THE OREGON SCOUT,
jones & ciianchv, rubimicro.
UNION,
OREGON.
question's ron deteiimisatios.
Matter to be Contldcied In the Knight of
Labor Contention,
Richmond (Vn.) Bpecial: General Sccro
tary Turner, ol tho Knights of Labor, in
conversation this evening said lie consid
ers the present convention by fur tho most
Important nsHctnbly tho order hns hnd, or
am have, an upon its courso dcj.cnds tho
futuro welfare of tho order. Tho sessions
will bo eight hours a day, from 8 to 12 in
tho morning, and 2 to 0 in tho afternoon.
Tho action of the nssoniDly upon tho
subject of boycotts will probably be af
fected somewhat by tho peculiar condition
of affairs In ltlchmond now. For many
months tho paper and printing houso of
Iinughninn Ilros. has boon boycotted by
the Typographical union and Knights of
Labor. This has brought about a bitter
state of feeling, especially as merchants
nnd others havo organized a branch of tho
Law and Order league, with a membership
of over two thousand, backing llaiighmau
and fighting flic boycott. ThcentlroTypo
graphical union has been indicted for con
spiracy, and indications uro that tho trial
will lake place during tho tiino tho assem
bly is holding its session. Ofcoursoall
this causes much bitterness as all attompts
at arbitration between llaughman liros.
and tho printers havo proved dismal fail-
u ITS.
Tho question of Knlghls of Labor run
ning for political olllco is also likely to bo
influenced by local surroundings. If. W.
Mullen, past master workman hun is run
ning as a labor candidate George I). Wise,
democratic nominee, is his opponent, and
tho republican convention after a sharp
light decided not to endorso Mullen, and
they nominated H. Wuddell, Into United
States district attorney. Wliei. Mullen was
nominated a majority of tho democratic
knights bolt"d from thocon vcntlon nnd an
nounced their intention of supporting tho
democratic nominee, on tho ground that
tho fundamental principlo of tho order for
bade Its going into polities, therefore tho
assembly will bo in session in tho midst of
a sharp political contest as well as a legal
war on boyrotters.
Such inembors as conic sconi to bo disap
pointed at tho comparatively mcagro rep
rose illations from tho west. They think
tho long strikes therobiivohud a dispiriting
effect upon tho members ai.d weakened the
order in that section.
IIECIIEASE is the muiT.
A ltcdncllon inwlna September of $t0,
tvn,ttx.
Washington special: Tho reduction of
tho public debt during tho month of Sep
tember amounted to 510,0'.'7,013. Tho
ilecrcnsu in tho debt since July 1, boforotho
first quarter of tho current fiscal year Is
521,ri80,U18. Tho Interest-bearing debt
now amounts to 51,181, 757,312. Tho not
cash balance on hand in tho treasury to
day Is 507,81)0 mil, against 570,027.501 u
month ngo. Tho gold coin and bullion
fund In tho treasury to-day amounts to
3212,0()i),018; with liabilities--gold coi Illi
cit tes outstanding amounting to 58 1,001,.
807; thus leavingV good gold fund balance
of 5157,017,211. There nronow $05,3S7,.
112 In sliver certificates outstanding,
a-ainst 58l),02l,700 a month r.go. Tho
store of silvordollars now hold in tho treas
ury amounts to 5181,202,5113. Tho circu
latlon of Hilvor dollars now amounts to
nearly 500,000,000, an amount far above
any previous period.
Tho government iccclpts for September
were unusually large, amounting from all
hoiiicib to 531. 080.701. Tho customs re
ceipts wero 520,080,017. against 517 521,.
205 in September, 1885. Tholntei ual rov
oiiiio receipts wero 50. -100.1:10; about
51.000.000 less than in September a year
ago. The expenditures for September tills
your weru 520.58:1.101; about 51 500,(100
moro than In September, 1885. Tim total
receipts for the Hist quarter of tho current
fiscal vear, ending to day, wero 50:i,578..
5)00, against 581,802,580 for tho coires-
l ding quarter of 1885. On tho other
hand tho government expenditures for tills
quarter won) 575.805,000, or nearly
55,500 000 moro than lor tho first quurtcr
of 1885. .
FtAUSOlXO WltOXtl ItOISltS.
Stouti.and, Mo., Oct I For somo time nn
organization in Miller county known ns the
While horse company, whose avowed purpose
fa the suppression of horso stealing:, has been
In cx stciico. A few nights ago the company
visited tho hoU!e of Fuink 1 tlili n, n well-to-do
fanner, who was liarlKiiinir a women of al
leged loose moral, nuil taking liodilcu ami
tint women to the woods, IioiiuiI them ni'l ns u
log nnd administered a severe Hugging. The
WHrned ltodden mid the woman tint a eoiitlu
iiuuce of their relations would result In tlielr
Jciiig hanged, and also warned a pal ly of har
vesters who recognized some of tliem that any
refcrcico to the matter wuti.d icsiilt In death.
A Real Karthqutiko.
Au earthqualio is n novel experience In this
country; at all events, n genuine, first-class
i-artliouuko Is. There have been a number of
local earthquake that gained tome notoriety.
The most notloablo one occurred la 1811, la
the vicinity of New Madhd, oa the Misslslp
pi river. The center of disturbance was In
the low river valley, dcpo-ltcd by the Mrcam
Itself, though the chocks, oceuiilug at inter
vals during several mouths, were felt at a dis
tance of ilJO miles. In some places the earth
was lifted up, and In others depre.ss.ed, form
luir small lake that still exist. Hut the most
remarkable circumstance lu that earthquake
was the fact that the serlei of local illsturbau
In thuL ri-L-liin eatlrelv ceaseil eoineldeiitly
Jtli tho great eitithtiuaki that dcatioyed
Hie eiiDitiil oi Veiieiiela. March "0.
mi-' What eoulil have been tho relation
between the scries of sum 1 carthqit ikes
In the southeastern coiner of Missouri ami the
great earthquake Unit conclud d the cuter
Uliiinent four or live thousand miles away, on
anothercontliieiitt
There have been three or four local earth
ipiakcs In San I'ranelseo. wlihla liulf u centu-
...iiiM.,,1 tifir, iiltn-m tlnni tlmililt-tl.
NoveintxT 1. lt.V, a rather i.otatile earthquake,
was felt lu New P.uglatid, and elcw hero on lh
Atlautlo coast, that was sup-xi-ed to have
proceeded irom wo ueniemiiiiis i.isiina eurin
quake that ocelrrrd mi the 1st of tho same
month, Some chhntifys aud Inllrm walls iu
liostou were thrown down. Sluce that event
the only considerable earthquake that has
been fell between the ltisky moiiiitaliia and
the Atlantic occurred In October, ls7u; hut It
wrought now li re nut damage- of liuimrtiiiico.
The dUtubatirc of Tuexlay lat atara not
only to have extended over uu enormous urea,
but to havo c-iiimmI greater destruction of both
life aud pnis'rt than any other known occur
mice of the kind III tins (xmntrr. la fact, It
Is the oulv Yankee earthquake that lias at
tained the distinction of killing -eopU', or of
toppling down any iiiaalderalile iiuinlwr of
biiJdlhgn.
Was this set sink- phenomenon really au
Aliicricnu earthiuake, or an riuauatloti of
Miiiie more ooIimmI dUlurtwtic on wans other
iiart of the planet f Was Its (ocui ol luutiau
on the oua of ouUl t'r4luu, or sohmiw h. ie
III tlio West Illdu or llAhsma Is 'awls, in
South America, or In the AHautOI '11m nwe
tlou la tu uxlrnmeh liiterttsUiig mho. Uia teol
ably will toun receive au answer. -fhKjyi
Timet.
Ana visa ron a sew tmau
Tlit Condemned Anarclitit Want Another
Cltanee for Ttielr Lire.
A large number of peoplo crowded Into
J ud go Oary's court-room in Chicago on tho
1st to hear arguments on tlio motion for a
new triul for the condemned anarchists.
In the audienco wero a number of adlicr
eats to tho anarchist c.tuso and numerous
representatives cf tho prisoners. Tlio pro
ccedings wero opened by tlio reading of tlio
filed arguments nnd nflidavits in support
of tho application, which occupied some
time. Thcro is little probability of tho mo
tion being granted in behnlf of any of the
prisoners, but it Is probuble that lio Judgo
will reserve his decision until to-morrow,
nnd then call up tho prisc-cra for judg
ment. Tlio day of execution will bo sot for
Borno time between Dec. 1 ani! 15, but this
will bo simply a formality, during tho ap
peal to tho supremo court.
Before arguing the motion for a now trial,
Cnpt. Black stated that ho desired to read
certain allidavlls stripped oi couaiu veioi
age. Thellrstalll lavitchitrgod that Special
Bailor Henry M. Idee, who was ordered oy
tho court to summon tho jury, said lie was
inannciiii; tho caso ncainst tho itmiichisls,
and Hint he munitioned hiicIi men on the jury
ns wero favorablolotlioproscciition. dipt.
Black stated that it was Otis Favor, a mcr-
chant on Wabash avcutio, to whom Bailiff
Itico repealed tho allegations in t tie alildit-
vit, and ho wanted I'avorexamineu in open
court. Another nWdwvit by h. A. Stevens
says that Favor had stated to Idin that
llico know what ho was about and that tho
"anarchists" would hang as sure as death.
Cnpt. Black wanted Stevens examined in
court but the court overruled tho motion.
Capt. Black then asked for a postponement
to exnmino ino aiuoaviin which ni-iu mnuu
Inst night, but tho court onleiedHho pro
ceedings to go on. t'npt. Black then read
tlio defendants' petition for a new trial,
which hns bcon published. It contained
nolhing now. Phis was followed by an nil!-
davit from T. J. Morgan, of Woodlawn,
who sworo that Juror F. h. Benken said, in
his presence, beforo being accepted on tlio
ury. Unit, tlio aniircliists ougni to nana.
Another uflidavlL from Morgan s son suri
tioilcd this statement. Tlio aflhlavit ol
Michael Call averred that juror Adonlssald
to him. before becoming a juror, that "II 1
wan on the jury I would bang every one oi
tho anarchists." A. 1'. f.ovo of l.aOrnngc
and Orrin Hlossoni of Wcntwoith iivenuo
made allhlavits that on tho night of tlio
llavinnrket massacre they wero in a saloon
on Halsted street with II. I., dllmar for
soiiio time buforo nnd alter tho explosion
took place. No it was an nllldavit from ox-
Chief ol Detectives W. M. Currier, now a
liverv man. iu effect to show that ho fur
nished carriages to Do used ny mo jurors
during tho trial. This was to show that
tlio state desireil to win tho favor of tlie
jury by treating tliem to carriage rules.
Another nllldavit was from .1. 1 DeLuce, a
saloonkeeper of Indianapolis, which staled
that sonio time in May u man came into
his saloon tvith a satchel, saying: "I in
going to Chicago;, vou will hear from mo be
foro long." Tho stranger spoke a bout the
labor trouble, and was very on ter against
tho capitalists. Another nllldavit sup
porting ih is ouo was miido by Oscar
Spouse, who was present and heard what
tho strii m.er said. Tho inference sought to
bo conveyed by these allhlavits was that
this stranger was llm bomb thrower. Then
Grlnnell's closing speech to tho jury was
commented on.
In answer the state had affidavits which
wero rend. I'olicu Captain John Carney, of
Cn.nslon testillcd that ho know Lull for
twenty years, and ho is u worthless, sunt-
less drunkard. Mr. Adams, m an allldavlt,
denied any such convoisatioa with Clll.
Tbeoiloio Denker made an niiiunvii. iicnj-
iug that ho made such a statement as is
imputed to him in Morgan's alliduvit.
Then A. P. I.ovo in another nllldavit, said
that ho was not In company willi Mr. Hlos
soni on tlio night of the massacre; that ho
was not in the city after 0 o'clock in the
evening, and that he never saw Oi'miir. Ho
acknowledged signing tlio aiutinvii, iciio iu
court, but did not swear to it. His reason
for doing so was that ho was promised
money nnd rccohed it. lie said t lint no
was ii.iid Silt) liv one Lewis Smith. Hlos-
sum's allhla vit was to tho same effect. Ho
wns not witli Love that tiiglil, and did not
know Oilinnr, and was i iduced to sign tho
nillilavil by tho rece.pt. of 500, paid by
Smith.
Theso allhlavits wore iu the nature ol a
bombshell to Cnpt. Black anil his asso
ciates, uml sundered any relianco placed
on the allhlavits turn shed by them. Capt.
Black intimated that the second allhlavits
wero obtained through fear, and tho court
said it was dillieult which to believe, and
suggested that tlio arguments bo coin
inenced on tho law points involved in tho
motion for a new trial.
The proceedings wero resumed by iv do
maud from tho court lor a printed copy ol
the examination of Juror Denker upon the
occasion of his being selected to servo.
After reading it the rouit expressed the
opinion that a further contradiction of
Bunker's allldavlt or corroboration of
Morgt u's testimony was not mater nl.
Capt. Hhick again pressed for adjournment
until Monday, but tho court oven -tiled him,
and Mr. Hluck entered an exception to the
ruling of tho court, lio then pioceeded
with his argument, dealing with tho tenth
assignment of errors, which is that of tho
closing remarks of tho state attorney bo
foio the jury. Before Capt. Black com
pleted his ni'guir.ent tho hour of adjourn
ment was at hand, and tl.ecoui t adjourned
until 10 o'clock Monday.
dipt. Black, in Ids argument, dwelt nt
length on two points. I"irt, that tho
state ntlor.iey introduced into Ids closing
argument Niibstnntive matter not referred
to previously during tho trial; second, that
the evidence submitted by the prosecution
was defective ill failing to provo ho tho
principal was. Ca. Black held that the
evidence, to be HUlllclent against accessor
!.. Hlmiild have been so uninist nkublo
against tlie principal as to secure his con
viction lmd ho Deen present in court, wur
In" tlui eon the of his speech Mr. Black was
rebuked by the court. In one instance for
iniikliiL- a "wrong statement respecting a
ruling iniide by the court.
TJIK I.ATK AVSTICi: CHASK.
Columbus dispatch: Gov. Fornkor to
day hold a consultation with J. 11. Outh
wuite, a member of tlie congressional coin
mlttce looking after tho arraiigeiiieiits for
the removal of the remains of the hitcChiol
Juatlco Chase from Washington to Sprln
Grove cemetery, Cincinnati, and it was de
cided after a discussion of the situation
that the memorial wxeicises should be held
III Cincinnati instead of Columbus, as at
first contemplated. Auefh rt wt niinleto
secure Music hull for His purpose of holding
tlio funeral oxtrcU in Cimiiinatl. but the
exposition commissioners have charge for
the full month of October, ami they will
likely Ik) held lu one of Hie opeia lioiis.s of
that city. Foimal invitations have boon
prepared slid will be sent to the jm! of
th Fulled SUIm supreme court, til JinUtw
of the Ohio siipivme court, members r th
tnU lutr Hsovmiion, and c. tlior distin
Kuisht'tl m i-Miiik. Tin rwniHiiia will arrive
in CiiiiimiMtl eurLv th morning of I Us 1 Itli
inst.. hiiU the momoiUI otervUtw will lie
lu u h 11 it. in.. whu cvln.v. lloilUy
and JuktieMititliwH will dellvxruildi
ttinl imiiKsllHloly Mllerwnrd the iiitariiiv-ut
will take plate.
FLASHES Fi:OM 1-OHHtaS 6HOIIES.
Kdwin Arnold is ill.
1 lea vy snow fallsaro reported in Bavaria.
The Irish landlords rcfuso to abate thelt
.-cuts.
The popo entcrtnins grave fcara for hia
porsonal safety.
General Botilnngcr hns Invented a moat
destructive bomb. .
Sir llcginald Hanson baa been elected
lord mayor of London.
General Katilbars removed the Kuesiao
consul at Sofia for weakness.
A Dublin priest virtually advises the
murder of tho evicting landlords.
Cholera still rages throughout Japan.
Thero wero 8,472 deaths in liino days.
Tho Bulgarian government will resist the
demands of the Russian ultimatum.
The French nre preparing for the perma
nent occupation of tlio Now Hebrides.
l'rinco Alexander Is trying to obtain per
mission of tho czar to visit St. Petersburg.
China intends to issue a, loan for 550,
000,000 for tlio construction of railways in
tlio empire.
Tho Karl of Northbrook is in Ulster wink
ing a personal investigation of the land
question.
M. Gaiiel and Captain Valincourt fought
a duel at Moiitpelier. Valincourt was
wounded four times.
Ismail Pasha has sent a telegram to
Cairo strongly disapproving Lavison'a
Rc'tzui'o of tlie Ismail palnce.
Most Ilev. Tliotnoe J. Carr, D. D., Ro
man Cnthallo bishop of Galway, has been
appointed archbishop of Melbourne.
T. P. O'Connor, in a speech at Shore
ditch, said ho haled crime, but tho cruel
landlord would drivo tho people to desper
ation. A Chiucso woman underwent tlio "Ling
Chi" execution for poisoning at Canton.
She was cut into exactly 1,000 pieces while
alivo
Discharged Cliineso soldiers invaded on
of tho leading pawn shops of Hocking,
China, and looted the place, after killing
forty s;x employes nnd the pioprietor.
.HOMIXKST MKS ASH WOMBS.
Rubinstein, the pianist, has a great weak
ness for games of chance.
Miss Alico Longfellow, eldest daughter of
the pool, has gono to Paris.
Mrs. Taylor, the widow of Bnyurd Tay
lor, is to pass tho winter in Boston.
Adclino Speech, tho singer after whom
Adelina Palti was named, died lntely in
Home.
Miss Mario Kevins, who married James
0. Blaine, Jr., was to havo mndo her first
appearnnco with Modjeska in October.
Dcnnison, tlio inventor of the convenient
...,.i iiwllHiinnRiihlo tag. died last week
in Massachusetts. Over 225,000,000 of
his tags aro sold annually.
Dr. Perry, a hotel proprietor at Sara
toga, says tho expenses oi ins nuusu ui...
II.., He.iHon aro about ?;J.uuu per u.ij.
Judging from tho bills rendered, some of tho
guests wero of opinion tlio expenses ihubu
bo about 51.000,000 per day.
Kx-Piesident Arthur's health docs not
show any improvement, neither can no do
considered any worse than vfiien no ieii-
Now York. Ho is certainly somewhat thin
ner and is confined to hia chair tho greater
part of tho lime, but his nppcaranco would
not lead a stranger to iiiiiik mm ex
tremely sick man. His skin is as fresh and
iy as ever. Ho no longer suffers irom
itiNoinonia; his appotito is only occasion
ally capricious, and ho is bright and cneor
ful. Kdwnrd King, tlielaboragilator, is a ver
itable liltlojant. Hois very short, iiiuoiy
more Ihan live feot in height, well built and
active Ho does not entirely neiiovo w.t-
Inbor-political nioveniont, nlthough ho
docs believe iu Henry George. Ho is nlfiild
that tho now political party will be seized
upon by demagogues, rather than led by
disiuteiosted men, and that labor w in mno
lit t lo beiK'Ht from it. By trado Mr. King is
a typo polisher.
Now York Sun: "Roscoo Colliding.' said
n iiiend ol that gentleman the oilier oil ,
comes to mo frequently and I have no-
i iced on each occasion ho is differently at
tired. 11b lias different outer garments, a
different pleat in his shirt, dllforont over-
gaiters, aud very ollon a dilleroni siyie oi
watch chain. Ho tells mo no is not ricu,
a it... 1
and lam not at all surpriseo at una.
However big a man's incoino may do, ne
i . i 1 1 1 1 1
riiuuot save money ami sun ovo u ui-
travagantly as Mr. Conkling docs.
CASAOA VATII.E.
Washington dispatch: Commissioner
Coleman of the department of agriculture
to-day received tho 'following coinmuiiica
lion from the chief inspector ol stock of
Canada touching the condition ol Cana
dian cattle;
Sir 1 noCco by nowspapor reports that
the question of placing nil embargo on cat
tle eiitorlifg the United States from Canada
is luiug discussed. Knowing ns I do that
Canmlii is entirely free from plouro-pneu-m
ii'iii or any other contagious disease of
cattle, aud that everything that was capa
ble of carrying diseases from contact with
infected animals in quarantine has been
destroyed by burning-including the cattle
sheds, 'fences, teed, clothing and bags as
well ns manure no trace of disrtiso can
possibly havo escaped outside, and since its
discovery no animals havo been perm tted
to leave" oun ran tine, nor will they boas
long as there is the least possible danger,
1 he Canadian commissioner says that he
submits these facts for tlio consideration of
I lie commissioner of agriculture of the
United States, and suggests that a tllialilled
veterinarian lie seat to Quebec to remain
perinmientlv In order to satisfy the cattle-
IUUI1 U I III! IJMIU'O OWllVM,
;o.v( ni Miur iioii'.v,
Chicago spot ml. A great lockout at the
stock yitids has been decided upon some
time during tills month, about the 15th, it
Is said, when th imcking bouses will all
close down and remain closed until the
itutffctioii of eight bourn or leu hours is Hat-
tied. One of lh Itinc packers said this
Hlteriioou: "TrouWt is. ol coiirsn. exct-
sl. it will Im a long light, I tit w can t run
on eight limes with othsr olhar houses
around us running on Uu hours. So the
troiihld iiiiiilit us wall co in alhitonre us to
drag ah ni until we nn rom-Mdlod to shut
flltWII bv Iimms. It is llkidy that sswrul
houses will start up in a small way or the
tou-hour schedule and make tho light."
lll.OWS TO ATOMS.
Rrptotlon of l'oxnlcr Worlt, nrsultlng In
tlie Death of Four Men.
IUnTOW-ox-Titn-Souxn, N. Y., Ucpt. W. A
terrific explosion occurred at the DItmar lew
der works, Bay Chester, on the Harlem river
branch of the New York and New Haven rail
road, alsjut 10 this morning, resulting In tho
Instantaneous death of four men employed Iu
the factory.
The explosion occurred In the packing houe,
a onc-story frame building 20x30 fect, In the
center of the grounds, about 200 yards from
the main factory, a large building near tho
water, where the bulk of the giant powder and
nitro glycerine used lu the new aqueduct work
was manufactured. , ,
The men wero hard at work putting up and
packing cartridges, when cuddciily, without
warning, au explosion occurred, shattering
the building to splinters and blowing the four
men to fragments.
The exploding powder, of which there w as a
large quantity, shot up Into the air as h gh
as llftv feet, and splinters of the building
were blown a mile distant. The names of tho
men killed arc as follows:
iilow.v a i.i. to rir.CES.
Karncst Dralen, Johu Kusch, Max Shnfbolt,
Mr. Itelnhart. , ,
Nothing was left of them except fragments
of their bodies. Their hands, legs, feet, arms,
pieces of skulls and backbones and charred
bits of flesh were scattered In every direction
from 500 to (300 feet from the packing house.
Max Cruger, foreman of the works, sats the
explosion was caused bv two men shooting In
to the building. He was In the packing house
nt the time, and, going out, found two men
who said they were shooting squirrels. He
says he threatened them with arrest, and tlicy
became impudent
As the explosion occurred the men were seen
hurrying away.
only a nox of rittounxTs ixrr.
R. (i. Stausllckl, superintendent of the
Thorite powder company, near by, p eked up
a box full of fragments of dead men, and oth
ers assisted in tlie work", and the remains were
nil put lu a heap to await the coroner s ar-
r' One of the dead men leaves a family in Gcr
manv, but tho others were single. I he manful-lory
of the DItmar works w.vs nearly
wrecked, one end being blown to pieces, ex
posing the Interior. After the ext.loMon the
lower timbers of the building took tire and
burned fiercely. A huge tree near by was
torn up bv the roots, and branches oi other
trees were' blown awav. Tho ground around
for half a mile was strewn with fragments or
the dead, splinters, packing paper, etc.
r.i-Ki:i-TS or Tin: i:xi-i.o ion.
The violence of tho explosion shook honses
In Itartow, across the creek Irom Hay ( hester,
and nianv windows m John Elliott's Hayviow
hotel at S'elhaui Bridge, over a mile awiiy.w-cre
shatteieil. Thomas Dlnwood's hhiekMullhslipp
. tv ii,..ini- wns shaken violently, and the
windows in many hollies In the same village
were broken. ....
Tills Is the second exoloslon that has occur
led In these works this jear. Oue last wluter
blew a man to fragments. ,,,,, . .
The remains of the men killed lo-day could
not posslhlv be identified.
Main persons hvmg miles awav drove hur
riedly to the scene and some of tliem helped
to gather together the fragments of the dead
'"windows, sashes and doors in the railroad
station at llnv Chester, not far from the
woiks weie blown to fragments, and windows
in other houses were damaged, but no one out
side of the factory was hurt.
MlbTAKKX Ml AN KUtTIIQUAKi:. ,
Nvuk, N. Y.. Sept. Just before 10
o'clock this morning a heavy shock resembling
the noise of an earthquake fctnrtl.il the people
here. Colored folks were frantic and one
famllv named West ran out of tlielr house
sen aiuliig In terror. They were told that it
was tlie carthnuako from Charleston, aud the
the famib cried. "Wiggins." ..,,
Nnw Havi-.N, Conn., Fept. 80.-At 10:10
this morning the telegraph operators at Hran
ford and Bi lilgeport reported that slight
shocks had been lelt at those places. At
Wheeler ,t Wilson's sewing machine works in
Bridgeport the shock v.as distinctly felt, thu
windows of the shops being severely rattled
I5niPOi:roitT, Conn., Sept. !30. A severe
shock, supposed to have been an earthquake,
was felt here at 0:57 this morning. Buildings
were severely shaken In the western p.irt of
the city anil tenants terribly frightened. In
one houo a lamp was thrown from the man
telpiece and broken. Many people thought
tha't Wiggins' prediction for yesterday .iad
come to pass. So far ns can be learned no
particular damage was done.
uriLi. is Tin: riiEsim:sTs iusns
"Washington dispatch: Tho annual re-
Tioitof Gen. Mdes is still in the hands of
tho president, and lias been the subject of
a biief conference to-day, between himself
mill Secret nrv F.ndicott, but it is under
stood that no lino of action lias yet been
decided upon m regard to that portion re
lating to the surrender ol (jeroninio,
While the text of tho report is not ne
cessiblo for publication, it is known that
in respect to tho matter, Miles does not
exolain himself to the satisfaction of tho
authorities, and that his granting ol con
ditions which aro .low understood to bo
en moro liberal than has heretofore been
supposed, is a subject of embarrassment)
and perplexity, without saying so in om
phalicterms. It isgnthorcd from thogeiier-
ill's roundabout expressions on thosuiijeci
that an agreement was made that tho lives
of the prisoners should bo spared, and they
uiwuiiii li, i-oiiiowd at onco from Arizona.
In this respect. Miles has, it is said, gono
.....ili-.irv to the we understood wisnes oi
l. u umiiT om. whii b action amounts tirac
ticallv, to a disobedience of orders. Tho
onlv reason suggested for this course. Is tho
absence of any sat slactory statement, on
this point from Miles, is tlio fear that if lie
.lid not secure tho prisoners iu this ay
they would make tonus with, aud surren
iir ibeinsilves to the Mexicans. This
would have rendered tho termination oi
tho campaign apparently less creditable t to
tlio Americans, in tins sinto oi annus
there seems to boiiotliingwhichthoauthor
it leu run do for tho iiiiiiislinieiit of the pris
oners, except to keep them permanently as
prisoners of war- F.ven should the civil
authorities of Arizona demand thorn for
tilnl. with the most positive proof of inur
tier, ready for presentation, tho bauds ol
tlie administration would uo lieu.
the nvsiSEss nooM.
Now- York special: Bradstreet reports
the voliimo of trade equal to that reported
in Inst week's, witli satisfactory inquiry
nnd demand. Tlio move in staple goods is
Increasing in tho southwest and west. Tlie
bank clearings in thirty cities show a total
of 5001.020.301); compared with 5008,
003, S00 last week. The increaso is largely
duo to tho activity iu the stock markot,
and to investments in view of Oct. 1 dis
burseineiits of Interestand dividends. Tlie
gross earnings ol forty-three railroads lot
tlie third week in September aggregate
S1.155.4S5: against SU.USO.'JUO the same
uix-L- lust vear.
The prices of dry goods havo been sua
liilnivt anil in hiinin lines of cottons nil
vanced. and the demand is good. ool
continues very strong. American prices
are said to tie lower than the loielgn. Th
quarterly reports of the visible grain and
liour Mocks to Bradstreet shows very
heavv increased sinc July and indicat
that Ikoth wheat and corn have bwui rap-
Iv iiiM.rkct.Hl. The September coitou re
port announces a niiML-rate improvement
in condition, owing to favoring we;.thr.
The totnl numlMr Ol IHIIIIIVS ounug mm
mini tbs warMT.nSJi: sssiuct S. t 23 for 1SS5
'ilia assets Immt a oiicittLv higher ratio to
Hia liab.lltias. Nnw Orixuns Hilvioss point
to i 2ft pr cent reduilion in tho Louisiana
sugar crop.
cnov uKicnss ron A wrmc
Uti Yield of Com and Wheat Tliroughout
the Western Ilelt.
Chicago dispatch: Tho following crop
summary appears in this week's issinS of
the Farmers s Review: Crop returns for the
week, in a general way, shows that corn is
well matured tliroughout thoontire western
belt and siilllc cntly so to withstand tlie
heavy frosts of the last tlireo day" of tho
week. In Missouri and Kentucky tho corn
is ready for husking nnd cribbing. In Iowa
and Illinois husking will begin nbout Octo
ber 10. Reports showing the averageyield
do not vary but slightly from former csti
males, which are considerably under thoso
of tho preceding live years. In fifteen Illi
nois counties, four report twenty bushels
to the acre, five repoittwcnty-tlve bushels,
threo dirty bushels, two forty bushels, and
one sixty bushels. In seventeen counties
of lowii one reports ten bushels, threo
fifteen bushels, two twenty bushels,
threo twenty-five bushels, ono thirty
bushels. Tour thirty-live bushels,
ono foi t v bushels anil two forty-five bush
els. The averages continue good for Ohio,
Indiana and Michigan nnd low in W iseon
sin, Missouri and Kansas. Plowingforfall-
l,,t. fa nro-rresslllg. and ill lliniiy
portions of Illinois. Missouri, Kansas and
Kentucky is completed and some seeding I
ln.s been done. Tho wheat movement in i
Dakota is now light, a great deal of wheat
having already been marketed. 1 ho ruling
r.n in r,.; roots ner buslel. 'the
no
I v . . . . i., i ..I KK 4Ifl .
ill li t r . - : . .
movement is slow in.Mi . ics"" " " 1
run tn. in nil'""" ----- T
4.. I.. Tin mi ita VfrV HIT. Q WIlL'ILbIS
sold with prices 00 to 7o cents, i''""
tho wheat movement is nur at) uu to uu
cents In Ohio considerable wheat is being
inaiketed at 05 to 75 cents. In Missouri
the wheat movement lias fallen off witli
ruling prices 50 to 72 cents. In Kansas
theiois scarcely any wheat moving, with
prices 50 to 70 cents. In Michigan wheat
is freely mnrketcd at 00 to 73 cents. In
Wisconsin thero is a lair movement at 05
to 75 cents. The tenor of the reports
shows hat hogs generally aro hc.ilthy, witli
a somewhat higher run than usual, while
cattle aro looking better with improved pas
turage. THE SA TIOS I . niCIlT S rATKMEXT.
Washington, D. C, Oct. 1. The public
debt statement Issued this afternoon shows
the reduction of the public debt during the
month of September to be ?10,tV27,013.17 and
tho total cash In the treasury $ lift, 375,713 03.
The following is a recapitulation of thu state
ment: Interest hearing debt:
ISonds at per cent I !iU,lxXMUU.ln
Bonds at 4 per cent 737.709 iKUOO
Bonds at 3 per cent 115,104,300.00
Refunding certificates at 4 per
cent. 109.COO.00
Navy pension funds at 3 per
cent i i(wj,uuv.vu
Pacltie railroad bonds at 0 per
cent ih ti.'ii oi-.uo
Principal 51,181 7..7.31U.IH)
Interest ii,tw,3ii.ii
Total
51,193,094,12.1.15
Debt on which interest has
ceased since maturity:
Principal
0,99S,7ar).Cfi
201,001 07
7,199,790.33
Interest
Total
Debt bearing no Inteicst:
Old demand and legal teudcr
notes
310 733,391.00
7,;05,000.00
81.001,807.00
95,337,112.00
Certificates of deposit
Cold cerll.icates
Sliver ceitillcales
Fractional ciiricncy, less
075.931, estimated as lost
ordcslioyed
0,953,702.r;2
Principal
5 Ml 470,01 !.r2
1,730,23 ,0.-)1.78
12,137,822.23
$1,743,309 032.00
lotal debt principal.
Interest
Total
Less cash items available for ,..
the reduction of the dcin.S jjo.u.u-u.oj
Less reserve held for redemp
tion of Culled States notes iuu.uuu.uiu uu
Total 5 300,921,013.03
Total debt less available cash
iirms fi,43.yH;.sa3 .n
Net cash in the treasury lu.b'.iu ..Jl.ui
Debt lei-s cash In the treasury
October 1. 1' i,U(,oiy,iJt)i.o
Debt le-s cash In the treasury
September 1, lbSO rl,.Jib,liO osj.ixi
Decrease ot debt during the
month .u.o-ii.uiu.w
Cash in the fieasurv available
for reduction ol tuo pumic
debt:
(loldhcld for gold certificates
actually outstanding M.wn.&ui.uu
Silver held for silver cert II-
eate actuallv outstanding ,, i,iiuu
United States notes held for
cert llcates of desibit ac
tually outstanding 7.705,000.00
Cash held for manned debt
and Interest unpaid lU,Ul),ti0i.48
Fiactional ciiricncy : ,517.15
Total available for tho reduc
tion or the debt 5 200,.,4,013.G3
Reserve fund held for redemp
tion of United States notes,
acts of January 14, 1875,
and July 12, 182 100,000,000.00
Unavailable for reduction of
the debt:
Fractional silver coin 20,699. 745..20
Minor coiu 295,291.09
Total
Certificates held as cash...,
Net cash balai.ee on hand.
.193,039.29
03,300,310.00
07,890,3J1.01
Total cash In the treasury as
shown by tho treasurer's
general account 405,32-1.713.93
The total gold coin and bullion In the treas
ury September 30 was r242,009,01S, as com
pared with 5235,430 03.") August 31. The net
gold In the treasury, alter deducting gold cer
tificates, was (15711.7,211, as compared with
JI57,732,'.8S August 31.
fi.KAinsu ron rur.tit lives.
Chicago special: Dr. Solomon, one ol
tho attorneys for the defense iu tlie anarch
ist trial, occupied nearly tho entire day in
Ids argument upon tho motion tor a now
trial. He contended that tlie only offense
for which tho prisoners cculd properly be
tried wns for conspiracy. Ho held Unit
under the law they had a perfect right to
nv what they thought, but that they
could not be held for a murder that was
i, ill i-.l in rniiMenuenreof theirspeeclies.
He also raised the point tlmt it was im
proper for jurors to take notes during a.
i inl.
Solomon wns followed by bis associate
counsel, Messers. Susler and Foster. Fos
ter's opening wns of rare eloquence. He
dwelt upon tho impossibility ot securing
lair and impartial trial with a jury who
urknowleilced themselves to lie prejudiced.
Too much praise for his management of
the ruse had been given to Mr. tirinuell
Tlie rase would just ns well, and just as
Kiirrrssfullv. have tried itself. Mr. Foster
will leatinie to morrow.
.i ti m uc.y in itsrs.
Wasiunoton, D. C, Oct. a A new eight
Inch breech loading rille gun, reoently built at
the navrvard here and sent to Aunapolls for
Irlnt. hurst at the breach at the thirteenth (lis
charge with an ordluarr charge of jowdar
yesterday. This was the second gnu of its
slee ever mude in tuU country. If wui sub
Wtsi to a r eld exauiluaUoa here ami, ap-
jieanug mtUfaetory, wut accepted by tut soy
.uiimpnt tforu it ws i ul to Annapolis.
Havimr beeu accented before tiial the los
will fall ou the iruveruuu ut.
some wASinsaTOS aossir.
During September the coinago at the
mints amounted to 311 345 gold pieces,
vnluedat52,070.S10.50; 2,810,100stand.
nrd dollars, 100 half dollars, 100 quarter
dollars, and 5117, 10 In dimes.
Commissioner Coleman, of tho depart
ment of agriciilttire, hns received a report
from Dr. C. K. Dyer, tlio veterinary Burgeon
who was sent to nscertain wlint tlisirtse
had broken out among the c.ittlo in the
counties of London, Fauquier and Prince
William, in Virginin, communicnted by the
cattle obtained from Chicago, in which ho
snys that tlio discaso is Texas fever and
not plcuro-piicumoiiia.
United States Treasurer Jordan issued n
circular notice, stating that, owing to the
great demand for other denominations ol
notes, the treasury of tho United States is
unable to supply the 51 certificate note ex
cept in sinnll amounts. In order to satisfy,
ns far as possible, tho public demand, ithas
been decided to furnish from tills ofllce
these notes, in sumsof 51,000 to each bank
making application, at tho same time de
positing that sum with the assistant treas
urer at New l ork. Upon tiio receipt of the
certificate of deposit a liko sum will bo for
warded nt theexpenso of tho bunks making
tho application. Iu order to effect au
equitable distribution, ns far as possible,
applicants w ill obtain theso notes in the
"l '
oriicr wi.icl, deuosits are made at tho sub
1
treasury at New ork. Until further no
tice no second application will be granted
until the supply of tho notes is adequate to
nll current demand. The maximum
amount of these notes which the treasury
can furnish daily is SS.000, and it will be
well, tlio treasurer says, for the banks to
nBceitaiii through their Now York corre
spondents tho probable time when they will
leceivo tho shipment of ones, iu tho order
which tlio deposit is made.
Tin: cabinet meeting on tlio Gth was at
tended by Secretaries Eudicott nnd Lnmar,
Attorney-General Garland, Postmaster
General Vilas and Acting Secretary Fair
child. An interesting question arose in the
rase ot tho United States attoruoy, who
has been nominated for congress, with
reference lo tlio proprioty of his continu
ance in the odico iiendiiig the lesult of the
congressional election. Tho general opin
ion expressed was that the incumbent iind
better resign bis federal olllce, and ho will
bo so informed. This action is iu accord
ance with the recent, executive order iu re
gard to federal officials participating in
politics.
No ornriAi. confirmation of tho report
that a new Apache raid is in progress has
been received at tho war department, but
the report is not considered improbable.
Mnugiis, who is said to be at tlie head of
the party, wns lost sight of by tho troops,
about n year ago. Ho was then 200 or
ItOO miles south of tlie Mexican lino. Six
other Apaches disappeared with him. It
has been Mtire reported that Maligns wim
dead, but this is not known to be a fact.
An ollleial dispatch was sent from the
ti-ensui-v department to the collector of
customs at Sail Francisco, directinghim to
pny special attention to Prince Nnpoleon,
upon bis arrival there, and to pass his
baggage free. Tlio prince, who is a nephew
of thu king ol Duly, is on his way to visit
this country, and is expected lo airivo iu
San Francisco about tin 8th inst.
,i nitur.it. Mm voim cor.
He
tilths a I'rtMiin-r tu SueU nn Eclenl
thut Deatti .o uie.
New YoitK, Oct. 3. George M. Wood, a
jMliccmnu attached to the Filth precinct, was
arrested this evening for the murder of Max
Aronson, an aged Hebrew grocer. The as
sault, which was of i mostbiutal character,
took place on Wednesday hist, u (iiucu iu a
general fight in which Wood himself was
badly handled, and when tlieolhcds went to
arrest him tonight he was found In bed suf
fering from a teveio tcalp wou..d.
The story of members of the Aionson family
Is to tho elleet that Wood npp.ared at me
btoro during an altercation with a woman
a hose toy had attempted to steal a loai oi
bread, and asked the old man why in- sh uck
the woman. When Aionson denied that lie
bad stiuek her Wood lesponded, "Well you
meant to hit her," and thereupon b-'gan to as
sault him. . , ,
One blow on the head irom me nenvy ciuu-
felled the Hebrew to the floor, lhe omcer
tin ii 1; ekeil h m and oi deled him lo ns-. At
this point the old man's sons intcrfer. d aud
1 I .1....!.... ...1.I..I, .1...
there arose a general run, uuiui;; mum mi
old man received more wounds ami Wood and
a brother olllccr were diiveu away by tho stal
wart sons
While the iKilleenieu were nlisent for rein
forcements a phvs.cian was summoned, who
arr.ved just as the jollce returned. He at
I..iimt..i1 to care for Aionson. but Wood re
fused to al ow It, and in spite of the doctor's
urgent appeals Aionson was carricu io mc
station House nun eveuiua iv mo i"iii"-
nnd was denied medical attention during a
confinement of llftv hours. Then he began to
fall and he was remov. d to ins noino in nes-
tcr street w here he died line tins am-muim.
The coroner who was cal ea ior too caso
once oidered Wood's arrest. Dr. i'let-mairs
story corroborated etiougn oi too joimci
Aronsons' testimony to make out a hard case
Sgainst the policeman.
IlVSSrAS MOVEMEXT IS lWIJlAIlIA
St. Petersburg dispatch: Tho newspapers
here published a telegram from Giurgovo,
Itoiiiiiuuia, dated last Sunday, whichstatee
that the movement in favor of Russia,
which started iu tlio Bulgarian army under
the leadership of the garrison at Shuiula is
now in full progress. The dispatch says
tho movement has spread rapid y, and that
the adhesion of the garrison 'it Ilustchtlk,
Widin, Plevna and Sliono appears to be
iinquestiounb'e. The telegram goes on to
say that on Sunday last tho Sliumla garri
son telegraphed to the llulgaiian minister
of war nt Sofia that Ihoy wero convinced
that the present stnte of political anarchy
was injiuing tlio rights and interests of the
people and country; nnd they desired the
release of all the originators of the coup
d'etat as demanded by Kussiu, and that
thev wished General Koulhais' nolo con
taining the czar's demands tobe considered
bv the ilulgariuii government "in order to
awiid a breach between tlie two nations.
TEX ASS IHSVOSE OF A FIF.SIK
Auiasv, Tux., Oct. 5. Sunday morning an
armed mob, all mounted, appeared at the jail
iu Throckmorton county and having battered
down the doors overpowered the guard and
put a rope around the neck of Tom Farrar,
held for tlie u jrder of the Urnoys, aud ty
ing tlie other end to tho horn of a saddle,
started nil on a trot. Thev rode about a quar
ter of a mile from the jail and hung thj
negro to a tree. He mane a confession that
he had ravUhed MUs Lizzie Urney and then
killed her. and tl.at after the murder he n
tiHMiiited his horse and was alout to leay lue
Uruo. preud'.'', when he was nut by
Urney. the girl's father. Urney d d nut us
pxsl that hit usughter had boen ';.,,!"
just a Urnev jmsvisl him he threw hU ia,
iUUlu tu.) unf.ictuusts man aho" .,'l,I,!w
and dragged him with the lariat back of me
bouse, wh. re he cut bU throat.