Terre Haute Daily News, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 3 September 1890 — Page 1

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SECOND YEAR.

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ARRIVING DAILY AT

Probst's.

SELLS THE BEST FOLDING BED MADE.

JXWE.jT PRICES! NO EXCEPTIONS!

NO. 642 WABASH AVENUE.

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Interior Decorators and Dealer* in

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AND WINDOW SHADES,

FRESCO PAINTERS.

28 SOUTH FIFTH STREET.

TO KILL M03QUITQ3.

A Fr«ncb Aavntil Discovers a Way to Exterminate Them. N rcw YORK, September 3.—Advices from Paris say that M. Pointeau, the renowned scientist and savant, and who has devoted the greater part of his life to making war on the innumerable hosts of insects of different species that are obnoxious to humanity, has finally perfected his anti-mosquito apparatus and which was briefly referred to by cable a few weeks ago. All of his recent tests have proyed satiafactory, a eompany has been formed in Paris for the purpose "of putting the invention dn the market, and two well known French stock brokers will arrive in this country next week for the purpose of securing the the American patent rights.

The idea of the illustrious savant is as simple ns it is ingenious. In the interior of a large cage made of closely interlaced wire, is placed a small incandescent electric lamp. At night the mosquitos, attracted by the glare, congregate on the outside of the cage. On passing between tho wires they receive an electrical discharge which causes instant death. This is accomplished by attaching to the cago wires which are placed in circuit with an electric motor, and a considerable number of these appliances can be operated on a single circuit. About three weeks ago an experiment on a somewhat extensive scale was tried in French Guiana. A number of appliatfces were placed in a circuit around one of the towns which suffers terribly during the hot season from these obnoxious pests. Attracted by the brilliancy of the

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sculiar and hitherto unknown coastal*, an innumerable army of mosquitos arose in its might from the surrounding marshes and precipitated itself upen the town. Arrived at the outskirts the visitors broke tip into detachments, each of which advanced toward one of the lamps. On tliis a remarkable spectacle was witnessed as each tiny insect attempted to pass between the bars a minute electric jgpark announced that it had received a fatal shock, and as tho crowd of insects grow thicker and thicker the cage Hashed And scintillated as though an enormous horde of fire flies had taken up their abode within. When morning came the residents of the town were most surprised and gratified to find bushels of »Jead mosquitos on the ground beneath each lamp.

The French promoters of the company formed to embark M. Poinbeau's invention propose to give exhibitions before the Authorities of the principal seaside resorts on the Atlantic coast and also in the Southern cities, and are sanguine that by utoCt Btnnmeir the system will be in full operation in numerous cities. Judging from the success of the experiments alreadv made it is considered certain that if the system is generally adopted in infested localities, the mosquito, as a species, will have become extinct in a few years.

Xion Conference.

CHICAGO, September 3.—The biennial conference of tho Kentucky African Methodist church, better known as 2ion conference, is in session to-iay at Washington chapel. All the churches in the states of New York, Illinois, Tennessee, Indiana ami Kentucky are represented. Bishop T. 11. Lomax, of Charlotte. North Carolina, who is head of the Fifth Kpiscopal district and one of the most prominent divines of the colored Methodist ehurch, is president. Among its other noted divines who are present we,Revs. W. H. Smith, of Tennessee W. II. Chamborn, of Kentucky H. H. Currv, of Kentnckv Alexander Waters ^of New York, mid General Norris Chester, The conference is one of the most important of colored ministers ever held in tho Western states and matters ol great Interest to the slate will be discussed.

Station*! XtwtMAi? Conference. IxiMANAKius, September 3.—A national missionary conference opened here to*day in response to an appeal to Christians of all denomination* who have at heart the giving of the gospel in this sranerotfon to discuae thequestion, the Gospel be given to ait people daring this generation?" There are present a ttombcr of proG4neati»l^W'jw tows «ad repreeentetivee of the oung Men Christian Association. *nlnn

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eion*of the Congress, which j1.1*8*0®® weekf addresses will N dehveredby Kshop Taylor, of Africa Rev. Dr. K. T. Pieiwm and Be v. W. K. Blm-kstone, Rav. Dr. Jatft. H. Brookes, Profceeor Pentecost jand several aoted cvangelwte and divine*.

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Dncvn, Cfcto., September 3.—'The bw tneea scc«kM» of th« annual convention of UM

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vice Mutual Benefit Association commenced this moming, N S mr character. The oi the see* retarv and treasurer will show th»t the organisation has fifteen divisions running frOtn the extreme hast totheMiMMippi, that the total ^Hembewhtp is 1,400 "and that the body has a surplus land of

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BIVERNIOEWOOLEV MILLDALXONT DESTBOYED BY FIRE.

The Loss will AHT*|*t« Abont *18,ooo Bat Is Pally Covered by Insnr-nee-Fori her Pr»ol of Poor

Water Pressure.

An alarm turned in at 8:05 o'clock this morning called the department to

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Huglies & Lewis,

the

most disastrous fire that has occurred thtf city since the burning of the Kidder mill last Fall.

Twenty

minutes after

Box 64 at First and Mam struts had been palled

second alarm was keyed in

from the same place, summoning the entire department to the Riveraide Woolen Mills. where the conflagration had already gained great headway. Eight plug streams were turned onto the fire with all possible dispatch, but the pressure was insufficient to throw the water more than thirty feet high. Accordingly the engines were hurried into service and the three streams supplied by them answered the purpose for which they were intended, admirably. Had it not been for the latter it is hardly reasonable to suppose that the fierce blaze could have been confined to the mill.

The house of Alexander Thompson, a two-story frme, was scarcely twenty feet distant from the burning building to the north, and that the firemen, at the same time having their hands full to cope with the main fire, saved it from more than a slight scorching, speaks well for the efficiency of their work. The fire originated in the "picking room," which is located on the third floor and in the rear of the principal building. The "picker" is a machine for the cleansing and dressing of wool, and as the fabric passes through its cylinders the latter revolve at great velocity. The conjecture is that some small bit of iron or other metal chanced to get into this machine and that a spark knocked therefrom ignited the wool and touched off the big fire. This is the only plausible theory that presented itself to Mr. Johnson, the superintendent of the institution, who was on the scene at the very inception of the blaze.

The three-story brick structure which the fire started and which was the largest and most important of the series of buildings owned and occupied by the company, is left a total wreck. The fire had spread throughout the third story and enveloped tho roof before the department, though its response was prompt, could get at it. The wood work and the contends of the rooms were saturated with grease and burned with great rapidity. Even after the water had been turned on, so fierce were the flames that the fire continued to creep downward through the body of the building, and little could be done toward checking it. The roof was entirely consumed and the second and third floors were virtually destroyed. The machinery in the building, valued at $30,000, was all more or less damaged and the stock is thought to be a complete loss.

Mr. Johnson stated that there were in the building from 5,000 to 7,000 pounds of stock, prepared and colored and about 2,000 pounds mixed and ready to go on the machinery. He estimated the loss on thiB at about $3,000, loss on the building about $5,000 and loss on the machinery something near $7,000. Mr.4}«dd.«s, president of the company, said that his opinion the entire loss would hardly be covered by $15,000, on the building, stock and machinery alone. "The principal loss." said he, continuing, "will be that of our business for thisseaBon. AVe had just gotten fairly started and were in shape to turn out goods rapidly. Now it will be necessarily next Spring before we can hope to get into the eqnditiou which we were in when the fire visited us. Our business for this season is destroyed and the loss of that cannot be calculated, nor can it be

insured against" "You will rebuild, then?" asked porter. "I cannot say positively," answered Mr. Geddes, ".but it's my impression we shall. I hardly think we could afford not to do so."

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Mr. Geddes stated that the stock, machinery and building were covered by an insurance of $20,000 in a number of companies, which guarantees the stockholders in the mill property indemnity from loss. "Will you make any changes of particular importance in rebuilding?" asked the reporter. "No," he replied, "none that I care to speak of now."

This reply would indicate that the,company may make some changes in repairing the damage done by to-day's fire. It is Tost possible that a larger, much more commodious and creditable structure will replace the blackened wreck now standing

THE DEPARTMENT'S WORK.

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Firemen

Well Bone—Two Slightly Bnrned.

The work of the fire department ih today's destructive conflagration was intelligent and energetic. The streams available were used to the best possible advantage and while the mill could not be saved—that part of it in which, the fire originated—all adjoining structures were taken care of. The fire was held down and confined to the place in which its sway was irresisistible. When the alarm was tnrwd^in the aerial truck hoiees were in the "shop gnd one of

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had a shoe off. The latter was speedily tacked on and the truck reached the fire in good time, but when it was lifted toward the building and the firemen as cended thev found the heat altogether too great to be resisted. The truck was accordingly .laid aside. Albert Shuster had tiis face severely spattered with hot tar from the roof of the burning building and,James Burke, of the chemical, had one hand cut with glass.

WllltantwMrti Self Con vtetlo*. Lee Williamson, superintendent of the water works, was placed in an embarrassing position of his own seeking. A strong, tearing stream was thrown into the building, knocking to pieces everything in its way. Mr. Williamson, in conversation with a gentleman standing near, called his attention to the stream end reptarked: "Now you eee for «our*elf how much justice there is in this vicious attack on the water works company. They *ay we not give pre* sure, what'e the matter with that stream?" The gentleman turned hit eye along the hoee bom Uie irtream to its coarse and:-, dryly remarked, "why, tlMtf press®**

Lee: it comes from a steamer,*' and cure ftoough the powerful stream that was doing mch excellent service

WEDNESDAY EVETf

department

pumped by one of the gines.

THE RIVERSIDE WOOLEN MILLS**

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The Riverside Woolen Mills are a recent acquisition to the industries of Terre

Haute

and a very important one. In the neighborhood of fifty young ladies and quite a number of men found constant employment in the prosperous institution. It is the only woolen mill in Terra Haute and the magnitude of its trade is scarcely equalled by any similar industrial enterprise in Indiana. It was recently purchased from the heirs of the Ellis estate by a number of our enterprising capitalists and pot in operation, having lain almost idle for months. The stockholders in the institution are Messrs. Havens and Geddes, Sheesley, Johnson, Hulman, McKeen, Collett, Minshall, Hudnut and Golder. These gentlemen will hold a meeting probably this afternoon or to-morrow, at which it will be decided when and in what shape the work of rebuilding will be commenced.

THE GREAT CROWD.

It Was Held In Check, by the PoHeemeo. The police did excellent work at the fire this morning. A few moments after the alarm had been sounded dense volumes of smoke began issuing from the roof of the mill and great crowds of people rushed to the fire from all directions. First street and the adjoining cross streets were literally thronged. The police endeavored to keep back the crowd without the use of ropes but found it impossible. Lines were then run across First street at a short distance from either side of the burning building and the people forced to keep on the outside thereof. By this means a clear space was made for the firemen and possible accidents from falling bricks were averted.

The'Girls Worked Industriously. A feature of the fire worthy of notice was the manner in which the thirty or forty young ladies employed in the mill conducted themselves. When the alarm of fire was spread among them they did not lose their heads, as might have been expected, but set about with great alacrity to do what they could toward saving stock, and to say that they worked hard doesn't half express it _____

Fainted In the Smotee.

Mrs. Alex. Thompson, living next door to the burning mill, was up town when the fire alarm was Bounded and she set out at full speed for her home, thinking it was on fire. She was rather exhausted on reaching the house, and having en» tered the smoke overcame her and she fell in a faint. She was carried across the street to the house of Captain Cooper and there cared for,

The Work of Cleaning Bp. Several men are engaged in cleaning up the lower floors of the mill this afternoon and in drying the machinery. It seems from later inspection that the latter will not be so heavily damaged as was at first supposed. It is possible, too, that the second floor will not have to be removed.

OBATOR NTOBJl rLiw

He Bail Xl«

Frank Stons, as his friends quality so seldot unadulterated convictions and them. Frank is questions to Tns but he is sound on an opinion he dc bush to tell about even when it is nc constituted. But "gets there" wkei plish something.

Frank possessed fire box for the w«

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A Working Girl'* Lou.

Emma McKinney, an employe of the tSftl, ^eMv to wOfK^thiS mornlny and hung her street dress in a stairway leading from the third story to the loft In. a pocket of the garment was a book containing $7.50. It was burned.

Thin the Second Fire.

It has not only been a few weeks since ablaze originated in the same place and presumably in the same manner as that of to-day.

was

extinguished, however,

with little damage.

BEAUTIFUL BLUE LICK.

Another Dnster Added to the I»ist lust Wight. The oil well is a failure. "What of the well?" asked Tii» NKWS of Mr. Reynolds last evening. "We struck a flow of beautiful blue lick a few minutes ago," he replied.

The result makes the company partake of the color of the water. High hopes were entertained of the well.

It is understood another well will be put down as soon as a location can be procured.

AMUSEMENTS.

Winkle a* Haylor's Opera Honae To-Night.

Blp Van

The Fitapatrick Spectacular company headed by tbe popular character Mr. E. M. Crane, will hold the boards to'night at Naylor's. presenting "Rip Van Winkle." The piece will be given with special scenic effects. The company carry their own band and orchestra and give a very pleasing performance. Popular prices 25,35 and 60 cents.

Minstrels.

Beach & Bowers' minstrels will hold the boards at Naylor's to-morrow night

Professor of French Arrives. Mademoia. Marie Lederq, the professor elect of French in Coates College, has reached the city and is at the college. Mile.

Leclerq

was born and reared in

Paris, has been in America but a few years, and has been one of the instructors in the Berlifx Sbool of Language*. Her American home is Newport, R. I., where in the season she has conducted a a seminary of private pupils. The College offers very liberal terms to classes in French conversation.

C.O. X. Goes Indianapolis. lr. Robley Stevenson, the funny man whose writings published in the Express under the caption of C. O. D. have attracted widespread attention, has resigned. He has taken a position on the Indianapolis Journal, where he will continue his humorous writings. Dr. Stevenson does considerable writing for Pock and is promising young humorist The Journal is to be congratulated securing the services of such a bright young man.

The following gentlemen have been granted liquor license* Stephen Mayer, Thomas M. Patterson, Chauncey B. MeGrannahan, Charke Werna, Joseph I*.

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Finq5e,*Wl'ljewte

•Is law rnetani.

George Beveas was knocked down in a scrap at the fair grounds Monday. He anaffcaiaed & fractured jaw boas and Ike ... SQMB of enteral teeth. He lives o#Ia* being I fiayette street near Fourth.

THE FIBE

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Fire Plugs 1b||I» Ji»trtet—First People of Tej|e« Hante—Other "Tews.

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Sixth, Orator Store, aim, possesses that an in a councilman, the courage of his bravery to advocate lg on some public ivs way of thinking, iers. When he has l't go behind the

He is outspoken, politics to be so his faults, Frank starts oijtto apcom-

nerve to pull the works test He is

not a member of eigier the fire or water committee. The iroxe him out and he is not on axgiutiomarittee. lint to return to the storyjjhe fire committee and the water cor^Sjli-~ to "pull the box." days and hours hi test it was not mad much like a case oj other daren't."

ittee seemed afraid least, after several in named for the

It appeared very ne's afraid and the Dacaldson ref-

ereed tbe wrestling match and he didn't havQ the nerve to jpall the box. He is responsible for the Saturday postponement The delay .made Storz weary. "I'll pull the borr exclaimed. "You fellows can look Out for it" He remained silent untd jflst before the test, when be gave out (he tip and a number of councilmen were present

A NBWB man found him at work at the car works yesterday^ "How about that committee that is to investigate the fire records?" he asked. "What!" exclaimgd Frank. "I don't know anything aboift it and I don't think anybody else does. the committee has ever been appoinfeesFl don't know of it and none of tbe cotfncilmen have ever talked to me aboutgUt Danaldson said he'd name the committee but he hasn't done it so far as I a« able to learn."

Speaking of fire slug matters. Frank said 100 plugs oufiit to be removed. "Why," said he, "ittjfche plat I had the city engineer make^j&nd which I presented to the counci%there were sixtyfour unauthorized plugs. I know there are

many

more for the plat only took in

the center of the $ty. I've got nine plugs down here myself that there isn't any use for, and they, are not in accordance with contract" "Well," said the scribe, "whynot yank them out?"

"I'm in favor of it|f said the councilman. "Every one of them ought to be ordered out. If these fellows don't do something pretty soon I'm going to bring the matter up myself?' "Yes,'' he continued, "and there are three more plugs do#n here that the city is paying for which include in the list. There are three plugs at the nail works. Now, they are of no jfcenefit to anybody except the works. T|e council took them off the company's t^Kids a number of years ago and

works company. It-has plugs and it pays for them too. "The nail works has three plugs and the city pays for them."

Orator Storz is all right on the fire plug question. He believes in removing the unauthorized and unnecessary plugs. He has put his shoulder to the wheel and something must move.

OUR FIRST CITIZENS

Who Were the First to Follow Their Vocations in Terre Haute. Henry C. Warren has furnished THE NEWS with a list of the first men who followed a variety of vocations in this city. Some of these^u-e mentioned as the first stationed here. By this is meant that they were preceded by some circuit preacher or judge but were tbe first in their calling to locate here permanently. The list is quite interesting and many of them were leading citizens for yeare. Some of them acquired considerable wealth and the few living now are honored and respected citizens. Following is the list:

Bricklayer—John Bratt. Plasterer—Enoch Dole. Carriagemaker—Thos. Clayton. Wagon maker—James M. Random, Sr. Shoemaker—Tompkins. Barber—James Morre (Frenchman.) Boot black—Old Lewis (colored.) Male child born in Terre Haute—Wm." Earl. Jr.

Female child born in Terre Haute— Nancy Ann McFadden. Editor—John W. Osborne.

Newspaper—The Terre Haute Regis-

Printer—John W. Osborne. Merchant—Wm. Earl. Sr. Doctor—Chas. B. Modesitt Minister (stationed)—John W. Royse,

^^Lawyw—'^hoe. H. Blake. Marshal—Wm. Marra. Carpenter— Alvin Hovey.

Cabinet maker—John Davey. ?. Blacksmith—Stephen G. Dexter. Gunsmith—Wm. Marrs, Baker—Geo. Almy, Sr. Hatter—Robert McCabe. .2 Tailor—John Brit ton.

DAILY N

SEPTEMBER, 3. 1890.

IUT TBE CITr. EBOM

A WOUNOED KNAPSACK.

Two Stories by Veterans of the Fight at Bloody Cblekamanga. Of all the reminiscences of Chickamauga's iron hailstorm Jim Brotherton's experience was the hardest strain on credulity. Jim was fighting "the best he knowed how." He was in the thickest of the assault on Snodgrass Hill. As he charged across the road and over the field toward the Dyer farm Jim caught a glimpse of the house he was born in. Bui valor did not make Jim forget discretion. He took advantage of all the pine trees he could when going into and coming out of the fight On his back was strapped his knapsack, and over the knapsack was rolled h|s blanket The two made a hump which projected beyond the trees behind which Jim took temporary shelter. When Jim unloaded his knapsack and blanket the night after the battle &e found that thirty-seven bullets had penetrated it "Yes, sir," said Jim, looking the reporter straight in tho eyes. "Thirtyseven bullets hod gone into my blanket and knapsacfcMMrty-seven bullets and two buckshot, I "had that *ad for It After the battle 1 gave them to mother and told her to keep them for me until I came back from the war. But you know how ft is when folks is moving around. Things get lost. I don't know what became of the blanket or knapsack."

There was only one veteran who told a story which approached that of Jim Brotherton in picturesqueness. He was Private Sinnatt, who came all the way from Virginia to attend the reunion. Private Sinnatt was particularly anxious to meet and renew acquaintance with some of the Twelfth Georgians. A big man of the Twelfth Georgia saved his life, Private Sinnatt said. He explained how. When he got into what seemed to him the hottest place he had ever founds Private Sinnatt lay down behind a tree which wasn't more than eight inches through, and made himself as small as possible.

While he lay there wondering how long it would be before he would be hit, a strapping fellow from the Twelfth Georgia grabbed bjm by the leg,lifted him from behind the tree and lay down where he had been. Sinnatt says the Georgian was about twice as big as he was. He couldn't lick him, so he made the best of a bad situation, crawled up close behind the Georgian and kept quiet It wasn't but a few minutes until a bullet struok tiie Georgian and killed him. Sinnatt lay still behind the body, which stopped fifteen bullets before the wave of battle passed on. That is why Private.Sinnatt says he will always cherish a kinaly feeling for the Twelfth Georgia.—St. Louis Globe-Democrat

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Miller—Frederick Markle. Tavtefnkwper—-Henry ^Bedford. School teach er-^James Thayer. Brickmakers—The Rosses.

TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY. *:tl

Mr. and Mrs. *«**. Stark Batl«r An Elaborate Celebration. Mr. and Mrs. Chris Stark celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of their marriage, on South Ninth street last ev ening. About 250 guests were present, relatives and friends from Chi cago, Indianapolis and Evansville. Many yery beautiiul and expensive testimonials of esteem were preeemted. Following the festivities at tbe residence, Mr. and Mrs. Stark gave thejr goesteadancing reception at German!* Halt Not the least noticeable erf the entertaining features of the reception was the appearance of Mr. Starks' venerable parent*, aged respectIvely 82 and years who took their part is the Virginia reel with almost as much ea» and grace have characteria$d their movements in tbe dance a half century ago.

TheQsngregational church and Sunday achool wUl picnic at Otter Creek to-mor-row, A special train will teawtheBig Four depot at 9 o'clock sharp. Fare lor

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""THE PRESIDENT'S REPLY.

Ho Answers the Telegram of Barrnndin's Widow. WASHINGTON, D. C., September 3.— Acting Secretary Wharton to-day sent the following telegram to the widow of General Barrundia in replv to her message toi^FrelW^mtjolalewday^ The President desires n.e to say that he has received your telegram announcing the death of your husband, General Barrundia. While deeply sympathizing with you in vour affliction he awaits official details ol the occurrence necessary to determine his action in regard thereto. The matter, you may be assured, will receive most careful attention."

THE VERMONT ELECTION.

Partial Betnrns From the State—Page Elected Governor. WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vt, September 3.—One hundred and thirty-five towns in the state give Page, Republican, 22.343 for governor, Brighams, Democrat, 12,362 Allen, Prohibition, 892. For lieutenant governor, Woodbury, Republican, has fallen off 9,896. The Democrats have gained 441 and the Prohibition vote has fallen off but little. Three hundred and seventy Democratic assemblymen have been elected in 135 towns heard from and two Farmers' League candidates. Several high license Republicans have been elected.

Thieves Indicted.

Indictments nave been returned against Harry Williams, grand larceny Wm. Mitchell, petit larceny Joseph Kenkley, petit larceny John McMinn, petit larceny and Frank McCoy, petit larceny. McCoy has served two terms in the pen from this county, having gone the firet time under tbe name of Frank Diamond and the second time under bis present name. He baa only been out about two months.

To a Certain Extent He Was. The conversation had turned on literature.

I hope you are not an admirer of Fielding, Mr. Cahokia," remarked the young woman from Boston.

Why, of course," replied the young man from St Louis candidly, "I like to see it when it isn't too ragged but I always did think it was batting that wins games. Chicago Tribune. -r *_

i§A J«v««il« Trio. nry Sipples, 7 years, Robert Roberts, 8 years, and a saucer-eyed little coon who would not open his lips, were picked up on the street this afternoon. Sipples is one of the two brothers who were arrested here not long ago for heme stealing* The other was sent to the Reform school. This one expresses ft desire to go there also.

Prince Bvsoell Win ML NEW YORK, September 3.—Russell Harrison says all reports about his selling his Montana newspaper property are without foundation. 'The Helena Journal is the last piece of property I own that I would pert with/* be added.

'M Fire at the FairGroWds. Fire started in the barn# a* the fair grounds late this, afternoon and the depsriment was called for. There Is greet danger of all bams being consumed. Suppoaed to be incendiary.

On Thursday, Friday and Saturday a soldiers' reunion will be held in Prairie

fSem%w«dd|.

TOLD BY TELEGRAPH TO DAY.

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STATE A BBITBATXON BO ABB ADJOIKSS AT HEW TOBK.

Oplnlons or ike Mew York Press Proeeedlngs of Congress Otkcr Information byv, Wire

To-day.

NKW YORK, Septembers.—Yesterday afternoon before the state arbitration board, Master Workman Valentine, one of tbe discharged men, testified that no charges had been brought against him, and that he had been advised by the acting general superintendent to conceal the fact that he was a Knight He did not know the cause of his discharge. Dennis McCarthy, a dismissed man, created a sensation by testifying that General Manager Tousey said to him: "You have got to either leave the Knights or this company. I am bothered to death with Knights committees and I am not going to put up with them any longer."

Master Workman Lee gave a softened insolent interview

PRESS OPINIONS.

Bo Not Consider the Investigation of Great Importance. NIWYOKK, September 3.—The press of this city does not, as a rule, seem to believe the present investigation of the Central strike by tbe board of arbitration will accomplish anything of importance or benefit the cause of the Knights. The Times refers to it as "rather aimless." The Sun says: "Disclosure of Powderly's pleasant Bcheme of tieing'up the railroads of tbe country in '93 reveals the meddler in his characteristic attitude.'' The Tribune says: "The situation of the various partics concerned in the investigation is almost Gilbertian. The board ot arbitration seeks to discover the causes of the controversy between the railroad and its former employes. Walter Webb, vice president of the company, said on oath that there was no controversy between the railroad and its employes and has not been any, yet he had to submit to a cross examination conducted on the assumption that a controversy has arisen and Is now raging. The rulings of the chairman on points and objections were so f&vofcable to the Knigltfs one would ssrCfiilSgirtr w%bb o»» ment of the company he represented were on trial for grievous offenses committed against the Knights of Labor."

IN CONGRESS.

Proceedings in the Senate—Talking Tariff*. WASHINGTON, D. C., September 3.— At the evening session of the Senate Mr. Gibson moved as a substitute for tbe sugar schedule the paragraphs in the existing law, imposing duties on sugar. Mr. Dolph concluded his speech against any reciprocity with Canada in the matter of coal, timber or agricultural products. M. Vance argued in support of the amendment offered by reducing the rates of duty of all manufactures ofsteeland iron, on all woolen and cotton goods, on earthenware and glassware, ana on all material used for fertilizers, when such goods have been purchased abroad by any citizen of the United States by exchange of American farm products or by the proceeds of the sale of such farm products.

This morning Call offered a resolution denouncing the murder of Gen. Barrundia while under the protection of the American flag as an insult to the people of the United States and directing to take such steps as will prevent a re-occur-rence. Edmunds spoke on the reciprocity. He said if tbe duties "are to be removed there should be a demand for reciprocal act on the part countries whose products are admitted free by this action. He called attention to the fact that when the duty on coflee was removed Brazil obtained all the ben efit of that act by establishing an export duty of an equal amount on coffee. He doubted tbe policy of removing tbe duty on sugar, but if this is to be done he thought a reciprocal demand ought to be coupled with it Morgan then took the floor for a set speech, in which he criticised the proposition to place in the hands of the President the power to determine what duty should be collected on any given article.

IN THE HOUSE. of the Arkansas Contested Election Case.

Opening

WASHTNGTOX, September? —Yesterday afternoon the House took up the Brack enridge contested election case from Arkansas with the understanding for four boom discussion on each side. Cooper, of Ohio, spoke at length, recounting the circumstances attending tbe crimes against the ballot box in the district which led to the murder of Clayton, Breekenridge's opponent, and of other* attempting to investigate the crime. He denounced in vigorous terms tbe course of lawlessness which had brought about such a chain of circumstances in tbe inactivity of local courts and citizens which had permitted these crimes to go unpun-

Want the Tags.

WASitmGTON, September 3.—The secretary of tbe navy has decided to make one more attempt to secure two new tugs tor use of the navy yards lor which an appropriation of $35,000 each was made nearly thre»ye«rs ago. Advertisements, inviting bids tor their construction, will be issued in a day or two.

Hiawatka Bnrned.

HIAWATHA, Kane., September 3.—Fire this morning destroyed two and a half blocks in the business portion ceasing a in— oftlSQ.000.

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& FIRE IN NEW YORK. A Mysterious Fxploaton in factory Cellar.

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^ptember 3.—The laroe

building occupied by Thos. Hogan, manufactarer of roofing material, and Henry ^^f^r«®a?vU-{&Cturer

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destroyed by fire this morning, the. re-

The men in the cellar had to run for Jdr lives. One named Daniel Killian is Sri a»ffl.ng, and i8 believed to be dead. Another workman was terribly burned and taken to the hospital. Flames spread with great rapidity and the heat from the inflammable material in the building set fire to the flats adjoiuinir where a wild panic broke out amonc the tenements. The entire top of these was gutted. The total loss is about fiftv thousand, nearly covered by insurance.

THE PRESIDENT HAS NERVE.

He Defiantly Opposes Congrem and Politicians. PANAMA, September 3 —At a monster political meeting recently in Santiago, Chili, held to consider the conflict between the executive and Congress, the conclusion arrived at was that

version of .his alleged insolent irt#»rview jcouldonly be restored by a change of the with Tboaey SJ&deilft#*a «*®r said be «hi&rtry, and resolutions to that effect would tie up every wheel on tbe road He said he had not been discharged for insolence and no such charge had been brought before the strike.

Investigation of the Central strike wis continued this morning by tbe State Board of Arbitration. The first witness was General Manager Toucey, who gave bis version of the interview with Lee, saying the latter had made certain demands which wore refused. Lee' then said thre was water in Central stock and he proposed to have some of it Toucey testified he had nothing to do with the discharged men. General Superintendent Voorhees gave similar testimony. Other witnesses were Supt Buchanan and Station Master Stevens who testified concerning the reason of echarges of the men. The latter denied he was advised to leave the Kights of Labor. The hearing then adjourned till Friday at Albany.

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were adopted. In response to the resolutions the president said: "1 have not yielded to Congress and much less will I yield to you, no matter how influential you may be." It is said Ito be the President's determination to veto every measure passed by Congress.

WORK GOING ON.

Only a Few of the Carpenters Ont a#Chicago To-Day. CHICAGO, September 3.—All danger of a tie up of the building business by the carpenters strike is over. While the Btr ke ia still nominally on, but v«ry few men are idle in consequence of it The situation is practically the same as it was last Saturday before the order to strike had gone into eflVct. The old bosses are still employing uuion or nonunion men indiscriminately as they need or can get them. But few of their men quit work yesterday.

Lift in Lamaseo.

Certain amenities of journalism are illustrated in Evansville, Ind. One editor calls another "old sloth" and au

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drone," and declares that he will not "besmear" his "columns with tho dirty billingseate that characterizes the editorials" of his neighbor. And the able neighbor reciprocates by calling tho otlu a "howling idiot" and an "insufferable idiot," a "drooling idiot," an "im poster, a fraud and a humbug," and "an envious, loathsome blackmailer," who "may blow his own wind-bag as much as he pleases" and run his Evening Mud Scow to suit himself. Such delicate little epithets go a long way to relievo the_dull monotony of existence down cago Times.

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The Firemen's Convention, SAN FRANCISCO, September 3.—Delegates to the second Biennial convention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, which opens here on Monday next, are already beginning to arrive. Grand Master F. P. Sargent, Vice Grand Master J. J. Hannahan and Eugene V. Debs,, Grand Secretary and Treasurer, are expected here to-morrow and there will be «ail^ nieetinaR of tha.oraentim.cmin until the end of the week. A citizen's committee has been appointed for the purpose of receiving and entertaining tho delegates and a public reception is to b& given in their honor and in which Governor, Mayor and other distinguished citizens will participate.

Mr. Mathews' Candidacy. A special to the Indianapolis News says: The nomination of Hon. Claude Mathews for secretary of state by the De mocracy has grievously disappointed tho Democracy and Independent Republicans of the Parke-Vermillion Senatorial District, for he bad been unanimously nominated as a candidate for joint senator in the firm belief that he could beat Mr. Hobson, the regular Republican nominee, although the difltrict lias 900 Republican majority. Difficulty will now be nad to find a successor on the senatorial ticket and it is the general feeling that Mr. Mathews could have \wm more useful to his party by remaining where he was.

A Ballway From Labrador. LONDON, September 3.—The North Canadian and Atlantic Railway & Steamship company has been formed here with the intention of forming a company with a capital of £4,000,000 to work the Milford route and build a railway from tbe extreme eastern part of Labrador, probably St Charles Bay, to Quebec, the Great Western joining the Milford & London. Tbe lord mayor of I/ondon is chairman of the company and th«* directors include several prominent English railway men. Canadian charters and concessions have already been secured.

Texas Bepnbllean Convention. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., September 3 —Tho Republican state convention opens here at noon to-day. There is a movement on tbe part of a number of delegates, all of southern birth, with the view of dethroning Wrigbt Cuncy, now collector of customs at Galveston and the king beo of the party. Tbe scheme of the opposition is to build up an essentially white Republican party in Texas.

Cerrlgan Sails For Home. NKW YORK, September 3.—Archbishop Corrigan, accompanied by his secretary, Monsignor McDonnell, sails for home on the Teutonic to-day. The archbishop brings back with him the formal decision of tbe

Vatican

on the Burtaell case.

Major Rath bone, ex-consul general of France, also wiled to-day.

Burned to Death.

PSICADKLPHIA, Pa., September 3.— Fire this morning at the residence of Sarah Mclntyre destroyed the building. Sarah Mclntyre, aged 00, Mamie Mclntyre, aged 10, and Anna Louis Mclntvre, aged 17, her daughters, were bnrned to death before they could esqspe. The money loes was small.

The Bast Tennessee an»l Monon. New YORK, September 3.—An offiedr and director of tbe East Tennessee says be has heard of no effort being made by the East Tennessee to get control of the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago. At any raUi, nothing has come through the board.

Protene Seallowag*.

Joseph Boyer and Charles Bsrry entered the Boston House yesterday and wised the roof with their profane and mdeoent ravings. They were locked up.