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THIEvls CAUGHT.
A Novel Scheme to Get PIuadsr-Eho GAM
Tipped Up,

NEw YoGk, Dec. 16.-A gang OF express
thieves has recently raided Boston with
considerable success. 1t was q regularly
organized band, with system that work.
cd about as follows: The gang would
hire house in . safe neighborhood some
where in the suburbs, leave Q trusted
man in charge and then follow the big ex-
press wagons on their tours OF delivery
about the town. When one was left for q
moment unattended the thieves would
jump in, drive it away quickly BY . cir.
cuitous route to the suburban hiding
place. There what was worth having Of
the load was unloaded, and the rig, with
the rest, turned adrift. Next day the DO.
lice would come upon team and wagon
somewhere with the most valuable part
Of its contents gone.
In this manner, on the night OF Eovem.
Der 25th last, an express wagon OF Dart 4
Co., Of Boston, was stolen and robbed.
Tho police arrested two thieves and traced
them 10 their den, but it was empty. The
stolen trunks had been there, but the man
in charge had gone away with them.
The trunks and their contents were valued
ut 81 900, and 1t was thought that the prop
erty had been shipped to New York.
The Boston police telegraphed hero aud
detectives were put on the case. On Sat-
1rdAy they traced trunks that had come
rom Boston BY way Of the Grand Central
depot to q house in Riyington street.
Watching the house they saw Q thief
named Henry Hoffman come out. They
arrested him and locked him up. Al
learch Of the room revealed q lot OF stolen |
yoods and Hoffman had on him lot OF |
pawn tickets representing other stolen |
FOODS. When he found that he was fairly |
:ornered he gave up and helped the po.
ice. He consented to 60 to Boston with
nut requisition. Monday representative
rom the express company came here and |
Identified the stolen articles. Hoffman
!as taken to Boston yesterday with all
he stolen property.
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A TERRIBLE RECORD
or FATAL DISASTERS Br F1aE.
The Horribly MothodioAl Deed of an Insane
Mother Herself and Four Children
Perish in the RlAmos-A Michigan
FAimIy Found Burnsd to orisps.

PORTLAND, oeN., Dec. 16.-The Oregon.
ian's Olympia Wyoming Territory special
says: This morning at Long Prairie, about
eight miles from this place, a deplorable
even. occurred, the news OF which vas
received here tonight. Mrs. Miner, 3
relative Of Mr.. David Chambers,
has for some time manifested symp.
toms OF insanity, and according TO
report she last evening saturated
her clothes with coal oil and distributed
the oil around the house, telling one OF
the children that she was wetting them
with water. Early this morning
she made the remark that she was
about to destroy the whole family,
and her husband, fearing that she
was about to attempt his life,proceeded to
put her out Of the room, but on opening
the door discovered the house was in
flames. Reaching the front door with one
OF his children he found It locked and the
key removed. Thereupon be ran to the
back door and found Il nailed up.
Finally he and his little daughter sac.
ceeded in escaping through q window,
but both were badly burned. The, unlor-
tunGte woman with her four remaining
children was burned to death. The sur
Yivors were taken to the residenceof Mr..
Chambers.
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pead In . or % Whaa..

FARGO, DAK., Dec. LEON opening 4
car Of wheat that reached Duluth from
Fargo few days ago, the body OF q man,
bloody and mAngled was found, and in q
secret pocket was found $475 in bills. I'm.
I'll yesterday the efforts Of the police oi
Fargo and Duluth had failed 70 hnd .
elew TO the identity Of the murdered man.
Yesterday morning farmer saw photo.
graph ct the police quarters, and recoF-
mixed Il as the Likeness OF q neiRhbor, An
drew Koptt, who had gone to Fargo with
the farmer to whom he had sold his claim
TO enable him TO 90 10 Germany TO Join
his family. He was paid 1876, and q
supposed Waslinduced 10 enter O car Of
wheat for & free ride and then murdered
for his money. The murderer failed TO
fnd the secret pocket. There is q yet no
cleW To the peTpetrator,
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IT WAS DRY.
The Startling Eject of . Match Applied IA
aTrnin OF Powder.

CLEvrLASp, O., Dec. iR.-At North
Lawrence, Stark county, Ohio, to-day,
Albert Pile, who with several other house.
holders, occupied an old church as q
residenne, removed . keg Of powder
from the cellar, where another
keg was in store. There was q
leak in the keg that was being removed
and tiny stream Of powder poured from
the cellar to the hack yard. Pile discov,
cred the leak and asked hyatander 10
apply match to the line OF powder for
the purpose Of AscertAining lift was dry.
The explosive was dry. II ignited
and the fire ran along the line
into tho cellar whore it came
into contact With the remaining
ke9. 4 loud explosion followed, which
shattered the lower floor OF the building,
completely shutting of the occupants
in the second story. The burn
ing powder also fred the structure
and calamity threatened, which wal
happily prevented by the arrival Of q
number OF men, who ggepched the flames
and released the screaming prisoners.
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conrra,,innnl nInttnrn.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. l6.-After
some routine business the Senate resumed
the consideration OF Mr.. Hoar's Presiden.
tial Succession bill.
In the House, on motion OF Mr.. Nor
wood, OF Georgia, Senate bill was passed
removing the political disabilities OF Alex
ander R. Lawson, OF Georgia.
Mr.. King (LA.) submitted an amend
ment TO the rules allowing members to see
press correspondents Immediately in the
rear OF the Speakers chair. Referred.
The discussion Of the proposed revision
OF the rules was then resumed, and Mr..
Herbert, Of Alabama, took the floor with
an argument in favor OF the general iea-
lures Of the revision, but in opposition to
the plan Of distributing the work Of the
Appropriation Committee.
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The correspondence in the Kelley diplo.
macy case having been made public, Ger.
tain things appear: ~ That Mr.. Kelley
never ought to have been appointed Min
lister to Italy; (2) that having been re.
jscted by Italy he ought not to have been
sent to the neighboriug friendly state Of
Austria; (3) that the religious test 10
which Mr.. Keiley'S wife was subjected 10
despicable one, behind the spirit of the
age, and disgrace to the court that sets
it up; AZ that in 80 delicate matter the
Secretary OF State OF the United States
ought to have pocketed his two blunderS
and cut the matter short.
The ISTELLIGENcER was was at first in.
Clined 10 feel with Mr.. BayArd that Aus,
tria was taking unwarranted liberties with
the tail feathers OF our Bird o Freedom.
This illusion IS dispelled by the cores
pondeuce and 0 sober SECOND thought.
The representative sent to 3 foreign gov
ernuent is supposed to be acceptable 10
that government, which has the undoubt'
ed right to receive or reject, and this with
out assigning any reason. The Austrian
government, desiring to give unnecessary
assurance that it maintained It's high re-
spect for our government made the mis-.
take Of giving reason, which happened
to be one that arouseS the indignant con-
tempt Of every American. N
Though Mr.. Kelley had been received
by the Austrian Emperor, the posidon Of
himself and wife, as explained by our
Minister Francts. would have been un-
comfortable, humiliating and intolerable,
for they would have been 'cut" by the
whole court A minister who cannot
have social relations with the court to
which he is accredited il an outcaSt in .
strange land and Of no use to hisgoverR'
ment. DINA ~ r'
Having blundered ourselves into this
missGyenture, the best thing for Us iS TO
take fresh start, select minister who
will be acceptable to Austria and forward
him by an early steamer. The entente cor
dials will bs restored at some hmei the
initiative will have to be taken by the
United States, and it may aS well be done
drst aS last.
We cannot hope to convert Austria TO
urlibOral way Of thinking, any more than
we can hope to convert the Sultan Of Tur-
key to Christianity through the missionary
labors Of our Department Of State.
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DUBLIN, Dec. 16.-In an interview to-
day, Mr.. Harrington said that 1000 Ma
tional League branches, averaging 800
members, had donated sl2,0OO to the Ex-
ecutive during the present year. He said
that some new Nationalist members in
Parliament would receive salaries from
the League. The Extinction OF the Lib.
erals, he thought, would Immediately
benefit the Irish. He considered their
defeat due TO appeals to religious Ibig-
otsy. Mr.. Harrington also said that boy
cotdng was outside Of the Leagues pro-
Gramme, and that the practice was con-
fined TO few branches. The Executive,
he said, would not meddle with local
affairs generally, but would stop boycott
ting whenever such power was used.
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A WHOLE FAMILY BURNED,
ConaistinE of -Four Psrsons-A SiskehinE
Discovsry.


Discovery.
DETROIT, MICH, Dec. l6.-At an early
hour this morning the village Of Wood-
mere, a suburb OF this city, was the scene
OF horrible FIRE. Some men returning
home at half pas. discovered the small
frame house Of Frank Knox on fire. Help
was summoned, but before 1t arrived the
house was totally consumed. After day.
light this morning search was begun for
the bodies OF the family, who are thought
to have been in the building at the time
OF the fire. Knox was found on the floor
in the front room with his wife in his
arms, both bodies being burned to crisp.
A few feet away was an unacceptable
mass supposed to be the remains OF the
Oldest child, boy three years old. OF
the baby nine months old there was no
trace, and 1t 10 supposed that the baby
was completely consumed.
From the position CT the bodies II Is
thought Mrs. Knox, who was an invalid,
had oyer.turneda q lamp and all were over.
come by the flames before she could reach
them. The family were Frank Knox,
aged %; Susan Whitman Knox, aged ~;
George Kuox, aged 8; Frank Albert
Knox, aged months.
A later dispatch Gays: Frank Knox was
known to have money in the house, which
be had been saving 10 make some pay.
ments. The searchers IN the ruins found
q revolver, and it is known that Knox
never owned one. These two facts lead
10 a Eusnicion that murder vaH cotnmittad
for the sake OF robbery, and the building
then fred to cover up the crime. The posi-
ton in WHICH tho ashes of the family
were lying, would seem to oppose this
suppositon. However, nothing definite
is yet known, everything about the house
having been completely consumed. The
body Of the baby was not at first found,
and it was thought that the flames had
entirely deyoured it. Later the eearchers
found the crumbling ashes OF what had
been the youngest child. The Coronsr's
jury met and adjourned till later in the
paak
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p1sAsrRous CAYF
ALittie 0irl Saves . Train from Going late
the Abyss.

PorrsvILLE, Pa, Dec. 1e.-The rotting
Of pillars in the lower portion OF Fowler's
coltiery, at Yatesville, brought down the
surface during Monday night, including .
large portion Of tho Lehigh Valley coal
road. The cave in extends over an area
Of three hundred yards, and tho breach is
quite deep, the bottom not being visible.
At an early hour yesterday morning .
loaded coal train came down the road at q
rapid speed and was reaching the breach
when Maggie Behony, . 1O.year-
old girl living near, ran in front
OF the engine and waving her
bonnet got the engineer to pull up
Just Of the. edge Of the brink. A half
minute more and the train would have
plunged into the yaWning abyrs. The
Behony family lived near the cave in, and
the gubsidence Of the earth during the
night aroused them and they spent the
remainder Of the night at neig gh6or's out
aide Of the affected district.
The little girl heard the train coming
and instantly thought Of the peril OF the
crew. They did not forget to give her Q
substantial reward for her thouR RhtiulnoHs.
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RoynlIst Party split.:

Madrid. Dec. l6.-A split has occurred
in the ranks OF the RoyaliSt party and the
rival sections are violentin their denuncia-
ton OF each other. The breach took place
ct meeting OF the Royal club last even
ing, when stormy discussion arose,
which eliminated in the exchange Of
blows by some OF the members. The Sec
ton headed by Senior CGnoyas del Co.'S
tello, ex.Phme Minister, withdrew from
the club rooms. Senior Romero Y. Rob-
ledo, ex.MiniAter Of the Interior, leads the
schiSmatics. The Royalist followers are
diAmAyed at the rupture.
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WARRINGTON, D. c., Dec. 16.-The
President to-day sent to the Senate the
nomination Of Franz siegel, Of New York
City, to be Pension Agent at NewsYsrk
City.
Fourth. class postmasters were appointed
to-day, as follows, in Pennsylvania: F. J..
Boyle, Centreville: A. V. Shumway, Hor-
nets Ferry; David T. Besore, New Hol-
land; W. II. H. Taylor, Tivoli; Michael
McEntee, Upper Black Eddy II. P, Tay-
lor, West Warren; Dewitt Faro, Wilmot.
Other Presidential appointments sent
to the Senate to-day we're the following:
John Bigelow, OF New York to be Assist,
ant United States Treasurer at New York,
and Albert B. Stearns, Of Massachusetts,
TO be Appraiser Of Merchandise at Boston
and Charlestown. The remainder OF the
list comprises number Of Supervising
inspectors Of steam vessels and poatmas-
tiers appointed during the recess.
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omeial Vote 81 Ohio.

CoLpMBus, o., Dec. 16,-The Secretary
OF State received by express this morning
the abstract Of the vote cast at the last
election in Hamilton county. The State
Canvassiug Board completed the canuaSs
on the State ticket this afternoon, and the
official pluralities are as follows: Coy
ernor, Foraker, S59,2sl; Hoadly, S4l $780,
Leonard, Prohibition, 2S,oSli Noithorp,
GreenbaCker, 2.00l; Foraker's plurality,
1881; Lieutenant Governor, Kennedy,
$50. 20; Warwick, 34l, 500,
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PHILADELPHIA, Dec. la.-The iron trade
showS good deal Of feveriShpess and ir-
regularity, but the general tendency is TO-
wards higher figures. The Glendon and
AndOTer Companies have made second
advance OF 81 per ton, the price Tor their
gray iron nov being 81 at the Furnace.
Other large makers, such as the Thomas
change 10 tar-not more than & from
the lowest point, perhAps leSS than that
on their foundry grades. There Is no uni.
iormity, however, except that none Of the
companies are inclined 10 name prices for
large lots. Orders for 100 to 800 or 400
tons are taken at nliHht advance on re.
cent quotations, but for the present each
company seems to have price its own,
regardless Of what others may quote.
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CHICAGO, Dec. l6.-Ths principal barb
ed wire manufacturers Of the United
States met here to-day and agreed to ad-
vance the price Of all grades Of their pro.
ductons one-hAlt cent q pound, such Q
schedule Of prices to take effect ct once
and continue In force until January IA.
It is probable that on that date another
advance will be: made 10 meet an antici-
pated advance In the price Of plain wire.
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ABRoKEN RAIL


and Eight Injured.
EAGLE RocE,:: I9A4o, Dec. ls.-The
South Bend express on the Utah L
Northern railway, which left Butte,
Montana, last evening, met with very
serious accident at point hall way be.
tween Namgood and Market Lake stations.
The train was running along smoothly st
the rate Of about twenty miles per hour,
when two coaches and a sleeper were sud.
denly thrown trsm the track. An ex-
animation showed that one Of the rails
had broken completely of, alter the
engine, baggage aud mail car and that OF
the superintendent had safely passed over.
The ditched cars were not badly wrecked,
but W. o. Palmer, an employe Of the
company, who was on his way to Eagle
Rock, was instantly killed and other pas.
ssgGera were more or less injured. The
dead man and the Wounded we're taken te
Eagle RocE, where physioians attended
the sufferers.
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rllllia can en &c Prs.ldsnt.

WARRINGTON, D. O., Dec. l6.-The
delegates to the convention ofthe National
Guard Association Of the United Slater,
now in sesaion in this city, this morning
proceeded in body to the White House,
where they had an appointment 70 meet
the President They were received in his
private Office and each delegate was in
reduced 10 the President by Col. Bridges,
Who was formerly on Mr.. CleyelAnd's
Staf when Governor Of New York State.
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F1ELD-aovEnNMENrTELKenAPH.
He Thinks the 0oVSrnmsnt Should Pur
chase All the Linss In the Country.

He Thinks the 0ovOEnmont Should Pur.
chase All the LinsS In the Country.
NEw YoRK, Dec. l8.-Cyrus W. Field
has come out as an advocate OF Govern
ment telegraph.
"What Is your opinion, Mr.. Field, Of
the Edmunds telegraph bill7" he was
asked to-day.
81 am clearly OF the opinion that the
time has arrived when the United States
Government should purchase all the tele-
graph lines in the country. All the tele.
graph lines in the old world belong TO the
Governments OF the countries in which
they are located. It would be q great
convenience 10 the public II every tele-
graph office was postoftice, and every
postofhce Telegraph Office. As letters are
sent TO all and every part OF the United
States for two cents, and papers and mag.
aEtnes ct one cent Tor every four ounces,
30 should telegraph meslage be sent to
any part Of the United States at the low.
est price at which experience has shown
II possible that the same can bs done.
The press, which sends long messages,
should be charged half the rates paid by
the general public"
"Why do not all telegraph companies
succeed7"
"For the simple reason OF the expenses
entAiled in operating the lines. Two or
three Offices, belonging To different COM
panies, will be located In . small place.
There IL not business enough for all Of
them TO live upon. They will be fighting
for buHiness, and rates will be cut 80 as
not TO pay operating expenses in that dis
trict for either Of them. This 10 Of no
benefit to the public ut large, and the
companies are unable to maintain them.
selyes'during the conduct Of the useless
warfare" T-,i
"Would the telegraph companies agree
to sell their lines TO the Government ~
"It was found TO be good plan In Eng.
land, and proved to be fair TO all parties," !"
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RLAINK,s LUCK.
HIS IatsrsSt In . LSsdVillS Mineral Dis.
ooVery-A Rich Ore.

HIS IateFOSt IN . IosdVills Mineral Dn'
coVery-A Rich Ore.
DENVER, COL, Dee. 1G.-one Of the
greatest strikes Of mineral in the history
Of LesdVille Is now agitatinR the mining
world. Tho strike. is in the HeRrietts and
Maid Of Erin mines, on Carbonate Hill,
Just outside the pity limits. From the
drifts made 1t is estimated that the ore
body, which is known IS blanket vein, "
covers in extent ono 10 two acres. The ore
il worth on an average $40 per ton, and
the ore body uncovered Is estimated to be
worth from s., 900, 900 to $6,000,000.
The ore Ia VI hat Is known ~ the second con-
tract, and thestEike has doubled the value o!
all the numerous.mines on Carbonate Hill.
The adjoining properties arc the Morning
Star, the Brooklyn sud the AgGssil. The
owners Of the Henrietta are D. II. MoffGtt,
President Of the Denver 4 Rio Grande
Railway; ex-senator Chatiee, General ].
O. Wilson, Of Denver; Hon. James G..
Blaine and ex-senator TGber. The latter
ID the largest single owner. holding Eve,
eights interest. Blaine and Wilson own
one.eishth each. Denver and LeAdville
are jubilant over the And, as 1t indicates
that tie mineral deposits are:pTacticGlly
exhRuHtteHg.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 1l.-Robt. J. Phillips,
who cut his witeiS throat in this city last
June has been on trial here for several
days. Last night the jury returned ver.
dict Of guilty fixing the penalty at death.
When he killed his wife he cut his own
throat, but not fatdlly. He now breathes
through silver tube in his throat and
threatens TO pull 1t out and end his Life
rather than be hanged.
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Presented d 70 the EupSrOr.

WIsHtxa7oS, D. c., Dec. le.--A dis
patch has been received at the State De-
psrtment from Minister Lathrop. at St.
Petenburn, stating that the gold mounted
svord which tho President sent by Lieu.
tsnant schuetse, for presentation to Major
General Tchernaieff, Governor Of YakutSk,
Wss left at the United States Legation, at
al. PetenburH, by Lieutenant schuetEe
Then he learned that General TchernAieti
had diod, leaving no children. In accord
spce With the subsequent directions Of tho
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MINER's FEDERATION.
ZBp election of ohissrs-ArrauEsmsat for
thu noIninE CnInnhua CanHanton.

Thp election of oniesrs-AFrAnEsmsnts for
tho ooI0tnE IOlunbus ConvontiOn.
PITTSBURGH, Dec. .l8.-The Executive
Board OF the National Federation Of Mi.
uers and Mine Laborers held a secret
meeting here this evening and elected the
following officers: President, J. B. Rlsni.
ing, Peabody, West Virginia, secretary,
Chris. Evans, Of Pittsburgh. It was de-
cided to call convention ot the railroad
miners OF Western Bennsylyapis
as soon % practicable, for the puE-
pose OF taking action on the
scale presented at the joint conference
OF operators and miners, and to elect dele
gates to the Columbus convention. Also
that Joint meeting Of the miners Of Ohio,
Westefn Pennsylvania, Illinois end In.
diana be held at Columbus, O., on Febru.
ary Is, 1885, and that tho minern OF the
KRnRWha, MonongRhelA, Youghiougheny
and other works on the Ohio river be in
vited 10 attend with view TO organizing
the connecting mines along railroads and
rivers into districts. 3
The Maryland miners were resolved
into the Federation and the Pocohantas,
Va, Rtk Carbon, W. Va, Cleatfeld, Pa,
Cumberland, Md, and N yeysdAle, Pa, re-
gions were arranged into q Federated dis.
tript with Iowa, kansas, Missouri and
Colorado Into another district. Their
delegates wore instrReted 70 bold coayen-
tionS as soon a possible. 4 resolution
was adopted faVoriug the Hem
nepin canal project and urging an appro-
pfiation TO construct the Same.
The board then adopted an address to
the miners Of the United States and ter.
ritories, recommending that deisgss
tuud be collected at once to be held sub.
ject to will, q In the event Of failure to
arrive at an amicable adjustment Of prices
paid for mining in the several States, 9
itrike will DO ordered in all the low
priced districts.