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SPARKS FROM TINE TEIEGRArn.

William r. Case Of Connecticut has been APPOINTED
law clerk to the Commissionsr Of Patents.
The President yesterday appointed Charles ". Erd
man OF kentucky TO be United states Consul At Stock
holm,
Brevet Col. Charles ". Foster Quartermast.r I. A.
waa PLACED on the retired Inst yesterday thus prono
Ing Capt James W. Marshall to be Major and Quarter
Under the .nrpice. Of the Good T.mt,ars Lois. Of
Lesissture to enact law prohibins ths liquor iraio
In south Carolina arc being sent out.
The directors Of the Eliot Fire Company Of
Boston yesterday voted to discontinue business Sat-
nrda sept ~ and to reinsuTe all risks in the Niagara
Fire lnsursnce Company Of New York.
On Wednesday night thieves stoie two valuable
horses from the barn the alter Wells estate in New
6srxh and ntsi the barn. horss and bull! we're ron
pursuit Of the thieves.
Mrs. Harrison has accepted an Invitation from the
Newton Niuh the crack social organization Of newton
Mass 70 attend reception IN be Rivsnin her honor
the Climb house at Newtonyille on Saturday Among
those expected are COY Russell extiov Clahn. Gen
Banks and Mayor llhbArd Of Newton,
leak Of gas in brick storage ysult Of the First Ne
to-day that blew ont The wall the vault badly
burned Arthur Dole, a clerk who lit . match in the
vamn and burned the hair and heard from Director W.
the door Of the vault,
chief Of Police willard and Mr.. and Mrs Mills NJ
Albany have identified George Eilwood the Ohio Grim
inal nov A. .esstody In Providence. the man who
End At the maEzle Of pistol compelled Mr. and Mrs.
Ms 20 surrender the rings on their hngcrs and all tho
Sstches lewelry. aud light portable articles OF value
In their posasssioa. to the totaIva $1,000.
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SUFFERING FOR WATER.
Terrible Depr1vstions or the Pioneers In
the Newly Opened Lands.


GUTHRIE. Oklahoma. Sept. 24.-Pcorle who
have como in from tho Indian lands tell terri
bic stories Of tho suffering Of both men and
animals The weather is very hot and sultry.
and there has been no rain for weeks. Settlers
cannot find water for a distance OF twenty
miles along the trail. and the roadside is lined
with horses and cattle. exhausted for want OF
wnter.
People are also dying along the road. too
much worn out to go further. The only water
to he had is from stagnant pools.
At the town Of Chandler dirty water sells for
10 cents small glass. and 100 horses have
dropped dead. Provisions are very high. but
wagon trims arrived today and number ~
founded yesterday west Of Chandler.
Last night when the survey OF Tecumsch
was completed 5000 people made mad rush
were thrown under the feet Il n hundred rush
ing horses. Ono man wns killed instantly. two.
badly hurt In the rush. Tho race into Chand-
Ter will take place to orrow.
Tho Rev. James Brooks. pastor OF the Meth;
for claim near Perkins. and was thrown from
his horse and fatally injured
In the Sac and Fox country two men quar-
relied over a ella i'm. and ono was shot. There
are now 800 people in line at tho Land ONCE.
many, Of whom viii be compelled to stand there
About twenty az those In line are women. one
Of them being q poor widow who was beaten to
her claim by a burly negro. The negro stayed
there with gun all day. keeping everybody
OF. and at night moved on. telling the woman
that the claim was hers. and he would he her
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DIVISION OF TRAFFIC 4 FAILURE.
Goddard's Scheae to Divide Lake Freight
Repudiatea BY the Trunk Lines.

A special meeting OF the Executive Com
yesterday. at which 1t was decided to restore
east bound freight rates. Chicago to New
York. to the basis of last spring.
Grain rates have been demoralized for many
weeks. in spite Of the volume OF trafflc now
moving The Executive Committee. it Is said.
has gone through precisely the same formula
for the last ten years.
Amorc important matter that came before
the meeting was the division Of east bound
lake business among the trunk lines upon it's
arrival at Buffalo. Several lske-line mana
gers were present at the meeting to
discuss the. subject It seems that .
division Of all lake business was agreed upon.
to b effective TG% June to AM @ 2, .h
ing left TO the Commissioner for arbitration.
he announced q division OF the lake business
by percentages.
nest. for all except two or three OF the lines
thought that the allotment was very unjust.
and they didn't hesitate to tell him SO in plain
tonnage delivered at Buffalo and Lako Erie
ports to the association. At the end Of the
season the business received by the different
Before the summer was half over the West
er1 Transit II Company stopped making Tepertta
loved. and one or two q the 'A other
Pfs .S the weaker r9ads
grain Is hsa e Se a Bao th 81
no pesns Of telling Just how much o certain
road gets from the lakes during specified
At yesterday's meeting the roads that had
got the lions share refused TO even up. and
This will probably be the end Of 1t until next
season.
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A MODEL NEW YORK.
Tho Problem OF Transit Considered ny
Special Agent Foote.

Allen r. Footo. tho special ngent for the COL
lection Of statistics Of the electrical industry
for the eleventh census. read last evening be-
fore the Electric Club a paper on The Making
Of Model New York City" Erastus Wiman
presided.
Mr.. Foote began by saving that the problem
t. h" solved is. how to secure for New York the
quickest and cheapest facilities for handling
passengers and freight for its internal and ex-
ternal traffic: to provide tn" best md cheapest
homes for wage workers. and warehouse and
manufacturing privileges. No system Of rapid
transit that does, not take into consideration
freight traffic will serve. New York city ITSELF
not West"hrstar county or far outlying SUI
burhs. Mr. Foote urged. should be made the
home VI its workers.
The system of rapid transit. he suggested
was route along the water front around the
island. with rrosstown connections at ronven-
lent intervals. The struction must include
the docks on ono side and the area between
the first and second streets from the water
front on the other side. with a surface and an
elevated roadway occupying the whole space
81 the water front street. The power used
should be electric locomotives.
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JOTTINGS ABOUT TOWN.

Senator Frank H'srock is at the rish Avenue Hotel
James j. ';aynor, j. 7. Reilly Joseph X Williams VIM
Ryan and Louis Lmmerlnan have been appointed
inspectors IN the bureau Of buildings.
Camilla Deonc. who said that Louisa Preroto helped
Levy YESTERDAY The Coroner committed Lousa 70 tie
August swanson. who swallowed lnudanum In his
rooms Ut b07 Canal street miyht because
WI. VA sfL died early yesterday morning in 81,
nc .'mm,s.on.r Gilr1y has prepared hts estimate. of
1851 va. s. iS71p'' ''-o'' The appropriation" for
Edwin Honeywell Of s2N Putnam avenue. Brooklyn.
day Charged wsa ".ans 81 S Io Court ,S yGsefr
soap Company Of ESQ Pearl street. whose cashier he
building ss wes! Thirteenth street was Killed there
yesterday by fall of ninety feet lie fell from he
is1gTy %sels 10 had been unloading building
souR .r. s% as. ;s al ssy
mores wife and t"o children were In the court room
when the sentence was pronounced. ~
barge 4nice was released by lien Gserns yssterday
writ OF habeaS corpus obtained on his behalf
.,n YSst:rdsy morning President Gallup and Commits
snssf o tysn. and
given oil "Wednesday. " "'' 'e
.s.o club asth street MAS found Si M 4.
sss s sYs hss's az
sp"pesy semS.rs q The club lad remained in the he
until they left. ."'" 'Pon 'ueh
days .sG Brady of ,h. Fire De-
sasS e: dsssn sna sS s...s
case OF nTe OF 49, S' va" ="
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PANIC At Az ALL-NI9HT RErITAL
Faulty Gas ArrangeDents Cause . Stan
pede OF . Colored CONGREGATION.

Faulty Gas Arrangenents Cause . STAN
pede OF . Colored Congregation.
JACKSONVILLE. Sept 24.-JRt before IL
o'clock last night panic occurred in the
Harmony Baptist Church. oolored. during
which one woman was killed three others re-
ceived fatal injuries. and about twenty people
were seriously injured.
The church stands on West State street near
the outskirts OF the city. and an all-night re-
vival meeting was being held Suddenly the
gas lights began to flicker badly. owing to
some defect in the pipes. The audience was
made up Of nearly 500 negroes, all under more
or lass religious excitement
The flicker Of tho lights at nncc appealed to
tho superstitions OF the congregation as a
supernatural visitation. A deacon arose to
leave. and the whole audience then arose to
their feet.
The lights then went out entirely. Ono
mentl" The crowd became wild with fear. A
rush was made for the marrow doors. There
were cries Of MURDER" "Firei" and "Dyna-
The stronger ones trsmpled on the weak and
rushed out over their PROSTATE bodies Many
jumped from windows and were injured in the
TALL and by broken glass.
The panic lasted fifteen or tyenty minutes.
and when the building was lgM ed UP again a
dozen persons lay bruised and bleeding on the
door. One girl. Maggie Clark. aged 10. was
dead. The accident attracted nearly 2. 900 peo-
pie to the neiRhhorhood. and quiet was not
restored till morning.
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BATTLING WITH FLAMES.
MEN BCRNED TO DEATH WHILE
FIGHTING FIRE IN MINNESOTA.
Many rarmhouses Burned and villages
Threatened in the Forests-1iiinois Fnrrn-
er~ Feeding stock Because Drought Has
Killed the Grass-swamp Eires.

Many Farmhouse Burned and villages
Threatened in the Forests-1iiinois Fnrm-
er~ Feeding stock Because Drought Has
Killed the Grass-swamp Fires.
HINKLEY. Mimi. Sept. 24.-All day long yes
tcrday the nre-bound citizens were battling
with the fires that threatened to destroy the
town. Aparty OF six men started from one Of
the Brennan Lumber Comrany's camps to 60
to another about two miles away. Dan Sulli-
van and his brother Of Mora and Tom Johnson
Of Eau Claire were oi this party. After goinga
short way they got in front of the fire. and
Dan Sullivan. missing bis brother. went bnck
with johnson to look Tor him. Tint was the
last scon Of thcm alive. Their remains werc
found by John Drodie and their camp mates.
The bodies wcr" both badly burned.
CUMBERLAND. Wis. Sept 24.-rorest fres
have been raging throughout Barron. Polk.
washburn. and Burnett counties for several
days. cndangcring all kinds OF property and In
several instances impcrllling life. The vii.
county. have been. partially burned, also the
No. % T. hI s CO. Of Na hs city IN
Burnett county. Numerous farmhouses.
Ss sSS HpyS SGsG Ssnsa s, 4
saTnsd. G Tic Villages u ' BarrSnests. Shell
smoke Is almost sufrocating in this city. and
fire Is Stil ringing on both sides;
tho shoac cS no sn WY tbs hnrId tn Ia
Yesterday told by Twin Tity Thermometers at
noon. The public, schools arc oil closed. and
has Seo he wax to eesk .Ss
fires fire. in the forests and fields. mud they are
still burning In many places furionsly Tho
S"sro c3S SI aTund 0aks, where vera
n ntt, ifrrhercks; sngaged in rloughinS IRE
bESTosI H.npo H Nj f sh Sept. Destructive
Sy rrs are raging hers Owing to the
over arse area It Rvsrse tRs si
IRE losing their fences and stove wood at an
ALARMING g., rate The rSorc, arc lighting The
eng" and West s Mchisan R"ilroad ar" taxing
every. prccaution TO prevent tho destruction, OF
portion Of their road that runs through the
tn BI ;,s M SEPT 24.Grns e. Is burn;
Fed the stick Sa Ts ARE G 1%m al
not rememfeyea by the eldest snH nha tSa.
and In sf Ss county s sftrs snnn sst
Of Illinois tho rainfall during the last twelve
city and Trhana most Of the wells and cstern ,
arc dry. and there is much distress among
those who cannot afford t"take wnter from the
water works. From oil sections of the county
COMPLAINTS are heard on account of the scarcity
OF water.
Live stock is suffering and only those farm
wells. are able to- water their stock. In some
localities, ono we'll furnishes water for the on
tire neishhorhcod. Plonehng is out oi the
FaEEroRT ill.,. Sept 24.Gtreeks. Wells and
CT tier rs VI dl n h SsSn S
farmers are compelled to feed their stock ''''
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Attempted Escape or . Cnavfct.

James Mckinney. a convict in the Snake
Hill IN. j. penitentary. was sent out to work
on the farm yesterday. and when the guard
was not looking he stole down to the bank Of
the river and dropped in. Then he struck out
for the opposite bank and had reached the
middle Of the river WHEN Keeper O'Netif dis
covered him. and shouted TO hine 20 snms
liberty, O'Neili raised his rifle and fred With
O'Neill's shot attracted the attention Of other
keepers and q fusillade was sent after the
swimmer. McGibney sunk out Of sight and IL
was Thought that he was struck. but in q few
moments he rcappeared and struck out yigor!
ously for the shore. Deputy Warden, 'Vollers
victs head He threw up bis hands IN token
Of surrender and retraced his course. He was
put in the dungeon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-25
ANOTHER WILL CONTEST.
This. Trme II IL the last VIII OF Ailen
ThOrndlke Rice.

BosrcN. Sept. 24.-Anolher interesting will
contest is on tho tapis. The will is that OF
Allen TS,orndike Rice. VIII" died at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel in May. 1880. and the contest
ants live in this vicinity. Mr.. Rice inherited
LOT az money from his parents. and Mt no time
in his hfo was he In actual nerd OF funds. but
he was lavish in his cxpe nditurcs and it re-
auired large income I" NEST his expenses
From his infancy no was the especial favor
ite OF his grandmother. Mary n. Bourne.
who spent her summers at Newport and
her winters out In Brookfne. SO when sho
made her will she be1ueatt ed all her money TO
him. but with tho provieO TINT onc-s 3th
should he held in trust for idm by G. T. Getting
az Brooklipe. The will )roI ided. however.
that il Mr.. Rice had issue the trust fund was
to 60 to Thorn upon his deo Ase. but II he had
no fss Tie no might dispose O. 1t by will. Now it
is all sged that In his will Mr. Rice did not
speak with suf1cient cxplic tnCss TO beGueath
this trust fund. but that as q tat fund he died
intestate. and that the propHty in issue. which
amour Is to something over . quarter Of mil
lion Of dollars. will go to the heirs OF Mrs.
Bourne.
These are the contestant :. Anna De Ssr-
tigue Of Pnris. wife Of Count Eugene De Sar.
tieue. and Countess Mary A, Bannelos. also Of
Paris. wife OF Count Miguel Qp Les Santos dc
Bsnnelos. both children Of 4rs. Bourne: c. X.
Parker Of Eew York. James Parker OF Coston.
and Mary NJ. Parker OF Dub in, y. H.. children
OF the late Mary y. Parker md grandchildren
~ Mira Bourne.
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BUILDING ASSOCIATION LOANS.
The Question OF Rick Discussed by tho Met.
ropoiitan Branch OF the League.

The Question Of Kick Discussed by the Met
rop0lisaa Branch or the League.
II is almost an assured fact that efforts will
be made at the next session Of the Legislature
to draw up new law for building associations
good many Of the associations in the State
have organized a league. the most important
branch Of which is that Of the Metropolitan
district including associations n Kings,
Westchester counties.
The league meets once a month at 25S Broad
The announcement that William Emerson.
President Of the Equitable Cooperative Build
Ing and Loan Association. would read apaper
on What Margin Of Security on Loans Should
a Cooperative Building and Loan Association
Haye?' attracted good representation last
night Thomas +. Larkin OF the East Brooklyn
end Bushwick associations was Chairman. and
Horace L. Wells OF THE Sun and EVENING Sun
Association was Secretary. Mr. Emerson CON
tended. among other things. that the character
81 tho borrower should be taken into consider
alton. and also that 10 per cent. margin was a
safe risk.
II is a matter Of wonder to business men and
flnanciers how the building associations man
age to loan money at such comparatively inse-
cure risks. A member Of one OF the most pros
porous associations said that the matter was
easily explained. as the weekly payment sys-
tenn decreased the risk in q very short time.
Mr.: Emerson's paper was freely discussed by
the delegates. and there was protracted ses-
sion in consequence. 1t was agreed to resume
the discussion at the next meeting. which
takes place on the fourth Thursday OF October.
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The annual meeting OF the Clearing House
will be held on the second Tuesday in October.
At that meeting the ownership Of the building
at Pine and Nassau streets will be determined.
Hildreth Field. on behalf OF President Palmer
OF the Broadway National Bank. has prepared
brief insisting that all banks which came
into the association after the purchase Of the
building. nearly twenty years ago. are respon-
sible for rents and fees and other contingent
expenses. CAdwalader d Strong and Bristow,
Peet 4 Opdyke have, prepared briefs at the
suggestion Of President J. Edward Simmons
q TIE Fogh Esti9nal Bank IN S,pPosit.o1s 70
the building belongs to the Clearing House
Association As at present formed. and that all
In its ownership. When the building was first
purchased Il cost $4,000. 1t Is now APP
praised at S45U.O0O.
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NINE KILLED IN 4 RAILROAD WRECK.
The Second Section OF Freight Dashes
into o Gravel Train.

NEWCASTLE. Pa. Sept. 24.-1n a wreck this
morning on tho Pittsburgh and Western Rail
road at McKim's Siding. nine men were killed
and at least twenty injured. A section train
with force Of fifty men was engaged in put
ting down new track. About = o'clock this
morning the train got out Of the way Of n
freight train going west. The crew did MT
know that a second section Of the same freight
was following five minutes later. Tho work
train again pulled out on the main track. and
the men were throwing of dirt whom the Sec
ond section struck the train with great force.
Cars we're piled UP in shapeess mass For q
moment after the collision there was silence
Then the air was broken by the shrcks Of the
injured.
The trainmen and laborers who werc not
hurt began at once TO assist those imprisoned
in the debris. The engineer Of the freight.
John Houghton. who had done his best to stop
his engine, was found dead. wedged in among
bodies Of eight italian laboIers had been taken
all. There were at least twenty men injured
several OF whom cannot recover. Engineer
Houghton was the only American killed. His
homo is said to be in Allegheny.
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An I.proveA wh.lesach.

OrrAwA..sep 24.-Marine Engineer Redway
Of Toronto has constructed q model and
drawn plans OF o new style OF craft which. it is
expected. will revolutionize the lake -carryine
trade. 1t Is said to be as far ahead Of the pat
emit whaleback vessel as tho whaleback is in
advance OF the old-model lake craft OF square
model Of an Indian canoe. 1t has q fiat bottom.
except for q fraction Of tho keel at the stern to
what AFTER the style Of the whalsback. There
are no bulwarks. The upper works are
meaRre being only cabin at the. stern. where
lection forward. so that the anchors and cable
chains can be approached n any kind Of
runs q railed-olf walkway. in which are the
matches. and on each side Of which. just out
side of the railing. are eight moorposts.
Redway model has q ram PROV.
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Funeral or william l., Scott,

ERIE Sept. 24.-The funeral OF the late Hon.
William l. Scott took place from his late resi-
dence this afternoon. the Row. Messrs. Huske
and Price Of the Episcopal Church officiating
Among the distinguished persons present were
OF President Cleveland and Daniel 8. Lamont,
sylvsnia Railroad. Adit Gen. McCleland Of
PennsylyaHin. President HHghitt Of the Chi
ant Secretary Of State Tilden. Tho services
were simple and large number 81 people fol-
loved the remains to the cemetery.
by Mr.. SCOTS late business partners. The
family entered the rotupda Of the mausoleum,
rites. When the services were ended the
bronze doors were closed upon the frst occu-
pant Of tho massive mausoleum. The impos-
Ing edifce Is magnificent structure and was
built after Mr.. SCOTS own idea. 1t is Of gran.
tte., covers 1,0O0. square feet. stands so feet
hgh T. Gothic IN design End l. et IN the
In costly marble.
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continued. can be issued against mo and my
Sd our
great wrong Temedicd
New Yorker.i and said that he expects to see
fore he dies, Actor. T. I; Mnskay read william
bssd. and. then then ccl. Fellows made an
address which completely captivetcd his hear
era. This Is ono country" Col. Follows said
dominated by one head. with one faG waving
over II. We love II with all the LOYALTY we
possess. It is the fnircst land for which ever
patriot lived The dearest land for which
hero died"
Gen; Fly $. Parker. adescendant OF the Sen;
cca tribe. Chief Of the six Nations and one OF
Con. Grants stnfrhad something interesting to
say about tho figure OF Tammany. tho Dele.
ware Indian chief which is n prominent
feature Of the monument. Talnmany he said.
never had his equal as chief During tho
Revolutionary war his enthusiastic admirers
among the whites dubbed him saint. and he
was established under the namo Of st. Tam
many. the patron saint OF America.
short addresses were also made by Gen.
Martin T. McMahon. Capt. }. NJ. Ellcndorf. and
Capt. James Casey.
liter tho ceremonies were over the braves
left promptly at 4 o'clock over the Western
Mar yland Railroad for New York.
The Tagmany braves resr be, SsM , York at
made in two hours.
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Twelty.three Years I.'. Hospital.

The oldest patient in Bellevue Hospital died
in that institution at $40 o'clock yesterday
morning. He had been in the hospital for
twenty-three years and Ave days He was
James Farrell. aged 81 years. and was
brother Of the late Rev. Father, Thomas Far
rell Of Ct. Joseph's Church and an intimate
On Sept: IL. 1888. an ambulance conveyed
him to- Bellevue. from Nineteepth street and
Farrell was an active member IN the
Eighteenth Assembly District Tammany Club:
regularly to see him. He was a member 81 the
Volunteer Firemen Of Engine "a about .
week ago change came Tor the worst. and
Farrell knew that his time had come. The
Tammany Club Of the Eighteenth Assembly
District will take charge Of his funeral.
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The Silver Plank in the Saratoga Flatf0rn.
ALBANY. Sept. 24.-The Albany Argus will say
tomorrow:
Misapprehension regarding the wording OF
the silver plank in the Democratic platform
adopted at the Saratoga Convention is cleared
up by the original platform itself as read to
the Convention by Chairman Daniel G. Grimm
OF the Committee on Resolutions. now In
possession Of Mr.. Charles R. Defreest OF Troy
who was the Secretary OF the Convention. The
sentence reads:
We are against the coinage Of a silver
dollar which IL not Of the intrinsic value OF any
other dollar OF the United States
"Erroneous reports OF the plank do not con-
tain the word silver as shown In the plat
FORM"
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British Soldiers Z. Canada,

QUEBEc. Sept 24.-It Is rumored here that
several British regiments are coming to Can
ada to be stationed at Halifax. Quebec. and
Vancouver This new move is said to be made
with the object Of establishing transportation
route TO India 1t is said that several CORDS
from India will soon pass through the Domir-
lon on their way home to test the adyantaces
TO be gained by this way Of travel