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PRE CLASSIFIED WANTS, TO LETS, On 8th Page. UNCLASSIFIED WANTS, TO LETS, On 7th Paqe. lit r. .7 24-2. 'PITTSBUPcG, TUESDAY EVENIXG, SEPTEMBER 2, 1890.

(XNTE CEKT. 1. nn TTTTi CONSPIRACY ALLEGED. TIIE BATES ADVANCED. POLITICS IX MICHIGAN.

affected, so that he may be prooably laid up lor tome time. I' 3T EDITION were bnrned late yesterday afternoon. Loss, $125,000. The residence of Alderman Cunz, H. V.

Claus and Mrs. M. Mets were alBO destroyed, adding 20, 000 to the total loss. The entre insurance is only 15,000. A lull in the breeze prevented a terrible conflagration.

It is believed to have beeu of incendiary origin. ers are in accordance with conditions which stipulate that the mail service shall be a weekly one each way between Halifax, Quebec and England and France for a term of ten years, 10 commence on the 12i.li day of April, 1SU1. or as soon thereafter as possible, the vessels to be of not less than 6,500 tons gross register and to make an average speed from port to port of not less than 18 knots per hour. The name of the successful tenderer has not yet been made public. RAILWAY DISASTER.

THREE-CENT FARE AUTHORIZED. Tho Traction Railwuv Matrnatea Do- cldo Upon Reduction. At the Hotel Anderson this morning, at 10 o'clock, eight very prominent men took breakfast and then smoked some good cigars in the corridor. They were William L. Elkins, W.

II. Kemble, J. A. B. Widener, J.

C. Kem-ble, George D. Wideuer, George A. Hunn, of Philadelphia, and Joun D. CrimmiiiB and Henry Thompson, of New York.

All are interested in cable street railways, the most of them being especially interested in the Pittsburg Traction company's line. They came in early this morning. W. 11. Kemble is a former stata treasurer.

John D. Crimmins, of New York, is one ot the great contractors of this country and as W. 11. Elkins is so well-known that everybody knows who he is. It was expected that ex-socretary ot the navy W.

C. Whitney and Col. Dan Lamout would be here, but neither came. In a conversation with George A. Huhn, a prominent banker of Philadelphia, he said their visit hern was merely a stop-off on the way to Chicago, aud that there was nothing of interest to the public in their coming.

'Are you not here to hold a conference with tho Duquesno' Traction company people?" was asked. "No, sir; we have no 'business with them to consider." "Is there any movement to effect a consolidation of interests?" "Not at all," and he said ia emphatically. "There will bo no consolidation. We propose to run our own road, and you say that there will be no overtures made in this direction with the Du-quesne." "Have you a mooting to-day?" "Yes, there will ba a meeting at the office of the company at 11 o'clock, but it will boa short one, and there is no business of importance to consider. We expect to go ou to Chicago this afternoon.

Mr. Huhn stated that tho company had the Broadway cable road very nearly finished and that they were ready to lay the cables. Ho was asked whether the company intended putting ou all-night cars on their line here. "That will depend," said he, "on the desire of the public. The cars, it they me put on, aro merely for the accommodation of the public, not for profit." Mr.

Huhn had nothing to eay regarding a 3-ccut fare, but it is understood that Whitney and Lamont favor it. It is said that tho particular business the gentlemen go to Chicago for, is to consider its adoption in their lines in that city. It is possible that if this is done, with the competition they will have here, thut Pittsburg will also get a 3-crnt fare. About 11 A. M.

the directors held a meeting in the president's office in the down town power house. The result was learned from Mr. Weidener. "We met and pasned a resolution au thorizing President Elkins to reduce the fare to 3 cents whenever he thought pro per. 1 bat was all the business before us.

The resolution was passed unanimously, "No, wa whnll not have any meeting With the Duqufcsne Traction people. have no business here with thein, and are bore now merely on an inspection trip Mr. Thompson is president of the Broad way Street railway and Mr. Cummin contractor for it. We are going to make it a cable road, and nought best to bring thmn here to look over this sys tem.

Ex-Secretary Whitney ia also interested in the Broadwuy road, and we had expected him to come tvith us, but he is lying sick at Richfield Springs, N. Y. After inspecting this road we will go on to Chicago to see the West Hide and North Sid') cnble roads there, in which we are stockholders. No, we shall not go any further west. San F'rancisco used to be in the front in cable railways, but we are ahead now in Chicago aud Pitts burg.

Mr. Weidener during this conversation was walking through tho Oakland power house with his fellow directors and guests, and evidently was very proud of the smoothness and perfection of its machinery. He appears to have no fears from the competition of the cable) with an electric line. WANTED A PERMIT. A Fortuno Teller Dcturen to Locate In tho City of Pitt (-burg.

Pittsburg police are devoid of romance and the only future thoy look forward to, as a rule, is prty day, the certahity of which is so well assured that (hey need no soothsayer to divine when it will come off. This morning Gamble Wier, superintendent of police, received a letter from a Prof. Alameda, of Yotiiis-town, to the following effe-ct: Younustown, O. Gamble Wlcr: I'lens-e io Inform mo by return mall whether there Is any llcoti-o rtuirgHd in your eliy hi-any lonal resii lcilons lor th practice of cluli voyancc; It so, lu uracil? Can allceiiau obtained for less tliau a year? Kespectruilv, PliOIf. ALMKUA.

The superintendent plied to the effect that he was sufficiently gifted with clear veyanco not to have the wool pulled over his eyes and that so far as the licenses wt-ro concerned the only ones granted on the of sueing were those under the Brooks law, which enabled people to see double some times. Ho added that under the ordinances and police regulations of Pittsburg this would be a rather unhealthy climate for fortune tollers of any Kind und advised Prof. Alameda to eonfin his conjurations to guessing on the Otiio election on the soil wnere it would take place. Dylnir From Lockjaw. Preen News Association.

Boklinotun, N. Sipt. 2. On Saturday Mrs. William Horner went to Philadelphia to have a numhtr of teeth extracted.

Hardly had she arrived home belore she was with heinorriiagcs. Last evening the bleeding ceased and lockjaw set in. Mrs. Horner's inability to laKe nourishment together with tho lo's of blood has placed her in a precarious condition, and her recovery is doubtful. An Iucreum In I'ny.

The employes oHho firm ot I. Jackson Bro. last evening received their percentage of profits for the mouth of August, elsowii a decided increase in their percentage as a result of the large increase of to the firm. Tne firm feels more ttiun satisfied with the idea they have introduced aud the salesmen are equally delighted. Pleasant l.awii Fete.

The Gan. Alex. Hays Council, Jr. O. U.

A. M. No. 275, of Sewlckley, bad a very joy able lawn feto at Windsor park, Beilevuc, yesterday afternoon aud evening. A large crowd attended.

Mr. C. J. Frew was chairman and saw that every one had a good time. BOARDING HOUSEKEEPERS MEET EXISTING II Id II PRICKS.

With Food Up iu the CIuUub, They Were Losing Money on the Old Schedule. Householders aren't the only ones who are going to suffer on account of the scarcity of food products and the consequent high prices of everything that goes to make up a good substantial dinner. Boarding house rates are being advanced, and all over the city a howl is going up from the unlucky citizens whose existence is passed under the watchful eye arid careful guardianship ot mora or less austere landladies. It is misfortune enough for a man to have to board at all, but to have the rates raised on him and be told that unless he come down with the advance he could hunt another hash house was a blow to the homeless fraternity that almost took its breath away. But it is inevitable.

Prices for all sorts of food products aro exorbitantly high, and the indications aro that they will remain away up all winter. With potatoes hard to got at 1.25 and 1.50 a bushel, com at 25 and 3d cents a dozen, and everything else in proportion, it ia little wonder that the landladies of the city have risen in their might and gene on a strike for higher rates. They don't care anything about shorter hours; 10 hours' pay for 9 hours' work has no placs on their list of demands. All they want is a genuine sll-round 10 or 20 per cent, increase, and tboy ar going to get it, or close up shop and go into the produca commission business. The first notice of an advance in rates at the down town boarding houses was a couple of weeks ago when one of the swellest landladies in the city notified her constituents that from that time on, until further notice, rates for table board would be 7 a week instead of frj, the former pries.

There was a strike ac once. One-balf the boarders declared thoy wouldn't pay. They would leave first, but it was only a short time until other boarding houses made a corresponding advance, and it was a case of either pay up or starve. Many of the young men, smarting under the blow which the advance brought to their stimly furnished pocketbooks, at onca mustered up courage that had been lacking before and proposed to their best girls. A boom ia marriage license business in the near future will be the result.

A few of the boarding houses of tho city are still doing business at the old figures, but they will fall into line very shortly, as it Is claimed that it is a losing game to furnish tables at present rates under existing prices for produce. The advance will probably average 10 per cent, all around, although it will reach 20 in some cases. The general indications are that pota-toes will not sell for less than fl.60 a bushel during the coming winter. Tomatoes are now retailing at if 1. 75 and fl.50.

Last week they were tiO and 73 cants, and orders were taken by retailers for hundreds of busheli lor canning purposes at none prices. Then tue cold snap slopped the ripening process and rates doubled on tin involves in a couple of days. Reiailers now find it impossible to fill their orders without bankrupting themselves, aud they are stuck. A little warm weather will relieve the market, however, and contracts will be met, even though it is ut a slight loss to retailers. There are a good many apples in th mnrktt now.

They are coming principally from the south, where tee "supply is said to be quite good. There are also peaches and pears in some of tne southern stales, not enough, however, to go very far toward supplying this big country with fruit for canning. Tiuur has advanced fl a barrel within the last week or two, and the market is sliR strong. Bread and crackers are still selling at the same old prices, however, und will not likely be advanced any unless flour mukus another jump. AN ACCIDENT PREVENTED.

A Cool-Ileuded Driver Who Saw Dam ger Ahead of Him. What might have been an accident tended with serious consequences was prevented by a driver's presence of mind. He was coming down Fifth avenue with an engine on hii wagon. It was very heavy and the lock wouldn't work. The wagon pushed the horses and they were forced to start on the run.

The driver, when he found he couid not bold them, turned them to ono side and they rushed upon the pavement, tho wheels sinking he curb with a force that almost stopped the wagon. Tne tongue ot the wagon struck a door-face and shattered it completely. Had t- wagon kept on, before it had proceeded far the horses wouid have been lorcedinloa run that would have in jured, if not more man ono in its course, ll belonged to inos. carun's sons. The street cars were DlocKaded for some time, and a big crowd of people gathered about, giving their ideas as how it could be got back upon tue street, ll took an hour to get it started again.

Buck From a Crulao, J. G. Foster Moale, a cadet from tha United Stales Naval academy at Annapolis, is a guest at tho Hotel Du- quesne. Mr. iuoale is a young man ol very pleasing address.

Ho stated to a PliESS representative that he bad just re turned iat week from a cruise upon tha Atlantic. They left Annapolis on June 7, and during the three months' cruise tney encountered many neavy storms, but always came out safeiy. Mr. Moale in.m California, from which place he received the appointment as a cadet two years ago. His ia an othcer in the United States aud is at present stationed in Montana.

Abused Ills Children. Agent Dean, of the AtiCi-Cruelty so-city, made inlormation before Alderman King ag tinst Louis Kress. It is charged that Kress has frequently abused his two children and refuses to contribute to the Bupport of his family. He earns good and is able to support the family comfortably. Kress was arrested and committed to jail in default of bail for a heanug to-morrow.

Tho Exposition Hand Programs. The band proarims for the exposition have been ordered. There will bo a quarter of a million of them. The form will be that of a neat pamphlet, with a separate page for eaih day's music, it will be printed on heavy book paper and will have a handsomely engrts ed title pane. P.

F. Smith Bus the contract for iu printing. FIGHTING TIIE SALE OF THE OLD CITY l'OOK FARM. Court Asked to Enjoin tho Authori ties From Maklnsr a Transfer of tho Property. A bill in equity was to-day filed by Charles L.

Straub, for himself and on behalf of others, citzetis, residents and taxpayers of Pittsburg, who may desire to become parties to the bill, against the city ot Pittsburg, Mayor Gourloy, Robert Elliot, chief of the department of charities, M. I. Baird and Carnegie, Phipps Co. After setting forth that Mr. Straub is a taxpayer and citizen of the city of Pitts burg, tho bill goes on to state that the guardians of the poor of the city wera in corporated on March 6, 1S17, and that under powers granted by several acts of assembly it became tho owner in fee of large tracts of land of great value in Mif flin township.

The coat of improving this land, as well as that of erecting buildings thereon for the purpose of furnishing a home for paupers, was paid from moneys derived by the city government from taxes collected from and levied upon the residents of the city of Pittsburg. By ordinanco of July 12, 1S90. the city of Pittsburg directed this land to be sold illegally and without authority, claiming to ha the owner of the lands and buildings. In pursuance of this ordinance the defendant, Robert Elliot, advertised for sealed proposals for its purchase and in answer to the advertisement bids wera received from Joshua Rhodes, Carnegie, Philips ft and Milton I. Baird, one of the defendants.

These bids were delivered by the controller of the city to Mr. Elliot and by him in the presence of the the chief of the department ol puDlio safety and the chief of the department ot public works were opened and read and then and there declared that the defendant, Milton I. Baird, was the highest and best bidder and declared him tho purchaaer, and without consultation with the officers named entered into a written contract ou behalf of tne city to sell and convey the property to Mr. Baird at the terms specified in his proposal. It is charged'that there was an understanding or agreement among all the bidderB, and that each knew the amount of tho other's bid and that there was no competition between them; that tho bids of Joshua Rhodes and Carnegie, Phipps Co.

were not bona fida bids, but were made for the purpose of giving the appearance of competition to the bid of Air. Baird, and that the bid of Mr. Baira was not made for himself or with tho intention that he should become the purchaser of the land, but was made lor and iu the interest of Carnegie, Phipps who are and were interested by all the bidders to the purchasers ot the land by tho bid of Mr. Baird. That Mr.

Elliot returned a report of his action, with a copy of the contract en-tend into by Lim with Mr. Baird to councils, and they by resolution ap-proved the same. This resolution, it ia further claimed, was not presented to the mayor for his approvul as required by law and is therefore void and of no effect. It is charged that the city of Pittsburg has no right or title to the lands iu question or any part thereof, nor any rigut or power to sell it, but that the title and right to its possession is in the guardians for the reliel and employment oi tne poorot toe city of Pittsburg, which Is the proper custodian, lor the use and benefit of the residents of the city. If a deed is therefore delivered by the city of Pittsburg, II.

1. Gouriey and Robert Elliot, it is averred thut the buildings and grounds will be diverted from the uses and purposes for which they were purcuaed and erected, ana mat ine buildings and improvements will be destroyed without lawful authority for Buch diversion or destruction. The court ia therelore imked to dicree: First, that the cily of Pitisourg, H. I. Gouriey and 11 bert C.

Elliot have no lawful right, DJwer or authority to sell the lands. Second, thut they had no right or authority to enter into a contract for the sale of the lands and that the contract is therefore void. Third, that a preliminary injunction, hereafter to be made final, be granted ngainst the defendants to restrain them lrom executing or delivering the deed to Baird, and that such further relief bo granted as the court deem fit. The bill was filed in common pleas No. 2 by W.

N. Thompson, Eq. No time has as yet beeu fixed for a hearing in the matter. MAYOR GOURLEY'S OPPOSITION. Ho Does Not Want to lnu the Doed of Iransler.

The deed for tho sale of the old poor farm, which was to have been presented to Mayor Gouriey for signature yesterday, will not come under bis cognizance or his pen until to-morrow morning. As the mayor has from the beginning stated that he disapproved of the purchase of the farm to replace the present one, he was called upon this morning by a Press reporter and asked if he would sign the deed. He replied: "I ronlly cannot say Just at present. I have not yet had tho document before me, and when I do I shall tako timo to think over the matter. Iam not prepared to say whether 1 snail sign It or not." "Mayor, you huvo seen th'? published statement that you could bo ni.mda- niuned at once to gn the document.

ies, 1 have seen it, and 1 the lact, but to lei 1 you the truth, at present I feel that ill did anything of the kind 1 should prefer doing under order of the courts than of my own volition. "You tan understand Unit I have from the first disapproved of the payment of 00 par acre a p.ior larm when land can be purchased ana witnin tne county too for not more than 50 per cent, of that amount. This would also include a river t)i course, it is claimed that the land will appreciate. It will, and so will any farm in Allegheny county, but when you add to the the col ot build ings, which will he appropriate ana useful lor 20. 35 or DO years hence, as they should oe, it will amount to nearly as much again, and we must renumber that in any fu ure disposition of the ground theHe buildincs must thrown in or thrown away, tho value of the real estate investment will not be so apparent.

"I he purchase of this new larm can not De con.f mated unlil tho old farm is sold, and obably the delay in the i tune to look a little more sale may a' closely in conditions oi tnis pur- chase. I ould probably preier to go I have to do so in signing on record this deed under order of court Mayor Gouriey is suffering from a very severe cold, and his lungs are seriously SOME BIO CITAX (iES THE FAT? ME US MAY MAKE THIS FALL. How the Republicans Captured tho Patrons of Industry Convention. Tho Democratic Program. Detroit, Sept.

2. The Democrats have been talking of carrying Michigan ever since the war. They have only succeeded twice once in 1SS2 for governor, and subsequently at a spring election for members of the supreme court. This year, owing to a combination of circumstances, their chances are better than they have ever been, except iu 1SS 2. Michigan is unquestionably a Republican state, as the records show.

The Republicans have carried it at every presidential election since the party came into existence. In 1SS4 Mr. Blaine's majority in the state was less than 4,000, but Mr. Harrison carried it by over 000 four years later. Up to quite recently the Republicans themselves admitted that they mightlose the state.

The Harrison administration is highly unpopular here. Only Repub licans who are holding office, or are si ill hoping to be provided for, speak kindly of the Harrison regime. The conservative thinking element among the Michigan Republicans condemn the grandson of a grandfather almost unanimously. The autocratic and unconstitutional rulings of Speaker Reed and tne force bill have lost the Republicans many sup porters in the Wolverine state. Both are severely criticised.

When the summer opened, the outlook for the Republicans here was very aark indeed. Itwas only improved through the carelessness of the Democratic leaders. Under favorable conditions the Repub licane of Michigan have a plurality of from 20.000 to 25.0CO votes. The total vote of the state is about 600,000. Michigan has the reputation of being the banner crank state from a political standpoint.

Nearly every craze that has swept over the country has found advo cates and supporters here. Prohibition ists, Greenbaokers, Grangers, Sons of Liberty and Union Laborites each have a distinctive following. There has been a failing off in ail of these organizations during the last few years, with the exception of the Prohibitionists. The latter have held their own and gained steadily, until they now poll over 25,000 votes. This year there are two new parties in the field.

These are the Farmers' al liance and the Patrons of Industry. The Farmers' alliance has not spread as rap- idly hero as in many other states, owing to the fact that the Patrons of Industry, which is organized on lines similar to the Farmers' alliance, got in the field ahead of them and stole their thunder and their converts as well. They have become rivals, although each apoeaJs to thesame class ol people and their princi ples are nearly identical. The Patrons ot Industry made very rapid progress and soon threatened to become tne most formidable independent political organi zation the state has known for years The growth of the Patrons of Industry seriously alarmed the Republican lead ers, as, for some reason incapable of explanation, they drew their converts largely from the ranks of the Republi cans, while the Farmers'" alliance took from both of the great parties about equally. The Patrons of Industry held a convention a few weeks ago, and it was in the manipulation of this convention that the Republicans displayed their long-he idedness.

"If," said a prominent Republican this morning, ''the Patrons of industry had nominated a ticket at their convention, it would have meant the almost certain defeat of the Republicans. F'ortunalely we realized the gravity of the situation in time to prepare for it. We succeeded in getting a good many straight-out Republicans sent as delegates to their convention, and then by hard work we managed to get control of the convention. It was a close shave. They passed a resolution favoring the nomination ot a ticket on the first day of the convention, and then adjourned.

When tney met rg tin, the next day, a majority of the delegates had been convinced that it would not be advisable to nominate a ticket. So they adjourned after passing a setof high-sounding resolutions. Since the adjournment of the convention it has linked out that Jim Turner, of Lansing, Republican candidate for governor, kindly wrote out thq resolutions which the Patrons of Industry The joke was too good to keep. Our salvation de pended on spiking the guns of the Patrons of Industry and we knew it. Had the Democrats been fully alive to the situation, they could have prevented cur people from getting control ot the convention, iheymade the mistake of going to sleep at the wrong time.

the Democratic program, as every one understood, whs to make a combi nation with the Patrons of Industry and with as many outside organizations as possible. A Democratic fusion with the Patrons of Industry alone would have meant almost certain defeat for us. Now, a fusion of any kind seems improbable. Mready there are two tickets in the field Prohibition and Union Labor. The Prohibitionists have taken a new departure this year.

Instead of confin ing themselves to their main shibboleth of prohibition, they included in their platform an argument in favor of tariff relorm and all kinds of administrative reform. In the judgment of many peo ple they will lose instead of gain by the change. The simon-pure Prohibitionists object to the introduction of any other issue in their platform except the one on which their party was founded." SJftfJEWELRY STOKE ROBBED. A Young Lady Has Hoth Feet Cut OfT by a Train. Gkeensbcro, Sept.

2. Special The large jewelry store of J. Huffman, at Latrobe, was entered by a thief at dusk last evening, during the temparary absence of the proprietor, and about fo00 worth of watches, rings, were taken. There is no clew. A girl named Mary Davis, a'ed 17, of Westmoreland City, in attempting to get on a train that was moving at Irwin last evening, fell under, and had both feet severed.

Her recovery is doubtful. Freight 'I ruins Wrecked. Johnstown, Sept. 2. Special Last night, owing to and east bound freight train breaking loose and running through a switch, five cars were derailed, causing a collision with a west bound freight, slopping traffic both ways for several hours.

No one was LurU IJIst Fire In F.rlo. Press News Association. Ekie, Sspt. 2. Bauschard planing mills, in the heart of the city, FJIiED AT MJZNEE.

A DAUGHTER OF BARRUNDIA ATTEMPTED TO KILL HIM. he Held lUni as Responsible for the Death of Her 1 ather The Family's Protest. Prem Newi Association. City of Guatemala, Sept. 2.

A daughter of Gen. Martin Barrundia, who was shot to death Id the cabin of the Pacific mail steamship Acapulco at San Jose de Guatemala last week, attempted to shoot United States Minister Mizner yesterday. Mr. Mizner was at his desk translating the guarantee given to him by this government that Barrundia's life would be spared in case he was surrendered wben the young woman came into the office. As the minister looked up from his work be was standing within four feet of him with a revolver in her hand.

She saluted him, saying: "Are you the American minister?" 'I am. Can I be of any service to Mr. Mizner replied. With flashing eyes she accused him of having been directly the cause of her father's death and announced that she meant to kill him. Mr.

Mizner took the matter coolly and tried to reason with the girl who was apparently almost crazed with excitement, and in the most tragic manner poured on him the bitterest invective ot which the Spanish lan guage J9 capable. At last she pulled the trigger of the pistol. Mr. Mizner hud taken up a heavy law book which he, with apparent carelessness held between himself and the girl, and the bullet which was meant for his heart whs caught in the leaves of the book. The sound of the shot attracted attention, and before a second shot could be fired assistance arrived and the pistol was taken from the young woman.

Throughout the entire exciting interview Mr. Mizner maintained the utmost coolness, though the only thing between him and the muzzle of a pistol in tho bands of a woman who evidently intended to shoot, was a law book. His coolness unquestionably fcayed bis life. Policemen were called in and the young woman was arrested. She proved to be Christiana Barrundia, a daughter ol the murdered general.

As toon as President Barrillas heard of the occurrence be sent his respects and offered the power of his government to protect the American legation. Mr. Mizner, however, declined the offer, will not prosecute the lady and insists that no further notice Bhail be taken of the affair. It is generally believed here that Barrundia would have been in no danger of death had he not resisted arrest. VILELY ASSASSINATED.

The Widow and Children Send a Protest to Hurrlson. Press Newa Association. City of Mexico, Sept. 2. Following is the full text oi a cable sent from Oaxa-ca by the widow and children of Gen.

Barrundia to President Harrison. It says: The wife and children of Jose Martin Barrundia protest betoie you wliu tlie greatest Indignation and sorrow that our beloved husband and father has been vilely assussinuieu on board an American steamei ut fi.in Josh, where he was lounU undr the shol en the American Mag, ami his death mentally consummated by i lie government of Gaatom ila Is uue to lue otllclnl and criminal co-operation of Minister Mizner. wIm ordered tue captuln ol the steamur to deliver up the general. We protest before you against this savage deed, ami wo expect trom your rectitude and justice that you will demand due renarutk lor tin? outrage ot which weaie the Inconsolable victims, Translta Ilurtarte, the widow and Victoria, Murceuer, Maria, Antonli, Dolores, luz, Octavls and so, the eight children ot the dead general. The talk of the city is the shooting of Barrundia, who lived here lor many months, and all wonder what action the United States will take in the case.

Owing to the incident, a representative of the Spanish Trans-Atlantic Steamship company here has approached Geronimo Pou lor the purpose ol having him com-muuicate with his government regarding subsidy for a stenirubip line, which he declares will be established between Situ Francisco and Panancia or on the Pacific route of the Pacific mail at an early day, guaranteeing the safety of passengers. It is believed here that the Pacific mail nns made a claini agrinst for large indemnification for Barrunaia's death. TO HONOR VON' MOLTKE. The Fatherland Will cslve Him (rent Testimonial. Press Newn Association.

NEW YuiiK, Mtjpu 2. Edmund Yates' Loudon cable says: Field Marshal Von Moltke will complete his ninetieth year Oct. 25 and a movement has been set on loot by a Jargo ot distinguished men to present to tiie veteran warrior some token of love and veneration felt foi tim by the Germans of all countries that bis military genius helped to unite in one ilherland. The presentation is to take the form of a tenerai acdr.ss from all towns iu r-niany. The signatures of each separate province are to be ho ind iu a book, and til books are to be placed iu a splendid carved cabinet to be made the purpose.

Emperor surprise visits to the various barrack? are becoming so frequent as to serious damage his popularity. A lew days (go lie came upon the gu.ird unattended by the necessary bugler, who was abfisnt for a few seconds. He dismissed the coloael of the regiment. A 'Wonder to Physicians. Press News Association.

Baltimore, S-pi 2 Death ended the carter of Alexander Sirden, of Harring. ton, for nearly 20 clerk to the levy court of Carolina county, Maryland, at the age of 8o years. had been a source of wonder to physicia as for many years. Without success they have been examining into a peculiar physical shrinkage that followed sickness, causing his stature to become on-j foot less than it was during health, Xew Atlantlo Hall Service. Pre" News Association.

Ottawa, Sept 2. The finance minister saye that two tenders have been received and opened for the proposed new Atlantic mail service for which the dominion parliament last year voted an annual subsidy of These tend- I SENATOR HALE'S LOGIC. Ho Talks on Reciprocity and Free Sugar. Press News Association. Washington, Sept.

2. The senate this morning began the discussion of the question of tariff on sugar, and the propositions for reciprocity growing out of the same. Halo spoke an hour and a half in favor of his proposition authorizing the president to require countries receiving the benefit of tne proposed repeal of sugar outies to make like reduction of duties on products of tho United States. He urged that this proposition to open our doors to the products of other countries should carry with it a proviso by which those countries should do the same for certain of our products. He auoted statistics to nhow that the sugar and coffee producing countries which would be benefited by a repeal of our duty on sugar, and are already so benefited by absence duty on iheir coffee, now give most of their purchasing trade to other countries.

"There are 45, COO, 000 people in other American countries south ot us," he continued, "all of them buying lurgely a class of goodtf we have for sale, and if are to abandon the duty on their products they should increase their purchases ot our goods. Under a temporary arrangement by which Minister Foster had obtained a reduction ot this character, in duties on flour from Uniieo States entering Cu-Pan ports, we supplied SO per cent, of the Cuban importations of that article until Spain, taking alarm for her own imports to Cuba, had put an end to the arrangement." He closed by declaring that reciprocity and aid to American commerce must become the leading features of the policy ol the Republican party in the near future. CLOSE OF THE SYNOD. New Trustees ot hiol College Chango of Ministers. Greenbbtjeo, Sopt.

2. Special The Lutheran synod, in session at Pleasant Unity for several days, finished its labors and adjourned last night. Trustees for Theil college were elected as follows: Revs. Kunzman, Lund, and Messrs. J.

Bacher, H. S. Blyhoider and Dr. G. Y.

Boal. Greenville was selected as the next place of meeting. Rev. Meyers presented the scale of apportionment for the ensuing year and the amounts the congregations were asked to raihe aggregated A resolution was adopted accepting the proposition of the board of trustees of Thiel college, to-wit: That the board releases the svnod from the payment of the sum of which has been appropriated to its use. A series of resolutions were offered referring to Labor day, highly commending the observance of tbu day and expressing appreciation of workingmen.

The educational committee's report was taken up and the" loilowlng young men were received on the lunds of the synod: B. X. Stshlmad, Wm. Lucking, 11. L.

Briii ker, F. E. Whitinore, John Heckert and W. L. Stump.

The matter of holding German services in Latrobe was referred to the mission committee. Rev. Paul Glassomer, of Johnstown, expressed his gratitude to the synod for aid extended in the rebuilding of the church at that place. Mr. Miller was called to Parker, and Mr.

Daitz takes charge of the congregation at Etna. GREAT LAllOU SPEECH. Address ot President AVatklns Before tho Trades Union. nMe to Press News Association. Liverpool, Sjpt.

there was an increase in attendance to-day at the Trades Union congress. The feature of the day was the speech of President William Watkins, which aroused great enthusiasm. He said everybody ad mitted that there was a future for labor He drew the picture of the ideal state in which there were equal opportunities for all. tie believed the only solution of the lana question was nationalization nl land. Mines and railroads should be controlled by the government for the benefit of the public.

He urged the erection of manufactories by municipalities, and their operation in the interest of the citizens. Regarding strikes, he said the trades union should use their funds to establish industries and put men to work instead of spt nuing money to maintain tnem in idleness. DASTARDLY ROUI5KR3. Trains Hold Up tho Louisville Nashville Road. Press News Association.

Mobile, Sept. 2. The Louis ville Nashville north bound cannon ball train was held up by robbers last night half a mile north of Pensacola Junction, who entered the express car and compelled the messenger to turn over the contents of his safe. The train was delayed only a few momentB, and the passengers did not know what had happened until after the robbery bad been committed. Express company officials are very reti cent, and it is not known just how much the robber secured.

Ho Whs an Embezzler. Press News AssoClatioCj NEW ORLEANS, fiept. z. A young clerk in the city treasurer's office named O'Brien went to Hot Sprngj for his health about two months ago. While there ho becsme insane and blew out his brains.

It whs reported that his accounts were mixed, but tuis was denied at the office. Now it heems that he was a de faulter to the extent of or The embezzlement will be reported to tue council. Eloped Afler TTiroo Days Wedded. Press News Association. Findlay, Sept.

2. The young wife of O. B. Turner, a photographer, has eloped with Charles Sinclair, who boarded at the same place. Turner and his wife were married last Wedmsday.

He has followed the couple to Toledo, vowing vengeance. PostofTlce and llauk Hurned. Press News Iowa City, Sept. 2. Oxford, a town west hen, was almost entirely destroyed bv fire last night.

The post-office, bank and many otfior nuildnigs were Loss frtni to Twelve Persons Injured, Two Fatally, on tho Northern l'aolllo. Pres Nws AncocUtlon. Hot Springs, Sept. 2. A terrible accident happened to the Northern Pacific train No.

2, four miles this side of Eagle gorge, last evening. The tender of the Becond engine, mail express, baggage smoker, emigrant and two day coaches left the track. Twelve persons were injured, two of them fatally, a man named Keppler and Bon Young, the base ball umpire. The injured, who will be sent to Taeo-ma, are Mr. and Mrs.

E. W. Healy, Tracy, Mr. Dr. A.

H. Fowler, llolyoke, Mass. V. G. Frost, Ellens-burg; E.

T. Furniss, Tacoma; Judd Kutidall, Glenviile, Geo. Broh-sky, Spokane Falls; R. S. Campbell, Easwsn, E.

A. Jacobs, cook on the dining car; G. II. Woodson, porter of tourists' car; Geo. E.

Purple, Edgemoor, Mich. A CLOUD BURST. Ashland, Wisconsin, Visited by a Terrible storm. Press News Association. Ashland, Sept.

2. For three hours last evening a terrifio rain storm, amounting at times almost to a cloudburst, hung over Ashland. Eight or cine of the principal stores were waterlogged from cellar1 to roof, streets were like rivers and in places heavy logs floated around on the prinei pal thoroughfares. The loss to dry goods and other stocks will go upward ol 20,030. Three yachts started out just before the storm arose and some anxiety is felt for their safety, as the rain was accompanied by a heavy, shifting wind, lashing the bay into fury.

It is hoped the missing boats made harbor at Wushburn or Bayfield across the bay. IN TO A Fit EIGHT. An Electric Car Crashes Into a Passing Truln. Press News Association. Davenpojit, 1a.

Sept. 2. -Eleotrio car No. 16, of the Davenport Central liail- way company, plased upon the rails for the first time yesterday, slid down Brady street hill while making its second trip, The Chicago, Rock Island Pacifio road crosses the street at me loot ot tne mu, and the sliding car crashed into a passing freight train. W.

C. Preston, principal of school No. 3, an old and prominent citizen, had re mained on the front platform. He was instantly killed by thecollision, bis head being crushed. Another person sus tained a broken leg ana several were bruised and scratched.

The front por tion of the car was badly wreckad. ECCENTRIC ELIZABETH. Tho Empress of Austria Indulges in siome Queer Pranks. Cable to Presi News Association. Pakis, Sept.

2. the Empress Elizabeth of Austria continues on her eccentric travels. On Saturday she sent for the clerk of the Grand hotel at Archron, where she is stopping, and told him she was not an imperial personage at all, but simply plain Mine. Edina, of Corfu, and the wife of a plain Greek merchant and she hoped and asked to be let alone. One morning last week she arose before daybreak unknown to her suite and went into the sea at 5 o'clock and Bwam about for nearly 20 minutes.

Then she got into a boat, rowed for a few minutes and returned to her hotel. She goes out walking in the rain, persists in cooking herown breakfast over a spirit lamp and doing other startling things. AFRAID OK THE TARIFF. Tho Feeling In France and Germany Has Almost Reached a Panic. Cable to Press News Association.

London, Sept. 2. Emory Fmith, the United ales minister to St. Petersburg, who arrived in London yesterday, confirms what Mr. Depew said to your correspondent about the general fight in France and Germany concerning the possibilities of retaliation in regard to the McKinley bill.

In Russia, he says, people know little about these measures and care less. But among the people ol France and Germany apprehension amounts almost to a name. Minister Smith saw Thomas Stevens at St. Petersburg and heard of him afterward at Moscow. Mr.

evons was received everywhere with courtesy and attention. Consul Orimrnl King Now. Cable to Presi Newa Association. Pakis, dept. 2.

An interesting ceremony, interesting especially on account of its simplicity, took place yesterday at the consulate general of the United States in the Avenue de L'Opera. The occasion was the taking over of the offices of con sul general and vice consul by Gen. King and Mr. Hooper, who succeed Consul General Ruhuoue and Vice Consul Preston. Another American Girl Gone.

Cable to Preus News Association. London, Sept. 2. The latest Anglo-American engagement is Miss Haller Horwiiz, the youngest daughter of Mrs. Orville Horwitz, of Baltimore, to Claude Ponsonby, sou of tho Hon.

Ashley Pon-sonby, of London. They met at St. Moruz this summer. The wedding will tah.e place in London next December. Cholera at Lisbon.

Cnble to Press News Association. London, Sept. 2. The lJallMill Gazette has a dispatch from its correspondent at Lisbon in which it is said the government has issued an official bulletin that cholera has appeared in three districts of Portugal. Threw a Uomb.

Press News Association. Ottumwa, Sept. 2. A dynamite bomb was thrown into the room usually occupied by the matron in Dr. Shelten's infirmary at Bioomfield yesterday.

The matron fortunately was not in the apartment at the time. The bomb exDtoded with terrifio force, completely wrecking the room, blowing out partition walls, doors, and a great many windows, and exploding a large can of gasoline in the room overhead. The building was saved from the flames by prompt action. No cause can be assigned as a motive for the deed. i I.