MEPPNER GAZETm HEPPNER, OKEGtOtf.
GLADSTONE ON THE TARIFF.
He Declares Protection to Mean
Oppression.
BRITISH COMMERCE THREATENED.
The United States' Power of Exportation
Diminished-Poorer Goods Will
Now be Made.
London, Oct. 30 Gladstone arrived at
Dundee yesterday, and was presented
witli the freedom of the city. lie made
an address in which he referred to the
commerce of the city which was, he said,
threatened by the adoption of the new
American tariff, lie would not, however,
bring a railing accusation against the
people of the United States, l'rotoction,
although it might inflict incidental col
lateral blows upon other countries, did
far greater mischief to the people of the
country which adopted such a policy.
Gladstone then proceeded to compare
the decrease in the tariff in England
with the increase in the United States,
and said he found comfort for England
in the fact that it was not true that any
tariff adopted hy any government on
earth could interfere seriously with the
prosperity of Great Britain. The first
effect of tlieMcKinley bill would bo to
raise the standard of price in the United
States. This meant diminished power
of exportation.
This aeain meant that while we were
damaged in one of our 20 markets we
derived benefit, in the other 111. from
the diminished power of the merchants
of tlie United States to compete with
British merchants in any of them, Uub
being due to the augmentation of prices
initio united mates ana the increased
restraints under which the merchants of
the latter country have to work. He
advised manufacturers to allow America
to find out for herself the evil effects
that will follow the adoption of a hih
tariff.
Gladstone deprecated the idea of a
zollverein of the whole British empire,
including the colonics and dependencies,
against allforeign'coimtries. Iledoubted
much whether the whole empire would
consent; furthermore, although it would
to some extent enlarge the commerce of
the colonies, it would contract it with the
rest of the world. The imperial com
merce is now 187,000,000 yearly, and
the foreign commerce 554,000,000.
One of tho effects of the McKiuley
tariff would he to direct the attention of
the British manufacturers towards the
production of a finer class of goods, be
cause these bore the least intolerable
protective duties. The result would be
to elovnto and improve taste of British
manufacturers, spur them on and stimu
late their ingenuity. The probable ten
dency among Americans would lie toward
tho manufacture of coarser goods, thus
degrading their production.
In spite of protection, commoree lx)
tween America and Great Britain had
greatly increased. The word protection
was a misnomer; it ought to be oppres
sion. It is a delusion and a fraud.
America was the country that could hest
afford to try this strango and astonish
ing experiment. Her natural wealth,
soil, minerals and immense territory
inado her a world in herself. The pos
session of these enormous advantages
holped to disguise the truth from the
Americans, but the McKiuley law would
show the full resources by which n peo
ple ought to be made Btrong and happy.
THE REHOBOTH SOCIETY.
Desoondanta of Mllea Standiah United
Against Horsethieves.
Proviohnce, K. I., Oct. 30 News of
the annual mooting and supper of the
old Rehoboth Horscthief Detective So
ciety has just been received at Provi
dence. The society met at Rehoboth
'ity. One hundred and fifty old farmers
and their wives and daughters gathered
-to hold tho (Mtli annual meeting and eat
n big chicken euppor.
There- may be other horsothief detec
tive societies in the world, but none of
them ns old as this one. The names of
Miles Standisli's old company are in the
first list of officers elected in 171HJ and
their children are running it today, and
they aro today occupantH of the same
Kehoboth farms their ancestors took up
along Palmer's river in the days of the
Plymouth colony. Kach mnn gives $1.25
per your for each horse he owns to aid
the society.
The Uohoboth society has lost but one
horse in its whole existence and it has
not yet given up this one. The animal
was stolen in the spring of 1889. In
hunting for the horse about $2000 hna
been spent, for when the animal was
lost there was nearly $5000 in the treas
ury and now there is but $800. Those
old chaps would rather divide up the
property than givo up beaten.
HE BRAINED NINE PEHBON8.
Atrooioua Georgia Murderer Pays
the
Penalty of Hia Crimea.
Pkkry, Ga., Oct. 30 Tom Woolfolk
was hanged at 1 ;30 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. The crime for which lie suf
fered death was most atrocious. On the
night of August 0, 1887, in Itibb county,
nine people were brutally murdered by
him. The victims wore Captain Kichard
J-,. Woolfolk and wife, their children
Kichard K., jr., Susun, Pearl, Annie,
jvoseoiiu, v nariie and aiatue, ami Mrs.
Weit, aged 84.
The sceno of the crimo was the Wool-
folk homestead. The first alarm of the
tragedy came troni Tom Woolfolk, the
only survivor. The news of the torrible
crime rapidly spread, and soon great
crowds had gathered around the place.
The nino dead bodies were found ly
ing in horrible confusion in the house,
every one brained with an axe. Noth
ing in the house had lieen disturbed, and
it was evident that the crime had not
leen committed for robbery.
Woolfolk's account of tho crimo was
unsatisfactory, and suspicion quickly
fell on him as tho murderer, lie was
arrested. A motive for the crime was
found in Tom's enmity for his stepmoth
er and his desire to have undisturbed
possession of his father's property.
Woolfolk was tried twice before being
convicted and sentenced to death.
Fire Raging in California.
Sacsai.ito, Cal.,Oct. 30 A fire started
near Bolinns Bay Sunday and spread
rapidly to the east toward Mount Ta
jnalpias, and it now threatens Mill Val
ley. A force of 60 men is lighting the
tire. The loss so far is estimated at
$20,000.
Eloped With a Uoaohman.
Binghampion, N. Y., Oct. 30 Yester
day afternoon Lizzie Phelps, a society
belle and heiress, who lives near this
city, was married to William Slattery,
the family coachman. Miss Phelps is a
niece of the late Judge Sherman D.
Phelps, concerning whose relatives there
has been unlimited newspaper gossip.
The bride is worth $100,000. The groom
is illiterate, but of good appearance. He
states that Captain Olmstead, of the
Twentieth company, threatened to shoot
him if the marriage occurred.
WASHINGTON CITY GOSSIP.
Both Parties Claim They Will Have a
Majority In the Next Congress.
Washington City, Oct. 24 The work
of the two congressional campaign com
mittees being about over I paid a visit
to the headquarters of both the demo
crats and republicans today in the hope
of obtaining some data upon which to
found an opinion as to which party will
control the next house of represeuta-
tives. 1 got left. They are doing no
figuring or prophesying that is not for
publication at either headquarters, yet
the managers at both places appear to
be confident of having a majority in the
coming congress.
The collection of campaign funds from
government employes in this city has
gone on to a limited extent this fall, but
it has been greatly exaggerated by the
sensational press. I am satisfied that
not more, than $5000 or $0000 has been
contributed, and that is not 25 cents
each for the government clerks era
ployed here.
Somehow or other the idea seems to
lie generally accepted here that mern-
oer ot Mr. Harrison s cabinet will suc
ceed the late Justice Miller on the bench
of the supreme court. The attorney
general is rated as nrst ciioice with Sec
retaries Noble and Tracy second and
third respectively. Of course all this
maybe changed when the big politicians
come back to town.
Our navy continues to grow. The
navy department has been notified that
the cruiser Concord is now ready for her
trial trip, and next week has been set
for the interesting event. The Concord
is almost an exact counterpart of the
Yorktown, now in service.
Mr. Blaine has gone to Ohio to under
take the diflicult taHk of making recipro
city speeches in the district of Repre
sentative McKiuley, who is an opponent
of the principle of reciprocity. Mr.
Blaine is a man of expedients, and if
anybody can straighten this paradoxical
crookedness, he can.
There is very little extra session talk
this week, and nobody now believes that
mere win De one.
Admiral Porter and the historian,
George Bancroft, continue ill, and fears
are felt for the result in both cases.
They reside within a stone's throw of
each other, and theirhouses are beseiged
by hundreds of anxiously inquiring call
ers every day.
EXCITEMENT IN STOCKS.
A Story About Windom Causes a Fuss
Among Canadians.
Montreal, Oct. :il The story sent
broadcast through Canada, that Secre
tary Windom had determined to embody
in his coming report a recommendation
that restriction be placed on tho bonding
privilege now accorded Canadian rail
roads, caused great excitement here,
where tho principal offices of the Cana
dian Pacific and Grand Trunk are.
At the opeiiimr of the stock market h
large block of Pacific sold at 71. 3 per
cent, below yesterday's last closing, and
uie lowest price oi stock since April last.
When it was found that the London
market opened two points oil', there was
much trepidation anion, the Ion, and
a big rush to sell was made, but men be-
nind tne J'acinc members of the direc
tory jumped in and bought nearly all
that was offered, with the result that the
price closed at 72VU, an improvement of
IK on the day, but a fall of one point
since yesterday.
Telegrams from London say that the
viiiwiu ilium hiso icii on iwo points
thero, and much anxiety is felt as to the
future action of stocks. The rush to sell
was so great at one time that men for
merly rampant bulls suddenly found
themselves roaring bears. Several small
speculators are seriously nipped.
THE BOYS WERE SOARED.
LoBt in the Fog They Spent a Grewsome
Night and Nearly Died.
Faiiuiaven, Oct. 31 The steamer
Kliza Anderson picked up two boys
named Frederick Grant and James Me
Avoy, aged 13 and 15 years. The boys
left Seattle early on Tuesday morning
in a small boat for a fishing trip. After
being out a fow hours the boat sprung
a leak, and finding a tin can in the bot
tom of the boat they managed to bail
out the water and keep her afloat. They
started for home, but found they were
lost in the fog and soon became ex
hausted. They stopped and cried out at the top
of their voices, hoping to attract the at
tention of passing steamers, but they
soon became so bourse that they could
not speak above a whisper. Darkness
soon came and the lads were benumbed
with cold. They found some driftwood
and started a small tire. The pilot of
the Kliza Anderson saw the straium Hirlit
on the w ater and ran up to it, took the
ooys unoard and brought then to Fair-
naven. lhe boys had given up all hopes
of being saved and were overjoyed when
the steamer hove to. They were taken
back to Seattle last evening on the Kliza
Anderson. Both boys have parents liv
ing in Seattle.
Favored His Opponents.
Monti'ki.ikr, Vt., Oct. 30 Governor
Page has created a sensation by appoint
ing as chief of bis stair Colonel Herbert
F. Hrigham, who bus been his demo
cratic opponent for the iilxrnainrial
cnair, ana who nail succeeded in whit
tling down the republican plurality from
25,000 to 10,000. He also appointed as
member of his stall' Colonel llurliert F.
Folsom, superintendent of the I'aisump
sic division of the Boston A Maine rail-
nay, roisoui was me democratic can
didate ior congress in the Second dis
trict. Minister Lincoln Coming Baok.
T.iiNpoN, Oct. 30 Robert Lincoln,
United States minister, has left London
(or Liverpool, where he will embark for
New York. He has been granted a leave
of absence by the government. He will
return to England in January and re
sume the duties of his office. A large
number of friends of Lincoln gathered at
r.stone station to bid turn farewell.
Quiet Restored at Fribourg.
Bkksk, Oct. 30 Quiet has lieen re
stored at Fribourg, tho capitol of a can
ton of the same name, which was the
scene yesterday of conflicts betweeu the
conservatives, growing out of the cnnt.m
elections held last Sunday,
Found a Cure for Consumption.
Bkbijn, Oct. 30 The National Gazette
alleges that Professor Koch, having dis
covered a cure for consumption by inoc
ulation, has abandoned lecturing and
will devote himself to experimenting.
Many Chinamen Returning Home.
Portland, Or., Oct. 30 The bark Col-
omna left this morning for Horn? Konir
on her tenth voyage, carrying 200 Chi
nese, five whites, 250,000 feet of lumber
and 274 Columbia river sjmrs.
LOTTERY TICKETS SEIZED.
New York Customs Officials De
clare Them Immoral.
BROUGHT FROM ABROAD AS BAGGAGE.
The Case Referred to the Treasury De
partment at Washington City
For Final Settlement.
New Yokk, Oct. 30 There is great de
mand in this country for German lottery
tickets and with the American lotteries
crippled by the recent legislation the
German companies have a prospect oi
increased business. In order to get
around the law excluding lottery tickets
from the mails German agents have
tried to bring over lottery tickets as bag
gage. A. Jaramboiiky, passeneer on the
steamer Lahn on her last trip, delivered
to the custom house authorities four
large packages of German lottery tickets.
daramoouxy is supposed to be the gen
eral distributing aeent for this country.
Special Deputy Naval Officer Gourley re
fused to pass the tickets on the ground
that they were immoral and therefore
prohibited under section 11 of the cus
toms lawB of 181)0.
Naval Officer Willis sustained this de
cision. About 20 agents for German lot
tery tickets madeapplication for the tick
ets that had been seized. C. B.- Richards
represented them, and the matter has
been referred to the treasury depart
ment. Hichards says that he is in no
way interested in the tickets, and is sim
ply acting for the agents ns a custom
house broker. He went to Washington
City today to present their case.
Lottery men sav that thev have Assur
ance from Washington that the tickets
win lie released. They aro now worry
ing lest the decision should be delayed
till after the drawing, and thus render
the present lot of tickets valueless.
A MURDEROUS ACT.
A Hunter Deliberately Shot Down by
an Unknown Man.
MippLEsiiono, Ky.,Oct. 30 What will
probably prove to be the most dastardly
murder ever committed in this section
of country is the shooting of voung
Norris Watts at Cumberland Gap,Tenn.
Watts is a young Englishman, 23 years
of age, who came here the latter part of
September with his father, mother and
sisters to visit his brothers, Edgar and
Frank, who are building large steel and
iron furnaces in this city. He is the son
of Edward Henry Watts, of London, a
man several times a mill!
who is probably the largest contractor
111 uie w orm.
Young Watts went out hunting yester
day afternoon around the Gap when sud
denly a man jumped from behind a tree
and leveling his gun shot Watts through
the groin. The young man fell to the
ground apparently dead, but later gain
ing some strength, ne managed to reach
Mr. Livingston's farm, and there he is
receiving every care and attention. It
is thought he cannot live.
Indignation here is running high and
a meeting has been called for by leading
citizens to organize a vigilance commit
tee for the purpose of dealing summarily
with those who hereafter shall mnnW
or attempt to murder in this section.
O'BRIEN TO BE HONORED.
He and Dillon Will Be Met by a Dele-
gation on Their Arrival.
Sew York, Oct. 30 The war corres
pondents who accompanied William
O'Brien on his Canadian trip three years
ago had a conference today and arranged
to have a little family reunion with the
Irish agitator after his arrival on Sunday
next. That Canadian excursion was a
protty lively one. liocks and bludgeons
figured in it largely and there has since
been a warm feeling and frequent corres
pondence between O'Brien and the news
paper men who accompanied him on
his Canadian tour.
Ihev will take dinner together soon
after his arrival. A joint committee
from local Irish organizations have ar
ranged for a reception to O'Brien and
Mr. Dillon early Sunday morning. A
steamer will start down tho bay to await
the arrival of the steamer La Cham
pagne. November 10th a big reception
will take placo at the Metropolitan opera
house.
Killed by a Runaway Team.
Portland, Oct. 30 Yesterday us
Richard Morton, accompanied by his
wifo and 13-months-old daughter Maud
were driving along the Canyon road in a
buggy on their wav to the citv ,..
away team came up from behind at full
speed and plunged into the buggy. The
occupants were thrown out and the team
ran over them. Morton ami hi vif
caped with a few bruises, but the child
received injuries from which it soon
died. The biiinrv was smashed in i,i00
The Bill Unpaid and the Boy Missing.
St. Lous, Mo., Oct. 30 Oliver P.
Feubach, the 10-year-old son of a promi-
nun ex-presiuent of the
Merchants exchange, is mysteriously
......... ii, i , ,m ma nome
on Grand avenue for the purpose of pay
ing a hill at a down town store and since
then nothing has been seen or heard of
him. The bill is unpaid and the family
are at a loss to account for any cause
which would lead him to disappear,
low day is feared.
Threatened Telegraphio Strike.
Chicago, Oct, 30 The tip is given out
that tho Western Union telegraph opera
tors will strike Tuesday next, election
day. They hope to get concessions bv
going out that day. Then it will be im-
piHwuue ior tne company to find any one
to do the work. On tlinihrl..n.J
Western Union officials say they do not
jour n oiriKe at any time, and profess to
believe that the spirit of tho strikers is
thorough brokenly.
The Puyallup Inquiry Postponed.
Washington City, Oct. 30-The Indi
an bureau has no information as to the
movements of the Puvallup commission
since the meeting of two of the commis
sioners here last week. It was said
today that the delay was due to General
Will Cumback, of Indiana, whose alfairs
would not allow him to leave just now
The time of starting would depend on
his arrangement.
He Quickly Retraoted.
Springfield, Mo., Oct. 30 Congress
man Wade and Judge Fyan met in joint
discussion at Forsyth last evening. Dur
ing Wade's speech he called Fvau a liar
whereuion the latter started for him
iiu uioou in ins eye. Wade quickly
retracted the charges. The affair caused
great excitement.
The Company Paid the Freight.
Cork, Oct. 30 Sailors employed on
the steamship Fandbarr declined to
work jesterday if the consignments of '
cattle belonging to owners who are boy
cotted were tarried on the steamer.
Thev held out in their determination,
kand rather thtn provoke an open con-
met tno steamsup company lorwaiaea
the cattle to their destination by rail,
themselves paying the freight charges.
Notwithstanding this action the Defense
union will sue the steamship company
for refusing to ship the cattle on their
steamer.
PARLIAMENTARY PAY.
Members Want Sore Than Empty Hon
or For Their Services. .
London, Oct. 30-Charles Fenwick, a
Gladstonian member of parliament lor
Wausbeck division of Northumberland,
has prepared a bill which he will intro
duce in the house of commons as early
as possible after the reassembling of par
liament, providing for payment to mem
bers of the house of an annual salary of
300.
A bill of this kind has often been sug
gested but never hitherto looked upon
with any great degree of favor by the
commoners, for various reasons, the
chief among them being the belief of the
squirearchy that the honor of member
ship is a sufficient compensation for the
duties performed and the knowledge of
the same gentry that an attachment of
a Balary to a parliament seat would be a
godsend to most of the Irish members
and therefore Jiui'"nount to supplying
the enemy wi. ' .aiunition.
Extensions ("a the parliamentary ca
reer, however have told heavily upon
the purse of a& j former opponents of
the proposition, Fenwick is now as
sured a large' number of members in
support of the bill.
ASTORIA AND SOUTH COAST.i
Bond Contracts Approved by the
Eng-
liah Syndicate.
Portland, Or., Oct. 31 On October
11 the finance committee of the Astoria
& South Coast railway acknowledged be
fore the British vice consul at Portland
a bond contract with a London syndi
cate for the purchase of $3,000,000 of the
Astoria railway bonds, and the Pacific
Construction Company the same day
made a transfer to the London syndicate
before the British consul of certain of its
stock in said railway company.
These papers were mailed to London,
and last evening President Eeid of the
Astoria road received a cablegram from
the chief of the syndicate at London,
acknowledging the receipt of the papers.
In his cablegram, dated London, Octo
ber 30, be sayB : "I approve the contract
I received today ; will pay $200,000 70
days after the engineer's arrival."
THE DOCK LABORERS.
Strikes in Progress in Different Parts of
the World.
London, Oct. 30 The grand struggle
between the dockers and shipowners is
likely to begin in Liverpool instead of
London, the Liverpool Shipowners'
Association having refused to discharge
non-union men at the dictation of the
union.
Advices from Melbourne represent the
situation as having undergone little
change. The employers' union there
has received aid to the amount of 20,
000 from London merchants interested
in Australian trade, and strikers have
received from London unions a sum ag
gregating a little more than one-third of
this amount.
In New Zealand the strike is still in
progress, with little change in its aspect.
A number of laborers have been prose
cuted and fined for breaking their con
tracts in leaving their work without
Jiving proper notjee j
' THE LATE LONDON MURDER.
Mrs. Hobbs Had a Female Accomplice
in Committing the Crime.
London, Oct. 30 The police are now
in possession of information showing al
most conclusively that Mrs. Piercey was
assisted in the murder of Mrs. Hobbs by
a female accomplice. The report that
Hobbs has made a confession to the
police cannot yet be verified and by
many persons it is not credited, but it is
certain that he has imparted informa
tion the value of which has been tested
by the good results which have followed
action upon it. The identity of the
Piercey woman's accomplice in the com
mission of the crime is known but her
present place of concealment is as yet
undiscovered.
Many Natives Killed.
Zanzibar, Oct. 30 In the recent en
gagement between the British under
Admiral Freemantle and the natives,
which resulted in the capture and de
struction of the African town of Vitu,
900 seamen and marines and 150 East
Indian troops composed the stormini?
party. Many of the natives were killed
in the action, but none of the British
lorces lost their lives, and only three
were wounded. A reward of 10.000 ru
pees has been offered for the capture of
Will Work Evil to Amerioa.
London, Oct. 30 The president of the
chamber of commerce at Bradford de
livered a stirring address vesterdav nn
the McKiuley bill, his speech being
giuuiiuB similar to muse as
sumed by Gladstone in his speech at
Dundee. Bradford was in a jubilant
frame of mind over the effects of the
bill which he assured his hearers would
only work a temporary evil in England,
K., :n a : - ii i , ,
vut m Aiiicnutt vue evn wouiu do per
manent. English Eneroaehmenta.
London, Oct. 30 Advices from Listen
are to the effect that the Portugese cabi
net has presented evidence to Lord Salis
bury snowing violation of the Portugese
territory in South Africa by the British
and that the English premier has con
sented to stay lurther negotiations pend
ing any encroachments on the dominions
ot rortugal.
What Causes the Fever.
Vienna, Oct. 30 Polish members of
the reichstath are organizing an expe
dition to enquire into the condition of
Polish colonists in Brazil. The Courier,
of Warsaw, declares that emigration to
Brazil being forbidden by the German
government, accounts for the prevalence
of fever in that republic.
A Comedian Reported Dead.
New York, Oct. 30 A report is in cir
culation that Geo. S. Knight, the dialect
comedian, has died in the retreat for the
insane in which he was placed some
months ago. Knight, whose real name
was George Sloan, was about 45 years of
"US-
Bismarok Will Support It.
Berlin. Oct SO The Hnmbnnrer
Naehrichter reports that Prince Bis
marck will support Finance Minister
Miuquel's taxation scheme in Prussia.
His Condition Improving.
Teheran, Oct 30 Sir Henry Drum
mond Wolffs condition shows astonish
ing improvement and there is talk of re-
moving him to his home in EngUnd.
ANOTHER WAR IS PROBABLE.
A Revolution in Venezuela More
Than Likely.
A FORMER PRESIDENT BUYING ARMS
) With Which to Equip His Followers to
Fight Against Hie Country
Cause of the Trouble.
New York, Oct. 30 From the present
indications another South American Re-
volution is promised. Private advices
received in this city today states that
Guzman Blanco, ex-president of Vene
zuela, is in Antwerp buying arms with
which to equip his followers for invasion
of his native country.
Senor Blanco has been living in Europe
for a number of years, in fact ever since
it was developed by his defeat for re-election
to the presidency that his power in
Venezuela was at an end. An open rup
ture between him and the present
Venezuelan Government has never be
fore occurred, but it was tacitly under
stood that he could not with safety return
to the scene of his former triumphs.
Now, according to Senor Don Carlos
Brez, who arrived from Venezuela on
Tuesday night, this secret misunder
standing has been made public through
an open letter published by President
Palacio. This letter is addressed to
Blanco, the former president of the re
public, and is a severe arraignment of
Blanco's course while chief executive of
the country.
It states among other things that
Blanco alone is responsible for the hu
miliating position in which Venezuela
now finds herself in the territorial dis
pute with England and condemns with
out stint of words, the rights granted by
Blanco to the government of Great
Britain.
It is in response to this open letter,
news of which reached Senor Blanco
some time ago, that he is supposed to
have made his visit to Antwerp for the
purpose of preparing to take active mea
sures against his adversaries.
MEXICO PUTS TAX ON CATTLE.
Threatened Destruction of the Trade
She Fears the MoKinley Bill.
Kansas City, Oct. 30 There is con
siderable excitement among Kansas
City stockmen relating to advices re
ceived from Mexico to the effect that
that country had placed a duty of $500
per car on American cattle. If this is
true this practically ruins the livestock
trade between this country and Mexico.
This act of the Mexican government
is regarded here as a retaliatory one,
precipitated by the fear Mexicans have
of the McKinley bill. It has been ru
mored among stockmen in this citv for
the past few days that the Mexican gov
ernment was contemplating a move of
this kind, but there was thought to be
nothing in it until dispatches were re
ceived from agents apparently confirm
ing the reports,
New Orleans, Oct. 30 A Picayune
San Antonio special says it is rumored
that the Mexican government will im
pose a tax of $500 a car on cattle from
the United States, and that a tax of
$2.50 per head will be placed on Ameri
can hogs, as there are not many hogs in
Mexico. The result will probably be
that the price will be raised to con
sumers. Washington City, Oct. 30 Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury Spalding says
that he has no information about the
reported heavy dutv laid bv Mexico on
American cattle, and doubts tho correct
ness of the report.
COULDN'T GET MARRIED.
No One Would Unite a Colored Man to
a White Girl.
Norrihtown, Pa., Oct. 30 Thomas
Young, colored, and Miss Lizzie Voight
white, presented themselves before
Magistrate Urneadu today and requested
that he make them man and wife. They
Had the necessary marriage license and
the girl's father accompanied the couple
and urged the magistrate to perform the
ceremony. The magistrate asfted the
father: "Do you consent to your daugh
ter's marriage with a colored man?"
Voight said he waB perfectly willing.
He was then asked if there was any
negro blood in his veins or the veins of
any member of his family or family an
cestors. "Not that I know of," said he.
"Then I refuse to perforin this cere
mony," said the magistrate. "I have
too much respect for my race and for the
coiorea race to join members of each
race in matrimony."
The party then started to hunt up a
clergyman to perform the ceremony . All
on whom they called refused and at last
accounts the knot had not been tied.
The couple lived near here where the
color line is evidently not very closely
drawn.
SHE BROKE UP THE BALL.
A Wife Cowhides Her Husband While
Enjoying the Dance.
Baltimore, Oct. 30 Mrs. Sophie
Bichter, a comely south Balitimore dame,
recently discovered that her husband
was devoting too much of his time to
Miss Mary F. Mooney, one of the belles
in that section. Miss Mooney and Rich
ter were enjoying themselves at a ball
last night when Mrs. Richter apeared
auu wiinoiii warning nrew a whip from
the folds of her dress and cowhided her
rival. When her victim escaped the wife
walked out of the hall unmolested. She
had broken up the ball. Todav came a
warrant for Mrs. Ritcher's arrest. She
claimed that Miss Mooney alienated her
husband's affections. She waved ex
amination.
Terms of the Coming Fight.
San Francisco, Oct. 30 A telegram
was received in this citv todav from
Fitisimmons. the New Zealander who
has been matched to fizht Jack Denm-
sey before the Olympic Club of New Or
leans, in which it is stated that the date
Had been fixed lor January 12th next.
The purse will be $12,000. $1000 of which
goes to the loser.
A California Hotel Burned.
Sisson, Cal., Oct. 30 Hotel Bailev,
situated 12 miles from town, was burned
this morning at 7 o'clock. The fire is sup
posed to have been started by a defective
flue, and is said to have originated in
the kitchen and spread rapidly. Very
little was saved from the buildine. The
loss is estimated at $15,000; insurance,
StOOO.
A Btrlke Two Years Oft
FJHn.AjKLPHiA.,;Oct. 30 The Record has
t long dispatch from Chicago in which
occurs the following : "The telegraphers
of the United States are now formulating
a plan to inaugurate another gigantic1
strike during' 1892. Already a strong
organization has been effected in a quiet
way throughout the west, northwest and
the Pacific Coast region, and the pro
moters of the scheme are working their
way eastward rapidly, visiting all small
towns."
AN EXCITING ADVENTURE.
The Captain of a Vessel Arrested,
Esoapes, and la Rearrested.
Sr. Johns, N. F., Oct. 30 Joseph Gir
ardin, captain of the French schooner
Mirgard, was arrested lately at Codray
village, on the Newfoundland shore,
where the French have fishing rights,
for visiting the harbor and insisting on
the right to sell goods without entering
his vessel and paying duty to the New
foundland authorities, who seized the
schooner and sentenced the captain to
nav a fine of 70 under tho license
act, and a fine of $800 and confiscation
of cargo under the customs revenue act.
Pending payment the captain was im
prisoned and the vessel held. Girardin
lirnka iiiil find, with French aid, over
powered the Englssh watch, regained
possession of his schooner and went to
sea.
Sheriff Gills recaptured the vessel and
made the crew prisoners. During the
enle of yesterday the schooner went
ashore. The government steam cruiser
Fiona proceeded today to uouray witn
Judge Prowse and a posse of police and
will bring the prisoners here. This will
force the Newfoundland French difficulty
to an issue.
SACKVlLIiE'S BROTHER
Thinks He Was in Error for Demanding
Rent for Memorial Oround.
Stratford, Oct. 31 Last night a
banquet was given by the mayor of this
town. Among the guests was Earl Del
aware, high steward of Stratford-on-Avon
and brother of Baron Suckville,
whose recent claim upon tho municipal
government for rent for the ground upon
stands the Shakespeare memorial drink
ins fountain presented bv George W.
Childs, of Philadelphia, has caused so
much adverse criticism.
In the com-Be of a speech made by the
earl he expressed his regret at. the
action taken by his brother and said he
was very sorry that he had been the
cause of creatine ill feeling here and
elsewhere. He felt certain beyond a
doubt that Baron Sackville would admit
having been in error in demanding rent,
THE RUMOR NOT VERIFIED.
The Reported Loss of a Sealing Vessel
Not Confirmed.
San Francisco, Oct. 30 The whaler
Seabree has arrived from the Arctic sea
with 500 barrels of oil and 9000 pounds
of whale bone. James McKenna, owner
of the Meyer and other whalers, was a
passenger on the vessel. He says that
the report of the wreck of the Silver
Wave has not been verified. The vessel
left Point Barrow for Wainwright inlet
to put up for the winter. The Hunter
was to follow and return with the crew
The Hunter has not returned and hence
no definite reports have been received
from the Silver Wave. If the whaler
was lost the crew would have had no
trouble in making the way overland to
roint Barrows station.
SAN FRANCISCO SHIPPING.
Delayed Steamers Arrive Quiok Time
Made From Fuget Sound.
San Francisco, Oct. 30 The steamers
Alcatraz and Emily, which, with a num
ber of other vessels, were bar bound at
Coos bay for 25 days, put into this port
yesterday '.short of coal. After they
coaled the two steamers continued on
their voyage, the Alcatraz to San Pedro
and Emily to Redondo.
The bark Rufus Wade arrived in port
yesterday from Puget Sound. She made
the trip down the coast in the quick
lime oi la days.
The Alaska Commercial Company's
steamer St. Paul has sailed for Kodiak.
She is well loaded with provisions, cloth
ing, etc., ior men employed in tlie com
pany's canneries at Kodiak.
A Fostoffloe Robbed.
Niagara Falls, N. , Oct. 31 Yes
terday afternoon George I.ammerts
clerk in the Suspension Bridge post-
omce and brother of tho postmaster.
went to the office safe to get a supply of
stamps iortne tray at the stamp window,
which was empty. He was alone in the
office, and while getting the stamps he
was Beized from behind by an unknown
man, and a cloth, supposed to be satu
rated with chloroform, was thrown about
his head and he was thrown on the
floor, where he was found later. The
money order tray is missing, but the loss
is not as yet known. Lammert has no
idea who his assailants were.
Desperate Aots of Brigands.
Pestii, Oct. 30 The residence of a tax
collector named Johass Erlus in the dis
trict of Northern Hungary last night
was entered by burglars and in attempt
ing to capture the thieves, he and his
housekeeper were both murdered.
While awaiting the arrival of a train
in Laczpaza, a sea town a short distance
south of this city, an iron dealer named
Hillier, his wife, two children and a
maid servant were attacked bv brigands
who robbed and murdered "the entire
party.
Alaska's Population.
Washington City, Oct. 31 Mr. Ivan
Petroff, who has charge of the census of
Alaska, states that the completed figures
will probably show a population of 38,
000. He says there has been a remark
able increase in the white population
since the census of 1880, of which he
aleo had charge.
He Violated the Law.
San F ra.ncisco, Oct. 301). AIcGrath,
formerly clerk in the distributing de
partment of the post office, has been in
dicted by the grand jury for soliciting
funds of the government employes for
political purposes and was held for trial
in $25,000 bonds. The case is the first
of the kind here.
Sunk by the Wilmington.
San Francisco, Oct. 30 The steamer
Wilmington from Coos Bay, collided
with the schooner Mayflower, bound up
the coast-late last night, off Balina's Bay
in a thick fog. The steamer struck her
amidships and she filled and turned
over on her Bide. The crew were saved.
Died After the Wedding,
Washington City, Oct. 30-Houhwoul
Howe, of New York, whose marriage to
Miss Mary Butterworth, daughter of a
representative from Ohio, took place at
his bedside yesterday, died in his room
at the Metropolitan Club at a quarter
past 12 o'clock this afternoon.
French Titles May Be Taxed.
Paris, Oct. 30 The proposition to tax
titles is receiving unexpected support
in the Erench chamber of deputies, ow
g to Boulangist revelations and gene
1 indignation against the nobles impli
ated in conspiracy.
CALIFORNIA COAL FAMINE.
San Francisco Dealers Unable to
Supply the Demand.
HIGH PRICES CONSUMING PROFITS.
An
Early Settlement of the Strike in
Australia Hoped For Coal
From The Coast.
San Francisco, Nov. 1 J. W. Harri
son, the coul broker, in his weekly circu
lar today, says : There have been the
following arrivals during the week:
From the coast collieries, 82(18 tons;
from Sydney, 1375 tons. There is no
special change in the situation; prices
are same as last week, buyers are numer
ous and sellors are few.
Orders aro being put down and di
vided so as to make our small Btock
reach all consumers. The northern
mines are aiding us nobly to tide over
our present troubles, and will provide us
against what may be termed an nbsoluto
coal famine, although the asking prices
strongly indicate that the famine has
been reached.
An early settlement of the coal strike
in Australia, which had been antici
pated to take place at any moment, re
mains unsettled and very indefinite. As
this is the source from which our earli
est, relief is expected, largo consumers
are feeling very despondent, as their
profits are being entirely consumed by
the present prices of fuel.
THE SHEEP INDUSTRY.
Some Facts About the Australian Wool
Trade Presented to the Oovernment.
Washington City, Nov. 1 United
States Consul Griffith, at Sidney, Aus
tralia, sends an interesting report to the
state department on Australia's wool
trade. The increase in the exports of .
wool over laBt year was 108,000 bales,
making the exports of wool for the fiscal
year 1889-00, 1,402,598 bales. The cost
of keeping sheep enters of course largely
into the calculation of the profits ob
tained, and tables are given by Griffith
showing that an average profit of (il
cents per sheep is obtained, on good
land, while on land subject to droughts
a profit of 14 cents is yielded ; while on
well-grazed lands a profit 100 cents per
head is in many instances obtained.
When the fact that there are 105,000,
000 sheep in Australia is considered, the
ilnmense profit derived from the wool
industry becomes apparent at a glance.
The interesting fact is brought out that
between paddocked sheep and herded
sheep the former show a percentage of
10?4 per cent, over the latter. The aver
age of lambing of paddocked sheep is
04:4 per cent, while herded sheep aver
age only 54 per cent.
A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE.
Ships Flying Along the Coast Must
Carry Lighter Loads.
San Francisco, Nov. 1 Notifications
have just been given to various coast
ship masters by Captain Dearborn, one
of Lloyd's agents on this coast, as to lim
iting the cargo, and his notice is an in
teresting one.. Captain Dearborn has
notified shippers that until further
notice vessels plying along this coast
must lighten their cargoes from 150 to
200 tons less than the usual capacity, or
else risks will not be taken on them by
Lloyds.
Jhis notice is in tho nature of a pre
caution. Captain Dearborn says it was
ordered on account of the unprecedented
gales which have swept along the coast
line of the Pacific this year and through
which several serious disasters have oc
curred. Some of them have been due to
vessels overburdened with cargo.
The Conspiracy Cases.
Tii'i'HHAitv, Nov. 1 Shortly after the
opening of court in the conspiracy cases
Commoner Dalton entered the court
house and attempted to take a seat in
the gallery in the midst of considerable
excitement on the part of spectators.
Dalton was forcible ejected by the police.
Subsequently a magistrate accorded per
mission to Dalton to re-enter the gal
lery, which he did, accompanied by Den
nis Dilbridge, member of parliament for
Southern Division of Kerry. Alice Sad
ler, one of the witnesses who Wednesday
last w as sentenced to imprisonment for
contempt in refusing to give testimony,
has been released.
How Holland Will be Ruled.
London, Nov. 1 It has been decided,
according to advices from Amsterdam,
that the Netherlands' council of state
will exercise ruling powers for a month,
and if there is then no sign of improve
ment in me King, iueen I'.mma win De
formally invested with the regency.
The Prince of Nassau, heir to the
throne of Luxenbure and next to Prin
cess Wilima in line to the crown of Hol
land, has expressed himself as reluctant
to again take the reeencvof Lnmenhurcr.
but will probably do so should the king
of Holland, who is also sovereign of
Lumenburg, remain incapacitated.
The Doctor Found Guilty.
New York, Nov. 1 After 20 hours'
deliberation the jury in the trial of Doc
tor Charles Crumley Webster came into
court with a verdict of guilty of man
slaughter in the first degree, which
means imprisonment for not less than
five years nor more thnn 20. Counsel
for the prisoner moved for a Btay of
judgment for one week in which to pre
pare for a new trial. The motion was
granted.
Alleged Prize Fighters Not Held.
New York, Nov. 1 Spider Kelly,
Renny Murphy, Dominick McCaffrey,
Jack McAulill'e, Billy Oliver, and Mr.
Bresler, parties to the prize fight alleged
to have taken place in a hall on St.
Mark's place recently, were in the court
of special sessions for trial.. On hearing
of tlie evidence, the court deemed it in
sufficient and discharged the entire
party.
Railroad Officials.
Boston, Nov. 1 The St. Louis & San
Francisco railroad officials announce
that W. L. Lillie having resigned as
secretary and treasurer, II. Gardner has '
been appointed instead, and will assume ,
duties today. After November 1st the
executive officers of the Atlantic & Pa
cific and St. Louis & San Francisco rail
road w ill be in Boston.
Lumber Mills Burned.
San Jose, Cal., Nov. 1 The lumber
mills and box factory of San Jacinto
Lumber Company, 18 miles from this
city, have been destroyed by fire, which
caught from one nf th limn kilns.
There were 500,000 feet of lumber in the
yard and 15,000 boxes ready for ship
ment. The loss is heavy.