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i NV BUFFALO EVENING NEWS: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1897. 4 FIRE IN LONDON. OTEDOF ECULIAR CASE. Man Struck by a Train at Avn Dragged Sme Distance, But is Not Hurt. DESPERATE STRAITS OFTHESPANISI, Insurgents Have Made Havana Province Almost a Starving Ground.

Rebel Raiders Have Cut a Railroad Track Leading Into the Cuban Capital. CAUTION! Many unscrupulous dealers are selling ordinary Glauber Salt, or a mixture of Seidlitz Powder and Salt, under thename of "Effervescent Salt." "Spnldel Salt," "Artificial Sprudel Salt," or under other similar names, upon the reputation of the genuine products of the Carlsbad Springs. The public is warned against the purchase of any of these imitations. The genuine Carlsbad Sprudel Salt is produced from the Sprudel Spring at Carlsbad, under the direct supervision of the City Council. Each bottle bear the seal of the City of Carlsbad and the signature of "Eisner Mendelson Co, sole agents for the United States," oa every bottle.

None other is genuine. The Common Council of the City of Carlsbad, Ludwig Schapfler, Mayor. MORE IN Bicycles! FOR THE One Last Niaht in Black Friars Road Did Enormous Damage to Property. LONDON, Oct. 2.

A big fire broke ou; last evening shortly before midnight in the Black Friars road'and before it was quenched did enormous damage. It originated In Pascall's confectionery stores and spread rapidly to the Saunder's bacon curing establishment and then to the adjacent premises occupied by the Percevals, well-known governmenVcontractorB. In spite of the efforts of the firemen all these large structures were virtually de. stroyed. CORNELL SCHOLARSHIPS.

Buffalo Has Two Representatives Who Won Awards in the Freshman Class. ITHACA, N. Oct. 2. The following members of the Freshman class were yesterday awarded scholarships by the Cornell faculty.

The examinations were open to- the entire entering class and are worth $200 a year for two consecu tive years on the basis of freshman and sophomore percentages: John Olmstead Dresser, arts, Brook lyn. N. George E. J. Pltzer, civil en glneerlng, Newark, N.

Howard Earl Gear, mechanical engineering, Buffalo John Sedgewlck Gay, arts, Mynderse; Willis Havlland Carrier, electrical en gineering. Buffalo: Herbert 8. Wodd arts, Washington; Leonard Jessie Reynolds, arts, Potsdam; James Walter Griswols, civil engineering, Ithaca; Claire Seymour, arts, Gloversvllle Marlon Pratt, afts, Syracuse; Sherwln Ward Haas, civil engineering, Clayton Erneat Selah Holcomb, electrical engineering, Ithaca; Richard Harry John-ston, arts, Brooklyn. AN AMERICAN GIRL Miss Leonora Jackson Won the Mendelssohn Prize in the Berlin Competition. BERLIN, Oct.

2. The much coveted music prize known as the Mendelssohn stlpendlum has been won by Miss Leonora Jackson, an American competitor. The composition aroused the keenest Interest among musicians and students of music, representatives of a score of countries and of all parts of Germany entering the lists. The prize Is 1500 marks. This is the first occasion when the stlpendlum has been won by an American.

REVIVING RECONCENTRADOS STARVE They Have No Cattle and Little Food Is Forthcoming Rebels Keep Up the Fierce Raids on Spanish Outposts. By Karl Decker, (Copyright, 1897, by W. R. Hearst.) HAVANA, Oct. 2.

The Insurgents yesterday attacked Santa Maria deltos-arlo, In Havana province, and routed the Spanish columns. The Spanish troops were advancing at the time to attack Gen. Castillo. The railway bridge was blown up and the track destroyed for a considerable distance, to prevent rein forcements being sent from this city. Thus all connection on the Western railway, Joining Havana with Plnar Rio, Is cut off.

A meager dribble of sup plies, chiefly milk and eggs, from the district round Bejucal, upon which the people here are mainly cannot be brought in. Cattle are now nearly extinct, and great pressure is being brought on Gen. Weyler to allow beasts to be Imported from abroad. Heavy and continuous rains during the past week have entailed terrible suffering upon the reconcentrados and Spanish soldiers In the Interior. Hundreds have died from exposure.

At Jesus del Monte, a suburb of Havana, a great volume of water gathered in the hills, suddenly burst through the bank and poured down the valley. A settlement of paclfl-cos and the poor colored settlement of Havana were washed away, though most of the people escaped. Many lives, how ever, were lost. It is impossible to estimate the number, aa the torrent had a clear sweep into the bay, but several corpses have been recovered. Some caught up In the branches of the trees and under the buttress of the bridge.

Many others are reported missing. Two starving farmers, who had lost their all through the war, were plunged In the flood and were never seen again. EVIDENCESOF Dun and Bradstreet Note TRADE To all who failed to win a wheel in the present contest. Want We ARE MANY. to give another chance foi BLACK MASKS They Calmly Told the Man They Were Robbing to Go Back to Bed.

Pointed a Revolver at Him and Hinted at a Job For the Undertaker. MR. OLENBERGER OBEYED, The Thieves Took a Diamond Stud and What Money They Could Find and Departed. UPBCIAI. TO Till KVISmo BROCTON, Oct.

2. Burglars entered the residence of George Olenberger, who lives two miles south of here, at an early hour yesterday morning, and secured a diamond stud and about $10 In money, which had been left on the dresser. The thieves effected an entrance by prying up a window in the rear of the building. As the burglars were leaving the house their noise awakened Mr. Olenberger, who sprang out of bed and ordered them to halt.

One of the men pointed a revolver at his head and said: "You had better go back to bed, old man; If you don't there is liable to be a Job for the undertaker In the morning." Mr. Olenberger, being unarmed, went back to bed and the robbers then decamped. Both men were well dressed and wore black masks. It is thought they belong to the gang of burglars who have been operating in this vicinity for the past few weeks. M.

MRS. M'ROBERTS' BODY. It Was the One Found Floating in the Lower River Taken to Buffalo For Burial. frnriAL TO THB NEW. 1 NIAGARA FALLS, Oct.

2. The body of the woman picked up In the lower river Thursday was that of Mrs. Elizabeth McRoberts of Buffalo, who went over the American falls a week ago. Her son, James McRoberts, came to this city yesterday and Identified the remains as those of his mother. The remains were taken to Buffalo for Interment.

M. PINGREE IN CARACAS. Governor of Michigan Enthusiastic Over What He Has Seen in South America. (Special. Copyright, 1807, by W.

R. Hearst.) CARACAS, Oct 2. Gov. Pingree of Michigan has made quite an extended visit to Venezuela, and is now in Caracas preparing to return to New York. The Governor Is most enthusiastic oyer everything he has seen In South Amerl-cajand declares that he or any other man would prefer this country to Alaska If he were In search of a fortune.

I Political I Conventions. 1 KINGSTON. The Democratic convention of Ulster county met here yesterday and nominated Ira M. Blacfc of Rosendale for Sheriff; William T. Brod-head of this city for County Clerk, and ex-Assemblyman Eugene F.

Patten of Narlborough for Superintendent of the Poor. Tioga County Democratic convention yesterday nominated O. S. Randall of Newark Valley for Member of the Assembly. Mr.

Randall's brother-in-law is candidate fur the same office on the Republican ticket. CORTLAND The Democratic county convention was held here yesterday. Fusion was effected with the Independent Republicans. The Democrats nominated David W. Van Hossen for Member of Assembly, and also named the District Attorney, Superintendent of the Poor and Coroners from among Democrats.

The Independent Republican nominations of County Clerk and Sheriff were Indorsed. There will be a three-cornered fight In this county this fall. FINE SUNDAY EXCURSION. The Erie Railway's excursion tomorrow to the Bradford oil regions and the Klnzua viaduct, Is an Ideal Sunday trip. Tho hr risrp In the mmt wnnrlpr- ful Iron tower bridge on earth, and the route from Buffalo lies through wonderfully Interesting country.

The fare to Bradford and return for thls harvest excursion Is but $1.50 and tickets are good to return either Sunday or Monday. Train leaves Erie station at 8:35 tomorrow morning and returning reaches Buffalo at 7:35 P. M. NIAGARA FALL'S NEW SCHOOL. NIAGARA FALLS, Oct.

2-(SpecIal). The site for the new Fourth ward school building has been selected. The Board of Education acepted the offer made by Henry Meahl and will build the new school on the plot of ground which abuts on Center and Garden avenues and Eleventh Btreet. The site will cost M000 and the school building $19,000. ANNUAL SCHOOL ELECTION.

PENN YAN, Oct. 2 (Special). The annual school election for this village will be held In the Penn Yen Academy next Monday. The present Indications are that Messrs. D.

C. Ayres, Shalr and Stoll will be re-elected. M. 1 POCKET PICKING O'Connor Makes the Direct Charge Against Young Farman. Ilia Answer to the Complaint in 7, an Action for Alleged False Arrest MR.

FELDMAN TO DEFEND. Corporation Counsel Has Charge of the Patrolman's Case Some Startling Testimony Is Promised. Corporation Counsel Feldman has fcrepared to fight the action which young Wlllard Farman of the village of Warsaw, Wyoming county, has brought through hl guardian ad litem, Sarah J. Farman, against Patrolman Cain D'Connor of this city for $5000 damages for false arrest. Yesterday afternoon Mr.

served O'Connor's answer the action on the plaintiff' attorney, Eugene M. Bartlett, and formally notified him that he will demand that the action be tried In Erie county Instead Wyoming. Farman was arrested by O'Connor during O. A. R.

week. He was In the vicinity of the New York Central railroad station. O'Connor claimed that he was In the company of a gang of pickpockets and suspicious characters, and he arrested him and took him to Police Court, There he was charged with vagrancy and sent to the Penitentiary. -Jt was a week before the young man's family, who are highly respectable people In Warsaw, discovered his plight. They were horrified over his disgrace, tney at once communicated with Attorney Bartlett and had him get the young man out on writ of habeas corpus.

Then the action for damages was instituted. It is alleged that O'Connor made the arrest without the slightest provocation and that the plaintiff was subjected to great disgrace and humiliation by reason of it. O'Connor, ill his answer, does not mince words. He says: "The plaintiff, at toe time of his arrest, and within the view of the defendant, was attempting to commit the crime of grand larceny In the second degree by appropriating articles from the person of an Individual attending the G. R.

convention, whose Identity to the defendant Is unknown." O'Connor denies that the manner or place of "arrest brought the young man Into disrepute or disgraced him. He declares that the arrest was made In good faith, without malice and In the line of Ills duty as a police officer. The Corporation Counsel defends O'Connor by virtue of his being a servant of the city. Attorney Bartlett was seen by a NEWS reporter yesterday afternoon hortly after the answer was served upon him. He read it and reread It He Mid It was the only defense the officer could make.

He is confident that he has a good case against the officer, and will Insist upon a jury trial of lu He claims to have some startling testimony. BURGLAR CAUGHT. He Was Crawling in at the Window of a Wellsville Store When He Was Seen, (SPECIAL TO THB IVJSNINO XKVe.l WELLSVILLE, Sept. 2. A burglar attempted to enter the grocery store of Pcovllle, Brown Co.

Thursday morning, but was caught In the act. He had cut a pane of glass from a back office window and was just about to crawl in when Officer Tretton captured him. He Kave his name as William Ward and aid he was from Michigan. The rear windows of A. Wells' clothing Btore were found cut and it is supposed Ward tried to enter there, but the Inside of the windows are fitted with Iron shutters and he was unable to enter.

H. SALAMANCA SALMAGUNDI. SALAMANCA, Oct. 2 (Special). The Balamanca Salmagundi Society will hold their first meeting of the season next Jdonday night at the home of Mrs.

G. B. Abbott The society will study this year the history of civilization down to 334 B. C. Monday night's programme treat of the pre-historic period: Paper, The Mound Builders, Mrs.

Abbott; reading, "An Elder Brother to the Cliff pwellers," (T. M. Prudden), Miss Haga-4orn; paper, The Cave and Lake Dweller, Miss Boles; music; paper, The Cliff Dwellers, Miss Brown; review, Mrs. jDalton. W.

FARMER'S BAD PLL. LYONS, Oct. Bober, a prominent 8outh Soflus farmer, fell from his hay mow Tuesday evening while feeding his cattle, sustaining Injuries of a serious Internal nature, which may prove fatal. Mr. Sober Is 60 Sears of age.

When, picked up he was nconsclous, having fallen nearly 20 feet. No broken bones were discovered 4be Injuries being internal. L. I 4 JUBILEE EXPOSITION. NIAGARA FALLS.

Oct 2 (Special). --The Jubilee Exposition of the Stamford Agricultural Society, which was held at Poplar Park on the Canadian aid during Thursday and Friday concluded at 6 o'clock last evening. It was quite successful and was largely attended from both sides of the river. M. i There la Sip Tim In the Year When Portage Is more beautiful than 111 the golden days of autumn, beautiful tinted leaves.

Go and gather them next Sunday. Train 10.00 A. returning ave Portage J.00 P. only fifty cents. sep28-2oct2- rues foreign motes.

JjSllef Justice Talt of Montreal, and i Chief Justice Hagarty of the at Ontario, have been officially HtaTsa) knights at London. OeverBStent of New Booth Wales tad MM tons of steel rails In 4 Of tho proper qoailty, and has the order In America. VT a4 tre hundred iron work-" la Dambrowa, Poland. where- One ot- perityFailures Are One Hundred Less Than a Year Ago. Boy SPECIAL TO THB EYFNIXQ KBWS.l AVON, Oct Bill Carroll, a well-known character1 around here, was struck by a switching train.

He was In toxicated and attempted to cross the tracks at the Erie yard. He was knocked down and dragged some distance. His cries brought help. No bones were broken, but he was badly bruised and his clothes were torn off him. tu TRAMPS NUMEROUS.

Took a Woman's Groceries, Frightened Some Children and Demanded Food at Caledonia ffirEriAL TO THE ItVRNIXG NBWS.l CALEDONIA, Oct. are becoming altogether too numerous for safety. Two ofUhe vagabonds "held up" a woman a few days ago, secured her money and groceries, then disappeared They frightened some children and sub. Renuentlv demanded a Msauare meal" from another house on out-of-the- way road. W.

GOVERNOR'S. WIFEONTRIAL. Mrs. Atkinson of West Vir-. ginia on the Charged of Forgery.

WHEELING W. Oct. 2. Tle case of Mrs. Myria Atkinson, wife Gov.

George W. Atkinson, on the chafge of forgery. In the Circuit Court of Gfjmore county was begun yesterday. The) case grows out of a long standing dispute over the large estate of her first pius-band, Judge G. D.

Camden. The charge was made at the time of his death that she had forged the will, but the courts sustained the will. Mrs. Camden, hW- ever, agreed to a compromise by which the contestants were granted a portion of the estate. The dispute, howevter, has been kept up and a few weeks ago a Gllmore county man to whom Mrs.

Cam den gave receipts for payments in business matter Indicted her for forging the name of her husband to the receipts. This Indictment was brought shortly before Mrs. Camden's marriage to Gov. Atkinson almost on the eve of the wedding. Mrs.

Atkinson, who has been under bond, appeared in the court during the morning session accompanied by the Governor and her attorney, Judge John Brannon. Judge Brannon entered a general demurrer to the indictment. The motion was argued all day. The decision of Judge Bllziard will be rendered today. If the demurrer is overruled the trial will begin at once.

Both sides are fully lined up and the case is attracting wide attention. LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET. Butter, Eggs and Cheese Are Firm, Grapes Are Higher and Peaches ower Poultry in Fair Demand, Butter continues firm, and the drought In the West Is having an appreciable effect on prices by limiting the output. Locally. 2324c represents the market for best stock.

While the market Is strong, 24c is absolutely the outside figure. Talk is already heard of a probably higher quotation at Elgin next week. Eggs are higher. There is plenty of storage stock In the market, but the supply of strictly fresh Is not equal to the demand. Cheese Is firm.

Grapes have rallied a trifle from the slump early In the week. Peaches are lower, the demand for grapes having affected the market. Provisions are moving freely. Sugars continue firm. Plums were not In much demand today.

Bartlett pears are about out of market. Potatoes are quiet. Fowl are In fair request and the market for them fairly strong at quotations. Below are today's late quotations: FULL QUOTATIONS. BUTTER Elgin Creamery 2324c; State Creamery, zasjiic; Fancy Dairy, 18jj2tj per lb.

EGOS Strictly fresh, IRSISc dozen. CHEESE State Full Cream, Tb. POULTRY Dressed Turkeys, lmjjlio: Dressed Chickens, Ufcl2c; Dressed Fowls, Dressed Dueks, ldfiHc; Live Poultry, under dressed prices. VEGETABLES Potatoes, home grown. TOBXoc per Cabbage, J2.0OftS.5O per 100; Onions, home grown, Jl.Wfl.66 per bbl, Celery, lfitjiSSc per bunch; Tomatoes, per bu.

box. per dozen; New Turnips. 70'u75c per hbl. FRUIT Rod! Oranges, J4.75fjE.O0 per box: Lemons, S3. (Mil 8.

50 per box; bananas, $1.00 tll.6o per bunch: Watermelons, Iodide apiece; Apples, fancy, $2. per bbl Peaches, home grown, fancy Crawfords. 60fj75c per basket; Pears, fancy, per bbl. FLOUR Best Patent Spring, 75-Bakers' Straight, J6.25fi5.40: Bakers' Clear Spring. Low Grade Spring, 3.75: Patent Winter, J5.5tWi5.75; Best Family Winter, Amber Family Winter, J4.75fo6.0O; Cracker Flour, winter, $5.00 6.25; Low Grade, do, $3 Ji1i3.SS Graham best, retail prices 50c per bbl.

higher. MILLFEED Coarse Winter Bran. 50 12.50; Medium, Coarse Spring JI0.0O&11.00; Fins Spring Middlings, $11.50 12.50; Fine Winter, J12.2u4j13.25; Rye Feed JU.50IB 12.50. SUOAR XXXX Powdered Standard Powdered, J5.52; Cut Loaf, J5.00: Cubes Granulated, standard. J5.27; Granulated, fine, Mould J5.52; Confectioners" A J515; Columbia A.

Jo.02; Phoenix J4.96-Empire $4.96: Prairie Ex- Crescent Ex. Steam Refined 3x. C. Central. J4.46: Traders' Ex.

No. 13 Golden, J4.21; New Orleans. PRbvisrONS-Westphalla Hams, small, 9tyc; Westphalia Hams, medium, 9c; Westphalia Hams, heavy, 9c; Westphalia Hams, skinned, 10c; California Hams, Tc; Bacon 8c; Shoulders, 7c: Dried Beef, In sets, ISn; Daisy Hams, 7Hc; Luncheon Hams, 15c; Niagara Short Cut Pork, Niagara Clear Cut Pork. Westnhalln Hhori 'Cut Pork, Westphalia Clear Cut rone ioms, Be; Leaf Lard, 7c; Dressed Hogs. Sc' White Rose Lard, In erces, 6c; hite Rose Lard, In tubs, Ui' family Lard, in tierces, W4c; Bakers' Lard In tierces, 5c: Compound Lard, in tierces 4ie.

(The above quotations are furnished by the Jacob Dold Packing; Company SPRING WH EAT Spot, new 1 hard. SHex old No. 1 northern, new SMic No. 89; c. No.

1 hard! MJici-Ne. 1 northern, Wfcc; No. 2 northern, "WINTER WHEAT No. 2 red, 940, on traca. CORIJ-No.

yellow, No. i yellow No. 2 muted, JiHc; No. 3 mixed, tic PJJZZZ? lc: No. mSuak "lied, lie; No.

I ditto. eled, Me; No. I white. lfciNoTf white fcTfioT nayed. zft4j, No.

Jfflxed ti Jc. on track; is etye, oldNo, white, ley. WAht tcrmr low. WMT Oct (Special). feVjnatatrjataeMr kaw la aJinoa.

4 people tj mmtttm -t" mm CVKaraa a dp? iMMnmwmu. m. wan Every that sells To Ride LIFE WAS MISERY, And Two Men Cut Off the Thread in Adjoining Hotels in Philadelphia, PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 2. Two men unknown to each other were found dead In adjoining hotels yesterday, both hav ing committed suicide.

One, Robert Jones Monoghan, a prominent lawyer of Westchester, and well known as a Democratic politician of Pennsylvania, inhaled Illuminating gas. Mr. Monoghan was about 45 years old. He had been a candidate for Congress and was a friend of ex-Gov. Pattlson.

Overwork impaired his faculties some years ago, when he disappeared for six months, and was finally located In Aus tralia. It Is thought that a recurrence of the mental trouble led to his self- destruction. The second suicide was Joslah Daniels of Woodstown. N. J.

He took laudanum In a room of a hotel next door, leaving this note for his father: 'I have been a disgrace to you and myself, and the sooner I am dead the better." Daniels was about 40 years old. CHURCH BULLETINS. Rev. W. H.

Bryant will preach to morrow morning and evening at the Vine Street A. M. E. Church. At Glenwood Avenue Baptist Church Rev.

James Nobbs of Jamaica, will preach Sunday, morning and At Grace Unlversallst Church, Chen ango and Ferry streets, preaching by Rev. H. P. Morrell, pastor, at iu: m. Railroad Y.

M. C. Broadway and Bailey avenue. Gospel meeting 4 P. conducted by the secretary.

Selections by the quartette. Rev. C. T. Southworth of Duluth will preach in the Church of Our Father (Unitarian), sunaay morning a o'clock.

No evening service. Mr. Robert Garry of Lockport will speak and Miss Harriet Lowrey of this city will' sing at the Y. M. C.

A. men's meeting tomorrow at 4 o'clock. Rev. C. C.

AlbCTtson of Delaware Avenue M. E. Church will deliver an address at the Sunday-school rally of Plymouth M. E. Church tomorrow noon.

Rev. S. B. Kraft, pastor of the Evan gelical Church at 461 Rhode Island street, will preach In, German at 10:30 A. and in EngllBh at 7:30 P.

Sunday. Rev. H. P. Morrell of Grace Unlver sallst Church will speak for the Weet Side Temperance Union at Orient Hall, Ferry and Grant streets, Sunday at 8:30 P.

M. At St. Mark's Church, near the corner of Amherst and Dearborn streets, Rev. Nathan W. Stanton, rector, there will be preaching and holy communion at 11 A.

M. Evening service at 7:30. First Spiritual Church, temple at Prospect avenue and Jersey street. Carrie E. S.

Twlng will lecture at 10:30 A. M. and 7:30 P. M. Tests will be given after each lecture.

Seats free. "Why Do Men Steal 7" Is the evening theme at the Central Church. "The Place of the Christ In the Life of Today" is the morning theme. Rev. Henry Elliott Mott preaches at both services.

The pastor of the Cedar Street Bap tist Church, in the services on Sunday, will preach In the morning on "The Race We All May Run," and In the evening on "The Forgiveness of Sins." F. W. Blair of Dublin will conduct a Bible reading at 4 o'clock Sunday after noon, subject, The Holy spirit, tne Power for Life and Service," and at 7:30 P. subject, "The New Fashions." Seats free. Rev.

Ralph W. Brokaw of Springfield, Ohio, will preach at the North Presby terian Church at 10:46 A. (commun ion) and 7:45 P. M. Fiftieth anniversary of the Sunday-school will be celebrated at 3 P.

M. The pastor of the First German M. E. Church on Mortimer street, near Broadway, will preach Sunday at 10:30 A. M.

on "The Second Coming of Christ." All seats are free and all that understand German are cordially invited. Rev. W. A. V.

E. Pattyson, pastor of the Seneca Street M. E. Church, will preach sermons morning and evening suitable to the last conference Sabbatb of the year. In the evening the paste will administer the holy communion.

The regular meeting of the Christian and Missionary Alliance of Buffalo will be held as usual Sunday afternoon and Tuesday and Thursday evenings at the Gcspel Tabernacle, 366 East Eaglestreet. Mr. J. Blackburn will conduct the services. Rev.

J. N. Field, patuf of the Prospect Avenue Baptist Church, will preach Sunday morning on "On the Road and at Home." Subject for the evening, "Believing and Seeing." Special music by the church quartette at the evening service. A short series of sermons on "Salvation" will be begun by Rev. A.

S. Coaits, D. on Sunday night at the First Baptist Church, Concert Hall. The subject of the first will be "Instantaneous Salvation," of the second "Progressive Salvation," of the third "Consummated Salvation." NEWARK VETERANS GET PENSIONS NEWARK, Oct. 2 F.

Bllllngham, a Newark veteran, has been granted an Increase of pension to tl7 per month, and Patrick Denning, also of Newark, has been granted an additional Invalid pension of (10 per month. il latdr nsj, with oaf I i -meal 1 3 tat? AS" NEW YORK, Oct. 2. R. G.

Dun weekly review of trade says: The failures during the third quarter of 1897, obtained yesterday by telegraph, were 2903, with liabilities of $28,963,261, of which 29 were in banking for Commercial failures, 2874, with liabilities of $25,576,192, averages only $8899 each, lower than In any other quarter for 22 years. The amount of defaulted liabilities Is the smallest In any quarter for five years, and in 15 years only sli quarters have shown smaller liabilities. Manufacturing failures, 651, with liabilities of $9,431,191, average but $14,487 each, and trading 2164, with liabilities of average but $5927 each, both smaller In average of liabilities than in any previous year, of which classified records exlBt. The volume of legitimate business continues a little larger than in the same month of 1892, for while the great Increase of 27.7 per cent, at New York for the week might be supposed due to speculative activity, in spite of the establishment and growth of the Stock Exchange Clearing House, yet payments through the principal clearing houses outside of New York exceeded those of 1892 by 3.5 per cent, for the week, and 2.0 per cent, for September, New York makes settlement for a large part of the country, and the daily average. Including "tnlS city was, in September, $206,364,000 against $134,859,000 last year, $133,310,000 in 1894.

$132,733,000 in 1893, and $176,327,000 In 1892, so that the gain over the same month in the best of past years Is 17.0 per cent. Railroad earnings, considerable decline News THE NEWS a icycle r-l and will now give an ad ditional 53000 worth of Bicycles, which will make a Grand Total of 10.000 the Rising Tide of Pros In general rates having occurred in five years, are 1.7 smaller for September than In 1892, though 13.0 per cent, larger than last year. East-bound tonnage from Chicago, 252,190, against 244,576 In September, 1892, shows an increase of 3 per cent. These' evidences of reviving prosperity are the more important because prices for most manufactured products have advanced but moderately, and are much below the level of 1892, while speculative markets are all declining with curious unanimity, as If the large crops which make grain and cotton weak would not assure Increased business to railways and warrant better prices for stocks. Failures for the week have been 194 In the United States, against 299 last year and 34 In Canada, against 46 last year.

BRADSTREET'S REPORT. NEW YORK, Oct today says: General trade Is marked by Increased activity In wool, hides, Iron and steel and their manufactured products, but business In quarantined districts remains at a standstill, and at all except a few Northwestern distributing centers In spring wheat States, where business Is relatively most active, there is a check to the demand for dry-goods, hats and clothing. Favorable reports come from a region extending from Knoxvllle to St. Paul and from Omaha to Milwaukee. The tendency Is to Increase estimates of the wheat crop and decrease those of the probable yield of cotton.

EVENING NEWiJ notices to five chiefs of divisions, none of whom draw less than $2000 per year salary, and 25 clerks, many of whose salaries are as high as $1800 per annum, requiring them to Bhow cause why they should not be reduced In rank and pay. Their defense Is to be In writing and will then be considered by the Auditor, whose decision and recommendations In the matter will be submitted to Secretary Gage for his final action. As before stated, the movement will spread to all the other departments, and before It Is all over a large number of high priced Incompetents will find themselves reduced quite a bit. The Supervising Inspector General of Steam Vessels has just submitted to the Secretary of the Treasury his annual report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1897. It i not yet printed, and therefore has not been made public, but the NEWS correspondent has been granted the privilege of making tome extracts In regard to the work of the department at Buffalo, which 1 the headquarters for the Ninth Inspection district, which includes the port of Cleveland, Toledo, Oswego and Burlington, Vt There were Inspected during the year at Buffalo II foreign steamer having a carrying capacity of gToae teas; and ST4 domestic steamers anrntatinf a capacity of tre.0U.ie ton.

Officer of steam vessels were licensed during the year at Buffalo as follow: Master 7, pilots Mf engineers T7, joint pilots ao4 engineer ft, waking a total of tut. The total Ursine? at casualties la the entire ninth district during the rear wa it, tlx of wa were accidental drownings, bat none -of which was due to explo- I Washington News and Gossip. IN Wheels! for the Boys that sell the EVENING NEWS. SPECIAL TO TUB WASHINGTON, D. Oct.

the civil service laws, a modified and extended by Mr. Cleveland and left by him as a legacy for President McKlnley, will not allow of the dismissal outright of all the Incompetent and almost useless Democratic chiefs of divisions and clerks In the various departments, they will at least allow the heads of the departments to reclassify and reduce the force of helpers left on their hands by the outgoing administration. And that is just what Secretary of the Treasurer Gage has started out to do. It will not be long before his ideas on the subject will prove to be so eminently sensible and practical that other Cabinet officers will follow ult, and within the next six months hundreds of men who have been wrongfully or unworthily promoted to Important poeltione over the heads of those much more competent and efficient, will find themselves reduced to places they are competent Oil. Secretary Gre recently promulgated some rules and regulations for the government of bb department, and section II thereof read follows: "See.

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