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and the road went to the Reorganization
Committee without any opposition.
COLLECTOR JOHN MARTIN of Plattsburg,
n. Y, has reported to the secretary OF the
treasury at Washington, that the eight
Cinnamon killed in the wreck at Garrison
October "a, were members OF party en-
route from Malone to New York having
successfully evaded the exclusion law.
Seven of them were young men who were
claimed as sons by four alleged fathers from
New York and on their testimony were dis
charged from arrest by Commits sioner Bad
ger at NJ alone October %. That afternoon
they started on what proved to be Tor eight
of them their final journey.
SECRETARY WILSON of the department of
agriculture has recently issued a report pre-
pared under his direction by Frank II.
Hitchcock, chief of the section Of foreign
markets that gives some interesting facts
relative to the present wheat shortage in
Austria-H Hungary and the con 3equent i'm
portation into that country OF American
grain. The crops of Austria-Hungary the
present season are remarkably small. III
the official estimates are fulfilled the com
bined wheat production OF Austria and
Hungary will amount to little more than
100 000, 900 bushel or 60 600, 900 bushels short
of the crop harvested in 1896, which was es-
timated at about 10000 600 bushels.
ASSISTANT Secretary of the Treasury Van
derslip went last Thursday from Washing
ton to New York to arrange for receiving
from the Reorganization Committee OF the
| Union Pacific railroad the proceeds of the
| recent sale Mr., Vanderlip's purpose is to
effect the transfer with as little disturbance
of the money market as possible. Several
! of the New York banks have signifed their
| willingness to accept out OF the temporary
deposit share of the whole amount to be
placed and agree to furnish the necessary
| indemnity bond, but the aggregate OF these
! off 10 op1x Oh q
posed arrangement is solely in the interest
of a stable money market, it is assumed that
the whole amount will be accepted.
THE Chesapeake and Ohio vestibuled ex
press train from Cincinnati to Washington
was wrecked last Thursday near Old Shad
well, Va. Four persons were killed out
| right and seventeen others were severely
injured. The cause Of the accident has no
been definitely ascertained, but it is believ
| ed to have been due to spreading rails. Th'
engine left the track on a sharp curve anC
was hurled against rocky hill. All of thu
cars except the dining car and the Rich
| mond sleeper were derailed. Two car
plunged end foremost down the steep en-
bankment and one of them went into thu
Rivanna river, which at this place skirt
the track, The day passenger coach an(
the express cars were badly wrecked. A
the locomotive plunged from the rails ant
| overturned, Engineer Duke was hurlet
from the cab and crushed under the engine
besides being terribly scalded by escaping
steam. He was rescued by his fireman ant
the conductor,
PRESIDENT MCKINLEY has issued the fol
lowing Thanksgiving proclamation: III
remembrance of Gods goodness to us dur
ing the past year, which has been so abund
ant, let us offer unto him our thanksgivin
and pay vows unto the Most High. Unde
his watchful providence industry has pros
p5red, the condition Of labor have been in
proved, the rewards Of the husbandma
have been increased, and the comforts G
our homes multiplied. His mighty han
has preserved peace and protected the ma
ton. Respect for law and order has bee
strengthened, love OF free institutions chez
ished, and all sections of our beloved cour
try brought into closer bonds OF fraterns
regard and generous cooperation. Flo
these great benefits it is our duty to prais
the Lord in a spirit of humility and graf
tude and to offer up TO him our most earnes
applications. That we may acknowledge
our obligation as people to him who ha
so graciously granted us the blessings {
free government and material prosperity,