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PIUCX IIREE CENTS. i fsB 'jl ii -w 1 onOTM PITH 0FTHBNEW8 DOMESTIC. DiEtt Bawxajtd. psstor of tbo Tlrst Baptist Church at Elgin, 111. preached his fsra- well sermon Sunder.

Hs will sesame the pM- torita of the I Salle Avenue Bsptiet CO urea la Chicago at ones. Is bar-room st New Orleans Editor Oiom, W. Durt. of the tets, slsppsd Major Nst Surbeah. managing editor of the JVcmyume, la the face, then draw hia revolver and invited Burbank to do tbe same, Burbank threw ap hia bands, aaid was unarmed, and the affair ended or the time being.

Tax riaible supply of grata aa reported by the New York Produoo Exchange Saturday waa: Wheat. 31.943.604 bushels, a decrease of 597.037 bushels: com, 11,666,722 bushels. an inereaee of 450.855 bushels; oate, 939 buabela. a decrease of 171,417 bushela snow-suna crushed a boaae at Logans-ilia. Cat.

two of the inmates being uilledi. It ia reported from Sierra City that fsmiliee are lea nog their homes, fearing that aa avalanche may descend apon and wreck them. Hallway track near Truckee are buried under sixteen feet of enow and ice. Bct little changs was noticeable oa the Elgin batter market Monday. The demand remained good, with prtcee firm, A PAsscroxx train oa the Monon route, which left Chicago at 11:55 o'clock Sunday night, was wrecked Monday morning near CarmeL, four eoachea falling Into a creek.

Three' persons were killed, and a woman two children were cremated in a fire that broke not in the wreck. The troek had just been temporarily repaired at that point, and apread-ing of the rails is said to bSTO caoaed the dis aster. A BTKOxa flowing well of petroleum struck near Johnetown, X. Y-, on Saturday. The well waa being annk for gas, and when at the depth of 960 feet a hoary flow of oil encountered.

Cxahdaix. dealer in geaeral merchandise at South Frankfort, has mads an sssign- xoent for the benefit of hia creditors. The sets are placed at $5,000. with liabilities of about $7,000. 0 Mo id at at Terre Haute.

Albert Myers, a well- known player, waa fined $50 and casta for Byrne, from whom Myers won a good deal- of money, committed suicide after the game was over. It is rumored at Pittsburg that the National Association of Plumber and Steam and Gas-fitters is about to affiliate with the American Federation of Thx deadlock in the lows Bouse was broken Honday morning by a eompromiee by which Wilcox (Ben.) waa ohoaen Temporary Clerk, D. Hotohkiss (Dsm.) Temporary Speaker, and the minor office ware equally di Tided, Toting for permanent officers will at once be begun, when the deadlock will be resumed. Bzpobts from Cincinnati say that losers by the $300,000 firs Saturday night ia the Narad Block threaten to sue the city for damages. negligent work oa the part of the fire department At Cold water, Monday forenoon Will-lam Nivisoa ahot himself ia the breaat upon beinc arrested oa a charge of embezzlement.

It is believed that Nivisoa'a wound ia not fatal. Monday the ah of Bearer County. Pennsylvania, levied oa the plant of the Whitela Glaaa Company on executions aggregating $20,000. Whxat ia private elevators at Minneapolis is reported to aggregate 2,355.000 bushels, a de crease for the week of 40,000 bushola The stock oa hand is reported ss follows: Minne apolis, public houses, 7,696,960 bushels; pri vate houses, 2,395,000 bushels; 8i PaoL 845.000; Duluth, total, tl 4.900.- 318. a deereese of 910 bushels from the pre vious week.

Pxxxnts dealers hi boots and shoos at Lincoln. aaaigned Monday. Liabilities szu.uuu, wita asssca ox nearly the earns amount Johx B. Laixasdk. cottoa at Bow Orleans, his failed for over $500,000, but his aaaete are figured at $544,000.

Bkfobts from 150 counties ia the seven principal lire-stock producing States indicate a Moderate increase ia the number of cattle aid boga, and a decided improvement ia dition, aa compared with last year. T. F. Whttz and Jennie Brooks, of Chicago, vers married Monday at Kansas City. It ia supposed to be a runaway match.

At Fair Haven, Conav. Monday, a train at crossing struck a vehicle containing two Tela students William E. Walker, of Chicago, sad Fletcher Bitxinger, of Indianapolis. Bit singer and the horsee were killed, but Walker escaped lujary by jumping. Dan AfszAjroKx, who attempted to shoot Bishop Whitaksr in a church at Philadelphia Sunday, waa declared by pfayaiciaaa Monday to boa monomaniac with homicidal ten dearies.

He was committed for trial at the present term sf court, p. HsxxT Wbiort. who lefVhis heme at Eogsr-lowa, ia 1851, sad Who wss supposed by i relative to be dead, has disoevered too whereabouts of his father and sister who are tiring at ladianapoliav' He expects to visit mem st once. Bkposti fres the Wyoming ranges, with the rxeeption of the western districts, are that cattle generally are ia aauaually good condition. Thu New York Senate failed to pass ths rorld's airflO.000.000 bill Monday by a vote 16 toll.

AbearingupoaitwiUbsgiveaia tommitteo Tuesday, sad it will bo reported to fee Senate Wedneeday. Misa Paoxot Eaxii has denied her intea-ioa of marrying again. Bhe says that should the desire to do so shs is debarred by the die term sf her divorce, which was limited. Da. Swaxtz.

of Fort Wayne, gave his 2-year-old soa a dees of corrosive sublimate through mistake, the druggist havisg pat up a wroag prescription. The child died soon after having taken the dees. Th Union Bridge Company, of Buffalo, X. is sbeut to traasfsr its plant to Athens, Ps Boms 150 workmen of Buffalo will lose their employment Txoaua Elliot, a wealthy stockman, whose ranch waa oa the Big Fork Bivsr, in Montana, was froxss to death last week while trying to each his ranch. Satxd BAZ.TZ3CAM.

aa educated Jew, of St Louis, has been converted to Christianity. While attending a Jewish wedding Sunday vening he waa est upon and badly beaten by Iho father of ths bride. Axoxa the nominations sent to ths Senate by President Harrison en Monday were the fallowing; Bieaard osn ther, of 'Wisconsin, to be ST Consul General at ths City of Mexico; John F. Winter, of Illinois, Consul at Mannheim; George M. Pepper, of Ohio, Consul at Milan; Augustine Heard, of Massachusetts, Minister to Cores.

Aa 8-ysar-old colored bey was sent to ths State prison at KsshvUlo, Monday, to serve one year for larceny. A ariA was Introduced Moadsy la ths Mississippi Be sate putting the burden of proof oa fire insurance companies to show that the property destroyed was not worth the face of the policy. Ths Bsv. Father Stroup. bead of ths Order of ths Holy Ghost-ia America, died Monday at Pitta burg, aged 50 years.

8tmAT night at'Hewport, Joha Bchreider shot and mortally wounded Mies Emma Fry, who had refused his hand, and severely wounded James Messingsr, her af-fiaaned huabaad. Mas. Axics Auutrso) is on trial at Memphis for killing her husband, who spoks slightingly of her virtue. It Is alleged that the victim's brother-in-lay, J. C.

Barnard, cocked the revolver for Mrs. Spaulding. Jctook A. J. Eboxxtox, of South Dakota, is seriously ill at the Park Hotel at Pierre.

The top of court at which ho will preside, which 1 set for Jan, 29, will bo postponed. CHICAGO. IcaTK the hearing of the Deimel case yesterday Attorneys Newman and Meyer indulged ia a fight la which several others Joined, Tn grand jury yesterday continued ita.in- estimation of the gambling evil and promised a number of indictments. Iar the Council last night aa order was paaeed authorizing the Lake Street Elerated Bead to go on aa it baa begun. Ex-Gomxon William Baoss, aa old resi dent of Chicago, died last night after short illness at the homo of fcis daughter in the Beaurivage flata.

SEW I0BF8 WO ELD'S FAIK BILL. it rails tat Pass la tha Stat Senate by a. Lara Majority, i -Albakt. N. Jan.

27. A strenuous effort was made ia ths Stats Ssnats to-night to have the world's fair $10,000,000 bill put upon its third reading. The effort failed by 16 to 11. A hearing upon it will be given committee to-morrow, and it will be reported to the Senate Wednesday. Ia the assembly the bill wss pat through with a rush, the Speaker favoring it from the chair, and it was placed oa the order of its third reading.

Ksw Toaa, Jan. 27. Special Telegram The Tribun says: A crisis is rapidly ap proaching in the struggle for the world's fair Chauaoey M. Dspew. who had made a haetv trip to Waahica-ton to lend what aid he could to the Kew Tork delegation ia Congress, sod to inform himself of the exact situaboa la Washington, was at hia office here again to-day.

To a reporter he eald that New Tork was mak ing a gallant fight ia Washington to secure the fair, bat that the conditions at ths front wore perilous. The news of the delay of the world's' fair bill ia the legislature at hs said, reached Washington ia aa exaggerated manner, and crested the utmost consternation amsng the friends of Ksw It might bo added that even If the Legislators should pass the present bill the majority of lawyer here agree that it is unconstitutional, sad if it became a law there would be a hundred suits and injunction by property owners to resist ths condemnation clause. TALKING AGA1M8T GENERAL G6FP. A DemaaoaHc Address tr Coemsel for the aJoaaacratio dalmoat. Chi bt.estoh, W.

Jan. 27. The guber natorial oourt met again this morniag to listea to ths continuation and oondusios of General J. Wt St. Clair's argumsnt, closing ths pree- ontation before the joint assembly.

Mr. Clair took the floor immediately after the joint as sembly bad been called to order, and spoks un til 1 o'clock. The first half of the speech i confined entirely to the considers Hon of the contested votes ia the coon ties of Mercer and MeDowsIL be taking up the cases individually and explaining and defending the actios of the majority of toe committee. He waa frequently latecrupsM oy tleaeral uobt or Mr. Hubbard, and at -times the debate wae epiey.

iho coaoludiag portion of hia speech wss of political nature, aad deeianed appar ently to Justify the entire contact proeeoaing sod st the esme time thoroughly solidify the Democratic members. Ths Democrats are so thusiastie ia praising his effort, holding that nis argumenta were eimpiy unanswerable, and that the stand taken by General Go II and his counsel wss most- successfully controverted. The Bepsblieaas go to the other extreme this evening aad say the speech was aimply aa apology for a wrong. SEITISO EMPLOYES' SALARIES. Th City Cesaen BaflaJa, If.

Callad a mm mj im BtrfTALO, K. Jan. 27. Mayor Bishop ssnt a message to the Common Council to-day protesting against ths system of salary ahanag in vogue ia the city departaaeats. aad urging that the practice bo atopped.

The Mayor ears: The Comptroller at ths present time has as signments of the earnings sad prospective earnings of officers and employ of the city which amount to upward of $37,000. Many of ths employes of the city hare already hynothe- ted their time lor several montna or tne present rear at a discount of from 5 to 10 per east The loss to ths smployes by those transactions must amount in the course of a year to many thousands of dollars. KEWSBlALBa ffsmawl Watts. un4eZ sTe. Hsu rarest svrwaea, always has Tun la-raa Ockas or sal.

JratroBs of the aaper will nleese hear this la sales. Mtnrm Asa A. nswsaW He. tit West Madison street, kssps Tma larsa Oc tn far sale, aad "don't yea forget it," CharUa W. On, stasf ea aarterfieaZa.

Ia mesisea street, Tns larraa Ooaaa si ways set Kail aad see the veteran newsser. Bmttmk at DmrL Wanll m.md tin at1 tstfoaers. Ma. ss North Clark street, have XMM iMTaaOoaaa for sale. J.

Jf. Gaka hmatmifftr mmA mtmtim i as West Lake street sells Tma Ijrraa Ocasja, Afr ways glad to ess you. W. AfoletL SVnsadMl mm tmtLmr Wa. 1M3 West Lake street.

Yaa a. 1 sa Twa lrm Ocaaa far aais at tats place, -ff i ft mts. takeaestee. Jh M. fotew.

-ran Park P. wi.stv. fifth street sad Jekasen areaaa. dealsr ta all ear rsai aaa lasers cuve uiecaeare, aaaaa larraa OoxaJl fas sale. M.J.

CaAaO. esaler ia sD Hade af at d.asrr aaa ueredicels. Beard ef Trade Mews Stead. TSLS Lnxa OoaasT sen always hs had there. S.

JL Bttm. aetss aeeat Me. Beak st ac. al. war has a goad eapply ef Tma larraa OcxajI est Anrep la aaa see sua.

F. A JT as Ca ISS Hist t- alsravs'V Tare yjrrka Ooaxa aa haad. iaolaaiag keck nuahersl 01 the latest fereica papers. ghwrhf A Ca Baaksaflara aad Statlaaara. Wslis kss Txa la-xaa Oczaji Iww sale; alas naaar aad partedleala.

-Rr Ksw Dealer, Stt West MidUsa street sail Taa Drraa Ocxa Tt Is pis seat aa honey aad sure souths, colds astaataerary tame. A a stea BoTAattO Balsa Boeroa as 4 Msw Terk arartists en more ef ASAhtsoa BAisVUf taaa ail ewer eeugk BU. Usxs, it is be THIBTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE. Emperor William's BirUiday Cel ebrated with Much Ceremony at Berlin. Difference of Opinion Said to Exist Between the Kaiser and Bismarck.

Farther Details of the Hurricane in the Channel Cable Flashes, IlfPBIOI WILLIAM'S BIRTHDAY. Biun, Jan. 27. To-day is the thirty-first anniversary of ths birth of Emperor William. It was observed in a Tory quiet manner.

Ths Emperor received a aamber of princes, gener als, sod other high officials, who eima to con gratulate his Majesty. Hs also gsvs a reception to 2,000 army officers. In consequence of ths recent death of the Do wags Empress Augusta there was no national oelebntioa of the event There is, however, sn interruption of twenty- four hours in too court mourning, and thia afternoon tns rjnperor gave a stats dinner to a limited number of guests; No music, howerer. was allowed during the ceremonies, aad ths court mourning will be resumed to-morrow morning. The Emperor's birthday was celebrated with greet festivity and the city was decorated, but the rain spoiled ths effect of the decorations.

Ail the Generals beaded by von Moltke, ail the ministers headed by Prince Bismarck went to tae grand ceremony and offered their eon- gratnlationa to his majesty. Prince Bismarck, upon uia appearanos at a winaow oi tee palace, wu rrweted with a storm of "Hocaa" The Emperor and ths King of Maxoav drove together end lunched with the Empress Frederick. All tue European eovereiirue bare telegraphed thrir congratulations to ths Em peror. THE RUSSIAN RAIL WAT SYSTEM. St.

FrrxBSXOKO. Jan. 27. Ths Russian govsmmant has decided to construct a railway from La ks Baikal, ia Southern Siberia, to Strstinsk. on the.

Chinees frontier and on ths Amoor Biter. This is to be aa important link in ths great through Siberian railway, ths ulti mate end of which ia to be at Yladirostock, oa ths Japan as. It was intended last year that ths whole line should be finished ia three years, but this is ths first section of the trans-Baikal part of ths tins that has been determined upon. THE REASON WHY. Bxaxnr.

Jan. 27. There is much speculation as to ths reason why Frisco Bismarck, after coming to Berlin to attend the closing session of ths Beicbstag, failed to appear. The Freitiit- nige Zeitung attributes his absence to irritation prodoced by a difference of opinion with the Emperor of the language ased ia the speech from ths throne. PERILS OF THE SEA.

Loxxxm, Jaa. 27. Ths British ship Loch Moidart, Captain Andrew, from Pissgua, Kov. 2, for Hamburg, is ashore at CaU antaoeg, Hol land. Thirty of her crew were washed over board after aha Struck sad all perished.

Heavy seas are breaking over the Loch Meidart, and shs is rapidly going to pieces. Two of Jter crew who were swept overboard succeeded in swimming to the shore after -e desperate strag gle with the wares. Ths British ship Janet Cowan, Captain Liv ingston, before reported having returned to Plymouth ia distress, lost a number of when off the Isle of Wight met Thursday. Fire of her crew were lost Although the ship almost dismasted, the remainder of the succeeded ia navigating her to Plymouth. The United Statee steamer Enterprise, having on board the remaina of Mr.

George H. Pendleton, lets United States Minister to Germany, sailed from vartmooia tor new xorg yester day, but was compelled to return, owing to tress or weather. The channel steamer Paris, plying between New Havea aad Dieppe, concerning wboee safety soma fears were entertained, has arnred at Dorer in a aiaabied eoooutioa. Ths British steamer Messmore. Csptaia Elli ott, which arrived at Laveraool to-dav frnm Baltimore, had a narrow escape from destruc tion.

On Jan. 13 she ran into an iceberg, but fortunately eecapea witn no other injury than soma damags to her bows. The Aliaiylsne eteamer Manitoba. Cantein Johnston, rrom xfoetoo Jan. iu.

for Glasgow. arrived at Greenock to-day. bhe reports baring sxpensnosa very aeery w.ataer, auring which ene wse severely carnage a throughout Bess boarded her, carrying away af tar deck, aad floodinc the saloon. Three hundred head of the cattle she had on board were either killed or swept overbear. The British steamer Amaranth, Captain Saunders, at Liverpool from Norfolk, report that one of the men baring chance of the cattle on board was washed orer board and drowned.

Fif ty-ome cattle were toot, and many ethers were peaiy injurea. The Hamburg-American Line steamer Denis, Captaia Sarenda. which sailed from Uamhnrw veeterday. wUl take the Buevia'a ud carjee1 ma imrii-imiiiiriw AN AGREEMENT BEACHED. PsAorn, Jan.

27. At ths meeting ef ths old Csech members of the diet yesterday Herr Scboaeykal, the leadsr of ths German party. announoed the unanimous acceptance by that party of the agreement arrived at by the Ger- Wisn-Cffsch eonfarence ia Yisnna. Hs ex-pressed the wish that ths result of ths confer ence would conduce to the peace aad welfare of the common fatherland. Herr Schoneykal afterward attended a meeting of conservative land-owusrs and was cordially received.

Herr Beiger, the leader of the old Ceechs. waa present with Prince Hch warren berg at the meet- ung oi tae vrermaa member of the diet on behalf of the conservative land-owners, and oy, mw, wars wouaoa a nearly reception. The agreement made between tha iu. and Czeoha at the recent conference ass oeea officially announced. Yikxxa, Jan.

27. The press here is unani- moua in rejoicing over tne reeoaeiiiatioa af tha German and Csech parti. la the Bohemian Diet No deabt ia entertained of the permanency of the adjustment mads bv tha aaa. lervnoa. CABLE FLASHES.

Sr. Prrxassuao, Jan. 27. Advices from Astrabsd report that Psraiaa Khorssaas ia a a a- ravageu py aa lnteouuat disease of exosssivs fataUty. Three thousand deaths ar reported.

At Noor, in Meshed, there were 100 deaths daily, owing to ths scarcity of doctors ths caturs of the disease is unknown. As Western Persia wss ravaged with cholera through the autumn, aad as thousands of people fled to the eastward ia. ths hops to escape from the disease, it Is regarded as possible that they carried with them, and that this may account for the trouble ia Khorssn Has sis. Jam. 27.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs said ia ths Chamber of Deputies to-day: "It is absurd to suppose that Spain is rssdy or inclined to send an army so establish the monarchy in Portngsl if the republic should bo prod aim sd there." Lowdox. Jan. 27. The Marquis of Salisbury snd Mr. Smith, leadsr of ths House of Commons, have Jointly signed aa urgent call to Coaservativs members to be is their places on Feb, 11 as business sf gray, importsnos will immediately submittsd to parliament BncBSKLa, Jan.

27. Tha anti-slevsry eonfarence has resumed its sessions. The Jndepen. dene Beige asserts that the British delegates will abandon the proposal for the right ef search. Boies, Jan.

27. The Omrutor Sman oa publishes a report from Faeoza that aa attempt was mads on Sunday night to axoloda a bomb ia tbe ancient cathedral at that place, but failed. as the porno did not expioae. FIRES ASP IXSCKAXCE. A Mow Mississippi Uw-Kagllgeat Claeln- aatl Firemen llaso aa a Ma.

Yard Jacxsos. Jan. 27. In the Senate to day Mr. Henry introduced a bill to sxeuss persons sustaining lossby firs from making proofs of loss, and putting the burden of proof on the ineursnoe company to abow that the property waa worth less than ths face of the policy.

CrxcnntATi. Ohio. Jan. 27. The losers by ths great fire in the Nevada Block, that stood at Fifth and Sycamore atreeta, are already talking of suing the city for negligent work by the firs department There are stones that the chief refused to allow ths men to penetrate tbe building at the beginning to seek the seal of the fire.

It Is a fact that whan ths firs was first discovered it wss pouring out of ths top of one window ia tbe third story, and ths only other sign of firs was a light flame on the window frames of. ths windows on ths ssms" floor. Two firemen on a ladder reached thu first mentioned window with shoes and in an instant apparently put out ths fire, for one or them stepped upon the window sill snd broke ths sssb. Many persons who were watching the proceeding went awav supposing that the biaxe-waa but a trilling one and bad been quenched. There haa been no examination of witnesses yet.

so It can not be told exactly what were the orders of the cuief. but it ia a puzzle to many why such a little blaze that did not get aocea to the elevator haft eoukl be the means of destroying worth of property. Pobtbiiootb, K. BL, Jan. 27.

The largest fire that ever occurred at the Kitrery Kary Yard broke out thie moruing at 8 o'clock in the boiler-room of the building 45. occupied by the construction and repair department as mac une ssd iron piste shops. Ths fire quickly extended slong tus shafting snd oily timber into building 4ti, occupied aa a uttock mill. and. workmen were obliged to jump through the windows toee- cape.

A geeeral alarm waa-rung in, and four steamer belonging to the Navy. Yard Depart ment were quickly oa hand. Despite the efforts of the firemen and marine guard, tae nre extended into the ma chine ah ops. and help was then called from thia city. The eteamer Kearaarge and a hoae company ware Immediately aout over the terry oa a ateamooas, and with these ssforeements the fire waa confined entirely to the two buildings.

Tbe two buildings were nam in lo-ta-tt, and constructed tn 'suit fssbioa, granite pillars being set upon a heavy foundation and ths rest of the building ef. wood. Dunaa: the war the build- inirs were remodeled and connected, making a building 4UU feet in length and 63 feet in width. The loss is expected to reach VW Tne losses are: Ul building Ka 45, ftj.400; on Ka 46. on tne depart- aft of construction aad repairs snd con tea ta of fuitoek mills.

S8.000: oa machine chops. io th general storekeepers' depart ment, su.uuu to SIU.UUU. besides the loss oa the furniture belonging to tne Juniata oe Lea- caster. The property was not insured. laHrsaaNO, Jas.

27. The general merchandise etore of A. W. Myers A Co. was burned to the ground early this morning.

Noth ing was saved. Ths loss on ths building and stock was insurance, Jttlo.OOO. neighboring buildings were slightly damaged, CMTED MINK W0KIIE5. After Arranging a Seals af Prices the) Coa- vnuaa A.aJowra. Col.

PstBoa, Ohio, Jaa. 27. The United Mine Workers eoadadsd tbeir session) to-day. The report of the committee on defensive fund was received aad adopted. It pre vide that each member of tbe new ergaais itioa shall pay into the general treasury 25 eenta per month till May 1, and 15 cents per month thereafter.

the fund thus collected to bo used for no other purpose than for the support of misers who are locked out or oa strike, each member to receive S3. 50 per week while out of employment uadsr tuoh eonaitioaa. Local aad district organisations kava the power to create district funds. The following scale of prices for machine mining wss Hocking Tsllsy. 70 coats; Indiana block, 85 cents; Indiana bituminous, 75 esnts; Wsstara Penn sylvania, 80 cents; Braid wood.

Hi, 95 cents; 8treator, HI, 90 cents; Spring Tall ay. UL, 90 cents; Springfield, 111.. 62 cento; Peoria. UL, 75 easts; Straton and Mount Olive, Ya, 56 coats; MoundvUle, W. 40 esnts: Mononge- helaBiver, 80 esnts; Pomeroy, Ohio, 42 lg cents; Reynold rills, 40 cents.

The following rates for day labor were also ratified: Entry prioe per drivers psr day. at 80 cents. 82.25; trackmen, E2.50; all other outside labor, 2.25; trap- pars. SI; trimmers, bumpers, E2.10. An sffert will bo nude to here a meeting with the operators to sgree upon tne seals for stay Ths ooaveunoB adjourned to meet ia thia city the second Tuesday in February.

1891, The derates of K. D. A. 135 and the Proureeeive Union met after the joint convention had ad journed, and decided to leave the question ss to whether Ohio ekosld be divided into five die-tncte or be organized as a State to a vote of tbe miners. The Progreeeire Union miners faror the State organization as most economical.

District 10 of ths Progressirs Union decided to continue its organization for the present Tha per capita tax was decreased from 9 to 5 osnts. MS. DEFE ON POLITICS. Democrats Divided, Kepabllcaaa tTaltod Clavalaad WUl llelaet Still, aad Ka atlas. aaU Tafaated.

Wasjeesotox. Jan. 27. Special TeUgrmtn. Chauaoey Depew, iu speaking of the political situation ia New Tsrk, says: "Ths Clsvslaad-Hill controversy is rod hot there.

and is growing more intense every day. Tbe Tammany and County Democracy trouble is also growing mors bittsr bocauao of the absolute domination of Tammany ia every deparment ef the city government, aad because Tammany will also bp the sufferer through not having places enough to take ears of all the people who think they ought to bo taken care of, and who, when they are disappointed, will join the County Democ racy. I do not see in signt any divisions ia the Bspublieaa party for 1892. We will be quite as solid and quite as unanimous as wo were ia 1888, and unices the' evolution of events now going on is stopped by causes which can not bo seea bow. New Tork can be put the Bepub- liean column for '92.

Mr. Depew thought it was too far ahead to tell who would be the Re publican standard-bearer ia the next campaign, but he was willing to be a prophet for the Democrats. "Cleveland," he said, "will. I thins, without doubt whatever, be nominated br the Democrats with a rush sad a hurrah. Tsars wiU be no eaadidate against him ia the convention.

Hie election is another question. He represents, however, tbe only idea upon Which Democracy eaa nan a ngaa lot tie- pubiicaa party solidly repress ts tbe idea of protection, ir tae iMnocnun party claims to rep rase st a modified form or that idea it is neither flesh, fish, nor fowl, and th pablio bates saixruras. Whatev ana tns Americas sr it takes it i takes straight" 5-1 WILL BKhCCI rinCIT ATM. Kaitbas City, Jam. 27.

The Missouri Pacifio announces that ea and -after Jan. 29 it wilt reduce freight rstee on grata and flour 18 cental par hundred weight, Thia cut is mads to meet the redaction recently made by the Cottoa Belt 'lbe Cotton Ateltannounoee that It rates these commodities will be restored to the former fieur oa Fen, IU It is not expected that th Missouri Paoifle out will prsvad after that date. I EX-GOYEBNOR BROSS DEAD. Ho Passes Away After' a Stoort Illness at itie Home of His Daughter. Long Record of His Fait ful Public and Private Service.

General Lester B. FauUcner Judge Samuel Graham Tn Death Recoid, WILLIAM BROSS. Ia the death of ex-Oorernor William Bross, who passsd awsy at 10:35 o'clock last night, Chicago lost oae of its best-ksowa citizens Mr. Bross had not been perfectly well for a year, ho haring suffered a slight stroks of paralysis about that long ago. But ho had been able to be about, and only a week ago attended a meeting of Tribune stockholders.

Several daya ago hs was seised with a complication of kidney troubles, and grew rapidly worse until the end, Hs died st the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Henry IX Lloyd, ia the rivsgs flats. Mr. Bross wss bora aear Port Jervis, Nov. 4, 1813.

While yet a boy the family re moved to Milford, Pa, where he entered the Jtuiord Academy at the age or IV years, two years later be became a student at William College, where he graduated with honors in 1838 In the following sutuma hs bscanut principal of Bidgeburg Academy, and laugh there successfully tor fire years, after which he removed to theater and taught live years more. He wss aa able instructor, a thorough classical scholar, and a devoted student of, natural history. In October, 1840. Mr. Bross visited Chicago, St Louis, sad othsr Western cities, and attracted to the growing young city, which he soon made hia home, Hs removed to this city ia May.

-1848, and became a pariner in the boos-eelling firm of Griggs, Bross Co. At ths end of a year Mr. Brose withdrew trom the firm and ia connection with the Bsv. J. A.

Wight began publishing the Prmirie Hrrmld, a religions newspaper, which wss continued two years with moderate success. Ia 1852, when Chicago had been fi sally connected with the East by ths Michigan Central snd the Michigan boothern llsilrosds aad these areouee of trade gave aa impetus to the growth of the city, Mr. Bross, in connection with Joha bcripps started the JJetmeertUie Yes, a paper Democratic ia politics but especially marked for its commercial and financial abilitV. The for mation of the Bepubucan party ia the autumn of caused a change ia the political course of the J'rem, ita editor from that time oa being a una Jtepubucaa. It waa not long until hia strong adrocacy ef the doctrines of us new party, both ass writer snd a speaker, made htm a pronuosot figure.

Ho stumped toe btate during tae jrremont campaign, and ia Cairo delivered the only speech, made there ia favor of the aew party aad its ticket In 1855 He uross waa sleeted to the uty Council, serving ene term, During the war Mr. Bross wss a heroic de fender or the Republican policy. Hs assiate raising the Twenty-ninth Bcgimeal of ooli volunteers, which was ooaimaadod by brother. Colonel Joha A. Brass, who wss killed at Petersburg.

July So, 1864. Hs also aided in diaeoveriag the rebel piracy Jby srhaceY it wae ptutiueed In Niiiiiiim that yaar to release the Confederate prisoners at Camp Douglas aad to burn the city. Hie services to ths party and the State were recognised ia 1864, waea he was elected Liea-tenaat lioreraor of Illinois For but ran after Mr. Bross wss still active in every caaa- peige. Altar the Chicago fire ho took aa active part in bringing rolls I to the city, despite ths fact that hia own home had been swept swav ia the general rain.

He was the first eitisaa to pro- seat we aeeas oc iuicago properly aa the buet neee men of the Bast Bis grspuio statsmeat girea to tha Kew l'ork 2Viomm wss ths first coasidsrabie aeoount of the flreepnblishsd ia the prees of that city. His sdorees before the KelieX Committee of the Aew lax A "nfrtr ef Commerce did much to inspire ttfldynfT ia the early res to ratios of Chicago. While Mr. Brass was Llsutsaaat Governor the infamous black laws ef the Suue ware repealed. In 1S68 Mr.

Bross visited the Kocky Mountains iu company with Yloo President Colfax, and during this trip a mountain was named af tar him. Mount Llnooia and Monnt Bross. of nearly aa equal height, stand side by side ta the same rage. separated only by a deep corre a mile or so sorosa. Throughout his long lifs Mr.

Bross took aa active interest ia religions matters, la 1868 he waa Presides! of tbe loternatieaal Uaioa af Illinois, aa association formed for the purpose ef erecting an international eta area la Lendoe, Engl ad, ia which leading American ministers might preach, aad thus promote a better understanding between the two Itading Protestant nations ef the world. Mr. Bross wss one of those who signed aa agreement in 1874 guaranteeing $15,000 salary aad expenses for Proeseor ewing. who had then organised the Central Church, each signer being liable severally to the extent of He was one of the strongest supporters of the Chicago Academy of Boteeeee ss its Vie Presi- Tint from 18tf to USUI and iu President ia 862. He was also promlasatly ideatinod with ie Mechsaios' Institute.

Among his business connections outsids af hi in tercel in the 'tribune may be mentioned tae old Maaufaoturere' atisnal Bank, which stood oa the corner of Dearborn aad Washington streets, wbea it wss burned in the bia Are. and of which be wss a director from its organization ia 1864. He waa also oas of toe first directors of ths State Insurance Company, incorporated ia Brass wae married ia 1S39 to tha anlv daughter of Dr. John T. Jsasea, of Ooahen, jL and a sister of la Jensen, formerlv af Jensen, McClurg Co.

Only one of their eight children sow a urn yes air. Hanry D. Lloyd, Four grandchildren were added to the household daring Mr. Bross' latter ysara, K. BUKDBTT.

Biley Burdett, a uufaotursr of th esle- bfatsd organ which bears his nams, disd at his residence ia this 'city Sunday, Jaa, 26, aged 7L Mr. Burdett was known ia every civilized Country and ia ovary towa great aad small ia ths United States by his musical instruments, aad yet there wss scarcely to be fousd a man so modest and Starting out a poor boy la rattle bore, Yt, hs rose steadily by his owa exertions to the head of one of the largest musical manufactories. The great firs destroyed his valuable plant en the North Side, wiping out the accumulations of industry of years, but. Both is daunted, he Immediately started a factory at Brie. Pa.

He waa a lover of muaic, possessing a fine voice for many years, and always studying to improve the organ ia which he waa ae much interested. Naturally rearing, thoee who knew him appreciated the fact that he was one of salure'a noblemen. A man wboee word was never questiosed, gentle and guilsless; ene who Barer intentionally wrongea leuow-oeing, ana wttnout an enemy. From aa early age to hie death he waa a oon-. sis tent Christian aad a ruling aider in the Presbyterian Church, of which and Congrtga-' tionai bodice be waa a communicant for mora than fifty year a a good man, honest aad true, ripe ia yeara and virtus entered into his rest.

THB RBV. FATHER TKOU. IrrTaao, Jan. 27-Th. E-r.

Fatho, Btrosp, ProTiaional of the Order of the Holy unoat oi Komaa uathouo Church, died 1 quite ssddsnly this sfteruooa of pueumouia. The deceaaed was about 50 years of age, and the head of the ordsr named in America. OTHER DKATHS. rsxaAi, usTn a rAurxarxa. CaWASEKAaA, N.

Jss. 27. Geaeral Lester Ftulxnar died at 8:30 o'clock this morning The funeral will take place at Dsnsvillo on Thursday. Tooat SAjrrncL obahasT. Cltxtox.

ILL. Jan. 27. Special TeUgram. Tbe death of Judge Samuel Graham occurred at Waynesrille to-dav from lung and heart trouble.

He waa within but a few months of 84 years of ace. and had lived "in DeWitt County over forty years, being a native of Ohio. The Judge Is ths father of a large grown-up family of prominent citizens. He himself hss been elected to many office, and was for many years liountyrfuage. Dsmt wars.

Bloomixgtox. la. Jan. '47. Special Telegram At Corel, this county, to-Klay occurred the death of Mr.

Dsnuia Bair. axed 28. He was for some year a a prominent youug business man of Bloomington. rova PIOMKKBS PASS A WAT. BOCKFOKD.

ill- Jan. 27. iferM TeUfiram. Four old pioneers of the Kortbwest hare psssed sway: Louis Vincent, seed bO years. a man of considerable means, died yesterday at hi home in this ctry John McDoweU, a wealthy farmer of Kirk land, died yeeterdsy of old age at the age of 70.

after a residence or fif ty-nve year in thia vicinity; Samuel Fraud, a resi dent of this county lor nrry-two years, died tuts morning or old sge: George H. flstner. aged 82. resident of Bockford since 1804. died of the grip tma morning.

MSS. W. X. STkXLB, CHAMP AIOX. 111..

Jan. 27. (special Telegram. Mrs. W.

Steele, wife of tbe pastor of ths Presbyterian Church at Homer. Hi. died sud denly last Saturday night of heart disease. MUS. MASX TVBXKU, CHAMPAIOir, HL, Jan.

27. Special Telegram. Mrs. Mary ft Turner wss buried mis arter-Boon. boa wss the oldest member of the Pref- bvterian Church in this city, snd was nearly 82 years eld at tbe time of her death.

MRS. ANNA JO VCE. rvmitav lit '7 snrsinl TelMtrmm. Mrs. Anna ioyce died yesterday afternoon at ths age of 52 years, bhe baa been resident of our city for the last thirty-six years, a.

y. wntorr. DacATua. 111. Jan.

27. Apecial Telegram, B. T. Wikoff. a leading merchant or Msrea, died last night Decatur Division, Ka 16.

Knights of Pytbiss, will attend the funeral in a body. SC0E3D BT THE ISRAELITES. a aoale Bobr are Ill-treat a Brother YT Waa Cnfrtea ta Ex. Lours, Ma, Jan. 27.

Special leitjram. David Saltzman, an educated Hebrew, has crested something of a senestion here by his eon version to Christianity and hia efforts at missionary work among hia race. He baa been denouneed by ths Jewish prees and rabbi, and become the central figure in a queer con troversy, last night there waa a fashionable Jewish wedding, the contracting parties being Morris El man. a popular young merchant, and Miss Fannlo Miller, daughter of A. Miller.

The wedding was held in a hall, aad a great throng waa present Babbi Boeentretter performed the ceremony. In the midst of the festivities the Babbi suddenly discovered that David Saltzmaa was among ths guests. Hs called attention to the presence of the apostate, aad a committee waited on hi with a request to leave. He refused to go, say- in he had been invited by tbe groom. This information was given to Mr.

Miller, the bride's father, who wsnt ia person to Saltzmaa and ordered him to leave, baltsman refused, and Miliar flew into a rage and beat the young maa ia the face and about the bead with hie fists and cane. Saltzmaa mads but litUa effort at self-defense, and was badly dene aa The affair baa created a sensapon la Hebrew aad Chnstiaa circles. HINDI WITH HIS Yow.au Straagwr at Seattto Cleaas Owt a Arar Sc. Papl, Jan. 27 A Pioneer -Treat special from Seattle says: The boldest kind of a robbery and attempted murder oc curred here this morning, the details ef which are calculated to coincide with Easterners' most lucid notions of the West It was at iho elite faro gams attached to tbe 'Bijou eaieon.

The players had left the room with none but the dealer aad a yssng etrangsr about 23 years of He had lost but while alons with ths dealer as whipped out a big pistol aad demanded $200 from the dealer. His demand waa complied with and ho- ssked for $300 more, but others were coming ia sad ths stranger concluded to leave, He made all in the room sake the seat no indicated and atarted for the doer. He wae interrupted by the doorkeeper, Dick Bichards, whom hs promptly shot snd fatally wounded. The young ropber AXOTMB CABLE FKOJt IEELA5D. Caaadlaa Capitalists to Para a Traasat-- laatla TalagrapH Caaipaay.

Ottawa, Out, Jau. 27. Curran, mem ber of Parliament for Montreal, asked in the House of Commons to-day for aa act to Incor porate the Canada Cable Company. Tbe proj ect ia to lay a cable from Ireland to Greenly Isle, in the straits of Belle Isle, and thence to the mainland, A cod tract has already been made with a London. England, firm, aad work will be eommeneed immediately after tue nn age of the act of incorporation.

The company expects to sec ore a large anare of business now done by American companies. The project being purely a Canadian one. the company will in all probaoility secure a subsidy from various governments. ERIE E01D YSY FO WLEE BROTHERS. Xtwsalt la Regard to a BI boaae at Kxw Toax, Jan.

27. Special Telegram. Eight years ago Fowler of -Chicago, erected a large warehouse in Woehswken, and ths Eris Bail road Company laid tracks to the building under a contract Becently the railway company and the Fowlers got into a row. ths road removed Its tracks aad blockaded the waterway. lhe Fowler got sn injunction and the Erie appealed.

The Ene now aske that the Fowlers be enjoined from patronizing any other line on account of tha alleged contract QUARRELED ABOUT A GIRL. Oae Farmer Breaks Aaothere Shall Daring a AMspate Uvar a etaaa. Gatjcuvixxb, Texas, Jan. 27 Two young men, both farmers, named H. O.

Blanhenahip aad Sam Hapgood, bad a row this morning soms miles south of Gainesville, shout the affections of a young lady in the neighboroood, During the quarrel Hap good seised a. wagon aeckyoke and broke Blankenahip's skull, fatally wounding him. Mr. Dillon, on whose farm ths difficulty took place, came to the rescue ef Blankenebip, when Hapgood dropped the neckyoke and picked up a pitchfork, with which he seriously and probably faully wounded Dillon, and then made his escape. BOTKXENTK Of OCKAV gTKAJfSBIPS.

Glasgow, Jan. 27 Arrived, Norwegian, from Beaton. LosDos, Jan. 27. Arrived, Orarun ore, from Baltimore.

i y. PmiladkiJ'hia, Jan? 27 Arnred, Lord uougn, irom Liverpool. Baltimore, Jan, 27 Arrived, Miesburi, from London. AX E1GHT-TK1B OLD Nashvuxx, Tena, Jan. 27 Andrew Charter, colored, aged 8 years, waa received to-day from Carroll County, to serve one year for larceny.

He ia the youngest prisoner ersr received at th institution, DIED BLAZING COACHES. i Part Monon Train Fall TnxougU a Bridge Near Car- I mel, Ind. Six Persons Killed, tne Bodies Ttiree Victims Being Almost Cremated. of. About a Score Wounded Terrible Incidents ot tbe Fatal Wreclc DOWN TO DEATH.

Iwdiavapous, Jan. 27 Passenger train No. 1, oa tbe Monon route, which left Chicago Sunday night at 1 1 55, was wrecked this mornins at 7:50 one mile above Carmel, a village aixteen miles north of this city. The train was running st a rapid rate and was approaching the long trestle across Wilker- -son Creea when the tender of the engine jumped ths track. Ths engineer reversed his engine, but before the sir-brakes could check the speed of the train tha locomotive snd baggags car had cleared the trestle, but tbe four coaches at teched went over into the creek, The ladies' coach immediately caught fird snd in an incredibly snort time wss reduced to ashes, i .7 Fortunately for the living occupants ot thd Isdies' coach, train No.

2, which left this city; for Chicago st bad been ordered to meet tbe No. 1 at Carmel, and aa soon as word of the wreck" waa received the passengers hurried tc tbe scene and went earnestly to work rescuinf ths occupants of the burning car. A EOKBXBXK SCEXK met their eye. In plain view of all were twi boys and a woman. All were dead and tbsit bodies were being rapidly eonaomed.

arm of one projected through the side of the car and could be touched by those on the outside. but tbe opening was not large enough to draw tbe body through, Immediately ia front of tbe boy waa a lad who got on the train at Frankfort, and is ss yd unidentified, Her body was enveloped ia flames, but there was no possible way to gut her out of tbe burning coach, Across from this lady was Mrs, Eubank, ef Broad Hippie, lad. Her bead waa bornbli crushed, Tbe brakeman and a passenger seized ber by the arms sad by a desperate effort pulled the body through the window. Life was no' yst extinct, but shs lived only a few minutof after being taken out Another of the rescued, who has siaos died. was Mr.

Doming, of Sheridan. Hs was pla ten ed to the floor by timbers and HOUBJUI.T. ChtTSBTKIX Some heroic mea seised axes, aad after a feu minutes' work cut awsy tbe timbers that hehl the body, which was removed to the north side of the track. There was ao medical aid present and the maa died in a few momen ta. Buckets having been procured from the farm.

houses near by, ths flames weru soon subdues' and the fire prevented from oommuniosting the sleeper or othsr eoachea. Aa oooa as it waa possible, a eeareh was mad( for the dead. The body of a woman, identified Mrs, lizzie Fitrpatrick. of thia city, war soon found. It waa burned to a enso.

The Oldham children were found aide by sida, the heavy atovo lying across their bodies. The following is a corrected list of the via Mrs. NelXIs Eubank, of Broad BJpple, bursei to death, O. JJemii of Fran tfert, hM cruahed, Mrs, XX Oldham's twin burned tt death. Miss Mary Hoover, of Horton, crashed if death.

Mrs, Hattis Hsnsley, ot Cyclone, crushed asi burned. George Hunger, express messenger of the train, toft foot badly cut and bach severely in jured. F. Jackson, porter of the sleeper, hip severer injured and head badly cut J. P.

Altizer. of Chicago, shoulder bruised and otherwise injured. Charles L. Wirt, of Frankfort, sersrelf bruised, B. Whilsett, of Indianapolis, head badly cut and back bruised.

BL a Miller, of New Tork, bead bruised right leg broken, and Internal injuries. J. IX Feurson, of Sheridan, traveling foe Franklin MacTeegh of Chisago, bach hurt, bead cut, right arm broken, aad possible internal injuries. N. B.

Ingersoll, of Detroit, slightly bruised. George Bigelow, Chicago, slightly injured, Louis Naumaa, of Capital House, Indiana apolia, teg bruised sad burns on face sad nanda Thomas CadwallAdsr.of Chicago, leg sprain ed. W. Hallady. of Boston, travels for ths Stoughtoa Bubber Company; aide; arm aad back injured, IX H.

Justus, baggage-master; slightly injured. about ths head, 8. W. Stlngel, ot Bossville; hurt through th hips and arm out Henry Sluaher, fof Indianapoll bruised about the head, Harry Angle, son of conductor of the train, of Indianapolis; head tod arm cut Abel B. Angle, conductor of the train; badly cut about the head.

Otto Greshsm, of Indianapolis, arm sprained. IX Baldwin, district passenger agent of tha road, forehead cut and back hurt Will H. Marker, traveling man for Lord A Thomas, of Chicago, slight cuts sad bruises, Michael Fitxsimmons. brakeman of the train. head cnt.

George Miller, a merchant of Terhnna. ipa injured. Miss May jntzpstricz. of Indiansoolia. spina injured sud head badly cut Mrs.

Ella Douglaa, of Frankfort, seriously bruised aad possible internal injuries. SHOCKING INCIDENTS. iKDiAXArous, Jan. 27. Ths train bearing the injured in the wreck arrived at tha Now Jersey street crossing at 11:4.5.

On the train all wss excitement. Ia the Pullman oar at tbe head of the tram were tbe more seriously injured, Iu one berth was Jule Pearson, of Sheridan, traveling maa for Franklia MacYeagh of Chicago. His faos waa cut and diafigured in a terrible manner, one arm was brousn, and he was bsdiy His mind wandered and in hia delirium he waa selling his warest can sell you better goods thaa any maa oa. ths road. Our house is a big one, and ws cam giro you first figures." He eaw a reporter bending over him, and ha called out, as hs rolled his head about la agony, "1 want a pro scription, and I want it quick," A pause, and be added, I sot only want one, but I want; two," TYhen ths train puUei fcio Cierliiafor.