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ExpERIEE OF A PROMINENT CITIZEN.
The sun., 1889-12-29
Obituary.

Arthur W. Benson Of Brooklyn died on FRI
he occupied the house 2l4 Columbia HeiRhtA He was
fore he became President of tho Brooklyn Gas Light
Company. which ONCE no continued to hold until bis
retirement from active business a few years ago. He
wasa director in several banks also In liter
ary and benevolent institutions and was a vestryman
in Grace EspiScopai Church The only political oce
hold that OF Alderman OF the First ward over
forty years ago, He was Democrat He leaves q
widow and two daughters Hh estate r. estimated at
more than million
for than nifty years. died at+7 West Fifty third
street yesterday morning lie was born In Rarlstown.
To New 9Ur as ae ps s 70 he be
school in Grand street 1884 he started in the pub
he removed to hA last place of business 53p BroAdWRy
lle Published chiefly books Of a theological nature He
ciety and member OF the Foreign Board OF Missions,
He leaves daughter and three sons The tupsrAi will
Presbyterian Church
s0O%c6 5,@ DAE5 PIOpESter Sf The Nas.Ts Pals Hu
don England. on March ". 1907 and had been identi
part of tho time at Table Rock. on tho Canadian side
Miss Susan l. stanwood died in Augusta Me, yestsr.
resided with the Blame family for many years "-N
, Edward r. TuigG. solicitor of Advertisements for
sndsrS publLsa!iEns died Yesterday in the oatholic
gtss he was dead o brothsro OF Bishop Tairg OF
Sister BsatA who was supsroress Of the sisters In Bar
Sr msnS % sa hsa ThS 40 Cb In e
Church, South Brooklyn =
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PIN MoNhr For FARMERS, WIVES.
Farm House Sewing Machines Busy on CITY
Folks Clothes These VvInter EvenlnEs.


Farm House Sewing Machines Busy on City
Folks Clothes These WInter EveninGs.
Jersey farmers wives don't get many op-
portunities to turn into dollars the long hours
Of midwinter. when tho household cares OF the
summer and fall have liGhtened. Some New
York employers. who know that time Is liter
ally money in the city. regularly take advan-
tage OF this idloness in the country from Octo-
Der to April. One big clothing manufacturer
regularly employs scores Of women every win
ter in Hunterdon and Warren counties. He
sends an agent once week with wagon load
Of cut and basted coats, waistcoats. and trou-
sers up among the farmers wives in the
spars0ly settled districts
Every farm lhouse has Its sowing machine.
and every farmers wife is enough OF a scam
stress to know how to make up a good suit OF
clothes skilfully. II she lives on tho main road
the agent brings to her door as much work as
she 10 willing to undertake to do in q week. II
she lives away from the thorouRhfare she goes
agent there. The completed work is delivered
each week.
The pay is small. pitifully SO. bgt tho farm
ere wife is mighty glad to get 1t. dime looks
tropolis IN that particular direction. Twenty
five or thirty cents Is all she gets for fnising
coat. 1t would cost the clothing man eighty or
ninety cents to get the Same work done In his
New York shop. and that 10 where his profit
comes In. These women are Industrious Even
$2a month. which means a great many COM
forts in New Jersey farmers household. The
earnings range from 50 to the e25 maximum,
and pay day comes once month.
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THE eLAsssLoNknS LoCKoUn
A Triunph for the lIsn Aner Five weeks
ef Resistanee W. = Reduction OF waeea,

A Triunph for the lIsn Aner Five weeks
er Resistance va. = Reduction OF Wages.
LooKPoRT Dec 2s.-The Lockport glass
works will resume operations on Monday. The
furnaces have been started. and all the blowers
will return at tho old standard scale Of wages.
In the struggle to reduce the wages the Glass
blowers Union have triumphed
The shutdown took place Just Ave weeks
ago in this city. and was the result OF a general
agreement by the Glass Manufacturers' Asso-
citation Of the Eastern division TO reduce the
wages OF the blowers, on the ground that the
condition OF the market did not guarantee the
prices paid. The real condition Of the Manu-
facturers Association precluded the success OF
such move.
The glass manufacturers OF the United States
are divided into two divisions, the Eastern and
western. The Eastern division resolved on
the shut down. which has cost 1t dear. While
the manufacturers east OF the AlleghRnieB
have been idle. the Western men have been
running night and day. flooding the markets
and supplying the trade the Eastern men look
after.
The members OF the Western Glass Blowers
Union have been remitting money to support
their brothers in the East, Maintaining them
In their struggle to retain their wages, II
neoessary. the mon could stay out forever un-
less their demand was acceded to- They also
required that only two apprentices be allowed
TO one mnnufactory until their time wes out.
Tho smaller manufacturers could not very
well contend against these odds. when 1t Ia con-
sidered that the largo furnaces in PennsylvaniR
could In -FOUR months blow enough to furnish
all the trade and totally cut them of.
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tnsers wore generally unIsyOrsbly affected as

singers were generally uniayorably affected as
10 their throats when In Chicago.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 20.-Severh hundred
cases OF influenza are snnounced to-day, EtGhb
telegraph boys ware all seized simultaneously,
and hundredg OF cases are reported among the
employees Of large factories. Many retail
DETRoIT. Dec. 3a.-The influenza has come
TO Detroit, and over 5000 people art down with
the disease. Fifty policemen. more than half
OF the city officers and their Rssistahts, are
laid up, and there is hardly store or factory
in the city whose clerical and working force
10 not seriously crippled. The dlaense has in
no case proved fatal as yet, but II seems to be
getting moro viEulent from day to day;
OTTAWA, Doc. PA large number Of pereons
type OF influenza. It appears in almost every
case to be complicated with pneumonia or
PARIS, Dec. 2s.-The recent mortality In the
city has been as follows: Wednesday. 918;
Thursday. 393: Friday, 344. Tho sudden drop
from the figures Of Thursday to those OF FRI
day is taken as an evidence that the epidemic
BERLIN. Dec 2s.-The epidemic is rapidly
decreasing here. but is spreading In other
places In Germany. The mRlady very seriously
affected the Christmas trade. there being but
few country visitors and the stores doing but
The Vienna doctors say the disease has
reached It's climax there and prevails in three
forms-.the nervous, the gastric, and the
There have been two deaths from influenza
at Dantzic. At Frankfort forty-six members OF
the opera company and 16O soldiers OF tho gar
risOn are ILL
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THE ERIE AND ITS EMPLOYERS.
Meeting or Brotherhood Representatives
In Jersey City

Meeting or Brotherhood Representatives
In Jersey City.
The question OF whether the trouble be-
tween the Erie Railroad Company and its em-
ployees will end in strike will probably be
settled before the middle Of tho week. To-day
representatives of tho men will meet for final
action. and 1t will all rest then with Manager
Thomas. The Grievance Committee Of the
Erie Branch Of the Brotherhood Of Engineers
representatives OF the Grievance Committee Of
tho Firemen's Brotherhood. tho Brakemens
Brotherhood, and one Western conductor. rep
resenting tho Conductors Association. met in
the hall over the Third National Bank
Building in Jersey City yesterday. There were
about forty engineers present They talked
over all their grievances. The first was the
discharge Of the four engineers who refused to
sign tho engineers book. The second was the
existence of the book itself. The third was
the new firemen's book which has lust bson
Issued. and incidentally tho brakemen's and
conductors books were brought up.
Almost every engineer had something to
O'clock in the, evening. It was decided thai
that all the books must be abolished. The
discussion over tho fremens book was very
hot. This book contains about 200 questions
for flremen who are promoted to be engineers
to answer: Tho object OF the questions relates
to TO-, competeney, and the questions IN them-
a fireman has been promoted instead Of before.
II such questions are to be asked. the en-
gineers argued. they should be asked by the
master mechanic before the promotion, then II
man cannot answer them he need not be pro-
share OF the discussion. The general opinion
expressed BY the men, was that the aGreements
demanded by tho road In the book were illegal
and would not, hold In many, States. An
opinion was read from counsel that the COM
pany could not hold the engineer liable for
damages caused by accidents. There was
should be asked to strike out certain questions
in the book or should abolish the book alto
gether. A. committee was appointed to draw
up u list OF the grievances In form to be pre-
sented to Manager Thomas. and thon the
meeting was adjourned until this morning at
10 o'clock.
All the engineers are invited to be present at
this meeting. Tho grievances as drawn up
will be read and the whole matter will be talked
over again before final action.
The Grievance Committee viii call on Man
aRer Thomas tomorrow. They will probably
give him until Wednesday or Thursday 10
give them a favorable answer. In case It is
end OF the Erie system to the other.
The sun., 1889-12-29
Yachting Notes from the Hub.

BosToN, Dec. ga prominent yachtsman
In this city has decided to build 7O-footor in
case British boat OF that class comes over
here next summer. No name is mentioned as
yet but OF course Mr.. Burgess will be the de-
signer. 1t is known that Fife has designed a
new 70-footer. and Gen. Paine and Mr., Burgess
are certain her owner 10 Sir r. W. Cam
eron. Boston yachtsmen, are anxious 10
with the crack American seventies"
In the Titania Mr.. Burgess hRs a splendid
seyenty-footer. which he has in his office. are
Bnnerior, 10 those OF the Titania, The forty
class viii attract atttention and Mr.. Burgess
Il now at work on the lines OF tho forty for the
RerVR With her.
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BANG IN FRONT or THE HOFFMAN.
Not . Subway This Time, But Probably
LonG-rnuGe Cartridge.

Not . Subway This Time, But Probably
LonE.rnnGe Cartridge.
Shortly before o'clock last night, when
the upper part Of Broadway was iammed with
pedestrians and all sorts OF conveyanc there
was sharp explosion in tho middle OF the
street between the Hoffman House and
the Worth Monument. A crowd packed it
self on the corners and In the street.
and tried to find out from each other what bad
happened. They blocked the cars. and highly
imaginative mon kept the excitement up by
hazardinG guesses as to what the explosion
might mean. One man was sure that mine
had been fired under the Hoffman House to
blow up Gov Hi, who had started for Albany
several hours before. Another suggestion was
that an attempt had been made to blow up the
Worth Monument, but no signs OF any such
vile design could be discovered.
Policeman Stewart picked up In the road
way 3S.calibre long-range rifle cartridge
which had lost its bullet. The end was
smashed, but the powder and cap were sound.
which made II clear that it was not this cart
presence made It likely that 1t had o compan-
oluded that some. person In the Hoffman House
a couple OF the cartridges into the street One
may have exploded in striking the pavement
or the wheel OF q vehicle may have struck the
CAP. just before the explosion was heard a
the street
The sun., 1889-12-29
NEW LAW POINT IN 4 D1YoRCE o1sE
Can . Vvomnn Testify NJ to Any IndIetabIo
OTenee Against Her Rusbandp


OGenco Against Her husbandp
PROVIDENCE, Dec. pa peculiar and i'm.
portant legal question has been raised In the
hearing Of the Church divorce case in this city
Caroline T. Church. the respondent. was asked
question the purport Of which was to show
that DR.. William P. Church the petitioner had
debRuched her when she was the wife Of Albert
l. Gardner, and that because Of that Illicit In
timaoy her first husband had procured d.
vorce from her. Church marrying her soon
afterward. Tho object Of putting in this
peculiar line Of evidence was to estab-
lish to the satisfaction Of the Court
that DR.. Church. being responsible for the wo-
mans first downfall could not come into court
with clean hands and have any standing. This
was objected to. and the respondents counsel
raised the point Of law that the Legislature had
recently amended the divorce law 80 as to per-
except q general denial BY .afadavit Counsel
miTht 20 % into % any detail Of % domestic lie so
The Court promptly ruled out this line Of
rans tSe ooSd not eSS as 'fo to
city, because such aSts weFs indictable and and
tRS Sd hgg5%nd The hsd
Of the Law: as counsel pointed out.
on the very matters which the >defencS
tion before the full bench for an Interpretation
The remarkable feature Of the ruling is that
the two Judges sitting on theocase took oppo-
~s dses %S Ssssd to thn fhs
the intent Of the amendment was to open the
doors wide and to allow the utmost freedom Of
The sun., 1889-12-29
BIG WRECK IN WEST I1Re1N11.
Eleven Lives Lost By Spreading RaIls on
the Chesapeake and Ohio.

Eleven Lives Lost By Spreading Rails o.
the Chesapeake and Ohio.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Dec. 2s-A terrible
accident occurred this morning on the Chesa
peake and Ohio Railroad at White Sulphur
Springs 1875 miles east Of this place. Reports
have been very hard to get, the only accounts
being received by specials to the Gazette. One
OF these from an eyewitness says that vestibule
train No 8 on tho Chesapeake and Ohio left
the track two miles west OF White Sulphur
Springs at 7:20 o'clock this morning. demol-
ishinR six cars. killing eleven people, and In
jurinR about twenty-five. The accident was
caused by the rails spreading. Tho killed
were:
Hale Morrison Of Charleston.
Baggage Master Barksdale OF Profnt. Va.
Newsboy Thompson OF Portsmouth, o.
J. d. West OF Howardsville Va.
Thomas Karisch Of Blackstone. Kan.
Kidder Kidd OF Hannibal. Mo.
Two colored men from Alleeahany, Va, and
three others unknown.
ATong gars6s' the h'HsTss Kan ooor hon,
broken.
Conductor Schweick Huntington. ". Va. leg
r s. Blanton. Fsrmville. Va. cut under the
Gustave II. Kline. Chicago. leg broken.
william d, DELL Now YORK. compound frac-
'oPo F :. e Busab. bansai back hurt.
j. A. Clark train dispatcher, Clifton Forge.
John Woodfolk, Allegheny. Va. section hand,
right leg crushed; had to be amputated.
W. D. Clark. Nelson Co. Va. scalp wound.
IL. II: y; Gregory Chhtop' Va; arm crushed.
It was fearful wreck. and the damage to
the railroad at this time cannot be estimated.
Luckily the cars did not take fire as they were
heated by steam. The engine did not leave
the rails. Tho roar sleeper also remained on
the rails. Messrs Dell and Kline were mem-
bers of Charles A. Gardner's theatrical COM
pany, and were to play In Charleston tonight.
BY TIE AGoctdted Press
CINCINNATI, Dec. 28-Of1cers Of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railroad have inform alton
from White Sulphur Springs that passenger
train No. on that road going. west was
White Sulphur Springs by broken axle The
mail car. combination car. coach and one
sleeper were derailed. The sleeper was turned
was not injured. The coach telescoped the
combination car. and there the loss OF life oc-
Cured. The dead were sent TO Ronceverte and
the injured to the Caldwell Hotel at White
Sulphur Springs. where everything possible
was done for their comfort
The train left New York at $3.50 F. NJ. yester-
day. The train was behind time and running
forty to nifty miles an hour. The conductor
says he was running only thirty.fiv miles, but
others say forty or fifty miles. An Of the killed
Killed. except the conductor. who had bis leg
broSep;;, He will probably recover.
White Sulphur. repaired to the scene Of the ac-
cident. and did all in his power to alleviate the
suffering. After sometime a number of doc
long and faithful among the suffering. Ladies
turned out. and too much cannot be said In
praise Of their noble efforts. The noteworthy
feature was that no ladies nor children were
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VICTORY FOR THE HALE BREEDS.
They Rout Some Settlers who vere Tryiug
to Start . New Town.

They Rout Some Settlers who vvere TryiuE
to Start New Town.
PIERRE, S. D., Dec. 28-Great excitement
prevails here because of the discovery this
morning that band Of about seventy five set
tiers had attempted to found town site across
the Missouri. at the mouth Of Bad River. 1t is
learned that the scheme had been In embryo
for several weeks. and that a number Of prom
inent residents OF East Pierre were concerned
in 1t. The work commenced at II O'Clock last
night, and all night thereafter men with teams
and loads Of lumber were crossing and recross-
ing the river. the people OF Pierre being en-
tirely UNCONSCIOUS OF what was going on.
All went we'll until about A. NJ. whom O
half breed. who farms the land whereon tho
sQuatters had located. discovered them. Be-
curing a band Of followers he attacked the
squatters with guns, pistols. and lassoes They
lassoed the boss carpenter. and severely in
jured several OF the homeseekers. Finally. tho
tho battle, To add to their dismay storm Of
rain and sleet set in. and one by one they came
straRglinR across the river, drenched. almost
frozen. and number OF them bleeding from
bruises and wounds.
The half breeds secured the lumber. piled It
up and set fire to II, and now all that marks
the prospective town site 10 a column OF flame
and smoke visible here. while the yells OF the
victorious half breeds, mingleo with pistol
shots, can plainly be heard on this side.
The sun., 1889-12-29
LOTS OF GoNDo11ERs At ONCE
Francis Wilsou'S Company to Produce the
Opera in Philadelphia.

Francis Wllson's Company to Produce the
Opera in Philadelphia.
A. n. Candy arranged yesterday with John
stetson for tho presentation OF Gilbert and
Sullivan's "Gondoliers" In Philadelphia by
Francis Wilson and his company. This will be
tho first time that Mr.. Wilson has appeared In
one OF Gilbert and sullivan's productions. He
will take the part Of the Buke., The piece will
be put on at tho Broad Street Theatre about
March ].
). Mr.. Stetson has bought the right to produce
the new piece everywhere east Of Pittsburgh.
with the exception OF this city. He will put
two companies In his territory as soon as pos
sible. Tho right Of presentation everywhere
west OF Pittsburgh belongs 10 Dave Henderson
OF the Chicago Opera House. He will start
three companies on the road as soon as he can.
This arrangement has been made for the pur-
pose Of heading OF the pirates.
II this city It Is understood that The Con
doliers will have 0 run OF about eight weeks
ct the Park. beginning about IAN. IS, and that
1t will then be transferred TO Palmers Theatre.
The sun., 1889-12-29
ExPLosIoN OF A MOULD.
A Shower OF Molten Metal FaIIs on Nine
WOrkmen.

A Shower OF Molten Metal FaIIs on Nine
WOrkmen.
DALLAS, Dec. 28.-Nine men were horribly
and some fatally burned by q shower OF molten
motal from IN exploding mould at the Mosher
Machine Company's foundry this afternoon.
The names OF the victims are:
]. A. Dobbins. moulder. body and head and
neck fairly riddled by the flying metal. In
juries may prove fatal.
John Hughes. moulder had his clothing
burned from his person and both eyes filled
with red-hot metal.
- Matson, moulder and foreman OF the
foundry. burned about the breast neck. and
arms
Charles Hurst, two terrible wounds In the
back. from which the flesh fell In strips
John Wheeles. burned about the head and
shoulders and knocked senseless by lying
Ed Ayers, Wiley Jones, Mack Haney. Jake
Mitchell. slightly burned about the head and
The cause OF the explosion was the Rener-
alton OF gas inside the mould which was pro-
pared to cast 1,600-pound piece, and when
the hot metal was poured in at the mouth the
mould exploded. sending: about thousand
pounds OF molten metal In perfect shower
among the men. The foundrymen say that an
explosion OF this kind Ia OF rare occurrence in
casting and was purely accidental
The sun., 1889-12-29
coM1No FoRErew H1Poslrrox.
The German Countries Alivs win che
Pair Fever.

Fair Fever.
An Exposition epidemic has broken out in
Germany and Austria. The monster ship
which German merchants are preparing to
send around the world for n floating exhibition
will perhaps be duplicated by manufacturers
Of Austria and Hungary. The Imperial Royal
| Agricultural Society Of Vienna is rapidly COM
pletinR arrangements for n general forestry
and agricultural exhibition there next year.
The German Agricultural Society has already
issued circular Invitations to its Universal
Agricultural Fair at StrasburR In 1890. The
Electrotechnioal Society In Frankfort has re-
Gently announced that next Juno will be the
date for the opening OF its International
Electrotechnical Exhibition there. Many Ger
man dailies are oven advocating the holding OF
grand Worlds Fair at Berlin In the near
future. although their suggestions in this re-
speet have been coldly received In official
circles
or the three exhibitions to be held next year
lS9O) the Austrian Agricultural Exhibition In
Vienna will be probably the most comprehen-
sive and important. Near the south entrance
Of the rotunda there will be the products OF the
fountain, surrounded By model plots OF flowers
and SHRUBS, and around the outskirts OF the
nd 0 men F.
hibltion VIII probably be the wine culture divi-
sIpdd slop and d the wine cellar and wine rooms at
ture. and hunt exhibits will be shown in the
galleries. The most striking features OF the
exhibition in the park grounds will be model
dairy supplied with milk by thirty-two COWS in
an adjoining barn, house OF an Austrian gem
tlenan farmer, furnished and decorated By the
best Austrian house upholsterers and deco
rators, and the pavilion OF tho Imperial Minis-
try Of Agriculture. The divisions OF the whole
Exhibition. which have been opened to inter-
national competition incude:
Emperor Franz Joseph has recently accepted
the Presidency Of the Exhibition and has con-
gratplated tho management upon the large
ceiyed.
The agricultural exhibition In strasburg
VIII be about as comprehensive, though not so
large as the Viennese Exhibition. Twenty
thousand dollars In money 800 medals. and
any numbe OF honorable mentions" will
De divided among the exhibitors.
The object Of tho projectors OF the Electro
technical Exhibition In Frankfort is to show |
the great progress made since the exhibitions |
OF Munich 1S82l and Vienna 1889. Oonse- |
Guently, they, win accept only exhibits which |
"a come way illustrate this progress The ex- |
hlbits Will occupy one main building and two |
machinery halls in the vicinity 6f the big |
frankfort railway station. Applications for |
SPACE will be received from persons not living |
IN Europe till Jan. 15. The applications Of |
Europoans were refused after Dec. 20 Edison. |
bunsen, Siemens. and Sir P. Thompson have |
ton.
The sun., 1889-12-29
Down on " National" Building Clubs.

The Executive Committee Of the State
League Of Building Loan and Savings Asso-
Citations was in session yesterday at the Hotel
BartholdL President J. G. Campbell of Buffalo
presided. The necessity for legislation in the
interests Of building associations was dis
cussed. and 1t was thought that steps might
be taken toward the unihcation Of the two
laws under which building and loan RssociA-
tons are now orkanized Last night theSS
beEs Of the Executive Committee OF tho MetS1-
Dolitan League and the officers Of the Sta1e
committee OF three was appointed to ask the
Legislature TO pass law restricting or dolly
banssn Snd sse% eess St
character to do business In this State. ~ ;
The sun., 1889-12-29
s,e,uwehr Post will Try Again.

Coroner Levy, who was recently elected
Commander OF Stelnwehr Post. G. A. H., for the
fifth time. has asked tho members OF the Post
to reconsider his election. and at meeting to
be hold in Beethoven Hall on Monday evening
the Post will take up the matter. After Coroner
Levy's election thirty-ive members out OF a
total Of $50 resigned and declared their inten-
tion OF form ing new post Their resiRna-
tions were laid on the table. and last night
about thirty Of these members met in caucus
and agreed upon man whom they will sup
port lor Commander on Monday JastE2 Alex
Coroner Levy is said to have man for the
place himself. In the person OF F. A. Lederle.