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TWO HUNDRED LIVES LOST.
Record of the Recent Gale on the New
foundland Coast.


Record of the Recent Gale ON the New
foundland Coast.
ST.. PIERRE, Miquelon, Oct 1.-Two
hundred lives are believed to have
been lost by the terrible gale which
ragged here Tuesday night and all day
Wednesday. More than fifty vessels
are ashore and damaged, and several
ships are missing. A fleet of about
800 vessels were forced to abandon the
fishery by the gale on the banks on
September 90 and 80. These vessels
have returned here during the
last few days with heavy losses
of cables, anchors, lines and dories. 1t
will be some days before the full ex-
tent of the disaster caused by the two
storms can be learned. There is
mourning in all the fishing villages on
the banks and here at st. Pierre.
More than 500 men were at sea during
the gales and more than 200, perhaps
twice that number, have not been
heard from.
OswEGo. n. Y, Oct. I2.-About 5
o'clock Thursday evening a vessel,
supposed to be the Hartford, went
upon the rocks near Woodville, 81
miles east of here. Capt. O'TOole, of
Clayton, the owner, his wife and
child and four men were on
board. The Big sea commenced to
break the vessel up, and it is reported
that the captain and entire crew were
drowned. The Hartford was freighted
with corn from Detroit. No bodies
are reported to have been recovered.
That the gale was not accompanied
by loss of life is due entirely to the
heroic work of the various life-saving
crews on the two lakes. In spite OF
the furious gale these brave men sue
ceeded in every case in taking off the
crew of each wreck without the loss
of a man.
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WORK OF LIFE SAVERS.
Their Record During the Late storms
Highly Creditable.


WASHINGTON. Oct. 15.-The record
made by the life-saving service during
the recent storm is most credita BILE.
there having been not single loss of
life where the wrecks took place with
in the range of life-saving stations.
The following is a list OF the wrecks
and the number of persons saved from
each by the life-savers as far as re-
ported:
Norwegian bark Ogir, wrecked near Cape
Fear N c. crew OF eleven all saved.
Schooner Lorana Reed. wrecked near Ocean
City n j. crew OF three all saved.
Schooner Maria Louisa, wrecked at High
lands. n. j.. crew Of ten all saved
Schooner Leonessa, wrecked near Narragan-
sett pier. crew OF FIVE all saved
Two scows wrecked near Narragansett pier,
crew of five saved.
Schooner Lauraco~ wrecked near Cape Eliza
beth. Me- crew % six saved.
Schooner Rosa and Adria wrecked near Cape
Elizabeth. Me. crew of six saved
Steamer Columbia, perilOus position near
Fairport. O., crew of seven taken of in life
boat at 10 o'clock at night.
Schooner John Wesley, wateriogged off Sagi-
nav bay. crew OF seven saved.
Three sehooners, names unknown. on Jerry $
point. vessels and crew OF eighteen saved
Total wrecks reported. 10; lives saved. 7s;
lives lost none Nearly all the rescues were
effected at night
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WEST sND SOuTH.

Gov. HUGHEs in his annual report
protests against the return of oeron-
limo to Arizona and the proposed with
drawal of the troops. During the past
year the gold output was S2,O5n, $50:
silver. sl.7O0, 800. and copper, ~, S76, 500
pounds
The contracts for the second section
of the Iiennepin canal have been con-
firmed by the government and the
work will be pushed.
Is wreck on the Rock Island road
near Harvard, Ia, four persons were
killed.
a TORNADO at Pensacola, Fla, de-
stroyed many buildings and forced
suspension of business. Several YES
seis wer. wrecksd.
WHILE drunk benjamin Musgrave. of
Telre Haute, Ind. fatally injured his
mother with a hatchet
DURING quarrel George Reams, n
farmer living near Charles City, Ia.
murdered his wife with a razor and
then cut his own throat.
Is a quarrel over the election re-
suits James Chambers. a democrat,
shot aud killed William Weaver, a
pOpulist, in Early county, Ga. Both
were prominent farmers.
FORTY old soldiers were said to have
been robbed and murdered at the ma
tional military home in Dayton, o., in
the past few years and only passing
notice taken of the crimes
THElast of the Indian companies. troop
l.. has been disbanded, the government
considering them poor soldiers.
II Jail at Detroit George Van Taylor
committed suicide, leaving a letter in
which he confessed To having com
mitted twelve murders.
RICHARD BROWN and Williar, Bick
were sentenced to two years imprison-
ment each at ~. Louis for attempting
to wreck a Missouri Pacific train dur
ing the recent labor troubles
THE annual convention of republican
league clubs of Illinois was held in
Springfield and {. w. Raymond, of
lroquois county, was elected presi-
dent
THE estabh shments of the Cleve-
land Foundry company and the Enter
prise Desk and Stamping company in
Cleveland were burned. the loss being
sl25.OOo.
IL a mill at Dexter. Mo. an explo-
sion killed three men and seriously
wounded another. The killed were
brothers named Johnson
The American Bankers association
opened their twentieth annual con-
vention in Baltimore with 500 mem
bers present
A. X. SHAW. for over thirty years
prominent on the Chicago board of
trade. committed suicide because of
speculative losses
The International Typographical
union met in annual convention at
Louisville.
THrEE men were killed and four
others seriously injured by the burst
ing of a steam pipe in the rail mill in
Chicago Of the Illinois Steel company.
RAYMOND MARTIN and Robert Rye.
living near Henderson, Ky. fought a
duel with axes about girl and killed
each other.
SEVENTEEN members Of Battery ID in
Chicago were dishonorably discharged
for refusing u drill because they had
not received pay for service.
THE supreme court Of South Carolina
handed down an opinion upho ding the
constitutionality of the Tillman dis
pensary Law.
JOIN RAvEIL, of Ironwood, Mich,
put dynamite in the stove 10 thaw. Il
exploded and he and three of his sons
and Mrs. Louise Peterson We're killed
and four other members OF the family
were injured
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TWO MORE BATTLES FOUGHT.
Japanese Troops Have Captured Chez Foo
and WI .yu,

and WI in.
LONDON. Oct. lit is believed that
decisive battle mas been foughs be-
tween the Chinese and Japanese
armies on the plains north of the Yalu
river, about so miles south of Monk
den, one of the objective points of the
Japanese invaders. When the last
authentic advices were received the
northern wing of the Japanese army
had just crossed the Yalu and battle
was momentarily expected.
At the same time news comes y t
the southern wing, operating on the
western shore of the Yellow sea, had
surrounded and captured Chez Foo, a
large town on the bay of ri Chi Ii. In
this successful attack the army was
aided by the Japanese feet, which had
been cruising in ri Chi Ii bay for sew
eral days. Chez Foo is treaty port of
China, on the ShanToong promontory.
II has population of over 5000 ar . ?
good harbor.
A third division of the Japanese
army is reported to have effected a
landing on the shores of Leaotong
gulf, which is to the north of Chez Foo
and between it and Moukden.
Thus PelSin is being encircled with
net of armed men without, while re-
bellion against the Tartar emperor
and his dynasty RACES within. If, as
reported, the battle at the Yalu river
resulted in favor of the Japanese, It is
almost certain that Pekic viii be
captured within a week.
LONDON, Oct IA dispatch received
here from Shanghai says that a second
japanese army is reported to have
crossed the Yalu river and to be adj
vancing upon Moukden, which. it is
believed, will soon fall, as the Chinese
are reported to be in state Of demon
alization.
LONDON, Oct. IA dispatch from
Toxic says that a detachmel At of Japa-
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UNCLE SANS WARDS.
Synopsis OF the Report of the Commits
sioner of Pensions.

sioner of Pensions
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.-The report of
Commissioner of Pensions Lochren for
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1894,
has been submitted to the secretary
of the interior. The report states
that the number of pensioners on
the rolls June 80, 1898, was 500, 012;
that during the year S9,0S5 new
pensioners were added to the rolls, 81,
ISL were dropped for death and other
causes and 2,39s previously dropped
were restored. The number of pen
sioners upon the rolls of June 80, 1894,
was 969,544 The number of pension
certificates issued during the year was
So 13, and 1872, s73 claims of all classes
were rejected. On July /, 1894, there
were undisposed of and in different
stages of preparation and advancement
claims for pensions and for in
crease to the amount of 6l9,02 of
which PSF, 209 claims, originals, wild
ows' and dependents, are on behalf of
persons not already on the rolls.
These claims, save some recently filed,
have been examined more than once
and found lacking. The amount paid
for pensions during the year was $780,
s04, 461 leaving a balance in the treas
ury of S25, 2O5, 713 of the appropriation
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LATER NEWS.

THE boiler in the Preetorous Lumber
CCmpany's saw mill at Madrid, Mo-,
exploded the 18th and 0lney Burton
and James Holmes were killed outright
and G.. Burton fatally injured.
THE Pacific express company's Office
in The Dalles, Or. has been robbed of
s14,OO or $4,000. The money was sen:
there from Portland and it is believed
the robbers followed the box, knowing
its contents and destination. There is
no clue.
WILLIS GRIFFEY, cOlored, was lynched
at Princeton Ky, the 14th by a mob.
Griffey was accused of assaulting Miss
Lena Berry.
A HORRIBLE triple murder and suicide
occurred near Elizabeth, n. j., the 18th.
Mrs. Thomas Ha-rigan, aged so, took
her three children, aged and 3 years
and months, and, budding them close
to her in the hay NOV, set fire to the
hay.
WHILE attempting to escape from the
officers who were taking them to ia |
at Divide, Colo, the 18th, James Can
non was shot and killed and Thomas
Short dangerously wounded by Deputy
Sterling. The men were charged with
having cobbed gambling house.
WErzEsrEIN convicted of killing two
women and making attempts upon the
lives of others. at Halle. Saxony, has
twice been sentenced to death for the
murders and has been sentenced to Is
years penal servitude for each of the
attempts
THE burnside and North Franklin
collieries at Shamokin. Pa, resumed
operation the 18th. giving employment
to 1000 people.
As the result of a dispute over land
George f. Rphr. formerly mayor of
Ark sas City. was shot and killed the
I5tl by Prof. E. I. Hand at Perry, Ok.
y the recent storm Oft the coast of
Florida Is fishermen were lost on Sand
island, 10 miles from Apalachieola- 1t
was known that these men were caught
ia the gale, but it was hoped that they
had escaped. Since the gale subsided
searching parties have been out aud
three were found dead Their bodies
were so swollen and so badly mutilated
that they could not be identified. There
Is no doubt that al lost their lives
OFT SMITH. noted crook. was sem
fenced at Atwood, To-, the 18th, TO Is
years for burglary.
The house of Chas. Purrier, eolored,
at Nincennes. Ind. was blown up By
dynamite the night Of the 14th.
/ RoBr BURR shot and killed Fireman
Art Williamson. of the L. & ST. L. road.
at Rockford. Ind. the 18th.
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ment of labor troubles and labor dis
turbances. 1t will be a collation. of
the work of many men striving for the
same end by different means.
Among others who are expected to
discuss various topics are the follow
ing:
Prof. f. A. r. Gould. of Johns Hopkins uni
versity: A. H. Walcott. of the Massachusetts
board OF arbitration; ID. J. Ryan, Of the Ohio
board OF arbitration Carroll d. Wright. United
States commissioner of labor; Mrs. Josephine
Shaw Lowell, Of New York; Archbishop Ire
land Felix Adler Washington GLADDEN..
Gov. Peck Aldace f. Walker Marvin Hughltt,
z. NJ. Arthur, F. Z. Sargent, Congressman
Springer. McGann and Tawney. Chauncey NJ.
pepew. I. V. PoWderly and sam lel Gompers
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Rev. DIR. Minnegrode. who was the
pastor Of jefferson Davis al Richmond
during the eonfederaey, died at Alex
audria, Va
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THE BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY.

something like $500 on
In thoughp ed in
ia roono Or a
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THE FLORIDA STORM.
Reports from Stricken Towns - Stree
Strewn with Wreckare


JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Oct. l2.-Com-
munication has been reestablished
with all points on the west coast Wis
tied by the storm which ragged Monday
night and Tuesday morning, and dis
patches to the Times Union tell woeful
tales of the destruction caused by the
wind and water. Cedar Key has just
experienced the most disastrous storm
which has visited her for twenty
five years. The main business street
is filed from one end to the other with
debris, consisting of wreckage from
boats, wharves. fish houses and logs of
every description. The storm began
at o'clock Monday morning with
heavy wind, increasing in vio-
e nee and continuing until Tuesday
morning. The damage and loss
of property is very great. The city
hall has the roof blown off and one
entire side knocked out by logs. The
city Jail cannot be found. The five
bridges on the she'll road leading to
the mainland are washed away. A
great many small boats were wrecked
and fish camps demolished. One sloop
NotAAS III a NCSttdN WIN iAiOa
who had chung TO a single palmetto
tree since Monday night. Another
came In Thursday afternoon with
three men who were wrecked Monday
night and had been on a shell bank
ever since, without food or water. 1t
is reported that five sponge vessels
went ashore during the storm and
were driven miles into the woods.
APALACHIcoLA, Fla, Oct. 12.-Never
before in the history of this town was
SO much havoc ana destruction played
by storm and tide as Monday night be-
tween and 10 o'clock. Water, Com
merce and Market streets are mass
of logs, boats. lumber and debris So
far two lives are reported lost. Two
residences were carried half to three
quarters of mile and placed in the
marsh near Cypress mill uninjured.
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HASH FOUNDRY uAReoN.
Terms That Are Expressive III Somewhat
Inellegant.


Ineilegant-
The following is very good inter-
probation of how the walters call for
dishes at our down town hash foun-
deries." a gentleman called at a
restaurant recently. and called for an
oyster stew. The waiter Immediately
sanG.out: Two in a bowl"
Hold on, said the customer. "Iguess
I'll have corn-beef hash instead"
blockade that two in a bowl"
shouted the waiter, Make it brown
stone front"
Waiter" said I, when it was my
turn, get me two fish balls with a
dropped egg perehed on top of each
one"
Two soldiers on horseback riding
by he bawled at the top of his voice,
and hurried away.
l presumed that he knew his bust
ness and would serve me properly, ARK
he did. The fsh-balIs and eggs were
as good as ever ate anywhere.
I'VE never say dropped eggs on fish
balls, he explained; soldiers on horse
back riding by is shorter and palmer.
Would you called dropped eggs
alone soldiers?"
''Oh, no; that's sleeve-buttons' Beef
steak is patent leather mutton chops
is whiskers,' of course, and there's lots
more like it.'-RoclSy Mountain Her
aid
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Shot BIZ Robbers.

DEWITT, Neb., Oct u. Henry Ru-
pert, a prominent business man here.
was shot and probably fatally wounded
Thursday night little after o'clock
as he was leaving his store. He had
Just locked the door when two masked
men stepped up and demanded that he
give up the cash box, containing the
days proceeds at the store, which he
was carrying under his arm, and his
watch. This he refused to do and the
robbers opened fire on him. One of the
shots penetrated his left lung. The
men then ran without getting any
thing
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ATTACKED BY CHINESE REBELS.
Two Mandarins Killed and Government
Buildings stormed.

LoNDoS, Oct. ia dispatch from
Shangha dated Sunday confirms the
report that rebellion has broken
out leo miles from Hankow. The reb-
els were fairly armed and very reck-
less. They attacked the government
buildings, which were feebly defended
by loyal troops. The latter were defeat
ed. many of them were killed and 9TH
ers Joined the rebels. Two mandarins
were killed. The province is almost
denuded of troops and the rebels are
daily gathering strength. 1t is ex-
pected that they will advance on Woo
Chang, province of Hoo-Pee, of which
Hankow is the capital. The garrison
at Woo-Chang has gone to the coast
and the place is therefore practically
daf.pSalasS
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Wisconsin RaptIsts.

At the Baptist state convention in
GAINESVILLE the following officers were
chosen:
President f. J. lindsay. Milwaukee; first
vice president NJ E. Chandler, West superior;
second vice president W. A. Barker. v arrea;
treasurer, 4. C, Dinsmore, Delavan; cor
responding secretary, Rev. d. E. Halteman.
Delavan: recording secretary. Rev. .. p. Bes-
tor. Evansville; auditors, d. Dickson. Joseph
Moody. Milwaukee; preacher OF annual ser
mon, Rev. p. T. Everett. Waukeshs
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WIN Observe sunday.

A reform movement has been insti-
tuted through the efforts of the Fed
Grated Trades council. 1t closes all
places of business on the Sabbath in
Green Bay aud Fort Howard and all
stores at P. m, thus enabling clerks
to have their evenings to themselves
This closing on the Sabbath also in
cludes telegraph and telephone Offices
as far as practicable.
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E.pe,Ied for N,nety-NIne years.

The convention in Milwaukee of the
Amalgamated Association of Street
Railway Employees of America expelled
William j. Law, the first president of
the organization, for ninety-nine years
on account of encouragement. Law
lives in Detroit. The political plat
form of the American Federation of
Labor was unanimously adopted.
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Must Keep Out of Politics.

OMAHA. Neb., Oct. 1S-The Northern
Pacific Railway company has startled
labor circles by issuing a circular
warning its employees to refrain from
taking an active part in politics and
announcing that the acceptance of
nomination for political office by any
employee must be followed by resig-
nation from the company's service.
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A VETERANS FATE.
Murdered and Robbed of His Pension
Money at Alton, Ill.

ALTON. Ill, Oct. 15.-Harrison W.
Harris, aged SIS years, was murdered
and robbed early Sunday morning.
He was last seen in Dawson's saloon
Saturday night about II o'clock in
COZ pany with Paul Lang. Harris
bod was found back of Dawson's sa-
loon aud he had evidently been struck
in III, head with some blunt instru-
ment. He drew his pension money
Saturday and had between $50 and $50
on his person before he was murdered.
Lang was arrested on suspicion, but
after the inquest he was released.
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New Hospital for Milwaukee.

Francis b. Keene. of Milwaukee, has
donated to the Episcopal diocese of
Milwaukee the Keene homestead for
hospital purposes. The building will
be remodeled and viii be conducted
under the auspices of the Episcopal
church as free hospital. II will be
known as the Keene Memorial hos
pital, the donation being made by Mr..
Keene in memory of his father, the
late DIR. Keene.
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National Guard of Wisconsin.

The report of the state inspector of
the national guard of Wisconsin shows
its numerical strength to be 2.26S men.
There are forty companies of militia,
one artillery company and one troop
of cavalry. OF the forty companies of
the state that E t Neillsville ranks first
and the one at lsacine last
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How FAST we make history in this
country. Gen. Absalom VI. West has
just died in Mississippi Who remem-
bers that he ran for vice president on
the greenback ticket? And that was
in 1854. just ten years ago. Gen Ben
iamin f. Butler was the candidate for
president, and now both are dead.
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EoRElGN INTELLIGENCE.

IT was sapi that Prot Zaccharin had
informed the car of Russia that his
malady was incurable. though his life
might be prolonged.
THREE men were killed and three
others fatally injured in railway ac-
cident at St Anne, Que.
ADvICEs from Shanghai state that
10000 Japanese troops had been
landed on the Chinese boundary.
IL gale which swept the coast of
Newfoundland thirty persons lost their
lives and many vessels were wrecked.
IRISH and radicals were moving to
crush the English house of lords and
would force Rosebery to act or resign.
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WASHINGTON. Oct. 10. = The agri-
cultural department has received from
Joseph Mates, Jr, one of its repre-
sentatives in Europe, letter showing
a satisfactory increase in the use of
American corn in Germany. The cor
respondent says the prejudices for
merly existing against maize as fodder
for horses and cattle is daily growing
less. and, while there has been no
progress made to induce the Germans
toeat maize bread, the work to induce
feeders to utilize it in place of other
fodder substitutes has been more sue
caSSful
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a STRANGE situation came to light at
PItman Grove. y. J., through the sale
Of piece of property. William Thorn
as, 20 years old. when called upon TO
sign the deed said he and his wife had
quIrreled twenty years ago and not a
word had passed between them since,
though they live under tn. same roof
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WITH the death of Oliver Wendell
Holmes the famous New England
school of writers has been formally
closed. That he should be the last to
pass away was a survival of the most
genial and most humorous. lie lived
so easily. so sweetly. that the world
did not wear him out and the world
never grew tired of him. The longer
he lived the more he was loved. In
him there was the blending OF all that
was most human and 50 much that
was divine. IL ; hard TO say goOd-by,
and vet his passing was into rest; death
came as peacefully as thousand times
he had fallen asleep.
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WONDERFUL SHOOTING.
Phenomenal Performance by Elliott and
Carver-EIliott's World Record.

Phenomenal Performance by Elliott and
Carver Iliott's World Record.
KANSAS CRY, Mo, Oct. l5.-Never in
the history of pigeon shooting have
the lovers of the sport been treated to
so wonderful contest as was given by
j. A. X. Elliott and DIR. ". +. Carver
at Exposition park Friday. Mr.. Ell
liott won by the remarkable
score of 100 out of a possible 100.
DIR. Carver got 90. Mr.. Elliott has
probably established a record with
50-yard boundaries that will never be
equaled. The only bird lost out of
the 200 was DIR. Carver's fourth, a
black straight-away driver. Even
this one. which decided the match,
fell dead just as it reached the fence.