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Gnne Iilsilne.

NEw.YoRK, Dec S-Georee W. Smith,
supposed to be resident Of San Fran
cisco, and Vice President OF the Mica:
ragua Construction Company, is in the
insane pavilion at BELLEVUE hospital.
He WAS pronounced insaue by the ply.
slcian aud unleas some Of his friends
take charge OF him he will be removed
to Wards Island asylum for the insane.
Smith was arrested on Saturday in q
saloon on Sixth avenue, where he at.
tracted the attention OF tho police by his
outcrles. When they questioned him
be said he had been robbed OF diamond
pin and $50 bill. He was then sup:
posed to he drunk. w
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DON'T LIKE THE .lSJlSSn
General hherunun's characteristic Views
on the Troubles In the West.

/
on the Troubles In the wcst.
NEw YoRK, Dec. S.-That grizzled old
warrior, William Tccumseh Sherman,
has very pronounced views upon In.
dlans in general, and particularly upon
the present excitement among the tribes.
General Sherman was found among
his pictures and books in his "den" in
the basement OF his house on Seventy.
first street, and he talked about Indians
with terseness that would do credit to
the most taciturn chief among them. He
calls them "Ipjius," with an accent OF
mingled detestation and contempt. lie
settled the problem thus: "Ipjins must
either work orntsrve. They never have
worked they won't work now, aud they
never will work"
"But," ventured tho reporter, Should
not the Government supply them with
enough to keep them from starvation ?"
"Why should tho Government support
2G0 900 able bodied paupers2' returned
the old war horse, with snort. "Nogoy.
eminent that the world has ever seen
has done such thing. WHO started
this sstory about Messiah2 Injins don't
look for tho coming OF one Messiah.
They look Tor the coming Of q million
Messiahs. Each buffalo Is a Messiah to
them. They look Tor the return OF the
butialoes. Then they can cat without
working. But the budaloes don't re.
turn. They have all been killed OIL"
do you think there will be an Indian
war this winter9"
"Nonsense," calculated tho General.
You'd have 10 change the whole face
OF nature bsiore an Ingin would go on
the warpath in December"
But, General, it ia stated that Is, 900
troops have been massed around Pine
Ridge Agency,
THAT'S more nonsense. I don't be-
lieve there are 1000 troops there. An
other thlng-why do intelligent men
and intelligent newspapers speak, in |
this connection, OF localities that are, in |
lact, hundreds, even thousands OF miles
away from each other, as il they were
within q stones throw OF each other ? |
Is 1t to add to the scare? Ii a man
raises Il whoop, say in Georgia, Is there
any reason for you to hide In cellar in
New York;"
"Do you expect an Indian uprising in
.he spring?'
"uprislng? There'll be downrlsing.
4 the lnjins rise up they'll be tlsashed.
They're in good hands,
what do you think OF Secretary
PrOctOr'S plan to raisa tho or,v tc, On nnn
lians?'
after ALL" answered the General,
.these things are not nv business now.
Ihey DO not concern me. care nothing
about them. The Injins, as ! said, are in
very good bands when in the hands OF
General Miles and OF the men Of the en-.
tire frontier"
Then the leader OF the march to the
sea went back to his book, sublinely in.
different Of all the "Ipjins" this side OF |
the happy hunting grounds.
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FEDERATION Of LABOR.
The National Meeting at De-
troit Largely Attended.
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS
Sh hOws tho Orsnniza, ion to 10 In Tx.
ccllcnt COnditiOn-IIargc Increase
In ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Recommendations.

DETROIT, MlcH., Dec. S.-Some eight,
delegates OF the American Federation o
Labor were assembled in Clawson's hui
this morning when President Gomper
called the convention 10 order shortly
after II o'clock. After the ceremoniel
attending tho arrival OF delegates aut
speeches OF welcome, the convention
settled down to business which wat
opened by President Gompers annual
address. In his address, he advised the
convention 10 avoid controversial ques
tions aud to concentrate upon such
issues as the members arc most agreed
That such course is best is evidenced
by the success OF the s hour movement
since the last convention. The agitation
for that reform has been successful In
one hundred and thirty.seven cities and
has benefited 4G,l07 wo,kmen in the
carpenters trade, besides countless
others In their branches of the building
trades. The demand for an hour day
will be made by the other trades In
series, and it's final successes cannot be
questioned. The next industry to make
tue demand will be the coal miners,
They will move May !, 1891.
During the year the Federation has
established 274 local branches and the
National Trades Union reports 9l3 local
branches established. During the wear
l,lG3 authorized strikes have taken
place. OF these $50 succeeded, 76 failed
and 0S were compromised. Besides
many concessions were gained without
resort to strikes. The people who pro.
pose a strike are warned that bluster
will not win and they must be prepared
for whatever battle they propose. The
Federation is not always able to assis.
strikes financially.
President Gompers refers in commen.
datlon to the project Of an international
labor congress in 1895, to be coincident
with the Worlds Fair; demands the en-.
forcement Of the eight-hour law in Gov
ernment work; asks for suitable Fed.
era! contract labor law; suggests the ex.
tended observance Of labor day as an
annual holiday; warns against child
labor, and declares ior inteln .tionsl
copyright and ballot reform. President
Gompers meets the charge OF excluding
Socialists by denying that he has ever
tried to exclude any one for his eco.
nomical opinions, and insting the only
requisite to the trade government is good
STANDING in n local nuion
When the Committee on Credentials
went into session President Gompers
appeared before them to object to re-.
ceiving any papers from the delegates
appearing from the Central Labor Ted.
Grafton OF New York. The committee
decided not TO receive the credentials OF
the delegates, but it was amicaby con-
cluded to permit the Socialists to pre-.
sent their case to the convention and al.
low the body TO decide it.
The Committee on Credentials report
ed and after reading Of their report the
convention adjourned until tomorrow.
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THE MONEY SITUATION,
Cause OF tho Losa Of Coniidcnce-A Hone.
..... .... fnl Ont lnolt .'-...". -....

Cause OF tho Losa Of Conildcnce-A Hone.
ful Outlook.
New York, Dec. S.-The Post saws:
Everyone understands that the existing
loss OF confidence in financial affairs Il
what may be called q credit panic. The
iorei ign exchange market will probably
furnish the frat means OF relief Ia the
Interchange OF commodities and secur..
tiles the balance will for good many
months run very heavily in favor Of Inc
United States. Europe has already
sold US the bulk Of our securities which
were owned there and has not
much more Left to sell. On the other
hand, England cannot get along yery
well without our meat and flour and COT.
ton, and these things will continue to be
shipped as long as England has money
to bny them. Exchange will undoubt.
ediy be kept down to sales at which It
will pay to import gold, and as bankers
can feel able to be out Of the use Of their
capital for ten days time in the transit
OF the gold it will come. =
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Capital Notes.

, WASHINGTON, Dec. s.-SenatorWilson,
of Maryland, from the Committee on
Postottices aud Post Roads, to-day re.
ported adversely certain resolutions
offered by sundry Senators during the
2ast session relative to the claims for
additional compensation OF third, fourth
and .tiith.class postmaaters.
4 Representative Blond, OF Missouri,
to-day introduced bill authorizing the
Secretary Of the Treasury to prepare 9
new series Of legal tecder notes or green.
backs, which, when the ordinary reve.
nues OF the government arc not sutli-
,ciene to meet its requirements, he Is to
pay out in sufficient sums to meet oil
demands and dues. t
Representative Stewart, Of Georgia,
introduced to-day a resolution (premised
with gtatement that there exists in the
country a financial ciisi, affecting most
injuriously its business interest and re.
teIring to certain methods Of relief spg.
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gested) ins.ructing the Committee on
Banking and Currency to consider this
condition and report by bill or other.
wise such measures Of relief as shall
meet present conditions.
LONG DELAYED JUSTICE
To Brave Wsst Virginia soldicrs-A Bill by
Congressman Smith.


Congressman Smith.
Special Dispatch b he Iiitllt0enerr.
WASHINGTON, D. O., Dec. S.-Repre.
sentative 9. D. Smith has introduced a
bill providing for the extension Of the
pension laws 80 that they will apply to
officers and private soldiers who, acting
under the orders and authority Of the
Governor Of the State Of West Virginia in
the late war, were disabled by injury re.
ceived or disease contracted in the line
Of duty, while such officers and private
soldiers were cooperating with the forces
OF the United States; and the widow or
children or dependent relative OF such
officer or soldier as mny have died from
wounds, injuries or disease received or
contracted In such service, shall be Ell.
titled TO tho benetits OF the provisions
referred 10.
The bill also proposes to extend tho
Limitation OF the time for filing claims
for pensions i to embrace tho arrears
from the date OF discharge OF the soldier,
under the act Of March third, eighteen
hundred and seventy.nine, for the bene.
6t OF the several claims aud OF persons
named until July first. eighteen hund.
red and niuety.two. One section Of the
bill authorizes and requires tho Secre.
tary OF War to allow aud paw to the otli-
GERS non.commiesione officers, musi-
clans, privates or scouts who, during the
war OF the rebellion, were acting under
the authority OF tho Governor OF the
State Of West Virginia in independent
companies, State guards, or scouts, in
corporation with the forces OF tho
United States, the bounty pay md al.
lowances that they would have received
il they had been regularly mustered into
the military serpice.
1t further provides that the bounty
and pay referred to shall not be payable
unless their time Of enlistment and ser.
vice be OF such duration as TO entitle
them to receive the same according to
existing law, aud that the payments
made to the officers and privates referred
to in the State service shall be deducted
from the amount they would he en-.
titled to under the foregoing provisions;
also that the heirs OF those killed or who
died in the service OF the State, or who
have since died from wounds or disease
contracted in the service, shall be Ell.
titled to receive the bounty aud pay to
which the officers, soldiers or privates,
ETC., would have been entitled had they
been regularly mustered in the service
OF the United States.
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A CONGRESSMAN EEBuKED.
North Dakota business Mon Protest Arnin
.H. nu a ApuroDriation

North Dakota business Mon Protest Araiu,,
.E nu Appropriation.
GRAND FORKS, N. D., Dec. s.-The
Chamber OF Commerce and the Business
Mems Association have administered
severe rebuks to Congressman Hans.
brough, for introducing resolution in
Congress asking for an appropriation Of
100000 for destitute citizens OF North
Dakota. = "
The ak counties Of the Red'River Val.
ley alone, In the State, raised during tho
crop season Of 1890. q, 100000 bushels OF
wheat, besides other cereals, and have
loaned to wheat buyers OF Minneapolis
and Duluth 100000. during tbs last
thirty days, to tide them over the crisis
caused by the s.ringency in Eastern
money markets.
These business bodies insist that North
Dakota is able TO provide for all It's
needy, and protest against the adoption
OF the Hansb,ough resolution.
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The SlhiliHt Trial.

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. s.-The Nihilist
trials, now in prosresa here before a
section Of the Senate, win last until The
end Of the year. The prisoners arc many
and are to bs tried in. bd.ches. The
principal figure in the group now on
trial is the sister OF high official il the
ecclesiastical administration, who re-.
sided in house belonging to the SYNOD
in which the police found both dynsmits
and revolutionary documents, -
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DROWNED WHILE SKATING.
A Lady md Gsntlemnn Lose Their Live
While Enjoy ing the Sport.

A Lady md Gentiomnn Lose Their Lives
While Enjoying the Sport.
CAMERON, Mo-, Dec. S:-Oscar Meyers,
OF Meadville, and Miss Maud Grantham,
Of Albany, students q. the Missouri
Wesleyan Institute, were drowned about
O'Clock Saturday night while skating
on large pond mile and half from
city. A party of students had been
skating about an hour and were pre-.
pairing to return to the city. Miss
Grantham Started to skate across the
pond again and Ehen near the center
broke through the ice. The young laen
rushed to her rescue. The ice broke in
all directions and let four OF them into
the water. Mr.. Meyers, one OF the four,
was drowned and the other three were
rescued with great difficulty. Both
bodies were recovered.
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HE lADl,N SGANE
Has Possession Of tn. People of Oklahoma
Territory.

nAs ioSSessloh OF the People OF Oklahoma
Territory.
GUTHRIE, OE1t., Dec. S-Couriers ar.
rived here this afternoon bringing the
intelligence Of threatened uprising
among the Blanket" OF uncivilized
s's;ssS y .: .sAsyf ;?:t'Ies. ot ;na Okla.
homa border. These 1ribss' a.t the
Cleyepaes, arepahoes and Oommanches.
Governor Steel at once transmitted q
message to the Legislature asking that
immediate action be taken by which
the citizens Of Oklahoma can orgauize
themselves into militia companies for
their protection. The couriers say that
the state Of uIeasiness among the
Indians was occasioned by q Sioux
runner from the Dakota's who organized
various ghost dances. =gs..
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Probably CrnzY,

LACROSSE, Wis, Dec. S.-Albert G.
Hopkins, Of Iowa, came to La Crosse to,
day to see Ruaaa!!o 3 Gal! Bill and White
Beaver. He claims to be the Messiah
that the Indians are looking for and 10
here to SEQ what can be done in the way
OF bringing them to recognss him. He
visited General Miles in Chicago. He
talks nationally.
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A7cnlsoS, KAs., Dec. S.-The house
Of Ed Harris, colored, at Port Will:eme,
was consumed BY Are about s o'clock
last night. One Of his children was
burned to death and another had mar
row escape. Harris aud his wife had
gone to neiehbors, leaving the children
alone. 1t Is thought they upset lamp.
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THREE HUNDRED LIVES LOST.
The Great powder Explosion In China -
Iinlf OF a City Burned.

lne oEoAt IO"uec E1piosluu IN LHlln-
Iiulf of n City Burned.
SAS Francisco, Dec. The steam.
ship China arrived this morning from
China aud Japan, bringing Chinese ad.
vices to November l3 and Japanese ad-
vices to November 81. The details Of
the blowing up on November I'd OF the
government powder mills at Tai Ping
Foo are meagre, but agree in stating that
800 lives were lost and all the houses in
the vicinity wrecked. Fifty persons are
said to have been at work in the mills at
the time OF the accident, and Of their re-
mains only two limbs haye been found.
The cause Of the explosion is unknown.
One-half OF the city OF Pa Chow in the
Province OF Aluvei is reported destroyed
by ife originating from another powder
explosion.
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The journal Utter. n warmth,

DUBLIN, Dec. S.-The Journal assumes
that the threat Of the secessionists to
start a newspaper in Dublin is threat
against itself. It says that it will be
delighted TO welcome the new journal,
but warns the gentlemen who NAV be-
willing to invest money in the new
paper that the hardest thing to make ia
a newspaper aud that the worst time to
start such project is when the pro.
moters are at the lowest ebb of their
popularity, many OF them hardly daring
to show their faces in Dublin, ~.
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q llorrIble Trnce1.y.

81. PAUL, MlsS., Dec. s.1rhis morn.
ing Cd Finley, . colored MUSICIAN, muir.
dered bis vile by cutting her throat
from ear TO ear with butcher knife
and hen tried to commit suicide in the
same manner. He was discovered in
time to save his life, but waS very badly
wounded. The cauGe OF Tho tragedy
was insane jealousy. Alter cutting bis
wife's throat he crushed her skull with
a piece OF wood. The couple were mar:
rled in Chicago two years ago, and have
Guarrelled frequently since.
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a scheme to Rob n Passenger T:ain Is
frustrated.

-.'.,.e....'lJ ~ SpES..s .-TE'T.1i,11iIair',''' TTi11iIair',''
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Able to Pay Out.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. S.-A commit.
tee consisting OF fourteen OF the most
prominent bank presidents and two
cashiers Of banks nave made an investi.
cation OF the financial condition OF the
firm Of Thomas Il. Allen & Co., which
recently assigne ed. The report OF the
committee will be published tomorrow
in the shape Of circular letter to the
creditors OF the firm. The liabilities are
s8S4 800; assets, after deduction OF all
questionable accounts and placing a
very conservative estimate on the val.
uations ofthe firms realty, are Sl,3l9, ,45o,
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OMAHA, NEB,, Dec. San east-bound
stock train on the Missouri Pacific Belt
line was ditched at Chatham, q suburban
station, at Gala this evening, wrecking
thirteen cars, all loaded With stock,
many Of which were kilIed. Fireman
E. S. Wilson, Of Hiawatha, kausas, was
cut in the head and left arm broken.
Two other trainment were slightly hurt.
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WHAT THE NATTER Is


Chairman Walker.
New York, Dec. S.-Chairman Walk
or, Of the Interstate Association in Chi
caso,, In a letter 10 the Journal of Finance,
says among other things: while /
clearly perceive that the present lesisla-
tive attitude Of Congress and the States
toward the railways of the country is
Injurious and unjust and an prepared
loentef heartily into any plan iorf it's
correction, caunot conceie that the
difficulties under WHICH tho railroads
labor are wholly due to that eauea.
"Theroot Of the matter is competition,
There is a conflict OF interest between
producers and consumers in every in.
dustry. Competition as 1t now exists
among carriers ia simply war. And the
situation plfases the unre1ecliDg public.
The corner has already been turned and
the pess arc solning towards home. The
conclusion Of the whole matter in rail,
road circles is that railway managers
should recognize the essential unity OF
railroad Interests and act accordingly"
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Wanted TO ElcI1t pnrnsl1

LONDON, Dec. st. O'Gorman Ma.
hon, member Of Parliament for Carlow
county, who introduced Mr.. Parnell to
Mrs. O'Shea, recently expressed a desire
to challenge Mr.. Parnell to fight duel.
and he would have undoubtedly sought
to have brought about the meeting with
him had not his doctor prevented him ,
His physician based his argument
against duel on the fact of O'Gorman
Mahon's age, he being 81 years old, anl
the condition OF his health.
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COLDkADO SMELTERS
May Have to Close Because Of the Unset.
tied Silver Market.

May Have to Close Because Of the Unset.
tied Silver Market.
DENVER, Dec. S.-The unsettled con.
dition Of the silver market Is causing
serious trouble among Colorado smelters
and those mines producing low grade
oreS, and unless something is speedily
done by Congress hundreds Of low grade
mines in the State will bs compelled to
close down. When the price OF silver
went up under the present silver bill
the low grade producers sent thousanls
OF tons of ore to the smelters, which was
purchased at the advance prioe. The
smelters are now loaded down with low
grade which cannot probably be treated
az ths present price OF silver. They fig
ure their loss since the decline at ten
cents per ounce on $4500,O0O worth OF
mineral. Hundreds Of mines in the
West are expecting to shut down,
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TIE &. & q. STRIKE
Not Likely 10 Become Genernl-Freicht
TrIins Moving.

Not Likely 10 Become General-Frcight
TrHins Moving.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Dec. S.-The threat
ened strike OF the employees OF the B. K
o. railroad Of this division did not
naterialize to-day. Five through freight
trains were moving this morning, and
the officers claim they will have enough
switchmen at Glenwood to entirely
clear the yards Of the accumulated
freight. They also assert that they have
sent enough cays to the coke regions TO
relieve the blockade at that point.
The general officers Of the Railway En-
nloyes Association have not yet arrived,
49, general strike is no: now regarded
as p,obable.
The situation on the B. & 0. tonight
has become somewhat complicated
owing to the action Off LARGELY st.snda,S,
meeting in this city tonight. Rep.s. g!e.
senta.iveo OF the different diyisfono OF
the Brotherhood Of RAILROAD Tralnm1en,
working on all roads in this city, have
been in Gecret sesslon in 2 hail on Penn
avenue oil night: 4
At l2 o'c'ock member appeared long
enough to state that unless the 81 men
on strike at Glenwood on the B. 4 O..
were reinstated and their grievances ad.
jus'ed, all the mon on lines feeding that
road would strike. The affair is hardly
so bad as this, however, as an appeal
must first be made to the executive
board Of the Brotherhood, which will
require some time.
Yardmaster Dietrich, Of Glenwood,
who il said 10 be the cauae OF all the
trbnhle, BECAME conveniently i'll to-day
and a man friendly 10 the strikers was
appointed in his PLACE. II Dietrich has
been dipcharged q compromise will be
elected. II pot, some time will be nee.
essary before any definite action will be
taken by the strikers.
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CHICAGO, Dec. S,-The story that the
Baltimore 4 Ohio intends entering this
city over the tracks OF the Chicago 4
Northern Pacific Railway Company was
confirmed to-day. Superintendent Dick.
inson, Of the timorei ohio, made a
positive statement 10 this Effect before
the City Council Committee on Wha,is
and Public Grounds, Z,
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THE FAILURE COMPLETE.
Statement of the Assisuces of tho, Deln-
e.-.. mater Firm

mater Firm.
MEANWHILE, Pa, Dec. s.-Ths az
slsnecs OF Delamater & 90. made the
following statement this evening: AS.
sets, bands and stocks, s2l2, ISL 80; bills
receivable, Sal $50; real estate $4,000;
office furniture, s. 500; due IRON CORE.
spondenls, S6l7 73; total asses.s, S472,.
549 r. Liabilities, as they appear upon
the books, S544,700. a
In this statement the valuable real es.
tate bslonglng to different members OF
the firm is not included, but is known
to be valuable, and against which there
are Judgments entered to the amount OF
$4,000 ! Application will be made to
the court Immediately for the appoint.
ment OF appraisers.