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The morning call., 1890-10-23
Not Entitled to a Reduction.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.-Assistant Secre-
tary Spalding has written to Collector
Phelps as follows, relative to certain steel
rails imported for the Oregon Pacific Rail-
way Company, and which are now in
bonded warehouse, and have been withheld
from sale from time to time at the request
of the railroad company: "As the duties,
regular and additional, had legally accrued
on said rails before the passage of the act of
October /, 1850, and the rails remained in
bond merely by sutferance and not legally,
they do not come within the provision OF
Section 80 of the act Of October l, $780, and
are not entitled to withdrawal at the reduced
rate prescribed by said act. You are, there
fore, instructed to allow their withdrawal
only on the payment of the duties, regular
and additional. which accrued in March
La st -
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STEEL RAILS.
RumoE Concerning the New Line Between
MsjaYe and San Francisco.

CHICAGO, Oct. 22.-President Marvel has
just signed an order for 10000 tons of sixty
pound steel rails to be delivered at Aibu-
querque. Mr.. Marvel says the steel is
for repairs ON the Atlantic and Pacific, but
Western dispatches claim that vast quanti-
ties of ties and steel are already being
shipped west from Albuquerque for the new
line between Mojave and San Francisco.
II is also reported that the Atchison was
building from Springfield, OF rather Chad
wick, Mo-, to Memphis, in order to take It's
Kansas and Nebraska grain over the south
ern route, which has of late been carrying
more Western grain than goes via Chicago
and st. Louis combined The completion
Of the gap between Ell Paso and San Angelo
will occur with the completion Of the San
Francisco line, and give the AtchiSon a line
100 miles shorter than the Southern Pacific
to Galveston, city which all the AtehiS0n
officials believe win become far more I'M
portant point than New Orleans.
THE ATCHIsoN DIRECTORY.
NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-The meeting of the
Atcbison Directors will be held Friday,
when the Colorado Midland negotiations
will 20 before the board for the first time.
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Searching for Niekal Ore

WASHINGTON, Oct 22-The chief of the
Ordnance Bureau of the Navy Department
is giving attention to the procurement of
nickel ore or matte, for which Congress ap-
proprated S1,00O00O. A representative of
the firms which deal in this ore and metal
has been in communication with the de-
partment, and to ascertain the exact ca
pacity OF our domestic nickel works several
competent steel experts have been sent by
the department to several parts of the
country. Chief Folker of the Ordnance
Bureau intends to ascertain the possibilities
of the alloy of steel aud nickel in other
branches of naval construction as well as in
the manufacture Of armor plate, in which
it already has shown such creditable quail
tiss that he is preparing to have made at
Washington Navy-yard a series of tests
which will include proof trials of projectiles
made from the new alloy as we'll as the
usual test of elasticity, breaking strength,
ducLilitY. etc,
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FENIAN BROTHERHOOD.
The Secret Oath of Organization Abolished By
the Biennial Convention.

The Secret Oath of Organization Abolished By
the Biennial Convention.
New YORK, Oct. 22.-Ihe biennial COLI
vention of the Fenian Brotherhood was
brought to close at Paterson, n. j., last
night. The session lasted three days. More
than geo delegates were present, representing
all sections Of the United States. BY far the
most important action of the convention
was the unanimous Endorsement of the rec
ommendation of the General Secretary abol-
ishing the secret oath of the organization.
Hereafter all transactions Of the brother
HOOD will be open, and the public will be
free to attend all the meetings. In his re-
port tile General Secretary attributed the
descriptions and disasters to Irish organiza-
tions during the past two years to the fact
that men with selfish personal ends had
through misuse of the secrecy clause in the
constitution, forced themselves into power.
There was no dissenting voice when the res
olution was put to vote. The special COM
mittee appointed on the future of the Or
ganiZat;on in their report recommended that
the Fenian Brotherhood hereafter be an open
organization, and that military and naval
companies be organized, and 50 per cent of
the receipts may be devoted 10 this purpose,
the companies to be known as Fenian Vol
unteers, and to be held in readiness so as to
assist the United States in case of foreign
war. The following Council was elected:
George Smith Chairman, Captain Driscoll,
John Bowling, Francis Rea, b. O'Hara,
Thomas Sampson, E.. Whalen, james Bar
rett and Roderick j. Ryan. John Murphy
was reelected Treasurer.
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THE BOY MURDERER.
A Desperate Attempt to Escape
From Prison.
Jesse POmerOy Interrupted in a Skillful
and ArduQuS Undertaking.
Iron Belts Sawed From Cell-DO0r and
Cunning Operations Successfully
Concealed for Weeks.
Special to The MORNING CALL

Boston. Oct. 22.-Jesse Pomeroy. the boy
murderer, who is life convict at the State
Prison, has made another desperate effort to
escape from the west wing of the State
Prison. He had been at work several
weeks, if not months, in what proved, upon
investigation, to be be skilltul and ardu-
Gus undertaking. II any one had doubts of
Pomeroy's sanity, they should have seen
him this morning. He was liyid with rage,
and heaped maledietions upon the State and
the officers Of the institution when he was
deprived of his tools. 1t appears that he
had succeeded in saving off five bolts from
his iron door and had removed the angle iron
which protected the lock-a long, tedious
undertaking. In cutting off the bolts he ex-
pected to unloosen the main bolt which
locked the door,
Officer Fuller looks out for Pomeroy at
night, and last night ne was attending to his
usual duties and first examined Jesse's WIN
dow. which is covered with crossed steel
bars an inch in thickness. These were found
to be solid, but in forcing his hand over the
iron door of his cell leading into the corri-
dor of the arch he felt something like paint
or putty just put on. He found on examina-
ton that the heads of bolts had been painted.
This morning thorough examination was
made and five bolts were found to have been
cut off, and their places filled with wood,
putty being formed to represent the head Of
the bolt. The augle iron had also been re-
moved. This protected the bolts and held
them to their place.
The cell-door was Immediately repaired
and the tools were taken from Pomeroy.
1t seems he had been granted the use OF
lathe, saw and other tools to manufacture
tin pencil. after the style Of the old indelible
pencil, with slide 1t is his pet notion, for
which he has tried to get patent. Be has
been at work on this pencil for year or
more Two years ago Jesse attempted to
blow up his cell, hoping to escape. but came
LIS hiS Lie
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a Hunters Discovery.

FREDERICKSBURG (Va), Oct. 22.-Infor-
nation from Spoitsyltania County says that
in the Ieighborhood of the Peaks, few
days ago, gentleman while hunting in the
backwOods came near a miserable hut in
W hich there was known to live family of
negroes. The air was filled with a horrible
stencil and buzZaTds sat around in the neigh
boring trees. On investigation the bodies of
two negro boys, in decompGsed state, were
found in the hut. 1t seems they had fought
several days previously and one had killed
the other. but from the wounds received
death had resulted TO the other. A child in
the hut had its collar-bone broken and was
in critical condition. Another small child,
who was i'll, was so cruelty bandaged by the
woman who had been in charge that the
little fellow was suffering horribly. The
negroes in charge OF the children have been
arrested.
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At Ell Zabeth

ELIZABETH, Oct. 22.-1he races to-day
resulted as follows:
First race. three-quarters of mile, Text
formerly Maxim colt) won, DR.. Hasbrouck
second. Dalsyrian third. Time, /: II.
Second race, one mile, lCracksman won,
Jack Rose second, Guarantee third. Time,
/ :46A.
Third race, three quarters of mile, Ser
vitor won, Silverado second, Woodcutter
third. Time, l rs.
Fourth race. one and an eighth miles,
Maidstone won, Reporter second, Eurus
third. Time, 1:59A.
Fifth race, fve-eighths of mile, Mephisto
won, Bush Bolt second, Mileties third.
Time, 105A.
Sixth race. one mile, Dundee won. Kern
second. Floodtide third. Time, :46%.
The morning call., 1890-10-23
Caiarrh to Consumption.

Catarrh in its destructive force stands next TO and
undoubtedly leads on to consumption. 1t is there
fore, singular that those afflicted with this fearful
disease should not make it the object OF their lives
to rid themselves of it. Deceptive remedies con-
cocted by ignorant pretenders to medical knowledge
have weakened the confidence OF the great majority
of sufferers in all advertised remedies They be-
come resigned to life Of misery rather than torture
themselves with doubtful palliatives.
But this will do. Catarrh must be met at
every stage and combated with all our might. In
many cases the disease has assumed dangerous symp
toms. The bones and cartilage OF the nose, the
gans of hearing OF seeing and of tasting affected
to be useless the uvua SO elongated, the throat
SO inffamed and irritated to produce constant
and distressing cough.
SANFoRD's RADICAL CURE meets every phase of
Catarrh, from simple head cold to the most loath-
some and destructive stages 1t is local and const
tutiona Instant in relieving, permanent i'll curing
safe, economical and aeyer-failing
Each package contains one bottle of the RADICAL
CURE, one box CATARRHAL SOLVENT and an I'M
PROVED INHALER, with treatise; price 81.
POTTER DRUG CHEMICAL CORPORATION, Boston,
The morning call., 1890-10-23
FOREIGN EXHIBITS.
Suggestions Considered by Committee OF
the Worlds Fair Commission.

Suggestions Considered by Committee OF
the Worlds Fair Commission.
NEW YORK, Oct. pa joint meeting OF
the Committee on Foreign Affairs OF the
Worlds Columbian Commission met at the
Gilsey House to-day. There were also pres
ent four members of the Foreign Exhibit
Committee of the local directory. The COM
mittes's time was occupied principally with
recommendation by W. E. Curtis of the
State Department that army and navy off
GERS should be detailed by the South Ameri-
can countries 10 do their utmost toward
making the exhibits from those countries
what they should be. This, he thought,
could be accomplished through the Secre-
tary of State He also suggested the estab-
lshment of bureau at Washington, and
read letter from Secretary Blaine urging
the Importance Of the matter, and statlng
that 1t was not at all overestimated The
subject of the appointment of Commission
ers to South American countries was referred
to a subcommittee. Professor Adler of the
Johns Hopkins University was appointed to
supeIintend the plan submitted by him and
approved by the Commissioners for securing
q large exhibit from the Orient.
The morning call., 1890-10-23
SWEET-WINE LAW.
Instructions Given That Will Greatly Benefit
Wine-Makers.


WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.-One of the pro-
visions of the existing tariff law is that the
makers Of sweet wines shall be allowed the
use of grape brandies free of tax. for the
purpose of fortifying their wines. These
wines, however, are not TO contain more
than "a per cent OF alcohol after fortifica-
tion. The Commissioner of Internal
Revenue is charged with the duty of trans
ferring brandy to the bonded warehouse or
distIllery where it is made Into wine. The
proper execution Of this law requires a
large number of new stamps, and the
preparation of new regulations but In view
of the press of other work 1t is impossible to
procure supply of stamps until after the
first OF December. By that time the vintage
season will have passed, and wne-makers
will be precluded this year from all the
benefits intended by the act. To provide
against this, the Commissioner has in
structed the Collectors at San Francisco,
New York and elsewhere to notify the per-
sons interested that he will consider appli-
cations to refund taxes paid on all spirits
which may have been used in the fortfca-
tiOn of sweet wines, provided the spirits so
used and the wines so fortified are such that
no tax need have been paid on the spirits.
Internal Revenue officers have been sup
piled with the proper stamps to attach TO
the different packages. He has further in
structed the Collectors that they may use
special bonded warehouse stamps, properly
altered, in lieu of the regular stamps re-
quired by law and which are to be issued
hereafter
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EXPRESS BUSINESS.
TIE Tariff cn Freight to Bs Increased After
November lst.

NEW YORK, Oct. pa meeting of the
principal officers of the different express
companies took place Monday in this city
and it was decided to increase the tariff on
freight, the increase to 90 into effect on No
yember 1st. Yesterday it became public
that rates are to be advanced 10 and from
all seaboard points and that meeting Of
the Superinendents of the tariff depart
meuts of all the express companies will take
pla in Chicago October 30th. 10 make ar
rangemen;s for the coming advance, which
will be made on the basis OF the rate be-
tween New York and Chicago. This rate is
now quoted at 81 per 100 pounds, aud by the
coming arrangement 1t is understood 1t vii
be increased 10 50 so. This will, according
to report, be the maximum increase betweeC
all points west of Buffalo and Pi.tsburg.
General Superintendent Hancock said yes
terday that the so-called advance is no ad-
vance at ALL The rates, he said, were low
cred some time ago in the hope of an in
crease of business, but the expected increase
did not come, therefore return has been
made to the old rates.
Boston, Oct. 22.-Waldo Adams of the
Adams Express Company to-day confirmed
the report that express rates will be ad-
vanced November Ist, but declined to give
any details.
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a Lack Of Funds.

BERLIN, Oct. 22.-The Reichsanzeiger an
nounces that. owing to lack of funds, the
Government is obliged to decline making
loans to companies to enable them to build
dwellings for workingmen. Baron Won Ber-
lepsch, Minister of Commerce, says: "WhiIe
the Government joyfully welcomes all efforts
In the direction Of providing improved dwell
mgs for workingmen, it must on principle
decline to assist building companies from the
Golfers of the State, espe cally as it is conf
dent there is sufficient capital and public
spirit in Berlin 10 form companies which will
be content with moderate profits"
The morning call., 1890-10-23
THE TIPPERARY TRIALS.
sheehy Removed to the Conmel Jail-Harri.
sons Case.

sheehy Removed TO the Clonmel Jaii-Harri-
sons Case.
TIPPERARY, Oct. 22.-Sheehy, a member
of the House of Coamons AMI one OF the de-
PENDANTS on trial on the charge of conspir-
acy, who was yesterday adjudged guilty of
contempt of court and sentenced to one
weeks imprisonment, was taken to-day, un-
der strong escort, 10 Clonmel Jail.
The summons against Harrison, a men,
Der of the House Of Commons, and others,
growing out of the disturbances at the Court
house at the opening of the conspiracy case,
have been withdrawn.
Upon being notified of the withdrawal of
the summons, j. 3. Dillon. counsel for Har-
risOu, wrote Il letter 10 George Bolton, OF
counsel for the prosecution, which said: II
accept this As an admission on the part of
Balfour Of the truth of my contention that
after his Newcastle speech it would be i'm
possible to SECURE even the sembance of a
fair trial for me accused. Concerning the
intimatf0n contained in your letter notifying
me OF the withdrawal Of the SUmmonses and
that other proceedings will be taken against
my clients by the Government, would say
l shall tax care that other proceedings are
Instituted forthwith 10 have the conduct of
the police on the occasion in question con-
stitutionally investigated"
The morning call., 1890-10-23
Sugar Trust Decision.

NEW York. Oct 22-Judge Pratt, in the
Kings County Supreme Court to-day, gave
brief decision in the Sugar Trust case. On
Monday last argument was heard on the
motion of Duncan Cameron fer continu-
ance of the temporary Injunction against
the Sugar Trust, and also for the appoint
ment of a receiver Counsel wanted the
sugar refneries to file sworn statement of
their liabilities and assets. On the other
hand it was asked that Cameron file large
bond of indemnity. Judge Pratt decided
upon the latter question only. The other
points will be decided next week.
The morning call., 1890-10-23
Aid for AericuItural Colleges.

WASHINGTON, Oct 22.-To-day the Sec
retary of the Interior signed certificates for
the amount of $4,000 each, appropriated
under an act of Congress, approved August
80, $780, for the present year, in aid of agri-
cultural and mechanical colleges, to the fol-
lowing States: Indiana, Kansas, Ohio, New
Jersey, Michigan, New ork. Pennsy lvania,
Massachusetts, Delaware, Mississippi. Ten
essee, Texas, Virginia. Colorado, Illinois,
Maryland, Minnesota, Oregon, Wisconsin,
New Hampshire, Alabama, Idaho. North
Dakota and the Territory of New Mexico.
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Agent may designate and authorize a
clerk to sign the name of said Pension
Agent to official checks, and that the official
bond given by the principal of the office
of the person appointed to act in his place
in such case, and new bonds shall be re-
quired from all the Pension Agents now in
Office" The question as to whether
this act is intended to apply to all
agents, or only such as see fit to avail
referred to the Assistant Attorney General
of the Interior Department. who held the
opinion that the provision referred to was
mandatory, and all Pension Agents now in
office are by it required to give new bonds.
Pension Agent barclay at Pittsburg has
new bond, and Secretary Noble says he
will be dismissed
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After considerable discussion

they retired. After considerable discussion
the Players League delegates withdrew.
Mr.. Johnston said the national agreement
was represented by six members en- the
committee and the players thought they were
entitled to equal representation. They
could 90 nothing under the circumstances
but withdraw.
Thurman said tonight that committee
was organized with three members from
each league, and that the national agree
ment was represented by nobody. If these
three extra men had come from any other
body except the brotherhood, he would have
to rule them out just the same. President
Spalding of Chicago said that before the
league consented to confer at all it was
mutually decided that the question of a
compromise should be settled between the
moneyed men of the organizations on purely
business basis, and that the national agree
ment should have no repres entation.
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OUTRAGEOUS ATTACKS.
Unwsrranted Abuse heaped Upon the Gems,
Bureau By Democratic Papers.

Unwarranted Abuse he aped Upcp the Census
Bureau By Democratic Papers.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.-CeDsus Superin-
tendent Porter will arrive Lone from Eu-
rope tomorrow, where lie went to recuper-
ate. His health had actually been impaired
by worry, hard work and harsh criticisms
from tie press There have doubtless been
many mperiectitns in the census work, ow-
ing to the fact that the Census Bureau is not
permanent institution, and Superintendent
Porter had to thoroughly reorganize it and
drill his thousand supervisors, enumeratorS
and clerks, and further, because the emu
m orators have not received sufficient pay.
But the abuse which has been heaped upon
Mr.. Porter by Democratic papers is simply
outrageous. Every little mud-hole where
the census failed TO pan OUT as expected
puts UP poor mouth, and II recount Is
not granted whines and accuses Superin-
tendent Porter of iucompeteDcy, partisan
ship, rascality, and heaps outrageous abuse
upon him of all kinds.
At present the New York Democratic
press Is rampant for a recount of the entire
city, and charges that the census returns
were manipulated in the interest Of the Re-
publican party. Acting Superintendent
Childs makes good defense for the Census
Bureau when lie SAYS: - 1t Should be re-
membeTed that prior TO the actual work of
enumeration savage assault was made by
the newspapers of that city upon the con-
stitutionality of certain census inquiries.
which were. however, provided for by the
census act, and which. under the law. it was
the plain duty Of the Superintendent to see
were properly answered. This newspaper
opposition went so far as to advise the cIti-
zens of New York to refuse to answer the
inquiries of the census enumerators beyond
a certain point. The result of this agitation
was to make the enumeration of the city of
New York much more perplexing than it
ordinarily would be. The results shown by
the S0-called police count may or may not
be facts. The police who were detailed for
this purpose went forth under Instructions
and with the avowed purpose to get more
people than had been obtained in the gen.
eral enumeration, and it is fair to assume
that in the progress of their work there
never was any doubt in their minds as to
whether or not person should be enumer-
ated by them, but that in every instance the
name was taken without regard to the length
of time the person may have claimed a
residence at the place where enumerated"
The morning call., 1890-10-23
THE RACE.COURSE.
Winners at Washington, Lexington and
Elizabeth.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22.-First race, three
quarters of mile, Syracuse won, The Ra-
ven second, Mohican third. Time, 2:15h.
Second race, one mile. Blue Jeans won,
Foxmede second, Bellw ood third. Time,
:43%.
Third race. three-quarters of mile, Fl.
Wallace won, Two Lips second, Sequence
third. Time, :16A.
Fourth race one and sixteenth miles.
Bradford won, Iceberg second, Vivid third.
Time, / :51.
Fifth race one mile, Frank Ward won,
General Boulanger second, Larchmont third.
lime, "A.
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scs rcity of Paper Money.

New YORK, Oct. 22.-A special from
Washington renews the complaints concern
ing the scarcity of paper money of small
denominations, which, 1t says the Treasury
Department is receiving from merchants
from all parts of the country, and says also
that the silver balance in the Treasury is
low and that there is practically no silver in
the Treasury against which silver certiti-
Gates can be issued. As measure of relief
the department will issue small notes in
payment for silver bullion. The new issue
Of fiyes will begin about the 1st of Novem-
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"Iss Cnnlisass de Rnnlaneistu

PARIS, Oct 22.-The Figaro to-day pub
fishes the last installment of its series of ar
tieles entitled Les Coulisses de Boulangist."
The article states that after the reverses
suffered by the Bnulangists at the last gen.
eral election, Boulanger wished TO flee to
America. Rochefort. however, persuaded
him 10 so 10 the Island of Jersey instead.
The Figaro says its articles are issued in
good faith, with the object Of exposing the
knayery Of Boulanger.
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Bou.anger's EXPENSES,

PARIS, Oct. 22-Dix-Neuviene Steele pub
fishes Boulanger's account OF his personal ex-
penses. After declaring that he lost the whole
0fhis savings after paying his fathers debt,
besides 100000 francs for his book, 'The
Invasion of Germany" he says he sacrificed
his retiring pension and an offer of 1000, coo
francs for lecture tour in America. He
denies that he applied to the Duchess
d. UZes or Baron Mackau for money, but is
vague as to the origin of his resources.
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Honars TO Won Moltke.

BERLIN, Oct. 22.-The Emperor has or
dered that tue colors of all the regiments in
Berlin be brought to the residence of Count
Won Moltke Sunday. This distinction has
never before been accorded to German
subject. Emperor William, the King of
Saxony, the Grand Duke of Hesse and sew
eral Princes Will go in body to Count Won
MOltke's residence, and convey the con-
gratulatiOns OF the army and navy.