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b. l. 0. STOCKHOLDERS,


Election OF q Board OF Dircctors-Tho
Presidents Report.
Baltimore, Nov. 1.-THE stockhold-
ers Of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Company had their annual meeting to-
day. President Mayer submitted the
sixty-lourth annual report Of the COM
pany forthe fiscal year ended September,
1880. Tho report wes unanimously
accepted and approved by tho stock
holders. The following Directors were
unanimously elected: james Sloan, Jr.,
William L. Burns, Decatur II. Miller,
William Il. Blackiord, Aubrey Pearre,
George Deb. Kim, Wesley A.. Tucker,
Maurice Gregg, ]. Wilcox Brown, Will
liam T. Frick, George A. Won Lingen,
George G. Jenkins.
The earnings during the past year
were S2A, ,4l2 ,O95, against S2l,303,000 in
1889. Operating expenses past year SiG,-
96G 500, against Sl4. $40. .S4i in 1850. The
total available income is SS, ,57S, SOL, from
which deduct interest On bonded in.
debtedness, rentals, taxes and other
charges Of the year 81, All sos, showing d
balance of s., ,l6l, ,292. Out Of this bal.
ance has been made payments OF divi.
dends in preferred stock and payments
to retire bonded indebtedness, leaving q
reminder OF $3.50 024l.
The aggregate expenditures for con.
struction and betterments for the year
have been 81, ,295 400. Expenditures in.
Guided in operating expenses have beer
made ss follows:
For maintenance OF way and struc
trlres s., ,0SG,3 1861, MI increase over 1889 o.
$3.50 .GS5, or l2 per cent; for mainte
nance Of equipment $685., ,092, increase
over 1889, SS4l76l, or Hap per cent.
At Wheeling, W. Va, improvements
in tho present passenger and freight
station ere under consideration.
| AT Pittsburgh, the terminus OF the
! Pittsburgh division, large yards and 1
freight house sufficient to accommodate
the increase in business at that point
which has heretofore been seriously en-
barrassed for want ol those facilities.
All these improvements will be fin
ighed, or largely advanced, during the
coming calendar year. -
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MEMORLAL SERVICES.
1he New Graves Of Soldiers In tho ston,
Church Cemetery. ~ )

The New Graves of Soldiers In tho STONE
Church Cemetery. ,i7s1 81
The bodies Of aeveral old soldier,
having been removed from the InGrma-
ry burying grounds, by order Of the
Board OF County Commissioners, to The
Stone Church Cemetery, and there re- !.
Inferred in n lot donated by the libera,
trustees Of that church, at the instanii 90
OF Mr.. Daniel Maxwell, it is pronoseJ
BY the G. A. r. posts Of the citv TO have
formal services to dedicate the plat of
ground. s.s - i'''''' : - :
At the regular meeting Of HOLIDAY
Post last Saturday night commiitcs
was appointed to arrange for these Ear.
vices. The afternoon OF Thankapivin,
day was selected as The time, Its nrn'
posed to have special train lenvo In IN
city on the Elm Grove road at a snitahIo
hour in the afternoon for the cemetern
and to invite all the distinctively patti.
otto orders in Wheeling to participatc
In all probability. q parade will proceJc
the departure for Elm Grove. EI.eSi
At the cemetery the G.. "A. r. P;tr,1
services for the dedication OF cemeteris.
with singing bya large chorus, addresaoy
by good speakers and other appronr;n,o o
services will be on the programme. Th" %
graves OF the soldiers will also be strswn
with Aowers. 3 .l55 " - : ~ - =
The details aud programme will II,
printed IN good season. A 5 r sss,ti, I, ,
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MORE THAN ONE MURDER.

4 Cold.sloudod Letter Written by n Prls
onsr ConHned ia the Ottawa jail.
OTTAWA, O., Nov. l7.-In the Blail
murder trial the State rested its cast
after examining eighty witnesses. Moth
ing very special was elected from tht
witnesses except the following letter
written some time last summer by Ed
ward Blair to Lafayette stupps, another
prisoner in the Jail, who was indicted es
accessory to the murder Of Arthur
Henry: 9 s,-,s, II
PUTNAM CouSTY JAIL, May 10, 1890.
Fdyetie Stubs: "a
SIR:--i fear that Joseph Schumacher
is treacherous and wills turn States
evidence, and therefore l want you Ia
kill him. II you have no revolver or
pistol nae your razor. Cut his head oil
and make sure work OF him. He acts
Suspicious. Let US make our escape il
We have to kill two or three officers. BY
so doing it will he no worse five are
taken again and brought back to Jail.
Your friend, EDWARD BLAIR.
This letter was intercepted by one OF
the bailifis Of the Jail and given to
Sheriff Williamson, who handed it to
Prosecutor John P. Bailey, who introduc.
cd it as evidence at the trial. Shortly
after this Blair tried to make his escape
by knocking oil the lock Of the Jail door,
but he was discovered in time to pre-.
vent it and confined in a cell to keep
him from getting away. Sheriff William
son then took him to the penitentiary
for safe keeping. He could not be tried
while there and he was brought back o
month since for that purpose. The court
adjourned to Monday, when the defense
will introduce their witnesseB, and the
case will be given to the jury Wednes.
day. There we're two suspicious charac.
ters lurking about town to-day and max
ing threats Of killing some one for turn.
ing States evidence. They arc thought
to bo friends Of Edward Blair. Officers
are keeping a lookout for them and they
will be arrested.
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Engineer Killed.

PRINCETON, ILL, Nov. 1.-two freigat
trains passing each other several miles
east OF Princeton, 8 car lett its forward
trucks aud jumped out toward the other
train, resulting in the destruction Of ono
locomotive and fourteen cars, and killing
Engineer Kelly and badly scalding the
fireman. 1t took'two wrecking squads
and about ono hundred men seventeen
hours to. clear one track. The damage
Is estimated at SO, 900. !. 3 2 -
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Tho First Sfcp

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A BRIDGE GOES DOWN
Precipitntin: n Freight Truin into Eiyor.

Precipftatfu: n Freight Train into Eiyor.
Several Persons Injured.
KANSAS Cry, Mo-, Nov. l7.-This
morning rs freight No. GO on the Kansas
City and Wyandotte and Northwestern
was crossing to bridge over tho Kaw
river in this city, one span Of the bridge
gave was and threw the entire train into
the river Elxty feet below. The train
consisted OF five cars loaded with hogs,
farming implements and grain. Ellie
Moore. colored, who was stealing ride,
was kilbd. The 1remau, Fred Allen,
Is missing and is su pposed to be under
the wreck. The following persons were
injured: Thomas i. Malaga, head brake.
man, Of Kansas City, serioualy and will
probably die; Christian Patch, engineer,
Kansas City, LETT arm mud back severely
bruised and jaw btoken, Pink Herold
conductor, slightly bruised. S. v.
Smith, severely bruised about back and
legs. Fiity-eight head OF hogs were
drowned. :
The lis! Of the killed and injured &C
far as known is es follows: q
hllied-Freu Allen, fireman, Law.
renee, Kas. (; Henry Coleman (colored)
Kansas City, Kas.; Will Crawford tool
ored), Kansas City, Kas.; Henry vii
liems (colo.ed), kansas City, Kas. The
three latter were employees Of Armour
antwere riding to their work. rs
The following is list of names oI
missing furnished by Armour's. All
these ,were seen to got aboard the ill
fa:ed train, and as they have neither pu
in an appearance at their working place:
nor have returned home, it is feared
that they are among the lost: 3
Ralph Fay. elevator man; Fred Gell,
pipe filter; Ed Burke, pipe litter; Frani
Wall, packer; Dave Bro sn, beef killer
Three tramps who boarded the train
several stations UP the road arc als!
missing. All tho missing arc supposed
to have been killed. .s-a.s
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nrttIsl, Grain Trotto.

LONDON, Nov. 1.-THE Marx Lane Er.
press, IN its weekly review Of the British
grain trade, says:
English wheats arc inactive but
steady. Foreign wheats are weak,
owing to heavy Russian shipments,
which are partly duo to tho rush to
clear OF the stocks there before the Rus.
sian ports are blocked by ice. This
weakness is also partly due to holders
OF largo stocks inclining to aell with
money at 6 per cent. Foreign nours in
Scotch markets have dropped Cd, md in
the English markets are fiat and un.
changed. Corn. bssns and pcas are firm
qe o fractional rise. Oats are up Cd.
Linseed has declined Sd.
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NOTHING NJ I 10 BIZ said.
] The Trouble Between tho Eiio
Road 7t,'' and lis i Employees.
THE SECRET CONFERENCE
Held TO Consider the NIattcr...nclc.
gate ioungson Takes Occasion
to Deny Certain Recent
Ncwspnpapcr Interviews. r

BUFFALO, N. Y, Nov. 1.-THE con.
ductors, trainmcn, engineers aud fire.
men Of tho Eric railroad arc dissatisfied
and foraome weeks have sousht an I'D
juatment Of their grievances by present.
ing to tho company an agreemen! con-
tanning So articles which President
King refused to sign. The Griey-
anco Committee consists Of A..
Il. Penheld, Of the Brotherhood
OF Locomotive Engineers; Joaeph II ul,-
bard, Of tho Brotherhood OF Railway
oonductors; Casper Kell, OF the Brotli-
erhood OF Locomotive Firemen, aud =.
q. Wells, Of the Trainmen, A sccres
conference Of thirty or moro delegates
from the various divisions on tho Erie
system with members Of grievance cons
mlttees before named, began yesterday
at the Engineers bali, corner Of South
Division and Hickory streets, lT557 u
The only man authorized TO speak for
the delegates Is A. B. Youngson. al
Meadeville, Pa, chairman of The con.
ference. When seen last night. M. +
loungson stated thot there was NOTHING
to DO said, and he very. much doubled
whether there would be any. He re.
fused point blank to give any explains
tion. or oven hint OF the object of
holding the conference. "You can make
up you mind" he eaid,, "tlat you have
published alleged interviews with ma
that were never held. I was Quoted es /
saying that there would be strike on
tho Erie. That was all nonsense and
without the shadow OF truth. 1 never
said anything Of the kind, and would
have no right or authority to say 60, I
While not denying tho right to strike AZ
a weapon OF defense, Se arc not going
around with n chip on our shoulder
looking for trouble, or animated by7a
desire to create disturbance. Wo seek a
peaceable.settloment Of whatever differ.
ence there may be. with Erie. We arc
business men who are doing business on :
bus!ness principles but what that
business is, it is our business, and. at
present, at least, does not concern tho
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MONEY SITUATION.
Matters on Wall Street Seem
to DO improving,
MORE FAILURES REPORTED,
But They do not Disturb Business
A Panicky Feeling In Europe.
Gould Gets tho Atchison, To.
pclta t& Santa Fo Road.

New YonK, Nov. II. = Randall s
Wierum announce their suspension or
tho Stock Exchange. Their liabilities
are not large. Their failure caused little
excitement. {#1, %aiN'f3
Gregory, Ballou & Co. also announced
suspension on Stock Exchange, Lon.
don cable to Bank OF Montreal SAYS
things arc steadily quieting down.
No more failures ar0 reported and none
expected.
Tho suspension Of Randall i Wierun
was grcatsurpriso 10 the street, as their
relations with the leading bankers gave
the impression that the firms position
wag particularly st,ong one, The
failure 10 said by friends OF the firm to
be due mainly 10 Mr. Randall's physical
inability to be upon the floor OF the ex-
change this morning. Much sympathy
was expressed and oaero OF assistance
we're numerous, ba: they came too late
to avert the misfortune. It is UNDER
stood that arrangements have been per-
fecsed to re.establish the house in buei-
ness at an early day. The firm has
made an assignment 10 Henry W,
Barnes, with three preferences, nygre-
eating Sl2,750. 20
Late this afternoon State Superintend-
ent Of Banking Preston said he had been
definitely decided that the North River
Bank would not resume. The directors
were. unable to secure the required
funds. Mr.. Preston said that from a
closer examination Of the collaterals
held by the bank as security for loans
he had found were would be shrink
age in their actual value. This be be-
iieved would make nominal deficiency
Of about 100000.
High London quotations and the buy
ing Of stocks by London houses caused a
partial return Of confidence in tho stock
market this morning and this was in
creased by an understanding that Jaw
Gould, D. 0. Mills, the Vanderbilts and
other important interests would ioin
hands in giving support to prices. The
shrinkage OF values has placed many
small traders and Spectators in such a
position that they cannot 20 on,
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BARRING BROTHERS SOLID.
They have Tided Over tho Difficulty nn
hnve n Hantlyome Snrnlua II

They have Tided Over tho Difficulty nntl
have Handsome Surplus.
New YORK, Nov. ia special dis
patch from London says: Tho Barring
Bros. declare their financial position to
be sound now as the bankers have guar.
anteed the three years support. The
firm will realize 100000 pounds sur.
plus. They now hold 100000 pounds
OF the best commercial paper in the
world and their total liability is ol,OOO,.
900 pounds. 1t is conceded that while
they were embarrassed by the steady
depression in Argeutines to q considera.
BILE extent, the principal and precipi.
tatiDg cause OF their trouble was Rus:ia's
withdrawal Of 100000 pounds in all
from the firms accounts. sla.l
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Giving Them yronble.

ClSclENATI, Nov. l7.-Louis Reemlin,
late President OF the late Board of City
improvements, has filed a petition in
the Circuit Court, in conjunction with
William Montgomery and L. W. Dun
ham, his late assobiates, asking by what
warrant the Board oi City Affairs, sue
cessors OF the former named Board, hol ds
office. His late colleague, Messrs.
herper and Ellison, refuse to unite In
the suit, and are made parties defend
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a Hot Ia lsussIp.

LONDON, Nov l7.-Advices from ST.,
peteraburg say It is reported that seri-
Gus Q riot occurred last week at a place
iitteen miles distant from Nloacow. A
6ody oi troops ahot and wounded n hun.
dred peasants and workmcn for refusing
10 receive the command Of the newly
appointed district officials. In addition
to the refusing 10 obey their commands
the rioters bound the officials with cords
and sent them 10 Moscow, Z "a
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Oplni6n Of n Noted I:conoml,t.

PARIS, Nov. I'm. Leroy Beaulieu,
tho well known French economist, and
editor Of the Economist Francais, in an
interview to-day declared that the Lon.
don market would not be very erayely
affected by the financial crisis arising
from the difficulties of Barring Bros. &
Co. He further said that the present
trouble would, not compare with the
French financial collapse OF 1882. The
Argentine Republic would be a great
sufferer. France, he said, was only in
tercsted in "a secondary degree. The
trouble would only retard her arrange
ments with the Argentine Republic.
On the other hand il would throw into
relief tho solidity OF the French market,
the prestige Of which would regain its
Incompatible lustre. s.J,
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Reward for CopspIrnto.,.,.. !. !.

LONDON, Nov. l7.-A plo. to steal tne
army education examination papers be.
fore time set has been discovered in
camp at Alderahot. Right Hon. Edward
Sstanhope, Secretary OF State for War,
has offered reward of 100 pounds and q
pardon to any one engaged in the con.
splracy who will confess and furnish the
authorities with the names of his ac-
completes. 5,55 =:
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BALTIMORE, Noy. l7,-Kidder, Pea
body 4 Co. telegraph G. Morton Stewart,
the Baltimore agent Of Barring Bros, as
follows: q.
taaWe are in a position to state posi-:
lively that nil is safe in London, and
bills will be duly honored aud every
thing 60 on as before. You may ciIcu.
late this statement freely" 4.
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Stonu,ship Novh.

BosroS, Nov. 1.-THE Warren line
steamer Kansas, which sailed from
Liverpool for Boston, November let
has not been sighted and it is feared she
has met with sone mishep. She car,
ried 10 steerage passengers. y. 5, Z Z
!; GLASGOW, Nov. 17.--Arrived-State OF
Pennsylvania, from New York. u
LIVERPOOL, Nov. 17.-Arrived-Italia,
from New York. tlI "
SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. l7.-Arrived-
Vera, from New York. '5F3
NEw YoRK, Nov. l7.-Arrived- -Alaeka
trom Liverpool Normandie, from Havrs
HAnBuRa. Nov. l7.-ArriYed-Wio
land, from New York, q SO q. 5t.i
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~
ThouBuHLs of Hptt.rs T,,l,

DAspuRY, CoNS., Nov. 1.-THE 1000
girls employed in the trimming depart
ments Of the eighteen hat factories con-
nected with the fur hat manufacturers
association wero locked out this morn
ing. Some OF the factories have shut
down entirely, while the remainder con.
tinue to do work in other departments.
Over 1000 hatters ara idle to-day. q =.
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GEN. &C. M'KEE DEAD.


Tho Close Of n Career OF Usefulness to tho
ja0'E County. I
JACKSON, Miss, Nov. l7.-General
George 9. Mckee, Receiver OF Public
Money OF the United States Govern
ment, died at hiu residence hero this
morning, after All illness OF. se:eral
weeks. The immediate Cause Of his
death was q complicated heart trouble.
Gen. Mckee was practicing law In Cen
tral Illinois preyious to the late civil
war, and entered the Federal service at
the opening of tho fight. and rose to the
position Of General. AS bravo soldier
and excellent commanding officer he
enjoyed the fullest confidence OF Gen.
erals Grant and Sherman. Subsequent
to the war Gen. Mckee removed to
Mississippi, entered politics and repre-
aepted Grants administration, and has
since held several Federal offices Of
prominence. ..lr
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a MAN HUNT
a Robbery and socinl srnsat,on In a Kansas

sf'lS Town. 1s
WIculrA, Nov. l7.-Akralon, one
hundred miles west Of here, is excited
over a big robbery and social sensa-
ton and a man hunt is in progress.
John Wutzel is the agent for a New
England money loaning concern, and
was always supposed to have consider.
able money in his horse. He had been
away from homo week on q business
tip and it was thought be was to remain
away another week, but he arrived home
yesterday. On reaching his residence
he found he had been robbed and that
his vile was missing. Tho safe had
been blown open and $1,000 in cash
and $4,000 worth OF notes were taken.
Investigation showed that Mrs Wutzsl
had left town before midnight last night
with Robert Hanlon, who came here six
weeks ago, claiming to be from Cairo,
ILL.,, and took charge Of the schools Of
the town. Men started on horseback in
pursuit Of tho couple.
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WASHINGTON, D. O., Nov. The
Secretary Of State is informed that the
notorious Moussa Bey, whoao reported
outragcs on American Missionaries in
that quarter of Turkey where he lived,
have SO long engaged the attention OF
the State Department, has ut length
been summarily banished to the interior
Of Arabia. The sentence has been car
ried out. 4 tas,a
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LONDON, Nov. l7.-Mr. Parnell, in. a
letter dated on Saturday, which he has
written to the Freemans' Journal. re-
minds his followers Of the Importance. Of
being in Parliament on the opening
day. He says it is unquestionable that
tho coming session will be one Of com.
bat from first to last, and that great
issues depend upon its course; b.
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Nrw YoRK, Nov. i.-At the annual
meeting Of the stockholders Of the Bui.
falo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway
Company, held here today, the follow
ing directors were elected for the follow
ing year: Frederick A. Bell, Wilson s.
Bessem, and George Il. Lewis, of But.
felo; Frederick A. Brown, Waston Fl.
Brown, Adrian Iselin, Jr., Wheeler H.
Psckham, Alfred Roosevelt, and J. Ken
nedy, Of New York; Edward N. Gibbs,
Of Norwich, Conn; r. N. Gnmmsre,
eud Warren 4. Wilbur, Of South Bethle.
hem, Pa, and Arthur O. Yates, Of
Rochester, N. Y.
Subsequently tho following officers
were elected: Arthur G. Yates, Of
Rochester, President: William A. Bald
win, Of Rochester. Vice President; John
+. Dinkey. Of Rochester, Auditor and
Treasurer, and John II. Hobart, Of New
York, Secretary and Assistant Treasurer,
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TlllRTY-slGilr PERlSHED,
A SLIP Capskcs, Throwing All Hands Int

Ae"ip Capsnes, Throwing All Hands Into
.nIo.'Ia tho Soa. 800
LONDON, Nov. liza ship having on
board a party OF laborers and a largo
number OF animals en- route for tho
Island Of Brasza, where they were to DO
employed in tho olive harvests, capslzed
oil the Dalmatian coast by n sudden
heavy gust Of wind. All on board vera
thrown into the sea and the capsi.ed
vessel was soon surrounded by a strup.
Cling mass Of mon and animals. A mum.
Der OF boats put out from the shore and
succeeded Ia resctting thirteen human
beings and thirty.iour animals. Thirty.
persisted. aTFl7l, t71@'- i - - ''S
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NihilIsts Cons!e,nned to Hang,

ST. PErEnsDuno, Nov. 1.-The trial Of
the Nihilists who were accused OF being
implicated in u plot against the Cxar
concluded to-day. Sophia Gutenberg,
one OF the prisoners, who was arrested
mere ior having bombs in her possession,
together with two OF her accomplices,
named stoilanofsky and Freifeild, were
found guilty and condemned to be
hanged. The conIt, however, recon-.
mended that the Czar remit the sentence
OF death against S!oilanoisl,y and Fret.
tsild, and that they be banished 10
Siberia: Two officers who were also
charged with completely in the plot
were acquitted. ,'-ll III.
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was occasionea by The suspension OF
eight other mutual companies In various
parts OF the country during the last six
months, caused by withdrawal Of in.
Htlrance "g"IL ~ IHIl1r |,1U p gaf1 r q. gF
A Chicago Firm Fails,

CnlcAoo, Nov. l7.-Every firm on the
board Of trade that has tradeu with r.
Wagner & Co. closed them out. At
noon, two hours alter the trades had
been closed out, the Clearing House
sent up a notice Of the firms failure TO
pay It's balances. Tho slow action OF
the Clearing House, 1t was understood,
was for tho purpose Of preventing any
undue excitement in the trade and thus
precipitate trouble. Wagoner was
rather heavy buyer In wheat on all Of
which ho sustained u severe loss,