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LABOR MoVEMENT AT DENVER.
anrlelr Poneroy SNOW. Up as q Ieaae,

aBriekr Pomeroy Shows Up as q Leader.
DgsvER, Col, February 14.-Denyer Is
at present undergoing the first labor agi-
tation Of It's history, and as the agitation
is general, the feeling manifest among Ia
boring men and others Is quite intense.
Laboring classes have for several months
past been gradually forming Unions until
twenty.one organizations Of the kind have
been perfected. They comprise printers,
carpenters, plumbers, brick masons, stone
masons, painters, plasterers, horse-shoers,
saddlers, cigar makers, molders, BARRIERS,
walters, cooks, blacksmiths, cabinetmakers,
locomotive engineers and fremen. These
Unions met In mass convention tonight,
and took steps TO organize Trades As
sembly, which, II il claimed, will const-
tute theyotiDg strength Of nineteen hun
dred and q commercial patronage Of Sl25,-
900. It is believed by the leaders OF the
movement that O consolidation OF the
working classes bids fair to play strong
part In the politics OF Denver and the State.
The steps taken tonight in consolidating
these different trades are caused directly
by the recent action Of two OF the news
papers in reducing the price Of compost
ton.
During December the local Typographi-
cal Union advanced It's schedule Of prices
from forty to forty-five cents per thousand
ems for night work, and made correspond
ing advances in all branches OF the trade.
The advance was accepted at the time
though with poor grace by the proprietors.
Some two weeks ago the Epaiing Tines
demanded reduction on the part Of its
workmen TO old prices. This they de-
clined to make, and the Office was filed
with non- Union men. EARLY this week the
Rocky Mountain Nttts duplicated the Timss'
which was at first rejected, then
and again rejected, the result
being that the Nelrs was filled with print
ers not members Of the Union.
The meeting tonight was enthusiastic,
though orderly, and was attended by fully
fifteen hundred people. twas addressed
by several persons, including Brick Pome-
roy. Among other schemes which the
have on foot is that OF start |
Ing an afternoon paper, with Pomeroy at
the helm.
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The Avoidance OF Fire Risk In Factories.
The art Of constructing housesso as not
to burn was described as follows by Mr..
Edward Atkinson, in recent address in
Boston:
,sThe modern factory mas no place in it,
II we know It, where rat can build o nest
and not be found, or where fire cannot be
reached by water. The factory properly
consists OF brick wall, with the floor
timbers s feet apart. These are about 8
inches by Il, and on them is laid 3.inch
plank, and sometimes two thicknesses Of
tarred felt, and then the top floor. The
whole structure is open; the spaces be-
tween the beams are wide, not narrow;
water can be sent in great streams cross
wise or lengthwise. The roof is built in
the same way, nearly fiat, so that what
ever happens, there is standing place
upon 1t for the fremen. There is not q
great mass Of gables and cornices and con-
cealed spots which modern architecture 80
many times requires, and which public
opinion imposes upon architects, who
know better.
In the factory we don't allow any fur.
rings or plaster on the walls. There Is
another thing which we never permit in
the factory, but which, like iron shutters,
is, I believe, required by the building law
OF Boston, that the timbers should be con-
nected with the walls, so that when the
beam burns OFF or Is torn of, 1t brings the
wall down. We have the beams laid on
an iron plate, with their top corners arched
off and the bricks Immediately above them
laid dry, so that II anything happens to
those beams they roll out Of their places
and do not tear the wall down. But the
great secret Is cleanliness and order and
the means Of putting out small fires,
When the secret Is discovered how q
make the interest Of the assured and the
interest OF ftheunderwriter identical, and
10 give the assured an interest in the sue
cess OF the insurance company, as It is In
the mutual company, then discipline may
be enforced"
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MEXICO.

CRY OF Mexico, February 14.-Mormon
Elder Thatcher returned to the United
States somewhat disappointed In his mis-
sion. The Mexican Government will pro-
tect the Mormons in their worship, but
not in polygamy.
proving, Notwithstanding he declined to
be candidate. Monitor and Sigle sup
port him. A large element still hope po-
litical complications will compel Diaz to
hold over.
A sensational accusation is in circula-
ton against Gen. Gonzales, leading can
didate for President, and at present COM
manding the largest force Of Government
troops in the republic. He is charged with
the intention OF separating the States Of
and Michoachan from the Mexican Union
and create Confederacy 10 be called the
Republic Of Sierra Madre.
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EGYPT.

CAIRO, February 1.-THE recent dis
coyeries made beneath the obelisk des-
tined for the United States have stimulat-
ed beyond all precedent the interest
taken in those monuments which
remain. The Khedive has instruct
ed Mariette Bey, the famous French
Egyptologist, 10 resume his work oil
Investigation upon the obelisks Of Luxor
and Of Karnak, which are expected 10
yield archaeological curiosities fully as
rare as those that have yet come to light.
The Khediye is to have o great
popular reception on his return.
He Is daily gaining favor with his
subjects. His prompt resentment
OF the insults offered by King John was
stroke OF unexpected policy. His Min
listers are fairly well liked. The budget
that has Just been issued Is far more rea.
sonable that those which proceeded 1t.
The peasants have been relieved Of odious
taxes, the expenses OF collection have
been lightened, and everything gives
promise OF q prosperous reign Tor the
young monarch who came into power Sc
inauspiciously.
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CHICAGO.



CHICAGO, February 14.-During the past
week the offerings OF paper at the banks
have been moderate, and with an abund
ant supply Of loanable funds the discount
market has ruled easy at 6a7 per cent. pei
annum, according to the grade Of security
and the standing OF the applicant. In
mercantile departments OF trade there Is Q
slow but steady improvement, and the
prospect is flattering for 9 lively move,
ment in goods suitable for the spring
trade. The movement Of currency TO the
country has been fair, and larger than last
week, owing TO the improved condition oi
the roads. Eastern exchange between city
banks has been selling from par to 25c dis.
count per 81 900. The clearings OF the Chi
csgo banks during the week foot up q to.
tai OF S24,S74, 2,47, being 81, 1886, ,994, II in
excess OF those for the corresponding
week last year.
Chicago packers, since the first day Of
November to date, have slaughtered and
salted 2, 136, 900 hogs, against 2,260,797 foi
the same period last season. On Change
the markets for grain and hog products
irregular, active and dull and weak and
firm at intervals, and at no time healthy,
During the week the receipts and ship,
ments Of the articles named add up: Re
ceipts-Flour 81 ,623 barrels; grain, l, ,4s9,'
575 bushels; hogs, 120,622. Shipments
Flour, 35,27s barrels; grain, 500, $50 bush
els; pork, 4,06S barrels; lard, 5,474, ,903
cut meats, q 400, ,s75 pounds. u
The visible supply Of grain in the States
and Canada on the dates named was;
February z, 81, 2,232,0 900 bushels; January
81, 1,S01 900 bushels; January "a. 81,
2s4, 900 bushels; January II, 5l,390, ,00l
bushels; January 10, 5l,0ls,000 bushels
January 8, 4s64S0oo' bushels.
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anyesseIs.

NEw YoRk, February l4.-Arriyed-
France, from Hayre.
HAyKE, February 1.-THE steamship
Amerique, from New York, has arrived.
QUEENSTOWN, February l4.-Arriyed-
Parthla, from Boston; Baltic, from New
Nrw ORLEANS, February 14.-Arriyed-
Steamships Knickerbocker, New York.
Annadale, Baltimore. Ship Paul Topaz,
M Nlv osIEAss, February l4-Arriyed-
Steamships City OF Mexico, Vera Crnx;
Morgan City, New York; bark Allney, Rio
Janeiro. Cleared-steamship Mississippi,
ships Success, Hayre; Eliza Everett,
Rouen /; Udaton, Liverpool.
diana from Glasgow. III
si HAyRS, February l5.-The steamer
Amerique from New York has arrived.
QUEENSTOWN, February l6.-The State
LOT Indians from PhllsaslphiR has sTjysd
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FORTY SIXTH CONGRESS.
HOUSE.
WAsHlNaToN, February "a.

WARRINGTON, February II.
The House met for debate only to-day,
and was addressed by Mr.. Bright on the
funding Of the public debt.
He attacked the money oligarchy, which
had for SO long time dictated legislation,
and to the rapacity of which there ap.
peared to be no bound or bottom.
Mr.. Finley advocated his bill TO equalize
bounties. He asserted that It would not
probably include the expenditure Of more
than twenty millions, instead Of one hun.
dred millions, as estimated by the Secre.
tary OF the Treasury.
Mr.. Hayes discussed the many phases
Of the financial question, stating he hoped
that for one session at least Congress
would cease all attempts to change or dis
turb II. The people wanted no more Con-
gressional tinkering with the currency.
Mr.. Joyce spoke in opposition TO the re.
ciprocity treaty between Canada and the
United States. ~
Mr.. Myer followed in favor Of the bill
introduced some time ago by himself fol
the retirement OF national bank notes.
The House adjourned.
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AIlesed 70 Have Been Aeeideu,al,

/. MlLwAukEE, February 15.-Cyrus T.
Hawley, a prominent and very wealthy
citizen Of this city, shot himself this
afternoon, while alone in his room at his
house. His wife, who was down stairs at
the time, when she heard the report Of
the shot rushed upto his room, where
she found her husband sitting in a
chair with o revolver in bis hand,
blood streaming down his lace from the
wound in his head. A physici(sryas
SUNNI oned, and the wound pronodnced
fatal, although at a late hour tonight Mr..
Hawley was still alive. There are various
runors afloat in regard to affairs, but the
family and friends claim that the shooting
was purely accidental. Mr.. Hawley was
an old settler and member Of o number oil
acientific.and archaeological societies in this
country and Europe.
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a,aan,hnntin innmng,.I.

crscnxArr, February 1.-THE steamer
United States, for Louisville, while going
down this afternoon ran against pier OF
the Cincinnati Southern railroad bridge
and cut of her wheelhouse and wheel
compelling her to return'and lie up. II ts
claimed by the officers OF the boat that
the man in charge Of the draw on the
bridge did not respond to their signal 70
open the draw aud hence the boat be.
cane helpless. The franklin was sent
down In place Of the United States.
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rr sbepherdstown Register calls atten-
e,,,to !. proposition submitted by ool.W.
=, |, Morgan Of Jefferson county, thisstate'
:. = cassressnau IN Martin, that the Govern
pSt's !, ~, S.ke the Potomac nayigable for
In ..rr vessels by locks and dams from
lexington van City to Cumberland, Md. The
S.1I W., truthlully and POLITICALLY says that
~ =. .,o,. than hundred years, "the heay-
" =, i Sson Of the beautiful Potomac River
y 1ssI Ibis point has been undisturbsd 9 by
S,SIoughing Al keel Of the steamboat" and
a. \ prDposer Of the plan calls on the State
-. = n take hold Of the plan proposed.
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GEAR AND ozARISA.

vienna, February IA. The Foreign
Office here is reported TO be in receipt oi a
cipher dispatch from St. Petersburg, stat.
ing that the Czarina's disease has nearly
reached It's elimination, and that she q
now sinking so rapidly that her death
may be hourly expected. The Czar Is In
a state Of the deepest detection, and or
ders frequent reports to be made TO him.
His state Of mind is said To- be such as 10
completely justify the accounts Of II
which have been given from time 10 time
in the last few days in these dispatches.
he is also suffering from q severe attack
OF catarrh.
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1NTER.ocEAN CANAL ESTIMATES.

CoLoS, February 14-The engineers EN-.
ployed by N. Ferdinand De Lessepsin the
task Of surveying the site OF the proposed
canal, and Of estimating the probable cost
OF II, have to-day issued their report. They
unanimously favor level canal. They
estimate the cost at s4S, ,0O0, 900 francs. n.
De Lesseps will now publish q circular
inviting American subscriptions to the
value Of hall that amount. The work Is
10 occupy eight years In the accomplish
ment. The tolls are calculated at fifteen
francs per ton.
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The death Of Mis- Emma White Of the
Female College, cast quite gloom over
her many friends in this city. She was q
young lady Of great attainments, and bid
lair for useful future. For three weeks
she suffered excruciating bodily torture,
~ amid all her suffering OF body she
never murmured or complained, but re-
ioiced in q glorious future. Just fye
weeks ago she presented herself among
the first at the altar Of the Fourth Street
NJ. E. Church for prayers, and was power.
fully converted, and Is the first one called
hence To- her long reward. A great con,
ISOLATION TO her friends Is the fact that she
went to meet her God prepared.
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VOLUME XXVII-NUMBER l47.
oads. Boyd allowed Havdon four lensthA.
IsIR eARNEa plscouRAaED.

OArE Towx, February 14-sir Garnet
Wolseley, Supreme Military and Civil
Commander. in Natal and the Transyaal,
has become disgusted with the work In
those departments, aud asked the Govern.
ment TO relieve him forthwith. Sir Gar
net Wolseley is stung to the core by
Doctor Russell's attack on his administra-
ton Of affairs in Natal, and says DR.. Rus
sells statements are venomensly exag-
gerated. Sir g. Collier has been ordered
from India TO relieve Sir Garnet Wolseley,
who, It It'll thought, on the arrival OF his
successor will sail for England. Sir Gar
net Wolseley repeatedly denied in his
official dispatches the sensational aud
alarming reports from the Transyaal.
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TEASING THE RUSSIAN BEAR.

BRussRIs, February 1.-THE Russian
organ, Le Nod, says: "The system OF in
citemant Of provecation in respect 70 Rus
sia hasney had such such full play as
now. In London everything seems 10 be
done that Is calculated 10 hArass Russia
and stir up public opinion against her,
both by covert official denunciations and
BY sensational kilograms, the inventions
al iournAlA,n
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ecTA LIsHED AUGUST "a. 1852.
which Mr.. Parnell is a prominent repre-.

which Mr.. Parnell is q prominent repre-
sentative, that Is another matter.
We have said thus much to relieve q
deserving and commendable movement
from misspprehensions which might work
to It's detriment. We would like to have
1t understood that the effort inthis city to
help the suffering in Ireland is neither q
sectarian nor political movement, but
common and undivided charity that ap.
peals to every citizen, and we hope to see
aresponse to the call which will be Of sub.
stantial benefit to those for whom 1t II
made, and that will sustain the reputation
OF this city for generous beneyolence 10
the afflicted.
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RICHMOND ROMANCE.
Married ON the Eve of Entering n ReIon's
Cell for Two YehrH.

Married ON the Eve of Entering n Relon's
Cell for Two Years.
"A marriage under very peculiar circum-
stances has been solemnized at Richmond.
One of the contracting parties, John D.
Poindexter, was convicted some time since
Of killing @. @. Curtis, q clerk in shoe
store last March,, for an alleged insult
offered to Miss Isabella Cottrell, the other
party to the ceremony. As both the muir
derer and murdered man were prominent.
ly connected here, the affair created a
great deal of interest, and the friends Of
Poindexter made every possible effort to
secure his acquittal, butwithout avail. he
was convicted and sentenced to two years
In the State prison. The case was carried
to the Supreme Court, but without relief
to the prisoner.
The Executive was next appealed to
for commutation imprisonmentin jail. but
without success. The Court has withheld
the papers committing Peindexter to a
felon's cell for several days, in order, 1t
was understood, to allow the marriage. The
prisoner was removed from jail in the
custody OF an officer and carried to the
residence Of the bride in the suburbs Of
the city, where the marriage took place.
1t was witnessed by few friends Of the
contracting parties. The bride, who was
the innocent cause OF the unhappy TRACE.
dy which eliminated in her husband be-
ing doomed to q felon's cell, is exceeding
ly pretty. A bill is pending before the
Legislature TO exempt the groom from
wearing the prison garb during his term
OF imprisonment. A few months ago the
host Of admirers Of the slain Curtis erected
a handsome monument over his grave in
Hollywood Cemetery. DR.. j. g. ARM
strong, formerly Of this city, married
Poindexter.
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DON'T WANT 10 BE UNDER CHINA.

ST. PErERsBuRe, February 15.-,rhe Ga.
los publishes q letter from Wiernoi in
which 1t is stated the alarm among the
Tarantches in Kuldja is increasing at the
approaching surrender of the district to
China. They ask b be allowed TO send n
delegation TO st:P Petersburg to demonstrate
against the cession.
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BIG BLAzEs.
Destruction Of a Large warehouse at Chi,
oapo-Propsrty and Stock Destroyed
Amounting to Nearly $500, 600
Other Fires.
AT cHIoAao-P1Rsr plspAroa.

CHICAGO, February 15-2 A. M.-The fir,
alluded to in another dispatch hn
spread rapidly, and at this hour threatens
to become one OF the most serious fol
many months. The warehouse Is occu
pied as storeroom for seeds, dry goods
liquors, and for bonded goods. The fret
warehouse is entirely gutted, and the
bonded section appears doomed. The
losses are estimated as follows: WallaceG q
Kingman, seedsm mea, $50, 1000; Chaplin &
Gore, liquors stored, $4,000; Field, Lei
ter & Co., dry goods, 100000; ]. v. Far
well & Co., dry goods, $4,000; Wilson
Bros, $4,000, and large number oi
smaller losses. Insurance not known yet,
but 1t is believed that it will cover the
losses for the most part. The loss on the
building, which is believed to be owned
by wadsworth & Dickinson, will be abou,
$4,000. Field, Letter & 90 have usually
carried stock to the amount Of about hall
a million in this warehouse. The fire is
burning at this time, with frequent explo-
sions Of liquor.
SECOND DISPATCH.
CHICAGO. LIS, February 15.-The fire
in the Empire warehouse, which'was dis
covered about midnight last night, had
gained considerable headway before the
first engine was on the ground, and it
spread SO rapidly among the infammable
material inside that the engines were
powerless to do more than prevent 1t
breaking through the doors into the bond
ed warehouse adjoining, and which was
protected by a fire wall. Even this task
was rendered extremely difficult by the
intensity Of the heat, and up to 2 O'Clock
twas doubtful Il the bonded section
could be saved. Shortly after that hour,
however, the flremen prevailed, and at 5
o'clock had the fire practically under con-
troll. It continued to burn, however, un.
til daylight, and has been smouldering all
day. A revised List OF the losses Is given
below, all OF them occurring in the free
warehouse, which was worth $4,000.
It's machinery was worth Sl5, 900.
The building was owned by Wadsworth
& Dickinson. and occupied by Wallace,
Kingman & Co., seed merchants, and by
the Empire Warehousing Company. Wal
lace, Kingman & Co. had in storage about
s152, 900 worth OF seed, mostly timothy.
OF this the firm owned S85, 900 worth, but
were secured by warehouse receipts and
insurance. The other owners were Robt.
Colgate & Co., New York, $4,000; Nc
Gowan Bros, Steubenville, $1,000; Conk-
lin & Keeler, Binghamton, N. Y, $4,000.
Various other Chicago firms owned the
rest. Chaplin & Gore had 5000 barrels OF
different brands Of choice whiskies stored.
They put their loss at Sl25, 900 to Sl50, 900.
E. p. Howell & Co., flour, 5000; Foster,
Lee & Co., flour and seeds, $4,000;
Sprague, Warner & Co., dried fruits, S10,-
900; o. F. Gibbs & Co., seeds, 5000;
Phoenix Distilling Company, seed, SlS,-
900. The goods stored in the bonded
house, a partial list OF which was given in
last nights dispatches, were notinjured in
the least. The origin Of the fire is o COM
plete mystery.
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Withdrawn for the reason hat Sitting Bull

Withdrawn for the reason that Sitting Bull
Is watching every movement Of the troops
in that quarter, and once the way Is open
they would make their long-threatened
descent from Canada. Therefore, 1t would
seem that the only troops available to re-
inforce those already In Colorado and New
Mexico are those now doing garrison du-
ty in the military division Of the Atlantic
and the Department Of the Cult The
present difficulty demonstrates the fact
that the number OF soldiers Is too small
for the territory that has to be covered,
and that consequently they are too widely
scatteYad
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LanInnN.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, February 15.-AmeHa
Mantz shot and killed her cousin, Julian
Mantz, dead Saturday night, and killed
herself with asecond shot from the pistol.
They had been living together four years
under promise Of marriage. Letters from
another woman, found on the man, indi.
cate the cause to have been jealousy.
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-, AIR. CAMPBELL, Of Bethany, who
Y. VI .nioyed Move the proud distinction Of
''a ,,lEsd Xix Of as a Senator from two
e.' e1s 1.-THE :, tss same time, is back from a
sals a,s.n - hi triD and was in the city yester-
'1Tb y The Colonel is the West Virginia
aI, -, .~S n tbe Democratic National Ex.
's4s.' ..ss c Committee, which meets at
s.I,s si.si,ytou on the 2Sd inst, and he has a
.t.ss. nI-s for Cincinnati as the place Of
'I ''1,i,s me- next Democratic National
c,,ention.
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GRAFToS, W. Va, February 14.-John
F. Clayton was to-day acquitted after Eve
days trial for killing the negro Sims in
October last. When the verdict was an
nognseaI sas mot guilty. olayttSn's ton "a friends
the heads Of the audience Ia the court
room amid deafening cheers,
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ntriIIinE Coke nurners.

PrrTsBuRaH, February 14.-The coke
bushes continues booming. A hall inter.
est Of John D. Boyle & Co. 8 works at Mt.
Pleasant, was sold yesterday to Gilbert
Rafferty, for $4,000. The places Of the
striking miners and cokers are being
rapidly filed by foreign workmen, an.
other delegation having gone up to the
regions to-day.
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THE SITUATION IN IRELAND.

LONDON, February 1h.-k correspond
ent at Dublin reports that the general
condition OF Ireland Is decidedly i'm
proved. Although severe distress Is still
felt at many places there IL reason to be-
lieye the whole aspect OF the country IL
improved, and that the relief measures
proved adequate to the emergency.