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CHAMBERLAIN TALKS WAR DAYS 0VEB. OUR SPECIALS. FOREIGN SPARKS. WASHINGTON WAIFS. Ail About Consular Br parte The Govern ment Telegraph.

twenty-live years, has converted Europs even iu its peace periods into almost an armed camp. Tho shoekiag condition of things la Europe, with maay hundreds of thousands of ffletr always under arms, non-produoers to be supported by the overburdened Wage-eitrners, must unless it can be alleviated by disarmament culminate ou the continent in a very terrible war or equally terrible revolution. 'j Crarlss Bkadlacoh. This letter, by a member of the bouse of lords, will be -road With special interest, coming as it doe -from the pen of the Duko of Argyle: London, Nov. 1, 1887.

To the Editor of the Gazette: On general as well as on many spooial grounds, I should see with pleasure aud SHtistaction any international oonrt established which could settle all disputed questions so as to secure all the confidence and acquiescence of both countries. So much I-oau say heartily But, of course, ean express no opinion on details which I have nut 1 must, however, also express my sincere sympathy with, and my respect for, all those who labor to establish such civilised methods of bringing about the settlement of all our international disputes. Arotllt. The day after prturntnff from his reent trip to America ''Tom" Hughes wrote from Chester as lollows; To the Editor of ih Arkansas Gaaette: Of course anv a hearty advocate of a treaty of arbitration on all questions between our two oountiioe. Half of my nearest relations are living in the United States, of which two of them, are already toll citizens; and this is rhe case with verv manv The Tlw of the British Ceinantsslvnev tho fisheries Question, Washwotoit, Nov.

Joseph Chamberlain, British fisheries commissioner, gave audience at o'clock this afternoon to about twenty newspaper men. The conversation ranged from the powers of the British parliament on the one hand to tho provisions of the Butterworth commercial anion on the other. Mr. Chamberlain was undorstood to say at one point the purpose ef the commission was to make, new treaty, the existing treaty having proved unsatisfactory, but upon further itif quiry as to the interpretation of the exist ing treaty it might not be found to meet the views of both sldtts.t He became noncommittal beyond the point of admitting that such might be the probable outcome of tho He said though as a matter of fact, he supposed Min ister West and himself being a. majority of the British commission, ooald decide any mooted point.

He shoald consider anv arrangement which did not 'hare the, full concarrenee of Sir Charles Tapper, a very lame and uusatisfactorv one. He thought it unlikely tho snbject. ot a com- 1 1 .1 UHreiM uuia wnu juui wuuiu wwe before the commission io auy way. There was scarcely a shadow of doabt that auy arrangement agreed to by tho British Commissioners would be held binding by their government. He was not at libertv to disclose the limits within which tho British commissioners coald treat, their instruc tions being confidential.

Ho did not think anv bane man oa the other side of the water ever thought of war as a remote possiDuity connection witn wo nsnenes commission. BESSEMKK STEBL WORKERS. They Decide to Suspend Operation in December. Pittsburg, Nov. 18.

It haoybesn definitely and authoritatively stated that all Bessemer manufacturers, who have been working harmoniously together, have decid ed to order a general suspension of work.and that while the time has not been fixed it is expected that it will occur on the 1st of December. The cause of this suspension is the unsatisfactory condition of the rail market. Many contract are expiring and new ones are being held in hopes of lower prices, while others are willing to place contracts tout the1 terms are unsatisfactory. Manufacturer say that prices cannot be roduood, owing to the high wages and rates demanded for ore. (suspension will throw an immeuse number of men ont of employment not only in the mills, but in the coke regions of this section.

It is estimated that fully one- third of tho cor output will thrown on the market, and this will not onlv reduce the prioe, but may result In a shut down of largo proportion of ovens, and consequently reduce the nunibrr of workmen. Tho fact that the reduction of wages in the works at Troy, is txken as indication mat wages will be lower next year. The situa tion is ueciaecuy interesting. ENGLAND'S KEPRKSENTATITES In the Fldherv Keicetlatleii Beady for WasiuxQ rox, Nov. 18.

Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, Kir Charles Tapper and tilr Lionel West, British minister, constituting) the British fisheries commission, called at tho department of state at noon the minister introduced hi fellow commissioners to cJeoretary Bayard. The conversation was not of a formal nature," and in the absence of Messrs. Putnam and Angel no effort was made to fix a day for tne nrst contereuce of the negotiators. Tomorrow the British eommissiuuers will be presented to the prcement by ttecrstary Bayard.

The indications are that early next week representative of two governments will come together at the depnrtmeat of stats in an way to arrange tor tb eonduct of negotiation, the buurs of meetiugs, frequency of sesaionsvjhe clerical assistance needed and other details. It is believed by the end ot next wek ihese preliminaries will have been arranged and the formal work ot negotiators la the meanwhile tho visiting diplomat will have an opportunity to avail themselves of the social courtesies of the capitol. TUB FIRE FIEND. Uallrond Shop In Kentucky Totally' DO- strayed, Cincinnati, Nov. 18.

At o'clock this morning a fire started in the carpenter shops of the Cincinnati Southern railway, at Ludlow, and. sproad with great The immense car and machine shops, covering two acres of ground, were toUlly destroyed, together with all tho tools and machinery and a larco number of car. About 600 employes will bo thrown out of employment, and it will take a long time to rebuild. Loss, $200,000. It ha been ascertained that no Pullman oars were burned, as at first reported.

A careful estimve of the Ijss make it $174,000. It is fully insured in two London companies, tho Koyul and Loudon, Liverpool and Globe. A WISCONSIN CRANK. II Condemn tlio Kxeeution of the Anareh- Ists in Chteago. Fond otr Lao, Nov, 18.

At the convention of the anion of Wisconsin yesterday, W. C. Behlen of Milwaukee offered a resolution, which set forth "thai it Is a poor commentary on American liberty to see any ono Condemned to death or life imprisoument for being merely a social reformer, as was the case-of the Chicago anarchists," and "protesting against further intoferance on the part ot public officers in curtailing our constitutional right." The resolution was almost unanimously tabled, tho convention not deeming it of proper politioal nature to be indorsed. WOltKING WOMEN. The 'Meet, in Convention a Fall fjr' conven tion Is occupying the Cumberland Prtsby- tenon church, wuerd ample rooms cordially offered by the pastor and such a company of women Las never assembled in the eomh of tho ohurch 341 delegates and officer, representing tbirtv-eignt states nd territories and the District of Columbia.

Tho colored W. U. Is represented by Mrs. Phillips of Memphis. Among the im- fiortunt decisions of this morning's session tho creation of a missiouary board to further the gospel work in all The F'vO Dead Auarohlsts.

Cricack), Nov. 18. The directors of the Waldhelia cemetery wet vestcrday to oon aider the disnosal of the five dead auaroh Pnrrutmt to a resolution a committee was annotated to confer with rureenta' tive friruds of the deceased looking to a location should friend uecldo to inter The Cxar Makes' Pltasirt Trip to Set Eaperor TfUhflm, And Is Recelvesl In Berlin With a Bouad of Applaus. The Csar Arrives in Berlin. Bsrus, Nov 18 The caar of Rusaiai ar rived in Berlin The preparations to receive him were in keeoiW with hi rank.

At the Berlin depot were eatflered tho Prussian princes herrditarv. Frince of 8xo Meiningen, Duko John of Mccklenburir-Bchwerln, Gen. Von Moltke, and, all tho generals of Berlin and post garrisons. On tho arrival of the imperial train at 1:40 a. the csar past in frOnt of th guard of honor at the depot, being accompanied by Prince William and other Prussian princes, and Gen.

Moltke. The sar and ozarian war driven to the The czar, with Prince William ot Prussia, occupied an open carriage driven by four horses. Both wore ltnssian aniforine. The czarina and Princo Willam followed in a close carriage. Dense crowds of people wfcre collected in Unter den Linden, trom Brandenburg gate to Lehit depot, and the imperial party were greeted most enthusiastically as they passed along tho Prince Bismarck visited the oar at the embassy at 4 o'clock, and afterward received Gen.

Tohervin, the czar's aid-decamp. 1 he Times eorresuondent at Berlin ears the enthusiasm displayed by people today was only moderate, and it was difficult to decide whether their cheers were for the cxar or Prince William. The czar is look- ng very careworn. The. csar and Printse kYiUiam drove to the embassy in err oat state.

They occupied a Victoria, drawn bv four black horses, and wer aceomuaniad by two ou -riders, master of the occasion. The czarina aud Princess William were more heartily cseered than their husbands. Spectators displayed moro.csiiosity than BuiuuHiasra. The North German Gazette (Prince Bis. marck's orsran) doeanot refar to the czar'a visit.

Emperor William received the czar on hi entering the embassy in a most cordial manner. All th prinoo who were at the depot followed the cxar to the embassy. After three flag of the Alexander regiment were delivered to the cxar. the guard ot honor 4h embassy marched past the building before both emperors, who stood together at th window. The emperor remained at the embassv three-auarters erf an hour and then returned to the Ho wa warmty cneeiea Dy me people.

At liiautae czar, accompanied by lien, von Wordor, returned the emperor's visit. Berlin, Nov. 18. All princes, the caar' suite, members of the Russian embassy and their wives, and Prinoo Bismarck and Prussian ministers and generals will attend a banquet at the palace this evening, A leading Berlin paper says they are convinced that the populace will receive the czar with respect due to the emperor's guest aud the ruler of the empire living at peace with Germany, irrespective of the reasons dictating tho visit. They will consider the visit an act of courtesy, to wnlch they could hardly attach political intrigue.

There were also present at the banquet the staff of the Russian embassy, the Banish minister, the minister of Meoklinburg-Schwerin aud all ministers of The csap nt czarina sat on the eithar aide of Emperor William, while Prince Btsiwarok; was placed first below tho royalties. During the dinner Emperor William arose and lifting his glass proposed in a few words the health of the czar, the whole company standing; Tho baud of the Alexander regiment, stationed in the banqnet ball, played a Russian national hymn. Shortly after coffee had been served the imperial visitors left the palace. BxRi.iv, Nov. 18.

Tho czar aud party left forfeit. -Petersburg at 8:30 this morning. THE HAWAIIAN KINGDOM. One of the Men Who Caused Kin Kaln-kan'S Downfall Interviewed. PiTTSBURO, Nov.

18. Dr. G. H. Martin, ono of the nine men who caused the revolution in the Hawaiian kingdom and practically overthrew King Kalakau's government.

Was in the city today en route to Boston. Dr. Martin left Honolulu on October 15. He stated to a reporter that before he left great changes for the better had been made in the government. The king is now controlled by the cabinet and legislature.

He has been given the veto power, but It is to be used only, with tho consent of tho majority of the cabinet. "A number of other changes were in contemplation," said Dr. Martid, ''and have probably been made. It was the intention to remove Minister of Foreign Affairs Godfrey Brown and put a league man in his place in the cabiuet. Brown was originally a league man, but he afterwards turned traitor and tried to block everything that the other members ot cabinet would bring up.

Tne recognized cabinet has the entire sympathy of the people, while King Kalakau.ha.s po longer auy power over them." Ia regard to the story that Clause Spreck-les had quarreled with King Kalakau and now threatens torsin the sugar trade of the Hawaiian kingdom by raising beet sugar in California, Dr. Martin said: "When Spreokle found he could not rule all of th other plauters iu the kingdom he left Honolulu. He has not returned and Is not wanted. He can not run the islands. Beet sugar is not as sweet or profitable as cans sugar, and cannot compete with it.

Today is tho birth day of the king, He is 81 years of age. As he still bears the title of king, arrangements were being made when I left Honolulu to celebrate today by a military display Ue Gave Ball. Nxw York, Nov. 18. Johann Most has been released on $1600 bail.

When Most wa arraigned in tho court of general sessions the room was fairly well filled with anarchist sympathizer. A woman named Hoffman, ono of tho spectators who said she was the Wife of a physician, announced she was present to give bail for Most. She stated, although she aud her husband had taken no active part in anarohists' plots, they were both at heart Anarchists. Bue was accepted aad tho trial set for tho 22d. A Blaze lof Illinois.

Carrolltos, I.ls., Nov. 11 The orlck block owned by Ikr. H. Gleraess and -Men Bros, burned last nichW The occm a it were Dr. C.

H. Clemens, J. W. Beattyt pno-, tograpners; tc, u. tvoDiuson, grocer: josepn A.

Claries saloon; Herman lislliga, barber; L. Nichols, restaurant, and La iraRasel, superintendent of schoels. A largo part of the stock of good were removed, but badly damaced. Th total loss is Insurance, A United States Officer Guilty of Theft. Grand Rapids, Nov.

18. Deputy United Stn'M Marshal Ueu, Jaokoof Hub-hardston. who is here attending the United States court, was arrested tonight charged with robbing several Muskegon stores. A Quantity of missing good including: forty rolls ot cloth ndieveral olocks were found in ma room, Efforts of the Friends ttVtMv.tu InglABd for Arbitration. Expressioat of Deep Interest oa the Subject From Prominent Kogllsnmen.

The efforts Of the friends of peace in England to bring about a treaty of arbitration between the two great Anglo-Saxon nations, suggested asking prominent Englishmen their opinions on this important question'. Heace tho origin of the following let-tors, and extracts from which are now published for the first time. Canon Farrar writes as follows To the Editor of The Gazette: With all tny heart I express my views it favor of the proposed treaty of arbitration between the United States and. Great Brit ain. I can imagine, no event that would mors disastrous to the worm man any serious disturbance of the friendly relations between kinsmeu whose pride and glory it should bo to stand side by sid in tho Van ot progress, and to achieve a civil ization which hall be a perfect reflex of owr common Christianity.

It Is, I trust, almost inconceivable that a war houid ever again arise Between America ttnd Britain. Such a war would be in the' highest degree guilty and fratricidal. For we are one in blood, one in language, one in all bur memories, ono in our iyerest and our hope. The grandeur of our historic Past is your, and in all the rich promUe of your Present wo have a share. If disoord should ever threaten to mak us forget our common origin and our eomr mon Unties, surely a voice more, awful even than that of tho Ureat taw-givor would say us: "Sirs, ye ar brethrenl" I have always regarded the resort to arbitration iu order to settle the Alabama claims as one of the most blessed events in out history.

May it prove to be an event whioh has inaugurated a new and happier epoch in the history of mankind. rediriok William Farrar, F.R.S. Rev. C. H.

Bourgeon sends this message from Westwooa, ftculah Hill, Upper Nor- To the Editor of The Gazette: Concerning the substitution of arbitration for war there can surely be no question among Car stian men. i rejoice that the two great Protestant nations should lead, tho way in making permanect arrangements for the fut re Set'lement of diflir- nces in a reasonable manner. May they succeed so aamiraoiy as to icao. otnoi to follow tiieir excellent example. It is surely time that wo reasoned lik men instead of killing like tiger.

C. H. Bpqbokoii. From Pain Hill Cottage. Cobhani, Sur-ref, comes this paragi-sph frOm the pen of Matthew Arnold To tho Bditor of The Gazette 'lB-eTBrwsioTi-of--Ewerahtrptn favor of tb scheme or arbitration proposed an opinion which I certainly entertain is as mach as is proper for me, and as much as can hav any utility.

Matthrw Arnold. Another Arnold and another poet Mr. Edwin Arnold, tb author of the ''Light of Aia" writes Irom toe editorial rooms ot tho Daily Telegraph as follows; To the Editor of Tho Gazette: i I am ardently in favor of 'the proposed treaty of arbitration between the United States of America nd England. It is the noblest hope of civilization to place British England and American England forever oatside the horrible folly snd mihohance of warr-Th best expresfion Ieir givoof my personal views is for once) to violate a little the reticence i of editorship, and send you this leadipg article in the Daily Telegraph of'Auguitt 24 last, which I wrote with my own hand. At least oho paragraph from this editorial deserves a place hsre: War ought no more to allowable between us than murder should bo licensed In a household of kinsfolk.

Tho common origin of tho two people counts for much their common language and literature1 for oven more, but most of all' the position they occupy at the head of civilization, and of the vast and dominant Anglo-Saxon race. Edwin Arnold. Of the more than 200 members of parliament who signed the arbitration memorial to tho American nation, several have sent their views. John Bright write a follow fvomRoohdale, Englaud: To the Editor of the An agreement between your conntrv and mine to settle any or all disputes by arbitration, would do something to lead other countries to a like policy, and would ten to relieve the nations from the sore burden of great military armaments aad from tho horrors of war. I hope publio opinion in the two countries may bring abont a friendly treaty, and do something to help the worlo in the onward march to a bettor time.

John ioht. Mr. Thomas Burt, M. the representative of the Newcastle miners, sends this letter, dated trom tho Devonshire club; To tho Bditor ot tho Gazette I naturally tako deep aud special interest in the proposed arbitration treaty between Great Britain and the United of America. As president of the "Workman's Peace association and Internatloaal Arbitration league," I had the honor to preside at a conference addressed by Mr, Andrew Carnegie that subject.

The memorial initiated by the association ha boon signed by members of parliament and many loading statesmen of our time. From my knowledge of tho workiog population ot the United Kingdom, I can testify to their love of peace and to their hostility to the overgrowing military establishments which so largely prevail on the continent ot Birope. The forking people generally entertain the warmest feelings of friendship towards America. The manners in which the government and people of the United States manage their army and eonduct their diplomaey wins our admiration and inspires with hop. Such an excellent example the democracy of this country would like to follow.

'I cannot doubt that if these great representative Anglo-Saxon nations establish a system of arbitration and maintain friendly rotations with each other it will havo a benefioent offset upon: tne xuturs oi tne cminea woria. Tiokas Burt; M. P. Mr. Brndlangh write from Su John' ood as follows To the Ed'tor of the Gazette: I have always been strongly in favor of ttie decision oi mt rnatioual dinerences international arbitration, and of making preparation Tor wis ny tormai treaty De-lore any difference arises.

I think this would especially apbly to two great peoples speaking tho same language and sharing the same conditions. If tho eovernmouts of the United States and Great Britain could be induced to set to the world tho example of pledging thorn' selves to the peaceful solution of all dis putes arising between -them it weald be at least an encouragement to those who. despite the disheartening growth of military expenditure, are protesting in Europe against the fearful wast ot men and mnnnv. which, beside the crime and de moralization of its yrars during the last Special to The Arkansas Gazette. 1 Washington, Nov; 18, 1867.

Nobody would snspsct the slate depart-' mtut of being in th mafaaine publishing business. Yet it issues every month sv volume as big as magazine and much, more interesting than some of them. The stat department magazine ha lor it oon-tribator the United State consuls in all parts ef the world. Think ot it There are over 100') er them, and they arer scatterod over the whole earth. It is pretty hard to- find a oity or shipping part of any wmwv Mrv VI consular, agent or vion-consniv Thi- "magazine" of the department is made up from the reports of these consuls, and is full ot interesting Latns run over a recent jeaee of this 'magazine" aud see what some these 1000 sonsular representatives of the government, scattered up and down the earth, has to say to their fellow-countrymen at home.

Consul Studeo, for instance, writing from Slgnapore on tb products and trade of tho "Strteta Settlements." informs his Ameri can fellow-ooautrymen that they are prob- uij uio jruttHni uuiiuej consumers inue world. In fact, he thinks that the United mates consumes more nnttneg thsntho whole of Kurono tint tncethnr. In the- Bavola Islands and New Guinea, be says, the nutmei? grows wild, but in the Penang-Island it is cnltitated as a business. We import about l.OOttJWO pounds a rear of these spices, besides -what Connecticut furnishes of woodv Of pepper, which comes from the same points, we import much more, oyer a year, in fact. The same official comes to the front, too, with the somewhat alarming statement that the stock of India rubber trees in the Southeastern Archipelago is becoming rapidly exhaustedv The improvident natives, he nys, cut the trees down to get the jiice, instead of.

merely tapping them, aud if they keep it' up we shall soon be without rubber bands Jor office use. while rubber overcoats will) be a thing of the dead past. Consul -General Cardweil. writine from Cairo, Egypt, giv a bint or two to the chicken -growers of this, his country. He says in Hgypt artlflolal incubation is the great caper.

It has been practiced thousands of years', and; the native Egyptian 'has it down flue," so to From ten to twelve million motherless chicks are thus turned loose upon this unfriendly world every year by the chicken-owners of Egypt. -The oven managers mak a big busiuessr-efr-itr and will irade-yon-a live chiok eggs every time you choose to present yourself with your eggs, if it is in' the hatdhinff season. Uonsui (Smith, writinu. rrom Fort Ade laide, in Bontb Australia, gives some facte about newly-discovered gold mines there which will wake np-tae enthusiasm of the old '49ers and the younger men ef Pike's Peak Commo sheep farmers and youag, iaexperienoe men and boys, he says, a gettiug out from $100 to $1000- wortu or goia a weec witn pics, ana shovel. The sugar-jrowers of the world seem threatened with a rival which may prove troublesome.

The Egyptian 'consul-general reports that as ffue cane as is grown in the United states or In the West Indies, or in Houth America, is new being pro-, ducedin Egypt, and that country, which has been a rival of the United Btatos in cotton production since the rests when onr civil war ioreed th production of cotton Outride of the United States, may now become a rival of the sugar production of the Western Honiisnhere. Xonaul-(ienerei Cardwele brings to the puoncattemion some iacrs aooiu an in-terestiug; scheme for renewing an enterprise of the ancient Egyptians, by which an immeuse section of noit valueless tray be made to blossom again. What do you say to an artificial lake nearly twenty miles wide, 300 feet deep "arid sixty, miles long? That is the project now attracting attention of fhB wtsfl men of Egypt. When Herodotus i I A j.w," aid in.u UUU obeisance to the pyramids and other wonderful works of that 'wonderful country, but that the work whioh 'excelled all other human productions" was an ai'tiftcjal, reservoir, with a coast of 3oo furlongs and depth of fifty fathoms, filled by a canal from tho Nile at high water, and used for irrigating the country round about. Other historians hare referred to this vast reservoir.

During tho past seven years Mr. Cope Whitehouse, an American, haa been searching for this markable resorvoir, and has at last located it. He finds 'hat it may again be utilized for storing the waters of the high Nile, and it is probable that th Egyptian government will cut anew the eleven miles of canal to connect this prehistoric production with the still flowing rivr Nile. Senator Cullom said today to a Qaxbttb torrespondent that he felt the time had come for the government to deal with the telrsxaph vstem the same as it has done -with the railroads, As the supreme court bas repeatedly decided." said the senator, ''that the telegraph companies are common carriers, and occupy the same relation to the public tbat railroads do, so they should be placed within the jurisdiction of the interstate commerce law. and I will at an earlv date introduce a bill to that effect." "There is no mistaking the fact." continued the sou a tor, "that the people of the country demand a postal telegraph icrvioe, and I believe the best and must effective way of creating a system of this kind 1 for th government to build and maintain its own telegraph plant.

Tne idee that has long prevailed with certain ssnators, that the government should lease its wires from the Western Union or other telegraph companies, has, I think, about run its course, and the senators who. in the past have favored this idea will at tne next session be willing for the passage of a bill authorizing the government to construct and operate it own lines. "Then yoa believ a WU of the kind you speak can be passed?" 'I certainly Th people demand cheaper telegraph srvice and they recognize the only way to get it is for the go v-ernmentto attach a postal telegraph divis-to the postofBco department. Now that the-pOBtodeo department is self-sustaining, it will, of course, inci ease both in capacity aud earnings. There never was abetter opportunity for the creation ef the required telegraph service." Railway Coad actors In Vounofl.

Chicago, Nov. 18. The Hallway Passen-eer and Vreicht Conductors' Mutual 'Aid Beneficiary association began its thirteenth annual convention today, with left delegates present from different states and Canada. The association is a largo and powerful one, numbering aboat 14,000 members. President Juo.

Bandy of Chicago ealled the convention to order ervKthe chair appointed a commSttoe oa credea'-tials, after which the annuel address was road by tho second vice-president, Edn'und Cotnun, of, the Southern Kausas road. The grand secretary-treasurer's report for the year en dine; September 1 shows receipts of H6.7M.94, and disbursements $39,000, Met Exactly Delighted. Mexico. Mo ov. 18, Hubert Sobmidt, manager of a wholesale beer house in this city, received through tho pos'offiuo'this morning A fulminating cap similar to the kind Liuira i supposed to hav used.

The cartridge bad a fuse lastened to end, and was. carefully packed In cotton and sealed. Boh mid is thoroughly alarmed, bnt cannot Imagine who ooald be ul ty of this vtlUiuoua, attempt ou ai -r in a Nnmber of Localities. Kdlter Boudlnot Barren Jr to omcini-A The Situirttoo Wear1 Texarkaim. rP6eiI to.Th Arkansas Gazette.

Tsxarxasa, Nov. 18, 1887. Forth past four days forest fire have been raging upon the hill and in the bottom of the' Bed and Bulphur rivers, near this place, sweeping everything before them, lapping up Vast canebrakes where thousands of head' of cattle hare been quartered for the winter visiting exten-sire in its traok blackened ruins of homes, fencina and plantation All. available help is, employed in the effort to stay the maddened flame from the better protected bill land. The report comes in that large number of cattle and hog and Other stock bare been now the flame are reach inj out upon the hill, enveloping every tiing before them.

The dessity of the moke is io strong from the burning timbers and being so oppressive that several parties have barely escaped suffocatioo.aud unless an early ram set in the losa of life and destruction of property must be great. The origin of those fires are chargeable to acts of the numro tramps scattered along the railroads. Editor Koudlnofs Case. Special to The Arkansas Gazette. Fort Smith, Nov.

18, 18S7. As wa anticipated E. C. Boudinot, editor of the Cherokee, Advocate, surrendered this morning at the United State marshal's office, to answer for the killing of B. H.

Stone, editor of the Telephone. The morning papers having announced that lie would surrender hundred of people were at the courthouse to get a glimpse him, Ahont9 o'clock B. C. Boudinot, tie celebrated Cherokee lawyer and uncle of the defendant, walked up the step ef the court-house, followed by hi nephew and ten or twelve special friends, going direct to the marshal's office, where young Boudinot surrendered himself into the hands of the law. His case has been under examin ation all day hefer Commissioner Whaler and the consideration of the case was con tinued until tomorrow, when Judge Power and Prosecuting Attorney Bandels will de cide whether" or not it is bailable.

The prisoner has not been committed to jail but is in custody of a deputy marshal. The probability i thatrTrttl-fco allowed to give bond. Jfew Orleans Cotton Market. Special to the Arkansas Gazette. Nw Orleans, Nov.

17. Although Weil's estimate, published to day, made the crop even larger than expected, the decline resulting was oaly tem porary, and both this-market and New York closed higher 9 and 6 points respect ively than yesterday. Slice the close better prices are paid ou the street. fn reply to our telegram to our New York friends that certain influences were work ing to depress the market in order to get control of both' spots and they telegraph that some effort ere being made there by the bulls for the purpose of buying back cotton sold at lower figures, aid that they look for exceptionally high price later, even -if the crop be 6,750,040, as the consumption is enormous and bnsl.ess profitable. Glrkhy VwLrr.

Torr.it Fires Near Hope. Special to The Arkansas Gazette. Hopi, Nov. 18,1887. Forest fire are raging around the town Late yesterday evening the smoke settled down upon the town, coming from the northeast, and has grown thicker nntil now itis almost stifling.

A good dealoffene tag has been burned, and farmers are fight lag day and night trying to save their property. This has boon a very gloomy day in Hope; and will ever be known as nnoky Friday. There ha been, no fire In Bop yet, and we hope to escape. Every prayer now is for rain Speedy Justice Administered. special to The Arkansas Port Smith, Nov.

18, 1887. Last night William Bliss broke into tons of O. C. Ayers, robbing it of a lot of bed clothing, an overcoat and some other wngs. He was arrested this morning.

A ipeeial grand Jury was called.Blis indicted, Mid he then entered a plea of guilty and aa sentenced for four year in the penitentiary. Thus was justice rapidly admin -ittered. lerrrvllla Threatened. Apeclal to the Arkansas Gazette. Pcrrtvillk, Ark.) Nov, 18, 1887.

TWeissome alarm felt here about the which are spreading in the forests, ad the town is almost surrounded by burn iog snderbi ush, and in places property has Been destroyed. The smoke has settled town and is almost unbearable. Unless lif arrives soon through rain, there will considerable damage done. A KmhvUle Failure, speeial to The Arkansas Gatett. "Nashvilli, Nov.

18, 1887. J. Reaves was closed by attachment jut night. The claims against him are as follows: Jno. Richardson of New Or-', $2800; Mitchell, Lewis $1250; mpir Safe company, f200t Lewis Call- W.W0Qr Ooodbar $3100, Th bilitie are estimated at assets, Secretary Whitney's Health.

Nor. Whitney? W-L80 witmey, returned to tt. tM rtoou She said that ry WM lmF lB health, Washington early "wt week. Be still unable to do work. charge of the navy depart-A Sell-Stint's Luck, Drnt, Kr JS The tiam.ofDr Cnlw.7 ientist of the th.

Edinburgh, is mentioned a. an? portion of tho rrincetoB alumni to succeed Dr. UoCiia.hu pther families alj. over Englaud. But apart rroin personal considerations, 1 believe that the two nation who speak English and are happily still able to do without conscript armies, are bound to oet a good example in this matter; If they could only go a stop further aud become cordial allies, there would be ao end of wars on the ocean at any rate.

Thos. Hughes. prof James Bryce, who fills the chair ot civil law at Oxford, writes; Brrhb, Switzerland. Not. 8, 188.

To tho editor of Thb Gazitxn. Groat Britain and tho United Btatos are natural allies. That is to say, each is held to the other by tho natural ties of a common blood aud speech, a common literature, common iaeas, a. common' love of freedom, as well as of common material interests ties stronger than those which draw either con try to any foreign It is, therefore, of the; utmost consequence to the weir fare aud prosperity ot both, and Important to the world also, whioh Is interested in their peace and in the strength .1. ...1 lT.L they exert, that there should prevail a feeling and cordiality between them.

Occasions lor dif-ference of view as to the respective rights of each must be expected to rise from time to time; and Whatever prevents such differences rem leading to friction or even a temporary estraugement, by providing a speedy aid amicable mode or settlement, will be a permanent benefit to both nations. I am persuaded that no blundering on tbe part of ministries or legislature is at all likely to lead two peoples so wall affected to one another again to resort to force: and after the pacific arrangement of a controversy which had caused ao much trrttntiim'as tliat Blaring to the 'Alabama and other ooufederate cruisers, we may trust that any question hereafter arising will be adjusted in a similar way. Still, it well deserves to be considered whether a general plan might not be devised providing beforehaud tor arbitration in matters which, may hereafter some into controversy, audkticrby acilitating fiiondly Action wheiwti occasion for it arrives. For this raon I look upon the suggestion now, made as a useful one: and gladly added my nam to the address, in thi hope that the idea it put forward may, by the action of publio opinion, an well as of statesmen on both sides the ocean, made to take a practically valuable shape. James Bate.

Bach friendly sentiment" from such distinguished and representative Englishmen hould do great de .1 to influence American opinion in tavor of the proposed treaty of arbitration. THAT MEMPHIS FIHE. The Qnestlon of Insurance Likely to Trove i. Tezed On. Mmi'Mis, Nov.

18. The total number ot bales of cotton destroyad by last night's firs aggregated 12,700. The' loss is Virtually a total one. The question of insurance is likely to prove a vexed on and doubtless the courts will appealed to tor a. settlement.

The value of the cotton burned Is Tho oempress company carried a $300,000 insurance, but will claim that most if not nearly all tho cotton burned wa insursd under the policies held by tho purchaser aud for all such tho oompresp eompany is not liabl. The officers of the company have declined giving to the publio the insurance held by them and tho is given by authority of one of tho director. The pree destroyed wer insured tor $20,000 which was less than half their v-)s. The capital stook of the compress oompany is $1,000,000. i Its markrt value Thursday was today on 'change it was offered at 1:19 with no bidder.

Tb man, Walter Mendenhs 11. who wa arrested on suepirlon of having sot fire to the cotton is still held, but there is no positive proof of his guilt, and in all probability ho will soon be relased. BLOWN TO ATOMS, A Powder Factory in Texas Disappears Through an Explosion. El Paso, Tx. Nov.

factory ot tho Union Powder company, located seven miles northwest of this place, was blown to atoms yesterday morning at 8 o'clock. A man named Gulick was mixing about thrity pounds ot powder the building, when it exploded, igniting 1600 pounds of powder Inside tho building. 8. H. Carter, of Now York city, piesident of the company, was in the factory.

Ho was mangled terribly aud died at 2 yesterday. Ouliok was fatally injured. Lcagne and Biotherbeed. New York, Nov. 18.

Th base-ball league committee appointed yesterday and repre sentattvet of the brotherhood got together early thl morning, aud. all pusineos was transacted iu seoiocy. President Hewitt said tho brotherhood would undoubtedly got whatever it asked, that was fair aud right, but tfould not say what- that might be. Cwtaiuly the brotherhood would not try to listte. Manager Wright of Pttila-delphi i said also he did not know what brother hood wa asking of the oommltteo, but did not doubt all would come 'out for tho best interests uf all parties.

Ho did not look upon the recognition of tho brotherhood as in any sense a surrender, but only as a conseut to work together tor mutual Interests. The Usual Kesnlt. Louisvillf, Nov. IS. -In a saloon quarrel yesterdnv at bomerset, Bill Noi i is was killed by Andrew Jackson Bowman.

Non is was a noted desperado a perfect terror to tho village in which ho lived. Bowman commenced tho shooting, at what provocation is not W. V. lle.ih, bo was iu tho saloon at the time, started to intercede, and was seriously wounded ia tho lido a bullet from Nor- ris' pistol. them ia.Wddheim..