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DAY DISPATCHES.
Alfonso's Reception at His
Capital.
Troubled State of the French
Cabinet.
The Mitchell-Sh Prize
Fight.
MISCELLANEOUS, ETC. ETC.
A Fatal ARRAY.

OMAHA, Oct. 2.-This evening at
York, Neb., w. H. Armstrong, an old
resident Of York county, was fatally
shot by John and Walter Gilmore
near the fair grounds. Walter Gill
more, two weeks ag,, married Mr..
Armstrong; daughter against her
fathers wishes and he swore ven
geance. One week afterwards Arm
Strong met his son-in law and shot at
him twice without effect. Walter
had been arrested, and to-day Arm
strong and bis two sons were brought
into town and were released upon
their giving bonds for their appear
ance next Thursday. As they
We're returning home they met Wal
ter Gilmore and his brother John
at the fair grounds, each party being
in Il wagon. 1t IS claimed that the
wagons locked wheels and Armstrong
sprang into the other wagon and
clinched with the Gilmore brothers,
when the shooting occurred. Arm
strong was shot twice, one ball pass
ing through his stomach and the
other near the heart. He lived long
enough to make dying statement.
The GilmOres surrendered and are
in Jail. J. Gilmore says he did the
shooting. Walter Gilmore's wife and
Elias Gilmore. the father of the boys,
were with them when the tragedy 0c-
CURED.
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Express Companies Fight. Fail
ure of Coleman Brothers.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 3.-A bill in
equity has been filed in the United
States Court by Wells, Fargo & Co.
against the Pacific Coast Steamship
Company. The complaint is directed
more particularly against the North
ern Pacific Express Company, the
majority of which stock is held hy
the Northern Pacific r. R. Co.,
Which also owns a majority of the
Pacific Coast Steamship stock. The
plaintiffs aiiege that owing to this
combination of interests the steam
ship company have refused to carry
their express matter, thus giving the
entire privilege to tie Northern Pa
cific Express Co. Judge Sawyer
granted a preliminary writ OF lnlunc-
tion pending litigation. Wells, Fargo
e Co. have already been enjolned IN
WASHINGTON, Idaho and Mon ana
Territories. 1t is believed the Fesuis
of the fight will be similar to that OF
the railroad coDterence-to cohuhe
each express company to its own par
ticular territory. ,. Ran,
r. is stated that ,hn A. Gault has
definitely accepted the railroad poor
connissionership with headqua',
ter, ju this city. He is expected
,e,e The end OF this month.
Concerning the fai ure of Coleman
yos'. clothiers, of New York, gen
tienan familiar with their affairs
saw, rhe failure was not unexpected.
At me time they were rated among
halfnillion dollar firms, bat the re-
t,re,1ent of the eller Coleman, who
lives in Europe, and VINO took ;
quartz Of million out OF the .- ousl.
ness, ogether with heavy minh ,as
losses one OF the members ! Tue
firm, ar. the causes OF their golnSS gS
under. the assignees commrIceu
taking sick, but have been delayea
by the jewish holidays. It's oeloevea "eS
the liabiiitis will not exceed $lNW'ooo.
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The Youngest Drummer-Boy.

But the Twelfth Indian Regiment
possessed pet of whom it may be
said that he enjoyed renown scarce
lv second to that of the wide-famed
Wisct nsin eagle. This was Little
Tommy" as he was familiarly called
in those days-the youngest drum
mer boy and, so far as the writer's
knowledge goes. the youngest enlist
ed man in the Union Army. The
writer we'll rembembers having seen
him on several occasions. His di,
minutive size and child-Iike appear
ance, as we'll as his remarkable skill
and grace in handling the drum
sticks, never failed to rcake all inn
rrc sion not soon to fade from the
memory. Some brief and honorable
he alton of Little Tommy" the
PRIDE OF the Twelfth Indian Regi-
mcnt. should not be omitted in these
''Rc.r,llectious of a Drummer-Boy."
Thomas Huber was borne in Fort
Wayne. Allen county, Indiana, Oct.
9th, 1851. When two years of age
the, family moved to Warsaw, Ind.
On the outbreak OF the war, his faith
er, who had been a German soldier
Of the truest type, raised company
of men in response to President Lin.
coins first call for $4,000 troops.
Little Tommy was among the first
to enlist in his fathers company, the
date of enrolment being April 10th,
1861. He was then nine years and
six months old.
The regiment to which the COM
panv. was assigned was the Army of
the Potomac throughout all its CAM
paigns in Maryland and Virgini'.
At the expiration of its term of serv-
ice, In August, 1862, Little Tom
my'reenlisted and served to the end
OF the war, having been present in
some twenty-s'x battles. He was
generally beloved by all the men of
his regiment, with whom he was a
constant favorite. 1t is thought that
he beat the first "long roll'' OF the
great civil war. He IS still living in
Warsaw, Indiana, and bids fair t.
be the latest survivor of the great
army Of which he was the youngest
member. With the swift advancing
years, the ranks of the soldiers of the
late war are being rapidly thinned
out, and those who yet remain are
fast showing signs of age. 1.-The
boys in blue are thus, as the years
go by, almost imperceptibly turned
into ''the boys in gray" and as Lit
tie Tommy the Youngest of them
all, souded their first reveille, so may
he yet live to beat their last tattoo. -
St. Nicholas.
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Paris Notes.

PARIS, Oct. 3.-It is stated that
Ferry yesterday resigned as Prime
Minister. Grevy, however, refused
to accept it. There Is great confu-
sion among the ministers and their
supporters. Paix declares the min
isiry alone responsible for their fail
ure to visit Alfonso.
It is rumored the German govern
ment addressed an energetic note to
France concerning the treatment in
Paris of Alfonso.
The Voltaire expresses its belief
that the Cabinet will not confirm the
selection by General Thibauden,
Minister of War, OF General Milot,
for chiet OF general staff.
King Alfonso has instructed Due
De Fernandez. Spanish Ambassador
to France, to contribute 10000 francs
for the relief of the poor of Paris.
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The Pittsburg Exposition Build
ing DESTROYED by Fire.

PITTsBURG, Oct. 3. The maguifi-
cent building of the Pittsburg Expo-
sition Society, on the north bank of
the Allegheny river, is totally de-
stroyed. The immense structure,
with its almost endless variety of ex-
hibits, Illustrative of every branch of
art, science and mechanical skill,
which was yesterday visited by thou
sands of people, and since the OPEN
ing on September 9Th by hundreds of
thousands, is now miniature mass
OF splintered and powdered embers
and tangled iron. The destruction
is complete. The fire was first dis
covered at two o'clock this merning
in the boiler room attached to the
machinery hall. at the south end of.
the building, and before the watch
man could give the alarm the flames
had spread to TIE Floral Hall, Ma
chinery Hall and the main building,
and in less than ten minutes the
buildings were on fire from end to
end. When the fire department ar
rived the flames were beyond
control. Nothing could be saved and
the firemen turned their attention to
saving adjacent property. Many res.
licences on South Avenue were in
flames, but by hard work they sue
ceeded in saving all these with no
damage done except the burning of
fences and cOrnices. The repeated
alarms soon aroused almost the entire
population of the two cities. It is
estimated that between $4,000 and
100, 900 people witnessed the confla.
grafton. The reflection of the flames
illuminated the country for miles
around making it possible to read
the newspaper print. The Pittsburg
origin of the fire is unknown.
The estimated loss Sent this morn
ing was greatly exaggerated. 1t
will probably reach $1,000 Sec
retary Patterson places the value on
the building at $l5O,OOO, the insur-
ance being $4,000. Exhibitors will
sustain loss of ABOUT $500, 900. The
probable loss was occasiOned by the !
Of the relict department.
The cash value of the al ticles con-
tained therein did not exceed $4,000 !
but many of them cannot be re-
placed. "Arabian," the first locorno-
tive ever ram in the United States.
was also destroyed. In the safe was
Sc, 900 c,.sh recei pts from yesterdays |
and Levy's cornet. The
safe has been taken out. The main |
building was 1000 feet long and $50 |
feet wide. The machin ry hall was
400 feet long and $50 feet wide. The
other buildings were small.
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Indian Matters.

CARoAITAs, Mexico, Oct. 3.-In-
dians coming into Casagrande say
that Ju was killed by falling from his
horse while intoxicated. They say
he fell over rocky precipice, but the
road being above the people do not
believe the story, and consider it
sharp manuevre. They are still ap-
prehensive of an outbreak. General
Ohati is at Carolitas with body OF
troops while Ju, with Chato, has
been making his headquarters in the
Sierras, few miles abcv, town, with
a large force. Small bodies of In.
dians were in Hotirt coming into
town and all seemed we'll supplied
with American money, but during
the past few days they have kept cut
of sight and these suspicious moye-
ments have excited apprehens:ons Of
another raid.
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The Waste OF Animal Food.

The flesh of domestic animals fit
for food is almost waste substance
in many countries, since it cannot
be locally consumed or proiitabIy
preserved. In the River Platte re-
public- alone there are SO COO, ,OOO ard
%. .OOO. .OGO cattle to population of
$500. .OOO.. For years sheep were on
ly va ued for their wool, and when
fiayed, carcasses were left to rot or,
when dried in the sun, piled up in
stacks for fuel, while later on they
were boiled down for their tallow.
Sheep gel very fat in the province OF
Buenos Avres, and three and four
years give frl quently from eighteen
to twenty-five pounds of tall0w.
Countless numbers of sheep are boiled
down every year in the so-calIed
gruserias only for the talIow, which
forms one of the staple articles of ex-
port. The mutton is thrown away,
or used in dry s'ate as fuel.
In the five years. more than H.
500, 600 sheep and 100000 horned cal
tie were boiled down simply for their
tallow, in the colonies of New South
Wales and Victoria.
We English are great meat eaters,
and, as our home supply is qniSe in
sufficient. we have to import more
than 6O0, ,OGO tons every year. With
the growth of our population, and
the decreasing number of live stock
at home, the imports of meat from
abroad have prodigiousiy increased
during the last quarter of century.
In a paper read before the Royal
Colonial Institute, Sir Francis Bell,
the Agent-General f.r New Zealand,
states that frozen meat in any guam
tity can be placed upon this market
from the other side of the world at
sd and cd pound. leaving good
profit to growers. "This." he says,
"Ought ultimately to make meat
cheaper here, or at least prevent the
further rise now threatened. Aus
tralia and New Zealand can, in fact
export 100000 tons OF meat a year.
or 1000 tons day, which: is not
much more than you want in Eng
land even now, without reducing
even the present capital number of
their sheep and cattle, and We are
able to send on sheep to Smithtieli
with greater ease to-day t IAN the
Tweed farmers could one hum
dred years ago, when meat was
selling at q penny a pound in Scot
land against ten pence in London
Sciencc Monthy for De-
fOLcr.
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Foreign News.

METZ, Oct. 3.-Ant0ine, who was
arrested yesterday charged with high
treason to Germany has asked fo-
his release on bail.
LONDON, Oct. 3.-O'Oonnell, the
slayer of Carey, has directed the dis
bur. cment of 81 500 received from the
committee in New York to raise
funds for his defense.
LONDON, Oct. 3 The secretary of
the London and Riverplate bank has
absconded. 1t is estimated he has de-
frauded the bank to the extent of
G4O.OCO. which sum he lost In specu-
lations on the stock exchange.
DUNDEE, Scotland. Oct. 2.-The
captain of whaler just arrived re-
ports he had an interview with the
natives near Dalrymple Rock. They
said they saw party of hite men
east of Smiths Sound, who were SUP
posed to belong to Lieutenant Gree
ley's party. :.
NEWCASTLE, Oct. 3.-Stenberg,
Seaman & Co. and Slater & Proctor,
corn merchants, have failed. Lila
bilities, former, 44O, 600; latter. E46,-
600.
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Washington Notes.

WASHINGTON, Oct 3-Rear Ad-
miral Joshua Sands, retired on the
list OF the United States navy, died;
aged 50.
A number of department employ.
ees, who have residences in Ohio,
leave Washington this week and go
home to vote. Those who go. how
ever, will not be allowed any time
by the department, except such as is
taken from their annual leave of alb
sence.
The Corean embassy visited the
Treasury Department this morning
and was presented to Secretary Fol-
ger, after which they were shown
through the building by Capt. Fitch
and committee from the chief d.
visions. They visited the treasury
office and were shown through the
vaults, cash room and redemption
bureau and were then taken to the
bureau of engraving and prints.
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The French Cabinet.

PARIS, Oct. 2-Twenty members Of
the Cabinet have actually resigned.
The crisis is as yet latent, but the diff
ferences existing between General
Thibauden and his colleagues are no
torious, and his resignation may be
as certain, Challemel La
cOur. Minister Of the Interior, resigns
on the ground Of i'll health. 1t is be-
lieved that Prime Minister Ferry has
fully explained to President Grevy
the position of the ministry. lie
Temps says the manifestation on Sat.
urday was directed more against the
Cabinet than King Alfonso, who
happeneiDg to appear during vio-
lent scene of internal politics, was
made the scapegOat.
LATER.-The settlement Of the
difficulties has been post
poned until the meeting of the Cham
bers. The CABINET will meet the
Chambers as now constituted.
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The FREQ Trade Conference.

ST.. LOUIS, Oct. 3.-The Free Trade
conference concluded its labors to-
day by long debate between some
members who insisted on absolute
free trade; and others who elimina-
ted protection a. the first step, and
the latter opinion prev lied. Ad-
dresses to the people Of the country
were adopted declaring that protec-
tnn was 4 ruinous measure and that
all possible means should be taken to
abolish it Immediately. Most of the
gentlemen declared they were
straight out free traders in theory
but thought it wise to strive at pro-
lection as a preliminary step. The,
literary bureau agreed to furnish free
trade matter to the pless generally,
especially to country papers. Ex-
Govrrncr John s. Phelps, Of Ms.
souri,, the presiding officer, stated be-
fore adjournment that .he next con-
ference would ne annOunced hereaf-
ter. After the adjournment of the
conference the Missouri State Free
Trade League was formed.
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MONTANA MELANGE.
Accidents ana Incidents as Mar
rated by Our Exchanges.

The Shonkin roundup was fin
ished last Wednesday.
A new town is to be laid out at
Dornix, Yellowstone valley.
The Benton Rccor1 publishes n
list of 125 horses stolen from Old
Agency.
Four live young swans We're cal
tured on Henry's lake last Week a.ld
shipped east.
Carl Kleinschmidt, last week, sold
his flock of 1. 900 sheep in the Judith
Valley, for $3.50 per head. to Hay
Bros.
Thomas Lacy, Of the Shonkin,
sowed fourteen bushels Of wheat on
fourteen acres this year, and secured
a return Of $50 bushels.
A short time since a shower OF
half grown frogs descended during Il
rain storm, at Alkali stage station,
1t is reported that the Second cav
airy is about to be ordered to Ariz,-
ia, and that the Tenth (c,loredl Will
take their place.
The agent OF Dupont Bros, the
great gunpuwder hrn, SAYS that
Montana consumes more powder per
capita than any State or Territory III
the Union.
The Canadian Pacific railroad WAS
at Marley vile, forty miles west of
Calgary, ten days ago, aud will get
to the summit this season, if tie
weather is favorable
| A son of +. l.. King, Of Heleu:s
had his neck cut open the other day,
in order to have piece OF bark,
which he had taken into his mouth,
removed from his wind pipe.
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San Francleco Stock Market.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 3.-The
following are the official closing
Meeting of Pool Lines.

CINCINNATI, Oct. 3-The second
meeting of the representatives of the
Chicago and Ohio river pool lines
was held to-day with closed doors at
the Grand Hotel, from II o'clock
this morning until late in the after
noon. The report of the committee
appointed yesterday was considered
in sections and adopted. Passenger
rates are to be restored Thursday at
midnight. The general freight agents
are to meet in Chicago on Friday and
the general passenger agents at the
same place Saturday to complete the
details of the plan agreed upon. A
general meeting is to be held in
Louisville next Monday. Richard
son was appointed pool commission
er. The executive committee Is COM
posed of the general managers of all
the roads interested, with T. T.
Malot, of Indianapolis, President.
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Reparation to be Made to Alfonso.

LONDON. Oct. "a Paris CORE
spoDdent of the Times states that the
Marquis de Ia Armijo. Spanish Min
lister of Foreign Affairs, in referring
to the scenes in Paris during the
visit of AIf 'nso, said the wrong then
committed was 50 marked that he
felt that ample reparation be rendered
by the French government, and he
had advised the King not to hurry
his departure. The Marquis also
said: We are determined to prevent
any internal difficulties occurring in
France Oh our account. The repre-
sentative in Paris of one of the great
powers called upon me t. state that
the Kings prudence and dignity un-
der the trying circumstances had
rendered service to the whole of Eu-
rope. The Marquis further said: We
are perfectly satisfied of the good
faith of Ferry.
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The Remains of Shakespeare.

LONDON, Oc-. 3,-In August last
DR.. Ingleby, one of the life trustees
of the birth place Of Shakespeare,
the author, Oroposed that the re-
mains of Shakespeare be exhumed
in order to compare the poets skull
with the monumental bust in the
church, as we'll as to set at rest the
question of the c,rrectness of many
conflicting portraits of the poet in
existence. The proposition received
the endorsement of Rev. G. Atbuth-
not, vicar of that place. Upon refer
ence to the terms of the sepulture,
however, it was found that the re-
mains could not be exhumed or dis
turbed without the consent of the
mayor and the officers of the co"po-
ration. The mayor refused to consent
and the matter has now been finally
settled by the city council, which
passed resolution condemning any
disturbance of Shakespeare's re-
mains,
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China Wants No War With
France.

PARIS. Oct. 3.-The Figaro asserts
that Tricon, the French representa-
tive in China, has telegraphed the
government that no serious prepara-
tions for war are being made in
China. He says the idea Of fwar with
France is badly received In the
southern provinces and is repudiated
by the council OF the empire He
says China could muster only 10000
troops with European arms for ser
vice in Tonquin. The Figaro says
it believes Prime Minister Ferry is
willing to neutralize the northern
provinces of Tonquin, bat will not
c-de them to China. and has in
structed Tricon.. 1t also says Ferry
will inform Marquis Tseng, Chinese
Ambassador, in an interview to-day,
of the final limits of concessions
France will make in the Tonquin
matter.
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Laundrymen's Association.

CHICAGO, Oct. 3.-The delegates
who arrived here two days ago for
the purpose of estab :ishiug Nation
al Laundrymen's Association, adopt
ed a constitution to-day, and elected
G. F. Ellis, of Chicago, President.
It was decided to form local associa-
tions, which are to keep all other as
sociations advised Of matters, espe-
cially those affecting the laundry
business. The meeting adjourned to
meet in Philadelphia Oct. ..
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An EsouimauX Canard. q.

LONDON, Oct. 3.--Professor Nor
denskjold. in referring to the state
ment IF Hans Hendrick, an Esqui-
maux, that Lieut.. Greeley had been
murdered by mutinous crew, tele-
graphs that H .ndrick was told that
"a brave commander had been MUIR
dered," which, Prof. Nordenskjold
saws, is evidently an ESQuimaux ex-
agkeration, resembling the slander
circulated as to the cause Of Captain
HALLS death in III.
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A Thriving Business

San FRANCISCO, Oct. 3.-A dis:
patch from Seattle, w. IT,, says:
The smugg ing OF Chinese across the
border has become q thriving busi-
ness. The Victoria C0lOnist confirms
the statement that, Notwithstanding
the representations of the treasury
agent sent to investigate the matter,
the Chinese smuggling is largely car
ried on, and that Victoria becomes
the rendezvous for Chinese to cross
over into the United States. The
great number of saw mills on Puget
Sound employing Chinese is the inl-
mediate cause why SO many are
suluggied over to that section.
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NIGHT DISPATCHES,
Rumorod Death of Ju, the
Apache Chief.
China Wants No War With
France.
The Yellow Fever Scare in
San Francisco.
Burning of the Pittsburg Ex-
position Building.
Wells, Fargo & Co. VS.. the
Northern Pacific.
Smuggling Of Chinese Across
the Border.
A Legislative Investigation Com
mittee.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 3.-The legis-
lative committee consisting of three
senators aud five representatives, az
pointed to investigate the character
Of the testimony taken in the Stand
ard Oil Co. investigation, met here
to-day. A letter was read from H.
G. Patterson, of Louisville stating lie
was unable to attend, but would reach
PhiladelI .hia Thursday. The chair
man stated that Samuel Butter and
Gen. ". II. Schell had promised to
be present. The committee is en-
powered by the legislative resolution
to inquire into the legal relations of
the Standard Oil Co. to the state and
its conduct as to the payment fakes
to the state and into the right and
power Of t,xes by said company over
any foreign company.
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Murder and Suicide.

MONMOUTH, Ills, Oct. Mrs. bai,
lev. As years, wife OF a commercial
+. .avaier. aud her daughter, ID years
old. were found dead in corn held
near this city this morning, and from
;, note found on the person OF the
mother. it was evident she had KILLED
her child with razor and then took
her own life with the same weapon;
The daughter had been demented
since her birth and the mother had
Of late given herself up to brood!ng
over her daughters condition. which
i'm nallad her to the awful deed.
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A Mormon Missionory and the
Mormon People.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.-A Mormon
missionary who is here claims to
have recently made 5000 converts,
mostly girls between the ages Of 10
and Is, bu. says that be has received
but one in this city. He is an asso-
ciate of the Mormons who were re-
Gently tarred and feathered in In
diana.
Congressman who are here express
themselves very earnestly about the
Mormon question aud say that it is
evident that something more strln.
gent than the Edmuads law will
have to be devised if polygany is to
be abolished. One plan is to legls..
late the present government out O,
existence aud to have provislona!
government created, the officers OF
which would be appointed by the
President aud confirmed by the Sen
ate.