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fortAcatons. in the rear Of Tamatave. but was re-
pulsed. being less fortunate than Colonel GioVahta'
destroyed the same fortress. \ treaty was s.Sned
IN 1885, giving France the protectorate or MaHd-
gasear That treaty Tas vas rscoSnlzeo rec % IN iT DS ia
comply with its obligations. ana fIenchmoh
were prosecuted. and some Of them were even mur-
dered France sent in 1894 special plenipotentiary.
NJ lie Myre de Nilers, but he did not succeed IN
his peaceful mission. The French Chambers voted
in November last credit Of 65GO00Q francs ana an
eXpeditionary corps Of 1900 men landed In April
and Nav Maiunga.
The queen of Madagascar. who has been stub
ILL., the Queen of the Hovas. She IS described as a
woman OF medium height and slender build. With
complexion somewhat darker than hai OF me .n ordi
nary Hova: rather prominent bones in the lower
part of the face jet black hair and soft expressive
eyes. She dresses In the European fashion. her
Rsiniaia rivony who has been at the head Of the
native Government of the Hovas ior thifty years.
members of the Congregational Church at Antanan-
arivo. $1,000.
habtants and situated at about the centre of the
Island of Madagascar about one hundred and
ninety miles west Of the city of Tamatave II IS In
above the level of the 1t is built upon three
hills
General Duchesne. who commands the victorious
French army. Is hfty eight years Ola ne iouehl AZ
SolferinO receiving a dangerous wound and winning
the Cross of the Legion Of Honor. He was made
lieutenant in 1861. and captain in 1864 In 1870 his
regiment the "a Infantry displayed heroic conduct
Spickeren. Captain Duchesne being one of the few
officers who escaped alive; but he was aft@rward
sent Algeria. where he Won the rank OF aGtutant-
major and lieutenant colonel In lNs2 Colonel
Tonquin and received his promotion 70 colonelcy:
but he returned soon afterward to Fr nee Oh ac-
count of failing health, He received the rank Of
brigadier general in 1SSs. and that OF general OF
division i'm 1893 General Duchesne In com
,nand of the military division OF Relfort when he
was placed at the head OF the Madagascar expedl-
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THE FIGHTERS HACKERS ARRESTED
TEXAS PUSHING THE WAR AGAINST CoRBETT
AND FITZsIMMONS.

TEXAS PUSHING THE WAR AGAINST CoRBETT
AND FITZsIMMONs.
Dallas Tex oct. s-Warrants are out for the
arrest OF William Brady. manager OF James J. Cor
bett: Martin Julian. manager OF Bob Fitzsim-
mons: ". * Nhceiock. secretary OF the Florida
Athletic Club and presumably for pan" \. Stuart.
Joe VenGg and others. The papers were issued
from Austin and arrived In Dallas this morning.
lock Thcy gave bail 10 appear befoT" the travis
County Grand Jury II Is understood they VIII
start for Austin tomorrow Papers are here also
for Nendie They w!ll hc served By Sheriff tabel
when NeudC arrives. There are no papers yet Tor
stuart The idea said 20 be that the others are 70
he used witnesses against stuart before the
Travis County Grand Jury 10 ndict him for con-
splracy to compound felony.
San Antonio. Tex. oct. S.-SheriT John r Camp
bell to-day received from the Sheriff of Travis
County attachments for jim DAILY. Billy De-
lany "Joc" Corbett. John Donaldson and John
McVcy all members Of Corbctt's training party.
Court Grand jury al Austin tomorrow as witnesses
The attachments werc served late this evening and
all tho witnesses started for Austin tonight
Cincinnati. oct. S-A telegram received in this
city to-day from 4. y. Trustworthy. Attorney-Gen-
cral Of Arkansas saying. Neither the laws officers
nor public sentiment VIII permit the 'orbett-frz-
simmons fight 20 take place In this state.
II learned tonight that the Grand jury OF
the Travis County District Court VIII seek 10 secure
indictments against Corbett Fitzsimmcns and
4 Chapfcr 0f the Texas Penal Code provides tnat
conspiracy entered INFO IN this State for the pur-
pose Of committing any felony IN any OF the states
or Territories ~ the United States. In any for
egn terri ,ory snal be punished in the same man>
ner as 4 the conspiracy entered into was 10 COM
nit th4 offence Ia this STATE. The penalty for such
nent in the penlentiary not less than two nor more
than five years.
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BANNOChS IN JiCKSON'S HOLE.
STORIES or THE RECENT KILLING OF WHITE
MEN THERE BELIEVED TO BE EXAGGERATED.

STORIES or THE RECENT KILLING OF WHITE
MEN THERE BELIEVED TO BE EXAGGERATED.
Salt Lake Utah. Oct S.--A dispatch to The Her
aid" from Pocatcllo. Idalo. that nothing later
has been received regarding the finding OF the bod
les OF Captain Smith ard his two companions on
Thursday mcrniag by wilson. the courier AdVicss
from Market Lake say that In the last three weeks
several sna parties OF Bannocks were seen gong
In the direction OF Jackson's Hole and 1t is known
that there from seventy-nve to one hundreH
Indians in the hole. Several Indian policemen are
their way 20 the scene Of the killing. The troops
still in that neighborhood. and this allays the
fear OF the settlers. a., ~
Washington Oct S-Offlcals OF the Indian Bu-
say that no advlces have been sent 10 then NJ,
by Agent Teeter any one else concerning me ~
ing Of Captain Smith and two men by the lndlans
Jack sons Hole The officials are extremely rsl-
icent concerning the affair. but convey the impres
sion that in their opinion the stories OF the Ki.nns
greatly exaggerated. There Is no DOUBT no'.-
ever that the attack Captain Smith ana ns mn
VII, have q bad effect the case OF the lhHi',is
who are endeay Oring secure the CONVICTION OF me
settlers charged wltn the murder or ther men aSt
July The matter is now about TO come up III VI
Wyoming a test case re.atiNe 10 the ueat
rights Of the Indians. for the prosecution OF Whici
representatives OF the Department OF Justice ana
the Indian Bureau were detailed in benait OF the
Z
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-09
FIRE HELPED ITS DEMOLITION

THE OLD STATION JUST VACATED BY THE
CENTRAL ROAD IN SYRACUSE BURNED OUT.
Syracuse n Y, Oct. Son Sunday the local oni-
cials OF the New-York Central Road moved from
the old station into the fine building which has
been erected on the site of the old Leland Hotel
Yesterday and to-day the preliminary work IN tear
Ing down the old rookery has been In progress
About o. clock this evening fire took hand IN 'he
demolition The old station was vacant, the noors
were strewn with all kinds Of rubbish and the
windows had been taken out. A strong wind fanned
the flames and before the engines arrived on the
scene the whole building mass OF flames.
People coming IN by trains and thousands OF citi-
zens were treated TO a sight OF pretty blaze, ana
as there was no danger OF the fire communicating
10 surrounding buildings everybody shouted: Let
her burni'' Hints were. OF course common that the
station had set fire save tearing IL down.
hut this idea Is secuted. The building was com
pletely burned out. A large amount OF work IN IN
tearing the structure down will be saved, but the
engineers in charge of the building or the ne"
subway which is connect the tracks with the new
station say that their work vii. be somewhat de-
layed on account OF the thorough wetting OF the
ground where excavations are to he made iraln5
were not seriously delayed by the fire.
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bach there In person, and although he con-
ceaed or tried to conceal his adherence to the
candidacy Of William n. Hoag by seconding the
nomination of Michael J. McCann. 1t was easy
to be seen in Lyric Hail. in Sixth-ave., near
Forty -second-st.. where the convention was
held, that the forces were pretty evenly divided.
and It was we'll said by Joseph II. Choate in
nominating Mr.. Pavey that it would be well
for the gentlemen not to make too much noise
until they were out OF the woods
AS had been expected. committee from the
Good Government Clubs comprising Arthur Won
Briesen, Carl s Petrash De Forest Grant. James
r. Burnet. =. A. Sands and A. S. Fssell, APP
peared and asked for a conference After some
wrangling this was agreed to. and Albert F.
Hager. of the new XXVIIth District; James p.
Foster of the old XXIst. and Alexander V.
Campbell. of the new XXVth, were appointed
a Conference Committee by the permanent chair
man. Richard j. Lewis. The conference was
brief and to the point the visitors simply asking
consideration of their feeling for Frank d. Payey
as a Republican. whom they could and would
support If he We're nominated
Those placed in nOmna lion were Frank d.
Pavey, William y. Hoag and Michael j. McCann.
the last named being described as "A good running
mate for HOag in the Plat combine. James w.
Perry. at o'clock in the afternoon. had declared
himself out Of the fight. and this left clear space
for division OF the convention Forces In the hope
Of getting a second ballot ard then throwing the
Mccain following to Hoag But the plan did not
work At the conclusion II the vote. wnch was
not reached till midnight .fr. Lauterbach sought
the stage in order to call for unanimous choice.
but the crowd jeered him of the stage. The vote
stood: For Pavey 1870 for Hoag. 49, for McCann.
Az; For Alexander T. Mason 2. The nomination
of Mr. Payey in generally pleasing to Republicans.
Ex-Polire Inspector Williams was nominated
for the Senate In the Xllth District
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country. But they lost their wisdom when french
vessel bound TO the neigh5oring island OF Bourpon
was wrecked OF the coast near Fort Dauphih. mat
snip was conveying as passengers ABOUT '"enS
SIX girls destined for the Bourbon coiohis's' Inc
settlers al Madagascar discarded their native wives
ana married their countryWomen. On the hisht u
he welding ceremony. which was periorme' Io'
III at the same Zine. the abandoned Mhiasassy
girls sent their relatives and their slaves VINO ked
the greater part of the French colonsts Ihose VINO
escaped we're lost and thus ended me '"s'
attempt Of French colonization in Madagascar
But soon after other adventurers arrived from
France. Fort Dauphin was rebuff. and since lheh
the French have never lost their foothod on tne a
Isgassy soil They practically recognizea 1y 'ne
european Powers a being the only ones ehtteu ~
exercise on the African ISLAND the same fishts .S
ingisnd exercised In India. or Holland a, ou'a'ad
ana Java During the Of the Revolution anu
the Empire France managed to keep her agBIahu|e1
4cssessions In Madagascar. despite the eHoits OF
a. Louis Philippe. Napoleon III and the Third ne
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TO TRY THE REV. MR.. WlDDEMER.
ACTION or TIE MONMOUTH PREsBYTERY-fl'o-
CEEDINGS AGAINST AsBIRY PARK
ELDERS DROPPED

Asbury Park. y. J., oct. (SpeclaD.-The Pres
bytery OF Monmouth met at JamesDurg to-day
The case OF Adou Lipplncott, George \. Smock'
Daniel Michigan and W f. Leroy, elders or the
First Presbyterian Church In Asbury PARK, charged
with insubordinaton. called for trial I'M
mediatey after the opening Of the session confer
enca was hec between the Rev. II. +. Smith. OF
Freehold. counsel for the elders. and the prose-
cutting counsel. which resulted in an agreement to
discontinue the proceeding against the elders 1t
vas stipulated for the elders that they would use
every EFFORT in their power to bring the First Pres-
bvterian Church In harmony with the Presbytery.
The prosecution. on the other hand Is 10 orlng
tho charges against the Rev Howard 7. Wddemer.
the deposed pastor Of the church. formally before
the synod which meets at New-Brunswick on
Tueslay The characterization charged against the
elders their refusal to obey a mandate from
the Presbytery demanding Mr.. Wiidemers dis
mIssal 4 few weeks ago Mr. Wddemer. who Is
greatly liked by the people of Asbury Park, was
again called to the pastorate OF the church. Should
t6r decision OF the synod he in his favor he Will
begin his ministry duty without delay.
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4 LE4KY BOILER EXPLODES.

SIX MEN SERIOUSLY INJURED IN HIBERNIA. y. j.
Hbcrnia. y. j.. oct Six men were seriously
injured by the explosion of boiler In the wharton
Iron ore Company's mine in Hibernia at o'clock
this morning. The town shaken as II ny an
earthquake and scarcely window in any oil the
frame houses remains unbroken. The injured are;
Milton Smith engineer scaded: Philip Fosburg.
fireman. scalded. John Clark William Kelly John
Malone. Michael Ryan. Just after the supper hour
in the mine. Fosburg started TO fill Furnace No 3
with coal. Roller No .. which had been LEAKING
for several days began hiss Before the eng gneer
could open all the furnace doors the faulty boiler
exploded. Smith was hurled through the engine
house door, a distance OF twenty feet. f0sburs.
Clark and Kelly who were in the boiler-roon were were
tossed against the walls. ana all were seriously
scalded 4 part OF the boiler hurled through
the wall and halfway into an adjoining office Wnere
Malone and Ryan were acting watchmen lh"y
were injured by broken timbers The engine mouse
is complete wreck The damage Will amount to
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g. B. GREIG IN SdN FH1NCISCO.
KING OF TANNING AND WASHINGTON ISLANDS"
WILLING TO LEASE POETlO" OF Hls
DOMAIN FOR A CABLE STATION.

"t<1NG OF TANNING AND WASHINGTON ISLANDS,
WILLING TO LEASE PORTO" OF HIS
DOMAIN FOR A CABLE STATION.
San Francisco oct. s-George b. Greig, the King
of Tanning and Washington Islands, arrived IN
San Francisco last Sunday the schooner Mary
Dodge His visit Is purely a business one. ana ne
does not look for any diplomatic recognition from
the United States. The young heir-apparent. who
ACCOMPANIES his father will 90 to school in Call
fornia But the education of his son is not the only
thing that brought The King to San Francisco.
lie Is deeply Interested in the proposed cable be-
tween Australasia and America as cable station
is TO be built on Tanning Island. The British COM
missioner who traversed the South Seas IN search
OF resting places for the cable arrived here on the
steamer Alameda but after remaining a few days
preceded to British Columbia and Canada to COM
n'ote ARRANGEMENTS with the Canadian Government
on his return he Will meet Mr. Greig, and arrang,,
lneuts fof leasing portion OF Tanning lsiand VIII
be- arranged. 80, ,, =. ..,.
Mr. Crcig brought enough copra with him to nay
al hs cvpersrs while he remains in this city. ne
is tail ami very g1ol-looking showing 0ny siiEnt
traces OF the.sOuth Sea isiard n2ty" oood tha j. III
his veins His wife H. native Princess ana very
wealthy in her own right , r.,
"Wlil ine cable company purchase srouh' lor 3"
cable on Tanning Island%' was asked. it,,
$50 sir they VIII not. 4 portion OF the islan
may be leased. but | am not selling an men oi
ground TO any one. i Dy cable from Australia -
SmerIca viii have to pass over flaming or Washing
ton islands and while shall be g.ad TO see s,a,
ton there nevertheless. facilities will be granted
,tntu they are paid for As soon as my business Is
settled here Will make for nome az once. IN an
san Francisco to see how my son Is doing at
school
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day But II the Malagasy capital was occupied on
September q the information could not have been
known on September 90 at Natomaudry. That sea-
port. the 10 Antananarivo, is not connected
with the capital by a telegraphic lire. and it takes
At least seven days for the fastest courier to run
the distance between the two places. The news
may have reached Natomaudry, which was IN the
possession Of the Hovas October (. or TaInatave
on October 8: but from either Of these points II
would have to be carried by steamer 10 Maurtus
or La Reunion, and have been cabed thence on
October Z TO Europe. where It might have arrived
yesterday 1t is also possible that General Duchesne
has sent with the good news a courier in the di-
rection Of Majunga the harbor occupied by the
French on the northwestern coast OF Madagascar.
The tourney between Antananarivo and Majunga
occupies from fifteen 10 eighteen days. hut there
are optic telegraphic posts from the latter place
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-09

BANAVAIO III. QUEEN OF MADAGASCAR
20 Andriba. nearly half way to the capita. The
courier would have Only l2j or l5o miles TO. run
before reaching the first optic telegraph.c
post. which could have been done in seven days
and the news telegraphed from the post on october
October to Majunga. whence ii would have
been cabied TO Paris. But optic communications are
not always easy or well understood according to
the atmospheric conditions and before officially
nouncng the news. If il received Via Andriba
and Maunya. instead of via Tamatave the French
Governmeu. may have caDled for a confirmation OF
the Port Louis dispatch.
Since the middle of the seventeenth century.
France has been coonizng the southeastern portion
OF Madagascar. ana the settlement Of Fort Dauphn
was greatly assisted by Cardinal de Richelieu. who
was won't to call the great African is,aE1 ar
Oriental France" The colony was successful, and
protected by native tribes adjoining it, for the
enty-nve French adventTrers had the sagacity and
foresight Of marrying the beautiful girls Of the
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TIE THIEF SUPPOSED TO BE 4 WAITER
DIAMONDS AND JEwELRY ESTIMATED TO BE
,,.nurt, o. ooo srOr.rv NEAR TARRYTOWN

DIAMONDS AND JEwELRY ESTIMATED TO BE
WORTH 1000 STOLEN NEAR TARRYTowN.
There was a diamond robbery at the home OF
Elias BRYANT in Bedford road. Pocantco HES.
near Tarrytown. on Monday night. and the robber
secured diamonds and jewery valued at 5000 ana
S7 in cash. Thc robber is thought TO have been a
waiter employed in the house, as he went upstairs
al the dinner hour and then left the house. He
has no; been since thea
slr Bryant has number OF wealthy persons Nv
ing at his house. Three months ago "A man In poor
circumstances applied 10 him for employment as
waiter His name he said was joel Barkhardt
While Mrs j II Hull. of New-York. was at the
table Barknardt said he sick. and went mp
stairs. He is supposed to have gone TO Mrs. HUNS
room ard taken the jewelry and money ana tneh
10 have left the house by means OF q window. Mr.
Bryant yesterday sWore ont a warrant Tor the
arrest OF Barkharit but there Is no clew TO where
he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-09
CIVIL SERTICE LAWS IGNOHED.

THE COMMISSION TO MAKE AN INVESTIGATION
BEGINNING WITH THIS CITY AND BROOKLYN.
Lockport ~ y Oct. S.-President Cobb. OF the
State Civil Service Commission. leaves mere TO-
night for New-York to attend meeting OF the
Boari at the Holland House Just before starting
Mr. Cobb said that the Commission VIII imrneoi-
ately begin tour Of the State to investigate the
conduct OF the Civil Service in the various cities,
beginning with New-York and Brooklyn. He says
that the Civil Service laws are ignored In many
of the cities. and some interesting developments
tel
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scuooJHOrsES MUST FLY THE FLAG.

.banv Oct. s-Charles 4. Skinner. Superin-
,andent OF the State Department or Public In
structlon has Issued circular calling the atteh-
ton OF schoold:strct officers to the provisions OF
o.. ,au nassed last winter providing for the pur-
chase and display OF United States flags at the
nubl,c schools OF the State. The law Is mandatory
IN us terms and there is no discretion vested IN
IN. school authorities as to compliance with H. II
ia the duty OF all school-distrct officers and Boards
-, Education to purchase lass and necessary APP
piances at once. and failure TO do so is slircleht
cause for the removal OF any officer. trustees
have the authority to purchase hass and hvy
tax upon their districts for the expense incurred.
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POISONED At 4 WEDDING.

-FOUR PEOPLE HAVE DIED AND MORE THAN
HUNDRED ARE ILL IN SABUf,A. IOWA
Des Moines Iowa, oct. S-The state BOARD OF
Health has received appeal from Sabula, where
large mart OF the population is suffering from the
wholesale poisoning which occurred at wedding
three weeks ago. Two more died yesterday. making
four dead. d c. Gage. bridegroom at the wedding
will die and others almost certain to do So
Tho walls Of the victims be heard al, over the
town day and night over one hundred people are
now ill., The doctors believe it IL trichnosis put
tho svmptoms reported the State Board, which
has sent a representative TO Sabua, are those OF
cholera morbis The doctors there are exhausted
and the town is In panic.
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NETTING or THE BAR ASSOCTLTION.

A meeting Of the Association Of the Bar OF the
State OF New-York was held In the clubhouse at
No. West Twenty ninth-st.. last evening There
WAS an unusually large attendance. It was
hlnted that the recent judiciary nominations might
be brought up for discussion. but the subject was
carefully avoided An amendment 70 the constitu-
ton was adopted. providing THAT no person shall
be eligible for membership IN tne ASSOCIATION until
after fhe expiration OF two years from the date OF
his admission TO practice In the courts OF record OF
the State OF New-York." Several members
were elected one OF whom John Sabine Smith.
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rypTrrN MILLIONS or GAS SIOth'

Wilmington. Del. Oct S-The addiuoha. oo"u -
sue Of 100000 OF stock Of the Bay "'',' "1s
Company recently ordered by the direc'o'S' "aS a"
been taken The subscription books were op
In this city yesterday. and in Few hou'' ''.' W
tire amount was subscribed TOT " 80 -,
,i ,r.a ,,c,esea makes the capitalization OF
the I3ay State Gas Campany Sio'"''SV''
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HE UELPED ~ THE MOLLY Ma GTTRE ARRESTS

Pottsyl1e Penn. oct. s.-John 8. Snyder died
suddenly at his home here to-day. The deceased was
a deputy sheriff under High Sheriff Matz during the
Molly Mcguire" trials and assisted In the arrest
~ many ~ the ringlesders. lie was also County
Commissiorcr's clerk for several terms and held
other appointing under county officers. lie was
"A Democrat IN politics.
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HUNTER ACCIDENIALLf SHOI.
IN RETURNING HOME 4 COMPANIONS GUN II
DISCHARGED. WOUNDlNG HIM
Under TIE ARM.

Edward Dougherty. son Of T. Dougnerty' ron
lrs contractor was accidentally shot last evening
hua ont hunting IN the Seventh Ward of Yonkers
noar the home OF Alderman Mooney. Dougher'y
Richard Friel and Seymour Mooney. son ot the
Alderman. went out hunting yesterday afternoon.
They had bagged some game, and at DARK s,"r,eu ii
20 return home When they were walking aIohS
,ba road Fr.els gun was in some way discharged,
the shot entering Dougherty's BODY under me rsnt
sr,n and seyering an artery. RE was taken to
AlJerman MONEYS home. where a hunlner OF
nhvsirians were called into attend him. lie vii.
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AZ ANBTLAyCH STRIKES CABLE-CAR.

An ambulance from the Hudson Street Hospital.
while on It's way 10 the Sixth Precinct station. last
night struck a Broadway cable-car at Walker-st.
The shafts of the ambulance broke the glass In one
of rho vlndows cutting the wrist OF a passenger
who refused to give his name or address. Or John
son who was In the ambulance. bandaged the
wound which was not serious
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-10-09
nInrmArER rHlcE OF coAA ApvAycEp.

Phlladephia oct s-The tidewater price OF n
tbracite coal by the cargo at Philadelphia has been
advanced from 10 20 cents per ton by the Reading
and Lehigh Valley Railroad ana Coal Companies
In order to conform to the new figures OF the Della
and Hudson Company.