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DETERMINED 70 BE alURNDSS,

Young Girls Who are Willing TO Share u
husbands Love With Mnny Others.
New YoEK, Oct. 2.-The authorities ut
the barge office this morning used ,an
immense amount OF moral persuasion on
the thirty-two young Mormous that ar
rived here yesterday on the steamer
Wyoming, 10 induce them to forego
their intention OF becoming proselytes
10 the Mormon faith. The girls we're
separated from other passengers us they
landed, and placed in room by them
selves. Three female missionaries from
the emigraat girls home went among
them and tried to convince them OF the
Jolly of the course they propose TO fol-
low. One OF the girls, Karen Sylvester.
sen by NAME who acted as spokeswoman
for the party, frankly acknowledged
they were all willing to be one OF seven
or eight wives and were fully aware Of
the principles OF Mormonism. The girls
are all young and some OF them remark
ably pretty. The attempt OF tho mis-.
sionaries to influence them proved an
utter failure. The entire PARTY will dc.
part on their journey tomorrow. The
party comprises all told 202 souls, OF
whom 81 are children. Among the lot
is married English woman who left
her husband in England to take up the
Mormon faith. She said she was called
and compelled 10 so. She refused to tell
her name.
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APOL0GlZED TOO SOON,
4 Pennsylvania 11Hn Robbed of $4,000
While hpologizing to tho Thics.

4 Pennsylvania 01nn Robbed of $4,000
While ApolosizinG to tho Thlcs.
PIrrssuRGii, Oct. 2.-To.day, while J.
X. Gardner, an extensive lumber dealer
OF Ridgeway, Pa, was returning from
the East Liverpool, Ohio, fair, he WIS
relieved OF $4,000 on the train. Hchad
been talking somewhat loudly while at
the Ohio races, and was no doubt fol-
lowed to the train by gang. His desti-
nation was Allegheny City and when C.
suburb, Washington street, was reached,
come smoothly dressed brakeman called
ont "Allpgheny." Gardner jumped to
his feet and started for the door, but
WAS Immediately jammed into cor
ncr by several men who also wanted
to get of at Allegheny City. He apol-
ogized to one of them, after quarrel.
during which Gardner said the other
fellows hands were in his pockets.
After the city proper was reached, Gard
ner found he had apolosized too soon.
His pocketbook, containing $4,000, the
proceeds OF recent lumber sale, was
gone, as also was the gentleman 10
whom the apology was due. The police
are looking up the robbery, but Gardner
has no reasonable description OF the rob.
bsrs. This is the fourth affair Of this
kind that has lately occurred here in the
city, the victim invariably being q
stranger,
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REED'S YlNDlCATlON.
Tho Wisdom of Ills Course Justified by the
Work OF Congress.

Tho Wisdom OF His Course Justified by the
Work OF Congress.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 2.-The work
CT the first session OF the Fiity.frst Con-
gress has fully demonstrated the wisdom
Of Speaker Reeds course in introducing
= new code Of rules.
More important legislation has been
passed than by any other Congress since
the formation OF the Government.
It is not necessary to enumcrate the
great measures that have gone through
the House OF Representatives and have
already, or will at the next session,
become laws. They are known to the
country. Tnc settlement OF the tariff
alone is well worthy the cost OF the
entire session.
All the work that has been accom-
plished has been done by reason OF the
parliamentary code devised by Speaker
Reed to prevent obstruction. Had the
old rules been in force not ti.he Of
the results would stand to-day and the
Fiity.tirst Congress would have gone
into history with the Democratic Con.
crosses which Immediately preceded it
as 3 ''do nothing" Congress-. The Re.
publican party had certain pledges to
redeem, which have been fully met in
the work Of Congress, but this was only
rendered possible by the change ofrulea.
This Congress will be- known as the
first business Congress aince the Demo.
Gratis swept the country in the tidal wave
OF 1874, but inGsmuch rs revolutions do
not go backward, future Congresses may
be expected to do what is required OF
them, now that Speaker Reed has point.
ed out the way.
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TILE KNIGHTS EXCLUDED.
The Now Enrls Central Officially Forbids
Their Employ juasHt.

Tho Now Enris Central Officially Forbids
Their Employ ojmeat.
New York, Oct, 2.-The following
circular has been issued from the office
OF the New York Central & Hudson
river railroad:
0fffce OF THIRD EicE PRESIDENT, /
New York, October .. 1850. !
10 MtSss. J. H. 76rcty. General !Haraotr:: Thoa
d0re VOORHEES,. General Superintendent. WGgtI
Ka,ts Chi,t Engineer: H'iIiiGiR buchanan. super
tnicmien. GJ Motirs FoTer aad Eoaing >to:t:
The recent strike, tho acts Of lawless.
ness committed in connection Herewith,
the published correspondence between
tho leaders OF the organization that or.
dercd it, and the fact that many men
now seeking unemployment state that
they quit work from fear OF personal
violence aud did not dare to resume
work for the same reason, compel the
management OF this company to an.
nounce that it objects TO its employees
being members OF the organization
known as the knighta OF Labor. The
management is Satisfied that member.
ship in this particular organization is in.
consistent with faithful and efficient ser
vice to tho company and is likely at any
time 10 prevent it from properly dis.
charging its duties to the public. You
will at once take Such action MS will
bring this circular to the attention OF
the employees in your respective depart.
ments.
[Signodl II. WALTER WEDB,
Third Vice President.
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4 DESERTED BUILDING.
The Capitol n Lonesome Place for all b
Sipht Spnru

The Capitol n Lonesome Place for all but
Sight Soors.
WASHINGTON, Oct. THE capitol
this morning was almost deserted. A
few sight seers were in the corridors and
in the rotunda, small army OF scrub.
bers was engaged in the task OF effacing
from the walls and steps the evidences
Of the wear and tear OF the ten months
session, and few newspaper men wand.
cred around hoping against hope that
some scrap OF news would repay them
ior their visit. But everything was
dead. In the Senate Chamber not a
Senator appeared and only three of the
page boys wero heard rs they prepared
the files OF the Record for binding.
Mr.. Owens, of Ohio, was the only
member in the House. He sat in a
cloud Of dust raised by the men engaged
in sweeping the hall, attending to his
correspondence.
In the committee rooms the clerks
were busily employed in attending to
the business Of the chairmen, franking
documents and answering letters. But
an mir OF "iall house cleaning" pervaded
every nook and corner Of the huge
building,
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Tho Peabody Trustees.

New YoRx, Oct. 2.-The trustees Of
the Peabody Fund had the closing se.!-
sion OF their annual meeting to-day, and
reelected the officers Of the past year.
In accordance with the recommends
tions OF special committee on the sub
ject, it was decided to appropriate 500
n year for each scholarship in the Pea
body Normal College ut Nashville,
Tenn, together with three cents mile
ags ior esch student heading a scholar
ship. The following standing commit
tees were appointed: Executive-Ex-
President Rutherford 3. Hayes, James
d. Porter, Chief Justice Fuller, William
A. Courtenay. Charles Devcns and Rob.
ert U. Winthrop. The President. .Finan.
ciers-William NJ. Evarts, Hamilton
Fish, ex.President Grover Cleveland,
Anthony J. Drexet, Randall L. Gibson,
and the Treasurer, J. Pierpont Morgan.
The Board adjourned to meet in this
city OIL the first Wednesday after tho
first Monday in October, 1891.
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There was terrific row on the Cleve.
land & Pittsburgh train which left East
Liverpool last evening. At Brilliant
three Wheeling 4 Lake Erie workmen
got on. Their names were Tipton, Bur
deiie and Russell, and NIL were drunk.
Upton hit Bellaire saloon keeper
named McCaGrey, and the fighting at
once became general. Harvey Combs,
Of this city, hit Russell, knocking him
down. Six or eight men jumped on
Tiptou, beating and kicking him into in
sensibility. No arrests were made.
There was also Il lively fcrapping
match on passenger train No. 80 on the
Cleveland & Pittsburgh road between
East Liverpool and Toronto last night.
The participants were Steubenville
tonrhs.
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Dcscriptiuu oftls Man

ColUMDus, o., Oct. 2.-Superinleuient
Bimple, oithe Adams Express Company,
left Columbus on the limited mail to-
day for Urbana, giving the following ac-
count OF the robbery az given 10 him by
the express messenger:
Two men, one about five feet ten
inches, both wearing black overcoats,
the smaller one answering to the mamie
Of Jake, one weighing about 100 pounds,
the other l75 pounds, boarded express
train No. on the Cincinnati, Sandusky
d Cleveland at Pennsylvania transfer,
Urbana, O., at S:2G this morning, and
after gageing A. L. Scudder, cur express
messenger, running between Cincinnati
and sendusky, robbed him OF his salary
and all the money in the safe, amount
ing to about $500. The trainmen iounh
the intrudeIs on the front end OF the
train. The robbers escaped at Belle
iontaine. Superintendent Biuple will
make his headquarters at Urbana during
the investigation.
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bold Counterrsiters Captured.

LANSING, MIcu., Oct. "A trio OF
counterfeiters, who have been flooding
this vicinity with bogus silver dollars OF
the date OF 1879, were captured at North
Lansing last night. Charles Wesley
Hastings, the leader Of the gang, is a
veteran OF Company G, Seventy.second
Ohio Infantry, and has been engaged in
business in a small way in st. Johns.
His accomplices are Silas and Ben Hulitt.
The gang were surprised in their room
in tho very act Of running the base coin,
with all their dies, ladies and metal. The
newly made dcllars were still hot from
the molds when captured. AL three
are desperate characters and attempted
resistence, but were driven into corner
before the guns OF the officers and hand
cufled. They will be taken 10 Detroit
tomorrow to appear before the United
States Commissioner.
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TOOK SNAP JUDGMENT.
Tho Mean Advantage Taken by
Democratic Members
In THE RAUM INVESTIGATION.
They MaaG Up the Minority Report
Before tho Evidence Was Ina
Scheme for Campaign Thun.
der Deliberate Faisch0ods.

WASHINGTON, D. G.. Oct. 2.-Judge
Sawyer, OF New York, on behalf OF the
majority OF the committee that has been
investigating the administration Of Affairs
in tho Pension Office under the Cooper
resolution, stated tonight to an Asso.
ciated Press reporter that he learned
with surprise that the minority report
oil tue result OF tho investigation had
been given ont. He was surprised,
because 1t wGs vel! understood by the
committee that tho evidence was not oil
in, and tho investigation was not closed.
Taking up the allegations in the minor.
isy report one by one, Judge Sawyer
said there was not one OF the statemenls
that he believed was borne out by the
evidence, incomplete though it was.
As TO tue list OF stockholders, the proof
showed that Mr.. Smyser aubscribed
alone for the stock and that thut the
others interested with him made no
With regard to Bradley, Commission.
er Raum'g private Secretary, the evi.
dence showed TINT at the outside he had
only written four OF five letters on the
Refrigerator Co.'s business in the Pen
sion Office during office hours. His asao-
ciation with the District Of Columbia
Branch Company was purely nominal,
his interest in it being only one share,
Tor which he had not paid cent, and
tho company itself had not yet been
brought into active existence. Mr.. Tau
ner's promotion wan shown by the tes.
li.aony to have been made in fulflment
Of promise to Commissioner Raum's
predecessor, and had no connection with
this business. With this exception
there was no evidence to shoy
hat anybody employed in the Pension
oilice WIS directly or indirectly the
,wner OF any stock in the Refrigerator
Company. The proof on tho contrary
was directly the other way.
The majority had carefully analyzad
-he testimony with regard to favoritism
% attorneys, and had reached the con-
:lueion from tho testimony OF Assistant
Commissioner Lincoln, the files clerk,
md ell the chitfs OF divisions. rs well as
from their personal knowledge OF the
in which public business must
De conducted in an office of such magni-
nde rs this, that lavoritism was impos. |
'lbie. As O matter OF fact there had |
1een an absolute failure to show single
.aae OF iavoritisln.
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AN IMPORTANT DECISION.
Unused Upper Ecrths In Sleeping Cars Must
R,muin Closed In Minnesota.

Unused Upper Hcrihs In Sleeping Cars Must
R,muin Closed In minnesota.
ST. PAUL, Oct. 2.-The Minnesota Su.
prcme Court decided that the upper
berths of MI sleeping cars running in
this State must remain closed when not
in use. The case in which this decision
was made is qnite celebrated one, that
of the St. Louis Railroad vs.. the State
Railroad Commission, aPpellants. The
order GGs first issued to the St. Louis
road, which denied the right OF the Min.
nesota Commissioners to make it and de-
citled 10 matter test case. Judge
Young, OF the Hennepin County Court,
alter q long hearing, decided that the
commission had no authority 10 issue
such m order. This decision is reversed
by the Supreme Court and sleeping car
poriels must hereafter close all unused
upper bcrths as soon as the trains on
which they are running enter the State.
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SEtctd Dispatch 10 The Ia,cliiGcncGr.
PARKERsauRG, W. Va, Oct. "a very
sudden and mysterious death occurred
this afternoon in this city. +. l.. Water.
man, sexton OF the U. 3. Church, has
kept bachelor apartments with his
brother, L. W. Waterman, Baltimore
4 Ohio southwestern engineer, over Mr..
Jones drug store at Avery and Sixth
streets for eoue time. This afternoon
the clerk at the drug storo found L. l..
Waterman in the water closet in the
rear OF the drug store and at first thought
he was I'll, but soon discovered to his
horror that he was dead. His body was
taken up etairs to his room, Or. Jameson
was called in and Capt. Mehen t,le.
Phoned Tor. Waterman's body was
partly cold and life must have been
extinct for at least a half hour. Deceas ed
was man over fifty years Of ago and
single. He had been cripple for a
number OF years, having been injured
on a railroad. His remains will be
taken to Chillicothe, o., for burial.
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FIRE At FAIRMQuT
Does Considerably Over Twenty
Thousand Dollars Damage.
BIG PLANNING MILL BURNED
Together With a Wagon Factory and
u Rcsidcncc...rcry LIttlc Insur.
ancc...other buildings Dam.
ngcd..ftfrcs Elsewhere.
Speeia. Ditpaieh to he Ile!ii.enee-, .

Spteia. DiipaIeh TO he Isieliiseneer.
FAIRMeNT, W. Va, Oct. 2.-Tte most
disastrous fire since tho big fire of 1876,
which destroyed tho business part Of the
town, occurred tonight about $50
o'clock, resulting in the complete de.
ssraesion of'.le Fairmont Planning Mills
owned by U. A. Clayton, tho dwelling
Of n. O. Dickerson and OTIS blacksmith
shop and wagon factory. Tho planning
mill was well equipped with fine machin.
Ty aud doing an immense local busi-
ness, besides having large contracts for
building depots aud houses for the Mo.
nongahela River and West Virginia &
Pittsburgh railroads rs far as Buchannon.
This loss will amount to about $4,000,
with $500 insurance. N. O. Dickerson
is insured Tor $500 on his dwelling and
household goods, which is about half
hiu loss. Tho dwelling Of A. S. Hayden
was badly damaged by water and by the
removal Of his household goods. His
loss is fully covered by insurance. Other
buildings in tho neighborhood wers
badly damaged.
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KILLED HIMSELF IN JAPAN.
a Wealthy American Commits Suicide Il
Yokohama

San FGANcisco, Oct. 2.-By tho steam
er China, ncws wRs received hcte Of the
suicide, ut the Grand Hotel In Yoko.
hama, Japan, on September 4, oi Leonard
Tobias, said to DO OF New York, who
shot himself In the head.
Tho act was tho result OF financial
worry and jealousy. Tobias was young
man, mud his family are said 10 be
wealthy people in New York City. 4
witness at tho inquest said deceased told
him ho was worth 100000 In his own
right, and tha. his father was n Ten.
times millionaire. Witness sald he saw
Tobias write tho following cablegram:
IL. TO1iaI. No. 10 Val s!rset. New i0rt:
Gable me $4,000 to the Hong Kong
md Shanghai bank. LsosAHp,N
The widow, Maud Tobias, testified
that she believed his death was due to
financial difficulties, and trouble with
big family because OF his narrisgs,
DR.. Hall, Tobias physician, testified
that deceased had told him he was ieal.
Gus Of his wife, but he did not believe
there was any ground fori..
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Condensed TELEGRAMS,

The political crisis ut Lisbon is becom.
ing more acute. Senior Ferrao. who
has undrtaken to form q now Cabinet. is
encountering grave difficulties in the
performance OF the task.
The bill locating the permanent capi.
tai at Oklahoma City passed the upner
House OF the Territorial Legislature YES.
terday afternoon and now awaits the
signature Of tho Governor 10 become a
law. ;,
Ex-Governor Philip Francis Thomas,
Of Maryland, who was Secretary OF Tho
Treasury under President Buchanan,
and who held almost every office in the
gift OF tho people OF Maryland, died last
night, aged eighty years.
At St. Matthews, 0rangcburr county,
South Carolina, Capt. +. NJ. Wanna.
maker was killed BY NJ. L. Herlouc,
Herlong and Wauamaker got into All NJ
alteration over politics and the latter
struck Herloug, who used his knife with
fatal effect.
While Deputy Marshal George W
Bird was taking Arthur Palmer, a sus,
pected horse thief, 10 Jail, Nt Frankfort
Ind, the latter drew q revolver and shoi
Bird under the right arm, intlictinp !
fatal wound. A Alyuching is ieafed when
Bird dies.
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Tho Annual banquet.

New YoRg, Oct. e.-The annual din.
ner OF the Iron and Steel Institute took
place this evening. About $50 members
OF the British and American Institute
were present. Sir James Kitson presided,
On his right sat General Sherman and
on his left Sir Lowthian Belle. At the
Presidents table were Erastus Wimen,
Sir John Alleyn, General Westinghouse
and W. P. Shinn. After dinner a mum.
Der OF toasts were responded to.
The German delegates to the Iron and
Steel Congress were entertained this
evening by the Liederkranz Society al
their club.
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A DETERMINED SUICIDE.
lie rights n Woull-bs licscuer and Sue.
ceeds In Ills Purposc,

He Fights Would-bs Hcscuer md Sue.
ceeds In Ills Purpose.
CHICAGO, Oct. 9.-Last night Theodore
Ferstenberg jumped from the Indiana
street bridge into the river Bridge Ten
der McGrew jumped in after him and a
fierce struggle ensued, McGrew trying
to rescue the would-be suicide, and the
latter fighting against rescue, while q
crowd gathered on the bridge and looked
on at the tragedy. Finally Ferstenberg
broke away and sank to rise no more
alive. His body was recovered about au
hour later. Fers!enbsrg belonged to q
very prominent family in Germany, and
i've years ago was colonel in the Ger
many army. He came to this country,
but met financial rererses at every turn,
the end being despoadcncy and death
in the river,
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SYDNEY, N. S. W., Oct. IA fire
broke out in this city last night and dc.
spite the efforts Of the fremen and tte
assistance rendered them by citizens thu
flames spread rapidly aud extended over
a large area OF Pitt, Castleraugh. Moore
and Hunter streets. Among the build
ings destroyed were the city bank, the
Athen;eum club and the warehouses ef
Dart & Sons, Ball & Co., Gibbs & Co,
Lawler l. Richardson. A number oil
other business houses were injured.
The damage is estimated at l,5OO,O0J
mounds.
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C0NGRArUl.ATES TIE COUNTRY,
Tio Resolutions or tho Civil Service Ito.
form LNngue.

form LNnguo.
BosroS, Ocl. 2.-The business meeting
Of the National Civil Service Reform
League WAS called 10 order this morning
There was feir attendance OF members
and few spectators. Hon. George
William Curtis was unanimously chosen
President for the ensuing year. The
following report OF the Committee on
Resolutions was unanimously adopted /:
Tho National Civil Service Rcform
League, in common with all citizens
who desire the overthrow Of the great
evil knownas the "spoils system," con-
graduates the country that the attempt
to nullify the reform law during the
present session OF Congress WIS defeated
in the House; that the law was defend
ed by distinyui shed members of both
political parties and that the
leader OF the majority OF the
House declared that his party
was pledged to nothing more than civil
service reform, which was truly sustain.
ed by the best opinion OF both parties,
Republicans and Democrats alike. The
League recognizes the fact that $1,000
places in the public service are now
filled up on fair and free competition by
merit alone, while Commissioner Roose-
welt gives assu RANGES that 81 per cent OF
tho clerks 70 appointed under the late
administration have been retained.
The resolution continues:
Asa measure Of relief from one Of the
worst snd most widely diTused abuses
OF the spoils syetem, the League ap-
proves the principles and objects ofthe
bill introduced in Congress during the
present session, to regulate the appoint
ment OF fourth class postmasters, by caus-
Ing their selection to be made upon bust
ness principles, and without regard 10
political interests and opinions.
The League will be held in Buffalo
next year.
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San FRAScIsco, Oct. 2.-The brig
Lurlino, from Hilo, with cargo Of sugar
for D. sprecklcs K Co., was becalmed
yesterday while entering the harbor and
driited on tho rocks at Point Diablo.
She was hauled oil by tug boat, but
was leaking so badly sho had 10 be
beachea. The cargo was valued at S70,-
600 and is badly damaged. The damage
TO the vessel in S25, 600; the loss partly
covered by insurance.
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Amertcn Sfinnlsa I'hn1u..

LONDON, Oct. 9.-The St. James Ga.ette
to-day prints an article commenting in
a sneering manner the movement in
America to establish fund for the re.
lief Of famine sufferers in Ireland. Il
says that tho movement ia simply Il
dodge to secure the Irish vote.
The Pal Mall Gazette rebukes the
Tunes Tor it's articles denying that the
condition OF Affairs in Ireland is such rs
to warrant apprehensions Of a scarcity
Of food. The Gu:elte asks: "Does Jack.
soma airy scumper, Baliour's placid
absence from Ireland, or the cay, r
scepticism OF the Time, prove that there
is no famine in Ireland?
The Star soys: "America shames us.
The establishment Of British fund to
relieve the distress in ireland is impera.
tive.".