Evening Gazette

              0* —1'*m HOT a NUMBER 1130. ( HMUJ bWUbbM l«M| J. fcA A PITTSTON, PA., SATURDAY, MARCH 13,1886. J i'WO CKN^S j Tan Dit» Per WeaV. MURDERESS HANGED. THE OHII ITJON. Mtnlw Mifnt WMMmn Whaa a Boycott Resolution la AjtfWd. SUK J%At*CiSoo, March IS —The anticonvention has bean In Marion at Biusmmmto for the past two day* The following platform was adopted amid tremendous cheering: ' Whereas, The evils arising from the presence of .the Chinese are: First, their comiag Is an invasion, not an immigration. Second, they have no families or homes among us. Third, their domestic relations and modes of life are such as forever preclude their assimilation with our people. Fourth, by education and customs they are antagonistic to those among us. Resolved, That we demand that the United States government take immediate steps to prohibit absolutely this Chinese invasion. Resolved, That the interests of the people of the state of California demand, in harmony with tho organic law of this state, that the presence of the Chinese should be discouraged in every particular, and that in every instance the preference should be given to white labor, and we earnestly appeal to tho people to do their utmost to supplant the Chinese with such labor. We are not in favor of any unlawful methods, but so firmly are we Impressed with the great Importance of discouraging the employment of the Chinese that we recommend that th6y be not patronized in any way, and we are ia favor at the very earliest moment of boycotting any person who employs Chinese directly or indireqfly, or who purchase products of Chinese labor. The date at which the boycott commences in different localities shall in all caste be left to the local leagues. NEWS FROM ABROAD. TWC HARD FIGHTS IN B08T0N. MOVED BILLIARD RECORO BROKEN. Deacon Smith Knocked Oat. sad I-oogU- letHbr DemormllMS T1|UU by His lln, of Brooklyn, Knocked Senseless. OVtR THE MI88OURI PACIFIC ROAD BOUND FOR KANSAS CITY. OfMt Flay. Kiw York, March 18.—Nobody In America ever saw anything like the', (tanning bit lards that Jake Schaefer played in Coamoxditan hall. It wu the fourth notion of hia jreat match with Maurice Vignaux. Little Jacob rattled oft thirty-nine daisy carroms le moment the referee gare the word to itart. They Bent hi? lead orer Vignaux from m to 810. The unparalleled play that folowed completely demoralised Vignaux, who :iWfced duck eggs and made singles in a disneartened way. The billiard lovers sighed lympathetically for him, but they were uproarious when the chipper little  was at the tabid. The Kittle Wizard made ilia fourth inning spectacular by introducing to view 00 carroms that were marvelously varied. On top of these he piled 39 brilliants, ind then dashed off a cluster of 87 beau- Jos. He was over 1,000 ahead, and he kept right on at the same tremendous rate. Finally the big cavalryman, Vignaux, plucked up courage and rolled up 97. The oilliard lovers greeted them with rousing ■heers. Little Jacob rubbed some chalk on lis dandy cue and Crushed them to pieces with a load of 330. Nobody had ever done inything in public at the game that came near it. The best previous u-hlevement was Vignaux's feat of rolling up 190 in Chicago last year. I'art if the nursing was done by imparting an ixtraordinary and wholly novel "twist" impulse to the cue ball, that carromed from twill to ball while both object balls lay chock up against the lower end cushion, each object ball being on an opposite side of the balk BOTH MEN UNCON8CIOU® WHEN THEY WERE  ENGLAND TO 1NCREA8E HER NAVAL STRENGTH, Boston, March 18.—There were two very hot fights at the Crib club in the presence at 250 blue bloods and Bporting men. Tte first was between Deacon Smith, who, not long ago, whipped Jack Green, a noted middle* r Morphine Smuggled Into the Prison. Carried to the Gallows on Chairs and Seated on the Trap—Ford Agonised at His Disgraceful Death. (t la Necessarv In Order to Compete With Germany and France—Mr. Gladstone Devising a Plan for Readjusting The.JPollM Helped to Oat It Oat o! Tamil Striker* Indlput Became of weighf, and Jim Ftnian, of Cambridge, who has had only a local reputation. Tito men began heavy slugging at the start,. Phelan was almost whipped in the first round, but he recovered in the second and gave the deacon a terrific pounding, twice knocking hinrdown. In the third round Phelan had hard luck during the first ninety seconds, but bo rallied wonderfully toward the close, and a few seconds before time was up he completely knocked Smith out. Their Interference—They Are Still Taxation. Confident of SncceM. Sr. Lovib, liarch 18.—'The day was an •ventftd one in the railroad strike, and it is difficult to pay upon which advantage 'rtetfi. The "Missouri Pacific succeeded in running oat a freight train, but the circumstances were such that 4he strikers aay it was, in fact, a victory for them, as it wiil bring them the assistance of the firemen and engineers. In the Pacific yards some twenty men applied to Detective Furlong and were hired. No other response to the call for men was seen. About 9:30 o'clock an engine, with Engineer O'Neil, backed down to the yards at Fourteenth street and coupled on to a freight train of eighteen cars. He was apparently without a fireman at the time of starting, and Police Sergeant Campbell, who was in charge of the police detail, shoveled coal into the fire box. This action of the police is denounced by the men, who insist that the duty, of the department is to protect the company, but not to fill the strikers' places with police. Abi:S5 o'clock the train pulled out of the yards, When it reached Ewing avenue Engineer O'Neill jumped from the train in response to the call of the men gathered there. The train moved its length into the yard, when the whistle called for brakes, and it was stopped. It wasJearnod from a fil-eman that the engineer had not pulWl the train at all, but that his duties had been performed by Police Sergeant Campbell, after that officer had also fired up. When the train stopped at the shops -Superintendent Kerrigan, who had. ■ been on the engine, secured the service ' Of Engineer Haggerman and Fireman McCauslin. The train was manned and again started. At Compton avenue a crowd of boys and men called for the men to get off. The fireman did so, but Haggerman kept his place. As the last cars were crossing the avenue an adventuresome fellow from the crowd caught hold of a side ladder and went on top. He oommenced to set the brakes, and the train was beginning to feel the drag, when one of Furlong's detectives, acting as brakeman, came up to him. The detective put his hand in his hip pocket and ordered the man off. He complied with the order, and the train went west amid bootings from the boys and sympathizers. London, March 18.—It in stated, on what ought to be good authority, that th# naval estimates for the ensuing year, which are now ready for parliamentary nf-'.iou, will provide for a considerable '! at ream in the strength of the fleets. The reasons given for the increase are the uncertain condition of affairs in the eastern Mediterranean countries, where England's commercial and territorial interests ljnve increased out of all proportion to her naval force availablo for those waters; and secondly, the need of a more widely diffused representation of England's naval power throughout the world, in consequence of. the colonial schemes of Germany and France, out of which frequently arise questions of jurisdiction which require prompt action. Whatever Vattel may have laid down as natural law and international comity, the unwritten law among nations today is very nearly "the good old rule, the simple plan," of "he may keep who can;" and England is finding to her cost that claims of prior settlement, for Instance in the Pacific isles, do not count for much, as against the prior appearance on the scene of German gunboats. It is belieyed that the navy will see gjany changes during the coming year. Among them may possibly be the first steps toward greatly strengthening points at the ocean termini of the Canadian Pacific railway system, and a corresponding decrease in the importance of Gibraltar,' on account of the intention to use the western route for military and other communication with India. In connection with the increased taxation, which the additions to the navy will necessitate, it may be said on good authority that a considerable part of Mr. Gladstone's time of late has been consumed, not in perfecting the details of his Irish measures, but in devising one of those brilliant readjustments of taxation for which he has become famous, and which have marked him as the most successful chancellor of the exchequer which England has ever produced. He hopes by another exhibition of his skill in this line to so direct the incidence of taxation as not to make the additional burden of increased naval estimates a source of hardship or discontent among the rate payers. New Orleans, March 13.—Pat Ford and John Murphy, the two condemned murderer*, of Capt A. H. Murphy, were found In their cell at 7:80 o'clock by Sheriff Butler in an unconscious condition. The men had parsed the night in conversation with priests, sisters of charity and newspaper reporters. Mrs. Ford visited her husband at 9:15 p. m. Both seemed to be more composed than they have been for weeks. After religious exerclsos in the chapel, the men liegan chatting with their friends until 2 a.m. Pat Ford declared that Murphy fired on him fli-st, and John Murphy asserted he was only at the scene of the murder by chance, and took no part in it A letter was received by Pat Ford from ex-Judge Ford, now in the penitentiary, bidding him an affoctionate farewell. Pat wrote a brief note in reply. The big fight of the evening was between Joe Lannan, of South Boston, and Tom Longhlin, of Brooklyn, and it proved one of the most terrific encounters ever seen in a Boston ring. Tom Evans seconded Loughlin and Johnny Williams hacked up Lannan. Councilman Billy Mahony was referee. Lannan's first blow sent the Brooklyn man against the padded wall that forms one Bide of the ring. The men then sparred sharply, until at the close of t!he round Lobghlin sent Lannan to his knees. In the second round both men fought themselves groggy, and at the end Loughlin was knocked off his feet nd Lannan fell upon him. At*2:30 the men retired to their cells and vent to sleep. A death watch was put on ;hem, but be did not keep tltem in sight. At. ?:30 the stentorious breathing of Pat Ford at fcracted attention and Sheriff Butler was sent for. He found both of the men lying on their backs; Ford appeared to be in ft choking condition, and every effort to arouse him proved unavailing. Murphy was calmly sleeping, and when he was shaken by the sheriff he opened his eyes, and glaring around, sank off again into a deep sleep. He was aroused once more, and when asked how he felt, replied: "Very bad." A tremor passed over him and he again sank into unconsciousness. Dr. Bertraud, the prison surgeon, was summoned and he pronounced it a case of morphine poisoning. Other physicians were hastily summoned, and the proper antidotes applied. Search was made of the cell, and two small pieces of white paper, which had evidently contained the dnig, were found on the floor. Both men had by this time been badly punished, and were hardly able to face each other. For the sixth round some hard blow would have won the flglit for: either man. Lannan was the lucky one, for he got ill a heavy left-hander on Loughlin's mouth, and followed it up with a terrific uppur opt that did the business. Loughlin fell unconscious, and showed no signs of life, for several minutes.tine. The shout of exultation that went up Jver the run who ly drowned Budd Scofleld's voice when he bhouted the figures. The shout was complicated by a tremendous stamping of boot heels and thumping of umbrellas. The gallant little American was 1,183 points ahead. Ex-Senator Sargent, who had strongly opposed the boycott clause in the platform, immediately informed the chairman of his withdrawal from the convention. Copies of the resolutions were ordered to be sent to the president and other federal officials. THE BUSINESS SITUATION. STRIKERS IN TORONTO. Merchandise Moving Slowly on Account SOLDIERS' ORPHANS' SCHOOLS. Nbw York, March 18.—Special telegrams to Bradstreet's report the movement of general merchandise rather below previous totals. At St. Louis and the southwest business is at a standstill owing to interruption to the Gould railways. The number of strikers throughout the country has increased beyond all precedent, and the total number of employes »idle is reported to Bradstreet's as about 51,000 east of the Rocky mountains. Both the coal and textile strikes outrank the Southwestern railway strike in numbers. Chicago reports a good business in almost all staple lines, 90 per cent more than,last year in dry goods alone. But this report is exceptionable. At leading eastern cities business has been of moderate proportions. Wheat is two cents higher for cash on the week. The government report of light supplies In' first hands, if well founded, is the strongest bull argument yet advanced. of Many Strikes. The Cor Companies Manage to Get Their Can Moving. A Committee of the G. A. K. Examining Into Their Condition. Toronto, March 13.—At 9 a. m. an attempt was made by the street railroad company to run a car. An immense crowd gathered around the stables and threatened to obstruct its passage. Coal carte, express wagons, etc., were turned up on the track, completely blocking-the car. The police were powerless. The crowd made a rush at the car, broke all the windows, and knocked down both horses and driver. A call (or mora police was made, and a strong force of both mounted and foot officers arrived soon after. The mob was beaten back, and several arrests were made. About 8 o'clock a second car was started, with better success, the polioe using their clubs effectively. One man had his head split open. At 8:10 p. m. .there were several cars running with three policemen on each. The strikers claim the mob was composed of loafers and roughs, and that the strikers had no Hand in the affair. Philadelphia, March 18.—The committee if the Grand Army of the Republic, with Gen. Louis Wagner as chairman, has prepared a report concerning the examination Into the management of the soldiers' orphans' schools in Pennsylvania. The committee is that t\De enforcement of the laws »-tihli*hing and maintaining these schools has been neglected .by those charged with their maintenance, and that those who managed them should act only with a desire to obtain possible profits is not surprising. The remedy, the committee Kays, for the present lisgraceful condition of things lies with the mperintendent of the soldiers' orphans' schools and the governor of the commonwealth, who may at any time annul contracts, the full conditions of which hare not been fulfilled. The committee suggests that the auditor general decline to approve warrants for the payment of bills in connection with these schools until proper contracts haye been executed and the laws otherwise fully complied with. Intelligent and frequent inspection of all the In Pat Ford's vest pocket the following letter was found: New Orleans, March 11, *86—At night To the good Sisters of Mercy and all my re- I cannot bear the terrible disgrace I bring on my innocent offspring. I don't deserve this terrible ending. My enemies have triumphed this time. Baker and Cunningham, to you I leave my curse; to the balance, my blessing. I have been despondent to-day. 1 will answer all to my God. Good friends ligious friends Tha police wont as far as the Cheltenham bridge on the train and then returned. It is said that a fireman got on the engine outside the yards. He is thought to have been the son of Engineer Haggerman. Haggerman is .a brotherhood man, but he has been laid off -sine* before Christmas. It is said that he is not in good standing in his order. His action jn O'Neil's engine out after O'Neil had .abandoned it is regarded by the men as a breach of brotherhood ethics. The strikers ieel that the whole affair is in their favor. They say that if the action of the road in persuading one engineer to tako another's engine raises a question between the company and the. Brotherhood of Engineers, it will result in largely re-enforcing the outs. The sfaikerB are very indignant because the police helped the freight train out of town. In addition to Police Sergeant Campbell, who acted as fireman and engineer, Sergeant Bree was in the cab ringing the bell and Officers Palmer, McMahon and another bluecoat crowded the cab. Some atones were thrown at the train, but no damage was done. Tha train was loaded with general freight and was bound for Kansas. and "Minos." Dr. Holland and C. Senator Killer's Funeral. Parker, it is your turn next. So, dear sisters, forgive me as well, and all good-dy. Washington, March la—Arrangements for conveying the remains of the late Senator Miller to California have been completed. Immediately after the funeral services at the Capitol th) remains will be taken to the Pennsylvania depot, where they will. be guarded by the loyal Legion until 7:10 p. m, at which hour, accompanied by members of the family and the congressional committee, tbey will leave here on a special train, which will be run as a section of the regular Pennsylvania railroad Chicago express. From Chicago the remains will go over the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, and Union and Central Pacific roads. P. H. Ford. Dr. Holland is the Episcopal minister who wrote articles under the signature of "Minos," denouncing the governor for reprieving the men. Mr. Parker is editor of The Picayune. At 11:80 doctors were still trying to arouse the men, but had not succeeded. They expressed the opinion that Ford would die from the effect of the poison, but still had hope of Murphy's recovery. In view of the condition of the condemned, Sheriff Butler telegraphed Governor Mclnery for instructions. The governor replied that the execution would have to take place at the appointed time. FRESHMEN VS. 80PH0M0RE& DALTON PRODUCE8 The "flopbs" Steal a Feast From a Party of Freshmen. Th* Returns and Is Discharged From Ithaca, March 18.—A band of masked sophomores' of Cornell university succeeded in capturing and carrying off a banquet which was to have been spread here for a number of freshmen and their class officers. A Utica caterer had shipped tfea provisions to Ithaca, and while in the express office their destination caught the eyes of some "sophs." While the freshipen were gathering together on the second floor of the building where the feast was to be served, about twenty sophomores stealthily approached the house in the rear, and while one of their number engaged the attention of the inmates at the front, the others cautiously removed the edibles to a carriage which wasfin waiting, and then, like the Arabs, they quietly stole away. chools by officials of the state is recomnended.Custody. Columbus, March 13.—The notorious oontempt case of the house of representatives against Daniel J. Dalton, clerk of the courts of Hamilton county, has come to an end. 8ergeant-at-Arms Allen returned to the city with Dalton on the noon train from Cincinnati Dalton brought with him the disputed returns from a precinct of the Fourth ward, Cincinnati. As a mere matter of farm Allen.took him to the office of the sheriff of this county, as directed by the resolutions of the commitment, to whom' Dalton expressed his willingness to produce "them there returns" to the house as dinMed.' Upon this statement he was recommitted to the care of Allen, who took him before the bar of the house, where he made the same statement. Upon motion he was discharged; from custody, and the fight was at an end. SAM JONES' CONVERT. He Was a I.tqnor Dealer, Bnt Gave It Up and Got Married. To Attend Senator Miller's Funeral. Chicago, March 13.—In the course of the Rev. Sam Jones' engagement at. Cincinnati a young man who listened to one of his  Dions became so impressed that he went into the inquiry room at Its conclusion. While there he was converted, and told the pastors that his name was Henry C. Boyd, that he had not only been a scoffer but was a liquor dealer, one of the targets at which the evangelist was constantly training his heaviest guns. He promised, however, to give up his business, and ho did so, and appeared with Mrs. Tillie Schrader, of Newport, ty., and asked Mr. Jones to marry them. This the evangelist did in the presence of Dr. Lorimer and T. J. Taylor. Mr. Boyd and his wife will go west. A few minutes before noon Ford began to show very slight signs of returning consciousness and Murphy was in a semi-stupor. The sheriff determined to hang the men at 12:40 whether they were restored to consciousness or not At that time no change had taken place in their condition, and the deputies conveyed the men to the scaffold, adjusted the ropes and sprung the trap promptly at the time appointed. No attempt was made to dress the men for the execution. They were lying in their cots in pants and undershirts and in this condition they were lifted and set in chain and their limbs pinioned. On reaching the scaffold they were taken out of the chairs and placed on the trap in a sitting position. The only sign of life shown by Murphy was the opening and dosing of his eyes. Ford gave no sign of life whatever, except the color in his cheeks. The trap was sprung as soon as possible. The drop was eight feet, and the necks of both were dislocated, death resulting instantly. The bodies were cut down after hanging twenty-five minutes. WA8HINQTON, March 18.—At 4:26 p. m. the committee rose and a few private bills ware passed. The speaker announced the appointment of the following committee to accompany the remains of Senator Miller to California: Messrs. McKenna, Spriggs, Conlitt, Morgan, Hepburn, Leffoon and MilUkim. The house then, at 4:35 p. m., took a recess until 7:90, the evening session being for the consideration of pension bills. Ttley Do Mot Like Osnraor Murray. Galveston, March 18.'—The Mallory boycott is unchanged. The district committee of Knights arrived and conferred with the Mallory Line agent and with President Seely, of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe railroqd. The result is not yet known. The committee are in session and will decide whether a general strike shall I e ordered pr not The Mallory Boycott, Halt Lake City, March 13.—Governor Murray's veto of the general appropriation bill has inspired the Utah legislature to adopt nome resolutions in which they say that Governor Murray uses the veto power as an Instrument of oppression, partisanship and malice; that he wilfully insults the people and legislature of the territory; that the reasons he gives for vetoing the appropriation bill are studied and deliberate misrepresentations, intended to arouse congress and the people to bitter hostility to the residents of the territory, and to promote hostile legislation, which will destroy every vestige of liberty and republican government in Utah; that he withholds his signature from needed laws, and has placed himself in the position of an obstructionist, and an arrogant opponent of the legal demands of a liberty-loving, loyal and much abased people. For the Belief of Aged Women. Niwburtpokt, Mass., March 13.—Mrs. Augusta Krell, daughter of the late William Wheelwright, the railroad magnate of South America, who was 4 native of this city, died on Feb. 10 at the Rossi yn House, Oatlands Park, England. Before her death she conveyed to the society for the relief of aged females the Wheelwright mansion to be used as a home. The building is one of the fine old structures of the early part of the century, and has three acres of valuable land belonging to it. The value of the property is »20,000.  Be OliJecM to III Mother-in-law. Pouohkmefseb, March 18.—The wife of John H. Brinkerhc treasurer of the Poughkeepsie Transport*! Dn company, has brought salt for divorce on tb - ground that her husband has sustained illicit relations with a woman who has lived in his hodse as the companion of his aged mother. Mrs. Brinkerhoff also alleges that her husband has treated her cruelly. The couple were married in April last after a short courtship. Mr. Brinkerhoff is 55 years old and is about twenty years his wife's senior. He denies the charges against him, and says their trouble grew out of the fact that he declined to allow his mother-inlaw to live in his house. MR. BUNNELL'S PRIZES. He Is Notified Not to Give Away Boy- cotted Goods. New York, March 18.—Henr . Hall, a retired m rchant, yen i h of age, committed suicide in his apar incuts at the Fifth Avenue hotel by shooting himself in the right temple. Deceased was a resident of California, and had been in poor health for some time  It is lDelieved he shot himself while suffering from temporary aberration. i Snicid • nt »h« Aren ie. New Haven, March 18.—Manager George B. Bunnell, of the dime museum of this city, received notice as follows: Sir: The prizes you have on exhibition, to be given away at the cat show, are the Derby Silver company's goods, and there is a national boycott on the same. You are requested by the executive board of the Knights of Labor of New Haven to return them to the manufacturers. Under no circumstances must they be given away or sold. Respectfully, Walking Delegate. The Heading Railroad. Rebels Active In Bttrmah. Philadelphia, March 18.—It is officially known that the Reading syndicate has disapproved the suggestion of the trustees to the effect that the power of the voting trustees shall cease in any year that 8 per cent, is earned on the stock. It has also declined the proposition to substitute a cumulative 4 per cent bond for preferred stock in settlement of certain minor obligations. The plan has undergone very little change as the result of recent discussions. The syndicate will not yield its demand for five years' control, and this, it is said, will eventually be adopted by the trustees. If a few revisions of the plan are completed it will probably be presented to the syndicate at once and then to the security holders. Rangoon, March 13.—A friendly native has arrived from Yemethen conveying the information that 12,000 rebels at that place intend to march immediately upon Mandalay. British re-ei}forcements are pushing forward to Mandalay as rapidly as possible, and it is hoped they may arrive in season to intercept the rebels. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. The resignation of Governor Ramsey, chairman of the Utah commission, is announced here. New York, March 18.—Battalion Chief Francis Mahedy, who was killed by the collision of his wagon with an engine while on his way to a fire, was 47 years old, and had been a membor of the fire department twenty-seven years. He was one of the most daring men on the force, and had met with many accidents. He had saved many lives, and had received several decorations for bravery. Deatb of a Brave Fireman. ▲ Doll Stock Market—Unloading Western Union Stock. The goods referred to were exhibited in the store windows of prominent business houses. These parties also received like notification and immediately complied with .the demand to remove the articles. Mr. Bunnell has accoded to the demand. New York, March 12.—Money 3 per cent. Exchange firm; posted rates, #4.8804.90. Government* closed steadily. Currency 6s,12*hH bid; 4a, coup..  bid; 4Kb. coup, m** bid. . Eatontown, N. J., March 13.—It was rumored throughout Monmouth county that Miss Angeline Herbert, the young woman who was assaulted a week ago by "Mingo Jack," had died from the effects of the assault. The rumor was false. The young woman still complains of pains in the back part of the head where the negro struck her with a club. The state authorities are still searching for clews which will lead to the detection of the men who lynched the negro, but evidence which would warrant the arrest of any one has not yet been secured. The Eatontown Lynching. CONDENSED NEWS. Prince Bismarck's spirit monopoly bill was rejected by the committee of the reichstag. Tho stock market opened dull and without pi a terlal change from last night's closing, and through out the morn'ig business was on a mall scale, ex cept lu the case of Western Union, which was heavy on a heavy unloading said to be for the account of insiders. The ftock went down sharply, and at the close the whole list wa« down to the lowest figures. The decline ranges frpm J* to 2 per cent. British engineers have struck oil near Suakim, and the indications are that it exists in paying quantities. The Cowboy Pianist. New York, March 18.—Mr. O. A. Babel, the untutored cowboy pianist, gave his first public recital to a New York audience in Steinway hall. He was dressed in a blue flannel shirt and leather leggings. When it is remembered that Mr. Babel never received any musical instruction, his exection must be considered marvellous. Washington, March 18.—The senate judiciary committee have submitted an adverse report upon the nomination of Judge Merrick for the district bench, but a strong minority are favorable to confirmation, and the impression among the judge's friends is that he can be confirmed, notwithstanding the committee's report. The Report On Jtidge Merrick. The London and Northwestern railway station at Oldham, Eng., was burned. One fireman waii killed, and $350,000 worth" of cotton was burned. Prices closed as follows; * * W. U. Telegraph *4% Del. ft Hudson. lO-'H Adams Express—...140 Del., Lack. ft W  U. S. Express 64% Denver.. 16 C., C...C. ft I - Erie 27% New York Central... 106% Kansas ft Texas. 27% New Jersey Central. 58\i Lake Shore 9(5% Dlluois Central 140* Lake Erie ft West.... 11H Ohio Central 1% Morris ft Essex l:H Michigan Central.... — Northwest 103% Northern Pacific.— 26% Da pref 1JJ9 Boston, March 18.—What will be the larest telescope lens ill the .world is approaching completion in the workshop of Alvin Clark & Sons, Cambridgeport It consists of two discs, cast in France after repeated failures, extending over four years. Its present value is over $50,000. When finished it will be thirty-six inches in diameter—or six inches larger than the lens recently completed by Clark & Sons for the Russian government, which was the largest in the world. It will belong to the Great Lick refracting telescope to be plaoed on Mt Hamilton. A Big Telescope Lens. An official report of Wednesday's railway disaster between Monte Carlo and Men tone shows that two passengers, one guard and one engine driver were killed, and twentythree persons, mostly passengers, were injured.Long UliUnoe Telephoning. One feat that lie performed was to cover the koy board of the piano with a cloth, and without looking at the instrument to play a difficult march brilliantly. VTniuso, W. Va., March 18.—Two electricians of the Baltimore and Ohio Telegraph company came here a few days ago with telephones invented in Germany. One was attached to a telegraph wire here, and others at Baltimore, Chicago and Newark, O. Five persons conversed with much ease. The transmitter consists of a large box rPrr* to the floor, the speaker talking downward. The diaphragm is a cone of very fine aluminum wire connected with a horseshoe magnet, through which a current constantly ptimm from a battery. The Campbell-Weaver Election Case. Do. pref. S7M Ontario A West. .The recital ended with "Home, Sweet Home," which ko played with twenty-one variations. Washington, March 18.—The argument hi the Campbell-Weaver contested election, from the Sixth Iowa, district, before the house committee on elections, was closed, Judge Cook, of Iowa, closing for contestee, und Judge Davis, of this city, for contestant. A decision is expected within a fortnight. The pope has appointed the Belgian primato, Mgr. Gossens, chief of the clergy in the Congo state. A Catholic seminary is being established at Daavain for the purpose of training priests for service in the Congo country. , Central Pacific Union Paoiflo.. 42% Ohio A Ml-udsslppl. 48* Paoiflo Kail  Missouri. Texas Pacific. — Metropolitan I*.. Alton AT. H.  Canada Southern Canada Pacific.., Chicago A Alton.. Ches. A Ohio  lift Rook Inland 127)4 ,100 St Paul 9m . 40 Wabatfh; 10^ . 4294 Bur. A Quinoy 18o^ . 65 Oregon A Nevada lOifc .142 Oregon Trans 31 . 10fc West Shore i— Read'ng. Mr. Babel will givo a grand recital Sunday evening in the Star theatre. Matthew's Nomination Not to be With- Insane From Religion. Over the Horseshoe Falls. The steamer John L. Hasbrouck arrived at Poughkeepsie from New York, and navigation is open for the season. drawn. Norfolk, Va., March 18.—Mrs. Martha Lynch, wife of James Lynch, a farmer residing near Hickory Groimd, was placed in Norfolk county jail, having become araving maniac from reading the Bible. She began showing signs of an affected mind last week, but attended church as usual last Sunday. Monday, while reading the Bible, she became violently insane, and ran from the house at full speed to the church, where she secreted herself. After searching for her a long time she was discovered and taken from the church. Buffalo, March 13.—On the Canada side the Niagara an unknown man was seen to walk from the lower suspension bridge to Cedar Island. There he walked into the rapids. He lost his foothold and was carried over the Horseshoe falls. It is believed to have been a case of deliberate suicide. New York, March 12.—FLOUR—Closed weak, but there was no change as to price: Minnesota extra, •&25Q5.50; City mill, $4.90®5. for West Ingles; Ohio extra, $3.81)09.25; Southern flour dull.; dooMuon to choice extra, I&400&40, WHEAT—Option** ./ere largely traded In. but prloes were Irregular. The close was steady at a fra ctlonal advance. Spot lots closed strong. Spot sales of No. 1 red state at 96c.; No. 2 do. at 95W* 97Ko.| No. 1 white srate at 90a, and fro. 2 red winter at 9*ttc.; Na 2 red winter. March. 94*c. bid; do., April, at 93tfc. bid; da. May. at 96*a CORN—Options were moderately active at irr ular prloes, and cloeed heavy at a decline of WfrMc. Spot lota closed easy and a trifle lower. Spot sales of ungraded mixed at 45®46c.;Na 8 at 46)4c., and Na 2 da at 47JCa; Na 2 mixed. March. 44H04IC.; da April, da May, 489*»48Ka OATS—Options were dull and Irregular, closing steady at about yesterday's prices. Spot lots close,I steady anCl unchanged. Spot sales of Na 1 #hltc stat ' at 44c., and Na 2 do. at 4094 c.; « mix©'', Marco, STJic. bid; do. April. S7JCa bid Osnsrsl Markets. WaHHiNGTON, March 13.—It is said at the White House that there is not the slightest foundation for the reports that the president Will withdraw the nomination of Matthews for recorder of deeds. He believes Matthews will make a good officer, and he does not want him to decline. The Star says: "Petitions are pouring in from New York state in favor of the confirmation of the nomination of Mr. J. C. Matthews to a district office. Now, let the president nominate a citioen of the district for a New Vork office, and see which way the petition stream runs." The Independent Citixens' association, of Albany, have petitioned Congressman John Swinburne to accept the mayoralty nomination.Suicide of a Self-Accused Murderer. Philadelphia, March 13.—Last Saturday Norris C. Schlosser attempted suicide by jumping Into the Schuylkill. When rescued he remarked: "I poisoned my wife with arsenic, and I want to end my life." On Monday last he committed suicide by hanging himself, at Newton square. The body of Mrs. Schlosser Is at York, Pa., and will be exhumed for examination. Sylvester Willard, a retired physician of Auburn, N. Y., president of the Oswego Starch compahy, a man of great wealth and liberality, died, aged 68. The Absonndlng Bowery Banker. New York, March 1&—'Hie liabilities of the absconding private banker, Qnstav Wolfram, are now estimated as high a* $800,000. Wolfram is 88 years old. When ha came to New York from Germany twelve years ago he made his living by playing the piano in Bowery concert saloons. The Chicago Cottage Organ factory, which occupies a building owned by Mrs. Hattie Green, of New York, was burned, with a loss of $50,000. Two hundred persons lose employment.Adellna f*attl Hissed. Shot Himself In the Head. Newport, March 18.—Capt. Williams, the well-known New York police officer, is having completed here one of the handsomest cat yachts ever turned out or seen in this neighborhood. The craft, which will be christened Nellie, is being built without any regard to expense. She will be 29 feet 6 inches in length, and 12 feet 3 inches in width; depth of hull, 8 feet 11 inches; draught of water forward, 1 foot 10 inches; abaft, 3 feet; with oenterboard, 7 feet The cockpit will be finished in pine and the cabin in mahogany. Capt. Williams' Cat Yacht. Valencia, March 13.—Man. Adelina Patti appeared here in "La Triviata." Several hitches occurred in the first duet, and the prima donna was roundly hissed. She immediately-left-the stage, and~as soon as she could change her costume quitted the theatre. She was eeoorted to her hotel by the iioliue, followed by a crowd of men and boys, who hooted and hissed her until she disappeared. ., The skeleton of a woman, as yet unidentified, with a bullet hole through the head, was found by a gunner Thursday under a pile of brush near Archer's pond, hi Wrentham, Me. Two lockets containing pictures were found near by. Waltham, Mass., March 18.—George K Field, aged 85. proprietor of a dining saloon in Common street, attempted suicide at 0 o'clock a. m. by shooting himself in the head. His chances for recovery are doubtful. Business troubles are said to have besn the cause. Field has a wife and a child. Mrs. FaraeD's' Health, Nkw York, March 18.—A consultation of physicians was held at Mrs. Delia Parnell's residence, as the mother of the Irish liberator is in a very precarious condition. She suffers from rheumatic gout and general prostration. - . ... R\ E—Dull; western, state,  PARLEY—Dull; PORK—Dull; mess, $10ei0i90. for old. LARD—Closed firm, cash; April, ft8ia6.32; May. $6.3296.34. s Governor Ramsey has resigned Cfie chairmanship of the Utah commission. The Utah legislature has censured the governor for vetoing the appropriation till and. othei measures. The Mormons are indignant over the stoppage of pay from Washington, and there is a deadlock in the legislature. Sixty-three of the siyty-flve merchants at (tostrieNJf*., the Bbrlington attf Missouri Railway company because of ilhpw discrimination against Hasting* IH|IVfeMksto Chicago, becauseD oC p the part of the .IMssri to anoun ' pro rata* with Lincoln and ottxr whnii—li Nebraska. • „ SUGAR—Dull; fair to good refining.  BUTTER—Steady; in fair demand; state, l6®32e western, 10980c. '-CC/*) Xhe .Albany Journal in the Union. Will Make Restitution. CHEESE—Dull and unchanged. EGOS—Steady and without material ohang*. Albany, N. Y„ March 18—The Albany Evening Journal.which has heretofore fought most bitterly against the Typographical union, has compromised, and will hereafter be run on a strictly union basis. Ottawa, Ont, March 13.—The debate on the Landry motion to censure the government for the execution of Louis Reil, still progresses. A dozen or more members, prominent in both parties, have given notice they will speak on the motion, and it is believed a vote will not be ntfbhed before Tuesday nest In the house Ayjne$ concluded his address is opposition to thtfOVSrnmaiit Is - ■ 1 Louis Rlel mad the Government. Bradford, Pa., March 13. — King and Christie, the two c)erks in the First National bank who were arrested for using the funds nf the bank for speculating, ware acquitted. They will rnaka restitutio!). Chicago Live Stock Market. March 12.—The Drove zf Journal reports. GptUla—Receipts, 7.GU0 head; shipments, 2.70U; njar Ketsteady; shipping steers *&9US5.7&j stock.rD m«rtw «yd/; roqq «a4 .rttga. t& : Denver, March 13.—Snow fell in Colorado •D i Wednesday night to th * depth of fifteen inches, drifting in many places from three to [our feet deep. Mountain travel has been delayed, and the eastern trains are behind from two to seven hours. Suow Storm In Colorado. 1 The Chess ; HatWr ». i D N«w Orleans, March 1*—The game at chess between Steinits and Zukartort resulted in a draw. Salt Lake City, March 12.—The resigna tk» Ot Governor Ramsey, chairman of Utah commission, is announced. HeelfM JfDpm.tliu Utah Commission.