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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-06
TWO PASSENGER TRAINS WREChED.
A COLLISION on THE IRON MOUNTAIN RAILROAD
SEVERAL PERSONS KILLED.

A COLLISION on THE IRON MOUNTAIN RAILROAD
SEVERAL PERSONS KILLED.
PIEDMONT, Mo-, Feb. 8 tSpecial.) The south
bound pa ssenger train left here behind time just before
a. III. to-day 1t usually passed the northbouud Men,
phis passenger train at Mill Springs ten miles SOUTH
Two miles north OF Mill Springs the trains met at full
speed a Henry Walker and Presley Evans,
engineer and fireman respectively OF the south-bound
train, jumped. Evans was killed Instantly and Walker
dangerously hurt The engines met with terrible crash
and both thrown from the track Edward Wallack
and Harvey Martin, engineer and fireman on the Mem
phis train, killed on their engine. The smoking
car and coach Of the souhboun train tee-
scOped" the standing at angle Of forty
five degrees the tender passenger. Mr. Coulter.
who lives In Little Rock and brakeman. William Dicks,
the only persons In the sleepngcar aud both were
seriously hurt The smokng-ear OF the Memphis train
was thrown from the track but fortunately no one was
In It, Several passengers had limbs broken The in
Jured persons sent st. Louis to day, and the
bodies OF Martin ana Evans sent to their friends at De
Soto. Mo- The accident caused by misunderstood.
ing OF orders.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-06
ICE PLENTY. BUT HARD TO HARVEST.
BADLY JAMMKD BY FREsHETs-THE PRICE MAY ID

RAISED MKT SUMMER.
There has been lust one reflection which has
,npnored the average citizen far through this present
cold snap and that is now knocked from under him by
the announcement OF the Ice companies that their staple
will not be any cheaper this year than usua-in fact,
that there is probability OF slight rise In price
While the said citizen been shrveng up before the
blasts Of the winter wind he has comforted his soul with
visions Of great fields Of smooth ice rapidly forming on
the Hudson while the pleasing fancy of anext summers
ice tariff that trying to undcrbd the mercury Itself
eossed his mind. Tie visions only the baseless
fabric Of dream however for II he could nave viewed
the Hudson with eye Of the ceman instead OF the eye
Of ina gnatOn he would have seen It's smooth surface
broken by an almost continuous line OF ice jams
There are some smooth places, however and into
these the icemen are digging with plough and saw.
Heavy freshets in the early part OF the winter came
roaring down the Mohawk Valley and wrecked the
beauty Of the Hudson's CLASSY surface Where 1t piled
the icecakes up ali OF fantastic shapes and posi-
tons the icenan drops crocodile tear and passes ON 10
some protected bay, where lie out food for the
water tanks OF the city, Canals
have be through the jam to the ice houses
and along these the steady procession OF cakes IL Kept
ice raft is towed by mules The ice those parts OF
the river which have been disturbed Is from nine to
fourteen inches thick. The trouble and expense OF tow
the cakes through sometimes two three miles OF
canals and broken ice may raise the price 25
cent. or so ton for brewers but the honest lceman
pledges his word that the tarin for distribution to
families shall not be raised.
some of tie smaller houses along the river bank will
be unable to any harvest whatever this year. The
large compauies OF which have storage room for
1900 900 tons always get stock u they have to i'm
lft out in the cold. The ice Rockland Lake which
furnishes the best quality Of refrgerang material for
Ia twelve inches thick and Is being harvested
Rapidly II the cold weather continues full crop will
be obtained this year and at about the usuaI date
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-06
FRAGMENTS OF CABLE NEWS.

PARIS, Feb. 5-The membors OF tho party OF the Ex-
tremo Left IN the Chamber Of Deputies consider the
resent time for bringing forward meas
ure for the expulsion OF the Orleans Princes IL Is
thought that the Radicals Will abandon their intention
of Introducing q motion to eXpcl the Princes
LONDON Feb. 5.-The Italian bark SilviO which sailed
from peusacola December for Liverpool has put into
Falmouth. She encountered heavy weather, IN which
Captnn BeuYcnuto aud the mate drowned and the
whco boat and the bal yatks wcr0 srashed. Tue yes
sci also sustained other damage John Murray sall-
maker from the German ship Lima, from Philadelphia
for nnmburg which fell In with the SilviO boarded the
bark on January 10 and assumed command or her.
bringing her Into port.
PARIS, Feb. 5The strike OF factory employees al 81.
Quentin Is extending The strikers attempted tn hoid
meeting this evening but were prohibited by the town
officials Ia revenge the strikers smashed the windDws
and shutters OF factories and Of tho houses Oh the
managers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-06
EARLY MOKNING FLAMEs.

Alarm was caused in the five-story tenement
house No. liza First-ave at M yesterday by fire
which had started In Julius Bernhardrs tin shop the
first floor. when the first company OF nromen reached
tie house members OF dozen families were running
down the stairs In their nichclothes Fearing that
some persons might be imprisoned by tho names the
serves. All the inmates OF the house escaped unhrt,
however and the emcn eItingulshed the fire soquicky
that the less than 5000 At an earlier hour In
the morning the silyerpating shop OF Emil Fox nj No.
g Liberty 81. was damaged by fro To the extent OF
81 900 Other fires In the morning caused losses OF
800 David Isngs rooms at No 29i Grand 81 ana or
5000 In Henry Kddlo's tenement house No lOl Ludlow
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-06
SIX MEN DANGERO USLY BURNED.
RESULT OF A QUARREL AMONG wORKMEN.
POURING COAL OIL DOWN A CHIMNEY TO CAUSE
AN EXPLOSION.

POURING COAL OIL DOWN CHIMNEY TO CAUSE
AN EXPLOSION.
ST. LOUIS. Feb. ga shanty in East st.
Louis last night was suddenly enveoped IN flames The
glare light tho attention OF all the railroad
men who happened to be out. They ran toward tho
place. and as they did they heard the most piercing
shreks The door forced in and two men staggered
out waving their arms wildly. Their clothes were
ablaze. Other dragged out unconscious. The
victims they brought ont seized and rolled
on the ground the snow The faces OF the victims
off their bodies. They were taken to the Relay
Depot, whero their injuries attended to-.
six men were taken out OF the shanty. They
managed to explain that while sitting around tho
talking it seemed to burst open and flames poured
upon them before they could e.cspe. Blinded and
dazed they struggled to reach the door II seemed an
eternity before they heard the cries OF those who came
to the rescue Near the back OF the shanty, on the
ground. was found tin can that evidently had con-
tanned coal oil Some OF the railroad men who ran to
the rescue said light Of tn burning shany disclosed
the figure OF q running away. Tho names or the
unfortunate mon Morris McGlynn James Donohua,
William Gilky Pat Boyle Scott sanderson Joseph Nc
Geo and I red Erickson
Scott SandersOn OF the victims stated this morn
ing that early in tho evening when they went into the
santy for supper, they expected trouble, Tor an op
posing unrendy OF mon had been there before
them and had fastened tho windows ana aoOp o n o,o
gained admittance As as they entered, the aoor
OF the shanIy closed by somo Que without. and SO
soiue began to throw powder down the chimney.
Tho within filled the stove with oily waste In order
make the chimney Ia common stoyoppe) so not that
those could approach II. The latter then re-
sorted To the plan OF pouring oil into the chimney aud In
moment the room was ted with hames. None OF the
burned fatally, but the majority OF them sus-
tanned serious Injuries.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-06
MIR. BLAND EXPLAINING THE VOTE.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-Representative Bland.
of Missouri vocing the opinion Of the silver Democrat
of the House. desires to the impression which,
he says, has gained currency that the Repupiicans
voted sodly OH Wednesday last against Mr. Hewtrs
motion to recommt with instructions the resonuon
reported from the Committee on Coinage weights anu
Measures calling fol Information as " s'e' 'oa ~
- IT. .o,s that n. the ninety votes for the motion
thirty were Republicans aud sixty Democrats while OF
w. la votrs against eighty we're east by Democrats
hi"s sho majority of twenty Democrats against the
notion He further says: There were n.Ly nal e, psme.
,on because they doubted the propcty Of asking the
EHcreary of Treasury to dene his future policy as
tos siIyer ayments."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-06
ITALY TO ACCEPT SPAIN AS ARBITRATOR.

ROME, Feb 5.-lt is semi officially stated
that Italy will spain arbitrator in tho dispute
between the United states OF Colombia and Italy over
the arrest OF Ernest Cerru Italian subject by the
former Power a Charge Of provided the action
Captain Cobanchi commander Of the Italian cruiser
Fiava Givln IN compelling the Colombian authorities
to surrender Cerruti to him previous arrest at
Buenayentura DO excluded from consideration by the
arbitrator.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-06
TO RrLLDArARN NIL IN LIE SOUTH

AUGUSTA, Ga, Feb. Be. II. Coates & Co.,
OF Philadelphia, have determined to build tepthou-
sand spindle yarn mill bank of.the Augusta Canal,
and have closed the with the city for water
power. The work will he begun on the ground in q few
weeks and the machinery Will be brought
the building Is Dished. The mil will employ 100 hands
and will be in operation In six months. Coates Il Co.
attracted to Augusta by the ue and cheap water
power, aud cheap and skilled labor This will make the
NTH yarn mill In this city All OF those here have
been doing WE'LL even during the depression in cotton
goods spinning.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-06
DRIVEN OUT IN THE COLD AT MIDNIGHT.
EIGHT FAMILIES MADE HOMELESS AT RUTHERFORD,

VI.
A large tenement-house and q Of shops were de-
strOyed by fire at Rutherford, N. j., yesterday
morning. Eight poor families we're left homeless and
destitute OF clothing The burned building stood near
the railroad station. Fronting the railroad track was
a row of low wooden shops and back of them rose q
tenement house in which lived seven coored families
and one white family. In two of the families were
seven small children. Thrty-eght people in all liy ed
there just beyond where the tenement house stood Is
the village hotel kept by George Hoffman,.
At 1870 o. IN. yesterday Mrs. Hoffman,, who was
sitting up with a sick child. looked ont the window
and saw smoke issuing from the lower part of the ene
ment house which was occupied a grocery store by
George HYDE. She called her husband who ran and
alarmed the mperilled families. The hle
spre al rapidly and the tenants rushing out in
the bitter cold in their night clothes having time TO
but there Is volunteer hre department. the
members of which do the best they can with buckets
al fires They were soon on the spot and managed by
dint of hard word to save the ncighboring buildings
with tho exception OF the of wooden shops, to
which the lire quickly communicated. Mr.. Ho1mlnn q
took the homeless families into his house aud he and
the neighbors furnished them with clothes. la the
forenoon most Of the people who were burned out
found shelter with their friends IN the village. sub
scriptiou was started for them by Mr.. Hoffman, and
81 80 raised before night. considerable amount
of clothing was also sent to the hotel for them.
The burned buildings we're owned by William Me-
Main aud valued at $4,000 The origin OF the fire
is not known.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-06
A COMBINATION THAT WOULD NOT WORK.

CHICAGO, Feb. (SpeciaD.-The combination
in the map treasury vault OF the American Express
Company, in this city, failed to work on Wednesday
morning, and experts unable TO open the steel
doors. They finally compelled yesterday to go to
work with drills aud this afternoon an entrance was
effected. The contents undBturbed, showing that
the trouble owing entirely to some defect In the
working OF the combination.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-06
RrsLNEss HOUSES pEsTRoYEp.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. tSpecidD.-A fire
broke out In the fourstory brick building Nos l20 l22
and l2i Exchange Place. owing to the narrowness Of
the street. the fremen had difficulty in their work The
fire was not under control until 1880 o'clock but tho
mass OF the adjoining roofs prevented the fire
from spreading. The fire began In the cablneshop OF
Never Co on second floor Of No. 100 and spread
TO The buildings each side. These wero occupied 10y
Smons Il Co, manufacturers OF steam packing Mar
tn Kohont boots and shoes; Fred BeDtZ, merchant
tailor; Charles Messengers brass hhlshcr and Bryan
Co.. dealers in society badges regalias etc The loss
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-06

kEw-HAvEN, Feb. Especial. George Wag-
ner an Essex farmer hanged himself In his barn last
night and II. +. johnson, wood turner In the Same
place, has bsc0me deranged Both mon crazed by
religion Since the first week OF January revival has
been going on In Haddam Deep River and Essex. The
Oldest Inhabitants remember nothing equal to IL In
fervor and excitement Union meetings have been held
nightly and the churches been crowded to their ut
most capacity. No seems to escaped tho in-
f.afinn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-06
HIS EXCUSE FoR MARRYING TWO WIVES

BALTIMORE, Feb. (Specidh.-Henry Ernest
Conradcr. middle .ged, respectabc-looking man. in
the Criminal Court to-day tried 20 plead ignorance OF
the law for having two wives. The women
were present and the ministers who had married
them. The Rev. Charles H. Frincke testified that he
married Courader tp Anna Maria Bademann, and the
Rev. John L. Hauser testified that he married COnradcr
aud Ida Krenger about fifteen years previous. Conrader
believed because hc had not lived with his hrst vile
for seven years entitled to marry another woman
lie was convicted OF bigsmy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-06
TRIALS or 4 POsPuA SrER.

CHICAGO, Feb. 5 lSpeciaD D.-Christ IIieben-
thai was postmaster at Bensonville ILL.,. until last
June, when p T. Tiedman was appointed by the Adj
ministratlon the office This was gall to Hiebenthal
and IL is allie ged when his successors commission
arrival from Washington the outgoing postmaster do
taIned it I'm the office and refused 10 give 1t up Mr.
Tedman sent his son to the office and then went him
self but says that not until he had threatened to
secure uobcnthas that he put in possession
OF tho precious document THIS was ABOUT June ~ and
man continually finally, fOrbearance eeasing to 1e
a virtue the latter TOOK out warrant IoT MS cney
arrest Mr. rbruthal arrested last night. ana To-
dly the entire population Of jensonyo crowded into
CoininIssloupr Htyne's room. The defence was not
,sanD and The hearing was postponed, Mr. Helenthal
heInS held in bonds OF 81 900. lie Is charged with
Illegally OBTAINING mail matter lor Whioh 'ho PuLsn
mcnt Is Imprisonment for six months
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-06
SKATING ON THE COLD LAKES.

Hundreds of skaters glidcd across the Gen.
tral Park lakes yesterday defyng the cutting wiud
which tnged their cheeks The snow had been cleared
from the large lake and the Harlem River by large
force OF men, who occupied all day Thursday In
ne work. Yesterday afternoon workmen were clearing
Tie small pond at Fifty -ninth-st and Ffth-ave. The
snow "a the heaviest that has fallen this season. is
htaped IN high banks along the borders OF the lakes
lnciosing them with O wall of snow. The skating on
streams aud pouds In the suburbs has boeD spoiled by
Tue hoayy storm and the Park authorities look for larger
crowds On tha lakes than ever
Although there skating In Prospect Park few per-
sons NeDtured On tho ice.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-06
Axxlous 10 BE coyrRoLLgR oprHs cURRExor

CHICAGO, Feb 5 (SpeciaD.-A dispatch from
Washington received to-day, contains the information
that the visit OF State AttOncy Grnnel 20 that ciy
was to place file the application OF City Controller
Theodore f. Gurney. Mayor Harrson's trusted lieu
tenant for tho position OF Controller or the Currency,
made recently by the resignation Of Mr. Cannon
The dispatch says that there are number OF applicants
for position and high Treasury official says that he
does believe Mr. Gurney's chances are hattcrng.
although 1t la probable that Western man will be
aeleoted for the plACo.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-06
VICTIMS OF THE COLD.

HIGH BRIDGE, N. j., Feb. 5 Especial. .-Har-
rson Wright of suecasunna, N j., and william Wheeler.
supposed to be from NewYOrk, became Intoxicated last
night at Flanders and then getting In sleigh started
ior Wrights home On their Wheeler fell from tho
sleigh, and Wright, too drunk To know what ne was
about, drove leaving Wheeler TO perish In the cold.
AIS body Was found this morning.
LINCOLN. Neh., Feb. 5.-The bodies OF a man. woman
md SIX cafaren found frozen stiff the prairie
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-06

CHICAGO, Feb. 5.-A Montreal dispatch says:
The most distressing intelligence continues to be re-
ceved from Gaspe regarding the starving condition OF
the fishermen and their families who have been thrown
out OF cmpoymen by the suspension OF Robin Co. To
make matters worse tho other great fishing firm OF
Ie Bontiller Brothers has also suspended so that
about 5000 persons literally the verge OF starya
ton The Dominion Government has been petitoned to
come the assistance OF these people as there seems to
be no hope OF the firms resumng business A c0mmun-
cation has been received by tho Mayor here from the
Rector of NewCarlise and OF Paspediac asking for aid
and intimating that tho system pursued by the bank
such that the men were ut all times de-
pendent their employers for their daily bread Now
that this has failed thcn aud unless assistance is pro-
ylded the provision stores will be paged. mob rule
Will reign and life aud property will be IN danger. Two
thirds OF the population of the county OF Gaspe are
affe by failures.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-06
AN ALARM SENT FRoM A SCHOOL BUILDING.

While Mrs. Adele Loos was making her
kitchen fire yesterday in the tenement No.
254 East twenty ffth-st, she set fire
10 bor dress md was burned severely. Excited neigh
bors sent an alarm OF fire from the public school In the
same street and fireman afierward called an ambu-
lance which took the woman 10 tho NineJ ninth Street
Uospal The alarm from the school building, followed
by an ambulance CALL caused some unnecessary excite
ment AT Fire and Police Headquarters although the hour
for dis smissing the school children had passed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-06
REPLY OF sERvIA TO THE POWERS.

VIENNA, Feb. 5.-Servia has handed to each
OF the Powers reply to their last collective note TO her.
demanding disarmament The reply Is exceedingly bref
and simply declares that Sorya has taken cognzance OF
the contents OF tho note.
sE PETERsBURG, Feb. b.-Tho Jour1d! dc 81
Pet rsbour1 commenting the Turco Bulgarian agree
ment declares that II vaueles-, and that II Will re-
main until IL shal DO submitted to tho Powers and be
approved by them
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-06
THE ANGlo-AMERTcAN CABLE COMPANY.

LONDON, Feb. 5.-At the annual meeting of
the shareholders OF tho Anglo American Cable Company
to-day IL reported that tho receipts for 1888 had
been reduced R03.02G compared with those OF ~
This was explained by the cutting OF rates and tho
competition OF the Mackay-Bcnnett Company The
chairman 81 the Ango-American Company predicted
that there would 10 In cable tariffs.
IIe declared that II the Maokay Bennett people declined
influenced by the In favor Of higher tolls
war OF rates would bc Inevitable.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-06
NAMING 4 COLLEGE IN MEMORY OF GRAZ

ATHENS, Tenn, Feb. 5.-The trustees OF the
East Tennessee Wesleyan University have amended
their charter changing the name Of the Institution TO
that of the Grant Memorial University" Five hun
dred OF Land the university campus has been
secured tho purpose OF establishing an Industrial
Department. TIL school organzet In 1867. anu Tor
its bud " General Grant made the rst gift, his sigma
III nnnr a the he nd OF tho list.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-06

and uninsured The captain was the sole owner
Nothing saved from the wreck
HIGHTsrowS, n. j.. Feb. tSpeeiaD.-The house OF
Saxon Tice was burned early this morning. His wife
and children fled through the in their nighcloth-
ing to a neiyhbor's house There was no insurance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-06
DOMINION STEAMER MISSING.

HALIFAX, Feb. (Specidl.-The Dominion
Government steamer LandsdOwne started for Sable
Island days ago to see II any shpwrecked
crews we're there. Tho trip usually IA made In forty
eight bours but the Landsdowne has not since been
heard OF considerable anxiety 10 fot Tor her SAFETY
especially she was propared TO meet tho storms
that swept the coast in the last few days.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-06

near Oberlin Kan on Wednesday. They are supposed
TO be Lennon and his family who started In an em.
grant for Obern just before the recent Dzzard
and have not been heard from since
YOUNGSTOWN, O., Feb. (SpeetaD.-S. f. Mentzer, age
twenty-five. single man. died at hotel five miles from
here last night from extreme cold.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-06

by bs second wife, He says that she struck him In the
face, kicked him in tue stomach, attacked him with
knife pair OF shears aud railroad spike tried 10 push
him OFT train coming from NewYOrk at Strattord In
July has been hsbtuhiy ntemperate and lived an un.
chaste life for years before he married her.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-06
INTERSTATE COMMERCE LEGISLATION.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The House Commits
tee on Commerce gave a bearing to-day to Jonn r.
ireen vce-president Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
who argued IN opposition to tho proposed Interstate
commerce. legislation He addressed himself primer
llv to disouss!on of the long and short hadi. tho
=, awbaek and tho pooling sections OF tho pending
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-06
READY TO nEGIX THE RARLEM SrNDICA re SUII

PITrsBURG Feb. 8 (SRcciaD.-Thc Rev. w.
r. Covert, who has been absent In Canada Tor Two
weeks looking after tho interests OF tho Harlem Lana
Syndicate returned bsro tsday. While absent ho AZ
tended meeting OF Tho Canada bfahch OF o Coo'or'
bers held AT tho Royal Hotel Hastings at which nearly
a hundred persons were present ar. CoofcrI rep"Its
everything readiness now Tor INC pegnn,s " ,no M
. Tnc papers viii be served ON tie occupants oi 'ho
propertv next week
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-06

AN EMMA YORS CHARGES A0IIYsT MS WIFE.
NEw-HAvEN, Feb. tSpeciaO. - Ex- Mayor
Green Ken rick OF Waterbury, male answer In the su
nerior Court to-day the divorce proceedings BROUGHT