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DESTITUTE INMIGRdNrs.
Thirty-eighi Austrian Poles In Cas,Ie Ga rden
Without n Home.


Without n Home.
The Commissioners of Emigration are
again troubled with a number OF destitute i'm
migrants who have arrived In the city without
money or baeR 1ge and who have no definite
place of destination. They are Poles. thirty
eight In number-elegen men. seven women,
English. but their story was obtained by Mr..
Jackson, Secretary Of the Commissioners, who
had an afidavit drawn up and sworn to by Mat
thias Mlnecz, one Of their numoer.
The man SAYS that some months AGO he re-
ceived willie In ilcia. Austria a le ter from
friend OF hir named Ludwig Urbanie, who lives
IN iirazil. informing him ia I through the ag ,ncy
of the Brazilian Goyernm mt It Antwerp, nume-
rous Galician families would be forwarded TO
aud home. He, together with eight other
families, believing these reports. at once
broke up their homes, disposed of their goods
and cnhttels and went to Antwerp In search OF
the agent, n Nr. Lobedantz. When thev arrived
at Antwerp they founl that the vessel had sailed
and that there would not he another for several
OF board while waiting for tho next ship
would be i've francs q day each. aud under
these circumst noes the party. concuded
return home. While waiting for the train to
take tuem nome they IN de the acquaintance n
VI. Adam Woiberg Of Rue dc LOffraude Ant
werp. who persuaded them TO go to New York,
giving them positive assurance that they
would ind speedy and remunerative employ
ment. The rarty paid 2.'.sO marks, an eqliva.
lent of S,J.S0 American currency. for their pas
sage, being IL the money they 20. sessed. and
tickets were furnished by the steamship Queen
" the National line.
On the arrival of the Queen hero they learned
that they could not obtain employment. and
now mud themselves destitute. The Commits
soners ot Emigration are trying - relieve them.
aud tne Austrian Consul has no funds at his dis.
pOsal for their relief.
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amusement, and 10 will do Won good. All work
and no play makes Jack a duh boy"
The two elder sons consented at once to 60,
but the boy Donald replied, mo. mother, |
don't feel s though ! should enjoy going and
I'd rather stay home ana keep YOU COMPANY"
hut the loving mother urged her boy to 60
with his brothers, saying that she was used TO
stnylng alone and would not be lonesome. Ac-
cOrdingly they all went, but not one OF them re-
turned alive. On "Wednesday Mrs. Rose, almost
fr ntic with grief, and blaming herself as tho
Innocent cause Of her beloved sons death, ac-
cOmUanied by the kind hearted Pastor Halliday,
Sc rched among the rows OF blackened cOroses
In the Mor9ue for their bodies. The two eldest
sons bodies were found, but that OF Donald, ],
the youngest. must have been burned beVond
all recognition for oven a mothers eye could
not nnd IN all those ghastlv rows single tndlca-
tion to show which were the remalDs of her boy.
Deacon Bell presided at the missionary
meeting In the Church OF the Pilgrims last night.
DR.. Storrs is absent IN the country.
Mr.. bell In his prayer spoke feeinelv Of the
afiictlon that fallen upon three Of the fsiDi.
lies OF The church, and the 9i9 hymn was sung,
Containing the invocation to the laborers Of
Christ;
Go where the sick reoline.
Where mourning hearts dcplore
And where the sons I sorrow pins,
Dispenre your hailOwed store.
Pt'vers were offered that the afflicted might
be conf rted, and that the terrible message ~
Tuesday night might awaken new zeal among
the workers for souls.
he regular missionary collection was dis
pensed wiih and collection Of fl20 was taken
uu to defray the expenses Of the burial Of tue
sons VI Mrs. Rose.
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PRICE TWO CENTS.
THE CHANCES FOR PEACE.
a CONSPIRACY DISCLOSED TO DE-
ROSE THE SULTAN
six Di-0uised Men Arrested in the Palace
Mr.. Gladstone Making Powerful Anti

six Dis0uised Men Arrcstcd in the Pnisce-
Mr.. Gladstone Making Powerful Anti
Turkish speech at n National Conference.
LONDON, Dec. ga large meeting was
held at st. James's Hall to-day, stvling itself .
National Conference on tho Eastern Ques-
tiOn." The Duke Of Westminster presided.
The object Ia to oppose the British Govern
ment's pro.1urkish policy Letters were read
from the Bshop OF Manchester, the Marquis Of
Bath the Duke OF Arsyll. and Robert Lowe.
Among the speakers were Mr.. Gladstone the
Bsnop Of oxford. Anthony Trollope and Sir
George Campbell, and Mr.. Henry Richard, NOM
bers OF Parliament.
MIR. Gladstone, in the course OF powerful
anti-Turkish speech, charged Lord Beacons-
Held with being personally responsible for the
Governments position. He declared Otto
man supremacy should be abolished
throughout the insursent provinces. For
eign Intervention he regarded as indispeu-
sable. He cuogized the Car and tho Ru Sian
people, although ho admitted that the bureau
craey and military party ought to be regarded
with suspicion. England, in accordance with
her duty and traditions, ought to 10y ,ly partici-
pate In the Liberation Of tho Il st.
special despatch from Constantine opie says:
"A consp piracy to depose the present 3 Iltan was
discovered on Tuesday night. The conspirators.
SIX OF whom were found IN disguise In the palace
the ex-Sutan Murad In a ate mer, whicn they
already engaged u Athens. When there
they intended to proclaim that Murat had re-
covered hts reason and the Sultan Hamid was
consequently an usurper. The prisoners OF
various nationalities. One ls a Greek and is
brother to the Chief Dragoman OF one Of the
principal foreign Consulates.
LONDON, Dec. 0.--The Standards Con-
stantinople despatcI says that the Turks will
propose. at the Conference. that he reforms Os
guar nteed bv a mixed commission. 1t Is gem
erally Thought In COnstantinOple that the Con-
ference Will result In peace.
A despatch from Pesth to the Standard SAYS
authentic and positive Information hss been re-
ceiveu showing that the situation Is more
| promising.
A special despatch says an allusion in a recent
| spesch of Piince bismarck to Those whOss
acts might menace Austria" Ia regarded at
| Rome "a addressed directly to Itav.
The Vienna correspondent of the ID ily Ne,os
| reports that an interview Will take place on the
borders of koumana between Prince Charles
| and the CZarewitch.
| The Greek Government has declined the
services OF many Greek residents OF Russia who
have offered. through consulr to return 70
Greece IN order to nght against the Turks.
Toe Turkish commanders Of ;he Danube
foTtresses have been ordered to lay In eight
| mOntns' provisions. The inhabitants OF Huts-
chuk have been called upon to receive D,0W
| Asiatic troops.
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LIFE INStR.iNCE.
Rcfnin'ion OF the ISLANDERS Against the New
Jersey Mutuai Life Insurance Company.


NEwAHk, Dec. g. ls76
During the past week various partic,
have been busy In the public journals. by YER.
bal statements and by printed circulars, In at
tackng the history, the business. and tho
standing OF the New JeiseY Mutual Life In
surance Compdnv. As We have ALWAYS sought
to conduct our business with fairness and
courtesy toward competitors, we have beon
reluctant TO believe that any respectable COM
pany would sioop to the low resource OF
coarse SANDER. While these attacks emana-
ted merely from malicious and disappointed
agents we refraned from giving them any pub
lie notice but We now ascertain that the men
whose names were nr-t used were uut the tools
Of jealous rivals. We are, therefore, constrained
by sense u Justice to the interests we repre-.
sent 10 make the following statement:
First-Ihs pecuniary condition Of this COM
pany Is excellent, its assets nrst class, and It's
surplus rye.
second-ihis company IL rapidly increasing
Its business in legitimate way, issuing over ye
thousand now policies annually.
Third-Anv statement that this oomnany IA
interested IN any manner IN the Continental
Lfe or In the stock Of the Continental Life or
il endeayorng to save ANYTHING FOR the stock
holders Of that complny, is false.
Fourth-Any stltement that this comnanv has
any arrangement with the receiver OF the Con-
unentai' or ha' received any fayois at his hands,
or expects my, /, false
fihh-Any statement that this company is
I king anv advantage u the III fortunate cundi-
dition of the policy holders Of the Continental.
oris II lns toward hem coercion, misrepreseu-
thtipn or deception, Is false.
Slhth ANY slatement that this company IL
ISSUING "h'y term policies In exchange for Con
unent policies IL se.
SeVenth-Anl statement alleging comnlicity
with the Continental officers in any form, or
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A Molher,. GrcniLo...

One of the saddest incidents of the Are
was the death OF Augustus and John McCul-
Tough and Donald Rose, the three sons Of poor
widow, Mrs. Rose, OF 24 Pacific street Angus
tus. aged 26. and John, p, were Mrs Roses ohil-
uren by "a first husband. Don Id the youngest,
whose father died not long ago, was only fifteen
yenTs old. All were stnlwart and handsome
Young II en-, the pride Of their igothor's heart
lhov TtcentiN COMPLETED their apufcntice-
ship IA machinists IN "A New England town, and
had secured employment IN lrookkn. hey
devoted their q Tnings To the support Of their
mother ana sister, nd nv carefully shvinV their
money they had procured for tneIn a pleasant
home, ana win LOVING care were surrounding
them with ev - comfort that self DENIAL on
u, ir par could proc re.
On tho night OF the burning, their mot her,
anxious that they suOuld nave some amise-
meDt, III, "Nuw boy. you mad hrttrr all 90 10
tue Booklin Theatre IN rO Ia goOd play on
the boards, snd YOU don't often have any
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The Entertainment Committee of the
General Committee that has in hand the col
lection Of money for the relief Of tnose who are
destitute met on the stage of the New Park
Theatre yesterday. Thomas kinsella was
Gu irman. and Edwin NJ Gillett. Corresponding
Secretary. telegram from Mr. A. NJ. Philips
pledged Nr. Palmer to contribute his means
and Dor toward the general relief. A telo-
gram from N lnsgcr w. j. Gilmore Of the Holt
dav street Theatre. Baltimore. offered the the.
htre fOf bene1t on any evening OF this or next
week note from Oliver Doud byron r. Tered
his wite's and his own services on any evening
Wi hin the next fortnight. and a note from Mr..
Frederick Rode expressed his desire to aiye a
grand Getmnn performance In tue Stadt lDea-
tTe On Christmas evening.
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The ruins of the brooklyn Theatre were
guarded throughout thursday night by mem
befs of the Thirteenth Regiment, N. G. ;. N Y.
and by police officers. The searcn was resumed
at dsybreak yesterd~y. Chef Engn er Nevns,
with thirty men, went to work with awill, and
at O'Clock body was found on the side Of the
auditorium near Floods alley, under the par
qlet. II Is that OF q woman, and clinging to 1t
were the wires OF hoop skirt A key was found
In the pocket OF a remnant of the dress.
Ihe masses Of wire, gas and steam pipes. ana
pieces OF ornameutatiOn imDedded IN the ashes
were overhsuied. Many trngets aud a few
nearly destroyed bonnets and hats were discov.
cred. At 10 o'clock the workmen had reached
the front edge Of the parquet but no more bod
ies were found. The interior Of the orchestra
and the site Of the stage are mass OF crumbled
aud fallen bTick work and charred beams Moth
Ing Of the interior of the theatre remins except
the blackened walls and the low piers Of brick
work that supported the parquet floor and the
iIlATs Of the dress circle and lery Before 3
o'clOCk the woIkmen had reached tue tnin wall
that supported the front Of the stage, ana ir
ments VI stage dresses aud properties were dug
out.
" hat was the green room Ia pile OF shattered
bricks and tlube,s. The work Of digging over
the auditorium was completed at nightfall At
inst time mem bers Of the Fourteenth Regiment
relieved those members of the Thirteenth Rsgi-
mtnt VINO w7te on guhId. stephen Il. Warner,
Cogswell, "a VINO lived IN A ielpLi street. we're
reported 10 Tue pUiice Yesterday as H,i,sIng.
Last evening the puulic were permitted 10 90
through Washington stree, nut no one was al
mitied to the runs. he Hotel Dieter which
occupies what " 10 the greater part Of the front
of The theatre, WAS drdued ia mourning, and "A
hlg at half mast hOated over the theatre tower.
Poor Claude burroughs costume, A. worn Oy
PICARD. Was taken ~ fragments from The ashes
of the theatre. yesterday. A yellow Tin COS
tune, with the GrVitestts, as worn by the Cap
tuin OF the Guard ~ the " IvO Urph.us," whs
also taken from tue hshss.
Inspector Speight Al midnight sent out the
following general alarm 70 all the Police Cap.
talus; You Will pl GO your nig at half. mast
Of tue lirOOkliu nre "
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The Relief Fund commiu...

A citizens committee of one Alderman
from each ward met in the Kings county Sher-
in's once yesterday Mayor Schroeder and Col.
Carroll were added to the committee Col Car
roll IS made permanent Chairman, and SherG
Daggett Secretary. Ch ,rles Pratt Of Phlladel
phia sent his check for $40. The Mayor holds
tl6OO for the relief Of survivors. and for the
buIi / OF the dead. Inc CITY viii bury all those
shat are not recognized. Iue committee was
enlarged by tho addition OF l50 names ne
Chairman rspOited that McNtChrT had offered
~ give a heneht ~ IA Of the Nurrrris II was
decided to enclose Tue lot Ia Greenwood Gene
teTy aud To erect large monument over Tho
BODIES 0f TIE uuknp~n dead. lh, Mayor. Col.
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William II. Kerr OF l4l North Eliot
street, Clerk of tine BROOKLYN Heal h Depart
ment, W standing with &. II. Shaw OF 1856 VIII
loughby street, at Rcd Hook lane aud Fulton
street A young nan ran up and cried out
The Brooklyn Theatre Is on nrr." IL ran"
Id Mr.. Kerr, "to the front of the theatre, md
saw smoke nd II imes pplrlng from the cupOli.
crowd was rushing out, nj many gentlemen
were hearing in-eil-ihle ladies' In their arms.
some were hltlpr- ana cnatirss | tried to V,t
In to help people out. Police Captain smith said,
Ihere Is no danger; all hands are out. and
would allow no one to 20 In. 1 then saw the
cover OF the coat hole near the steps II ted up,
ana mans head protrudlng. ciusht him un
der the arms and drew nm out. lie ran away.
AOother man tired to crawl out. Tie wds almost
too big 10 get through. | tired 10 pun him
out, but his legs were bent M auu they block ed
the hoie. | told hlm To straighten out he ala
SO, and ! pulled him out Capt. smith tntn
shouted, Close that hole The police did -,
Notwithstanding my remonstrtnre."
Mr.. q. ii. shaw, OF 3jl Classon avenue. said
yesterday; When the coal cover moved, Kerr
ran over. hited 1t on and helped two men out.
The police then covered II. Kerr shd, 'Wht
not leave II open, some one else may b0 there "
pt. smith denies emphaticdllN thar any one
IN tho coal hole when the cover was re-
placed, lie says IN 4 threO men we're taken out,
anu thit the police ascerthlned that no more
we're in there before closing the Openins. It
was closed t. prevent the trrrne drluGht that
mi sht have been cfoated II II hau been lett open.
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MATAMoRAs. Dee. 8, via Bfown-yille, Texaa
Dec. S.-Gen. Reyucltas released John j. Smith last
evening. on his rccogniz Smith has been heA
IN fihy prison tor ncary three months, part OF ths
time IN dark cell, without paricle Of proof agans
him.
me action Of Revuetis throu ehout has been cruelty
tyt nhlci gross outrage on smith. and insult "a
IN" United states, which. II redre,sed by the United
otStc VII ieaVt no American safc ou ihis r.ut.r.
lnr report that Prcs tent Lerio and his blnet had
ietre t"".rd the Paeinc coast Is confirmed from
many Appar0Atly reliable sources.
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and 20, section u. and were the last IN leave their
s'hts. ney tried to get out OF a door IN the
corner, labelled " Exit to johnson street." but
they we're drv-n back by the Ore and smoke.
entrance all had got out Of the dress circle into
the lobby. When they got into the lobby they
found IL blocked and they could get no fur her.
1hev were overwhelmed by smoke, and were
nearly sufocated. but I'm lly they cot out.
There was no one behind them and ollv one
woman above the fist landing. She was living
on the upper stairs, aud Dir. GufitDs feli over
har n deqr
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Tue Murdoch-Burrough. Ob.equie..

The companies Of the Brooklyn and
Union Square Theatres met IN the Union Square
rueatfe yrster ay afternoon, and MIR. EIward
Lamb was called TO the chair. After passing
resolutions expressive OF the Professions great
loss In the death OF Messrs. Burroughs and Muir
doch, the meeting resolved to attend the ob-e-
q les and TO tender benefits for the relief Of the
relatives. Messrs. Charles II. rhorne, Jrn j. II.
Sioddart James O'Nei ward Lanp, n, L.
Ddly, and j, ". lhorOe were appointed com
nlttss TO arrange Tor and take charPe OF the
obsequies. The needing also passed tie follow
ing.
k,soiref That our symnaihies also rendered TO
our managers. Messra ShOJN Palmer, IN TINS 10 them
peculiarly solemn moment; anu that take thls md
oppor UNITY 10 bcf 'puhho silncss 70 their uniform
prODY Of dealing 10 tnrr great Tor the welfare.
comfort ana security ut tAelr employees from the
hlgest TO the lowest IN bpth the lhraT,s undr ihcr
control believing. Nc do. that they free from all
blame IN this catastrophe which our continued cJn.
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Coroner Simms sat in his office all day
yesterday gr.nting burial permits and passe- to
the Morcues. His death list, which at o'clock
last evening numbered 1903, does not agree with
that OF Capt Smith, which shows only 249 dead.
CAN'T. Smit Is list WIS made nv Directive Cur.
ran, " o was stationed 10 the theatre expressly
To count the dead "a they were taken out. The
detective saws that any possible inacouracv In
his returns arises from the fact that In many
Instances several bodies were taken out In one
box, which was covered. and he accepted the
statement Of the wOrkmen as to the number.
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LONDON, Dec. s.-A lsrge meeting " held a.
St Jsmess Han to-day. ~ liug Itself s"Naton sccR
fer nee on the Eastern Question" The Duke of'vest
minister presided The object TO oppose he .rtiss
Governments pro TURKISH policy Letters were read
fr IN thc h-hop Ot Miuchcs the Marquis Of Bath.
IN" Duke OF Argyle. and Il oert Lave Among ina
spcAktrr were MT gladstone, the BlshOp ~ oxford.
Anthony Trollopc. and SIR George CampJell aud Sir.
ucnlJ Richard, lnembcrs Of Parliament.
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MILWAUKEE, Dec. 4. - The Hon. Levi Huddsu
died this Afternoon, aged 6s years as the result OF
shock from fal He was native ~ Saratoga county,
" gralultc VI Union College. and editor OF the
ontario Messenger. Ha was appointed Attorney. .Gero-
raj Tor tina state IN 1888 ana tlrCtcu tHc Legis-
ture IA ihi. lie came TO Wisconsin IN lsit aud was
eject Chief Justice OF the supreme Court 1859 Ia
Wa also elected member OF the Legislature and Els
United states Attorney for tins district.
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A New Ministry for Crecce.

ATHENS Dec. b,-A new MlmisIry has been
formed IN consequence of the defeat by Chamber OF
Deputies of the proposed increase Of aHcs for war pu.
p,sns lhr new Government is composed AS fnipws;
N Dtngeorsls, Minister uf Foreign Arurs and rrcsi.
d'ui OF the Council NJ. ID " Iuue Minister of he In
Leriori LgliJIs, Minister of Fnaueci NJ. lvtm "a.
Minister Of War Vi. You plutc Minister ~ Justice:
n Can car Minister fu nc Worship, and Nj ZOchiOs.
Muls Murlut.
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rns Ncw rn.Inna ,oclcn,- Ncw oncsr..

Cot william Borden, President; Daniel II.
Appleton, First Vice Pr,.dcnt; James &. Carter.
Sec nj Nlce.rrrsii,ut; Joslih NJ Flake. Treasurer
fihln Ail.n piwctor. q. Cheney. T. & Buling..
irduh T.. HuNt Is. =. WATSON ami Jonathan Marshall.
VA, elected NE uirult. Z.
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An AIhnnx Thrnirn nnrnnh.


AIRANY Dec. A nre broke out In the Adolf.
pm inratc thls morn ns The entire interior vi tns
bu4llls VAS consumed. Lo,-, 10000.
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Harry $. Griniths OF 2G0 rrospeN ave-
nue., south Brooklyn, yesterday wrote TO the
Fire Marshal TO allay any anxiety that might be
felt about the deslruction Of thos, In tho dress
Olrcle. Iing that lac aud his wiio had seats Il
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lucreasing southery winds, yeering to 'vrs,-
ef i.tl WfhiirI, ANA snow, followed by decided
f-ll va temperature during the rueruuou Or evening"
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The Thermometer IN >ew York Yesterday.
Al liuduut'S al ; o'clock A. VI. g.e; g. 3ls.
- 81, ~ Ne 30 $50 l.. NJ 49, H. Jg' o. $50 " ~
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-03-12
CENTENNIAL COMMISSIONS,

We. have received marked copy oI
the New York Epeniag Erprcss contain
ingcorrespondonce between j. O. Chew
and w. IL. Parsons and Messrs. La
mar and Mills. The communication
OF Messrs Parsons and. Chew arc too
long, ELUSIVE and uninterestlng for Us
20 publish. Messrs. Parsons and Chew
must know that the people Of Texas
want them, TO step down aud out as
Centennial Commissioners, and the
sooner they do II the better.
They have been instrumental In pre-
renting Texas from taking any inter
,ssst whatever In the Centennial Exhl'
bition; they nre not representative
men, and are comparatively unknown,
and have long since abandoned thelI
domiclle here Notwithstanding Their
heterogeneous efforts TO prove tho con.
trary In their letters. step out, mes
sieurs, with as good grace as possible,
ere the Mills bill thrusIs you out.