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Show 11 ' "V i, i ' ' " TV. - vi . . . . . . l-''''- ' - - " - ' ' ' I i ' ?.--- e- 1....I.,:.. ticojvr nnTTTT HAT FTF! fT pa i; i j Hi .H n i sT a T7Q j A I a KA :A In j i." Wi jrjp "T"."' . . .. ..'. ' 1 ' "" ' i"i ...-- . ' - - . ZsT ESDiiiarj "salt lake city, utail Monday, septkmf.ku 21, issi. vol. 5. no. m. SILOES AND LEAD QUOTATIONS Eilvor. Kuw York - f G 7-- 8 Silver. Lomlru - - - 4 1 L.ad. Haw rark. - 4.E2 1-- 2 HI'M.I'iN AMI OJCl". IC'l l.U'H. Well, Fargo & Co.-Bul- limi D McL'ortnck i Co. Hammer bullion, tM,'."t); lead ami silver ores, 512,000; to-la!, J((,i.",0. t alt I.k,i t: ear iij ll,?u... Today's clearings. 4i.V.0.5li); same day last year, g J ."",;.;. bid!"illi wK Sir John E. Gor't Diivnn to Anotbir Oa'bardi by tbo Apprurtt'iis-- .t of Sir Julius Forru.icn, THE KEW fOSTII ASTE2 GESESiL. ' It is Frrd'ctd tint Gorst Will ba tb LtsaJ-- of tbn Tory Element London, Sept. 21. Sir John K. Cnrn, liciilicul KiHTilary of tlm luilinii olUi-c- , in mi in!M4iinv' totlny iijiou tin lin.rliHli land ii'.irstinii ik'1'limnl to commit liim-si-l- f to Hiiy delinttt) iilmi for n n'ltli!-mt- i t of this Ri ii'vancH. 1 o s;iiil, how-cv- r, that somcti.ini? must anil will be cIoih- - or n ri'volatioii wah cci'luiii. "I lo not mean n bloody revolution; but 1 menu tiis ito',lii will domaml n of tiui land thi'v livu upon, l'hi'y hfivo noiv pownr to do o, nml thry aris i s - it i In 1 with their roM-n- t ioi, I'OiiKCiitiuntly thv v.'ill liuVi! things nlk'n-.d.- .!n!!.iilerable attention has hern at-tracted toyru'da Sir John (iorst, who, MS inr mi l.i-- of tlm royal labor I'oin- - i:i:fi;n'i sinco J;jho last, in a r:mari;a-lib- ) oni bs.rst of i' lin spcakint; in the (onuiK'i: , cprin.-0'- l his coMrmpt f.r (cri.iiii loeiiib.'H of tli'i i:iini.stry. His i'wiit would seem to iudi-'!it-that tiio ivppoiritMioit of "ir Jiimi'H I'iTikioii as p.lmastiT iMit-ra- raii.-e-il him to break out in a new directiou. Tin1 S.'.tr t.nlay pnidirlB that li'i will; bo leading the "Tory tlemoerat'j" an I ii'.lini ih-- tli.it he is prejiiin;,' to bid logh for the rural ote. LOCAL KEW3 IN BRIEF. Mining n.'WH-V- is't t' tie Ontarti-Not- .'s from 1'arli Cltj-Sj- u- i of lUx-l- . SUM BllanS - Toiiuy'rt oro recuiiiis. tons. Sodip municipal m'nutiae 'Juc tlon nr tax reiiurtiiiu a ue.v oilier In vluw--'J'l- ' finiuk-lin-tax. T!ii (ontet--t f.T iioss 's l.m of t'io cuuuty collector's oilli'e Lelorn ,1iiiIl; ..me. ' L visit to the Croat I soar lllvorcauei. Ktiws of th r.iili oa I w n lJ. I.ate ;t news fro-- f'ilen. HUNDREDS OF HCMi SEEKERS Oa the Burdar of t' N'W lanill !:!J to lit. .r.e KuMh. Gt'THKir., (). T., Supt 'Jl Tho Santa Vis'4 lour reultr asou;tT trains, two from the iiorvii and two from tho sooth, all c.tmo ia yesterday in four or livo sections of ten and twelve cat" each, each section carrying hundreds of heme seekers. The latter were hitstlinx aroiiiid buying ouliits and baiv.nininjf for conveyances to the border of tho new lands. O hers were preparing to start, and sli.l otner-- were ju.'l Roinjf away. There wus bed am in the btrecls and conlusioii everywhere. Land Ooruminxtt.iier Carter telopraphs that s.. ttiers can enler lands from tho Kickapoo wliieti is not in the lands to be opened to .se-ttlement, and lies in the very heart oi those that are to be. opened, i'his ilik.x I'm home seekers imn-- more miles of available border, where they may may ma-- s for tho race. When the coiuonts of tlm lelersm became known Mnndruds of boomers hurried to the Kickapoo reservation, and have taken up positions. Much saiisfa Mion is expressed over ,Keretary Noole's order to tlm registers and receiver to prevent fraud in con-nection wit h lilinj; of the doclarntory staiemenis of old noldicrs. The tratUe in declaratory M ateiuetils ha4 been liome-s- i el.eis regarding them, as i Mm ha.ardous investments. (ir i ui.'n;. 1'., S.pi. 21 Trom early mniinu!.' the Fit eels of this town havn been blocked w ith wagons, horses and people, men, women, bnyg and piris s rambling to yet hero to lake part in tim race for the government laud. i'veryih.n is wide open, liquor is plen-tiful "and the Kniiibl'Ti are hern wiih their outtils. loivernor Steel will go to tin- - county naioed Teeumseh. l'ia intention is to clour the towu and c'v0 the to let thy race for the town commence. 'J rains continue to arrive dai'V, iii'iiiyim; people anxions to se-cure homes. The men in line before the land oliicu aro Biiil there, de.tor-miup- d to make entry. Hotels, j ruti-n i? oiiices, ftores and shops are taxed to their tilmo't capieity. .some estab-lishments, especially thase of the news-papers, are seriously crippled on ac-count of their hulp leaving to join in tho race. Tirst Tihj of tba Twenty-P.-cns- d A'.nc&l CoucUta of U-- Povci)' n GucJ ': I.oJ at t. Lo t;-- , A niFECT DAY FC2 THE TAEADE At Lp.-.-- it Pjffy Tl.on-sii- Xemlen of the Ordur Crowd ilu City CrJur of tho St. Lock Mo., Sept. 21. Tho first day of tho seventy-secon- conclave of the Sovereign Crnod Lo.!.; . I. O O. ppfticif cool and pleasaui, loucii to l ie debrfht tB.l comfort of the thou a:)d who pnrtleipat. u in the parade, and the many thousands more id peisjns who are here to sec u. The reception comtniltee was at the union depot early this morning and tho I ar.su delegations on arriving were promptly received and escorted to their assigned quarters. M my of the rail-ways ran special trains bringing in the cantfins and lodges from tho towns wiilvin 2U0 miles of the city. Ttj'i delegation from Springfield, Ills., out ruinhered all others. It s estiina-le-that over o'l.tldi) U;ld Fellows and their families aru in the city be ides many thousands who came simply ns tspeutators. 1'iverywliere and in ull (1. ructions could be seen unilorais and regnlias of the lod ;es. Shortly after 2 o'clock the column be-gan lo move. I he order of the n was as follows: l'iltc?ime the i;rand marshal, Past (irand Mamer Woodward, and Ins alair. Folinw 'tig were .Major (ienoral Sloan and sial'. eomniumliug the lhvi-sici- i of the M.ssissipi'.i; iteutenant-(iegera- l Underwood and l':. c tim Army of I'ati isrehs Mil-itant; I'.rigadie.r (Jsnoral t'adle and staff, rotumandiiig the lirst bi icad-o- f the departnient of Missouri, tho lirst division tinder the command of Colo-nel Harris, composed of the Mifsouri eautons. Colonel Abercrombio com-manded the second division, made up of the cantons from (lain an 1 Ku-tucky- ,' 'the third division was under 'command of Uriganier - Com ral (. Crocker, and was composted ot the Cliicago, I'eoi ia, pring'iohl, and Decatur, III. The fo'.irtii I'lvisinn compot-a- of cantons from diiTer-en- t parts ol Indiana. Then cs.mii As-sistant (rraml Marshal Yonder, oher in eomma-n- of tlm civic divisions, ni.d Vas fij'liowp I by thn member of the feoversJgn (Jrand Lodge in carrmges. 'J'iui'prma.ssion at iir t made i.svay ilowiy! between the immense crowds fMtbci'wi to witness the parade. Thou-rund- s til cit zens and visitors lined the idelT.ttks. and filled every xv.iilaliin if piiee.'ud i', was wit h great diilicuity ihaV ttopcriiug could he made tbromrh 'ton'-- wijiil of h'lmuiii'y that literally paekett the streets. ,. The iiu of march wss thromrh the principal elreets to i' e exposition build-itl-in whiuh wmre conducted the exer-cia- es flf Fr lootne. 1 I. esc eonsi.stl of a errtl1.il address by tjf.Yeroi.r raneisou btiit'-- f thwfitatar Mayor Noouau on hel.alf of tho city; J. 15. .Jewell, granil toa'ter aud prutid patriarch n behalf of the order, and replies by the deputy grand sire aud other. j T.JE CAR FMVtR CANAL. Th. Vi.lt of tin. 1, i roni,-r- . Iro- - t :t t los W.ll U, Tho exMsion lint v.eot north on Saturdav through tee eourtesy tho I n FueiJie '.a.iroai cont'.ar.y was one that will I ng be rememhere.l ly those wi n prrl.cipaled in it. At Ogdou a ii'ci .1 on v..s tendered to tiie cxet:r-hionisi-wiih a r. le aiiout tho ciiy, fiieechcs of welcome at the op ra leu'. aid a lii'ii-- at the Ue.l hold. in n thu train nailed at liriu'-oo- City it was found lii.it the people of t'ltit place had arr a tisl o on the platlnrm loac.cd v. itn the most, luscious lriii;s which the travelers ivi ri invited to help I iieei.-c- i s lo. Some ten miles furiher lo ith a stop ni made lit a rcmai kanM mineral soring or sprint's owned by pl.ssis. llarvev and Suhls. 'i he llow nl water in soiiie 20.1 gadotis per minute, a pe-culiar teatt't'o being that pari is oi'y e.ihl and (he rest almost boiling hot, the distance separating the llow of hot and cool water beiug oiiiy thirty or lortv feet. Tim train slopped at the Hear river dam lor a i'w min-utes and then ran on to Logan when the excursionists were driven to the Agricultural colie-j- sud tendered a lutioli. About i :.;.) thu party lot t lor the return trip, arriving in Salt Lake afler eleven. 'Tins was tun Inst of thn excursions tendered to the visuors who came to attend the Irrigation con-grt'- and the parly determined that some token Mioiiel no given Secretary ( llilesjiie to testily oi their appreciation of li s untiring courts m their behalf. A handsoinu eoilieii.m was accordingly la..eii up wane the homeward run was bc:ng maile, the. Ogdnti folks coutribut-iu- r liberally to the fond. 'i the ar-il', al oi tne train in this city the exeur-sioni.st- s woto called logml.cr on the piat iorm and 1 r. Maiain oi Koanmy, iXebi aska, in a neat speech prctouted the pur.--i' to Mr. liillespie. 'I lie original thought connucted w iih this excursion was llut the delegate;. suou'd be piveii an opporttmity to m u the gnoi' irrigation w orks on tho Hear r.ver. 'J hat Inis ihooght w as accept ahio was aitested by ibe fact lhal. a lumber of the excursionists ftuppd at the canal to make ull examination, ic-ing picked up on ibe return of thn train from Logan. These wire mostly engineers, among ihem being l'rofos.sor Carpenter ami . Martin and Anderson of C.doiado and Toole of Idaho. They were greatly interested in the groat work tnat has been done there, and spent scleral hours examining the ditch in us cotir.e through the cation. Mr. J. ii. lino-H- ami lr. Hoche were al.-- o mom! cr.'i of tim par.y, and w hen the inspection was completed the Ihoroug'dv tired men v.ere invited to partake id the loi pilaliiy of thu com-pany, a camp being maintained there lor workmen engaged in repairing the liam. '1 on construction of the dam was somewhat faulty in that tho wtrtoru en..! was not staried on bedrock. As a water has made a chr.nnel under it, and it is now necessary to con-struct a coh'erdam and repair the work. Ttiis w iii bn a so tr. re. hat tedious opera-tion, but when it is liuished the dam w ill be aksolulciy .secure". 'The wot k dona on tins canal system in one of theniosl, elab.irate jobs of the kind ever undertaken in the country. Tho first ntiio and a half of the canal is cut ill the solid rock, Jt is 17 font wide on tho bottom, 2i fee' on top end In (eet decu. Thorn uie several tun- - neis.t he lirst being 100 feet in length. the second 200, Iho third huh j.n 1 nr.olher .Mi. The ciiiial is iiiloudrd to carry tun fi ct ol water, and wiih thnt depth Iho flow xv;!l ba lO'.D cu ic feet per Fecoml. Two lai'ie licmc-- have been built farther down the valley. Wk"n the cans! leavts the lauon, it makes a loppr detour lo the mountains, pro sing the Mala t river with a fume. ii'tl feet in length and 110 fci.t hijli. Tho litime is cf wo" I but the iiipportt p pon xvhich it rcfts are of iron and steel, lis immense size ran be appie- - eiatrd when it ii that two teams can be d riven through it abreast. 'The se.'oud lliiiiie is further il o va1- ley. it is only :.M0 feet in length but is made entirelv of iron aud su-el- The canal is carried alona tho west-ern side of the valley, but has Iw-- j branches which traverse the plain par-allel with the peneral course of the river. Willi iis branches, tho canal will reclaim IKMHK) acres of land. 'The sy.-tc- will be l"--t miles in length when completed. About 100 milts is now linrdied ami the water is running in it. Tiie company also intends to run a canal of equal size iropg the east side of the valley, aud much of tlm work for it has already been done. Tills canal i.1 projected to reach to tho city of Mgdcn stnl will water fi(,lil:'.) acres of land. The water works in Ugdeti are on red by the saruo company, tiia water being taken out. of a neighboring; canon. Another feature of the general p. an is to make an immense at era go reservoir of Dear lake by raising its level. Ti is work when carried out will provide water for nearly a million acres of land. The company has already expended f .hhid.iih'l in the vast enterprises that it hi;s inaugurated. It was organized in October, Ih-'.- and work was begun very soon then after. The iiuluoeniont leading to Iho enterprise was the lnag nilicetit Hear river valley. There is an immense expanse of country lviiur north and south gf tlm beautiful city of Corinno which will ail he brought under a high stall of cultivation by this canal system. This land is declared to bo as pood as the best found anywhere In the west, and whenver water has been put on it the most astonishing results have Icon obtained. In a few years it will all be reclaimed and the valley wIT be one of the nmst productive in the. conn- - try. The value of the work to t'tah lean scarcely 'no (stimated. Thousands! of families will find homes upon the re-- I claimed lands and the value of the agri' cultural product w ll be. largely in-creased. As an engineering feat the ci.rial is one of our western wonders, but it w ll be erlipsi d by the greater marvel tha w ill gleet the eye of the visitor when iho Ide giving waters pouring through it shall have touched tiie soil of that attractive plain and or-namented it H'ith the verdure of the field and the orchard. 11 TYHAtviMS DEAD. EklTaoi'n. at.Prc.Mo-j- t of CLila. E!owi E.s Eraiut Out lU'.bor Thau Sur ren.ler Hitui. If to tba Junta EI3 ANTE L'CIITSJJ BTATEMEBT. IIIj It is B.lieve..1. Will HeiUa tbe F.' 'orni inu of Fcica ia Chila Iii.'itu;no:;1, tit Cuuliaso Nkw Yokiv, Sept. 21. The llcrnUr Cort'i pendent ut Yaljiaraiso, Chile, under date the Ihth. nouls t!i lix-- 're siii. n t I'.almaeeda of ( 'Idle shot himself through the tumplo in hi . room ut tho Argentine legatioti in Santiago ai half past tj yesterday mornin llalmaeeda left Santiago August 2IUh last, in tiie hope of making his escape from Chile, but, seeing that every p of retreat was cut oil, lie returned there mi September 2d aud Went to the Argentina lsaiion. .Since his return to too Argentine la-g-ion in Santiago, llalmaeeda tas beon in an extremely nervous condition. No one, with the exception of the minis-ter of iho virgentino republic tin t ono other mail w no was devoted to the cause of tho unfortunate was permitted to talk to or even see him. Ail Iho dilletciit sehemesot Slight wet e considered by the hunted Honor I'rribiiri.v went to tho theater last iii,ht. When he relumed to the legation ho had a long and i ariiasl talk With llaimaeeihi, relative to the letter's ideas, prewousiv broached, about tho advi.-abilit- y of giving himsoif up to tho junta. Sen. ira I'rribttria, about 8 o'clock jesterday morning, heard a pistol shot in the bedroom that bad li' i ii ass.gnod to 'iaiinaceda. She noti-lie- d her husband, llefore he went to lialmaeuda's room, he ran around to tho house of (,'arlos Walker Martinet and brought that genlieiuau back to the leiralmn. I pon breaking in the door of J'aluia-eed.t'- s loom it w as founu thut lie hail shot himself. Tho body wa stilt warm. J htin was a gaping wound in tho tem-ple. The body was umli creed und lay oa the bed. A revolver was still held, in tiie righl hand. I'omluico Torro, Jliltuacedn's. broth' er in-h- : w, tin I too luiuister to Chile from 1,'raguay, Arrieia Malohor tJor-lett- a, f.:ou arrived nt the legation. Senor Coiiehoruti ran tj Moneda ami informed the junta of what had hap-pened. A L'o.utiii-sio- n was protnpily issued. It cotiiprised Carlos Walker .Martinez, Snuar Melchor, Senor Con-- i ho, aud dudij-r- t Aguerra,f the supreme court. 'J'hoy wet l direct to the legation from the ollice of the junta's represeut-anvu- s and viewed lie body, 'i'hoy then iIm-- up a pi oee.ss verbal, certify-ing to the fads already elated, tier-o'li- t' .Minirter. .J jl.l';vjit,ii.tJtH'.ya. .'i..,.. .m-th-eoiiimh- iioi- i to iho legatioa i au old friend of )'.!aJ;cji0ed'.t. (iiadtialiy tno news spread all over .Santiago. The. fxcilcnicnt it created is itidcscrJiahlo. Croat crowda of terri-bly excited peeph) eathered all around the Argentina legation. They cheered and ihey hooted, ami went iiilu a fren.y ovor the death of their chief enemy. Above nil the discordant cries wer hoard crh'j congratulating the tinfor-tiin:- 'l Hiilmaccda that in taking his own life ho had escaped a worse late. I'.almueeda left a letter to his mother an i aljo a sint-me- .it to the !ii rn'rl. A almost the last declarations of the dying man, they aro of especial importance. 11'' says: "I acted all during the past eight months with the lirui conviction that I wts right. 1 hud no ope in the army in whom 1 could plio'o any trust. 31y general i w ere faicti to inc. They lie I nil through the w..r. Had my order been obeyed. I believe that Iho baillo of ( oncon would have lesulud In a decis-ive victory aL'dnst the enemy, iiy lie art all through this trouble has boeit with Chile. I soimiit to rescue my country lrom foreign ilomiaalou. I strove 10 make her tno liiit republio m Ani'-nca- . "My enemies say thru I was cnwl. ('irci.m stauci s compelled me to sanc-tion certain acts, but many of the bad deeds that have been all li Lul o I t: my orders vwro never Known by mo until they had been taiin-HiiiU-I'ioil the 11 ii a battle ra J'l&oiila. I had tr.'ii.g l.ofes of ov er n, y loe-i- Victory v ;U assured me by my Crtiorals Aiconrec and liaroosa and ioi. They ai: lied. 1 now know those who only pretended Iricnd-hi- p for me. becr.usu of th e money that was lo be gotten out, of me. All the money that I have in my possession is $.TiOO. Idy wife gavo it to mo on the night of August 2Mb. "Your miiiister, 1'ntriek Kgan, many times offered me jfood advice. Ha urged n, e to liiiiko peace with thoso Opposed to me and retire from Chile. 1 did not heed his wb advice for I thought, that he was iiiidertlieiulhienca of the junta's orders, who worn then refugees in the American legation. All through thy trouble my closest advisera were always opposed lo any overtures for peace." It is tho general belief that Ds'ina-ceda'- s death will hasten in a great de-gree the restoration of peace through-out Chile. Now that the chief enemy of tho victorious junta' is no more, it is l kely that h.s fol.owers wiii be shown mercy, since without llalmaeeda to di-rect them, they are very little to be feared. ltaiy, France, Sweden and Norway have followed ti.o lead of the United States in all official l'c.coguition of the junta. C' rmany, it wiii be remem-bered, was the second nation to do so. No official recognition has come from Kne'and. This creates considerable comment. A Dispatch to the Associated Trena under dam of Santiago, September 21, from Minister Tai rick F.gan. confirms the published report of the suicide of l'resident lialuiaoeda. FLASI13 FROM TEE WIRES. The CaribaMi fetes at Nice are likely 10 i e w;i hout eiitlHiRi ' ni. A alight earthquake shock was felt at (.i himtais, s. C . sO'r.l.iy. The iron mouid.-i'-- i of San Francisco ii'. h liccn ill a , t: .';e lor fi.'l,te--i- 'Conilis. Ayoop I'a-h- a. formerly Turkish mm- - 1 ti r of nr.,, iv is tic. o'.vn fr.'.u a lii'i'S'1 y-- s I t .ay .oal kill" i. t'lci was killed in a fierca light p.. t! i I 'are. itee ant aati J'.irnell t ;i t N raii, n i. jc e? it.:. Ah", in ler . the I 'reach faster! ill :h) ti i steitl'nti-- l.oiu;..u. lias 'ty i.so 'ia.vs' fa.t. 'I he ( lerman t'ovei nment intends In r cal tie- r ret i w t il.-- tee ia Al-- a I.ic rii.u an h the re piiauons Tne Inriif I;-.'- , r AVo Arh it, in-- m,. tM I v I h ie..-- i - Tarek, a vist'S ttie w i h-c :, ..l o, tlio p.,! p, J ri'V.-nt- ill 'HI ..'M!;i-- Ill or.i'T lo r . the lei- u i.i.r. S o; : a id .Mar e Ctiilcn. ag-- d T and I. ie h oiii' l t ' oeai'n t ii.t in t'i'.Ml'll... p." ii'l ;! .a a "u. ir .o ., t' ei: are'icj '.li"iL tli,. ia''e:' i' " .t tn t iiit' n. Tin- - Kii-:a- n ii.ini.stor to Torsi has l.."-- ia ti er an an n a 1..1I1' t; .' oy live 11 Ioi ti an-- Per ia. 'I hi- eh mic ip.e it i c t ciii.- ieu "f 'ci iia ii.aisid hie !l. ia. f hen- has recently c.-- a large tram- j '! of ,. n a: y (' v :? in ti'is- - a, 1'( e vt - vice pea ..lit - '6 y t 0 e; lilu to '11 .' s CI oil!.-!- ' to a i'.- il e j. "'f 'l ' I y ti pl.lai.T . Nii.fi I'xiecs in pi.. !.a ft i.ii,. let have b ell huraeit u t'vo days. ' ( 'ha 'ire! lor von Capr'vi oi C.ormany nil the Ihlpal Nrrrh). at .M lliiieh. hn ve j'. r e l a' an arrci in.eit ' r'.hv t'ae nl' r 1 Mliih'-:u'- l :y sep; o:.t the povrinient ia le-- a I'll for e a. iocs on en:.' at local cu.'StiOJJij wii'i the le.id iii,. ion oi (Jai.ltoiic oiucrs. T Hlcp Kuiiiw.r li"-!,'- .. CltP XiP). Sept. 21. A new system of slopping runaway horses by electricity was given a practical test on the lake front yesterday by A. II. llolson, the inventor. lloNmigot into a carria;;e, to which two hot' -- os Here attached, and with no driver on the box. Th man Uslie.llhe hoi's".siviih his whip, and they . ' -- away at break necit speed. Sud b'tilv the horses rai." d themselves on their haunches and came to a lull stop. The invention coiisi.sis of a dry baliery under the driver's tiox, enii'ieetcd by wires ui:h iceltil balls placid HI hoi-i- post! ils, '1 here m e tw o bul tons, one on tne dr.ver's iii'K, the (.'her ill"' le, whioli e':i"-- the cuc'otwinn pte-i'- i. 1 he lcsuil is a mild snook, widen, t he i nvenl or el amis, will i:r. i t hiy bring runaway horses to a standstill. THE POACHERS W:.!;E AMERICAN'S. And tti.ir ranaflmti Mult Ap-pn- .l ti fh. I nit.J Sll-.- , Oitavi a, Out., Sept. 21. It will be remembered thai, a short time airo, word was received that two vessels, commanded respectively by Dan and Aiexaader Mel... an, natives of Cape lireion, .Suva Scotia, had been se ed and the captains made prisoners by the "Copper Island" for sealing in ISehring sea. The friends of the two captive i appealed to the Dominion government to surtiro their release. 'The minister of marine pr mised to investigate the' affair and, through Ilrithih authorities, draw the attention ol the Russian gov-ernment to thu breach of the neutrality: law should it be found ti at the Me-- , Leans sailed in a Canadian vessel and' had retained their allegiance to ,(t!i ISritish crown. Last night a toLepfa.w from th coltbctor of customs ,e,.y--toria- . is. C," stated tht tlni' eiWjrtl- - were gaiiiuj American vessids, and that it was reported that they had become American citizens. CoulirniatiOn was found to be given to the latter, stato-men- t by the fact that only a naturalized citizen "of the Uuit-'- Slates can sail an American vessel. The relatives of the McLeans wiii now neck the assistance of tne United States government to se-cure their release. lute, ostiioj to lUr Maltml Worl l. I'liNini:.', Sept. 21. The musical world is excited n or a discovery by l! ..xv. len in an old book chop in Dublin of a copy of the original book of the words oil U.iudiil'a "Messiah," printed for the lirst poriortnaneu in Dublin ''ti I which not a single ropy was hitherto known to have sur-vived., jt th,.t the Ki.ty that the. "Hallelujah t hunts" was written at tho end of th" v )"'; and placed ir. its pres-ent position lieeatt in J I.indel tcind tho work w;;s dragiring, to be unfounded. W. L. SCOTT CF ERIE DEAD. He Wis (iwtur ( P Itilit 11 a.nl I'o.v r . i l n.i to . NtuvfoUT, 11. 1., Sept. St. - f, ifssmiiti V. L. Scott of Tcnnsyivania illcd sudden'V before mr.iriiiht S'ltur-da-rii.' ht. Dr. Willi i;,i Topper stated that Sec'.i's ,le,;!h iTis very and ii'.icxp 'cle.l, and wrss due to repeated boa"! faii-ir- s. Ti.o family leriv;) w ii 'i Hit) i ipaii'S in the ino.'uiug lVr tueir home ia lilie, !'a. tilllt.- - i Fill' uu i oi" i.Sept. 21 Mrh Eiizri-l-et- Hcvdeii I',. dole, who isagiand-Cuu-iter of Francis liopkinsoi:, a sign-er id t i.e deciara. ;o,i ot Independence, pud d "i::ht' t oi J.tdge Joseph ilopkin-so-attlh'ir of "Lad ( niumbia." i!i 'd last ev eniiiL' ol :ai t failure. She was in her i:i:ie.y second year. Nl vv Vouii, Sept. 21. (leneral .Tos-Pp-r. Ktiapp, president of tiie .'si tro-oil' o't Life lii'.urauen company of this .iy. died on Monday la .t aboaid the T ieip.-- steamer La ( 'ha.npagne, which arrived hero yes'en'.ay. i.vv ViihK. Sept. 21. Larry Corco-ran, enco the ''amies pitcher of the Ch.iea'jo ball cittb, and later a member of the N ew Vnr'ic c uh, died at Newark, ' N. J-- last night of typhoid fever. I'lilll I. A ' ti, M ',.'., Sej'l. 2 Ira Kerry, grand secretary of the M asons of Maine. (lied yesterday, aged Du. lie was the lirst telegrapii operator aud manager of the Huston, Mass., ollice. tli'iroy r.iiuii. u (:r?l. Sr. Pi: t Ktf i.t'ip;. Sept. 21. The tta-le-synod ba? olrii ted that ussi.itance be given the si nrv in;,', wi'hottt any between creeds. Tho synod kImi directs lhat food be given to s in pt'eii-ienc- to money. Th governm-i- u i f SaraiolV has tirovided tood and shelter lor the (ierniinim-morraiit- s ol that section who ale suf-fering. CEMAN-AMEFfiCA- N CATHOLICS. I'tepftrins. for th V onfi-p.- . Wh!rli Hl..ta In Kiitflu Tii'jinrniw, Dl i'l'ALO., Sep:. 21. Lehind closed doors this aflcnoon there went into session in this city twelve apostles of tho Cerniau-Ameneii- clerical un-ion. It is the t'rst of a ser-ies of niet'tioira of tie) concre-- s Germati-- meriean Catholics. Yiear (ieneral Yon Muul-ipp- t n of St. Louis, president of tiio union, called the ineating to onler. The business was the scrutiny of documents, resolution j end motiot.s to be brought before the eoi:?res. AT (lay the deleeatos hace been arrivu.c; hero to take part ia the congress which meets tomorrow, lienor,! interest is centered in a torchlight parade for this evening. Didn't Irk . i!u l ul I tent, M. li.i i s. Sept. 21. .'it a bull heiil, yes, ci'day Iho spectators becoin-- i r displec-i- with the performance, tare up the t.s end .se' them on lire, thi'.'ate'iiii.: the of the lime i niioio'. A on; ima-- of po-lice finally cleared tho circus and put out the lire, c t hnvvoior, before tho j building v. as partially destroyed. A PHOSPHATE F CHANCE. An Atlrmpt Will l .'Vl.il" tn ('omblD. 1 nl iT.ilKti in f- .oriiln. O- -i ai.a, Fla., Sept. 21. A call has been isvaed to all phosphate miners and owners of phosphate land in Flor-ida for a gonerrd meeting to be held for the purpu.'o of forming au ex-change lor mutual protection. The necessity for concerted action is doubtless found in the present lower prices ia the European markets and the great advance in freight rates to the united kingdom and continental ports. Thn shipment of grain will probably keep freights up lor soma months lo coma and even at present there is hardly any tonnage offering. A movement will probably be made at the cumin? meeting to con-trol the monthly output of Florida phosophate. I'Mrn-'ll'- I,'.i.t 11 1'., Hill, Dir.i.'V, 21. Mr. Tarnell, speaking at ('ahinteeniy yrs'.erday.said lhat one of the dangers of the future was diminished by Irish representation in parliament. No Liiglish party, he said, could be trusted. 'The adoption of the "one man, one rote'' principle would' mean a grievous roduction in Ireland s electoral strength. THE WOSLCS SU?PLY. Th. Hlf ll Not It. n T.ilil About th. tShnrtag. n ia Karu.'O', Nkw Youif, Sept. 21. An cxlensivo study of the world's food supply in tho forthcoming number of the Au:eri aii Ajricullurid, declares that the half has not been told about the Jiuropean short-age in bread st litis, which not pven the bountiful crop of this year would have relieved. Tho continental powers, es-pecially Russia, suppress the facts. In many Hussian provinces the scarcity of food became pronounced as far back as February last. In the Konstantiiiovka district many families have not cookod a meal nince Faster, but subsist on bread, soaked rioo, grain, etc., bestow-ed in charity. Thn T!.tli"n Aires. DriihUT, Mich., Sept. 21. About .weoty Chinamen sneaked across tiio river from Canada last night under the guidance of a white man, Fdeveii have boon arrested and will be returned at once. They had all been coached and said they lived at London and Van-couver. One of them fought desper-ately while being taken. SlrHnc' D.tH Atumig: C'Hltl.. HrsTisi.'TON, Pa.. Sept. 21. A pe-culiar disease is playing havoo with the cattle of this and adjoining coun-ties. Already hundreds of cattle have perished. When attacked, the animtil's head falls helplessly and its legs seem unable to bear the weight of its body. It is believed that tho disease is a form of Texas spied ic fever. GLOOM AND DESOLATION. lltirrlrnna and au I'tp'cl.txilo or Influenza Adit ti) the Snrt'-rln- c Spain. Madrid, Sept. 21. A hurricane yes-terday evening has added to the dam-age done by tiio recent Hoods to the town of Consiiugra. Many houses pre-viously undermined or otherwise wrecked by the flood collapsed last night. A further feeling of gloom has been caused throughout Spain by the an-nouncement that a severe epidemic of influenza has broken out at Hadajos, the capital of the province of that name. There are already over 2(100 severe cases of that diseases in tho city mentioned, and it is feared tho epidemic will spread. Cunsl XVettlhnr Crop Itullotln, Washington, St tit. 21. The weather crop bulletin says that in parts of Cali-fornia raisin curing has begun; the weathor is good for the late crops. The Oregon harvest is practically over; rains have somewhat damaged the pas-turage and worked injury to fruit. A Stilt, C'ftlistitullon t.nilt. Mmusox, Wis., Sept. 21. Wisconsin has lost lier constitution. It has not been deprived of its fundamental law, but it is minus tho original document adopted by the constitutional conven-tion in 1S.JH. Hunt high or low, (lie engrossed copy, which bore the ."'gna-ture-cf the members of the convention, cannot be found. A MOTHER'S INSANE CITIME. Thr.w llr Tw- lul Iron taio the Iti.er nil TUro .1 none-- . I In Afior Til in. Sioi-- Falls, )., Sept. 21. Work-men on the railroad raw a woman walk lo the (Ireat Northern bridge yester-day, throw her oid hoy in the river, her 18 months-old baby .after him and then plunge in herself. Koats reached the scene and dragged the liny ashore, but were too late to save the mother and babe. The woman was the wife of a contractor named Neprosirh, and was crazed on account of her hus-band's busiuess revet.es. An Kvpiit-- t liuly on I.o.. Ottawa, Out., Sept. 21. It is re-ported that the government intends to the export duty on loirs. A deputation of lumbermen will shortly wait on the government to urge that this Flop should not be taken, as it would imperil trade. Tin. Il.l Llti.Ied. Lost Am;".i.I'.s, Sf.pt. 21. A second libel has bi'ou tilud against thn Chiiean steamer Data at, San Diego by I'niled Stales Marshal Card for for damages sustained in bringing tho ves-sel back from Chile. The ease will come up before Judgn Hobs iu the United States court today. WHERE HENRY HUDSON LANDED. Tlln Monuui nl t Murk the Spot to be Di'ilioaieil on Sopt. D.'h ef .Null Yr. Atlantic Hh;iilai:,, N.J., Sept. 91. The committue having in charge the erection of the grand mouumunt, to mark the spot where Henry Hudson lirst landed on Jersey soil prior to his discovery of the Hudson river, has con-cluded to receive plans for tho monu-ment, to be erected and dedicated on the Slth of September next. 'The com-mittee will also combine tho same with celebrating the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus. The motiii-nieu- t will be of great height and will be placed on the highest point of land overlooking Sandy Hook port. A CALLAMT COLORS JOCKEY. Hi Mluoli e. Mm XV no Intuit, ii XV lit. Lttfly CiimpAUiiiit4. TlilI.Aiipi.pinA, Sept. 21. Thu well-know-colored jockey, Stoval, last night shot ami probably fataliv injured Alexander Holonsori, a cl.rk in tiie sheriffs ollice. The Parties were on the ferry boat from Ctiiiccsler to llos city about midnight, Stoval being in com-pany With two while, women. Kobinsoii made a remark which the women re-sented, and Stoval. drawing a revolver, lired a bullet into Robinson's brea-t- . Stoval was arrested. Flilf tuittion. of the XV lieet Mil' ket, Cliti'Ado, Snpt. 21. Wheat opened higher on strong and higher cables. The reports of distress in dermany and estimrle given by thn Ai'H riri. n of the world's supply of w heat and rye. December started at Ji.Oilj ; August, '.e-'- i at tae close Satur-day, sold up to if I. OH. oil' to $1.00'. back to tl.ooi. oif to l .00'. and at ii o'clock the price was .tie1;. Cio-- e Wheat-Stea- dy: c w, '4 ; Pe ren.ller. 'I.'" . lo-- n stci.ly. Cash. if. .pit. 51 ',.'; p .. llal s Steady: l - ; May, til. j aT'.'-- Inn, l'orii- - t.toaiiy; ca .h. 10.ST: January, V.I 'A). M urilrrimi Kurt,'. In Armenia. CoxsTi'iTNopi.K, Sept. 21. Insur-gents in Yemen have captured Sina, the capital of the province. The grand vizer intend to send Hip troops to Ye-men now stationed at JVdvaz. where th" cholera is raging. It is rumored that the Kurds are. murdering many Christians in Armenia. l'otiiiH.t.r liiiu. nil of l.reat ltrltaln. LoNixiN". Sept. 21. Sir James Fer-guson, political secretary of the foreign ollice, has been appointed poslm.isier general to fil the actincy caused by 'the death i f Ha kcs. - Cardinal Manning on Abstinence. London, Sept. 21. Cardinal Man-ning, in a pastoral letter read in alt Catholic churches yesterday, points out the necessity of roan rig children in the principles and practice, of total absti-nence, and earuestlv calls on parents to so tram their children. j A XVif,. Murderer uiclile. ClXVEl.AM. ().,Sept. 21' Fred Kant- - merer, the tvife murderer, this iiiK committed suicide in jail by hang-iu- g himself to a water pipe in ids ceil, A BLOW CN A BIRTHMARK Kesulie In the Sudiluii D.mh or a fount; Men et Carton. Caksox, Nov., Sept. 21. Halph B. Stanley was kibed at a base ball game yesterday by being struck on (he neck by a ball. He full on his knees, arose, and tried to run, but pitched forward on his face and died in three minutes. Stanley had a birthmark on his neck w here the ball struck and his death was caused by th0 suddenness of the blow thereon. A rappr Mill Bin- -. Ltscoi.v, la., Sept. 21. The mill of the, Lvous Taper company was de-stroyed by Pro yesterday. Tne prompt work of the Lyons lirenien, aided y companies from Futon anil Cftiton, 111., averted a general blaze in the face of a strong wind. Chief C. L. Knot, who is also tho mayor of Lyons, nar-rowly escaped deaih from the falling walls. The loss is estimated at $7o,UTM, fully insured. It caught, it is believed, troiu a f park from a pasbiug locomotive. New York Xloney tint! tix'l4. j New Yoi.'K. Sept. 21. Noon Money easy, :i.!"f I. Stocks active and sirong at top prices this morning. i s coupon. K; I'lU' Sr "'s pp A'e'il on, 4 ', : CfC'fti i '.'c: rio'Pnr;;ou r t- i.ionra.'iie :.ri!.om I'.eiiii.-- ,; .,.. fen-- I, 7. : o'ti" es'e: a i' .: .Sen o'-l-r.' iifal, II ', : i'c.' 'ii "siivn-atr-'i- .". j Anii"! ..n. no I'.ieoie 'nail. .1 ,, h'o li hc.anil, "f. Si. ihoit .' Oinnhii i' : he .is Paeu'ie. p; f'ne"i 'a.' e, H ',; ifB' i.:.l'l4t, iO; Weslrru L'aien. . I , lule K. shiny, ri.oitlA. Ills., Sept. 21. Joseph Har-per, colored, and 1! Thompson, white, were drowned in the river yes-terday while lislntig, by the capsizing of a boat. A ll'Tiil nil. Boston. Sept. 21. The Oregon Hail- - way & Navigation company has dn-- i dared a quarterly dividend ci 1 i per cent, payable October 1, ' rolirei! Foreign Mi.sion. Mali. .is, Tex., Sept 21. The colored foreign mission convection is in session here. |