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New-York tribune., 1886-02-05
LOSSES IN VARIOUS PLACES.

CHICAGO. Feb. "A fire in the drygoods
store Of McIIcnry * CO.. In Mlwaa&ecdye' last night
caused damage OF $1,000. Benson Bros. furnishing
pood sustained damage to the extent OF S0OO and tho
building the same insured. .,,,,.--
swift's butternc factory. four-story Drck ohiulE
In the south part OF the city, was Durou ths
morning Loss $4,000; fully Insured pipeman'
one Beck was seriously injured by falling wall.
WuLfAMspoRT, Ponn., Fob i.-The planing-nh Of d.
D Merriman was burned early this morning The hre
was probably Of ncendiary origin Loss over $4,000
insurance, $4,000.
CHESTER Penn. Feb 4.-The large barn OF the Della
ware County AlmshOusc at Lima was destroyed Oy hte
last night. large quantity Of hay and grtn' sixteen
head OF ana six hOrses AMI farming lnpeneh's
we're burned Loss ab Iut SSJOO; Insurance, So'VJV'
LEWISTON Penn. Fob. Tho west end Of the tire
mill including the scrap mill, steam and t-p hammers
and rev engine OF standard steel Works, a Logan
yere destroycd by fire this morning The loss Is esti
mated at $4,000; fully Insured. Tho WORKS VIII DC
reconstructed
IONA Ont, Feb. i-Hendorson's grain warehouse was
burned this morning. The loss IS $4,000.
WORCESTER, Mass, Feb. "A two-story wooden
building in Mains, known as the Burnside property,
WAS burned together with ts contents. last night II
wa. occupied by Charles f. DAVIS Co.. shoe Dealers
A l. Burbank & A. 4. burbank. dealers In jewelry aud
ailverware II. Kendall. commission TO0m' WI; '9aul
berlain, stntoner; DAdnuu Putnam shot dealers
and by photographers ~ the upper soIos' i"e '"9'a
viii aggregate $4,000 or S@o'"oo-
PHILADELPHIA Fob. ItSpcciaD-A fire IN the millinery
sioreo OF f. AIlegcart No l6 North EiShthsL, tAls
morning caused a loss Ot @5Dp
TolrESHAM ont, Feb. 4-The Tracy House aud
several busncs, buildings burned this afternoon
The loss Is $4,000; insurance SIoooo'
BALTIMORE. Fcu. TIE establishment OF AlcNandei
DoGd * Coz manufacturers OF trunks anu harness oil
anoyer-st, damaged BY lire tonight about 5000
New-York tribune., 1886-02-05
FRAGMENTS OF GABLE NEWS.

PARIS, Feb l-Thc Chamber OF Deputies to-day
agreed that the jewels should be sold to provide
fund for aged Sorkucn.
RERLtS Feb. "A motion IS preparing In the Reich
sag requesting Prince Bismarck 10 negotiate with the
Power. conceTue for the establishment or double
monetary standard.
sKIBBEREES. Feb. i-One hundred tramcar employees
herr have struck work because horses belonging 10
Goycotted person are employed by the taIncar com
paDy.
PARIS. Feb 1.-THE Radicals in tho Chamber of Depu-
ties gave notice OF nU iOn to eXpcl princes or former
reigung families
VIENNA. Feb A-Tho Porto supports the demand OF
Bugafia for a war indemnity from servia.
CoppyuAGEN Fob 4.-The Supreme Court has quashed
the sentence OF SIX months imprlsonment recently I'M
posed ON NJ. Horup vicepresldcnt OF the FOlkethlng
md editor OF the Poken, for printing an article in-
sultlng the King OF Denmark
PANS Feb l.-Nearly all the workers I'm the muslin
laro calico merIuo cashmere and table linen manu-
fciorle. at ST Quentin. Department OF Aisno are on
arkr and the majority OF the factories are closed 10
dav tho strikers paracd tho streets melting inobs
ogynst the shop masters The authorities are taxing
military precautions to avoid riot
PARIS Feb. 4-In tho Senate to-day M. Goblet, Min
later OF PuDc instruction. made an eloquent speech Ia
fnvor OF elementary secular education. By vote OF
ie o ~ IL was resolved that copies or the speech be
riarnried I'm all the parishes of France The debate on
ibr subject will be- resumed on saturday.
New-York tribune., 1886-02-05
THREATS OF DIVIDING LONG BRANCH.
WHAT THE sEcGssioNIsTs" sAY-TAxEs TOO
HIGH AND OTHER TROUBLES.

WHAT THE "srcfssioNIsTsr sAY-TAXEs TOO
HIGH AND OTHER TROUBLES.
LONG BRANCH, Feb. "A kick is going on
among the taxpayers the village end OF this place over
the movement which being made by the West End and
Eberon portion to secede the city and have them
selves incorporated. meeting OF the villagers has
been held and resolutions passed denouncng the
attempt as outrageous. One OF the secessionlsts"
gives tho following for the desire to separate
from the village proper:
First" said he taxes are too high. Our prop
ery which for tho most part lies along Oceanave the
pride of tho place. is worth ten times much as the
village property and 1t is taxed for its full value while
theirs is taxed only onehal All the legislation OF the
entire place controlled BY the village and we are not al
lowed to have single representative IN the township com.
mittee notwithstanding heavy taxes. Last summer
when We made such a kick about tho matter 1t was
agreed three OF the seven representatives In
that committee, and three were accordingly appohted
bat instead OF their being friends they have voted
with the village people Invariably VIC would not nave
any objection to the h2h taxes II we were gwen our
moneys worth in return, but We nave comparatively
no pOlce force or fire department The roads are
not properly cared for. Look ut Ocean-aye.
Last summer, when company OF cspllaiists
altered 10 build a much-needed seawall along the
bu VIC offered pay the entire cost but the township
committee absolutely refused to have anything 10 10
with IT, plan fell through There Is just hls mucl
t. IL the resident villagers or this place VIII treat
their summer population IN decent manner ana give
them east part Of what they pay for they VIII con-
thine 20 come here, but II they continue IN their en-
dcayor to take away our money In the manner that
they have done and give us no return Tor H. tney VIII
syun nnd out their mis- AXE. We won't stand It,
New-York tribune., 1886-02-05
TIE BALLOT BETTER THAN TIE BOYCoTE
GENERAL BUTLER's VIEWS COECERNING TIE LABOR
TROUBLES IN lynn.

GENERAL BUTLER's VIEWS CONCERNING TIE LABOR
TROUBLES IN LYNN.
RosroN. Feb. t.SpeciaD.-Thc recent state
mept of the Keenc Brothers OF Lynn in regard TO the
sboe business Of that city led General Butler to sny to-
day:
Iynu will never lose her prestige as the leading shoo
centre Iof the country until all the conditions of trade
are materially ged and their mechanics lose their
GINNING. You must know that the hides from which
leather Ia made transported from the West and after
being made into shoes are transported Dack
ogo,n This involves a great deal OF useless
exnepse II manufacturers find that they can save
money by making shoes In the West they will make
tls,n there Labor organizations have nothing what
aver 70 do with the growth Of the shoe business in the
Vast Then the bark which Is used In tanning now
largely comes from the West and this Is another ele-
men which must be considered by the manufacturers OF
shoes Iu other Words IL is cheaper better and quicker
fo,ma,u,aoturers TO make shoeshere all the conditions
are most favorable. While realizing that outside oil
the ou.sou of transportation Lynn better adapted TO
peroru this work owing largely TO the superior skill OF
her and the fact that labor can DO more fea
iy obtained and the fact also that machinery ID Always
at hand yet on The coarser grades Oh suoes on "o'
which requires less SKILL on work which indlHereh'
operatives may perform, Lynn must OF necessity lose
1.-THE wOrkman's weapon is his vote unltcd lucy can
mako the laws OF the land II the Keene BT0thers, ~
whom you refer, discharge their operatives hly ne
cause they oin labor that Is war declared
against that class OF people II those people IRE deoo
employment by another cless then let that oher os
provide for them In other words, II the keehes aiu
men Tx prevent these men from earning an non
est they should be taxed TO support them rms
ts beter and more logical method than the boycott II
manufacturers throw out OF employment then com
mel those manufacturers support the men by taxation
fbts IL perfect legal weapon and produce but one
resnlt-oapitulation by the oppressors. -.
'ra GREAT danger to the wOrkingmen or this country
ia that 6eS will not stand together In politics on mat
ters governing their own interests have spent con
t,me and money In working for their interests
and What rs The result They did not even give me
fair vote In my state. The question the pay
ment of a poli-tax Influences votes, ana tnOse VOte
ere AGAINST their own interests The great labor prop
lem will the election & q some PT0PsGt at be- m yoa
Say ar mine hut somo good VIII come 10 tho roht
wSo viii nrobapy represent the ideas and feeirgs
New-York tribune., 1886-02-05

CHICAGO, Feb. 4 CSDecidD.-The Rev. Albert
kirkland and the qnor-solers near Madison ana Cahal
sts are engaged IN bitter contest. The neighborhooh
8, ono ., the worst in the city and Mr.. Kirkiaudis tho
pastor OF the Adeph Gospel Theatre tho irrevercnt call
Il the Church Of the Holy Sandwich" from the fact
that TO defeat the plan OF free lunches in the drashopS
immense baskets OF sandwiches and pots OF conco are
distributed ut every service. The Tvo was the largest
am, perbaps the drinking place In the city and 10
hreak this up been Mr. kirklands aim Io7lay hh
anctoneer's flag was displayed over THIS ana aiter
MATING arrangements with The owner, Mr.. Kirkland
moved his mission right Ia there. Tho saOonkeepers
were red hot and after holding meeting distributed
frcc whtskey and lie retOrted By settlng lul
aLIe I'm the old beerhall and large detachment OI
noice had 10 be sent to the ncigborhoOd TO Keep the
New-York tribune., 1886-02-05
GLADSTONE'S ADDRESS.
WHAT He WILL SAY TO MIDLOTHIAN.
TErI LAND QUESTION TO Bic EINvEsTIGATED-PLEAsED

THE LAND QUESTION TO BIZ INvEsTIGATED-PLEAsEp
WITH LORD RosEBERY-wELsH LANDLORDS.
LONDON Feb. Mr.. Gladstone will to-
morrow issue his election address TO the
voters of Midlothian, giving the elements Oh
the policy upon which he asks that constituency 10
raturn him 10 the House OF Commons to I'll the vacancy
caused by the fact his accepting Office In TINS the
Prime Minister will state that the nsw Government VIII
institute inquiry into the entire land question III c
land and into the question whether there exists any ne
cessity for the introduction OF any spo-
cially coercvo measures in legislation for
the Irish people; but the main policy OF
the Government the addresses will declare, shall be TO
eudeavor TO reach the source and OF the mischief
generally admitted existent in that country The Ioi
lowing sentence indicates the outlines Of
the Irish policy decided upon by Mr.. Gladstone:
Although the difficulties OF the task mako 1t lnpoS-
sible to anticipate with confidence. shall
draw comfort the knowledge that engaged in
great work OF peace"
The appointment Of Lord Rosebory Secretary for
Foreign Affairs In Mr.. Gladatones Cabinet generally
approved. 1t Ia believed that Lord Rosebery will follow
tho policy pursued by Lord Salisbury The markets
have in no Wise been affected by the announcement
of the composition OF tho new Cabinet Egyptian
securities hrm.
No opposition will DO offered to tho reelection to Par
lament Mr.. Chamberlain. President Of the Local
Government Board IN the now Ministry
The newspapers of ireland generally interpret the ap
pOinmen John Morley Chief Secretary for ireland
to mean transfer OF power to the Irish rulers, but they
say prccedents tho people against being too san
| guinc.
The Liberals and Conservatives changed sides on the
meeting OF the House OF Commons to-day In the House
wrIts moved for the reelection OF the members
who baye been appointed to office by Mr. Gladstone,
except in the John Morley, Chof Secretary for
! Ireland The House OF Commons adjourned until sat
| urday ana the House of Lords until Monday
The principal landlords in Wales have combined TO re-
sst the demand OF the Farmers League FOR reduction
OF twenty per In farm rents. In prOclaiming
their decision the landlords declare they regret that the
Farmers League has adopted the false assumption that
there is natural antagonism between landlords and
tonans The landlords add that while they are, and
will remain, willing reduce individual rents according
to the eKgences Of each particular they are deter
| mined not 10 recognize tho League.
New-York tribune., 1886-02-05
opP,oERs SEARCHING FOR PRIzE-FIaHrERs.

James Donnelly and "Tom" Glynn, two
,vou.kpovn heavyweight pugiists fought short but
bloody prlze-aght in arOOm uptown yesterday. The
Grht Gas with ,hard gloves to finish for purse made
% NV the sale of tickets at 5 piece and for stakes OF
$500 q side The match was arranged by 200 Coouih
mud was to be fought on Long Island Do'n mon
, - oo,d,tion and the 6xht was desperate one
go hectnnine TO end Early in the fight was evi.
dent that Gynn was the better ma man , S ronpa had It
~. and brused so that his beet friend "ouid not nave
him Both eyes we're closed nnI seeDe that
oa was oa'r rnornietey blinded threw up the spohge
sher Duty Of County % heSss sSSs paee ~
palhanI RridVe. The had arranged 10 nsnt u,
aueons County, but the authorities became ny aro -,
W. ,sntion and they started for Westchester county
in tne The sheriff started with eight deputies a,
O'clock night prepared to preye5t Tue S,c lee in the
rbar he ting could not land its passengers ana put
back toward the CITY The officers @ snnd hntil
calves along the Westchestef snore OF tne SYuhu u
SavliSht when they all came to the city,
New-York tribune., 1886-02-05
THE STRIKE IN THE COKE REGION.
suFFERrNGs OF STRIKERS AND HUNGARIANs-cAR-
ING FOR EvICTED FAMILIES.

sUFFERINGs OF STRIKERS AND HUNGARIANs-CAR-
ING FOR EvICTED FAMILIES.
P1rrsBURG, Feb. 4 (SpccidD A Mount
Pleasant dispatch says that not single Imported nun
carian was at work at Standard and Moorewood mines
today The tenants OF H. c. Frck Co. In that vicinity
must yacate tomorrow return TO work at the OLD
prce Colonel schoOnmakers works were running fnll
today seventy-nve men employed. Two other WORKS
are running full and hye others with about half their
usual force OF employees. Keifertown hquOr-seller
went to UniontowD give bonds for three strikers VINO
had been arrested for TiotIng. In Ills absence a
crowd OF strikers forced an entrance to his
III cc smashed his furniture and carried of his entire
stock Of nauors mine superintendent today nt-
tempted to force a German striker to yacate company
house The striker refused vacato though the cold
puzze of revolver was pressed against hs forehead
but entered suit assault against the mine supern-
tendent.
On January 10 the New-York City employment agency
Of Henry Lander & Co. signed contracts with seventy
six IIungaIians. who accompanied by siI women
TO work in the coke regions. They arrived al Itock-
wood. Iuountain station en- tho me @ Bal'n}dG t1S
they occupied sidelr1cked there lhlItcen
days or until Tuesday. They knew nothing
OF the existence of strike untll they saw
treatment the care. On Tuesday they were loNeu
down so the coke regOn where some OF them were put
out food then the strikers explained matters 70 then
and they quit work Their leaders walked 10 I's CITY
from Nj. Pleasant distance OF flity miles. , .,t
The families OF six strikers were evlcted IRON lher
houses lust south OF UniOntOWD. klchhfd Barton
Tie owner Of flour mill and several tenement-n0uaeS.
was prrset with several teams when tDH eNctOhs tooh
nace IA the strikers furniture carried out by the
bherlGs deuuties IL loaded on BarOns wagons anu
hauled 10 his mill and dwengs where tie evlcted la-
Two Pittsh,rg employment agencies sent eco German
and Irish laborcrs into the coke region to-day,
New-York tribune., 1886-02-05
,Sr,.oyaBJp DIVISION or COMFORTS.

BosroN, Feb. / (SDeciaN.--As one OF tho
morning trains into the Boston and Albany Railroad
station one morning last week when the mercury was
loo below zero young man without mittens or over
coat who carried bundle under his arm aighteu ana
bobblel through the station leaning on crutcn ana
occasionally shifting his bundle TO blow on his hands
Ar rub his ears to keep them from being frozen Drecty
behind him walked young man envelopcd In fHr coat
with its great collar around his ears seaSn cap ana
tbct sIoyes making him look the picture or comtOrt.
e the crowd came 20 Beaehst the tnrcoled Young
man was seen to pull OF his gloves. Pntt them lnto
the hands OF the cripple lie strobe hastily mp the street
,yithout a word. AstORshment was pictured on tno
rnnes face and tears into his eyes as ne turned
around to thank the gtver but the latter was @reao'
lost TO sight IN the rapidly moving crowd.
New-York tribune., 1886-02-05
Ch0WL HELD FOR TRIAL AS A FORGER.
THE DIsPU TED NOTES AMOUNT TO QUARTER on A
MILLION DOLLARS.

THE DIsPU TED NOTES AMOUNT TO A QUARTER OF
MILLION DOLLARS.
CLEVELAND, Feb. 4 Especial. A little moro
than a wear ago, the young man, Edward Crowl, who
was arrested on Monday III Newburg, n. Y, opened Q
buckctshop this city, lie failed to meet number OF
notes given BY him for various sums amounting TO
nearly S250,OO0 The notes were indorsed Win tue
name OF his mother. Harriet Crowl She accused her
son Of having forged her name suits filed against
her by the holders OF the The first OF these camo
TO trial short time ago and the jury decided that the
rdorsen,eut was forged. As soon the decision was
rendered "a warrant was out charging Crowl with
forgery and placed IN the hands OF Detective Reeves,
who fetched his prisoner to-day. Crowi was placed
under SO 600 bonds TO appear In the Common fIeas
Court Later the DAY other charges OF forgery were
nrefrrred against hiIr and his bond raised 10
s24, ,0OO He failed TO secure Dondshen'
NEwBURG, n. Y. Feb. 4 tSpseidb.-The firm OF which
Crowl was a member here is that OF Crowl e Farmer
They represented the Doran Y Wright Company, OF
No l8 Wal-st, New-York. When Deteenxe keeves
who il an old acauaintance entered the flee, Crow
aIpSoagI he had aeI to Belgian shortly after tho al
legged forgery, greeted him cordially anu lost no ue'
Wien 5kcd II he would to Cleveland without extra
dition, he quickly replied Yes; anu adTei his troubls
~ rou had ony sent me a letter would have gone on to
Cleveland and surrendered myself to YOU nave noth
Cows wife is here yet in boardnC.house in second
s near Smith-st. She takes his arrest eonposeulS:
Crowi's partner said that the bucket-shop business
yodll go on just the sane. and that Clo"l W0ud pe
Cr,s mother AS well as his business acqlsntauces
had me utmost confidence In his inteS gritty HIS mother
iutruSed to ms care her BANK pooh ana & H W. cb
make deposits for her. Accorilns 70 tue OooN wa Gu
was shown her by young Cr0w thtre was 1" On -, aS
$4,000. bat when she ci'lSl at tne IN. oue H. 10
iound only $3.50 deposited there IN hcr name her sph
had squaudercd the money ani made iase esIes y, NC no
hook snguiay enough the young nSu hal in,ue VI w
tins Of the Oldest aud shrewdes oapkng eon
his fathers estate his credit stood high Mrs Crowi Is
left nearly pennlless.
New-York tribune., 1886-02-05
ptb1LrSIs OFAN OLD SNOWMAN.

CHICAGO, FEB. 4.-Andrew ilaight, one OF
the oldest and bost-known circus men In the country
lies helpless Briggs House stricken with p"ralyss
and his lfo 10 almost dcspared Of He arrived here
from Cleveland on Saturday morning and while walking
from the Leland Hotel to the Briggs House In company
with f. d. Colvn o: Now York. his lifelong friend ana
coptemporary In the show business, stricken down
In ClarKst opposite the Court House. Mr. Coiyin sup-
ported him aud with assistance conveyed hin to the
Brgg. House where he has since remained lie has not
suoken or moved mnscc since the stroke Haight was
Lnru IN Dresden n - aud is somewhere between my
aud Al NV wears old TWENTY-FIVE years ago Haign was
I'm tho show business, and as meupeI ol l'c urn w
iIaigbt A Chambers took tho first tent show through
Iexas after the close OF tho war. some nr after hs
he nrrnniZcd the Great Eastern with DE Haven as "a
n,rnrr ItigatiOn stranded the enterprise at Osdens-
burg in 1873.
New-York tribune., 1886-02-05
BEATEN DOWN BY A CONVICT.
ATTACKING HIS KEEPERS WITH A KNIFE
DESPERATE STRUGGLE IN A PENIrENTiARY CELL
ONE MAN FATALLY CUT.

DESPERATE STRUGGLE IN A PENITRNTIARY CELL
ONE MAN FATALLY CUT.
rBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
PITTsBURG, Feb. 4.-Riverside Pcnitentiary
the of fight this morning between three Ole
cals and prisoner in which all the officials were moro
less hurt One OF them, II s believed, VIII de AT
7:3O Deputy Warden McKaiD and Assistant Deputy
Warden Greaves the cell OF James Clark, pris
under sentence OF for burglary anu ono
OF the most dangerous men In the prison. CLARK Is
powerfully built OF prodgious strength and has on
several former occasions given the prison authorities
trouble. 1t had been learned that he bad In h's
cell copy OF The Police Gazette. and for this
breach Of rules the deputies about to take him
TO q dungeon for punishment. When they entered bis
cell. Deputy McKan told him to and accompany
them.
"wait till get my coat and will go with you" re-
piled Clark quietly, he got up his cot and reached
for hs coat which hanging on the wall Thrusting
hs hand quickly inner pocket he turned sharply
about and the next moment the astOnished deputies
saw him confronting them with formidable looking
knife.
Quick a. lightning he sprang upon McKain.
who was standing nearest him. His arm
was appraised, and when 1t fell it was to drive
the knife into the deputy head The blade entered the
right temple 1t withdrawn and again plunged into
him. this time penetrating his head directly behind the
ear. The blood from the two wounds poured aown III
streams. So sudden had been the attack that the
assistant deputy was unhDle any
McKain stas sgered and fell through loss OF blood.
Then the infuriated prisoner turned upon Greave'
Twice he plunged ktfe into his right shoulder in-
hictng painful wounds The cries or the assistants
deputy for help brought officer Edwards to tho rescue
He rushed into cell and cnched with the Desperate
and there followed severe struggle which ended ey
Edwards being thrown 10 the floor. Clark then kicked
him In the eye cutting deep cash above IT, and then
| Jumped upon and stamped HIM with both feet
The officers ana wstchmen outside were hastily
summoned and 10 the assistance
| of their companions in the cell.
When Clark saw them coming IN body he submitted 10
arrest without Offering further resistance He was
taken to dungeon and locked up. There was no dis
position shown by of the other prisoners to aid him.
All the reserve force OF guards was summoned TO the
r,tunda a general alarm was sounded, and every orcer
about the institution the alert During the morn
ing senr!es patro walls carrying their Martini
| Henri rifles. Warden Wright says that rumor had
spread over both within half an hour after tho
trouble mad taken p ace that there revolt among
| the prisoners
New-York tribune., 1886-02-05
TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.
ALLEGED MUTINEERs DISCHARGED;

,,, aIII pnil Feb 4-rhe nine seaInen OF the Ger
man ship savannah who were arrested last week Oh
hed today by Consul Meyer under Instructions from
the home Government. ~
KILLED BY FALL OF COAL g., NJ
u,zrvToS Peuu Feb. 4.-By fall OF Top coal III no. TO
Goiijcry at et0ckton to-day Charles Bray was w.
tcd ana Charles Garahan fatally pJuren DOM Vi '"o
,inars we're married and had large fami!les.
THEIR SLEIGH STRUCK BY LoGohOilnh, W. ,,.
BuTLEa Penn Feb AThe northDound IRAN Gn conc o
t1iIn Chrstian Dnubenspeck, his wife ana On hi-
known woman to-day, inuring AL thfoe anu S
ING the sleigh. Daubenspeck VIII proDaDi, oIo,
HELPING THEATRICAL MECHANICS. -.
Cu,cteo Feh 4-The benefit performance gwen ~
McVekers Theatre this afternoon ~ aid OF tho anssT
Tcal Meehanics' Beneficial Association netled neany
81 200 All the principal companies no" p1yny ynas h
were represented in ,ho progranmo Miss iosina
aud Robson and Crane being among tho many '0'N"