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Western Farmer. Ae.in.t protection.

ST. LOUIS. Sept 3O.-The second annual meet
ing OF the Farmers Congress began here yesterday Mr.
I. J. Hudson of Lamar. Wis., President OF the society
delivered the annual address, in which he took the
ground that agriculture should be represented in the
Presidents Cabinet and that agriculturiss should have
some one at Washington whose special training and
knowledge would enable him to point out the evil effects
Of State and Federal legislation on agriculture as well
ms the results Of commercial treaties lie also
mcnded the organization of larger number of State
and county associations for the exhibition of the prod
ucs of the country. resolution was offered fav0rlng
the appointment OF a committee to address the Tariff
Commission in behalf of the producing classes and detail
ing the ruinous effects Of tile protective tariff agr
cultural interests throughout the country. To-day the
resolution amended and passed II charactcrZes
the present tariff unjust and burden to the agrcul
tural interests resolution also passed in of
making the Commissioner OF Agric Cabinet officer
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GOVERNMENT INOUIsI7TTENES&
Some New Questions Put to Voters, end
why They Arc Asked.


Complaints have been made of the inQuisi-
tiveness OF the United States supervisors at the
places Of registry in Brooklyn this year. more
questions being asked than over before. A
voter. after answering all the questions put as
to his name. his place OF residence. age. length
Of residence in the State. county. ward. and
district. is asked whether he voted in the cleo
tons OF 1876. 1878. and 1880. how long he has
resided where he lives at present. and. il In a
tenement. upon what floor he lives. This is n
sort Of Governmental espionage which many
persons object to. and the inquisitiveness has
proved offensive to many persons. 1t is re-
ported that some have fatty refused to answer
United States Supervisor OF Elections Allen
said yesterday that he had added the ques
iesscning the work Of the veriiication OF
the registry, lists. such rs Is REQUIRED by
and had told them IL they knew them as they
should they would not have to ask the Iucs-
tions Of al the voters. II voter says that he
and showed that he had for some years resided
in one locality. the supervisors would be able
TO check ofI his name then as correct. as It was
ment it was desirable to obtain the exact .loca-
b on. 50 t WHEN ,hs M s6d ne
once go to the part Of the house designated
thus saving his time and the annoyance OF
other tenants by inquiries.
Il do not want to make the law offensive"
added Mr.. Allen. and shall therefore renew
my instructions to the Supervisors TO use
ing the questions to voters. II there is obIcc-
tion to the questions. will have to put more
work upon those who have T. verify the lists.
ton rs to the private affairs of citizens. but
merely to facilitate tho verifying of the lists
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BROOKLYN REPUBLICANS.
Profound Encouragement at the Prospect OF
Folwcr's Acceptance.

Tho Generalization among the Republicans
In Brooklyn was not checked yesterday. The
leaders frankly said that IL seemed to be al
most waste OF time to enter into campaign
against such odds. They did not believe that
President Arthur. with all the fertility OF re-
source that he showed during the Hancock
campaign. could return from his fishing excur-
sion and inject any issue into the campaign
that would change the current
Tho rumor noated over from New York that
there was no doubt about Judge Foger's ac-
cep,ance. There remained some curiosity to
know what Judge Folgor said to Emissaries
Packard and Jensen. who went to him with the
doleiul tale from Kings County. A conspicu-
Gus, politician, said that he was able to repeat
Judge Foger's words almost verbatim.
taking and az" j%dss sr Sd da e. stenns
When they outlined tho Dqggett scheme for a
Wien aRS e to what
the political situation In Kings County was. he
tSa he dadSSa so
much assistance in that county"
The Rey. David Fraser, pastor Of the Classon
rsp9Tter yesterday that although he wash Re;
for aovern nc s He was aSv personally acquainted
with the Democratic candidate. having
in BrO for some and Tor ys
Office. He was severe in his denuncations OF
the fraudulent manner in which the nomtna.
tion of Judge Folger was secured and said
that it was the duty of faithful Republicans to
condemn ii.
The Rev DR.. Henry l.. Scudder also expresses
Indignation at the means used to secure the
nomination Of Folger and CARPENTER. and he
m bS as yRRs nS ee there
vote for Cleveland and Hill or not to vote at ALL
A letter was shown the writer yesterday from
his disapprobntion OF tho manner Of forming
the Saratoga Convention. and his determine
tion not to support Judge Folger.
District Attorney Catlin expresses the opin;
ion that Judge Folger ought to decline and
give the party some chance to succeed at the
polls. He believes that 1t will be n mistake FOR
Judge Folger to accept.
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REPUBLICiN SPLIT IN MISSOURI
a Fight that VIII Give Full Congress Del.
egation TO the United Democracy.

ST. Louis, Sept. 3o.-The fight between the
Republican factions is waxing warmer. Those
in revolt against machine rule denounce the
course of the Flley faction as that tho hood
lum element" and the latter charge those in
revolt with being "obstreperous old rcspecta-
bles." There was n possibility OF compro-
mise regarding the nomination Of city ticket.
and through the pcrsuasions OF the anti-Fillcy
prospect Of the afIrghtcd City Committee sur
rendering but Mr.. Filleey objected and 50 backed
the stableman who heads them announces by
authority that the respectabcs may go to
Hades; that his committee wear 500 brass
that there will be two city Republican conven-
tons and two tickets-the hoodlum element
nominating the first. and the anti-machino
respectable clement the other. The double
nominations will extend to the Congress dis
tricts. and the split gives the city certainly to
the united Democrats, and probably every Con-
gross district in the State.
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DIES ron CUBAN POSTAGE STAMPS.
Louis D'A rgencour Says he Made Them for
Denti.t Felix NaldeE-H0th Arreated.

Louis D'Argcncour, a native OF Geneva,
Switzerland. and an cngraver. hired Il fur
nished room at 30lis Elizabeth street several
months ago. He was uncommunicative, and
discouraged visits to his room. Once. when
painters wanted to paint the window blinds. he
took the blinds down SO thar the painters need
not intrude upon him. DR.. Felix Valdez, n
dentist at $40 East Twenty eighth street paid
DArgencour's board every month.
Detectives Drummond and Scanlon of the
United States Secret Service and Detective
Adams Of the Police Central Onlco went to
DArgencour's room in his absence on Thurs
day. and. searching Il trunk and satchel that
were there found evidence OF an extensive coun-
terteiting scheme They waited in the room all
Thurs1ay night for the return T OF the lodGer
arrested. lie said that no had been employed
by DR.. Valdez to do engraving. DR.. VALDEZ was
arrested at his residence. The trunk and
satchel Of D'Argencour were seized. They
contained about nifty dies and plates for print
ing Cuban postage stamps and fractional cur
rency Of different denominations several shoots
Of genuine Cuban postage stamps quantity
OF engrayers tools II cruGibc, and rrlnted
inks. There was also II well-worn copy OF
Piutarchs Lives
An electroiype maker told the officer that no
cour Only thirteen Of the dies could be found,
and II is suspected that the others have been
used to print from. D'Argcncour denied that
any printing had been done.
The two prisoners were taken before united
each in $4,000 TO answer Charge OF counter
feiting the postage stamps OF q foreign coun E,
try. which is made crime against the United
States. Dr. Valdez gave bail. ne IS a Cuban
refugee. D'Argencour was taken 70 Ludlow
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THE YELLOW FEVER SCOCRGE.
Spread OF the Disease In Pensacola-7s8
Cases and 79 Deaths 10 Date.

PENSACOLA, Fla, Sept. 30-This night ends
tho month OF September with a report of 7S3
cases of yellow fever to date. and 10 deaths.
The disease has been spreading rapidly for
week past. and 1t has unfortunately been chiefly
confined to very poor people the colored people.
for wonder. being peculiarly susceptible to
its ravages. The Southern people. especially
those Of Mobile and Memphis have sent most
liberal contributions. and our local Board has
been enabled to promptly relieve all distress up
to this time. The vouchers for the promised
$3.50 per day from the National Board of Health
have boon sent on. Although vastly inadequate,
il will be of great service in keeping sufficient
fund IN the hands Of the local Board, Willie this
formal appeal to the country for contributions.
or aid Of any sort s free r and voluntary
Board has 100 paid nurses on duty to-day in
addition to about dozen Sisters of Mercy.
long its resources will hold out to meet its i'm
Az an effect of tho epidemic. this town. a few
months ago one of the most prosperous murts
Of the country has an absolute SUSPENSION q
no willing hand was refused remunerative labor
Two deaths from yellow foyer are reported
o nH reports from Mier show that there
have been 500 cases Of the disease and 1856
deaths there to date.
tho river, above Roma. The guards exchanged
shots with the occupants Of the boats in pre-
ventin. their landing Some Of the boatmcn
swan the river, and three wore arrested One
bontman, whotried to land below, was wounded
il IL thought seriously.
BROWNSVILLE Tex, Sept. 3O.-Five now cases
and two deaths from tho fever are reported
during the past twentyiour hours The fever
is now more fatal than 1t hns been heretofore.
Three new cases are reported at Fort Brown
and two deaths. Point Isabel reports two new
cases but no deaths The sick at San Pedro
are doing well under, the care OF pr. Lehman.
the New Orl cans Times Democrdt volunteer.
Matamoros has celebrated the close of the
fever consequently no bulletins, are issued
there. I he fever there is confined entirely to
tho poor in the outskirts Of the city.
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REtiEw or TROOPS IN cuRo.
The Kbedive aud his MtRisters Present-Sa.
uyes Rejoicing Over the Expiosions

I'oSDoE, Sept 3'.--At Cairo grand re-
siew OF tho British troops was held this
aiteruo II in tho aI'laro before the Abljin
Palace IN tho cen,rc Of tho city. whcro the
troops assembled after marching through the
strea'S. The Khriiyr and his Ministers and
largo number OF NJtahles were pres
on, Ihc streets wore crowded with
native, The Indian contingent and the
naval brigade were warmly applaudcl in the
march past which was begun at O'Clock and
finished at 535. Tie strength OF the force evil
IDENTIFY made agrcat impression upon the Egyp-
uans, Many natives 90 abou, Cairo shouting
with delight over the explosions on Thursday
and CRYING This is tho peoples bonfire, Iii by
tthe people IN honor OF the Khsdiyc'- iufdel
,,Ih% Khrdiy, having offered Sir Edwin AIalct
NJ bi ~. tbnsil- G"neral. the order ri tho
Hpt1iir % i.e highest class Sir Edwin Mal"t
u'r'1M''4r Service forbade his acceptance Of
ihe h2hrr Tho khodiye. however,. in !t'fi that
,eHuni'd ask ucrmi--ioh as special favor, TO
p' hi1' ~ 10 receive II but the British Govern
m"n' lHa!ulhned Tho rule. The Khcdiye has
coIiiF'1 the Grand trne- II the oitrr q! DN-
mann upon Admiral Seymour.
,lhs "rVr, mat'iall began work in Cairo to-
guy S,r Charles Wilson will watch tho cases
'O,rne tI."i on behalf Of Great Brltain
iHs Huald$ viii start for England on Oct, 70.
galway tlhllic between Cairo and Alexandria
nuo'np!clelY rr'siUh'i-hcd, The mpmeulary
IInnrsa,iilnsS c0atod hy tho fire al tho station
,a,Sl' r,,r5ons have been arrested her" on tho
,shhafso Of having GXtcndnd the fire caused by
'oo oNr JsIpl nn Thursday
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The National Liberal League.

Sr. LOUIS. Sept 30.-Tho National Liberal
League in session in this city, this afternoon adopted
resolution favoring political action. Resolu
tions also adopted condemnatory OF the
action of attorney OF Boston ALEX
Stephens in Expressing the works of Walt
Whitman; also Of tile censorship exercised mail
matter by the Post ONCE authorities and private
societies a. contrary 10 the principles of the Republic
and restriction at III. liberty OF the press. condenniny
the introduction of Bible reading md psalm singing
in Grard College as violation of the stipulaons of
stephen Girnrds viii. aud recommending; that the EN
ecutive Committee uf the National League he cmpo
cred To take such action in the matter lie neces
sarN. The order OF business tomorrow will he the
changing OF the calendar from the commencement OF
the Christian era To some other date.
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EEOOkI TN.

The letter carriers uf BrouklSn gave s,rtuldr lat
evening, 10 Congressman i. liHnt smith o. marx "t
their approc !tou OF his scrNcs having their tA'u
RES Increased
The Young M,nt Democratic club has secured the
brooklyn Academy of Music for hrHliN alton meeting
next Saturday night II J.. sad mat Mayor Grover
Cleveland has promised TO attend,
Justice Moore Yesterday sentenced John $ Auneit y
real estate agent aged 81 10 the pcmi"nihfy for hNc
wears for forgery has own lra Of guilty lie swim
drd Mrs SnIi widow and ltr daughter. out of nearly
all the property the, had by selling them forged notes
and u forged mortgage.
Sheriff Stegman gave q notice yesterday 10 Robert
Scdgwick execution CLERK; Capt, ", = Atken fore
iag'rr And William iln deputy keepers at the Jail and
would moi required after date. The reason was that
the receipts VI the ONCE required reduction Of sKpeuses
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Her Chief Onicer Lost
The British steamer Venice, from

The British steamer Venice. from Yokohama
arrived Friday. looking dlaplstci "a though She
had been in search OF the North Pole Her commander
Capt Beard. said lie had experienced little bu, rough
weather from the day liz left Yokohama June ~ to
sept. ~ when he arrived in New YORK. on Friday
when the lookout wns expecting T. see sandy Hook
light the vessel WAS lRhorius heavily and NerNthing
was secured: hut nj about O'Clock burst the
bows That carried every thing before it man STA
toned IA usual. well forward tile forccastlr head
and seeing tie tremendous rolling toward the ship
he called to chief Officer Elliott who the bridge
To warn The man NJ the Wheel to Keep the head
toward the wave. Whether tie officer this ori,r
not viii never he known. The struck the steamer
and her decks were swept cean All the deck houses
were carried away. When the confusion had been
aared and the wreck cleared il found that uicer
IllInit lll DO IN sNAnIt nNerNlnri
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SPARKS FROM THE TELEGR4pM

Nine Minnie auk left IIavre Tor New York yesterday.
The American Consulate at ruuis has been formally
abolished.
David Evans of Wakefield y. IL. died on Friday night
aged lOi years aud months
Tie Australian cricket team sailed from Liverpool
yesterday in the Alaska for New York,
Tie total earnings OF the sing sing prison for Ssptn-
her are slUS y; total expenditures Sii iNiuH, net
earnings, S6u22U 90.
The acreage OF peanuts in Virginia Is ten per cent
greater than that of last md tie NIrd VIII he
about ID bushels per acrc aeaius, - h-t
The Attorney General has rendered SECOND uIuiou In
regard 10 tile election OF Congressman At"lnrr hu'uug
that the ballot, tor that office shuul lr Oh l ii, sci
having the caption Congress ON H.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1882-10-01
MRS. W4CKERLE's ALLEGED HUsBIND.
Unable to Swear to tho Number OF his Chill
drep Or to &ilvo their Ages.

ST.. LOUIS Sept. 3O.-The man Wackerle,
produced by the defendant insurance company
in the United States Court. and personating
the deceased husband Of the woman who sues
for the proceeds OF an insurance policy is
failure. He cannot testify even to the number
Of children the widow has had. nor swear ap-
proximately to the ages OF any of them. He
does swear that he was not in Cincinnati. but
far West at certain date. and plaintiff proves
that very date. and in Cincinnati. Although
the man has been drawing n pension as tho
he Is long absent brother. which accounts
for the resemblance some witnesses have traced
it now appears tolerably certain was run over
and killed in 1879.
The question of identity Is the main issue
before the court, and both parties express con-
fidence Of an ultimate decision in thoir favor.
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Tie Republicans of Burlington County. Nj. ycstcr.
day nominated Iharies T.. Merritt ot Mount HOLY for
state senator.
The bodies OF Martin RoS,itor aud Thomas Mercelis
who drowned in the Late frr -hct found
t-risy the former Dundee Island, four miles below
rassaic Falls.
rrot n Leeds. TO ascertain the effect Of the escape
into the PasHir during the storm, Of of
arsenic from trump's label factory, in Monclair
made MI analysis VI the water. lie found trace Of
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A Monument De.noilsd.

RICHMOND. Va, Sept. 30.-It was discovered
this morning that last night had desecracd
the monument recently erected in Hollywood Cemetery
the grave of the daughter Of eXPresiden Tyler
The drnpery of the statue of the Madonna which
the monument hsI been broken and underneath
had been written. "Thsiss botched job rhe statue
n fine work Of art. imported from Italy. Tho sGcri.
legtous yanda is not Known. Several hundred dollars
rev ard has been offered for his detection.
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In Response to tae Grand Jury.

Mayor Low sent communication to Justice
Moore If the Kings County Court Of Sessions yesterday
respecting the preseunrnt OF the Grand Jury suggest
inquiry into possible abuses connected with the
street cleaning contracts. On behalf of mysCf' lie
and III behalf o my Associates In the city Govern
mtnt, have the honor TO say that ehuUi heartily
welcome such An inquiry No uycstilatun upon this
any other point connected will tho ctys hu-l Hcs- or tis
interests be fun searching that Il shall
cciNv every MD at my hands
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wn.h.d Ashore Nh Is,oc.. leland Beach.

Mr. T.. c. Romans. broker. Of . Wall street.
got despatch Yesterday sayns that the license belong
ing To Edward Taylor, engineer % Mr. Romans
steam launch Fanny, hai beea picked UP by
fishermen on the east beach OF Rock Island
Friday. Mr.. lOmans SAIL that the
launch was used by hlmse!f aud his family IN
going his residence Gould Island in Sarragans.
bay. near Newport, lie thinks Il probable that the
launch carccned Al anchor AMI perhaps sank and that
all her papers got ailuat in TN, There
why She should have been out ~ the storm
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WINSTON. " c., Sept. 30.-A remarkable in.
stance Of the benefit Of faith and prayer yes
tcriay Mt Muir's Chapel camp meeting. The wife OF
samuel H. Taylor, Who lives near New Garden. in this
county has been invalid for two years part the
time unable to walk at all aud for long time compelled
10 with crutrhcs Yesterday she the citing
md desired the prayers of the Church that she might
gain the use of her limbs and said she would not leave
the church until the PRAYER was granted, When the
for dinner taken she refused to leave the house.
hut remained and passed the hour in worship Capt II.
y. Troy, who is noted reyiyalis made earnest
appeal In for Mrs Taylor. when the benedicton
was pronounced Mt T. NJ she with the congrega-
ton and walked as well as she did.
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New Yor.,. Can to the Rev. Mr. Van DYKE.

NEWPORT. Sept. Gothic call that has been
extended to the Rev Henry J. Van Dyke, Jr. OF the
United Congregational Church in this city, by the Fifth
Avenue and Thirty Street Presbyteria Church
in New York IL being discussed here and quite
OF Mr.. Van Dyke Pensioners expect that he will
cept the call. They do not hesitate to however,
no fear but that he personally would be very agreeable
TO his CATION, neither have they question
to his intellectual ability, which is Of avery high
order but they firmly believe that he Ia sufficiently
strong physically To undertake the pastoral duties OF the
New York CONGREGATION.
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Driven ou, for Wearing a supnower.

Fulton. n Y. Sept. 2o.-Ira Campbell ia a
young people in the habit OF wearing suuiowcrs on
recent night lie expelled from PRAYER meeting boys
who came in wearing the tawny flowers rs boutonnres
and gave notice that thereafter one would be admit
ted to the church wearing those badges Of Ishrticsm
On sunday hO publicly rcprimandcd young Mr. hart
lett, who wore sunhowcr into the church The follow
ing sunday bartlett again of the leOniuc
blossoms. Parson Brown WHO joins Deacon Camp
bell in his crusade against this form OF wickedncss
drove Mr. Bartlett out OF the church There grest
element and diversity OF opinion in the community as
10 whether the sunIuwtr ia really sinful plant.
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TA,uk. He May Have Dreamed II.

Charles Smith o. South Bethlehem. who
swallowed aconitc on friday because, NJ lie sai he had
bought a horse wlr, turned ont 10 he unsotnl l. OF
danger when Detective Bisscrt went 10 him Yesterday
10 obtain Information on which to arrest The horse
dealers smith said that he suffering frOm the Effects
Of typhoid fever which had somewhat unsettled his
mind and that he regarded the alleged horse ransac.
ton II deluslpu srisiug from tie fever
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Not pound OF salt watcr fish Wa' ~ bc had
yesterday in Fulton fish market, AMI very Hide fresh
water fish "Not e b,url,,crmau lns come in since a
week ago Thursiay," said markrtnnn Not cod.
fisherman either uiii only two hHl,l boats from
NOVA ScuiIn Most OF the hlur0Shcru,u lav ~ Staten
l-lnui or NJ uuwauu- all the week There three
four in the slip here Yesterday thrN all started for
the Jersey coast ~ Monday tuesday We ought 10
hear from them The cod II cutic "Wednesday"
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TRENTON, Sept. 3o-A freight train bound
Junction this morning Frank Leemun one OF tile Ell
gncers caught between the locomotive aud tender
and wa, held there for hour one of his legs
cut OFF aud the other badly scaldcd. Tie fire
leapod OFT and escaped With sr1inci make, The
cars were all more or less Injured. and traffic cl
porarily blocked by the wreck.
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Councilman Under Arrest,

WIrIIAMsPoET. Pa. Sept. 30.-All the members
OF the city Council Of Wlliansport under ito
day information Of several property charged
with failing TO keep the streets proper condition They
hlNs ban for tlelr anntnrance at court.
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Last evening a wreck wa discovered about
miles AMI half from the shore, opposite the West
End Hotel at Long branch The WINTER at that puiut
sixty feet deep Nothing could be of tie wreck
u few feet Of the m,iuuas with piece Ut sail nuttrr
~ 70
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PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 30.-At the Jefferson
College Ioslita! oscgday DE- II. L. Little performed
interesting operation Young Irisiman whose eye
had been burned by suplric acid destroying the con-
junctNa. The corresponding part OF rabbits eye
cut and stitched tn the injured part OF the mans
eve, and IL is believed that the Operation OF trans
planting Wi. be entirely successful.