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GENERAL NEWS.

business fai ures for the week mum
Der s3U. against > - the|preceding week
and Iys in the corresponding week Of
1870.
iRumors of uPrisines in Guatems's
were denied from a mum er Of Spurc -
Barillas has announced that he i not q
The cabin OF Lewis Harding. near
Butte. Montana, was burned recently.
and the Charred remains Of n man
were found IN the ru rs. IL Is thought
Harding was murdered for his money
and that the TIRE was started 20 con
ceal the crime.
William Wynckoop Of bridgeport.
Conn, is in jail tor attemptin, &c
drown his sweetheart Maggie arroll
He took her rowing aud tipped over
the boat Wyne oP W as Jealous
a great prairie hre Is raging west OF
the Missouri river in North Dakota
A territory 800 miles long AMI 200 m:les
wide has been burned over, Many
lives are believed to have been lost
Lima Dahb-rt, the German immi
grant girl whom Carl Nan Hoh in Nill
waukee wanted u marry by proxy.
has been released from the barge OI.cs
at New York and sent out to meet Van
Hof.
mel at Cvada, near Genoa, Italy. TWEEN
ty-one wOrKmen were buried under q
ma 3 of de RS seventeen were extri-
Gated and Il Is feared the others are
dead
The fact that the suicide of ten
BoulAngcr made no impress on uDon
the European bourses indicates the
low ebb of the generals in uence.
Paris newspapers think his death will
not affect the political situation-
The twin babies 81 Mrs Joseph Lane
of Wor ester. Masa. were attacked ~
n 8 rariy sunday Morning and the lett
cheek Of one u the ba ties eaten nearly
on.
Large numbers OF hogs ia South
Dakota are dying of cholera
CT William Foster, formerly rana-
ger of the Bdstoa Ideals: J. II. Hill,
manager of he 4 nion square theater.
and detective got into n row ss New
York Foster Wa knocked down and
both eyes were btachedl
r. w. Hotfeu, Pa~ifie express nIss-
senger on The run from " AGO, lex. u
GatesvI e, n missing - are also two
pazAzses containing about e. ooo.
So. cazte, italian consul At New
OFz@<nA has been Transferred TO
Hare France.
zs ssssrstats gvzin elevator ..
kzzxze MIMI buroed- Thirty
4 azesss Saahels Of whsat and ons car
L. s. - Wers ceosnnzea-
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In a letter 10 the Boston TRANSCRIPT.
suggested by recent SHOCKING di,clOs g.
ures a. TO the cond tion OF the teno.
ment distr cts in Boston. Mr.. Edward
Atkinson points out difficulties in tho
way OF reform. and 81, cringly sug-
gests that the editor OF this p pe- can
probably tell the public how to solve
the problem
We certainly can and VIII, Tho
only way 10 abolish wrctchcI tene-
ment houses is 10 abolish wretchel-
ness SO long as there exists "a class
Of the abjectiy poor in community.
so long will you lind them living IN
der abiect conditions We have svm-
puthy with the motives OF people VINO
build model tenement houses for tho
poor; but the I-~-ple who need them
most will not go into them nor would
they be received into them. and even
II they were their finer surroundings
would only mock their wrctchcdne-s
In ali other respects. Municipal re- p
ulations. sanitary inspection. etc. are
all well and proper in their way as
palliative measures. but To expect
them % cure an OWL OF which they do
not touch the root and cause is alb
surd.
The same argument applies not only
70 tenement house uses. but 10 tho sweat
ing system. 70 the abuse OF chLdrsn's
and women's labor 10 crime insanity.
and 10 the thousand other forms OF
mans cruelty 70 man. which IN lkeB
this earth an ante-Chamber OF hell.
They are the necessary products OF
the present social industrial system.
or rather chart which. instead Of re-
garding the earth and the products Of
civilization as the common heritage OF
all 70 be administered for g lual bene-
fit OF all subject to a common soc al
duty. leaves them 10 be fought to
the death. and for the most part to be
wasted in the fighting.
10 seek TO cure any particular evil
OF the present social order by local or
special treatment without rccoguit on
OF the constitutional character OF the
disease is n sort OF child's play. which
would be ludicrous II tho occasion
were not so tragieal.
To return 90 the scientific question
which prompted these words: The only
way 10 get rid OF the slums which
aims at anything more than merely
changing n symptom OF the sease
they indicate Is 70 substitute for the
present industrial chnos q system which
shall guarantee the means OF H decent
livelihood TO every man. woman and
child In the nation. We nationalists
have set our hands to accomplish Just
this. but We want all the help we can
get
Will Mr.. Atkinson take hold With
usP-New Nation
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country. The veterans came from all
sect Ons of the land Here and there
in tie procession could be seen a grew
uniform. but only grey 70 demonstrate
how the conquered can resPe the
conqueror. The grey was greeted
admiriDg multItudes along the line OF
march.
Members Of the Civic societies TO the
extent of 10. 600 were in line.
Excursion trains from all directions
came in last night and early this morn
ing, over 95,.,n strangers are in the
city.
The procession moved shortly after
noon Headed bv platoon of police
twenty-four abreast The first com
panY' reached Lincoln park four miles
distant, before the tail end pas ed the
starting point Three hundred thou
sand people were waiting at the park
in hopes TO witness the ceremony. of
course many were disappointed.
The procession of veterans was led
by the survivors OF the Army OF the
Tennessee, Of which zen. Grant
was the first commander. Griz-
ely and gray veterans they
were too, their white locks telling 8
$. DRY of military glory. of heritage
grand and undivided. Gen. Nelson 4.
Miles actei as chief marshal A marine
parade was one OF the features This
was led by the United States steams ?
Michigan. The scene on Lake Michi-
gau wa imposing.
On the morning OF july 81, 1855.
Grants life Fassed out. Before noon
Chicago was draTed in mourning.
Gen. Joseph stockton of the Lincoln
park commission within two hours OF
the receiving OF the news had estab-
lished the movement which has re-
suited in tie appearing OF the Grant
Memorial The first contributor 10
the fund was Potter Palmer
A board of trusieer for the Afonu-
ment association was organized, with
the late Gen. William L. Strong as
president The other members were
Messrs Potter Palmer. r =. Dreyer,
j. hcGregOr Adams, samuel NJ. Nick
erson, Norman Williams Joseph Stock
ton and Edward :. Taylor. the latter
being the secretary. The board has
remained unchanged except for the
death OF Gen Strong
The people were eager TO add to the
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uhnt Ne FTenn 20 n.

We will issue legal tender notes
We will build all the railroads the
country needs Irrespective OF those
owned by English lords
We will operate our own roads
This will increase the amount Of
currency in circulation.
This will put the money where It
will do most gOOd-in the hands OF
laboring men
This ill feed and clothe lots of
hungry and naked children.
This will enable many = lAborinR
man 10 own . home
This will ailow him TO send his
children to school and paint his fence
This will set many sewing machines.
cotton mills wooden mills foundries.
en- / all kinds Of factories in motion
This will double the consumption of
farm s5F0ducts
This viii donble the business of
every merchant
This will reduce the price Of freight
This will syoId the necessity Of
petty thieving and Feduee many kinds
Of crime
This will prevent thousands Of wo-
men from going 70 the bad in order
20 get sthing 70 eat
This VII PreEent hundreds Of SUD
cides every year.
This will stop stealing By ch=aa=a
mortgage
This VIII benefit everybody ezssl
thoss who itvs b. PirnasE-Alsz
TEikenss
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Sugar Nfakinr Experiments.

WASHINGTON. Oct. THE score
isry OF agriculture has received = re-
port from DIR. II. w. Wiley. chemist
OF the department. from Medicine
Lodge. Kan. announcing . very sue
cessful run with the new machinery
for sorgum sugar making. and under
the neE alcohol process developed in
the chemical division last winter. He
reports 156 pounds first sugar per ton
from the sorghum cane and estimates
that the molssses will give about
enough more 10 make It an even 200
pounds per ton. DR.. Wiley states In
his report that there WIS scarcely any
loss OF alcohol. a most important fea-
ture IA regards economy OF production.
This. Secretary Rusk feels justified in
anticipating great possibilities for tho
future In sorghum sugar making.
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Burned Her Raby 20 Death.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Oct. o.-Mrs.
irwin has been arrested on the horrible
charge OF burning her newborn babe
To death. On Friday last Mrs irwin
had Edward Cartwright. her brother
in-laW, with whom she lives, arrested
charged with assault Cartwright in
revenge told the story OF the CT me.
He said that the day after the ch.ld's
birth Mrs. Irwin asked him to throw IL
In the sewer. but be refused. The next
day the woman took the child. wrap
ped II in cloth saturated with coal Oil.
and applied . match. The little one
was burned 10 ashes. The woman ad-
mitted that she had burned the child.
but said the babe was still born. and
she wished 10 get 1t out OF the way.
She and her brotSer-in-lnw were com
mitted to await the action of the coro-
Ger. but that Official was puzzled how
70 act. for there Is no body 70 hold an
autopsy on.
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81. PETEksBuRo. Oct 7.-Reports
from the Baka district and elsewhere
are 20 the effect that thousands Of
persons are dying Of starvation. It Il
announced that the officers Of the i'm
pertal guard have decided not 70 dr1nk
champagne at any of The regimental
eanquets and to contribute the money
which would have been 30 spent TO the
peasants OF the famine-stricken dis
tricts- All classes of citizens here.
following the example Of the czar.
have resolved to abandon all entertain
rnents during the winter and contribute
the money thus saved to fund for
allsViatiBg the distress OF the faInish-
ing people Most OF the public officials
announce their intention TO devote a
certain percentage OF their salaries TO
the same Purporse, and the Uorkmen
have decided 70 give portion of their
humble wages. Even children will
offer their little savings. Collections
are being taken In all the churches
every feast day. A stream of relief Is
coming In through wide channels. but
the . stem Of distribution. II Is said, Is
very defective.
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A Nn,x TrnnaIntinn

BALTIMORE. Oct Z. President Paul
Haupt, chief of the semitic department
OF fohns Hopkins. has just returned
from London and Berlin. where he
held conference with noted scholars in
reference 10 q new translation OF the
Bible. It Is proposed TO include in
this translation not only the old and
the new testaments. but also the
Apocrypha and the pseudehigraphia.
Included with the last name are four
esdras and the psalms OF Solomon.
Each OF the thlrty-six books will be
assigned To q complete scholar. the
translation 70 be accompanied by ex-
plAnAtory notes and pictorial represen-
tations. The books OF the old tesla
ment will occupy two volumes OF 1000
pages each and the entire scriptures
six volumes.
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WASHINGTON. Oc:. 5.-Reports are
received by the bureau OF Anne rican
republics 70 the effect that the expert
ment OF using petroleum for fuel on
the Ofova railway in Peru has proven
successful. The trials were made at
an altitude Of 5. 800 feet above the sea.
with two locomotives from the Rogers
works, at Patterson. n. j. The oil
used is not crude petroleum, but a re-
siduum oil. In the trials the aver
age consumption OF oil was SO. IS ounds
per mile. while with coal 1t WAS 20. 80
pounds. It is reported that the Oroya
railway company has decided TO use
oil fuel on all OF their locomotives
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Elo-n Into the Great Beyoaa.

CHICAGO, Oct Eight persons
Esre almost Instantly killed and dOz-
en- others injured this afternoon by the
explosion OF the tug Chsrlss Parker In
the south branch Of the river, near the
Archer avenue bridge. Three Of the
dead belonged TO the crew sf the boat.
while the others were bystanders who
were hit by flying debris. The Par
ker. together with the tugs Van
Setback. Perry and Shields. had been
working all day endeavoring 10 free
the propeller H. II. Pickens. which had
grounded in the south draw Of the
bridge They had pulled and pulled
away almost necessarily until shortly
before O'Clock. when with terrific
force the boiler OF the Parker explod-
ed. Columns of water were thrown
Into the air. falling upon the other tugs
and dreRchinR the crews A moment
later the debris shoWered upon the
ground on either side OF the river.
Pieces Of broken iron and wood work
fell upon the docks and the streets
At the time Archer avenue near the
scene OF the accident was crowded.
The noise Of the explosion and the fall,
ing wreck caused 3 terrible panic.
When the spectators partially recover
ed their senses. Il was discovered that
eight persons were dead. while many
more were injured. some of them prob
ably fatally.
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There are said 70 be nine inmates IL the
Chanabsrwsn, England, Work-houss Who
have reached tie age varying from los TO
los years
Ths tdsa Of establishing an observatory
On Mont Blanc has bssn abandoned The
ice was tnnnsisd leo met without reach
ing the rock
There are eighty Anti-vaccination
lsagues In England snd Scotland, and .
dstsrrninsd opposition b also bsing organ
izsd IN Ireland and walls
Il b claimed hat niors men hsys died
aad srs burisd % The hsthmus Of PAnsnz.
along she Hns Of the propossd canal. thsn
On any equal snaoaat % territory b ths
world
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whom std she narTyFs '..zsF'-Bossoz
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BRUssELs. Oct. 6.-The funeral OF
General Boulanger took place to-day.
4 large crowd was expected and the
local authorities had taken precautions
to provide an imposing police force for
any emergency. The number OF police
present. however. was unequal 70 the
task OF keeping the excited throng ia
anything like decent order during the
passage OF the funeral procession. Sew
eral arrests were made. The coffin o!
the dead general was covered with
hundreds OF floral wreaths. tied with
tri-colored ribbons. mostly sent from
France. There were no religious ser
vices whatever and no speeches were
made. The only ceremony WAS 10y De
roulde. who, taking up a tri-eolor. put
the flag TO his lips and placed it on the
coffin. at the same tune exclaIming,
Farewell. my iriend!"
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OF Grant in uniform OF this latter
class was Gen Schofcld- When in
Chicago before the design had been
selected he was as. ed his views lie
said
Let the statue be OF Grant alone
He was sufficiently great OF himself
without the addition of other figures"
Subscriptions continued TO be Of
fered, and the newspapers were
Obliged to open lists tor public con-
venience-
The subscriptions in all amounted to
nearly S65.OOO.
Tae design for the base and pedestal
SO omitted by +. NJ. Whitehouse of
Chicago was accepted, and the e. ues-
TRAN statue proposed by Louis 7. Re
bisso of Cincinnati seemed to the trus-
tees the most meritorious of the draw
ings of figures su omitted in compel
ton MIR. Rebi~so was authorized tiFst
to make a study model of his statue to
SUI rnit to the trustees This was fully
up 10 the promise of the org nal dra W
ing. and n working model was then d.
rected 70 b-a made
The completion of the statue was
much delayed Ar. Rebisso as i'll for
nearly 3 year, and the defective cast
ing at M. 81 Mossman worAs ~ Chi
copee. Mass, where the Btatue was
nAde, Egzin postponed the time of
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ouits . Pednstrian Recort.

CRAwFoRD. Neb. Oct. IA man
named Corsbls arrived in Crawford.
foOtsore and tired. on Monday. He
had Just arrived from Denver and his
shoes looked ~ though they had taken
many steps and were ready 70 exit
from this world Of usefulness. Some
time ago Corsbls was In Denver in
company with some Of the betting fra
.ernity. and the subject OF walking was
introduced A gentleman by the name
Of Clark offered 70 wager $500 that a
man could not walk from Denver 10
Fort Robinson in ia hours. The dis
lance Is about 34S miles. Corsbie i'm
mediately covered the wager. and the
lime was chosen upon which the con-
test would take place. The walk was
finally arranged TO begin Monday
night At s o'clock aud end the next
Monday night at II o'clock. CorsbIe
left Denver at the appointed hour. He
followed the old Back Hills trail as
nearly IS possible. and arrived at the
fort Monday night at 6:2O. having 5
hours aud 20 minutes left.
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sIR J. P. HESSEssEr ALSO DEAD.
o-,nt,. statns UnTeiIed

CHICAGO. Oct. S.-Yesterday under
q lesdeu sky from which rain had been
falling at intervals, with a sharp wind
blowing across the AXE and the city.
In the presence OF a great throng who
braved the elements, amid the boom
ing of cannon from the government
vessels of the shore the screaming OF
whistles from the shipping. the re-
sounding strains OF the Star SPangled
Banner" played by many bands. with
regiments OF federal and state troops
at present arms, while grand army
veterans and civic societies clustered
about. the heroic bronze statue of the
late Gen Grant upon magnificent
granite pedestal spsnning the roadway
on top OF hill locking toward the
lake. was unveiled 10 tbs mutt -uc es
present The great silent figure; firm
In the saddle. looking steadily across
the broad expanse 81 raves. seemed as
II again in life and hbedless of the ex-
cited throng about him. was scanning
the horizon for the enemy OF the land
which in Gods providence he had been
called 70 majestically defend.
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VERY IMPOSING SCENES
ATTEND THE UNWILLING OF
GRANT MONUMENT.
Hsariy Rair E1.lAsoa People Tzrs
ouf In Chaesgo-8ssFy ana H=s.
tIe Scared vsEsrzAs WLahsss
Hzabs-.

CHICAGO. Oct This day viii pass
into the history OF Chicago as the
greatest she has ever seen 1t viii
pass into the history of the Nation rs
q day of great event II will mai K an
epoch in the history of great men of
all times
At Lincoln Park. Chicago. to-day
was nnve led q statle to a military
hero who has had no peer in the
worlds history The Grant monu-
ment will in years hence fade 10 dust,
like all works OF men. but the name of
the great man inscribed in the cold
marble plate will live forever.
Never before did such a crowd
throng the streets OF Chicago, as lined
the thorOughfares of the city today
and watched the almost endless pro
profession of veterans and military
societies march 70 the music OF hun
dreds OF bands that played airs sppro-
PIRATE TO the occasion.
II would be impossible to estimate
the extent of the procession 1t would
hardly be exaggeraiing IL to state that
IL was the largest ever formed in this
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Murdered III. WIZ.

NEW York. Oct 5.-Last night John
0smonde, aged %, shot and killed his
wife End fatally wounded John Burch-
ell. boarder. OsmOnde was a hard
drinker and quarrelsome, and left his
wife Ave weeks ago. She commenced
proceedings for divorce and he went
home 10 question her about the matter
and wanted her 70 live with him ngRin.
She refused TO talk with him about il
and he shot her dead. Then be turned
about and shot Burchel OF whom he
was Jealous. The murderer was pu
under arrest
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MraC Inreland,s Baby.

NEW YORK. Oct. Sat a meeting
OF the Woman's Christian Temperan &c
union today this resolution wss
adopted;
Resolved. That We most cordially
congratulate Mrs. Francis Cleveland
on the birth OF her daughter and earn
estly hope and trust that she may be
spared TO rear her Ito womanhood as
staunch = friend and as firm and fear
less an example OF total abstinence as
abe herself proved when she Was the
first lady Of the land
The resolution Was declared out OF
order. but by special vote was re-
!erred 70 the committee on resolutions
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Fsn.Ie A1Ooa.hIner O.aeha

HUETTNeToS. w. Va. Oct 5.-Lncy
McCiue aged twenty-fOur, known for
eight pears ss one Of the most persist
ent and daring Of West Virginia moon
sinners. has been captured after = dss-
perats chass. by = Omitted States mar
shall ard Il nov In Jail # Chaston. She
sas captured IN The interior Of Lincoln
county st = point far remote from any
railroad ami has loas lis Of i1frac-
tiaas Of tie law charged sp agalnss hsE.
shs 4 : Hozasn 81 zresa eszss ana + .
Sc sheA
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Over 500 old men responded 70 re-
cent advertisement OF a New York
firm asking for three old men TO do
easy work The reporters heart was
touched By the stories and appearance
Of the 2e7 disappointed applicants Il
have searched for employment said
one. for two years and with the ex-
ceptiou Of few odd jobs have utter
ly failed ! now have poorer health
poorer spirits and less money than
when / began 20 work for my living.
and see nothing before ne but IN
creased suffering and smaller proposes
every day. There b DO place In our
civilization for old men / b., me no
one ! simply recognize the fact hut
an not needed In the world aad IL Is
best tina. leave it, TIE old man
may not have been respSnssbi' for his
poverty. but somebody IA This - =
kruiAl civilization Of ours The worth :
ase often the weak - - y ~ 4 .
nDt santed- socisss zsef<es Is erssx 3
- those who cas 49, zh0hey --esd
zse<sGs Of tt-h# <
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Triple Tragedy.

WALLA WALLA. Wash. Oct g.
Word reached here at midnight last
night that Fritz Zorn. an old soldier
and musician OF the first cavalry. shot
and killed his wife. MORALLY wounded
his mother-in-lRw and then shot him
self in the mouth four times He will
probably die. Zorn was divorced from
his vile and threatened often when in
toxicated 10 kill her. He went to her
house, about ten miles in the country.
this afternoon aud demanded admis-
sion. Upon being refused he forced
open the door and commenced shoot
ing.
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King Carl Dead.

STUTTGART. Oct THE king oi
WurtemburE died this morning. BE
has been Ill for some time past Yes
terday his condition became % critical
that the last rites Of the church were
administered 20 him During the
night his condition became worse and
hls physicians stated that he could live
but . short time
The new king, William H.. presided
at = cabinet council held here today.
The Landstadt viii shortly Be called
together.
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Crushed 10 aPulp.

PUEBLO, Col. Oct. 5.-Berthu Klein
a 6-year-old girl. met a most horrible
death here last evening. She attempt
ed TO step on the elevator in the Gen.
trail block TO go up 10 the third floor,
and missing her footing was caught be
tween. the elevator floor aud the side
wall Of the shaft and her body dragged
through six-inch space FOR over ten
feet. She was crushed into aPulP and
died instantly.