Terre Haute Daily News, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 27 September 1890 — Page 1

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SECOND YEAR.

WALL PAPIER,

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Hughes & Lewis,

Interior Decorators ud Dealers In

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AND WINDOW SHADES,

FRESCO PAINTERS.

28 SOUTH FIFTH STREET.

SECOND EDITION.

AFRICAN CORONATION.

Preparing to Crown Fii«e»-n-Vear-OKI Kin*.

Losoox, September 27.—Advices from 8outh Africa say that the natives are making elaborate preparations for tbe crowning of the fifteen-year-old king of Swaziland, the ceremony being fixed for September 3d. An Impi has Deen sent out hunting for a lion, tiger, buffalo and a large snake. During tho ceremony of the coronation the young king will eat a portion of the hearts of the first three animals to give him courage, and, after wards, he will be anointed with the snake's fat to prevent him from being bewitched.

The buff-do's head will be placed on the ground, and the young king will flit on it between the horns, clothed only in a lion's skin, the first day, and in the tiger's skin on the second dav. On the third day he will come out of the kraal without a vestige of clothing or covering of any kind, and in thin condition be presented to his people who will come up from all parts of Swaziland to salute "Byate," the king of the Swazic nation, designating him as great lion, great tiger, and other titles. The chief*, the Indunas, will each be expected to bring a present of cattle to the young king in order to give him a good start in life. The ceremonies will be witnessed and participated in by tho British commissioner, the nation being under tho protection of the British government.

BIDDING ON BATTLE SHIPS.

Three Firm* Kepi^n-ntfd at Washington—file Nhtp*. NEW YORK, September 27. Irving M.

Scott, president of the Union iron works of San Francisco, who has been in this city several days perfecting plans for his bids on the new ships, has gone to Washington to attend the opening of those bids, which will take place next Wednesday. The bids include three big battle ships and a Swift triple crow commerce destroyer, for all of which Congress has appropriated $15,000,000. Scott is not alone in the field. Iiis competitors are the Crumps, of Philadelphia, ai»d the Bath (Me.) iron works. Th« presidents of all these companies are now at Wa^h ington preparing final estimates.

DAVITT'S PAPER.

Flr»t Apprarnnrc of tho Paper In London To-day. LONDON, September 27.—The appear­

ance to-day of Michael Davitt's new paper, The Labor World, with the first of his series of promised disclosures concerning the dynamite plots and govern ment alleged conspiracies to connect Parnell with these outrages,creates much comment, in spite of the fact that the public had already been given preliminary notice of the main points of the revelations. Davitt's arraignment of James McDermoot* as an organizer of dynamite plots in Cork and Liverpool in 1883, with the aid of money furnished by the British consul in New York, is very severe.

KILLED BY A LIVE WIRE.

Two l.tvcft Lout by Ilnndlins nn Incan* dtwrnl Cot I.

WijioiiKSTKH, Mass., September 27.— Edward T. Ryan, aged 18, and G. Barnard, aged 20, were instantly killed last night by an electric light guv wire coming in contact with an incandescent circuit on Pond street. The wire had been taken from the Boston & Albany depot to allow a building to be moved, and was left hanging in a coil by the side of the pole. Both had hold of the wire. Barnard's hands were badly burned, and it is supposed Kvan attempted to assist him and himself fell a victim.

Art At ToUio.

NKW YORK, September 27.—Advices from Tokio say that au extraordinary piece of Japanese weavingwhich is now in the international exhibition at Tokio* will shortly lud its way to this city having been purchased for twelve thousand ollare by a broker on behalf of a rich American broker whose name is not given. It is of the design known as Tsuimre-ori or pierced weaving. It is of great site, the design being equestrian archer}', an old world employment in Jap»n, and one which has often been used for jjurpoees of illustration and design by Japanese artists. The distinctive feature of this kind of weaving is that the whole margin of the design is perforated like the joining of postage stamps, so that when the whole piece Is held op to the light the design of the artist seems to be suspended in the body of the fabric. In Japan this kind of weaving has been regarded as a tour de force of the artist, and this particular piece of tapestry is the largest and tiueet, and has commanded the highest price, of anything of the kind yet produced,

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Maksbau, 111., September The

announcement is made of Uie tail arts ol.

THE SHAM NAVAL BATTLE.

VEKY PLEASING PYROTECHNIC DISPLAY LAMT SIGHT.

Tla« Cloainjr Fcatar* ot the Grand Tbrc« Day*' Reunion of Veterans The KBtrrlainmeDt

Had Some Defects.

The mucb-discusaed, much-advertised sham battle and eapture of Fort Donelson was the wind-up of a great reunion On the east side of the river through Water street, along the front, on lumber piles, house-tops and in every conceiva ble position where a view of the river could be bad, all the way from Main street almost to Chestnut, was gathered one of the most prodigious crowds of men, women and children, horses, dogs, baby-buggies and everything else that ever came together in this city at any one time. It was one tremendous, heterogeneous jam, all gathered to witness what had been Bounded far and wide as intended to be one of the grandest spectacle ever presented to the people of the Wabaab valley.

The sham Rattle presented many at tractive featuM??, & a whole, was a grand success, but there '"was some disappointing features which detracted from its beauty and grandeur It would have been well if the Egyptian darkness of the surroundings had been sufficiently illuminated to enable the crowd of spectators to determine—as one individual nut it—"where the river left off and the land commenced," wh«rre the fort was located and what thfi exploded gunboat in the river was intended to represent As it was, the sham battle, which, with the facilities at hand, could have been a superb success, was reduced to a very pretty display of pyrotechnics. Owing to the intense darkness, outlines were completely blotted out and the people east of the river were left to guess, merely, what the people on the west

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were doing and how they were doing ft. The cannonading waseffective, and the crashing reports of the big field pieces, with the sharp cracking of the rifte discharges, sounded much as tbouah a battle was in progress. The maneuvers of the boats, to those who could see them from the west bank, were extremely pretty, and the blowing up of the rebel ram—the big crowd had to take it for granted that it was a ram—was quite realistic. The fireworks display all around was good, simply because the various pieces could be seen, notwithstanding there was less than half of the quantity and variety of pyrotechnics used that bad been expected. The fort was captured, but it was in the dark and could not be seen. The maneuvers of tho Rex, the Mallard and Juniata on the river were very pretty and entertaining features of the battle. The roar of the artillery was grand and the desperate chanres of the gunboats upon the fort thrilling in the extreme.

It Was Governor*' D»v

It ff»3 ''Governors' Day" of the reunion yesterday and in anticipation of an exceptionally good programme, of which Governor Ilovev was the central figure, and in view of the fact that the weather was somewhat improved, the attendance at Camp Cruft was largely augmented, there being not only many Terre Haute people present who had not before been in Camp but scores of others came in on almost every train and swelled the aggregate until, when the hour for entering upon the afternoon's exercises had arrived, fully 5000 people men, women and children, were gathered under the grand old oaks and in and about the snowy quarters of Camp Cruft.

At headquarters last night 1,085 old soldiers, representative, largely, of the Illinois and Indiana soldiers, had transcribed their names on the record. In this connection TUB NKWS suggests that, in the time to come, when the present generation shall have passed away and others shall have taken their places, in the natural order of things, this record of 1,085 names of old soldiers will be appreciated as a valuable factor in the history of the present time.

The forenoon's Work,

During the forenoon a meeting was was held for the purpose of electing offi cera for the district organization. Officers and committees were elected as follows

President—Morton C. Rankin. Secretary—O. W. Miller. Treasurer—N. Filheek. Executive committee by regiments—'The Thirty first. J. F. Fee. 8. C. Scott, and J. P. Stratum.

Tbe Fortf third—fit. brock man, ft. M. Allen, and \V, R. Morgan. The Elghty.flfth—J. Hoffman, F. M. Rude, and T. Nichols.

Sixth Calvary—M. C. Rankin, J. G. Owens and T. Sands. Fourth cavalry—C. V. List.

Miscellaneous—Harrington. Fourteenth Indiana: N, FHbeck, Thirty-sesond Indiana, and I. H. O. Rorse One hundred and fifteenth Illinois.

It was junanynously decided to have the reunion of I$9l in this city and at a more seasonable date—as soon after August 15th as possible. Up to 2 o'clock the time was devoted to an elegant programme of music by the Ringgold band. The Military band also discoursed sweet music. Col. I. N. Walker, Adjutant General of the G. A. R., of the state, put in an appearance and received & rousing reception.

The Afternoon.

The train which brought Governor Hovey to this city was late, and in consequence the program me of afternoon exercises was considerably delayed. Colonel Walker delivered a brief address, at the conclusion of which the governor made his apperance, and as the band

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pSayed "Hail to the Chief he stepped Tamed Last onto the platform. He announced that iTlZ rr,^

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Eaton Brc*., proprietors of a farmers exclusively with the pension! reached police headquarters from last Alliance 10 per cent store at Cleone,! question and was one of peculiar interest night In view of the tremendous jam fourteen miles west of here. Their lia- to the large majority of his hearers. He Ion the river bank and the fact that so bilities are nearly $S,000S and the aweus advoc 'd the universal pensioning of' many houses were deserted during the less than $2 500. Terre Haute wholesale the •tLiiww and gave an abundance of sbam battle, that no tricks were turned

»luting Govuaoi He.wUku-I

talked for a short time, bat eloquently upon subjects dear to the hearts of old soldiers. The majority of those in camp came to the city at 4:30 p. m. and the camp became for the most part deserted. Quite a number remained in camp all night and the formal breaking of camp did not occur until this morning.

Accidents and Escape*.

While the Mallard was steaming past the fort on her way north-east, last nigar, a spark ignited about $40 worth of fireworks in the cabin and very soon confusion and fright reigned supreme on that boat Loud explosions followed each other in rapid succession. Rockets went crashing through the roof and sides of the cabin, which soon caught fire. No one was injured, but Lea Kyle, engineer, took to the cold, cold river in a* hurry. The boat headed for shore, the fire was extinguished and the Mallard withdrew from the conflict.

Ren Ear ley and Dan Weldele, of the crew of the rebel gunboat, in an open skiff went down south of the bridge for a supply of fireworks. During the sham battle when the Dauntless and Junaita in making changes of positions, came together. The skiff in which Earley and Weldele were seated was caught between the two. Both men dropped down in their boat and the gun whales of the two big boats came together ever their heads Neither they nor their skiff was injured, but the escape from severe injury—pos sily death, was absolutely miraculous.

Johnson Elliott, a colored, man jumped from the roof of a box car after the exhibition had ended, dislocated his right ankle and had to be carried home

The Sale of Seats.

Chairman Greiner, of the sham battle committee, turned over to the Woman's Relief Corps this morning, the sum of $94.00 net profit* from the sale of seats

CAPIASED AT MIDNIGHT.

An Xvansvlllian Brought to Time on an Old Account.

Constable Er.nhardt, about 10 o'clock last night arrested an Evansvil lian by the name of Stephen Bearder man—got his beard, so to speak. The gentleman had been in attendance at the reunion pastimes and was in the very act of boarding a south-bound E. & T. II train at the Union depot when be was pinched. Justice Wildy was dragged from his downy couch at midnight to hear Beardeman's case, Fred Biel, the tobacconist, was the instigator of the capias. He appeared against Beardeaman with an account of $79 for goods

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to that gentleman while he

was engaged in the grocery business in a small town near Evansville. The justice heard the evidence, rendered judgment in favor of the plaintiff, and Bearnerman was permitted to escape.

AXTELL'S RECORD BROKEN.

Xelson Goes a Kile in 2:111-2 Yester d«y. KANKAKEE, Til., September 27.—Terre

Haute can no longer claim the honor of having the fastest stallion. The world's record was lowered yesterday by Nelson, the Maine stallion, going a mile in 2:11|. Nelson's owner drove him and carried 2(5 pounds more weight t'uau did Axtell. The horse fairly flew over the first half mile making it in 1:04.^ but was eased up in the last Quarter. The mile was gone perfectly, not a skip or a break nor any show of one. The crowd went wild with excite ment. There was prolonged cheering. The track was heavy and it is believed fully a second slow. Nelson was sired by Young Rolf, he by Rolf out of the celebrated mare Pocahontas. Nelson is fashionably bred on the dam's side, she being by Hambletonian 10.

DEFAULTER ARRESTED.

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A Three llnndred Thousand Thief Arrested. COLVMBPS. Ind., September 27.—Wil­

liam H. Schreiber, aged 23 years, bookkeeper of the First national bank of this city, who on November 28, 1888, succeeded in stealing $3r'0,000 in cash and securities from the vaults of the bank in this city and fleeing to Canada, is now in the hands of the United States authorities at Detroit. Young Schreiber was reared in this city, was of trood family and good habits until led astray by a fast woman of Chicago.

Prison Association Meeting. CINCINNATI, September 27.—The third

day's session of the twentieth annual ^congress of the National Prison Association opened this morning at the Scottish Rite cathedral. The report of the standing committee on police which was presented by a committee comprising Charles E. Felton, of Chicago Benjamin Murphy, of Jersey City, and Joseph Golden, of Charleston, S. C., dealt with the police power in relation to criminals on an exhaustive scale, and was productive of a discussion which had notconcluded when the convention took the usual recess for lunch. The discussion will be continued in the afternoon session, when Hon. Frederick H. Wines, of Springfield, 111., will deliver an address on the progress of prison reform during the past twenty years. To-morrow morning the annual sermon before the congress will be delivered at the Vine Street Congregational church by Rev. W. W. Rhodes, pastor of the Church of Our Savior. The delegates to the congress will meet at the Burnet house, and, headed by ex-President Hayes and Hon. Samuel H. Blake, Q. C., of Toronto, will proceed on foot to the church. In the same edifice, in the evening, there will be memorial service of deceased members of the Cincinnati congress of 1870, with addresses by many of the delegates

most miraculously, reports of pick-

moments. His addtese dealt pocket or porch-climbing jobs have

dealers are the greatest sufferers* evidence that the measure was one of is simply marvelous. Probably this is "Utter nonsense, ay dear," returned justice to the men who made every sac-1 due to the fact that the whole police force Henry. "You wouldn't bave a of my Locked o«u ritice in the world for the good of their was out dresaed in cititens' clothing. It position associating with bandars.

Parks, September ST.—Three thousand government and for little or no recoin- was booed that some of the porch climb-, mmld you? You mef»—Chatter, lace worker* were locked out in Calais, pety»» or substantial recognition. Fol- era would be nabbed, but those fellows'

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SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 27, 1890.-EIGHT PAGES. TWO CENTS.

TARIFF VOTE LATE TO DAY.

M'KISLEr WILL ORDER THE PRE. tlOIJS QUESTION AT 5:30.

Democrats Object to the Short Time For Discusaion—A Speech ky XcKlnley—Other Wash-

WASHINGTON, September 27.—In the House, McKinley asked unanimous consent to dispense with the reading of the journal, and that it stand approved, with the privilege of correction. Objection was made by Turner, of Georgia, and the journal was read and approved. McKinley suggested that a five-hour debate be allowed on the conference report on the tariff bill, of which he was willing to allow three hours to the Demolrafc?. McMillen piotested against the shortness of time for debate when McKinley offered to allow the Democrats anothar half hour. On McMillan's again protesting against the limited time allowed McKinley give notice he would move the previous question at half past five.

McKinley then took the floor and opgn$d the debate. He rapidly sketched the work of the conference committee and changes made in the bill. The greatest struggle, he said, was on the sugar schedule. The Senate conferees strenuously objecting to the House line of sixteen duties standard, but which point was finally yielded. Binding twine was also an object of much controversy, both House and Senate conferees objecting strongly to any change in their proposal. McKinley said the conferees from both Houses realized that they could not afford to fail in reaching an agreement at this stage, when the country was clamoring for tariff legislation, and by many concessions of both House and Senate conferees an agreement satisfactory to both had been reached. A colloquy theu ensued as to the division of time in debate. McKinley said be wanted it understood that the time consumed did not come out of his time. The speaker raised a laugh by responding: "It will come out of somebody's time."

Flower then made a short speech, in which he said that the tariff bill was in opposition to all the interests of the fanner, and that if he had grown poor under the existing tariff, what would be the result when he gained full power of protection? He alluded to Kennedy's speech, and said if it was not for the use of money forty seats on the Republican side of lhe chamber would be vacant. This statement was challenged, but being reminded that a colloquy came out of the time allowed for debate, it was stopped, and Turner took the floor against time.

Turner spoke at length, reviewing the changes in the bill and criticising the placing of duty on sulphuric acid as being directly opposed to the farmers. He said he was opposed to tho reciprocity feature and the power it places in the hands of fhe president.

Tiy the Heels.

A 'fevr days since a gentleman with two or three ladies rowed up Deal lake to explore the head waters of that beautiful sheet. Thinking he might see some game he took his gun along.

Not having used the gun lately on the way up he thought he would fire it off just to see if it was all right. -Standing up in the boat he discharged the piuce, but the recoil of the gun overcame his equilibrium and over he went into the lake.

The ladies, of course, screamed, and one caught him by the heek, thus docking his head under water. As soon as he could got his head to the surface he told her to release his feet. But no, she would not see him drown, and so she pulled again, and under went his head a second time. It was repeated, and the young man bsgan to fear she was bent on keeping his head under water, and with a violent kick he released her hold and soon was able to take care of him self.—Asbury Park Journal.

An Elsotrified JLocomotlvo.

An nnusual electrical exhibition la said to have been seen in the neighborhood of Fanwood during a heavy thun der srtonn. A freight train on the Cen fcral railroad was running along in the darkness, when the engineer and fireman heard above the roar of the storm and the rumble of the train a strange, incessant, crackling sound. Looking out of the cab windows the men say they were astoaished to see vivid electric discharges flash from the telegraph wires on one side of tho track through the locomotive to the wires on the other side. The display back and forth continued some lime and was repeated at intervals along the road to Westfield, At times the looomotive seemed illuminated with a pale bluish flame, giving a weird effect, and what seemed to be balls of fire shot out toward the wires. Suddenly there oame a heavy crash, which dazed the engineer and stunned the fireman. The manifestations then ceased, Boston Transcript

A Pretty Deep Hole.

A bole ten feet in circumference appeared in Oconce county, Ga., during the great earthquake in 2886. It is fall of water, and there has long been talk about its depths, but no soundings were takon until a few days ago. Then a rope 200 feet long was put down, but it failed to tench bottom, and now there are persons who deeiare that "the hole extends into Che bowels of the earth." It is proposed to talcs & second sounding in the near future.—Philadelphia Ledger.

Etc!naive.

'"Henry,'* cried Mn. Von Toodles, grasping h«r somnolent husband by the arm, "Henry, there are burgfaxs in the house!

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WATERWORKS PROPOSITION-

What They Propose to do for the City Kov.

The water works company has submitted its proposition to the council on the water question. The proposition was handed to Mayor Danaldson by President J. C. Kolsem in typewritten form shortly before noon to-day. It is a lengthy document and begins with a recital of the change of ownership of the plant and the building of the new water works. The capacity of the new engines is given as 6,000,000 gallons per twenty-four hours and capable of throwing eight streams 150 feet into the air, thus exceeding the terms of the present contract On and after November 1st the company proposes to make no charges on the city hydrant rental until it has, after the date nereot, demonstrated its capacity to be such asto be capable of throwing six streams 100 feet high through inch nozzles in the central part of the city. On the subject of filtering and clarifying it sets forth what its plant will be capable of doing, and states that its efforts in this direction are not required in its contract.

On the subject of the public hydrants it says that some of the members of the council claim that the company lias more plugs in than it is entitled to, and agrees to take out all extra plugs found upon measurements made by the city engineer or members of the council acting in conjunction with the cornpany's chief engineerand superintendent, as to the charge that tbt plugs are not of sufficient capacity it says that the superintendent informs the company that it is a mistake. Since June 1, 1889 the council has ordered 40,587 feet of the new mains and the company has laid 38,087 up to date. This is an extension equal to two-thirds of the original plant and is far in excess of what could have been reasonably expected.

The, subject of water rates most interests the people. Regarding the statement that excessive rates have been charged, "the company hereby proposes to join the city council in having a revision of the rates which are now in use and have been continually in use since their adoption in 1873," and reduce them to the average paid in other cities of the country and will not make any "additional charge for sprinkling where water is not taken for domestic purposes during the existence of the present scale of water rates" provided water takers will not use water from such connections for other than sprinkling streets and front yards. "This brings the charge for this serTice very much below the average in other cities for similar service. They do not know of any other claim of over-charges and would be clad to be informed if there are any. "The company is atid will at all times be ready to correct aDv errors in charges or otherwise. They do not think thiir contract n-qmm? that water be deliver to consumers on their premises and know of no other city in Indiana where it is done. In conclusion it ugain refers to tho extensive improvements being made, and invites the council to visit the new.works. ted with full confidence of approval, and 'Ithat. the company is now and aas been during its present management entirely free from any charge of manifest want of care and diligence on their part to comply with the franchise above referred to."

It will be seen by this that the company hopes to continue under the old contract. Their proposition is in more than one instance fair, hut the council, to protect the city's interests, should revoke the present contract, which is perpetual, and revoke the charter and enact a new ordinance. There is no doubt that the company will be given a chance to make a reasonable interest on its investment and there is no reason the city should be perpetually bound.

Wasn't Sufficiently Foxy.

Superintendent Davis is bent on the decapitation of Patrolman Fox. He charges that gentleman with desertion of district and consequent neglect of duty and has relieved the derelict officer of hie star. Mr. Fox claims that he has been guilty of no offense but will be re quired to prove it on next Tuesday night. The superintendent says that Fox has been in the habit of leaving his district about two hours in the middle of the day.

Assault With Intent.

Deputy Prosecutor Huston visited the hovel of the Manuels woman, yesterday, and heard her statement. The result was that he filed information against Louis Woodruff, the colored fiend who beat Mrs. Manuels and her mother almost to death, Thursday night, for assault and battery with intent to kill.

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News Condeneed.

James G. Blaine ia in New York, ... The attempt on President Diaz's life fs dtrnied. An $800 mail robbery occurred near Reading. Col.

Joseph Keener, counterfeiter, km arrested at Pittsburg. Tbe Burnett law law has split the Democrats in Milwaukee.

Cokero and tbe K. of have consolidated at Scottsdale, Pa. Mrs. Fremout baa written a letter ft&slng sbe needs no farther atd.

Tbe stockyards trouble at Chicago baa been temporarily adjusted. A monument will be erected to Foster, tbe composer of "Old Folks at Home."

The Republicans of South Carolina will put a Democratic ticket in tbe field in opposition to Tillman.

The Oaptial City bank of Guthrie failed. A panic occurred and the Commercial bank narrowly escaped.

Two brothers. Albert and William ft. Palmer, shot each other at Saginaw, Mich.-, yesterday Albert is dead.

The entire estate left by 8am Rasdall is rained at about f&,000, and consist* entirely of personal effects.

Agitation of the liquor question In Hissbslnpi mm*, yesterday, deemed inopportune by tbe constitnton*l convention.

The engineer* and ftrewen on the Chicago A Northwestern have presented a list of grtev aaces. The eampeny will grant aa increase In wages.

The National Transportation Association elected B.C. »rler. of Peoria, president and adopted ankles ot eneat. They will meet tout ttaes a year.

Mi :J Delane. oon^mKman from Sew Yerk. to be a candidate tor re•1 «•:!.» *»n the rwsrM that be e»a:.-ot afford •mss. «®S8

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LASTED ONLY TWO ROUNDS.

A FAKE FIGHT BETWEEN AND M'AI LIFFE.

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The Battle Takes Plaee Early This Horning—Miscellaneous Xew* of Importance From

Across the Water.

LONDOX, September 27.—Slavin easily whipped McAuliffe in a fake prise fight, before the Ormonde club early this morning. At about 5 o'clock the two principals entered the ring followed by their seconds. On the call both men advanced at once to the center of the ring. After short preliminary sparring Slavin led off rather low With his right This was returned by one from McAuliffe with the left, which missed its mark. The American quickly followed it up with a good one from the left, then the right was busy and in some exchanges which followed McAuliffe had decidedly tho better of it When they broke away McAuliffe landed a powerful blow on his opponent's chest with his right, bat Slavin promptly retaliated, whereufton McAuliffe came to tho ground. Alter McAuliffe came to the ground in the the first round, there was tremendous cheering in tbe Australian corner. Upon McAuliffe rising the two got together and MeAnlifffe landed a terrible blow upon Slavin's face. Tbe American was at once keen On the face of his man and twice with the right hit him tremendous blows, time not being called until McAuliffe left off with a decided advantage. On tue second round, McAuliffe liegan with his right on Slavin's face, then got away to escape a determined rush by Slavin. Right around the ring tho Australian chased his man, who begin to cut a soiry figure, and when they got close enough Slavin was twice the more strenuous in dealing punishment with his right After

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closed the American broke away, having a lot the worst of the U»al. Ou resuming the fight Slavin saw his chance. Availing himself of it very quickly, he went in to finish his already beaten man and he soon

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down with a chan blow, and after waiting for his return recommenced most vigorously. It was now all over with the Misson boy, as he only rose to receive terrific punishment and going down again as soft as possible. Finally, his second* seeing that further perseverance would b« worse than useless, intimated that Slavin hart most effectually defeated McAuliffe. The announcement occasioned a scene of the wildest enthusiasm. The fight, was for £1,000 and the Police Gaz tie cluunpionship belt In order to bring tbe contest within the limits of the law. gloves of six ounces instead of four were used, ued th«» number of rounds was

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thirty to fifteen. The fight lasted six and three-quarters minutes. The unexpected result of the SlaviaMcAuliffe fight has been a great disappointment to the pugilist's backers and it is reported lhev are already umMntr orItthgementsfor another meeting of the men.

THE OWLS.

A Neat to be Built in ChicKo To*nlglit. CHICAGO, September 27.—The finrt

Chicago nest of the order of Owls wll be instituted here this afternoon, and prominent members of the Masonic fraternity from a half a dozen near by states are arriving this morning to signalize the event of their presence. A special car filled with Owls arrived from Terre Haute this morning. Headquarters have been opened in the Grand Pacific hotel, where Dr. G. F. PenBington of Baltimore, the Supreme Sapient Screecher of the world, is being heartily welcomed. The Owls hold the same relation to Masonry, as does the Mystic Shrine. The order is but three years old, but has a membership in the United States of nearly 12.000, restricted generally to the leading officers of the leading Masonic bodies in the country. The initiation this evening will he witnessed by a large and distinguished audience, and after the nest has been brought irto existence elections will take place to the offices of sapient Ecreecher, sapient bag-holder, lord high executioner, tooter, hooter, blinker and recording and property Owls.

A MONSTER PEACH.

It Weighed Eleven and One-Ifnlf Ounce*.

A little daughter of Mrs. Frank Pngb, of 620 South Center street, brought to THE NEWS to-day a monster peach. It was grown on a tree at the residence of Mrs. Pugb, and is a beautiful specimen. It is ten and three-quarter inches in circumference and is almost perfectly round. Its weight is eleven and one-half ounces. The tree bore about a peck of the -peaches, the smallest one being about the size of a common coffee cup. The fruit was very delicious in flavor.

Hew Holts Filed.

Wm. W. Ferrill vs. William Watts, foreclosure, filed in Circuit court Jump, Long & Davis.

Barnes R. Griffith vs. Til man A. Payne, foreclosure, filed in Circuit court Don ham & Donharn.

Simon Banner and Peter Banner vs. Laura Budwig, on account filed in Superior court. Rheads & Williams.

Capital CnllinffSk.

The Rock Creek park bill has gone to (ho President. The treasury will purchase no more silver till after October 1.

Tbe Senate passed the Honse resolution to purchase 11,000,000 worth of nickel for naval purposes.

The Senate amended the alien contract labor law so It will not apply to actors, masfcdans sed ministers.

Btsbon Shaaley bitterly denounces Commissioner Morgan for abellaniiig Indian schools in North Dakota.

Tbe Senate passed the Hou*e bill firantfiK leave of ab ence to clerk* in first andaeeoadclaas postoffices.

Senator Sherman IntrodtM** •MII wotwJ«lifigSl$MiM for the purchase of the Maltby house property.

Tbe amount «f Jcter^ton *mni men'.bonds repa.fi rnaklag tba