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THE MARKETS

Chicago. Aug - Wheat cash. -
Is; September. "a 5.Sc Corn higher;
cash and September 30, oats steady;
cash. So Is; September. SO Lie. Rye
Is Is. Barley 5&Gt33 l-2e. Flax
LII Timothy, 90,
Pork steady; september. 1890; Jau
uary. 1860. Lard tirmer; September
10: January. 100. Ribs steady: Sep
tember, 49, IL; January, 6a7 -
Hogs; Receipts, l1.oo; market
steady. light 3.2o0l5.13: rough, a,o"1i
~: mixed. 5.15m5S0; heavy, 300
3aa. cattle: Receipts. $4,000. market
steady sheep: Receipts. LOCO; mar
ket firm.
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THE CORBETT-JACkSoN FIGHT

Dubuque. Ia Aug 27-The Dubuque
Cyclone club. an organization Of sport,
Inc men. authorizes the statement that
ii will put up $4,000 to have the Cor
bett-Jackson fight here The offer
was telegrahped to the pugilists last
night.
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commission.
Washington, Aug. 24.-The senate
adopted the no Use resolution providing
for adjournment sine die Tuesday al
for adjournment sine die Tuesday al
p. IN.
| Senator blackburn tried to get III
his resolution nstructing the commit
! tee on rules to sit during the recess
for the purpose Of revising the rules
Senator Blanchard objected and a
single objection Kills any motion. Mr.
Blanchard fears that the rules may be
so revised that debate will be cut off
and free sugar bill passed at the
next session.
Washington, Aug. "a. In the house
Mr.. CatchngS, of Tennessee, from the
committee on rules, offered a joint
resolution for sine die adjournment
next Tuesday, the 2Sth, at o'clock.
1t was adopted without dissension.
Mr.. Catchings then moved that when
the house adjourned Friday it be to
meet on Monday next. This was also
agreed to.
Mr.. Terry democrat. Of Arkansas,
from the committee on judiciary, asked
unanimous consent to consider Senator
HIPS bill providing for the exclusion
of anarchists. With it he offered an
amendment which he said was de-
signed to meet objections raised to the
bill. 1t defined an anarchist as one
who advocated the destruction by vi
olence of all governments, or the gov
eminent of the United States" Mr..
English objected.
Two bills were passed by unanimous
consent, one for the relief of certain
Winncbago Indians and the other for
the relief Of Hathaway 4 Co.
Washington, Aug. - The following
house bis were PASSED by the senate
For the relief OF |. II. Hathaway and
authorizing the Kansas city. Okla
homa and Pacific railway to construct
Il railway through Indian territory.
The house joint resolution providing
for printing the report of the a2ri-
cultural department was also passed.
Washington Aug IS. When the
house met less than fifty members
We're present.
Mr.. Holman. "thc watch dog of the
treasury" asked unanimous consent
for the consideration Of bill to pay
j. q. cobb n Co.. of Aurora. Ind.
400 for harGcS taken by the govern
mrnt during the war. 1t was his first
request of the Kind in wears but he
was refused.
The death of Congressman Geo. Il.
Shaw. rf Wisconsin. was announced,
a cunmiitr" was appointed To attend
tn" funeral and tn" house adjourned.
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iron ore on the free list were ordered
placed on the calendar
The senate bill to push the claim OF
the United States against the estate
Of Leland Stanford passed.
Washington, Aug. 20.-Less than
fifty members were present when the
house met. Mr.. Sayers, chairman OF
the appropriations committee secured
unanimous consent for the considera
ton Of the bill appropriating $4,000
for an additional force for the coller.
ton Of the internal revenue and $4,000
for carrying into effect the arbtra tons
Of the convention between the United
States and Venezuela, signed January
last. 1t passed without objection.
The sugar bill as agreed upon pro-
yides for duty Of 40 per cent. straight
on sugar without any dtfercntial
on refined sugar, or any extra duty on
sugar imported from countries paying
a bounty. In other words, it is the
new tariff bill rate minus the dilfercn-
tal. The idea Of the democratic men,
bcrs Of the committee is that this rate
would furnish sufficient revenue with
out giving the sugar trust any advant-
age.
The coal bill was so amended as to
provide for reciprocity.
The amendment to the barbcd wire
bill provides for the free admission Of
harbed wire and all other fencing
wire and the rods from which they are
made.
The free iron ore bill was not
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-08-30
NEWS FROM ABROAD
DIR. MIGUEL, MINISTER OF FL
NANCE, MAY RESIGN
EMPEROR WILLIAM NOTES THE
SPREAD OF CHOLERA.

Changes in Germany's Cabinet Are
Probable-Ilis Majesty Reprimands
an Army officer Who Had Sub
Jecttd School-Masters to uumili1at-
inS Treatment.
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eminent in connection with armor
plate and other material of war, and
making such acts punishable in all
persons who commit them or aid their
commission.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-08-30

Washington, Aug 23.-Even before
the reading of Wednesdays journal in
the senate the absence OF quorum
was pointed out. Finding it imposSi-
BILE to get n quorum the senate adj
iourucd,
In the house Amos ]. Cummings pre-
scntcd 4 preliminary report upon the
investigation OF the armor pate ana
hillrtS furnished to the government
nv the Carnegie Steel company. me
committee finds that the charges OF
fraud have been sustained. scores the
company severely. and recommends
that tifty-uine suspected plates III use
should he tested ms the only method
of proving their dtuess or unhtness.
Tho frauds which yout committee
have found" says the report. are
worthy to be called crimes The
servants Of the Carnegie company
twhether with or without the knoWl'
edge of the company to increase theF
gains. deliberately continued for many
months to commit acts whose natural
nrohohlc consequences would be ter
rifle loss Of men in times Of war. NO
fine or mere money compensation iS
IN adequate atonement fo2 such
wrongs
Your committee do not consider i
within their province to draft a crtm'-
nal statute. but they do feel under OBJ
LEGATIONS to call the attention of the
house to the Importance Of protecting
the lives of our seamen and the safety
OF the nation by appropriate lesisla'
ton, denouncing as crimes all such acts
As the frauds practiced upon the GOV.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-08-30

Five hundred tramps are IN jail at
Buffalo. y Y.
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Washington, Aug. 2l.-A strong re-
port favoring the rigid exclusion and
deportation of alien anarchists was
made by the committee on judiciary.
The report says: The committee is
OF the opinion that the United States
is fully justified by existing conditions
in using all its powers to prevent i'm
migration and settlement in this cUun-
try OF men who repudiate all law, all
government and practically proclaim
themselves as enemies to mankind.
Your committee has no disposition to
hamper rigorous and prompt eXecu-
ton of law providing for the cXclu
sion and deportation by any unnec-
cssary proceedings or delays and is
now willing to concedc that the SUI
secretary of the treasury may be fully
trusted to cOntine the operation OF the
law to those who are justly subject
to its provisions"
The report takes up the various OH
jections made to the proposed meas
conclusion the report states that
there is full constitutional power for
the enactment of the proposed law
and that there is urgent necessity Tor
the Immediate passage of such Il meas
urc. Strenuous efforts are being made
to pass the bill before congress adj
iournS.
Washington, Aug II There was not
Il quorum present when the house
began It's session, but members sought
to take up several measures by unam-
nous consent. The senate hiIl allow
ing an additional SOL 900 for the public
building at Little Rock, Ark, was
passed.
The senate pUi iuI he exclusion and
deportation of alien anarchists was
called up. Mr.. Warner OF New York
objected to the consideration OF the
bill. Il regret" said Ne, that must
always stand here and protest against
putting in the hands of administrative
officers the enormous power conferred
by this bill" Docs not the gentleman
know" interposcd Mr.. Mcmillan, "thAt
800 anarchists, whose descriptions are
already in the hands of the police, are
ON their way to these shorcs|' "lhr
gentleman from New York replied
Mr.. Warner cmphatically, "rannot be
panic stri,kcn ana he objects to giving
to officers the pursuit of Grim" not
punishable according to our statutes
and to giving them power to drport
such persons as they may deem Of
tenders" Whenever a word is used
in statute" suggested MIR. Oates, ut
is given the common law interpreted
ton. "rhcrc is no definition of anar
chy In common law" replied Mr.. War
ncr. "and object TO the consideration
of this bill"
The senate bill authorizing the sec
rotary Of the treasury to allot rooms
in the government building at Mer
idian, Mass, for holding court, was
passed. also n resolution to print 20
600 copies of the tariff bill; also on
motion Of Mr.. HauSen. of Wisconsin,
a bill to grant to the Duluth and Win
nipeg railroad company a right OF
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THE WORLD: WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 10. 1881.

readers, and a Sunday extra is a proof
OF It's claim-"above all, a newspaper"
No. 7-SpeakiLg OF extras, they are
always in the line of achievements, as
most rotable extras, which at the same
time possessed peculiar features, was
tho one telling of the death of William
Astor in Paris. The French and English
papers learned Of the news through The
Evening Worlds" extra, the information
being cabled from this side that the we'll
knowl millionaire had died in Paris the
night Before. Just think what that
means. II II practically receiving a tele-
gram from England telling you that
your next-door neighbor had died during
the night. That particular extra will go
down into history as notable occur
renee. together with the extra which told
OF the sinking Of the Victoria by the
Campcrdown-but that's another story.
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CLEAN STREETS SECURED.
Public Health the Principal Battle
of the Fourth Year.

No. l.-Of the seven principal achieve
ments OF this epoch, the fight for clean
streets was the most important Com
missioner Hans s, Beattie had proven
himself to be incompetent, and on be-
half Of public health and decency, THE
Evening World" demanded his removal
Reporters and artists wrote of andsKetch-
eel the heaps OF tilIh eft in the streets.
Protests u citizens were printed affairs
Of the Street-ClcaninE Department were
shown in the true light, and finally. in
response to the public demand MIR, Beat
tie handed in his resignation, which was
AT once accepted. Thomas Brennan was
appointed in his stead and "A decided i'm
pruVemont was at once noted. After a
time Mr.. Brennan began to grow lax in
ms tullcS. once more The Evening
World" took up the cudgels. and before
long Mr. Brennan laid down hiS stan OF
office ana rendered his resignation,
No. 2.-rhc awful disaster in the Park
avenue tunnel, in which two trains col
lidCd. owing to the smoke and steam OBJ
sCLring signal lamps, called for prompt
and energetic measures to prevent a re-
currcnce OF II. Although 50 many lives
were lost and people injured, the Rail
TO provide any. safeguards other than
tho Sc already in use. THE Evening
World" pointed out how IT was pos sible
10 light and ventilate the tunnel at a
comparatively small expense, but the
Company refused 70 see It IN that light;
introduced in the Legislature making II
compulsory to light and yentilate the
tunnel, and. much to the disgust of the
railroad officials, the bill became a law
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lery reached by a winding flight. The
walls were hung with silk American
flags suspended at length and caught
arms in git. The gallery rail, con-
cealing the musicians, was covered by
large maroon ,plush curtains, en-
This chamber was The. scene Of the
dedication of THE Worlds" great
home, and from that. gallery addresses
Of announcement and hope were made
by men famous in the countrys affairs.
a luncheon table was laid in the
centre of the room, equipped with a
crystal. and bearing for the guests some
daintios of rejection.
4 large centrepi"cc Of flowers and can
delahrl. with tinted shades, lent a gay
touch Of color to what was In all re-
Specis a very pretty scene.
Prof. Julius Lustor had arranged the
following programme for his band:
MarrR; Wt,,, t.i b'Gihoy ,.ii
hg1enti"n OrphouH. .,,,...,,,.......... uhonba.h
Evening star .Tannhrus"r
selection. wang. hpr-o
Curnct solo Lost chord siIbcrinan
Selection, raniandrum. ........,..,........n Hopper
PDpourrl Popular Airs. Moses
Selection. Fencing MaRicr.... ...........D he kuron
After leaving the banquet hall, the
visitors were led IN parties over the
building.
The route lay nrst by the tubular elc-
vator that asccnds to the dome Several
Drawing the storm, climbed from the M
teenth floor, the elevators last station
TO the lookout that caps the huge mound
OF iron and git. one Of the lofttest pin
naclcs ever raised 10y human hands
The view from this height. that On a
fair day commands a radius of nearly
thirty miles, was to-day obsCurcd by
the mist and the rain. but enough Wa
unfoldod tp the visitors TO Impress them.
on the fifteenth floor they were shown
the files Of "fhc " ORD" In nl It's editions
h.4 IA In Il t.Il
great volumes formed by It's contern-
pOrIri"s all arranged ana classified for
reference
ON the aucCe"ding floors, as they de
sCcnded, they saw the cosy dcns Of the
editors and the pleasant council cham
Der, whore policy and plans are dis
cu5scd by the heads Of Department.
A floor lower they saw the active men
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PRES. M'C0MB SURRENDERS.
He Furnishes Hail Against His In
dictmcnt for Assault.

David j. McComb. President OF the
rite GUARANTEES Company, who lives at
tn Navarro Flats Ia West Fifty-eighth
street who was indicted by the Grand
Jury on Monday for assault in the sec
'ni degree, and for whom "A bench war
rant was issued on the same day, wake 4
mo INC lstrlyt-Attorney's Office shortly
I. iorr = O'Clock this afternoon and gave
nlmreli ~ II" was uut under 81 En0
bond. va "''
M"',mh VS. Indicted for an assault
"n." MnsN' -. Crow, a Nc'" uo"ltNv
m. Nr cow YES At 3Ol West Eighty.
s,'uAd street The ;wo met FOR ths UT,t
l'ln" lew months ago and had bust
mes relations. Last Saturday morning
lhri mo, NJ Ftfty-ninth street and Sev-
=, How 4" YOU do. Mr. McComb?" said
MI, ',t"", ns he extended his hand
~ have been waiting for this" an
sw"rrd NrComh
|'"n w. suddenly hit Mr.. Crow in the
ia'r with his fist. cutting a deep cash
ON 'hg, nos" He followed this up with
several other heavy blows on the face.
Mr. COW retained John w. Con as
ms counsel Both men say that the
quarrel was over business matters.
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imposed, AS as result, result Of p the erusad
rated.
No. THE .wo.k of The Evening"
stood for = month and day between
the poor, the helpless. the unemployed
and starvation, was not the smallest of
the achievements OF a great newspaper
backed by confident readers. From FsbJ
to March TO- while the metropolis was1
experiencing the most severe weathetl
sleet came daily. to chill the marrow \
The Evening World" distributed hugd
baskets of food. free aA the air, to al
who came to the Free Food Commls4
sion, 50 Murray street. The represented
tivgs of GA, jlj poor families came frouT
all parts of the metropolitan district
with letters from their clergymen. They
went away laden with the material fo&
25S,J60 hungry people were fed. Thes
came from Brooklyn, Long Island CItyy
Hoboken and Jersey city. as weR d
it was all charity. and the hands d
The Evening Wcrld' were held up ~
those of a host of great-hearted me
given away; more than 1000 cabbagel
than 10, tons Of fresh fish. and othe
things In proportion. The cost of
obliged to buy It in the market, wouI
have been more than $4,000! The poIid
of New York and Brooklyn had, by
systematic census. found $4,000
and women unemployed in the rW
cities, and The Evening World" Fri
Food Commission set about relieyid
them till Spring opened and work yA
resumed. That 1t accomplished its ~
pose, ,quarter-million grateful peoptj
will acclaim.
In, concluding this history of the I'd
markably successful career of IT'LL
Evening World" 1t is only fair to s5f1
that many other important achitJ<
ments have been unrecorded, in dsfl N
ence 10 tie rule of seven" No NIL
ton has been made OF the green pan
issued OH St. Patrick's Day, the IN
and blue on the Fourth OF July. Hi}2
they are all original with THE EveIAlt
World and are well known to its M 4
ers. Then there were Sunday exItI(
on the assassination OF President (t#v
not, of France; the Chicago strike, All
the burning of the Brooklyn Tabernscll
The release of Joe Militci FROM an
custody of a Children's society, the 81
posture of poolrooms existing in tn. cit.
and their speedy closure, will 60 dow Il
into history as examples of the doc, incl
adopted at birth and rigdlv adhered to
above al, a newspaper; beyond ali. ii |
peoples friend"
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A BATCH OF GOOD THINGS.
Many Important Achievements
Placed to the seventh Years Credit.

Placed to the seventh Years Credit.
No. l.-An instance of 1.-THE Evening
Worlds" devotion to the cause of the
people was shown in the efforts which 1t
made to secure a better water supply for
the city of Brooklyn. Reports were made
from time to time that the city's supply
had been allowed to become polluted
through the carelessness and neglect OF
was KEEP Iure and clean. Reporters
of The II curg World" were sent OF
to investigate the matter and they dis
covered the existence of state OF
affairs that had never been suspcC; al
by the citI2rns of Brooklyn. Oficiai in
NeshSnlipn 'ullowed, and as Il result ac-
purify and renovate the sources of the
city's water supply to the great benefit
OF the health of the people. Clerks
Whose VINO neG,'gS enc was responsible for
the Department underwent a general
overhauling.
No. 2.-One OF the most notable
achievements of The Evening World"
past year was its account, cabled by
special correspondents abroad, of the
details of the sinking of the English
perdown during the evoiutions of the
British fleet in the Mediterranean The
bare fact that this terrible disaster had
occurred nal Deen known Tor several
days, but no details of the occurrence
could be obtained by the newspapers
either in this country or in England
The first absolutely authentic account
OF the disaster was published in an
Evening World' extra, which was
printed and circulated at II O'Clock at
night giving all the thrilling details of
the laundering of the unfortunate war
ship after the collision with the Camper
Gown. telling of the heroic rescue of a
part of thu ships company, the battle
with the waves and the horrible havoc
made among the struggling sailors by
ne " reyoT Ing proGS;ierss,. This story
back in fuE to the London papers
and printed tn, next day. Thus the
English people received their first re-
liable information OF the catastrophe
which SO nearly concerned them through
the enterprise Of an American news
paper,
No. S.-For a long time 1t had been
evident that the work of the Police
Department of this city should he sup
plcmented by an improved system of
a,Sna.lnS anu The use Il patro. wagons
Tor transporting large numbers OF police
from one part OF the city to another in
case OF an emergency, as well as for the
conveyance OF prisoners to the police
stations when the arrest was made at
a considerable distance from the station
Instead Of walking them through the
streets, The Evening World" took up
this question, Investigated II thoroughly
and In behalf Of the public demanded
in sue? New sys Yerh ssS I be
shown that New York was far behind
even the other large cities In this coun-
try In that respect, and that the most
primitive methods prevailed here In COM
parison with the great cities abroad.
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SEVEN YEARS
OLD TO-DAY.
CONTINUED from First PageJ

man convicted and sent to Jail on cir
cumstantial evidence of having robbed
"A man. As in John Meyers case. "The
Evening World Investigated the de-
tails and proved beyond IA doubt that
way released from Jail and sent rejoicing
on his way.
No 7.-While hardly coming under the
head OF victory, yet IL Vas certaihiy
great achievement for Ihe Evening
World" to give In several extra editions,
fun details of the great flood when dew
astate.d Johnstown, he Latest White
Sullivan Kilrain fight. Each case was "A
notable instance OF news-gat herng. and
in the case OF the prize night. the sale
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A RAILWAY STREET FLOODED
Residents Compelled to Seek snsel
I'm Boats.

RAILWAY. n. j., oct. IO.-The It'd
in the Railway RIVER had risen so hlf
by O'Clock this morning that reHden.
along the banks had to make hurris'
efforts to save their chickens, horses a n
COWS. The river soon became 4 rushin
torrent and flooded many acres of lot
land lying south of this city.
At O'Clock the water was over tbr,
feet deep on Dock street and the fs
persons who lived there were compeIly
to call boats to get to Monroe stree
after moving their household goods
the second floors. r
Many OF the gigantic elms for w,a
the city is noted were uprooted, as ne
hundreds Of other trees, and the straS
were Uttered with dismantled signs n
awnings.
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Wals'on II Brown a Brother have sold ouv
their holding Of Cincinnati, Jackson and Mack
law Railroad Company securities to a syndicate
headed by Nelson Robinson and including Gen
samuel Thomas and Calvin s. Brce At a
meeting to-day George s. Stone GeorEs C.
sheldon, Watson IL Brown and Thomas e. Wed.
worth resigned as directors and we're succeeded
by EoblnsIn, Thomas. BTice and John T. Moore.
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Mr.. Cotton "a. A. Van.
= tinel.
George A. Castor.
Mr. Morley George A.
CASTOR.
Samuel Brill.
A Brill Drill Bros }.
Messrs. McClain 4 Gimp
son.
J. ERriy.
Mr.. O'Grady.
~ A. r Sander.
Morltl Elsnef.
MI. Mondleson (Eisner &
MendlesDnj.
brent Good.
Miss Theresa Lynch.
5 Hefkoyitk.
John II Woodbury..
l. l.. mn.
A Lorlng
MIR. Gates cleveland
baking Powder COZ.
A g. King
MesGrs F)lmer &
Schwing.
Spaldlng Dros.
A y James
l. e. JandOri.
u A. FranRncld.
Thco. A. Kohn.
Albert KOhn
Miliari i Smith.
G. " De Il, Nergne.
[. ". Hammond.
j. g. Carpenter
Cortland T.. Dixon,
Mayors sec'y. Bklyn.
Henry Beam.
II. A. Hickman.
S. Cetzler.
J. J. Finch.
Frank Seaman.
Harry Bent2.
W II. Fnrdham.
A A. Anderson.
Mcssrs hates \ Morse
J W Thompson.
W q. Thomas.
J. Trltsch.
william wattenhers.
J. &, Wilson.
A. Abraham
J. +. Lister.
llirsrh Wochsler.
Samuel Wcrhsler.
Henry = Burger.
Henry Drerman.
Louis Hertz.
Gardiner u. Matthews.
James Matthews
A II Argell.
Louis Lehman.
John Irving Romsr.
Frank. Horton
Henry liatterman.
W. II MOEer.
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ChpprTuIIy
maze to Samuel l.. Terhune, the West
l,nth street ,aterer, for his thorough
1TSrEice ana excellent luncheon; to Henry
beauty and perfume of his flowers: to
Lnrcofstur Roster. OF Park Row. and to
rIol' i.uster' for his music, which has
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-10-10
AT HOME"
TO-DAY.
"The Evening World" Enter,
tainS a Host Of Visitors
and Well-WiSherS.
GUESTS INSPECT ITS PLANT.
Wonder Expressed at the Celebrity
and Accuracy of the System
of News Gathering.
MAYOR GILR0Y'S COMPLIMENTS.
Congratulations from Prominent
Business Men on The Seventh An
niversarv Of Public Service.

1.-THE Evening World' Is "at home"
to-day In celebration of the seventh ami
versary of it5 existence.