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The Forrest City times., 1890-09-27
Conrsr.nee on ,p. r.,a

WASHINGTON, D. C. Sep,emberai The Republican coaferrees on the tariff bill have been tn session ali day today. ea
 deavoring to complete the work upon which they aro engaged. Tonight one oi them said that he was very well satisfied with the progress that had been made Tho conferrees, be said, had decided that ss would be unwise 10 maks any state mont respecting the status Of any onc of the schedules, the changes that had beeu made either iu rates or phraseoloGy. for the rs,a
 son that as matter of absolute fact, none of them were beyond the power of recall Many items had bscn agreed upon, he said, which would probably staad as agree.
 to, but which were all liable to change. and therefore nothing definite could be stated as to what the ommitteo had doua
 IL was reported during the afternoon thai the conferrees had finished their work
 and that tho bill would be reported to nor
 row. The gentleman was asked If this was the case, and he said 1t positively was not The beat that could be done, in his estimation, would ba to nnish the report by Tuesday night and havo it ready tt make 10 tho House on Wednesday moraing.
The Forrest City times., 1890-09-27
-------'------''--' ''--'-----------'---'---s------ vvisconsiu Central Lands,

MADISON. Wis. September i8.--About a year aeo the Wisconsin Central Railroad Company brought suit To oust E.. A. Eek. kan, ]. l.. J Lends and W. o. Forsytho from certain lands in Ashland County, which these men had pre-empted. The company claimed that tho lands belonged to 1t IS n part Of its land grant, despite the fatt that tho Federal government had pre- riously ruled that q oagh they were with. tn the territorial limis of Central grants they had been excepted from 1t for various reasons. The three farms involved in the litigation arc only small portion or tract of 100. GOO acres valued at Sa,t0o, ,0o,, tha tte to which depends on the decision in this suit. Last June the case was argued before Justices Harlan and Bum of the United States Circuit Court here, aud yesterday an opinion was rendered against the railroad company. These are test cases. The railroad company will carry them to the Supreme Court.
The Forrest City times., 1890-09-27
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, ls9o.
SOMEBODY HUNDRED.
An Engineer k,lled and sixteen People
 1ujured.

An Engineer kllled and sixteen People !, fnjured.
 ST. Lotus, Mo, September 23.-Shortly
 after o'clock last evening tho Denver express of the St Louis, keokuk and Northwestern road, consisting of two pas
 scnger coaches, a sleeper and baggage ' car, collided with the rear end of the Grove CGur Lake accommodation train of tho St. Louis, Kansas and Colorado road, at the Junction of the Wabash and the Colorado roads on Do Giverville avenue, four blocks north of Forest Park One man was kill
 ed and 10 injured. The two tracks coming together Ut that point form almost per
 feet letter Y, with the exception that the I track on the right side, about 100 feet from
 the Junction, curves abruptly toward the right, running through sort of ravine, the banks of which, together with the high bushes, entirely shut of nil sight of the main and the Colorado road tracks Ac cording to the stories of the witnesses 1t seems that the accommodation train, which comes in from the left, and which is due at the Union Depot at 7;2o D. m, was ten minutes late. When it arrived al; the junction it came to n stop. After the
 engineer had given the customary sigma the white block" which signifies that the track is clear, was displayed by
 the man in charge of the station. The en gineer slowly started his train and it pull
 ed out upon the main track It had jus
 reached that position when the Denver ex
 press which is duo at tho Union Depot a
 80 o'clock, running at the rate of abou
 90 miles an hour, rounded tht
 curve and dashed into tho train on tht
 main track. Tho rear car of the aecommo
 dation train was lifted bodily up in the air
 falling back upon the locomotive, and slid ing off toward the front
The Forrest City times., 1890-09-27
STILL NO QUORUM.
The Honse Unable to Proceed with tn.
 Contested Election Case.

The House Unable to Proceed with tn.
 Contested Election Case.
 WAsnryGroN, D. C., September o3 Mir. OFerrall of Virginia and Mir. Smith 0. Arizona were the only Democrats in the hall when the House was called to orde, this morning. At the conclusion of the prayer, the Clerk (uudcr the direction Q. the Speakcr) proceeded to call ihe roll o, the approval of fridays journal. The vots resulted; Yeas la3; nays none--no quo rum, and call of the House was ordered One hundred and fifty-nine members res bonded to the.r names-stili no quorum The Republican absentccs were Messrs Brosius, Hansbrough, Mccormick, T. Nj Brown of Indiana. Buttcrworth. Coanell Ewart, Finley, Miliken, Peters. Sweeney aud Wilson of Kentucky.
 Mir. Mckinley of Ohio moved an Gd iournmcnt but there were number oi Republican members who were iu favor cl remaining in session it being understooI that Messrs. Brusins. NJ sCorniek. Butter worth aud Sweeney would return tats aftcruoon), and who demanded and Aoure4 the yeas and nays. Tho III ation was car ricd, sa 10 70. and Republican caucus was announced to bc held immediately
The Forrest City times., 1890-09-27
AN AWFUL DISASTER
From Thirty to Fifty Persons
 Killed.
A WRECK ON THE READING
Two Wrecked Coal Trains tho Cause of the DlsAster---There Was No Time to Flag the Paasenges-.-A
 Large Relief Force.

READING, Pa. September 20.-A wreck occurred on the Reading Railroad seven teen miles above this place about 6.45 last night. If anything is borne out by subse. quent developments, 1t is the worst wreck that has ever occurred iu this section in the history of tho Reading Railroad Com pany. The train which met with the dis aster left this city at :05 o'clock, ten minutes late. It is known as tho Potts vile express and was running at the rate of at least thirty eight to forty miles an hour. It had on board possibly 125 to l50 passengers, and it consisted of engine, tender, mail and express cars and three passenger cars. Above Shoemakerville. this county, about fifteen miles above this city, Is a sharp curve where the railroad is about IS to % feet higher than the Schuyl. kill River. Here, shortly before 6 o'clock, a freight train ran into a coal train. throwing several cars Of tho latter on tho opposite track, and before the train hands had time to go back to warn any approaching train of the danger the Pottsville express came around the curve and ran into the wrecked roal cars on it's track
 The engine went down tho embankment. followed by the entire train with it's human freight Tho scene was one of great horror The cries of the imprisoned passengers were hcartrending It was scene never to be forgotten by those who participated and survived Some of the passengers managed to crawl out of their prison and arouse the neighborhooj.
 At 2 o'clock this morning the situation was as follows: Three hun lred men were still at work, but were making slow pro gress. Fifteen bodies had bccn taken out. None of the two bodies have been tsakon from the scene of the disaster.
 Conservative estimates place the number of killed at forty to fifty.
The Forrest City times., 1890-09-27
The World. Fair s,,.

CHicAoo, Ill. September 9 A commit tee from the local Worlds Fair Director, waited on the South Park Commissioner, this morning and laid before them the re quest of the National Commission tha Washington Park be included in the ait. for the Fair. After some discussion th, South Park Commissioners decided to ac ccde to the request of the National Com mission. So the vexed question of satss factory site Ia at las, settled
 At this afternoons session of the Ma tional Commission tho amended site prop ositson was presented and unanimously ac ccptcd. The site thus provided for in ,lndcs Washington and Jackson Parks, th, Midway Paisancc connecting them ans the Lake Froutvin all about 1000 acres
The Forrest City times., 1890-09-27
A CHICAGO COLLISION.
Accident to an Excars,on Train Within
 the City Limlts

Accident to an Excursson Train Within
 the City Limlts
 CHIcAeo, H., September 22.-Five per. sons dead, two dying and i've seriously wounded was the result of somebody's carelessness at Dudley Park station this evening. Shortly after 2 o'clock train of the Illinois Central stopped at Kedzie avenue. It was the last of four sections which were taking home happy crowd of merry makers who had gone to Addison early in the day to enjoy themselves and incidentally to help out the German Lutheran Orphan Asylum for whose bcne fit the picnic was held.
 At Clyde the train was shuntcd into the Burlington tracks, and at Douglass Park Station it stopped. As it backed toward the west, tho Downers Grove express of tho Burlington Road came laundering along, and before brakes could be set or an alarm given the pilot of the Burlington en- zine went crashing into the rear end of the picnic train. The second car was light suburban one which the Illinois Central uses on it's south bound business Tbe one behind and the one ahead of it were regu- lar passenger coaches Q great deal heavier.
 When the Burlington train struck the rear coach of the train it rose from It's trucks and ploughe over the tender box in its way. For ten feet it was complete telescope. Tho heavicr coach behind cut down the light ono in front as though 1t was an egg shell and the human beings in its way were ground to death or cruelty injured.
 Five persons were killed instantly. Two of them wero sisters whose parents had bidthem God speed in tho morning when they left for the picnic. Two were young men whom no one seemed to know, but who had taken seats at the roar end of the train. Several persons were injured, two of whom will die. Many others were slightly hurt and all aboard tho two trains were thrown from their seat, and severely shaken up.
The Forrest City times., 1890-09-27
An Aa.wsr ts Mr. Plumb

WAsufScroS, D- C., September 10. Act ing Secretary Batshelor to day sent to the Senate a communication in response ts Senator Piumb's resolution of yesterday .. to the manner of paying for silver bullion He says that the checks drawn in ps, meni of silver bullion pass through the New York Clearing House the same as othcs cheeks drawn on the Assistant Treasurer at New York. It was necessary, he sa, $ at the time the law took effect, 10 issue notes of large denomination in payment 10, silver purchases, but they will be replaced by smaller notes. He states that the T, has been no demand of any magnitude up on the Treasury for the redemption O thesc notes in gold coin.
The Forrest City times., 1890-09-27
DAvITT'S PAPER.
IL Mcets with . isig Sale on Its FIrst
 Appearance.

It Mce,s with . Hig Sale on Its FIrs,
 Appearance.
 LONDON, September 2l-The first issue of Davitt's weekly, the Labor World, has met with an astonishing sale, and it's declarations of principle andA programme arc hailed with evidences of satisfac. ton by the classes whose interests Mir Davitt espouses, These include not only tho dock element, but the farmers, the small shopscepers and in fact all persons of small means and prccarious condition in fife. For this reason the scope of the paper is considerably broader than any previous Journal of it's kind. In fact the word "labosi' in It's title Is rather misiead iug n its iuferences Mir Davitt is n stu dent of sociology aud is inclined to take the view that the inierests of all classes arc identical; that what would help one would heip all. aud that the prob. lem Is to find the effect which makes civilization tend toward unstable relations among the classes, and ultimate general collapse. He Is more inclined toward Henry Georgc's doctrine than toward socialism, It Is thought that the Labor World will largely supplant Roy holds Weekly Newspaper, the great Social Democratic organ. which has had circula tion of nearly half a million copies among the laboring classs ''Reynold's" Is . Soclalst paper.
The Forrest City times., 1890-09-27
Moro t,..sss rsgur.x

WAsuiNeroS, D. C. September 10. Thi Ccnsus Bureau to-day announced the popu lstions of cities and towns ss foIlows: Hat te Greek. Mieh.. issoeo, increase e,oa.; Gin cinnati, O., 2td, soa. incrcass A.lso; Ham il.on, O, i7.5ip. increase s.ss7; Middla,owr O., 7,67S, ineressc s.sss; Beaver rAlis, Pa o,7s4, increase s.sDs; ConnelisvIlle, Pa, AoH increAse a,oi4, Moneneahela. Pa, <,oeA increase i,Iss, New Brixhtoa. Pa. honR increase l, ,pao; Unioatown. Pa. 6.s5S tncrssse, aO9s; Washington, Pa, s.0tk ia crsass. 358
The Forrest City times., 1890-09-27
MsrsA..a,.. Easos.. ..4 r.pe...,

wAsnixarox, D. C., September a. --Ex ports of merchandise from the United States during tho past month segregated In value x6,0so, ,oo1, asainst tao, ,7A iu AuGass isss Merchandise exports during the past twelve months aggregated In value oaSs, ,ai, sco. asainst esea, ss7. .sss during the corresponding prsvious twelve months. Impcrts of merchandise during Augusi past sggrssassd esi ,aoo, ,ssa. asainss ~, ,oss, us 10 Auguss 1880, and for the past twelve months o5pi, ,2so, ,oos, against es6<, ,al0, lsa turing tAs uEscsding twelve moushs.
The Forrest City times., 1890-09-27
7T7777-'' 77' ~-'7'@@--.---s--- Secretary kusk to She Farmsrs.

ColrNnrs, O, September iS--There were 4s.0o0 people in attendance at the State Fair today. A feature was the presence of J. NJ. Rusk. Secretary of Agriculture, Hc delivered an address on tho grounds this afternoon, and after being introduced by x.Prcsldcnt Hayes, among other things, said he congratulated tl.,, farmers upon the development of agricul tural organizations. justined their deter imitation to no longer be satisfied vita comparisons of the advantages they now enjoy with the privileges enjoyed by their : es, but to insist upon their full share with their city brothers, and the genera prosperity 10 which they contribute so
The Forrest City times., 1890-09-27
Now Yors Broker. Assign

NEW YoRK. September 22 HI. T. Goedc < Co, brokers, doing business at sS New street. have announced their suspensio Mir. Coedet is dead. and the firm consist, of II. l.. Paris and N. T Thayer, H. T Goedet X Co, says: "Wc have no con tracts in ths board. A customer got ugl, and rcported us to the Exchange. We has to settle differences with him. The Ex change suspended us.
The Forrest City times., 1890-09-27
m. sw,.s Revolt.

BESxE. September i7.--Rerorts from Belnzona state that quie,ncss prevails there, Firing has becn heard in the aircc- tion Of Balerna, but tho Federal troops have been forbidden to % bsyond tho out
 skirts of BcIlinxona. Nj. Rsspino, Con, servative member of Ticino Cantoual Council, had an interview with President Ruchounct in this city yesterday. He dc
 maudcd the impeachment of the rebel of
 fcials and the reinstatement of the former Government
The Forrest City times., 1890-09-27
ssrucs N.,ur., 0n..

NEVADA. Mo, September aa -- For two O, three weeks past company has boon sink. ing well near tho smelters in this place for natural gas Today, at depth of &. feet, they struck it Tho odor of the gas, which is like that of coal oil, ia plainly pcrceptible, And the men in charge who are experienced gas well borers. think il will be found in large quantities in less than 100 feet from the surface
The Forrest City times., 1890-09-27
x..h.il,.. sas r.sl..s n..s..

NASHVILLE. Tenn, September ia-A charter for the Nashville Packing Company has been applied fora million dollar plant that will employ between 800 and 1. .ooo men. Tue slaughterine will bs Increased q sh< supply increases. sill the full capacity ol 600 hogs. a, ooO cattle and moo shssl is rcachcd. h cold storaxe bassmentl slaushterins will bs doas in warm as well as in cold weather. The concern is bachsl by w. H. 6ilberhcvn. head of thres lare> Western packinx houses, and Ar. \. q Garretso of 6ioux City.
The Forrest City times., 1890-09-27
Tn. rrA,n- wrecs.r. conrs..,on.

AlasSr, N. Y, September 2l.-As re- gards the published confessions of Cain and Buett in reference to the attempts at wrccking on tho Central road, John kiernan said to night that he had no idea that bis name was connected with any such attempts until the time of his arrest. Cor dial emphatically denied every allegation in the confession which seeks to connect him with the wrecking. Master Work man E. j. Leo. of D. A. 24, said tonight that he did not know Cain or Buctt, and denied everything connecting him with either aiding or abetting the alleged train wreckers
The Forrest City times., 1890-09-27
Az so Aalouran~ns A

CKKssoS, PA, September 22 The presi don't received telegrams from Senator Al. drich and Representative Mckinley lhil afternoon stating their belief that Congres, will dispose of tue tariR bill during ths present week aud adjourn tue ist of Octo Der or soon after Taese tesegrams are ia response to request from the President for information on the subject, His inten tion to return to Washington on the astt inst ts in strict accordance with a piAa ar rangcsi soon after his arrival hcrc on tas 5sh inxt
The Forrest City times., 1890-09-27
rA. central R.,lroaa s,rl.. on

ALBAxr, N Y. September l7.--- Tho order declaring the New York Central strike of was read this morning in every local
 assembly between New York and Buffalo. It cmanated from headquarters and Dis. trics Assembly No. 2t6
The Forrest City times., 1890-09-27
A n,s p.m o.v.. wa,.

Thor, N. Y., September is--The dam s, Bonestecl Pond six milcs northcAst ol Pocstcnkill, gave way about ao'clock this lncrning. Tho water carried away every. thing in its courss Six new bridsss werc destroyed. and all buildings on the stream wsshed away, three saw mills destroyed. and the barns and sh~is of Georgs Cottrsll wrecked At Barbsrvills. John Randsll's . shop was demolished. but the water sprsad ing on the hAts, the village was saved- At Posseenkill Whesler's shcs sAop waa swsps Iron iss fo0ndaatca.
The Forrest City times., 1890-09-27
I..ee. oa,,oek Ene.ursx,nr,

LONDON, September 2a-John Burns addressing a iarge labor meeting at Bat tersea yesterday, declared tha, out of a,os strikes during 1889, only 90 had beea un successful He regarded the outlook u, highly encouraging for great improvement in the condition of working men. The ao uvity with which the organization of laboi is progressing is indicated by the fact tha IF new unions have been registered dur.ns the mast 2O fuontfk
The Forrest City times., 1890-09-27
The Rs,,road co.duc,ors.

Totrpo. O, September io--The Inter. national Brotherhood of Railroad Conduc- tors to day practically decided two things First, that Toledo will be selected for the headquarters of tho order: and second, the reelection of Grand Chief Conductor Geo. W. Howard for next year. The sal ary of that office was formally increased by q 900, but on Mir. Towards protest |, was fixed al tho same figure as before 5000 Considerable time today was spcn, In the consideration of the secret work oi tho order. The convention will remain ir session several days yct.
The Forrest City times., 1890-09-27
Gsives,ostnn. En,h...a-

GALVESTON, Tax. September l0.--Prt. vate tclcgrams were received hero this evening announcing tho sixning of the river and harbor bill by the President, ana |, created such demonstrations of delight as were never seen in this city. It was cesc. bratsd by tho firing of cannon. torchligh, procession and the firing of all sorts of nrc. works. No law ever passed for tho beneiis of any section excited such degree of cn. thusiasm. In its full purpovs it means moro to the Southwest and the people oi Galveston than they are able to realise.
The Forrest City times., 1890-09-27
Eatar Co.,,p. s.r.ous M,.hsp.

RACINE, WIs., September is.--W. A. Col lins, Of Hagerstown, Mi., while en route from his home to Seattle fell on tho Chicago. Milwaukee and St Paul trair Tuesday night one milo north of Western Union Junction aud fractured his skull broke his nasc and injured himself inter nally. He was for many years ono of tho proprietors of the rittsburg Chronicle, and later editor of tho Chronicle Telegraph He was man of brilliant attainments and wAs rscognissd as one of tho best editorial writers in this section of the country.
The Forrest City times., 1890-09-27
R,.nil,an E,ecsior.

R,o JASErno, September i7.-Th. elections are now known to be in favor of the government Very few opposition
 caudida,es have been returned There has
 been . light disorder at Ceara. otherwise complete order has prevailed. The poll is light
The Forrest City times., 1890-09-27
wnl pros.s, Na Longer.

wAsuIScroS, D C., September 23- Twenty five business firms In variou, lines of trade in Chicago, headed by Heu r, w. King Co, who have heretofore pro tested against tho passage Of tho Torre, bankruptcy bill, have withdrawu thell names from the protest and requested th, immediate enactment of the bili. Senator Cullom to-day presented the petitions.
The Forrest City times., 1890-09-27
r,xh,lnx . smos. Nu,..ne..

CuicAGo. H.. September IS The city is making crusade against tho smoke nuis- ancc, A city orsiiance requires the use of appliances in all furnaces to prevent tho emission of soot and smoke. Yesterday Potter Palmer of the Palmer House. Perry H Smith of the Cas,no Theatre: ]. V Far well < Co, dry goods; Rand, McNaliy < Co. printers; Marshall Field & Co, dry goods, and the Keelcy Brewing Company were adiudecd guilty of maintaining smoke nuisances and were fined t50 each.
The Forrest City times., 1890-09-27
6,~nsua r ~nr>a

WAsmSorox, September lS--Thc ccnsus office today announced tho result of the count of the populations of cities and towns as follows: Coviugton, Ky. ss,a7a. increase s,6a5; Lexington, Ky.. aa,ass, in crease a,ouo; Paris, Ky. s.ao, increase J, soi; Tucson, Ariz., s,09A decrease i,e.l The total population of Arizona is 5e,69l, increase lQ,a5t.
The Forrest City times., 1890-09-27
s,a,a. er flor .c. Greeley.

NEw YoRx. September la-Thc status of Horace Greeley at the entrance of tho Tribune building will be unveiled b nor row morning.
The Forrest City times., 1890-09-27
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NEW YoRk, September i9.--No arrange ments have yet been made for Mir. Dion Boucicault's funeral, but it is pro pablo that 1t will take plaee on Sunday next Tho pail bearers will be selected from tho mem bcrs of the Actors Fund.
Telegram-herald., 1890-08-17


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