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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-09
New.York. Tuesday, october,s.

New.York. Tuesday, october D.
Thu fouowtne sales were held at the Exchange ana
Auction Room to-day: $500 -. osx1a1 ~
lot West 54thst 100 n OF llthaFe' ~''
psxl35l warde Beiser. &C. 90 -,- =. 20, 1a-,b.st
40 (, Of Wils-ave, lot 16Sx1o0; CltIehs Savings
Rank 500 400. -. 10. No o1o west
S-stOry and 4story buildings WIN ca % Cathernc
95fhst 2s5 II OF oth'hNe' io' -'N'O'''
Nennger. sl0. 050. 600 .. r t1A1s.st 20 tx
70 fx9OxT c b Augustine -, 200 80. o.. -, ,o,h .,,o
ulot Of n West 12Jth-sL IUp VI A"''"'N'
-oxb9 1x1Oo 7xl62; w Van Dyke. go f9V:, o o-Xe,
lot. : $ Manhatanst. 1856 10 OF 1V'hd'e' -''A'
same buyer, e.. 500. -. .. -, s+h ava o5xao II
zach; J Walters. s24 600. 49, =. - -, po,,e,,,rd e5x
lot West 1Slst-st. 12o III W Oh oOui0'"'N' -0N
% IL; buyer, $4,000. - g.. - -. po,iorord obx
4 hts West 1Slstst. SUI IL " VI NO~4N''N' 49,
Do II each 2 Farley, $4,000
NEw.JERSEY PROPERTY.
os,orv house with lot on PIospcct-avc, cor OF Grove
Place punellen II Bodine. $500.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-09
Connirp 11roperip for Sale.
IDEAL HOMES.

IDEAL HOMES.
BENSONHURST-BY-THE-SEA
is perfectly developed and carefully
restricted.
50 minutes from Brooklyn Bridge
via 5th-ave. Elevated and B. B. & W.
Z. RR.
More convenient than Harlem.
Sewers, water, sidewalks, street
lights. Park on the shore.
Lots, 5000 and upward.
Houses, with plots 60 feet front,
$4,000 and upward.
Illustrated descriptive circular sent.
C. B. F. RANDOLPH, Al Wallst, New-York.
o. OOO PLACE IN NEWPORT for sale
y IO,UUU change for investment property. Sell part
whole. Commission b brokers.
+. A. FUTILE. 3 Beekman.st
For other real estate ads SEQ 9th page)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-09
Business Cbances.

T. OR SALE.-Whoe or half interest in a
l. welestabllshed daily and weekly newspaper In a
live Connecticut town; best u Tor selling price
or Whole. $1,000; terms TO suit Address DAILY, Box
go. New York CITY.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-12-27
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

ROCHESTER,, N. "A thousand miners
Sunday morning.
NEAR Woodstock, Md, a l6-year-old
boy named Potts accidently discharged a
shotgun, instantly killing his little sister
and seriously wounding his mother.
New YoRK-A special to The World
from Albany says the failure cf
Sheffield 4 Sons at Saugerties. one of the
oldest and best known paper concerns in
the county. is announced. Liabili-
ties about 81, 100000, while no approx
mate idea can be obtained as to the amount
of assets. Four other large concerns are
involved: J. |. Preble & Co., New York
Daniel Sloat Il Co., New York: the
Sngerties, and the Wabash Manufactur-
ing Co, Chicago.
The cause of the failure is due to mis-
management at the mills and in the manu-
featuring part of the business. 1t is limited
that several other firms are involved
which may be expected to go down IN the
crash.
KAUKAUNA, Visa Jrakeman's pres
ence of mind prevented a fearful disaster
ON the Lake Shore road near Port Wash
ington few days ago. When four miles
out OF 'IOft the passenger engine SIP
ped am eccentric and came to a stop. A
heavily loaded ore train, following close
after could not be stopped, and would have
plunged into sleeper full of passengers
but for the brakeman, who quickly threw
open a switch and put the flying ore train
oD 4 side track, the sides of the ore-cars
grazing the rear platform of the sleeper
I. NJ. Carr, of kaukauna, brakeman on
the ore train, was thrown from car as
the train switched and seriously injured
WkIsENBERG, Colorado. - A freight
train ON the Denver & Rio Grande road
made up of two engines in front, twenty
two cars of cattle, ten freight ears, and a
caboose and engine in the rear, broke in
three parts four miles west of here. The
middle section was without a brakeman
The engines ran about three miles at the
rate of over mile a minute, down grade
The middle section of "a cars overlook the
first section. The first engine escaped but
the second engine was instantly over
whelmed in a great mass of flyinc wreckage
burying the engineer and fireman beneath
1t, killing them instantly. Seven cars of
cattle and eighty cars of lumber were
piled up in the wreck and nearly all the
cattle were killed or horribly mangled.
Two brakemen were also severely injured.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-12-27
THF LATEST TELECRAMS.
NEWS IN BRIEF.

TUESDAY was the eighty-second birth
day of the poet John Greenleaf Whittier
At his own request he was permitted to
pass the day in privacy, friends retaining
from extending their congratulations in
person.
The most enthusiastic meeting and torch
light procession seen at Key West for years
was held by 1000 Cubans, who paraded in
honor of Senator Calls recent bill looking
to the independence of Cuba. The old ex-
lies were wild with delight.
PETERSBURG, W. Va.-The guberna-
torial contest committee has filed its re-
port. the majority report in favor of seat
ing Fleming dem. J, claiming that he has
over 200 majority, while the minority find
Goff (rep.) elected by nearly the same
majority. Gov. Wilson will call the
Legislature Immediately in extra session.
DIS MONIES, Ia.-Four of the principal
railroad companies of the state have sub
mitted a proposition to Gov. Larabee to
obey the lay in full, the enforcement of
which by the railroad commissioner has
caused such lengthy litigation until 100
cases Were pending against the companies
for violation of the law.
SAN FRANCIsCO, Cal. - Advices from
Samoa by steamer Alamanda. confirm the
report from London that MilietOa has been
formally recognized as king by representa-
tives of the United States, Great Britain
and Germany. Tamaseses' followers ex-
pressed their willingness to acknowledge
him and on the 9Th of December Malietoa S
flag was hOisted and The United States
man-of-war Adams fired "a salute. but a
German war vessel, lying in the harbor,
failed to do So
THz doctors who attended the late King
Of Portugal during the last few weeks of
his illness presented bills for their services
amounting to nearly 800, 900. One of
them demanded $4,000 for ten visits,
another demanded $1,000 for fifteen,
while a third thought that S30, 900 was not
too much to ask for his attendance at
eighteen consultations. Eventually the
new King succeeded Ill effecting a settle
ment of their claims by means of d lump
sum of $50 900
SALT LAKE CrTY.-City Marshal Solo
mon, County Recorder Cannon. Selectmen
Weller, Brig and Hampton, all Mormon
officials have been arrested here. There
are six indictments against Solomon charg-
ing the misappropriatio of publ c funds,
and there are indictments against each of
the others, charging them with conspiracy.
They were released upon furnishing bonds
to secure their appearance IN the district
court Saturday.
AMEsBURY, Mass John Greenleaf
Whittier. wishing to avoid a public cele-
bration of his eighty-second birthday, left
his retreat at Oak Knoll and came to Ames-
bury, where gifts of flowers, letters of con
gratulatiOns, etc. reached him from
friends far and wide, while a few intimate
traits of the poet were displayed in the
various business houses, and the town
donned its holiday attire in honor OF the
OCCASION
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-12-27
Confirmed by the Senate.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2O.-Amono the
combinations today were: Treasury, Asa
Z. Matthews. of Illinois. first comptroller:
Benz. F. Golkeson. of PENNSYLVANIA. sec
ond comptroller. Postoffice department.
A. J. Whitaker, of Illinos. deputy fourth
auditor; John R. Lynch, of Mississippi.
fourth auditor; Edward 0. Leech, of the
District of Columbia, director of the
mint Collectors of internal revenue.
Daniel Hogan thirteen, of Illinois. Julius
S. Starr, fifth, Illinois.
John Little, of Ohio. commissioner to
settle the Venezuelan claims.
COnsuls-William H. Bradley of Hi
nois, at Nice; Irving j. Manatt. of Ne
braska, at Athens; Samuel G. Rubey, of
Iowa, at Belfast: Hiram J Dunlaw, of H.
hnois, at Breslau; Roger C. Spoouer. of
Wisconsin, at Prague; Alexander J Reed.
of Wisconsin, at Dublin; Walter Z. Gard
ner. of Wisconsin. at Rotterdam.
Collector of Customs-John Mahood. at
Galena, Ill.
Receivers of Public Moneys James /.
Stokes, at Grand Forks, Neb.; Robert E.
Carpenter. at Waterton. S. D.
Registers of Land Offices james P.
Luse, Rapid City. s. D.; August Kir5usch
Wausau, Wis; James Mcdowell, Huron,
S. D.
Charles P Lincoln, of Michigan, second
deputy commissioner of pensions.
Thomas. c. Mendenhall, of Indiana. su-
perlntend2nt of the coast and geologic al
survey.
Also large number of army and navy
promotions.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-12-27
Rusk has become a great friend of the new
Chinese Minister

Chinese Minister.
CONGRESSMAN ENLoE Tenn has intro
duced a resolution calling ON the secretary
of the interior for information In regard
to Tanner investigation and requesting
him to send list of names of those who
rerated themselves and each other, and In
form the house whether any reraters are
yet In government employ.
SECRETARY WINDOW is preparing bill
for introduction at the present session of
congress which will carry out the plan
suggested in his annual report. The sec
retary as also busily engaged In compos-
ing the proposed treasury note to be issued
upon the bullion deposits In the treasury,
the fact that the notes are to be redeemable
in variety of ways making the wording
a complex matter to arrange.
THE President has transmitted to the
senate the extradition treaty with England
negotiated by Secretary Blaine and Sir
Julian Pauncefote By its terms the num-
Der of extraditable offenses is largely in
creased. the important addition being that
of embezzlement, so that if the treaty be
ratified Canada and the United States will
cease to exchange a class of undesirable
residents who have hitherto secured i'm
munity from punishment.
WAsHINGToN.-The present congress
will soon be asked to provide for
an increase in the compensation of railway
mail clerks. 1t is proposed that postal
clerks assigned to routes of from 80
to 200 miles shall receive $1,000 per
annum; on routes of from 300 to $50 miles,
81 300; ON trunk lines where the mail is
very heavy and the routes are from 400 to
500 miles and four clerks are required,
81 800, 81 400 81 300 and 81 200 respec-
lively. There Is also provision in the
proposed bill which gives to the widow or
nearest relative of any railway mail clerk
VINO looses his life while in the service,
one year, pay at the rate received by the
deceased.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-12-27
CRIMINAL.

Sioux CITY, Iowa.-James Toohey,
who murdered Elmer f. Erwin, of this
city, at Covington, Sunday night, escaped
from Jail at Dakota City and is still at
large.
RAwLrNs, Wyo. - The Rawlins and
White River stage was held up Satur-
day night fifty miles south of here, by two
masked men who took $3.50 from the pas
sengers and all the registered mail.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.-Miss Maud Cur
ran, who has been supposed to be one of
the most faithful workers for the various
charitable associations of this city, has
been arrested for shoplifting. The po-
lice found over 81 900 worth of goods
stored in her residence.
Council BLUFFS, Iowa.-Two farmers
named Holman and Gill living in
Norwalk towship, nine miles northeast of
here, were neighbors and sworn friends.
Today Holman took a gun loaded with
buckshot and went over to ellis farm
Meeting Gill ne emptied both barrels into
his body. A terrible struggle then en-
sued in which Gill in last effort secured
the gun and sent it crashing through Hol-
mans skull Both men are so badly
wounded that it is expected they will not
live.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-12-27
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO, Dec. s. Flour - Steady and nu'
changed. wheat-Lowcr; Tsa. for sellel pecem
ber asked; 7Sss for seller January asked; SSss for
seller Nay. Corn-Lower; tS3. for seller Decem-
Der, 81 for seller January; Ssss for seller May
osts Irregular; as TOR seller December; s's@
soss for seller january; ~. for seller May Rye
-4S1s. Barley Nominal, Prime timothy ~
Flax seed-No l, l.S5, whlskey, I0s. Pork
Steady: 9,l7s. for seller January; $40 nominally
for seller March; 9,6SSA for seller May, Lard
Steady; s.SSisG5S,99 for seller January; S9S for
seller March; Sos for seller May shoulders
4la4s4,aS short clear s,0odl5,oS; short ribs 46SG
80, Butter-Quiet aud lower; creamery, I25l96;
dairy, loSsS. Eggs-Easy; fresh, l9l9o Cheese
STEADY; tull cream cheddarS and flats, e,aI9A
fancy young Americas, I06iO&; cheddars, 7G3S
Hides and tallow-Unchauged,
Flour-Receipts, 1000; shipments, 23,00s,
Wheat-Receipt., 5000; shipments, 1900.
Corn-Reoeipts, 2o6,ooo; shipments. -, ,ooo
Cats-Receipts, IS9 900; shipments 1I2,OOO.
CHICAso, Dec, sS.-The Drovers' Journal re
ports: Cattle, receipts, Soo0; steady 10 10 cents
higher; beeves, s-90Q.505; stockers and feeders,
s.00lsS0O; cows, bulls and mixed, .AS16@90, Hogs
Receipts, 5000; steady; cents higher. mixed,
S.5odG3.6S; heavy, S50&S6.'e; light S5oaSS.1O.
Sheep-Recsipts, 5,ocO: best, hrmer: others
steady; natives, 2.a5I54O; western corn fed 4Sas3
$40
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-12-27
CABLE FLASH ES.

RoME.-A reported deficiency of
2,0O0,0 GOO lire (S400,000) was incurred
during the administration Of the late syndic
of Rome, Duke Forlonia.
BRUSSELS The Independence Beige de.
clares that Portugal Is resolved to adhere
vigorously to her pretensionS regarding
NyasSaland, however menacing England 5
attitude may become.
LONDON .-AdviceS from Shang-
hal are to the effect that several high of
hcials are implicated in futile attempt to
assassinate the king OF Corea. who is re
ported as desiring to abdicate in favor of
Prince Min-l ung-Gyik, and have been ex-
lied to Hong hong.
PARIS President Carnot is suffer
ing from an attack of influenza.
Owing to his illness and the fact that NJ
Trad, the prime minister, NJ. De Frey
Genet the minister of war, NJ. Spuller, the
minister of foreign affairs, and NJ. Frye
the minister of agriculture, are suffering
from the same complaint, the cabinet
council which was to have been held today
was abandoned.
4 RIO JANEIRo-T executive decree
promulgated Saturday fixes the date
of the general election for September L..
ana meeting or the constitutional AZ SEMI
bly, for November Is. BY the same decree
ex-Emperor Dom Pedro is banished from
Brazil together With the members of the
royal family. Viseount D'0uro Preto
and his brother Carlos Alfonze and
Senior Martino, governor of Rio Grande de
Suhr charged with treason as leader of the
movement for the secession of that state,
is condemned to transportation.
The decree recalls and cancels the grant
| of FIVE million milreis to Dom Pedro and
suspends his allowance in the civil list
VENICE Robert Browning chung to life
| tenaciouSly to believe that he was serious
| ly i'll and declaring that he was better un-
| Ill the last moment. He was taken sick
Nov. q, but continued walking out in all
kinds of weather, and attended the theater
as usual, until so weak as to be unable to
rise from the bed Tributes of respec;
have been numerous and the funeral oort-
| ege yesterday was very large. The remains
wall be finally inferred in Westministe.
| Abbey
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-12-27
WEST GUILTY.
End of the Sensational Chicago Times
suit Against E1-Editor West

CHICAGO, Dec. 23-Guilty. with pen
atty of Ave years Ii states prison and the
payment OF a one thousand dollar fine. was
the verdict returned tonight in Judge
Grinnell's court against J. j. West, ex-
editor Of the Chicago Times There was
but little DELAY In reaching verdict, only
two ballots being taken The crime of
which West was convicted was the fraud
ulent oreTissue of the stock of the Times
company 70 the extent of l,250 shares of
the equivalent of over sl25, 900 In money.
When the verdict was announced the de-
fendant betrayed no great emotion. His
attorney, on the contrary, seemed pain
fully affected. and could hardly be heard
when entering the usual motion for new
trial. Judge GrinneD stated be would dis
pose of the motion on Jan. 2. West was
released on his original bond of sl5, 900
until tomorrow morning, when the ques-
ton Of new bond will be discussed
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-12-27
TAKEN FROM THE GRAVE.
Two Bodies Secured by Body snatchers st
Washington, ID. G.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-The police are
after a gang of body snatchers who sre
getting very bold in their depredations.
A carriage intercepted Friday night was
found 10 contain two bodies, one that of a
woman which was identified as coming
from the CT ngressional cemetery. The
hands and ears had been badly mutilated
by the forcibje removal Of iewelry there
from. The fuen witn the carriage es-
capped. To-Day DIR. Adams, Jemonstrator
Of anatomy in one Of the medical colleges.
was brought into court to answer TO a
charge of having been concerned in the
affair.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-12-27
- SEN ERE LA w.
Heavy Penalties Imposed For Violations of
the Prohibitory Measure.

BISMARCK, N. D., Dec. 23.-The full
text of the North Dakota prohibition law
has been made public. 1t imposes penal
ties as follows: For the first offense, 5000
to 81 900 and imprisonment of not less
than ninety days nor more than one year.
The second and each succeeding otfen'e is
treated as a felony, with punishment by
imprisonment in the state prison for not
exceeding two years and not less than one
year. There is proviso permitting regis
tered pharmacists to sell intoxicating
liquors for medicinal, mechanical, scien-
tifc and sacramental purposes All places
where intoxicating liquors are sold are de-
declared nuisances, and the sheriff is en-
powered to abate them and destroy all in
toXicants and fixtures therein.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-12-27
WILL HURRY THE CASES.
Commissioner Raum Makes Another Move
in Favor of Pending Pensions.

WAsHTNGToN, Dec. 23.--PensIon Com
missioner Raum issued an important order
looking to the speedy determination of
all cases in the Offices in which no material
evidence for or against the applicant seems
to be wanting. He directs all pending
claims to be Immediately examined and
list of such as seer, TO be complete, shall
be kept and known as completed files. "
Chiefs of divisions are directed to require
all examiners to devote their entire
time during FIVE days of each
week to the consideration of these
completed cases, acting upon them in
order Of fling of the last piece Of evidence.
Saturday Of each week the entire force Of
examiners are required to devote them
selves to examination Of cases borne upon
the pending files, and in making necessary
calls for evidence in those cases. AS soon
as the necessary evidence in any case is re-
ceived. that case will Immediately be put
upon the completed list and receive proper
action In its regular order. An improve
ment has also been made in the manner of
keeping the record in each case Of what
evidence has been received, and what evil
dence is still required 10 make il complete.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-12-27

HASTINGS NEB.-Interesting. develop
ments are looked for In the Elizabeth Kin
nan claim involving one-eighth interest
In the original town site Of the city of
Hastings In 1875. when the town-site
company dissolved. proper division of the
property was made TO the various owners.
Ed Hubert of Lincoln has been looking
up the records and discovers that while
Mrs. k1nnan. one Of the owners In the
town-site company, was fully indemnifcd,
no normal transfer was ever made of her
one-eighth interest Hubert purchased the
supposed right and Is now endeayoring to
exact from property-0wners s25 LOT for
quIt-elaim deed. A mass meeting Of
property-owners to-day declared the claim
barefaced attempt ofrobbery They viii
organize and contest the claim. Tn. land
comprises the best residence part Of the
city.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-12-27
WARRANT FOR powDERL~.
Bui a Judge Advises Constable Not to
Serve at.

SCRANTON. Pa. Dec 21-A constable
from Westmoreiand county arrived here
this morning with a warrant for the arrest
of Mr. Powderiy. He requested an alder
man 70 indorse the warrant. 50 t4lat the ar
rest could be made. but upon examination
the alderman found that the warrant con-
tanned no specific allegations. making a
general charge Of conspintcy, and emitting
to ailege a specific crime. The warrant
was held TO be defective. ana the al2erman
refused his Endorsement
LATER-At the suggestion Of Alderman
Fuller, the constable submitted the war
rant 10 Judge Archibald for examination
The judge scanned 1t eTitally and advised
the constable not 10 attempt to make an
arrest upon IT, Powderly has decided to
proceed against Callaghan for libel and
submitted all his correspondence with
Callaghan TO his attorneys
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-12-27
Asks Salisbury to Curb His Temper

LISBON, Dec. 23.-Portuguese Minister
of toreign Affairs Comes in reply to a
note of Lord Salisbury relative to the
movements of Major Pinto in Africa, says
the major did nothing to warrant the ac-
cusations made against him He did not
order the attack on the British flag, but
merely repulsed the hostile natives, among
whose baggage after the fight three Brit
ish flags were found. In conclusion,
Comes asks Salisbury to await further in
formation concerning the affair before TAX
ing any further action.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-12-27
w WEALTH OF THE UNITED STATES
Exceeds That of the World at ANY Time
Before the Eighteenth Century,

New YORK The World has obtained
from the treasurer of each state the value
of property as assessed for taxation. The
census Office of 1886 made report of its
exhaustive and laborious inquiry into the
proportions existing In each state between
taxed property AID actual wealth. which
ranges between 25 per cent. in Illinois and
IS in Wyoming The Worlds report
shows an increase in taxable property of
Sc, 1858, 600 600, and an increase in actual
wealth of SIS. .662. .000. 900 since 1880. The
total wealth is S61. ass. .0O0. 600. exclusive
of public property and 1908. 900 900 in
vested and owned abroa I. The as sci val
ue of taxed property and our actual wealth
at different decades has been:
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1889-12-27
APPROVED HIS ACTION.
Publication of an official Letter Calls Forth
Praise From Window.

WASHINGTON, Dec. q. Secretary Win
dom, in a letter to the collector Of customs
at Detroit regarding the case of Mrs Nc
Callum, of indianapolis. Neb, arising from
the unnecessary detention of herself and
baggage, says: The department approves
of your method of communicating the re-
suits of inquiry of complaints as being sub
stantial in compliance with the instructions
of the department and quite, satisfactory
The early publication given to department
letters of which you make mention, was
in harmony with the custom to permit
members of the press to inspect copies
of official letters deemed of public
interest. and under this rule the commu-
nication addressed to you obtained publ
cation in advance of its receipt. But if
such practice were not existent its publi-
carton prior to Its receipt by you was JUS
tifable under particular circumstances of
the case, as an admonition to officers of Gus
toms not only at your port but at other
ports throughout the country: that as ser
wants of the public, it is indispensable that
they shall at all times and in all places ex-
ercise their functions with patience. dis
cretiOn and COURTESY