die, as her skull it fractured. A Hie Kaglneerlag Work. Another Ballroad Accident. Ottawa, Oct 20.— Experts who ware sent to report on the scheme tDr connecting Prince El ward Island with the main lan I by tunneling Northumb3r)and straits hail reported favorably, anl work will shortly be commenced. Senator Howlan, who originated the idea, is here making arrangements with the gorarnmant for a subsidy. Vernon Smith will super'ntand the work, in connection with which he will leare imD mediately for New York, where ha will make tbe preliminary arrangements with the capitalists of that olty who are taking hold of the project New Orleans, Oct. 30.— At Hauvs station, five miles above the city, at 9 o'clock a train on the Mississippi Valley road struok an open switch and a general smssh followed. John PCndergast, who was on the engine, was serionsiy injured, and several other passengers we»e slightly hurt The switch had been intentionally misplaced. •' -H C Toaehlng Scene la a Court Koom. Syracuse, Oct 80.—George C. Lee, a fry prior imr Bald wins vlUe, bad in his employ until recently a young German named Frederick Schmidt On the 0th lmt Mi* Lee and her 5-year-old daughter left home, ostensibly to rigtt the woman'* sister, in this city. Lee afterward found her 11 Ting here with Schmidt. Suit for the cuatody of the child waa heard hare. Pending decision, the Judge ordered the child placed in the father11 care. Wbea aba started to leave the courtroom the ohild clung to bar mother, and had to be forcibly removed by the father. The mother fainted, and nearly all those present were moved to tsar*. Minister Carry's Appointment. Washington, Oct 80. —Secretsuy Bayard says ha has heard nothing of ths protest of the Catholics of Richmond against the appointment of Rev. Dr. Curry, th« Baptist preacher, as minister to flpain. CONDENSED NEWS. fteeMsg Fatality from a Pipe. Canon Farrar says President Cleveland is • well-informed man. Oa&wra, Kan.. Oct 30.—A terrible a» '4hal ooourred near here. Mr. -Lander, a tanner, accompanied by his wife, two ohiland Mrs. SUoJl started for home in a term wagon after mating a number of purahasss, among which was ten pounds of 'powder. A short distance from town Lan-Jar, to lighting a pipe, dropped a spark on the powder, wnioh ignited, throwing every out V tba wegon and fcillln* Mrs. Lan«r Instantly. The fear otters cannot live. Visa Protected by Lew, Walt Whitman, "the good gray poet," it in poor health. His eyesight is vary bad. Secretary Bayard says our relations with Mexico are mora cordial th«n they have (or along time. St. Louis, Oct 30.—Judge Ndonan dismissed several suits brought by the Yoking Men's Christian association for the suppression of immoral houses situated within 300 feet of the headquarters of the association. The juige holds that the law forbidding such houses within 300 feet ot any church cannot be extended so as to protect the association's builling. Lowell, Maes., Oci. Ml—Five girls, Mm oldest 14 the youngeet 11, were arrested ix a state of groveling drunkenness. They have not been home for weeks, and will bit sent to the state industrial school. Young Olt-ls Arrested for Draakeaaeee. •fit* N. T. ud N. K. tUUrMt, Borrow, Oct BO.—Receiver Clark, of the New York an J New England railroad, laid: "I think it very probable that the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad will control this road after my withdrawal. I have for the past twgive yearn considered that the interact* at the two roads were to interwoven that the New Haven road would eventually oome to «o look upon the matter and make tome to that D—ct. I do not know, however, when such wtU be brought about, but I feel that it most' be eventually." Rear Admiral Temple and Sir John Rose, of w»igl»i»d| ware among the president's callers. Strikers Iksses Qsi Hon. F. O. Prince has aooepted the Democratic nomination for gorvnor of Massachusetts.A Means of Idea U float I on. Killed at a Heaps Nmw OttiMxm, Oct 90. —At a ball given at Bpaniah Fort, Albert OUuseen raked a disturbance. An officer attempted to arrest him and was compelled to draw his club. He was aeiasd by Maodi of Harass«u, and the Utter 4rew bis revolver and began firing at the ofBoer and Into the dancers. Robert Dymond was probably fatally wounded in the etomaoh. Several others had narrow escapes. A panic followed, during whioh (Jausssn escaped. He was finally captured together with three of his friends who are charged as aooeeaories. Dymond is a respectable and inoffensive dry goods clerk. , Kefftatratton la BrooMja. Blackjttonx, Mass., Oct 90.—The Miliville rubber worn has stcrtad up. Twc oar losuls of new man arrived, and it is said they will go to work at onoe. 1 Utb«y do many of the strikers will be frosa* out WAaaaroroa, Oct. XX—Secretary Manning has refused to ooosldsr the proposition 880 F|Mt0lauo photographer to photo«raph Chinaman's thumbs for identification. Via idea of the photographer is thai the Chinese are so jnucb alike in general appeartke one from the other. Wie thumb impreesion, the photographer thinks, Could be used to a great advantage in identifying immigrants. Brooklyn, Oct Sa—There were 30,877 names of voter* registered in Brooklyn. Tbe'to al for the th'ie days' regietration this voar is 109 344, a mat 134,628 in 1884, 106,354 in 1888, and 1.14,69? in 1888. The gain over ihj last nam Dd two years seems to be moat marked in the wards usually regardei R.'publioan. During tba races in Melbourne fifteen horses fall in one raoa out at forty-osis starters. One jockey waa killed wd seven were badly injured. Active measures are being taken by ths health officers of Peoria-Ills., to (tamp out the smallpox, which haf assumed the proportions of an epHen^c. Buffalo, Oct. 83. —George Cook, a colored burglar, wassentenoed to state prison for 81 vears, on conviction of breaking into several houejs and stealing therefroc watches and Jewelry. Heavy Santeaee for a Burglar. Ottawa, Oot Ml—The Qbief engineer in charge of the Short Una aurvey through the atate of Maine report* that a burg* portion of the Dae haa bean surveyed and a practical route bein found. The remainder' of the line haa been explored and the alignment ahd gradient* are reputed equa l/ eaay and good. The road will probably lie put under contract next month. The line, when finished, will greatly assist in dovuloping and rapidly increasing transport trade via maritime province ports. A New Koad to Canada. •4,000 Malsed for Parsusll In Hostoa. Atehbishop Corrigan, of New York, has received authority from the pope, by oabie, to transact all Immediate buiinsas concerning the archdiocese of Haw York. Boston, Oct 30. — F&ueuil hall waa packed at a meeting c die I to raise funds for Parnell. Mayor O'Brien presided, and addresseC were mads by Governor Robinson, Hon. F. O. Prince, Rsv. Dr. Corder, John Boyle O Reillv, R. J. Fl alley, John K. King;raid anl others. Soma (4,000 was raised, Ibree (SOU subecriptions being made. Oasrnoo, N. Y„ Oct «.— Much difficulty is experienced in obtaining a Jury in the OarplJ»r murder trial. The twelfth kufr sms stained after a panel of 850 had Mt eshauste J. Ooe or two of the twelve are stfl) liable to be rejected aa biased. Throws from his CDMrle«a. Fall Riyxb, Mass., Oct. Ml —Mark Pearson, superintendent of the Merchant's mill, was thrown from his carnage, fracturing his skull. His injuries are probably fataL In Chicago four people were horned U death. A servant started to light the fire, and in a few minutes the pUos was In a blase. Tbo servant haslMt been seen slnoa. Pereeeatleee at Christinas la China. Wabhwocoh, Oct 80l—A repartees been raceivad at the department of state from Consul Charles Seymoar, at Oantor, Clin a, in dosing pawphleta tssued by tba Shanghai and Hankow committees, daecribing the persecutions of Chrtsttkns in China The pareeeuttone of which the miasloosu-iei oomplain comprise robbery, pr destruction of obapels, and the beeting, blackmailing and "boycotting" of native Christiana William H. Graves, a protninest citlsen and inventor of Syracuse, N. Y, committed suicide beacanss he feared be would snd his days in the poofhousa. Hi tvasquit» wealthy. Mare IdfeleM Ifssken Arrested. Charleston, Oct, 9t —Three more arresti of the Edgefield lynchers have been made. The sheriff is out with sin more warrants. Otaee Striken Vina. Mrs. TVaikop's Trial Commenced. Emporia, Kan., Oct; M.— The trial of Mrs. Minnie Wallace Walkup for the alleged polsouinj of l.er husband in August last eummauce I this mo.-ning in the district court. Nothing was accomplished further than the examination of the jury by coin sal for the defence. , Eovtoh, Oj*, 8Q. —The Ores at the Union In Columbus the report is rife that if ths legislature is Republican it is not certain that Senator Shermap will be re-eleeted, at Ibare are several Republican members whe alaim they wUl not vat* te him. One Inlnd aad Issitsea Teas* OU. Habttokd, Oot aa— The Governor's Foot Guard i»lehra»»d the 114;h anniversary of its organisation by a street panda and review, with a ssrvioe la Bt John's nhasah. There was a large tanMut of vetmwaa Death of Charlee Msa* "D■ Lono Branch, Oo* 30.—Charles Lei sad, the well known hotel kaspsr, died at Warreal and cottage, aged U yeara,