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$ebmbu VOL. XXYIII—NO. 263 COLUMBUS, GEORGIA: SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 30, 1886. PRICE FIVE CENTS More Distressing Details of the Disaster at Rio. Tk« Conductor n Rnvlng Mnnlae—Bishop Whip ple Tells n Heartrending Story of tlie Acci dent— Helpless Ifomcn Perish in tile Sight of Strong Men, Who Wore Powerless to Save Them. Milwaukee, October 29.— Conductor Hankey, of the freight truin, who fled into the woods immediately after the catastro phe occurred on the Milwaukee and St. Paul road Wednesday night, hns been found wandering around in a raving con dition. He is likely to become a hopeless maniac. Conductor Searl is resting com fortably, and it is believed ho will recover. He said : “Wo were running at a speed be tween 40 and 45 miles per hour. I had gone through the cars for tickets'and was seated in the baggage car at the time the accident occurred. James Philips, a brake- man, Wade Clark, the baggageman, and I were seated in the car, talking together when there catne a sudden shock and 1 knew we were on the ties. I started to get upon my feet from the choir when there was a terriilc jar, and I was thrown to the floor along with Phillips and Clark with great force, , and all the trunks in the ear were thrown i around in disorder on top of us, and we were all three pinned to the floor. There I was a terrible noise. All kinds of sounds j mingled at once, and to make it more aw- ! ful it was less than a minute after the crash that the flames commenced their work of destruction. I tell you, I thught my time had come sure. There I was pinned beneath a pile of heavy s imple trunks and could not move in any direction. When I saw the flames at the other end of the car I thought, Well, this is going to be my end after all, and I am going to bo burned to death. It was a sickening thought, I can tell you. Phillips, the brakeman, was lying beside me and said if I could give hi m a little more room he believed lie could get out,. I accordingly squeezed myself into as small a space as possible, and by desperate efforts he managed to get out be tween the trunks. 1 then escaped through the same aperture by working myself under the trunks to the space which he had occupied. The brakeman at once climbed out through the window and I followed him. Clark, the buggnge man, had a leg broken, but he managed to ex tricate himself and dragged himself over the trunks and escaped with the rest of us. The fire started at the east end of the baggage ear west of the coach when they came to gether. When I get out, which must have been In less than five minutes, although it seemed an age, women were yelling inside the coach and the Are had enveloped the whole car. The coach was right side up, but the seatB'seemed to be broken up in side, and the passengers seemed to be pin ned to the seats. There was a light load in the coach. I eannot remember more than a dozen persons.’’ The loss to the company is estimated at *50,000. Tun KraiirlacHii Sisters Perish. ' Milwaukee, October 29.—The Francis can sisters, who lost their lives by the rail road wreck at Rio night before last, were Sister Alphonse and Sister Dempsea. They were accompanied by a candidate from the mother house at Newcastle, Wis. The two sisters had been to Chicago and were on their way to the Winona institute with the candidate from Newcastle, who joined them here. All throe perished. Illslmii Whipple Interviewed. St. Paul, Minn., October 29.—The Daily Globe has the following interview with Bishop Whipple, who arrived direct from the scene of the Rio wreck last night. “The freight train reached Rio about twenty minutes before the limited train which was wrecked,” said Bishop Whip ple, “and the switch had been left open. Our train was going at the rate of forty- five miles an hour, so the train officials said, and the courage and bravery of the engineer cannot be praised too highly. He stayed with the engine, and I have never known an air-brake to be set so quickly and strongly as that one was. 1 was i'll the first sleeper and had a berth in the end next to the day coach. Mr. McGinnis, of Morris, was in a berth opposite me. The instant the shock came he sprang from the berth and ran to the front end of t lie car, but it was impossible to get out, ior it had tele scoped. He rushed back and cried out, ‘Collie and help me save these people who are being burned to death!’ T hud been awakened but a few minutes before I had looked at my watch. It was 12:50. I fol lowed McGinnis in my stocking feet. He ran faster than T. and when I came to the burning coach be had taken two children from a woman near the rear of the coach. She said her name was Sherrcr, of Winona, anti asked him to save her chi! • dren for their father was living. We both tried to lift the woman from the car, but we could not, for she was wedged beneath the bioken seats. A moment after we reached her her dress took tire and she fainted, and was burned to death before our eyes. There was comparatively little screaming coming from the car, but there was a rather low moan of suffering, and I believe that most of those who perished were killed outright.- The car was tele scoped at both ends. Mr. Ames, who was on the train, saw the passengers in that coach and so did my wife, and they think there were seventeen. There were two sisters of charity who boarded the train, and were bound for Winona. There were a mother And daughter whose names are unknown, three young men, a middle-agtd man, Mrs. Sherrer, her mother and two children, a man that got on at Columbus, two men who boarded the car at IV nter- town Junction, and a man who climbed out at the top. He and two children were saved. The others were burned to death. In about an hour and a half Mr. Collins, superintendent of that division, arrived from Milwaukeee and Philip Langley and Mr. Boyden, of the company, were on the train and every thing was done that could be done for the comfort of the passengers who were left. The ladies on the train were especially kind In earing for the two motherless children. One was a little girl about 4 years old and the other a baby boy. The passengers in the sleeping cars had some slight bruises, but none were seriously in- jured ^ Bishop Whipple said as for himself he was in good condition, though the excite- ment had effected him somewhat. The other passengers say that Bishop Whipple was among the most active and cool-head ed of all the passengers and did gallant sendee in trying to save the poor woman who was being Burned to death, not ceas ing his efforts until the flames drove him Industrial Progress in this South, le south is making important industrial Tess of which the whole country is y proud, but it is not wise to overesti- i the effect of this. Doubtless there :ertain conditions favorable to manu- ire there that make substantial, it not phenomenal, advance for years to come probable, but it by no mesas follows that other parts of the ooa.itry will suffer on account of this. A good deal of iron will be produced at the south, but there is no reason to believe that this means the clos ing up of profitable mines elsewhere. The chief significance of this is in the fact that more iron will be produced and used in tbo country than ever before, and so it will bo in other industries. One argument.—that is, cheaper labor at the south—will gradually lose its force. As there comes to be large bodies of skilled workmen located there, they will expect and demand substantially the same wages as are paid elsewhere, if anything will keep up a permanent difference In wages, it will be that the cost of living is a little less there than in t he north and west. But in the end the southern farmer may be de pended upon to base his demands on the demands of those similarly engaged else where.—American Machinist. MORE ABOUT THE CAR ROBBERY. The Express Messt-nsrer unit Kmploji's of tin- Bail- road Computi)’ Suspected—The Amount Fur in Excess of flic First Reports. St. Louis, October 29.—D, S. Fothering- bam, the Adams express messenger whose ear was robbed last Monday night, is still in tiiis city and lias not yet been arrested, though lie is accompanied wherever he goes by a detective. He was in close com munication with the officers of the com pany this morning, and it was given out that lie was assisting them in obtaining a clew to the identity of tlie robber. It is believed, however, lie will be ex amined by detectives and the stories told by him at different times compared with a view to finding inconsist encies and obtaining evidence that ho was an accessory to the robbery. Suspicion is expressed that several' em ployes of the express and of the railroad company carefully planned the robbery, with the knowledge of Fotheringliam, and divided the money between them- Tt was stated at first the amountstoleu was ::'.i,,nt- ly in excess of $60,000, but claims have.al ready been presented to tlie company which swells the amount to *81,000. The majority of these claims have been settled, and as soon us the others are proved they will be paid. ON ’.CHANGE. Macli Interest Manifested anil Wide Flui-tnallons In Prices. Secretary Manning Resumes the Active Duties of His Office. A miller Call for Three I’er Cent. Honda—A Fniiipnlun Lie Nulled —The Civil Service Re movals-Some Talk Ahoiil Politic*. Washington. October 29.—Secretary Manning this afternoon issued a call for $10,000,000 of three per cent bonds. Tlie I call will mature December 1st. It em- j braces the following numbers: $50, original, ! number 49; $100, original number 010 to original number 640, both inclusive; $500, | original number 207 to original number I 285, inclusive; $1000, original number (70 to ] original number 2-134, both inclusive; $10,- j 000, original number 0326 lo original nujn- ! her 7808, botli inclusive. | Parties holding the bonds called by this circular can obtain immediate payment, ! with interest to date of presentation, by , requesting the same in a letter forwarding | the bonds for redemption. Killing n Fumpnig!i Lie. | Washington, October 29.—There is lio ! truth in the malicious report that Secreta ry Lamar refused a book-agent permission to canvass the interior department for “Grant’s Memoirs,” but gave the pi-ivi- ! lege to agents for the -‘Life of Robert E. ! Lee.” The facts arc that agents for both j the “Grant Memoirs” and Mr. Blaine’s [book were permitted to canvass the de- | partmenf. An agent for tlie “Life t>f j itobt. 13. Lee” e rne to the department land wished to distribute circulars from ■I room to room. -He was told it would ' cause less disturbance and answer the same end to leave the circulars with the wateli- 1 man at tlie door, and they would be dis tributed to the eierks as they le-it. Tin* Civil Service ItuniOTals. Washington, October 29.—The suspen sion of the two United States district at torneys for stump-speaking has alarmed a number of officials in different parts of tlie j country, and they are telegraphing to their friends bore to find out if the slaughter is to lie general. V prominent Kentuckian j said Mi is m*rning: “I should have gone ! home to make a few speeches in uie close districts, but I was afraid it would be con strued into a violation of tlie president’s order, and I didn’t care to lose my place.” There are more who think tlie president should have defined fully what would be a violation of his orders. Sorrelary Manning lb-sunn--* Ills Duties. Washington, October 29.—Secretary Manning assumed actual control of the treasury department to-day for the first time since he was taken sick, and signed all mail requiring the signature of the sec retary. He did not, however, write his signature on treasury letters, etc., but used a stamp containing the fae simile of his signature. The attorney-general gave an opinion that there is no legal prevention to the use of such a stamp. THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK. A Washington Paper mi tin* Probable Composl- tlon of the Fiftieth Congress. Washington, October29.—The Evening Star has the following article on the politi cal outlook : But few politicians are in Washington this week. It is only seven days before the elections occur. The campaign committees have finished their work, and jiM the candidates are in the field. The habit of running to Wash ington all in a hurry at the election hour to get funds or offices to assist, in tlie election is not being followed this year. No assistance beyond the sending out of documents by the campaign com mittee has been drawn from tlie capital. No campaign contributions have been collected in the departments, and there has been practically no money in the canvass from here. Whatever in terest is felt in the result by the adminis tration, it rigidly abstains from anything that could be construed into official in | a speech upon the bill he termed whisky ; I “the dynamite of civilization.” Long is a teetotaler, but is not an avowed prohibi tionist. The democratic congressional campaign committee has sent a circular to every democratic candidate in every doubtful 1 congressional district asking for informa- J tlon about the political prospect. The * committee has now completed all its es- I setitial work, (jut the rooms will be kept; | open until after the election. Till* Brewers* Strike. Detroit, October 29. — The brewers’ strike in this city has arrived at that point where the employers arc dictating the I terms of the settlement of their men. The strikers seem anxious to settle their difi'er- ences and asked a conference looking to- * [ ward a settlepumt. They ivi re told that a [ | conference would he held after the men [ I refunded and remitted the. fines imposed j on employing brewers for not yielding to i the demand of a few men. Theslrikors i held a mass meeting last night and decided I almost u animously not to make the con cession. Tnrec nr four hundred men are out. A bitter light hns been waged against | the employing brewers. Off FOR LIBERIA. I \ Lmu- Nmnl'-r of IMuriuii Warm's RrpiiH for i The President Causes a Stir Among Missouri Democrats. •Do -<l Li Chaki.otm, N. C., October 29.—One him- j dred adult negroes, besides a large number \ of children, have started out on a pilgrim- j age to Liberia. For some timo Rev. R. A. j Massey, a plausible color-nl preacher, has i be. n preaching up Liberia in the two j Camiiius, representing it as a land of milk and honey. As a result, he has secured the j first shipment, who will take steamer at Norf Ik and thence depart for the African j paradise. The scene as the train pulled i out with tlnApilgrims was a remarkable ! on*. The travelers were crying and sing- I ir.g such songs as “De Promised Lan’.” while those left behind set up a terrible lamentation. New York, October 29.—There was much more interest taken in the usually active list at. the Stock Exchange to-day, although the widest fluctuations were re corded in a few of the specialties. West ern Union, however, was the leader of speculation, tradiug in this stock being stimulated by a report that the company had secured control of the subway. Rich mond and West Point was again a feature in trading, but after opening at a material advance it failed to score a gain of more than \ further, and later reacted ovqy 2. Norfolk and Northwestern was active, but com paratively steady. Ohio and Mississippi scored an advance on active trading, as did also other specialties. The efforts of the bears were directed principally against coal stoefeB, but had little success, except against Jesey Central and Lackawana, and the latter afterwards recovered most of the early loss. Houses with -ondon connec tions were purchasers of Lake Shore, Northern Pacific and Louisville and Nash ville. The opening was active and strong. The gains from last evening’s final figures ranged irom J to J. The prices were some what. irregular, but generally heavier deal ings, wiiiie Jersey Central and Lackawanna were conspicuously weak, though some of the spec aities were strong. The market soon rallied and Western Union became a special feature. There was a period of weakness in tlie al'tei noon, followed by a rally, but in the last hour the market re ceded and closed weak. The declines are in a majority this evening, but changes are generally for fractions only. St. Paul and Duluth, however, is up 21, Ohio and Mississippi lj and Western Union l. I ferencc. All efforts to get the president to Jersey Central shows the only important J lend a band have failed, and, as a rule, decline with a loss of ltf. Sales 412,000 I members of congress who were re-mark- shares. j ably successful in getting offices earlier in the administration have been defeated in convention. Some have bis :■ beaten in convention on the tariff question, and it is thought at the democratic committee rooms that within the party tin* proportion of tariff reformers will be much larger in the fiftieth than it is in the present con gress. In New York, particularly, those democrats who voted with Mr. Randall have generally been given a buck seat. As to the general result of the election, there DANGER ON THE DEEP. A Ciiino'i! Simmer Runs Ashore During it Dense Fug anil Tliirk tt eathor-llcr 1*11x11 ion Danger- inis—No Lives Last, us Vet. Boston, October 29.—The steamer Pavo- nia, of the Canard line, got ashore near Duxbury in a thick fog fast night or IT nett . position. The Panana sailed from Liver- ; deans do not expect to get control of the pool for Boston on October 15. She is a house—and don’t desire it, they say. Tlie barUentine-rigged screw steamer of 3490 democrats expect a republican to lie tons burthen. Garnett Point, near to I elected in Mr. Arcot’s district in New which the Panama went ashore, is the I York, and they will probably lose three or north side of the entrance to Plymouth j four members from Ohio, and others here harbor, Mass. j and there in other states. Home of their aigh pine ledge, three miles north of Gar- is much doubt. The democrats expect to lett Point. She lies in a very dangerous | lose some of their majority, and the repul ANOTHER PRIEST MARRIED. Father Arriullii., Mniryoi-iixl. of tin* St. Itonnviv luce's Fcntieiscai* College. I in it at ex Faille New York, October 27.- It seems to lie getting quite common, if not fashionable, for Catholic priests to marry and return to tlie world. While the Sherman case is still agitating some people in Brooklyn, another clergyman of the same denomina tion in this c.tty iias broken his vows and taken to himself a wife. The priest is Father Areadius Mogyorosi, of the Fran ciscan order. He is about 85 years of age, quite handsome, and was u shining light in the order to which he belonged. He is a brilliant scholar, and excels especially os a linguist, He was made professor of dogmatic theology, sacred scripture, and Hebrew at 8t. Bonavcnture’s Franciscan college, Alleghen, N. Y. During the last five years lie has been guardian, or local superior, of tbe same in stitution. HiB actions sometimes caused his friends to flunk he wns not sound in Catholic doctrines, but he was no hypo crite. He dlff not conceal his contempt for the monastic! orders, and his opposition to the celibacy of the priesthood. His moral conduct wusabove reproach; but bis liberal views made his friends fear that the Btep he has now taken was not far off. At the close of the scholastic year at the college the reverend gentleman was to sail for iiis home in Hungary. He did not go, how ever, but instead came to this city, and was married. From cards received by his friends lu re, It is supposed that ho is at present living in Boston with bis newly rnude bride, ThiH lady is bell veil tube Miss Edith E. Clare, of Newark, although her mother, when interviewed, would not admit that the girl had married a priest. LOUISVILLE EXPOSITION. The Pavonia has on board (i0 cab.n, 42 intermediate and 300 steerage passengers. No further particulars will be likely to come this afternoon. The fog outside is very dense and the weather thick. The dispatch announcing the disaster was received about noon from Cautain Woolfelden, master of the Pavonia, stating that his vessel was ashore three miles northeast by north of Garret light, which is northeast from Plymouth and east of Duxbury coast. The map shows that this calculation would place nis ship directly upon a high point, which is considered a very dangerous point. The telegram from Captain Woolfelden losse’ may be balanced by gains elsewhere. But whatever the result is, as to parties, there will be a very large number of new men in tbe next house. TAKING IT EASY. _ l rrntx nt the National Fajiila! Fncoiiferniiil r t!u* Result of tIn- National Campaign, ntor Interest lx taken in tlie Neii York Mny- !ty Contest. Washington, October 28.—Strange to also stated'that iiis ship was all right, and ! say, there is but little interest manifested asked that help be sent to her. The tug, here in the approaching congressional ■ ' elections. Neither of the campaign com mittees have any data of value to go upon. Tlie general'expectation is that the demo crats will hold control of the house of rep resentatives. There is much deeper interest in the re sult of the municipal campaign in New York city. The nomination of Henry George is distracting the democratic forces to some extent, but in spite of this canvass Abram S. Hewitt’s election is quite prob able. The caii voss of Roosevelt, the re publican candidate, is made more hopeful because of tne George following, but even with this in the way, Hewitt's election is looked for by a round majority. If between the democratic factions Roosevelt should slip in it would be of great advantage to Blaine in his bid for the presidential nomination. While Roose velt is not actively an ally of Blaine, he will not antagonize him. He fought his nomination two years ago, but in the end supported him through the good offices of William Walter Phelps. From Massachusetts the reports politi cally indicate the defeat of Henry L. Dawes for re-election to the senate. Ex- Governor Long is pitted against him, j with a strong following, especially in j Boston. Long is a better scholar than Dawes, a better speaker, and lias more of what the Boston people call “culture” j about him. It was mainly through Gover nor Long’s eflort that the bill to extend , the bonded period for distilled isnirits was defeated in the house of representatives. In ' Pearson, was at once dispatched to the scene. The Boston tug boat company has since sent two of their tugs to assist the Pearson. There is a great deal of anxiety in the city about the steamer. It is seen by the position of the vessel, as given in the captain’s dispatch, that she was a long dis tance out of her course, which is explained by the fact that the thick weather lias prevailed for three days, and conse quently no observation could have been taken during that period. It is sup posed that the captain, as soon as he found it impossible to get the vessel off, went a hore in a small boat to the nearest point and telegraphed the situation. All reports from that section indicate a very heavy surf last night and this morn ing at about 8 o’clock, when the steamer grounded. The landing of the boats must have been attended with imminent dan ger. afloat again. Boston, October 29,—The Pavonia has been floated and is now reported off Bos ton light. She will arrive up about 6 a. m. No Quake* lit Charleston. Charleston, October 29.—There have been no shocks here since Friday last. This is the longest period since August 31 without seismic disturbances. The people generally believe that their troubles are over and a feeling of confidence is •having an excellent effect on the community. The Weather to-day is chilly and frost is re ported in various parts of the state. The (iri'iil Show sJI.VUMO lliiliinil, With Axxctx W'lilrh .Ml!) Rrurh the Liabilities. Louisville, Ky., October 21.—Imme diately after, the large crowd attending the exposition last night had been dismissed a deed of assignment of the exposition com pany was filed in tlie county court. It lias been known for some time that tlie com pany has been weak financially, as the past season lias in :i»n a disastrous failure in point of attendance. Tin; creditors ot'the /concern have been pressing the manage ment for the past several weeks, but the officers have been able to keep the con cern afloat by means raised by individual indorsement. It is impossible .it. this time to state definitely’the liabilities of the institution, though it is roughly esti mated that t hey will reach about $150,000. ! The company lias in its possession ftrst- j mortgage bonds, railroad coupons and j sundry accounts amounting to about '$25,000. The buildings and fixtures ought | not to realize less than $25,000, while the I real estate is valued at $100,000. It is j thought, therefore, that the exposition company will be able to pay dollar for | dollar to its creditors. Major J. M. Wright sent in his resignation to the board of di rectors last night. It was accepted, and he ! was immediately afterward appointed as signee. All employes of the company, .with the exception of President Wright and Charles M. Kurtz, director of the art gallery, were paid in full. The failure of the Exposition Com puny is attributable to the lack ol interest, f iken in it by city peo ple. The falling oif this season, by com parison with that of last, is over (10 per cent. The country visitors this season were largely in excess of last. Cap pa and his military band left for New York this evening. The crowd yesterday afternoon and last night numbered over 25,000 peo- ple. _ _ CENTRAL AMERICA. An Attempt to Poison u President. Chicago, October 29.—A special to the Times from New Orleans says: A steamer which arrived last evening from Puerto Cortez, Gauternala, brings news of an in teresting character from that country. The greatest excitement was caused in the town of Guatemala on tlie 10th instant by the exposure of an attempt to poison the president by two brothers, druggists in the city. They prepared a poison and gave it to a servant of the president with $2000 as a bribe to administer it, but the servant proved honest and handed over to his master both the money and the poison. The druggists were both arrested and put to death. Railroad building is active throughout Guatemala and other Central American republics. A Steamer Grounded. Chicago, October 29.—A Daily News Montreal special says that the steamer Lake Huron, of the Canada Shipping Company, grounded at Belle Chasse, twentv miles below Quebec, this morning. Her forward compartments are full of water. The pilot succeeded in beaching the vessel at Indian Cave. The passengers were landed in safety. Steam pumps and lighters have been sent to he assistance. PriondN of the Mltlo (Hunt of (In* OzarkM IHn- giiHt«*«l—Wlnit 1m I’ll outfit of tin* S«iN|>«*iiNion of DiHtrh'L.Wtor!)!*)' Denton, Washington, October 29. There 1ms naturally been a great deal of discussion to-day over t lie presnlent’s order of yester day suspending District Attorney Benton, of the western Missouri district. As Ben ton enjoys the distinction of being the llrst of the democratic oflieials beheaded for mixing in polities his case of course has become one of general interest to people from all portions of the country. Mis sourians in Washington, however, have manifested a special concern to-day over the most unexpected decapitation of Mr. Benton. 'They a "pour to bo unani mously of the sentiment tint. Benton will be regarded by tlie whole Missouri democ racy as an injured, innocent and political martyr, and tlmt. nis fortunes in polities have been made l>v bis suspension. It. is the common belief* here f fiat it will give a big boom to Benton two years hence as a candidate for congress if ho should desire to enter tint fleld, and the friends of Con gressman Stone, in whose district Benton ivsides, regrot that circumstances should have created a dangerous competitor, for congressional honors in the future. Mr. Bouton is very favorably spoken of by the Missouri colony who know him personally, and Gen. Clark, cleric of the house, is especially warm in bis praise. “Benton canvassed my district several times when 1 was running for congress,” said Gen. Clark this afternoon, “and I found him an orator of unusual power. He is a scholar who would make Ids mark in any community, and a philosopher in politics whose addresses were always de voted to the discussion of the great general principles of public aflairs. I think him a man of much more than ordinary ability.” Demornih. Agitated. Jefferson City, Mo., October 2!).—The suspension of Col. M. E. Benton, United States district-attorney, by tbe president, created tbo most profound regret here anions democrats, l ivery person familiar with the United States district* court here and at Kansas City unite in Buying Hurt, Col. Benton never neglected a single duty, and, in fact, has transacted more business than any predecessor. Ilis suspension can only bo accounted for on the ground that he iius been making democratic speeches, something not looked upon by the demo crats about the cupitol as a serious offense. The feeling is against the president, anil the democrats here were never so worked up over a question for many years buck. A number of the most prominent democrats declare I hat Colonel Benton has been deeply wronged, and it devolves upon the. democracy of Missouri to nomi nate him for governor to succeed Governor Marmnduke. Colonel Benton is very popu lar among the state officers and democrats generally, and a tremendous effort will bo made to see that he gets justice. What Urn. Shields Thinks. Skdalia. Mo., October 29.—Dr. D. H. Shields, chairman of the democratic state central committee, is here. He is a great admirer of Col. M. E. Benton, and says that 1’rcHidont Cleveland made a sad mis take in suspending him for making demo cratic speeches in the fifth district, as lie has neglected the duties of his office at no time, and him taken no part in nominating conventions, etc. According to the chair man, the rank and file of the Missouri democrats takes no stock in civil service lawH, and the punishment, inflicted upon Benton will have the effect to make a martyr of him, and lead to his nomination for governor two years hence. A Ilrtiv) Rank Failure. Lincoln, Ills., October 29.— * 1 The Dustin bank failure assumes greater proportioi as the days puss. A Chicago provision firm, A. 8. Osborn & Co., sent a represen tative to-day to collect, claims of $5090. t Dustin’s Montana liabilities now reach I $95,000. Tbe liabilities toot up over$200,090, | with only $117,000 ol'iissi ts in sight. I The loss l,o depositors is -mu,(Mb and fal's with fearful effect. Dublin is preparing lo assign and it is barely possible tie will ! pay 25 cents on the dollar. DRAW POKER IN THE OIL REGiONS. I’lli- Noteworthy Sir Nu : Kim | The topic was draw poker, and it Imd been suggested to a group of half a dozen ; New Yorkers in the Astor house rotunda * by a newspaper paragraph which said that the 1 it Lie town of State Line was the great- | est place for poker-playing in ail the oil | regions ] “Welt, that’s saying a good deal,” said a i man in tlie group, “for, considering the | size of their average pile, the oil-fields poker sharps will stick to a pair of aces as I faithfully us anybody that ever took cards.” “But I knew of nil oil town that in the summer of 1882 had about 15,(KM inhabi tants,” the same Iran went on, “and by November of that year the sole industry of tiie town was draw poker. It was the town of Garfield, in Warren county. In the early partol'the summer the first wild cat well in the Cherry Groove district blew the drill out of the hole and began flooding the country with oil. Within a few weeks a railroad was running over logs through tlie hemlock forest, a city of shanties and tents had sprung up, and the drilling wells were so thick that the bull ! wheels almost rubbed against one another. It was estimated that 15,(KM persons were on the top of that barren hill; there were theatres, dance houses, pool rooms and gambling hells; all the noted fighters ofthe oil region were there and the boom was the biggest tiling of its kind ever seen in this country. “But tbe oil came out like water from a blister after half a dozen wells had been sunk, and by tbe time snow fell every well was a dry hole. About the only persons left there when I visited the town, just before tne holidays, were the keeper of what had been the principal hotel, a Hebrew clothier and a Chinese lauDdry- man. The hotel man had u big house on his hands, and was waiting for a chance to sell it ior lumber. The Hebrew cloth ier's peculiarity was that he came there in his shirt sleeves, and no man ever had seen him have a coat on. The Chinaman was so fascinated by jack-pots that he couldn’t get away. These three residents had settled down to poker playing, evidently to see which of the three should have what money they had left. They plaved in a room that had been occunied by the Sun day-school of the First Methodist church. Every morning after a late breakfast the hotel-keeper buttoned up his great coat and walked leisurely to a poker room, the clothier’s white shirt sleeves flashed around the corner, and the flowing tog gery of the Chinuinau fluttered in the blast as he joined the other two men. They kept up tlie game til) late at night. I mia there three days, and saw no other indus try. “The next spring I was in Warren for a day and Inquired how the game eamo out. The Chinaman’s weakness for jack poU ruined him, they said, and he was last seen striking out ’cross lots for Oil City. The Hebrew, clothier hung on bettor, but his caution in the matter of bluffing enabled the hotel man gradually to break him by taking an ante out of him every time ho had tlie age or drew cards, lie went, away in his shirt sleeves in a blustering snow storm about the first of March. The hotel- keeper hud a pipe of natural gas running into his liar-room stove and he sat hy the fire until warm weather, and then opened anothe** house up in the New York oil fleld.” _ < THE AMSTERDAM STRIKE. Till* MilnilFin'(tlno's Rt fiiso to Ni‘volin!*• wH.Ii }I*" Kiiluhtx of Lalior. Amsterdam, N. Y., October 29.—Tho Amsterdam Knit Goods Manufael urers’ \ -- sociution last evening sent the following letter to Messrs. Bailey and M fInire, of the executive board of the Knights of Lalior : Our association desire me to state tha t they will adhere to the decision conveyed to you in their resolution of October ldj to- wit: Resolved. That wo, the members of the Knit Goods Manufacturers’ Ass > iation, of Amsterdam, are not inclined to deal with any persons with regard to the manage ment of our private business interests, ex cepting those identilied.with us ,t3 partners or employes. “We desire to express to you our per sonal regard and esteem, and wish in r.o sense to lie - understood ns refusi:*:* io per sonally meet you as individuals, bn* we can see no good to come from any official meeting or any official action. We hiu j heretofore made a contract *ith your honorable colleague, T. II. Barry, which hns from timu to time been broken, and i:i fact, utterly disregarded by be local Knights of Labor. We appeal d in our extremity to your honorable national chairman, Powderly, who, though depre cating the condition of things * i.sting in our city, condemned th * action of tho local assemblies and sustained our interpretation of said contract; yet under all these eireumstanees lie utterly failed from want, of authority or power to enforce a fulfillment ofthe same upon the Knights of Labor of this district. Wherefore, then, should we agree to, or contract wi’h any but our employes, and thus subject ourselves and our industries to further annoyance and interference. Our paBt experience, and the experience of others in similar instances, force these conclusions upon us. Respectfull y, “R. w. McCowatt, President.” PRESERVING FISH. A Novel Method Kcrenll) Introduced ut the Fn )- IInIi Cnpltsl. London Echo. A rather novel method of preserving fresh fish hns been recently introduced to i bos*' interested in the trade and will prob- | ably be adopted so far as the better qual- I ities of that excellent food are concerned. Mr. Roosen, of Hamburg, puts the fresh j flail as caught into steel barrels, tits in the head fond then pumps the barrel full of a solution which contains borne Ic acid, salt and some other antiseptics, until a press- ! urc of about sixty pounds is r. ached. The i internal pressure prevents any accessor | air, and the antiseptic solution preserves the fish in a perfectly fresh e mdilion. The | use of this antiseptic solution will prob- 1 ably lie regarded as an objection bv some * people—those, for instance, who do not | know that the gr< ater portion ofthe milk , delivered in London is dosed with I boracio acid or u, boro-glycarioe i but it is perfectly harmless in Ibis connec tion, and, conmined with the system of j packing the fisli in barrels ui should enable merchants to delicate sole or the lordly sal: . ly fresh condit ion, at a die , I obtained at preseiit.for it will ocees iry to hurry fish to Lo.* ut a cos! of five t* | of water earring* . drawback -that just as tin | process will enable the deaio I the slower and I nst expen: , ; transit, so it u ill also enable i the fish and si II at their pri< * a - Ui*' pressure i- maintained i barrel tlie lisli will be, to a.l purposes, fresh. | Iti'siilt of Ve**h'r'!ii)'[i Unci'*.CM*;, Il is. | Memphis, October 29.—Fir.it nee, for all | ages, I 1 -10 miles; Pettieoal won, Watch ’Em 2d, Freenie Louise 3d; time 1:51 [. Second race, declared off. Third race, for all ages, mile heats, Daus- man won, Ellie II 2d, Emma* Mauley 3d; time 1:47. Dausman won the second heat handily, Emma Manley 2d, Eflie II 3d; time. 1:4(1}. Fourth race, for all ages, 11 miles; Sir Joseph won, Hopedale 2d; time 2:15).' Bulgaria. GENERAL KAUt.RAILS' THREAT. Sofia, October 29.—General Kaulbars, Russian military agent, has addressed a fresh note to the Bulgarian foreign minis ter, in which he says: “In view of the ar rival at Varna of government emissaries, who are spreading reports that tlie pres ence of Russian gunboats there is without importance, I am compelled to inform you that those gunboats will vigorously affirm their importance if events render it necessary.” Ireland. REFUSES TO REDUCE KENTS. Dublin, October 29.— Marquis Ileadford has refused to reduce rents on his estates in county Covan. The tenants have ac cordingly resolved unanimously to refuse to pay rents at the present rate and each will subscribe a shilling for every acre of land he occupies towards a defence fund to be used to prevent the ejectment. Tin* Northern Edilors. Raleigh, N. C., October 29.—This morn ing the visiting editors from the north, vviio have been here all the week, were divided into two parties, one of which went in a special train to Henderson and the other to Durham. The business en terprises of both places weie shown and the visitors banqueted. To-nigut the party of editors left for Charlotte. Strikers Still Striking. Chicago, October 29.—The employes of the packing firm of Craig & Fitzpatrick, at the stock yards, are still out. The firm will resume work at an early day. They have decided to allow th* h inds to return to work if they prefer doing so, but at the ten-hour system. They u ill operate their house on the ten-hour system, and if neces sary employ all new men. Business Failures fur Hie Week. New York, October 29. -The business failures for the week throughout the coun try as reported by R. G. D ;u, & Cm, num ber for the United Stoics 198, ,::;d for Canada 19, a total of 215 iiiilures, pressor-', leliv’er the in in a reci- rate than * no binge r *n hy train, en ti in s l he expenre There is, i. jv, ever, Uili r.servati'.o * to choo 'o *■ means * f hem to keep . .or so long .* the steel i dents and