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The rustler., 1891-11-13
ADDITIONAL DISPATCHES.

TnE ues,gns Tor the new halves,
quarters and dimes have been an
nounced. They are quite elaborate.
OK the Missouri, Kansas City & Texas
railroad n few miles south of Waco.
Tex, section tive of stock train ran
into the rear of section one, causing the
death of four stocl.men and the serious
injury of the engineer of section two.
ACCORDING to late returns from Iowa,
the democrats elected Boies by 5000
and the rest of their state ticket by g..
900 and secured the senate.
NEW YoRKs legislature Is probably
democratic by three majority on joint
ballot
The cotton oil trusts annual report
shows an unusually prosperous year.
EXTRA guards have been ordered for
the Tennessee branch penitentiaries.
Ninety released eonvicts have been
caught in Kentucky.
ADM JEoRG MoSTT, commander of
the junta's navy in the recent war, has
been elected president of Chilli.
PRESIDENT FoNsEcA, of Brazil, has
dissolved the congress OF that country
and issued call for another election.
Rio Janeiro has been placed under
martial law. lmperialist plots are
alleged.
OFFICERS of q British war ship charge
| the officers of the United States war
ship baltimore with having virtually
acted as spies for Balmaceda.
PLOT to assassinate Gen. Canto, the
Chilian congressionalist military
leader is reported.
TnE control of the Baltimore sugar
refinery has passed into the hands of a
svndicate of New York and Boston
capitalists II is not known whether
the purchasers are interested in the
sugar trust or not.
CHARLES MORTON STEWART has been
elected president of the board oil
trustees of Johns Hopkins university,
Baltimore, in place of Judge George
w. Dobbin. deceased.
WEsLEY's chapel, in the City road,
London. the cathedral of Methodism,
has been reopened having been com.
pletely renovated A series of services
were held by the president of the con
ference.
The steam whaler William Lewis
was sunk off Point Barrow in the
Arctic regions during n snowstorm DC
tober 3. The crew escaped.
THE steamer Ottawa went ashore
near Sea Island, N. s., and was totally
u. 4
SECRETARY OF THE NAVY TRACY ha.
received resolutions of the national
civil service reform league indorsine
mis- course in making the navy YARD
workmen non-political.
The rustler., 1891-11-13
To Release Other Convlcts.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Nov. IA ru-
NOR is current here to the effect that a
secret understanding exists between
the miners throughout the state to lib
crate all eonvicts working in the mines.
In consequence 1t is thought the next
move will be on Oliver Springs. Tracy
City and Inman, where convicts are
employed. No further outbreaks have
occurred ut Briceville and the miners
resumed work Saturday morning. The
convicts are scattered. the majority
fleeing to the mountains of Kentucky.
The total number Of convicts released
exceeds 800.
The rustler., 1891-11-13
TEN THOUSAND KILLED.
The Fatalities By the Japan Earthquake
Roll Up Frlghtfuliy.

bg tue
Roll Up Frlghtfully.
LONDON, Nov. IA private dispatch
from japan says that by the recent
earthquake which shook the island of
Hondo over 1000 persons were killed.
About is, 900 houses were destroyed in
the province of Nagoya, on the island
of Hondo, the capital of which is Ma
goya, n city of 1870, 900 inhabitants.
In addition 5. 600 houses were destroyed
and 5000 persons killed by the earth
quake at Gifu.
The towns of Kano and Kasamatu
are also reported to have been de-
stroyed, with fifty miles of railroad.
1t is presumed that the fire, which
started among the wrecked buildings
at Nagoya, Us already cabled, may have
had great deal to do with the great
loss of life which Is announced by the
private message mentioned. As loss OF
life at Kano and at Kasamatsu is not
mentioned, and MS these towns are said
to have been destroyed, 1t is estimated
here that the total loss of life may
eventually be shown to be over 10, 200
The rustler., 1891-11-13

THE New York immigration bureau
officials were responsible for the mar
riage of n German brother and sister,
though not knowingly so.
TIMES are improving in Honduras.
The epidemic of smallpox which re.
Gently prevailed there is over.
A FIVE story fat occupied by SIX
families in New York city was des'
troyed by fire. Less $4,000. There
were several narrow escapes.
THE principal actors In the Turkey
creek train robbery on the Rio Grande,
near Canon City, Col, have been ar
rested
The rustler., 1891-11-13

shssklas pts@.s~s - tie An~eanaa Man@
m~mG
BUTTE err. Moat. Nov. AT the
Anaconda mine last night seventeen
miners were Instantly killed and two
fatally injured.
Midnight. the time to shift the Fang~
Of mcn. had come. aud 3 cage full of
miners returning from work stepped
out into the open air. Their places
were taken bY nineteen men who were
60 take up the work they had just aban-
doned. and the cage was started To-
ward the depths below. The rope had
been unwound but a couple Of times
from the slowly-revolving windia&s
when there was a sudden snap aud =
cry Of horror from the shaft In which
the cage had but a moment before dis
appeared The rope had broken and
the cage with is nineteen inmates
was precipitated 10 the bottom Of the
mine.
IL was some time before any assist
ancc could be lent TIE shaft down
which the miners had plunged Il was
useless 90 try 20 descend and other
ways of getting at the place
where they had fallen were round
about Fortunately there was some
help for the dead and dying
in the mine itself A number Of
miners who were through work and
waiting 20 be relieved were nt the bot
tom OF the shaft waiting for the cage
to take them out Among them, mar
rowly missing some. the cage dashed
IL broke and before their eyes were
the mangled bodies Of the companions
whom they were awaiting
OF the nineteen men who made the
fearful ride, seventeen were dead, their
forms crushed out Of all semblance to
human beings, while the two who were
yet breathing had no hopes of re-
eovery.
The Anaconda is the biggest mine in
the territory. II employs 400 men aud
was reopened, after long close, oe-
tober 22
The rustler., 1891-11-13

New ORLEANS, Nov. 5.-Gov. Nichols
is fighting the lottery cause with u
strong hand, and has set about remov-
ing all the state officers who have de-
serted the anti-cause. The ball was
started yesterday by the removal of
State Assessors Higgins and Trezevant
The appointments of their successors
have arrived, and the ousted assessors
at once filed an injunction restraining
the board from recognizing the new
men. Judge voorhies issued the in
junction. but the board of assessors, or
the remaining members of it. disre-
garded the order and swore In the new
members and made the issue.
The rustler., 1891-11-13

You can't 5ciieus
some dealers always. They want to
sell the medicine that pays them the
largest profit What You want to
buy is the one that does you the
most good.
Which one is itY
Sometimes, il may be = matter
of doubt But, in the case Of
DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription,
there's no room for doubt. It's q
matter that can be proved.
With the facts before you, it's
an insult 70 your intelligence to
have something else offered as
" just as good"
And here's the proof Among
all the medicines that claim TO cure
woman's peculiar weaknesses, irreg-
ularities, and diseases, the " Favor
ite Prescription " is the only one
that's guaranteed
II il doesn't do all that's claimed
for it, if it doesn't give satisfaction
in every case, you'll have your
money back.
There's strength and vigor for
every tired and feeble woman,
health and q new life for every
delicate and ailing man-and II
there's no help, there's no pay.
The rustler., 1891-11-13

CITY OF MEXICO, Nov. 2.-The con-
tract entered into between the execu-
tive and Salvador Malo for the estab-
lishment of line of steamers between
China and the Mexican Pacific ports
has been declared forfeited by the
Mexican government The concession
called for four yearly trips from Hong
Kong to Vera Cruz or 0axaca on the
Pacific coast and two were only made,
hence the trouble.
The rustler., 1891-11-13

TnE English liberal organizers, con.
yinced that the result of the election
will be largely dependent rpon the
rural vote, will arrange n series oi
laborers' meetings eliminating in q
conference of agricultural delegates, al
which Mr. Gladstone will deliver a
fnal address before starting for Italy.
The conference will be composed III
three delegates from each rural district
in Great Britain, and It's expected that
500 delegates viii attend.
The rustler., 1891-11-13

ARTICLES of incorporation of the New
York & Brazil Steamship Co. have been
filed in the Office of the secretary OF
state Of West Virginia The concern
Is composed of New York and Brazil
ian capitalists aud has an authorized
capital of $4,000, 900. The president is
Judge A. J. Dttenhofcr, the vice-presi-
dent ex-Postmaster-Ge General Thomas l.
James. the treasurer John N. Howard
and the directors Messrs Dittenhofcr,
james, Hay ward, Frank S Gray, Rufus
r Wilson. Wylie j. Pouse and Meyer
Hillman.
The rustler., 1891-11-13

LIEUT.. VARGEs has Just made re-
markable trip on horseback across
India, travelling often far from rail-
roads. where the people see very few
white men. He says the peasautry OF
Bengal were discourteous and exorbi-
tant in their charges He was often
compelled TO paw four or five times the
price OF the articles he needed. Their
innospitaiity was in marked contrast
with the friendliness of the peasantry
of other places In the central prov
inces everyone helped him readily, and
in many Instances the people declined
pay.
The rustler., 1891-11-13

THr international tug of war contest
a. san Francisco ended as follows:
Denmark defeated Norway and Ger
many heat America Scotland got first
prize. Denmark second, Germany third
and Ireland fourth
The rustler., 1891-11-13

II. W. STEELE. editor and owner Of
The Colorado Springs Gazette, died very
suddenly OF rheumatism Of the heart,
Of which he mas suffered for a number
of years lie was 40 years Of age, n
native of IIaverhill. Mass. and one Of
the most popular writers in the eoun-
try. lie was unmarried
The rustler., 1891-11-13

NATIVE papers say the British consnl
at IIunkow called on his Excellency
Chang Chi Tung aud returned 1000
taels, which were paid to the ladies
who suffered bad treatment at the
hands of the Wusuch mob. The consul
told the viceroy that the missionaries
requested that the ring-leaders In the
Wusuch riots be not branded
The rustler., 1891-11-13

Mn SMITH the United States min
lister to Russia, gave brilliant dinner
in St Petersburg In honor Of NJ. De-
struve. the Russian minister TO the
United States, who is about to return
TO Washington, aud Mr.. Clark Carr, the
United States minister to Denmark,
who was in 1T Petersburg on a visit.
The rustler., 1891-11-13

In the Choetaw nation on Blue river
the other day, Mrs. Decring carried her
child into the front yard and, placing
her on the ground, returned 10 the
house. Some time later the mother
went for the child aud found large
snake coilcd around her neck After
uncoiling the snake and killing II, Mrs
Deering found that the child had been
Stranpled.
The rustler., 1891-11-13

SENATOR DUBOIS and large number
Of other prominent citizens Of Idaho
have asked that about $50, 0od acres Of
land adjoining the Yellowstone ma
tionAl park on the west and including
Lake Henry be set apart as a pcrma-
nent tim ber reserve.
The rustler., 1891-11-13

TnE discussion over the last words Of
Mr. Parncll recalls 20 London Truth
the story of the dying uttcranees OF
William Pitt In his last moments Mr.
Pitt said something unintelliRible.
Some one made II out 10 be "save my
country, heaven" but the nurse said
he simply asked for boiling water.
The rustler., 1891-11-13

THE epidemic Of typhus IN the
Russian army ranks of the Pruth has
driven the army back. much to the
gratifeation u the RoamaHian military,
who have been compelled TO hold an
exhausting vigilance on the opposite side
OF the river
The rustler., 1891-11-13

Tsupo Skrxn. who gained = world
wide reputation through bis attempts
upon the life Of the ezarewitch at otsu.
and who was sentenced q imprison-
ment for life, died in prison last week
Of pneumonia
The rustler., 1891-11-13

As the obstruction TO navigation In
the Chicago river by the canal has not
been removed within the time limit
fixed by the war department instrue-
tions have been given TO the United
States district attorney in Chicago 70
Immediately institute criminal proceed
inRs against the responsible city of
fcialg
The rustler., 1891-11-13

MISS EuSICE LAFAYETTE, of Red
Mountain, Mon, has taught little
chorus of miners children 10 sing
BeranRer's songs. Their fathers are
ones know equally well the language
of Beranger and Longfellow Long.
fellows lyrics, by the way, would seem
bit more suitable to children
The rustler., 1891-11-13

EsrINArHs have been made By the
Japanese government with q view 81
arninr the Japanese Fevnlar troops
with repeating rifles
The rustler., 1891-11-13

New York, died ut
the pastoral resi-
dence of St AIMS
C h urc h, in East
Twelfth street Il
few minutes before
. o'clock this morn
ing.
The distinguished
Iprelate was born in
Hartford, Conn. lie
was about 6T years
The rustler., 1891-11-13

A MELHouRsE tAustralial letter saws
that the beauty show in the Olympic
theater was completely wrecked by an
enraged mob An immense crowd was
present on the opening night and the
style OF beauty on exhibition not being
mp to their expectation they wrecked
the place The police were powerless
The rustler., 1891-11-13

IotIs LucfKx BoxAFAHrE . nephew
of the frsi Napoleon. h dead. aged -
vemrN
The rustler., 1891-11-13
MoNsloNoR PRESTON DEAD.
A Notable Convert of the Roman Catholic
Church Passes Away.

NEw YoBK, Nov. 5.-Rt Rev. Mon
signor Thomas S Preston, vicar-gen-
eral of the Roman Catholic diocese of
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|DEP0SlTORS MOURN.
Twenty Thousand Of them
Duped BY French Banker.
He Disappears Owing TIsrty Billion
Francs.
The Banker Writes that hs Shall Com.
NIT suicfde.

PARis, Feb. I0.-A decided sensA
ton has been caused In financial cir
eies here By the disappearance o!
4 banker known to have left debt.
sm 0unting to twenty million francs. The
bankers name is Victor Mace, ard hi.
financial Establishment was private bank
ing house located in Rue Cadet. Mace
seemed 10 be well known in the world OF
finance previous to the opening of his bank
10 Rue Cadet, some Ave years ago. He
began business there BY offering high rate
of interest fer depositors, in many case
averaging ten pc. cent monthly.
At the time OF his dissppssrance from the
city it j. estim mated lhsG he had the names
Of fully 20 900 tepoaitors on the books.
Mace explained bis ability to pay an un-
usually high rate Of interest by limiting that
he had secret means Of obtaining reliable
tlps' As to what was going On in the
financial world, especially ss to future events
Friday members of Mace's club, alarmed d
by rumors, called at his banking house, but
we're put of With the usual stereotyped ex-
cuse. SATURDAY the deladed depositors
literally beseiged the bark in large mum
bers, and were ,einforcel by crowds OF
people who were attracted by the hope of
seeing something exciting. A strong force
Of police was sent for. By vigorous
measures the officers saved the bank from
being wrecked by thoroughly maddened de-
Dositors. Police today produced letter
from Mae, whose Whereabouts seem to be
unknown 10 his most intimate friend In
letter Mace announced he intends to
commit suicide AMI says he left his creditors
all the money which remains to him.
a hasty examination of MSces accounts
shows ha owes at least 10000, 900 900
francs to the deludei people, trusting to
high rate of interest. Few people believe
Mace ever had any intention of committing
suicide.
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Omitted iIom YestsIday's Proceed
ipgs.
Bills, PETuIoSs, ETC, PRESENTED AND
REFERRED

Bills, PErIIoNs, ETC, PRESENTED AND
REFERRED.
By Mr.. Powers of Aroostook-Bill. an
ant to empower the county of Aroostook to
aid in the instruction Of railroad
Though said county and to acquire pre-
ferred stock of the company building said
road.
On motion by the same Senator, laid on
the table to be printed, pending reference
to the Judiciary committee.
Also bill. an act in aid of the Bangor and
Aroossook Railroad Company. Also bill,
an act to incorporate the Aroostook Con
struc'ion Company.
On motion by the same senator. these
two bills were laid on the table, pending
reference to the committee on railroads,
telegrsphs and expresses.
BY Mr.. Swanton of Ssgadahoc-Bill, ar
act TO amend section 1876 Of Chapter 81 OF
the Revised Statutes, relating to loans.
On motion by the same senator laid or
the table TO be printed, pending reference
to the judiciary committee.
By Mr.. Stewart of York-Bili Al act &c
Incorporate the Peoples Pr0hihitory En
forcemeut League of Msine. Referred tc
the committee on legal affairs.
"Bill. an act to amend an act passed a
this session Of the Legislature in relation
t, the Msine Charity school, came from
the House referred to the select COMMITTEES
on taxation.
On motion by Mr.. Thstchsr of Penob
scot the Senate non concurred in the actor
Of the House and referred the bill to Tbs
committee on the judiciary.
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M atteYs 10 ths Houee.

The bill was passed in the House increas
ing TO 800 = month pension Of the widow
Of Gen. Custer.
Una1imous consent Was given the com.
mittee on coinage, weights, and measures
to cit during the sessions of the House.
The army and pension appropriation
bills were sent to confereIc,.
The Senate bill was passed for the trans
fer OF army Off ;ers on the retired lis. from
The limited list to the unlimited list when
they sh Ali have ait .ined the sge Of 81
Mr.. Abbott Of Texas, from the commit.
tee on public buildings and grounds, re.
ported back the bill providing for the ex-
tension of public building at ID ,l!ss,
Tex At a cost Of 100000
This,bill passed Congress last session bur
wss vetoed by the President. The recon-
be passed over the veto.
The bill WAS passed; yeas III, nays S.
necessary two-;hirds voting in affirmative.
The House went into committee OF the
whole, Dingley OF Maine in the chair, On
the legislative appropriation bill.
In general deta.e the Bsrrundia case
was revived by Dalzeil Of Penn.ylvania,
who defended Commander Reter. The
public reprimAnd administered by the sec
re:ary of the navy was. he said, unwar-
rlnted ard ur Just The naval office, had
been remanded BY public reprimxnd ~it1'
out the Intervention of a court marital
The case Involved the conduct OF our
officers in regard 10 foreign po~srs
Gen. Barrundia had been . notori,u.
Gua,emaian charged with commission OF
murder and cmoezziement Of public fund,
as we'll rs high treason, bad come voiun.
,arily within the jurisdiction Of his owe
country a. the time when he was festins
under these charges. Bsrrundis was killed
on the steamer Ac .puIco By officers uajer.
taking TO ares. him, which officers he m.
dertook to murder. AT that time two u
ted States ships of war lay in the roadse1
commander Rei.er being one Of the com
manding officers. He had not fn,erfered
with the arrest, but the day after
toe killing he was detached withou,
reason assigned for the detachment
Three months after yards the secretary oil
the navy addressed him . letter which "a.
printed in the public pYes' before being re
ceivsd By Commander Rs:fer. Then thi.
apparent letter written by the secretary OF
the navy, not to Commander Rei,er siops
but to the general public, was an oper
public reprimsnd Of naval officer Of here
tofo,e ungqesttonsble courage aEd fdsiitj
to duty. It had placed stigma on hi
name and = blight on his career.
For Commander Reiter - have ,mpIie,
with the ruie laid doEn by the secretary o.
the navy would have bFsn 10 vioIs,e TN
general practice among the Spanish Amer
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HOUSE.

TUESDAY, February 10.
Met according to adjournment.
PRAYER by the chaplain.
Journal read aud approved.
The order extending the time for the re :
ception of bills and petitions 70, private and
special legislation to Monday, Feb 9,psssed
10 the House on the 9Th inst. and sent up
for copcurreace. was amended in the Senate
yesterday by striking outs'9" and inserting
"Is," and sent down for concurrence.
On motion OF Mr.. Porter of Bangor the
order was tabled.
Other papers from the Senate disposed Of
in concurrence
Mex. in order vas the reception OF peti.
iious, bills and resolves requiring reference
to any committee.
The Chair-The chair will state tbs,
under the present condition of the order,
petitions. bills AMI resolves of a
private nature cannot be received without q
suspension Of the rules.
Mr.. Shaw Of Ba.h-I move that the rules
be suspended and thst all petitions. bill
and resolves Of . private nature in tn;
hands of members this morning be received
The melton prevailed.
| The following petitions, bills and resolves
we're presented snd referred 70 the sevefa
committees as follows:
| suDrcIARY.
! By Mr.. Peaks Of Dover-Petition o
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Some Of Ssorstasy Blaios's Figures on
Reciprocity.

WAsmiso ron, Feb. I0--Secretary Blaine
has prepared tables shoviog the Imports
ion into Brazil Of American products GOV
ercd by arrangement between the Unite
States ard Brazil. First table shows . Ii.
Of articles to b. admitted free. and Il"
total annual sversse importa.ions Int
Brazil to be $50 COS 939 The United
States heretofore has ooiy furnished srti
clcs to the value of o. ,33i ,6.3. OF arti
cles admitted into Brazil at q reduction Of
25 per cent on regular tariff rates. tho av-
eragc annual importation being e3s 63I..
242 the United States contributed &2.3O5.