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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-25

The General Masonic Relief Association Ad-
journs Its Annual Meeting.

The General Masonic Relief Associations Ad-
journs Its Annual Meeting.
The delegates to the annual meeting Of tho
General Masonic Relief Association of the Uni
ted States and Canada, happy in the
knowledge that the duties intrusted to them
had been attended to. closed their convention
tins morning after electing officers for
the ensuing year. The lucky ones are
as follows: President, J. Ross Robinson, To-
ronto. Canada; first vice president, n. r.
Mechin, St Louis; second vice president, ID. F.
Pennington, Baltimore; secretary, L. Cabell
Williamson, Washington. d. c.; treasurer, Vim.
Delameter, New York; advisory board, K b.
HIngerford, London, Ont; Samuel S. Grant,
Montreal: L. J. Newton, Washington. d. c.;
Thomas Moore, New York, and II. r. Mitchell,
Louisville.
1t was decided to hold the 1892 convention in
Cincinnati. commencing October q.
Many OF the delegates have gone over to Bal
timore this afternoon, while others are seeing
local sights. The wanderers will ALL however,
be at the Ebbitt this evening. for there is to be
big Masonic banquet thereat. About seventy
liye viii be present to enjoy the very fine menu.
Yesterday afternoon the delegates and the
ladies of the party (having visited the depart
ments, the Soldiers Home and Arlington on
Wednesday, went to Mount Vernon on the
Charles Manchester. returning in time to pre-
pare for the very pleasant reception
local Masonry had provided. Masonic
Hall was beautifully decorated for the
the occasion and the Marine Band. led by Prof
Sousa, discoursed national and British selec-
lions. combination which tickled the Cana
dian delegates more than little. An address Of
welcome was delivered by L. Cabell Williamson
OF this city. The committee that
received the guests was composed Of
Messrs. r. b. Nixon. H. c. Darragh. A. J. Sy-
monds Malcolm Seaton, I. ii. Young W. e.
Henderson, H. r. Morris. ". II. Douglass J. NJ
Eggleston. c. II. Smith. Ii. NJ. Gilman. ]. H.
Trinble, L. r. CHM, H. Z. Smith. J. Il. Bailey,
c. w. Henshaw. O. ]. James, H. Il. Hughes, W.
J. Naylor. Thoma, Calver, H. Baumgarten, A.
NJ. Lambeth, W. r. Shield, T. F. Gibbs, c. A.
Bradford. ]. s. Hayes, Henry Orth, Il. V. God
man, Joseph Jouy, Z. /. Tracy, I. ]. Newton,
G. c. Stoufer, J. A. wetmore, JIM. Brckhead,
G. L. Heilbrun. j. H. Jenkins, d. p. Kicking,
II. G. Sherwood, j. L. Minnix. Charles Becker.
II. W. Smith, H. F. Breuninger, Jacob Ochs, j.
Z. Burns and W. F. Works.
A few of the visitors will remain in the city
over tomorrow. but most of them will take
early trains for their homes.
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EXPLOSION AT NEWARK.
Six Killed and Twenty Wounded During .
Celebration.

Six Killed and Twenty Wounded During .
Celebration.
NEWARK, n. j., Sept. 25.-Later returns from
the explosion at last nights italian celebration
place the number of killed at six and the
wounded at twenty.
The killed were frightfully mangled and the
wounds Of those who are injured are terrible
affairs.
The nature Of the explosion was such that
the havoc was necessarily frightful The cor
rected list is rs follows:
The dead-Fred Weiss. Antonio Chieffo,
Michael Anzalona, Pasquale Rezilina, Michael
ONeill, Giuseppe Yarrosa.
The injured-Jos. Trepanio, badly wounded
in the stomach Antonio Frank, right hand
blown off; John Costello, right arm blown of;
Max Thum right foot torn off; James Gala
CHER skull fractured and hands torn; an I'M
known Italian whose foot was torn off, an un-
known italian woman whose head was fright
fully cut: George Brennan. RICH. arm
fractured, taken home; Pasquale Rosso, right
knee fractured; Catherine Lotto, left thigh
torn; Dan l. Chesney, badly wounded in the
abdomen; Lille @. Ogden, left thigh lacerated;
George Smith, cut on head Policeman
James Bowe. wounded on the right foot;
Chas. J. Griggs, severely cut in the groin and
hand; Jos. Fennely, bruises about the body.
Lizzie Hughes was severely cut on the head
and taken home. An unknown boy was rem
dered unconscious by a blow on the head.
Flynn, wounded in the breast.
There are i'll the hospital some other persons
who are slightly injured and whose names have
not yet been obtained. 1t IL not likely tho
death list will reach more than seven or eight
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THE PHYsrc1Axs AND SURGEONS.
fhsy are Rapidly fhisaaag Out-sever.l
Dinners and BanQuetas

Thsy are Rapsdiy This.ssg Ous-sever.l
Dinners and BauQueta
The congress Of American physicians and
surgeons is getting out Of town quite rapidly,
and by tomorrow the chances ere that but
. few members--and they residents hsre-
will be left to tell the tale. At the
Arlington, which has been the center Of
activity, things hare topsy-tu,vy sort Of an
appearance. The floor Of parlor (Which was
used by the committee of arrangements) is
Uttered with scraps Of paper and other
useless minutia; chairs unoccupicd and there
10 no demand for tables Secretary
Stone sat in his accustomed place and waited
and waited for the So bills that might come,
but without getting any. About noon he real
lied that the doctors money must be about
gone SO he declared his intention Of shutting
up the shop ut the earliest possible moment
The demand for letters was perceptibly on the
wane and Postmaster Towers feels sure that his
tour Of duty in connection with this congress
is approaching its latter end.
Several of the societies met this morning
among them being the SURF cons, the derma
biologists, the climatologists, the ply sicians
Association Of Audrology and Syphilology, the
orthopedists and the pediatricists.
Last night there were numerous dinners
given by the various societies. DR.. Ridman OF
New York and DR.. Edes OF this city we're the
hosts OF two feasts. DR.. Marcy Of Boston gave
an elaborate lunch to . number Of his friends
yesterday.
lTonight President s. Weir Mitchell and DIR.
Pepper both preside at banquets provided by
themselves for the entertainment Of numerous
eminent fellow physicians.
Those enterprising firms who have been ex-
hibiting medical anu surgical supplies in vari-
GUS corners Of the Arlington have either de-
parted or are about to leave. By tomorrow
morning there will be nothing left which will
yisibly indicate that the congress Was ever
here.
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I'd EDITION.
PERIL OF VILLAGES.
Settlements In the Northwest Threat
ened by Fire.
UNPARALLELED Heat IN ST. PAUL.
Farmers Wives in Kansas Form
an Alliance.
UNPARALLELED heat IN St. PAUL.
THE NEWARK EXPLOSION
MANY VILLAGES IN PERIL


Terrible Devastation Reported Resulting
From the Forest Fires.
ST.. Paul, MISN., Sept 25.-J. A. Westby,
who has large contracts for government survey
ing, came in last night from the upper Missis-
sippi by way Of the Duluth road and reports
terrible devastation along the limo. He
says hundreds of cattle are burned and
many homesteads destroyed. The train on
which he came down stopped at one place
and took on seventeen men, women and chill
dren settlers. who barely escaped with their
lives. Unless heavy rains fall at once all the
little villages and the homesteads along the
ST.. Paul and Duluth for sixty miles will be
burned.
There is no doubt that many human lives
were lost and expensive logging outfits burned.
The country along the lake division OF the
Eastern Minnesota. particularly south OF
Hinckley. is suffering heavily. The country
is sparsely settled generally, but the railroad
company has large forces of men at various
points at work in an effort to save their
property and check the flames The colony OF
the Mile Laos Lumber Company at Milaccs has
been fighting fire for two days and still the
Danger is not averted. Oak Park, ON tho st.
Cioud and Hinckley branch of the Great North
err, is reported in great danger and 1t WILL be
miraculous IL it escapes destruction.
ASHLAND. Wis, Sept 25.--Reports from along
the line Of the Omaha road are that forest fires
are rapidly advancing and eating up everything
before them Homesteaders surrounded by
wilderness of woods are being burned out and
arriving in town tell of narrow escapes from
being burned to death.
The high winds have been effective in spread
ing the fires. 10 add to the discomfort Of the
excessive heat Ashland is filed with smoke aud
navigation is impeded owing to the heavy
smoke.
ST. PETER. MINI, Sept. 25.-A disastrous fire
which visited the village of Kasota destroyed
the eating house, depot. Lemann Hotel, express
Office and several other small buildings, caus-
ing a loss of $4,000.
DULUTH, MINI, Sept. 25.-Heavy forest fires
were raging last night north and west Of this
city. The fires could be plainly observed by
their reflected light in the sky.
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Several Subjects of Interest to the Service
Considered Today.

SooJcSts of 10 tne Strttce
Considered Today.
The division superintendent OF the railway
mail service held an all day meeting today at
the post Office, and number of details relat-
ing to the work they have in charge were dis
cussed and some improvements were suggested
and adopted. Ii was decided that il would be
a good idea in the future to
have more frequent meetings of the
chief clerks of the railway mail service
at division headquarters for the purpose of
talking over matters Of interest TO the service
generally. The method OF handling special de-
livery letters in the cars. an Improvement in
the present schedule of mail trains and the ex-
change Of mails at points where the trains do
not stop were among the other topics that came
up Tor action today. Ii IL probable now that
the superintcndents will finish up their work
and adjourn by tomorrow evening.
pIhe convention now in session is the first that
tho superintendents have held in two wears.
SO much work of value has been accomplished
this week. however. that it is thought that
meetings viii be held at more frequent inter-
walls hereafter.
The general superintendent calls the others
together Tor a meeting whenever in his opinion
the interests of the service demand it. and il is
likely that in the future ne will issue a call once
year instead Of once in every two years, Is at
present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-25

Missouri Pacific Takes Part in the Upward
Movement in Stocks.

Movement in Stocks.
New YORK, Sept. 25.-The stock market still
showed extreme activity in the few leading
stocks this morning, the trading i. Union
Pacific. Missouri Pacific, Atchison q d st. Paul
being enormous, while the gener; list was
comparatively quiet First price were very
irregularly changed from those of last evening,
but while the general list were only slight frac-
tons different. Delaware and Hudson was
down IL and Atchison q, while Missouri
Pacific was y per cent higher. Sugar was ex-
ceptional, with q loss Of AZ per cent at So
The market. however. Immediately developed
marked strength and large fractions were
gained all along the line, Missouri Pacific NOV
ing with the rest of the list Northern Pacific
preferred rose II. Atchison, and Hooking
Valley a like amount, while sugar regained its
opening loss. The strong point in the list, how
ever, was Canada Southern, which opened
up q at 579% and rose to COZ, afterward falling
of over per cent. Delaware and Hudson. on
the other hand, further declined ~. per cent
to 1915. recovering only a small portion OF the
loss The market was throughout extremely
feverish and irregular, but remained in the
main strong. At IL o'clock 1t was practically
at the best prices reached.
Money on call is easy at 5s6 per cent. Prime
mercantile paper, 51sa7. Sterling exchange is
active and weak with actual business in bankers
bills at 47934a480 for sixty days and 4S3aiS3l for
demand. Posted rates isla4S4
Inc omclai report OF the mercantile SAFE de-
post company to the stock exchange shows
Silver bullion ON hand, 4061, 90l ounces; depos
tied, So 564 ounces; withdrawn, none; certifi.
Gates outstanding. 4,0sl. Government bonds
dull and steady. State bonds neglected.
The stock market for a time became posi-
lively dull after II clock, but the quiet spell
was OF short duration and prices were again or
the upward move with a marked increase in
the amount of business done. Tho movement
was much more uniform than at any previous
time and the active stocks at the best figures
showed gains over the opening Of from IL to
per cent, Missouri Pacific being specially prom.
inent in the advance.
The highest prices we're not in all cases re.
tanned, but the market at noon was active and
strong at or near the best figures.
The directors Of the Delaware, Lackawanua
and Western Railroad Company, has just de.
clnred the regular quarterly dividend of IS PEI
cent, payable October 20. Books close Septera.
Der 80 and reopen October 81.
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WHAr Do You THINK Or THIS

tits surprising how many people are foolinr them
selves In buying furniture, &c. installnents or
long time We show them where We otter many things
at Just onehaf credit price. but they say: II don't
care anything about price-I want time" 1t Is u
strange fascination. or improvitent habit. In which
they willing to pay g. for 81 article the privi-
lese of PAYING for 5Oc at time. These people
don't seem to understand how Is that they al
wsys hard mp. No nan prosper long he pay
e. and gets d for II. dOat Nanf any credit bust
II you have dollar To spend. viii siSs you
1OO cents worth tor Ii you pay cash for what
you want you need not come We don't sell on tune.
Read these prices:
All-hair Mattress. 20 pounds. Is. 80. Real curled
Hair Mattress. fuil sixs. &c., t12. So Cotton-tpp
Mattress. %. - Oak suite. sl85o. Best Wire Cots.
sl-ts- Spring Roller shsdss. Soc. Crystal Tun-
her. NC. Fly lsns. Sl.sb. Initial Iu,nblsrs. any
setter. 81 dozen.
Remember, We dont sell anything ON ins, ailments.
that you buy for cash don't spend your uoney
until you and US. Ne claim TO lie the only
house m Washington wkerc you can farniah house
complete With everything nssdsd. except eoekins
ssevsa Come anA 80.
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DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
A DELEGATION PROM DENVER.

A delegation Of Depveriies. consisting 81
Thos. E. Pool Of the board of public works -
Denver, Frank Anderson Of the board OF super
yisors. Frank Bishop Of the board Of alder
men, Jas. ;. McGilyray Of the board Of alder
men, J. b. Hunter, city engineer, and
o. Il. Spencer, the mayors private
secretary. called upon the Commissioners tbs
morning for the purpose Of inquiring into our
method OF municipal improvements. The dele
cation is on a tour of inspection OF the primes
pal cities in the United States for the
purpose OF arriving at the best method q
municipal improvements. They have already
visited Philadelphia. Boston. Chicago. Nee
York, Buffalo. Detroit aud Omaha The nest
place they visit will be Richmond. From there
they will go home. stopping at all large CITIES
on the way. They are highly pleased vita
Washington methods Of Improvement
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AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
Quite IN Extended Cabinet Meeting and the
Matters Discussed.

Matters Discussed
The cabinet took most Of the President
time today. Ii met at II 80 and remained in
session until o'clock. The subject Of the
several existing judicial vacancies came up for
discussion, and. il 10 whispered. the case Of
ex-senator Rlai- sas made topic OF
some interesting conversation. The
heat Of the fight now being waged for the
places on the interstate commission rejected
upon the meeting somewhat
CALLERS upox THE PRESIDENT.
Before the cabinet met there were several
callers Justice Lamar had q word TO
say about the south and the railroad
law. Is touching the democratic place
on the commission. Then the Attorney General
dropped in TO talk 10 the President about the
vacant benches, and after him were Senator
Bate and Representative McNilleI Of Tennes-
see urging upon the Presidents attention the
strong candidate.
Nmong the other callers were Judge valen-
the sergeant-at-arms Of the Senate. Repre-
alive Hemphill and Assistant Secretary
Ntiits Of the Agricultural Department with
tn, members Of the Pomoiogicai society.
1iNse were about thirty in this
delegation. and they talked for few minutes
with the President about the fruits OF reform
and political pruning. After they had paid
sueif respects 10 tne chlei magistrate they went
around the grounds and through the conserve
tories.
The cabinet meeting was attended BY Attor-
ney General Miller. Secretaries Rusk, Noble
and Foster and Postmaster General wana-
maker.
APPOINTMENTS TODAY
The President made the following appoint
ments during the day: Chss. ID. Eddy of Rhode
Island to be collector of customs for the dis
trict OF Bristol and Warren, II. l.. and Samue
s. Lockhart of South Dakota TO be agent for tn.
Indians OF the sisseton agency, south Dakota
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-25
DIR. Rosse's House Burglarized.

Yesterday afternoon about dark the rssidence
Of DIR. Irving C. Rose. No. 1910 n street, wss
ransacked by burglars. who effected an entrance
during the temporary absence Of the servants
by breaking back shutter and a large pane VI
glass. As there were no valuables in the hou-s
the principal things stolen consisted Of clotls-
ing and toilet articles. The burglars left their
old clothes in an upstairs room. having en-
changed them for others of London make.
Policemen keefe and McGlue of the third
precinct are working on the case, although the
burglary had not been reported 10 the detso.
tive corps this morning.
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Seed Production ms an Industrv.

The census bureau has issued report on the
production of seeds as an industry. The report
shows that there were in the United States in
the census year 5?6 farms, with total Of l69,.
s51 acres, devoted exclusively to seed growing,
of which 96,56714 acres were reported as pro-
ducing seeds. OF these IL, 905 acres were devoted
to beans, l.26s to cabbage, 9ls to beets, 10, 2l9
to cucumbers, IL to celery, Is. O04 to sweet corn,
1892 to field corn, ,66S to squashes, 1871 TO
peas, 5,l49 to muskmelons, 662 to radishes and
1855 to tomatoes. The 596 seed farms re-
ported represent total value of
FARMS implements and buildings Of s1s,-
81, 1886, and employed in the census
year Is, 100 men and l.54l women. Two hum
dred and ffty-eight OF these farms are in the
north Atlantic division, with an average of ls5
acres per farm. In the north central division
there are 157 seed farms, with an average of
SIS acres per farm. The seed farms in Iowa
and Nebraska average 6s5, several being nearly
5000 acres in extent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-25
HEAT WITHOUT PARALLEL.
1t Has Been q "scorcher" in st. Paul for the
Past Ten Days

It Has Been "scorcher" in st. Paul for the
Past Ten Days.
ST. PAUL, Sept. 25.-The ten days Of hot
weather just ended is unparalleled in the his
tory of this city. 1t began on the 18th instant
and continued for q period Of ten days, and
the record of these days surpasses anything
that can be found. on the books of the local
signal office as far back as 1872 and during any
Of the summer months of those years. On
the 18th the thermometer registered 70
degrees. Each day the maximum was higher
until the temperature was 90 degrees. There
was a slight fall of or degrees on Saturday
and it appeared as if there was going
to be a cold wave from the west,
but the temperature remained unchanged.
This week up to yesterday noon the thermom-
eter ranged from 81 to 80 degrees but yesterday
afternoon at o'clock there wasa sudden changs
and in one hour there Was fall Of IL degrees.
This fall continued into the evening and the
highest temperature today will probably not be
above IS degrees.
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DIED.

HERBERT. On Friday. September IS. 1891. -
Sis an, LIZZIE A. youngest child Of the late cas
months.
Funeral from her late residence le4O Sixth street
and friends invited q
KILROl. snddeIl1y, Thursday. September "a,
1881. PATRICK kILRol, beloved husband Of klIs
kilroy and ln-law Of Mrs. Mary Nolan
The funeral will take place from mis- late residence.
.0i street southwest. saturday september ID a
$50 a. N. thence TO st. pominlcs Church. xhers
requiem mass will be said. Friends and relatives
vlted attend.
MCLAUGHLIN. suddenly. Of apoplexy. on wednes-
DAY, September D. lhlsl. DANIEL MCLAUGHLIN,
beloved husband Of Elzabeth Whitney AelAashln. 10
the siNty-seventh year of his
Funeral from his late residence Ne BOZ Third street
northwest, O'Clock saturday morning; thence
St Aloysius Church. baltimore pspsrs plesss
copyl z
voRLANDER. On Thursday. September "a. 1891,
at g n. NJ MARIE. widow OF Osczr Norlander. IN the
forty-ffth year OF her
Funeral will be strictly private. =
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FARMERS WIVES TAKE HOLD.
Organization Of the National Woman's All
ance In Kansas.

Organization Of the National Woman's ALI
anee In Kansas.
TOPEKA, KAN, Sept 25.-Shortly after the
election in this state last fall Miss Fannie Nc
Cormick, the peoples party candidate for su-
perintendent OF public instruction, declared in
a speech that il the farmers wives had been
properly organized the alliance would have
elected its entire ticket.
Yesterday the charter of the National
Woman's Alliance. with Miss Fannie McCor-
mick as its president was filed with the secre-
tary of the state. The incorporates include
the wives of each Of the alliance Congressman
and Mrs. Senator PETER heads the list. The Or
ganization is national and vice president is
named for every state in the Union. Lee
turers will be sent into the field to establish
suballiances to operate with the farmers ALI
ance. The object of the association is to es-
tablish bureau for the better education OF the
women on economic, social and political ques-
lions, and to make and develop a better state
mentally and financially, with full and uncon-
ditional use of the ballot.
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THE MO. P.'s DIVIDEND.

Excitement In Western Railway Circles ON
Learning 1t Wouid He Pissed.
CHICAGO, Sept. 25.-lIuch excitement was
caused in railroad and financial circles here
yesterday by the news from New York that the
Missouri Pacific had suspended dividend pay
ments for the present. At first the report was
not believed, as it was thought that the Mis-
souri, Pacific WIS In sound financial condition
and win be able to declare a dividend. Later,
however, full confirmation Of the news was re-
ceiyed.
1t was learned that the directors had dis
cussed the matter at their meeting yesterday
and decided to take TO action on the dividend.
The consideration of tho matter, il is under
stood, has been postponed indefinitely and no
action will be taken until the next quarterly
meeting.
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Mr.. RoBERr P. PORTER, superintendent of
census. left today to join his family at Asbury
Park, in response to a telegram from Mrs.
Porter saying that their physician ordered the
immediate transfer to the Catskills of their
youngest child, who has been very i'll all sum-
mer. 1t is hoped the mountain air will be
beneficial toward restoring her health. Mr.
Porter expects to return to his Office by Tues
day next.
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PUBLIC BUILDING SITE SELEcrED.-Secretary
Foster has selected as tie site for the new pub
lie building at Rockford, Ill, the property rec
commended by Agent Avery as his second
choice. This property is at the southwest cor
ner Of South Main and Green streets. The
price to be paid is $l7, 500