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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-18
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
MISSOURI PACIFIC CHANGES.

KANSAS CITY, No.. Oct. 1.-THE morning
papers publish interviews with Jay Gould and Vice
preisdent Hopkins besides other information going 70
snow that changes In the Missouri Pacific are
brewing Mr. that the subject of removal OF
the general offices to city from ST. Louis agitat
ed some ume ago Int the matter was deferred on 40
count of Manager Hoxe's ilinesa While no does nos
say that the changes will be made tho Inference 10 thss
it's altogether probable though not yet decided upon
Negotiations are in progress looking TO purchase OF
ground near tue city and concentration here OF the
shops now located at Atahison and Parsons, Kan.
and Pleasant Hill and Nevada Mo. In THAI event The
present shops would he retained a. st Louis ana proo
ahIv AZ sadalis a. the latter junction poiut Inc
system 10 being rapidly extended throughout Kansas
and north Nebraska As well as south to"ar iex.s
nl.rrd $50 miles westward Kansas and contracts
have been lot for grading to tno Colorado lnr ihencs
he present objective point Is Colorado spring. IN Co.-
orado the road extending midway between the hsn'As
Pacific and the Santa Fe lnes.
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TELEG RAPHIC NOTES.
FROST BITING THE CRANBERRY e.

FROST BITING THE CRANBERRY CROP
SANDWICH Mass. oct l7-Lst night the coolest OF
e season Ga Cod the Thermometer at register
ing Al cOw 80 degrees Frost di disastrous among
ule crahDcIry bOgs Fully twOthrds the Lad bccn
harvested but that fouftbs
iS"a'iihg On The vines yesterday are total loss
a. FEAR~ FOK A rI-sING SCHOONER
r,h,cAo0 Oct l7.-Grave felt concerning the
10y vi he schooner "a. Richmond She
her hoon by the Captain OF the schooner -tafor1, with
oi 'he terrible gale OF thai day
~ .nI nnIh'OoMNING THEMSELVES IN FRIGHT.
.o,,no n ~, MO- Oct 1.-THE steamer Black Diamond,
%s 1n All T ~ 1 hlssoan River had her packing chest
.hia. % a. ,noelI Three oOl0rod men, General iroe
and were drowned. ~ ''P-' ''P "'"
g, fOGh 1@ "a ~ mEN SHOT IN A GAMBLING HOUSE
fiE i'Lcfr, AIh Oct H." 0ip" Clark into John
Young gamDhlg den last night quaIeloi with Pat
Soie I was s"v' I'D TIE mouth and Cole IN tn. John
BAILEY anu m Jones' were sot by ba- the
In ms hap ana e inter In Tie lc side Will die All
OF tho wounded are negroos except CLARK.
FAIAL 9UAkREL BETWEEN BROTHERS.
CHARIksTOx, Oct l7ln srnWell County yesterday T. j.
kiei his brother Il. L. Howell The latter fel The
wife The murderer was arrested speaks
tho killing IN ths most nnoonceIned way. Both
naATrsd
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PANIC ~ 4 CROWDEO TNAEMENrHOUSE.

THE BEEHIVE IN sULLivAN-sT. on FIEE-ITAL-
JAMS BADLY FRIGHTENED, But NONE HURT.
The fve-stOry double tenement house, No.
ll9 suvau.st., which is known 1.-The Beehive" on
account OF the large number OF people living in 1t. was
discovered to fire at 10 o'clock last night From
twenty-five thirty families all Italians. live In the
house and the police estimate the total number OF in
habitants about 300 house gives shelter TO
eighteen families. The basement is occupied as gro
Gerry store by John Johnston. Many OF the tenants
ia bed when the cry OF hre was
raised. Soon the widest excitement prevailed.
The noise OF the fire engines added the terror OF the
inmates. Men ana women with children In their arms.
crowded into the narrow nails and pushed one another
down The narrow stairway, until tue lower floors were
filled with struggling, surging mass The police, Ol
der Captain Mcdonald assisted hi helping tho people
to the street Many we're partially suffOoated.
The families in the two upper floors had gone 10 the
roof, where they were assembled In terror, cry
ing for help Tho smcks OF women and
children could be heard blocks away Cap
tain Mcdonald. ROundsman Daugherty and several pO-
Policeman Thomas Malone. new appointment, hrari
that she had left her child In the
third nOOr lie upstairs through the smoke. aud
when he Reached the third story the smoxe
blm. He grOped his way to the front room and man
aged reach open window, where he called Orhelp
The FIRE which started in the sub-celar, hot at
this time ard the smoke thick from barrels OF
oil that burning that the remen did not dare TO
into the building Malone told to stay whore he
was He remained there half an hour until the fire
put out, when he came down exhausted. The child he
went after had been taken out before The fire did
81 800 damage to tue stock the and $500 TO
the building. The cause Ia not known. Tho owner OF
the etOre was insured
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YELLOW FAVER SCARE ~ VIEW ORLEANS

NEw-ORLEANs, Oct. II lSpeciah.
abe excomont created In the city to-day by the
announcement that the Louisiana State Board Of Health
had established quarantine agans; tho town Of Biloxi
MISS and Harrison County, which tho town Is stuat
ed. Biloxi the place In which yellow fever
was declared TO exist several days ago.
Last night Dr. IIOt president OF the State Board Of
HEALTH received Information that fever again pre-
valing al Biloxi ana that number OF deaths had Oc-
cUrrsd. HIS INFORMATION to the effect taat the ever
had all tho characterstcs of the dreai disease, and
case particular that OF an itnerant peler was cited
1t asserted that he had died after being
seized black vOmit. William q. Wake
few miles OF Biloxi, stated that 10 his knowledge
fever prevailed to an alarming extent and that large
number OF deaths had ted from It, Biloxi is only
a few hours ride from New-Oreans by the Louisville
and Nashville Railroad and the excitement here is
ora
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rrurnu VALLEY IMPROVEMENTS

BUFFALO, Oct. II SpecaD. The recent vlsis
ot ths officials OF the Lehigh Valley Road 10 this CITY
has resut.d IN the ordering Of some heavy improve
nsn,. on the TIT farm rract Of $50 acres In the
southern part OF the city, which tho company 10 laying
ont into series OF canals and docks rne system will
comprise canals. Two Will DO 2ioo feet long and the
re.t 600 feet long Canals Nos. and have been
dug AMI docks built the hrst all OF the space beng
rented exec pting sufficient for freight house ami oa
docxs lake freight house $50 feet long aud l6 ees
vide was built this canal this summer aud All II.
tension 800 feet long II now being nae 10 H. Coone
MCINTYRE has ist taken contract for building the
docks along nOtn sdss Oi cana. No for distance OF
2lOO feet winch will be hnlsnsd by tho middle OF nexs
,u,nmer and ths will probably bo -xtentei zoo ieet
TurIner In the fail rh-ss improvements VIII coat sns
lshiuh Valley over $780, .oOO
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SUyOJDE OF DtSPOyDENT HUSBAND

PHILADELPHIA. Oct. ia man, age twenty
fve entered saloon No. 235 Twelfth-st last
night, and ordering drink of whskey sat at OF the
tables. He drank the liquor then took out revolver,
placed 1t against his temple fired. lie died
minutes lated. A letter found upon him which
said: Il have killed self No one is to blame but
me- Ny fathers address is 4i3 Westmnstcrsi.. Prov-
dence. ask the press not 10 make any unfavorable
comments. as have Christian father and mother,
whom hsvesympathy for. was on 90 newspaper
man myself"
While the officers were examining his papers, young
woman, who sobbns violently, entered the room
aud declared she the dead mans wife. They
married IN Baltimore one year ago, but GOrham
able support her, She left hin and this city,
where she became inmate OF house South
Twelfh-sL lie followed her ani tried several times TO
induce her to leave the place Last night his
last appeal telling her that ne would shoot himself II
she persisted In her This also
u aud he left the mouse. When his wife heard OF
him he was dead IN saloon across the street,
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THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR.

SOME DISCON1ENr IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
CONCERNING SALARIES AND TRADES UNIONS.
RICHMOND, Va Oct. II (SpcciaD The Dele
gates the General Assembly Of the Knights OF Labor
spent quiet day and aDont the city. Many OF them
took long walks aud others drove TO the battoheds
around Richmond ana large number went TO church.
Mr.. Powdcry is much improved and was able to attend
church. lie Will preside In the Assembly tomorrow
when there will be something 800 Of the 755 dele
gates present. the rest having gone home. The question
Of salaries OF general officers Is that will cause
much debate, many OF the delegates think that Mr.
Powdery should be satisfied with 50. 600 year. while
others think $1,000 little enough. The salaries
of the other officers viii DO governed by that
voted the General Master Workman. IL
is apparent that the Assembly Will need a
great deal money winter to carry out the plan
proposed the a OF strikers who, Is feared VIII Oc
ana hence there disposition TO be as ec"nom
cal as possible IN salaries The cost or the assembly Is
large. Tho vote yesterday allowing tho exchange OF
working cards beiw, the Knights and the trade
unions regarded as long step toward unity OF the
union people, winch c0uic not have been won IN the
early OF the session. It stated Tonight that an
effort will be made tomorrow to reconsider tho vote OF
yesterday. 80 - .
1t Il not probable that the assembly will adjourn be-
fore Tuesday night and possibly not until Wednesday,
Many Of the delegates will remain in the city Thnrsiay
when President will wait the city TO attend
the Virginia state Agricultural Fair with other prom
nent officials OF the Governments
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NO Blue LAWS FOR BALTIMORE.

BALTIMORE, Oct II (Spec,nb. To-day was
tho day for tho enforcement OF the sunday blue
law. the effort not This law is a
relic OF the last century. prohibits lisbodiiy labor
aud all selling giving OF anything except Ice
milk and prescription :rugs on sunday. The Grand
Jury upearthed II last week and iD:ormed the
police authorities that must be rigdly -
forced. IL thought that It directed
especially against Sunday papers. and the
Drw-dealer aud newsbOy were badly scared. But tho
Police BOard quietly Ignored Tue action OF the Grand
Jury, and the states attorney wrote 10 the police mag
telling them to release who nlVht he
arrested on his own recognizsnce and the result
that only the little places closed and all tho big
bar rooms ana hotel bars were open as usual.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-18
BROOKLYN REPUBLICANS CONFIDENT.

EXPECTING THAT GENERAL TRACY WILL swEEP
THE CoUNrY-DEMOCRATf PLANS.
The nominations made by the Brooklyn Re-
pubcans Saturday commended themselves To all tue
good citizens OF the c.y. The prediction made sOno
days ago in THE TRIBUNE that II Genera! Tracy would
consent to become candidate for tbe responsible
office OF District Attorney he would sweep Kings County
bids fair to realized No lawyer stsuds higher at the
Brooklyn bar than he and as Judge OF tue court Oh
Anneals he several notable decisops In tue
councils or tho Republican party he has held FORE
most place since he removed Brooklyn more than
twenty years ago. In pool selling ne has been
strongly favor of full enforcement OF the law aud
an abatement OF the evils which have grown up at
COUey Island.
General Tracy will conduct vigorous and agcres-
sive campaign. The Brooklyn Republican League the
Young Republican Club, ani ,he General Committee VIII
work hand IN hand in the efforts ca out voters in
favor OF enforcing the Laws, Already the Democrats
have taken alarm and there IA talk OF setting
a.de District Attorney Rdswsy and select
ing some lawyer Ike W. J. Oaynor
who would not arouse the autagonism which Mr. Rdg-
way will meet But 1t is likely that the latter VIII
claim "vindcaon" by denomination, and Will be able
that the support he Will directly receive IRON
poolseuers and Indirectly Dy the candidacy OF W; 7:
Becchor Oh the Prohibition tiokst Will more than Offset
the strength which General Tracy Will draw from nin
te that the names .r 1nf .9er % .sressh Ih
TO It and will aid In securing victory =, a., az
ticket Will 1t 10 believed result making stronger nom
nations than would he probable beIore the Democrats
action. The name OF judge Reynolds is tower OF
strength TO tho ticket. 80
The Democratic County and City Conventions Will
meet this afternoon and evening In the Brooklyn
AihsnGnm Al tho County Convention, besides the
DlsuctAttorney, a County Auditor and two Coroners
are TO be named. The candidates prominently mem
toned County Auditor Lake for renomin2ton aud
Dr. A. J. Rooney and George H. Lindsay for Coroners.
The slate" for tho CITY Convention made
last week has been broken. The third-tcrm cry Is
thought to Do too much for Controller Briukcrhof to
run against. despite Dis agility and e1surrogas '" L.
Lvngston is named Tor the Conirolersnip Ihe contest
for Cty Auditor 10 bet ween Thomss b. Rutan and Dep
uty-Auditor Cornell II Judge Reynolds IA not ndorsed
for CITY Judge, tits thought that neither OF the
most prominent aspirants. W. J. Osborne aud Thomas
l.. Pearsol Will be nominated, and Corporation Counso
Almct H. jerks is talked Of FOR tho place. although ns
wass Republican until Mayor Whitney put him IN OF
fee.
The Republican Congressional conventions Will also
be held this evening Brooklyn The CHIEF interest 10
IN the lid DISTRICT, where nomination Is equivalent 10
election. The contest has narrowed down 10 3 "
White and Darwin r. James. with the chances slgntiy
the Everett Assembly Rooms.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-18
IRVING HALL AND HENRY GEORGE

The Executive Committee of Irving Hall
met on Saturday evening, aud by large majority de-
cded support Henry George for Mayor. There not
much doubt that hc will De unanimously nominated by
the Irving Han County Convention, which has been
again called TO meet on Tuesday evening and receive
the report OF the Committee Conference, apponea
to meet other Democratic ORGANIZATIONS In forming
ticket Its report. after tna treatment the ,,ao
received, will not DO pleasant QUE. IL Is the
OF the leaders reuomiuase Robert H. Mooney oi
dent OF TOE Bo,rd OF Aldermen. Mr Mooney 10 ohsii
man OF the Irving Hail County Committee snu mas ~
candidate Mayor That DO should no or ueemou W
Ihe County Democracy aud Mr Hewitt good enough 10
run ON the ticket the latter Is an bsut that he
Irving Hall organization will not soon lOrgl'e:
IL mas been suggested the lfVnx nan leaders thht
good ticket Will b.. Henry George Tor Mayor koOrrt IL
Mooney for President of the Buari of Aldermen "A
strong German for Register ana TWO good lawyers io1
Judges OF tie supreme and superior Courts
A GREAT STROKE FOR EX-GOVERNOR HOADLf.
CINCINNAri, OHIO. Oct. l7.-At meeting oi
Archbishop Purcelrs creditors THIS Afternoon letter
FROM OK Governor George Hoady was read. promising
10 pay his ooudsman Of the defaans as-isnso
John r. MannK. DoiuctnE attorney Ices suo suhs @A'
Hoadly viii pay will De about xoAVVo
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By Abraham Dowdney. who does not wish reuomina-
don General F. B. spiuols Was also mentioned -
likely to nominated In the xth. Mr. Hevitrs district
Both are outspoken against Civil Service re-
form A. prsctised by the Administration. Mr.
Cochran even attempted to put the Democratic State
committee ON record against IL
There s another difficulty In the way Several OF tne
NewYork oty Congressmen voted against tho Mornson
bill, including Colonel T. A. Morrimsn and " nm
Campbell. Certain County Democracy leaders with eI
trcme free-trAde views demand that oil who voted
against tho Morrison bill shall be refused renomins-
t1on " Tim Can pbsl says he will run anyway In tne
With Dstrics whether he receives the united nomins
not. and Colonel Merrinans friends arc Wiling
to back him for another race In the Xfth. -,
Colonel John r. Fellows wants to run In either the
With lDstriot, represented % JACK
Adams or in the xTrTth, where pe lives This !" now
represented by General Egbert /. Viele. Tho lower
district, tho With: now represented by Nicholas Mnis.
better condition than tho others ME Muller
willing accept renomiuaton Peter Mitchell 10 aso
seeking IT, James ID. MoCleland Of the lXth Assem-.
bly, District has yearning IN that direction and most
OF the friends OF Amos j. Cummings would like TO see
him get tho united nomination.
In the meantime the Republicans arc quietly awsi,InS
OF the difficulty. In case OF spnt DotWeen
Tammany Hall and the County Democracy every Con
eress district win be contested by Republican canu
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-18
A NEW WAY OUT OF LABOR TROUBLES
MAYOR AMEs TAKES HAND AND CALLS FOR AR
BITRATION.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mnn., Oct. 17.-At l o'clock
this morning Mayor Ames returned from shakope.
where lie had made speech lie at once issued some
what remarkable proclamation IN which. after recitng
the damage to commercial interests produced by the
strike OF swchmen and tho fact tnat both political
parties OF the state their platforms pronounced III
favor Of arbitration OF labor troubles, he says:
NOw therefore, by virtue OF the dover vested In mo
May NJ the city OF Minneapolis, hereby call upon
all the said pares TO snch differences to at once agree
and apuont fixed number OF arbitrators and that unt
the sail differences be by them a1Justod the former rs
be resumed by the parties that the pubic III
shall longer suffer further earnestly request
that provocaon be given by one and that no act
expression OF i'll Will he made by any one,
in the hope that harmony be restored"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-18
REPUBLICAN UNITY IN PENNSYLVANIA

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. II (SpectdO. O.-General
Beaver and Kelley made two speeches this week
Cougrossmen ONeIl and Bingham VIII also make ad-
dresses Charles Emory Smith, Editor OF The PhHddef-
mia Press Is enthusiastic IN the campaign and WIZ
speak frequently. That Mr. Blaine 10 % 'ne euos' oi
~ Cmoron,s IN Harrisburg proves the unity OF the
Pepnsylvania Republicans. The Times this morning
.ays Of the Acaietny meeting "Mr Blame wAs han Aei
on ethsr side by old ana old Toes as ne rectVeu
m, paudits OF the peop.e OF PnilAdepaia His appeal
was for the election Of General Bsaver' ,nsrn' wao
.u,ote him at chicago In 1850, ana MS ihuo
auction was by ex-senator stewart, VINO ieu
thn rryolt against Beaver IN 1882 ana nc v,,h %
Rsins IN 1854 with equal heroism ani so,IiIy. WIN
9a,ns ana Beaver stewart ana quay, barhef % auu
nsr siaa nv side for tho Beaver tieke A vas n!us-
cooper nt,np n looks ss n the deep and Irritating
anas of four years ago had been well healed elther
NV necessity or the sooIhins oinces OF 'iihe
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Mr.. Hackeu, chairman OF the Republican State Tx
eonLlye COmmltler 10 .prsktng OF tLs .nhlset said
WORK OF THE CENTRAL UNION.

At the meeting of the Central Labor Union
yesterday in Clarendon Hall the clothing trades section
complained .nat the proprietor OF the sing sing steam
laundry solcitns custom IN this city. This re-
rrrrd the Grievance Committee. District Assembly
3S OhO requested that thr gOois OF the Empitc
Mower and Reaper works. AT Akron aud DOylestown,
ONO. Akron straw Board Works and tho hehrrliuE
Milling pany, all under tho OF John f. se-
berlinx 10 ME sieberling has cEiistcd
ali Knights OF Labor There lively time the
repot OF the tobacco traes hoction. which nad sns-
pended the PrcRressive Labor ciuO aud the Havana
xarinaksrs Unlon both attached District Assembly
No 40 for pay OF dues Tho suspension af;er
n healed debate confirmed.
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mscrsants were easily dispersed BY police One man
THE STORM IN GREAT BRITAIN.
OVER SEVENTY PERSONS DROWNED.
SHIPS WRECKED AND TOWNS FLooDED-REPoRTs OF
DIsAsTERs STILL COMING IN.

SHIPS WRECKED AND TOWNS FLOoDED-REPoRTs OF
DISASTERS STILL COMING IN.
LONDON. Oct. 1.-THE latest reports show
that the effects OF the recent storm on the south ana
west coasts wore terrible Norwegian bark foun
dered of rntage Wales. and her entire crew. consisting
OF ffteen persons perished.
Ten bodies have been washed ashore on the Glamorga
coast
Reports have been received from all parts OF the
kingdom telling OF the disastrous effect OF the hurr-
cane The British ship Mslleny WAS wrecked In tho
Bristol Channel aud twenty persons drowned The
shore 10 strewn with wreckage. The bodies washed
ashore have been stripped Of valuable' by wreeKers
The Norwegian bark Fredrkstad, from Musquash. N b.
for Swansea, was wrecked off Padstow. and nihe-
teen persons were drowned The bark Alliance "Se
also wrecked off Padstow and four nVes
were lost The other persons board were saved by
IfeDoat Another large bark 70 oe In terrlDe
Distress tho beng huddled together on the deck
The vessel foundered this morning aud II s beloved
from dozen twenty persons were drowned Inc
gale prevented the, people on shore from rendering
assistance. The cries OF the doomed men were heard
distinctly by those who watching the vessel from
the shore.
Belfast dispatch says that the lowlyinR districts OF
Ulster submerged. The gale he Irish coast con-
tnues unabated compelling all vessels TO seek shetor
Limerick advces say that the Muclair River drainage
works burst flooding the adjacent district and destroy
ing valuable crops
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ALMOST WHOLE VILLAGE DESTROYED.

SALISBURY, Nd, Oct. ia fire which START
ed in small 'rame stable about p. to-day nearly
destroyed this village. A brisk wind from the south
spread the flames rapidly while Ihe Inhabitants
stood powerless to prevent the destruction. as the
dry frame buildings burned too herccly TO be
checked by the small fire apparatus 1t impossible to
euunerate the property lost but rough guess places
the damage Sl,0O0.000 The streets to- night
are fnl OF people whose homes have been destroyed
Al midnight the fire stil burning ercely and heI o
be hope OF staying its progress. No lives
have been lost $ far he learned.